JP2006234223A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refrigerator having an adequate storage environment in accordance with types of stored foods while improving the user-friendliness of each storage chamber. <P>SOLUTION: One of right and left sections of a refrigerator body 30 sectioned over its almost total vertical height is constituted of three storage chambers 33, 34 and 35 which have drawer doors 33a, 34a and 35a, respectively. An ice making chamber 33 is arranged near the center of the refrigerator body 30. Therefore, stored materials can be stored in adequate sections as intended and ice can be taken out of the ice making chamber 33 having a high frequency of use in an easy attitude to offer user-friendliness. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to the arrangement and doors of each storage room of a refrigerator.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a refrigerator that divides a storage room divided into left and right, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-228707, one of which is composed of an upper and lower drawer door has been proposed.

  6 and 7 show a conventional refrigerator described in Patent Document 1. FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of a conventional refrigerator, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the conventional refrigerator with the door opened.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, reference numeral 2 denotes a heat insulating partition wall that divides the inside of the refrigerator body 1 up and down, and forms an upper partition 3 at the upper portion and a lower partition 4 at the lower portion. Reference numeral 5 denotes a first partition wall that partitions the inside of the upper section 3 in the left and right directions, and reference numeral 6 denotes a second partition wall that partitions the interior of the lower section 4 in the left and right directions. Reference numeral 7 denotes a refrigerator compartment formed on one side by the first partition wall 5, and 8 denotes a vegetable compartment formed with the partition wall 9 sandwiched between the lower part of the refrigerator compartment 7. Reference numeral 10 denotes a bottle storage chamber formed on the other side by the first partition wall 5. 11 is a freezing room formed on one side by the second partition wall 6, and 12 is an ice making room formed on the other side.

  On the opening surface of the refrigerator compartment 7, a hinge opening / closing type door 13 is provided that is freely opened and closed. The vegetable compartment 8 is provided with a drawer-type door 14 attached to the opening surface so as to be openable and closable, and is configured so that an indoor storage container (not shown) can be pulled out integrally.

The bottle storage chamber 10 is provided with a drawer-type door 16 attached to the opening surface so as to be openable and closable so that the storage containers 17, 18, 19, and 20 on the indoor side can be pulled out integrally. Further, the freezer compartment 11 is provided with a drawer-type door 21 attached to the opening surface so as to be openable and closable so that a storage container (not shown) on the indoor side can be pulled out integrally. The ice making chamber 12 is provided with a drawer-type door 22 attached to the opening surface so as to be openable and closable so that a storage container (not shown) on the indoor side can be pulled out integrally.
JP 2001-263913 A

  However, in the above-described conventional configuration, the ratio of the bottle storage chamber for the purpose of storing the bottle located above to the height in the vertical direction is large, and the position of the ice making chamber located below is low, so that it is generated from the ice making chamber. When taking out the frozen ice, it was necessary to bend or squat down.

  This invention solves the said conventional subject, and while providing the suitable storage environment according to the kind of stored food, it aims at providing the refrigerator which improved the usability of each storage room simultaneously.

  The refrigerator body comprises a plurality of storage chambers and a left compartment that is divided into left and right at a substantially total height in the vertical direction of the refrigerator body, comprising a plurality of storage chambers and a door that closes a front opening in each of the plurality of storage chambers. A door that closes the front opening of each storage chamber that constitutes one of the left compartment and the right compartment, and is constituted by three or more drawer doors; Among them, the drawer door located near the center of the refrigerator body is configured smaller than the other drawer doors.

  As a result, a drawer door that is easy to take out to the back and is easy to use is constructed in one compartment of the refrigerator body, and a drawer door located at the top of the refrigerator and an ice making room incorporating small items storage or ice making functions near the center. It becomes possible to arrange.

  The refrigerator of the present invention comprises all the one-side compartments of the refrigerator body with drawer doors, and stores relatively tall plastic bottles and frozen foods not only in the refrigerated temperature zone but also in the frozen temperature zone. In addition, since the stored item stored in the back can be easily pulled out to the front, the structure can be easily taken out.

  Further, there is an advantage that the stored item can be taken out from both the left and right sides when the door is pulled out.

