JP2007147202A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refrigerator capable of efficiently and neatly storing a small tube article, a medium tube article, and a medium bottle article. <P>SOLUTION: A pocket 20 for a medium article is provided on the inner face of a door 1 of the refrigerator. A box body 21 composing the outer shape of the pocket 20 is partitioned into a front region A1 away from the door 1 and a back region A2 near to the door 1, and the bottom of the back region A2 is opened. A plate-like member 23 is provided for opening/closing the opening 21a, and a counter member 24 opposite the opening 21a is provided below the opening 21a. When storing the medium tube article 3, the plate-like member 23 is moved to open the opening 21a, and the medium tube article 3 is inserted from the top into the opened opening 21a. The medium tube article 3 is thereby stored in an erected state while the lower end thereof is supported by the counter member 24. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a refrigerator provided with a door that opens and closes a storage chamber from the front, and more particularly to a refrigerator provided with a pocket for storing stored items on the inner surface of the door.

  FIG. 14 shows a conventional refrigerator door. The door 1 opens and closes the storage chamber from the front side with the left or right side as a support shaft, and a plurality of pockets 10, 120, 30 for storing stored items are provided on the inner surface (for example, , See Patent Document 1).

  Specifically, a large article pocket 10 for storing a thick and tall large article 7 such as a plastic bottle or a beer bottle is provided at the lower part of the inner surface of the door 1, and a middle stage above the large article pocket 10 is provided. Is mainly provided with a pocket for medium goods 120 for storing eggs 5 (in FIG. 14, two pockets arranged side by side are shown). In particular, an egg holder 122 is accommodated in the article pocket 120, and the eggs 5 can be placed and held in a plurality of circular holes 122 c formed in the egg holder 122. In the upper part of the inner surface of the door 1, a small article pocket 30 with a cover for storing small articles is provided.

  Here, since the small tube product 2 containing scouring wasabi and sashimi is thin and small, it is often laid sideways in the pocket for small articles 120 and the pocket for small articles 30 and stored randomly. However, in this case, since the space in the pocket for small articles 120 and the pocket for small articles 30 is largely occupied by the laid-down small-sized tube product 2, a dedicated small-sized tube product pocket is required to effectively secure the space. 140 may be attached in front of the medium article pocket 120 and the small tube product 2 may be stood and stored in the small tube pocket 140. In this way, the small tube product 2 can be stored efficiently and orderly.

  In addition, the medium tube product 3 containing mayonnaise, ketchup or the like is shorter than the large article 7, but is somewhat thick and long, so that it is stored in the large article pocket 10 in a standing state or lying down. Are often laid down and stored in the pocket 120 for middle articles. In addition, since the shape of the intermediate tube product 3 itself is particularly unstable when the internal capacity decreases, it is often stored on its side.

In addition, the medium-sized bottle product 4 containing dressing, sauce, etc. is shorter than the large article 7 but is somewhat tall and stable in shape, so it stands in the large article pocket 10. Often stored.
JP 2003-240425 A

  However, in the refrigerator door 1 as described above, when the small tube product 2 and the medium tube product 3 are laid side by side in the medium article pocket 120 and are randomly stored, the effective space in the medium article pocket 120 is remarkably increased. It will decrease. Further, when the medium tube product 3 or the medium bottle product 4 is stored in the large article pocket 10, the effective space in the large article pocket 10 in which the large article 7 is to be stored is reduced. This is especially true when the intermediate tube product 3 is stored on its side.

  Therefore, it cannot be said that the small tube product 2, the medium tube product 3, and the medium bottle product 4 can be stored efficiently and orderly. In addition, efficient and orderly storage of the small tube product 2 can be temporarily realized by the small tube product pocket 140, but since the small tube product pocket 140 is attached in front of the middle article pocket 120, The large article 7 is difficult to put in and out of the large article pocket 10 present below, and the effective space of the storage chamber is reduced by the presence of the small tube article pocket 140.

  Then, this invention is made | formed in view of said problem, and an object of this invention is to provide the refrigerator which can accommodate a small tube product, a middle tube product, and a middle bottle product efficiently and orderly.

  In order to achieve the above object, a refrigerator according to the present invention is a refrigerator in which a pocket for storing stored items is provided on an inner surface of a door that opens and closes a storage chamber from the front surface, and the pocket is a front region on a side away from the door. And a back area on the side close to the door, the bottom in the back area is open, a plate-like opening and closing member for opening and closing the opening is provided, and the opening below the opening Opposing members facing each other are provided.

  With such a configuration, when storing small tube products, medium tube products, or medium bottle products, the opening / closing member is moved to open the opening in the back area of the pocket, and the medium tube product etc. It can be inserted into the open opening from above. Accordingly, the intermediate tube product or the like is stored in an upright state while its lower end is supported by the opposing member.