  In addition, by placing a small storage room near the center of the refrigerator body and configuring the front opening with a drawer door, it can be used as a storage space for small items such as bottles or used as an ice making room, which is frequently used in summer It is possible to provide an ease of use that allows ice to be easily removed while standing without bending down. Furthermore, by making it independent from other rooms, it is possible to use frozen storage and ice separately, providing clean ice that prevents odors from moving, and reducing temperature rise by opening and closing the door as necessary, saving energy Connected.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the refrigerator main body includes a plurality of storage chambers and doors that block the front opening in each of the plurality of storage chambers, and the refrigerator main body is divided into left and right at substantially the entire height in the vertical direction of the refrigerator main body. A door that closes the front opening of each storage chamber that constitutes one of the left compartment and the right compartment, and includes three or more drawer doors. Of the drawer doors, the drawer door located near the center of the refrigerator body is configured to be smaller than the other drawer doors. As a result, easy-to-use drawer doors can be gathered in one side compartment, and frequently used plastic bottles and bottles can be compartmented and stored. Easy to take out. In addition, an accessory room is arranged near the center of the refrigerator, so that medium-sized bottles such as frequently used dressings can be taken out in an easy posture without bending down.

  The invention according to claim 2 is an ice making chamber according to the invention according to claim 1, wherein the storage room is located near the center of the refrigerator body and has a drawer door configured to be smaller than other drawer doors. is there.

  As a result, the ice-making room is located near the center of the refrigerator body, so that it can be taken out in a comfortable position without bending down, and it can be used separately from the other rooms by using it separately from other rooms. In addition to providing clean ice that prevents odors from shifting, the temperature rise can be reduced by opening and closing the door as needed, leading to energy savings.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the compartment provided with a plurality of drawer doors in the left compartment and the right compartment is smaller in the width direction than the other compartment. It is. Thereby, the combination of the layout of the storage room according to the frequency of use and the appropriate dimensions according to the storage and the easy-to-use door open / closed state can be realized, and the usability of the entire refrigerator is increased. Moreover, it has the convenience that a stored item can be easily taken in and out from the left and right sides when it is pulled out.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, a section including the plurality of drawer doors is configured on the left side toward the refrigerator main body. Thus, in a right-handed environment, the drawer can be pulled out with the left hand and at the same time the stored item can be taken out with the right hand. In addition, even in an environment where there is a high wall from the kitchen environment to the left side of the refrigerator (such as the wall of the house itself or the wall of the kitchen sink), the drawer door is adjacent to the left wall. It becomes possible to minimize usability by the wall.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the compartment having the plurality of drawer doors has a storage room in a refrigeration temperature zone above the ice making room, A storage room having a freezing temperature zone is provided below the ice making room. As a result, the storage room in the refrigeration room temperature zone that stores frequently used PET bottles and bottles for removal is positioned at a level that is easy to use, and conversely, it is stored in the refrigeration temperature zone that is relatively infrequently used. By positioning the room at the bottom, the convenience of the entire refrigerator can be balanced, and an optimal layout of the storage room can be achieved.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein a refrigerating room having a refrigerating temperature zone provided with a rotary door for closing a front opening in a section adjacent to a side of the storage room having the refrigerating temperature zone. And a boundary surface between the storage room in the refrigeration temperature zone and the refrigeration room is communicated without a partition wall. This makes it possible to eliminate the partition wall at the boundary surface by making the adjacent storage chambers in the same temperature range, increasing the storage capacity, and at the same time providing a sense of spaciousness when the door is opened can do. The drawer door can be stored separately for purposes such as plastic bottles and bottles, and the revolving door for foods. Furthermore, it can be used properly by storing compartments, reducing the rise in temperature by opening and closing the door as needed, leading to energy savings.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the freezing temperature zone is provided with a drawer door that closes a front opening in a section adjacent to a side of the storage room of the freezing temperature zone. The storage room of the said freezing temperature zone and the freezing room provided in the side are arrange | positioned at different height. As a result, the freezer compartment can be configured with two drawer doors, a tall and narrow compartment, and a low and wide compartment, with compartments for storing plastic bottles, ice cream, etc. Separate storage such as dividing a remaining portion into sections that are frozen for a long period of time becomes possible. Furthermore, it can be used properly by storing compartments, reducing the rise in temperature by opening and closing the door as needed, leading to energy savings.

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

(Embodiment 1)
Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 is a front view of a refrigerator according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the refrigerator with the left compartment door opened in the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a refrigerator according to the embodiment. The perspective view of the refrigerator of the state which opened the door of the right division, FIG. 4 is a front view of the heat insulation box except the door of the refrigerator in the embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, reference numeral 30 denotes a refrigerator main body, and a heat insulating box 30 a constituting the storage chamber side of the refrigerator main body 30 is divided into a left compartment 31 and a right compartment which are divided into left and right parts with an overall height in the vertical direction. It is divided into 32. The left compartment 31 is provided with an ice making chamber 33 for generating and storing ice near the center, a refrigeration slide chamber 34 in the refrigeration temperature zone above the ice making chamber 33, and a refrigeration slide in the refrigeration temperature zone below the ice making chamber 33. A chamber 35 is arranged. The refrigerated slide chamber 34 and the ice making chamber 33 have a thermally insulated partition wall 36 and are partitioned. The ice making chamber 33 and the freezing slide chamber 35 are partitioned by a partition wall 37. Here, the ice making chamber 33 is smaller and more compact in the height direction than the refrigerated slide chamber 34 and the freezing slide chamber 35.

  On the other hand, in the right compartment 32, a refrigerator compartment 40, a vegetable compartment 41, and a freezer compartment 42 are arranged from the top. The refrigerator compartment 40 and the vegetable compartment 41 are partitioned by a partition wall 43, and the vegetable compartment 41 and the freezer compartment 42 are partitioned by a thermally insulated partition wall 44. Further, the ice making chamber 33 and the freezing slide chamber 35 and the right compartment 32 are partitioned by a partition wall 45. The partition wall 36 and the partition wall 43 may be integrally formed without being divided. At this time, the lower ends of the refrigeration slide chamber 34 and the refrigeration chamber 40 are located on the same line in the height direction. .

  The refrigerated slide chamber 34 is provided with a drawer door 34a attached to the front opening thereof so that it can be opened and closed. Conventionally, such as large and small plastic bottles, pack-type beverages, liquid containers for seasoning, other small items and eggs, etc. It is a room that mainly stores the items stored in the door shelf of the refrigerator compartment, and is configured so that a plurality of storage containers on the indoor side can be pulled out integrally. The ice making chamber 33 is provided with a drawer door 33a attached to the front opening so as to be openable and closable, and serves as a chamber for storing ice generated by an ice making device (not shown). It is configured to be pulled out with. Further, the freezing slide chamber 35 is provided with a drawer door 35a attached to the front opening surface so as to be freely opened and closed, and is configured so that the storage container on the indoor side can be pulled out integrally.

  A revolving door 40a is provided on the front opening surface of the refrigerating chamber 40 so as to be freely opened and closed. The hinge portion (not shown) is connected to the ceiling portion of the refrigerator main body 30 with the opposite side of the refrigerating slide chamber 34 as a fulcrum. It is supported at two upper and lower points installed on the partition wall 43, and is configured to rotate from the refrigerated slide chamber 34 side so as to open and close. The revolving door 40a seals the space 55 between the refrigerating slide chamber 34 and the drawer door 34a, that is, the space 55 between the right end of the revolving door 40a and the left end of the drawer door 34a so that the cool air in the room does not leak. Therefore, a seal member (not shown) is attached.

  The vegetable compartment 41 is provided with a drawer door 41a attached to the front opening so as to be openable and closable so that the storage container 41b on the indoor side can be pulled out integrally. The freezer compartment 42 is provided with a drawer door 42a attached to the front opening so as to be freely opened and closed, and is configured so that the storage container 42b on the indoor side can be pulled out integrally.

  The refrigerated slide chamber 34 and the refrigerated chamber 40 are compartments for storing different foods, but the rail 50 for sliding the drawer door 34a is fixed at two places above and below the heat insulating wall 51 of the refrigerator main body 30, and the drawer door The refrigerating slide chamber 34 and the refrigerating chamber 40 are arranged in a configuration in which no partition wall exists on the boundary surface by being connected and fixed to 34a so that the drawer door 34a can be opened and closed. In addition, the freezing chamber 42 is located on the side of the freezing slide chamber 35 and is provided in an adjacent partition via a partition wall 45.

    The refrigerating room 40 includes a plurality of shelves 52 on which stored items are placed, and is a cantilever-type fixture that is fixed to a duct (not shown) that circulates the cold air that forms the back of the refrigerating room 40. The shelf 52 can be fixed at a predetermined position by using 53. A low temperature chamber 54 is provided at the lower part of the room. The low greenhouse 54 includes a storage container 54a, and mainly stores fresh food such as meat and seafood in a temperature range (for example, chilled at 0 ° C.) below the refrigerator compartment. Further, the left compartment 31 including the drawer doors 34a, 33a, and 35a in order from the top includes the refrigerator compartment 40, the vegetable compartment 41, and the freezer compartment 42 in order from the top. It is desirable that the width is smaller than that of the right section 32 provided with.

  The operation of the refrigerator configured as described above will be described below.

  The refrigeration slide chamber 34 provided above the left compartment 31 is cooled at about 3 ° C., which is the same as the refrigeration compartment 40 adjacent to the side having no compartment wall. In addition, the ice making chamber 33 provided below is maintained at about −18 ° C., the freezing slide chamber 35 and the freezing chamber 42 are maintained at about −18 ° C., and the vegetable chamber 41 is maintained at about 5 ° C. The

  When the user wants to store stored items such as food in the refrigerator, refrigerated foods such as miscellaneous types and large amounts of prepared foods and processed foods are stored in the refrigerator room 40 at about 3 ° C., meat, seafood. For example, fresh food such as fresh food is in a low temperature room 54 at about 0 ° C, vegetables and fruits are in a vegetable room 41 at about 5 ° C, and beverages such as bottles and packs, seasonings, small items, eggs, etc. are mainly bottles at about 3 ° C. In the refrigerator compartment slide chamber 34 stored in the storage room, frozen foods and home freezing foods are stored in a freezing room 42 at about -18 ° C, and tall frozen foods and foods such as plastic bottles are stored in a freezing slide chamber 35 at about -18 ° C. In addition, it is classified and managed in a temperature environment suitable for storage of each stored item, and storage management can be performed in a state where each storage property is optimized.

  By placing the refrigerated slide chamber 34, which is frequently used, at the top of the refrigerator body 30, it is possible to take in stored items such as plastic bottles, bottles, and milk packs that have been stored in the door shelf of the refrigerated chamber 40, and A large amount can be stored, and by configuring the drawer door 34a, it is possible to improve the insertion / extraction of heavy plastic bottles located slightly below the line of sight. In addition, the ice making chamber 33 that is frequently used is arranged near the center of the refrigerator main body 30, and the drawer door 33a is configured, so that ice can be taken out in an easy posture while standing. The freezing slide chamber 35 installed below also constitutes the drawer door 35a, whereby the stored item in the back can be pulled out and easily taken out.

  In this way, the entire height of the left compartment 31 of the refrigerator body 30 is constituted by the drawer doors 33a, 34a, 35a, and the right compartment 32 is provided with a refrigerating room 40, a vegetable room 41, a freezing room equipped with a rotary door capable of storing a large capacity. By configuring 42, it becomes possible to provide a layout that can improve the usability according to the usage form and frequency of use, and it is also possible to provide one section (line) in the vertical direction and the width is smaller than that of the refrigerator compartment 40. By being restrained, there is no feeling of pressure even when the drawer door 34a of the refrigerated slide chamber 34 located higher than the person's waist is pulled out, and the capacity balance with the refrigerated chamber 40 side can be taken and the design can be achieved. improves.

  Further, the ice making chamber 33 is provided with an independent drawer door 33a, and it is possible to take out the ice from the upper surface of the storage container in an easy posture without bending down, and at the same time, smell from other chambers. It can prevent the transfer and provide clean ice.

  Moreover, since the refrigerating room 40 with a large capacity is provided with the revolving door 40a, the whole room can be looked over from the front, and the stored items are easily taken in and out. The vegetable compartment 41 is provided with a drawer door 41a at an easy-to-use height, so you can pull out the storage container 41b while standing and look in and out of the container, making heavy vegetables (cabbage, Chinese cabbage, radish) Etc. can be taken in and out without lifting.

  Moreover, by making the freezer compartment slide chamber 35 higher than the adjacent freezer compartment 42, tall plastic bottles, ice sticks, breads, etc. are stored in the freezer compartment slide chamber 35, which is relatively large. By storing frozen food or the like in the freezer compartment 42, it can be stored separately in a freezer temperature storage room.

  In this way, by separating the storage chambers according to the usage of the stored items, it is possible to store separately according to the usage pattern, and only the doors are opened and closed as necessary, and the burden of opening and closing of the user is reduced. Temperature rise due to door opening and closing is reduced, leading to energy saving.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 5 is a front view of the heat insulation box excluding the refrigerator door according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the heat insulation box 46 constituting the storage room side of the refrigerator body is stored in the upper part of the heat insulation box 30 a constituting the storage room side of the refrigerator body 30 of the first embodiment. A partition wall 47 is further provided to partition the partition into left and right partitions.

  In the first embodiment, such a partition wall 47 that partitions the left and right compartments with the same temperature zone as the left and right compartments is not provided, and the storage capacity is increased, and at the same time, the appearance is wide when the door is opened. However, in the present embodiment, by providing the partition wall 47 between the left and right compartments, the left and right compartments can be made into chambers of different temperature zones, and it can be expected that variations in storage forms will be expanded. . Further, by providing the partition wall 47, it is possible to expect a profit in terms of manufacturing quality that stably secures the sealing performance between the door and the heat insulating box and between the left and right doors.

  As described above, the refrigerator according to the present invention comprises a drawer door on one side and the ice making chamber is arranged near the center, thereby improving the ability to put in and out the stored items in the back and classifying according to the purpose. Since it becomes possible to make the layout configuration according to the storage and use frequency, it can be applied to refrigerators, storage devices, and the like that constitute the same drawer door.

Front view of the refrigerator in Embodiment 1 of the present invention The perspective view of the state which opened the door of the left compartment of the refrigerator in the embodiment The perspective view of the state which opened the door of the right compartment of the refrigerator in the embodiment Front view of the heat insulation box excluding the refrigerator door in the same embodiment The front view of the heat insulation box except the door of the refrigerator in Embodiment 2 of the present invention Front view of a conventional refrigerator The perspective view of the state which opened the door of the conventional refrigerator

Explanation of symbols

30 Refrigerator body 31 Left compartment 32 Right compartment 33 Ice making chamber 33a Drawer door 34 Refrigerated slide chamber 34a Drawer door 35 Refrigeration slide chamber 35a Drawer door 40 Refrigeration chamber 40a Revolving door 42 Freezer compartment 42a Drawer door

Claims (7)

  The refrigerator body includes a plurality of storage chambers, and a door that closes a front opening in each of the plurality of storage chambers, and includes a left compartment and a right compartment that are divided into right and left at a substantially total height in the vertical direction of the refrigerator body. And having a door that closes the front opening of each storage chamber that constitutes one of the left compartment and the right compartment, with three or more drawer doors, and the refrigerator body of the drawer doors The refrigerator characterized by the drawer door located in the center vicinity being comprised smaller than another drawer door.   The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the storage room having a drawer door located near the center of the refrigerator body and configured to be smaller than the other drawer doors is an ice making room.   The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a compartment provided with a plurality of drawer doors among the left compartment and the right compartment is smaller in the width direction than the other compartment.   4. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the compartment having the plurality of drawer doors is configured on the left side toward the refrigerator body. 5.   The compartment having the plurality of drawer doors is characterized in that the upper part of the ice making room is a storage room in a refrigerated temperature zone and the lower part of the ice making room is a storage room in a freezing temperature zone. The refrigerator as described in any one.   In a compartment adjacent to the side of the storage room in the refrigeration temperature zone, a refrigeration room in the refrigeration temperature zone having a revolving door that closes the front opening is disposed, and the boundary between the storage room in the refrigeration temperature zone and the refrigeration room The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein the surfaces communicate with each other without a partition wall.   In a compartment adjacent to the side of the freezing temperature zone storage room, a freezing temperature zone freezing room provided with a drawer door that closes the front opening is disposed, and the freezing temperature zone storage room is provided on the side thereof. The refrigerator according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the freezer compartments are arranged at different heights.

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