  According to the refrigerator of the present invention, small tube products, medium tube products, and medium bottle products can be stored efficiently and orderly.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view showing a door of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a pocket for a medium article in the door of the refrigerator, FIG. 3 is a top view of the pocket for the middle article, FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA ′ of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a procedure for storing the intermediate tube product in the refrigerator. FIG. 7 (a) shows a state before storage, FIG. 7 (b) shows a state during storage, and FIG. (C) has shown the state after accommodation. 8-11 is a perspective view which shows an example which stored the store using the refrigerator. In the figure, parts having the same names and performing the same functions as those in FIG. 14 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted as appropriate.

  As shown in FIG. 1, on the inner surface of the door 1, a large article pocket 10 is provided at the lower part thereof, and two middle article pockets 20 are provided side by side in the middle stage above the upper part. A small article pocket 30 is provided at the top. Here, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the medium article pocket 20 has an outer shape constituted by a box body 21 having an upper surface opened. The box body 21 is divided into the front and rear with the door 1 slightly closer than the middle in the front-rear direction. That is, it is divided into a front area A1 on the side away from the door 1 and a back area A2 on the side close to the door 1 (see FIG. 3).

  The egg holder 22 is accommodated in the front area A1. The egg holder 22 here is composed of a substantially rectangular flat plate portion 22a and a side plate portion 22b that bends and protrudes at a substantially right angle from the periphery of the flat plate portion 22a, and the flat plate portion 22a is used for holding chicken eggs. Five circular holes 22c are formed in two rows at equal intervals along the left-right direction. The egg holder 22 can be stored upside down in the front area A1.

  For example, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, when the egg holder 22 is mounted in the front area A <b> 1 with the flat plate portion 22 a facing up, the flat plate portion 22 a is in the front area of the box body 21 (the middle article pocket 20). From the bottom at A1, the height is increased by the height of the side plate portion 22b. In this case, the eggs 5 can be placed and held in a plurality of circular holes 22c formed in the flat plate portion 22a (the left side middle pocket 20 in FIGS. 1, 10 and 11 and the left and right sides in FIGS. 8 and 9). (Refer to the pocket 20 for medium goods). That is, in this case, the egg holder 22 exhibits the original function of holding the chicken egg 5.

  On the contrary, when the egg holder 22 is mounted in the front area A1 with the flat plate portion 22a down as shown in FIG. 6, the flat plate portion 22a is placed on the bottom in the front area A1 of the box 21. It arrange | positions in contact and becomes the shape which the side-plate part 22b protruded upwards by the height. In this case, the relatively short can product 6 such as can juice or can beer can be stood and stored on the flat plate portion 22a surrounded by the side plate portion 22b. (See the middle article pocket 20 on the right side of FIGS. 10 and 11).

  On the other hand, in the back area A2, the bottom of the box 21 is open (see reference sign “21a” in the figure). Above the opening 21a, a substantially rectangular plate-like member 23 covering the entire area of the opening 21a is disposed. The plate-like member 23 has a box body 21 around the side edge near the door 1 as a support shaft. It is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the (middle article pocket 20). Specifically, in the vicinity of the side edge of the plate-like member 23 on the side close to the door 1, shaft portions 23 a projecting left and right are formed, and on the left and right side surfaces of the other box body 21, A semicircular bearing convex portion 21b that receives the portion 23a is formed, and each shaft portion 23a is rotatably fitted in each bearing convex portion 21b so that the plate-like member 23 is rotatable. Yes. Thus, the plate-like member 23 can take a state in which the opening 21a in the back area A2 is closed in a horizontal posture and the opening 21a is opened in a posture in which the plate-like member 23 is rotated and stood up.

  Moreover, the circular member 23b for hold | maintaining a chicken egg is formed in the plate-shaped member 23 in this embodiment at equal intervals along the left-right direction.

  Further, here, the horizontal posture of the plate-like member 23 is limited by the side edge of the plate-like member 23 on the side away from the door 1 being caught on the edge of the egg holder 22 in the near area A1. As a result, the plate-like member 23 is arranged so as to be raised by the height of the side plate portion 22b of the egg holder 22 from the bottom of the box body 21 (medium article pocket 20) with the opening 21a closed. The standing posture of the other plate-like member 23 is maintained by the locking mechanism. As the locking mechanism, a hook-shaped projecting piece 23c is formed at the left and right centers at the side edge of the plate-like member 23 away from the door 1, and the other box 21 (medium article pocket 20). On the side surface close to the door 1, a hook-shaped projecting piece portion 21 c that engages with the projecting piece portion 23 c when the plate-like member 23 stands is formed. That is, the protruding piece portion 23c in the plate-like member 23 functions as a locking portion, and the protruding piece portion 21c in the box 21 functions as a locked portion.

  Various modifications can be made to the locking mechanism for maintaining the standing posture of the plate-like member 23. In the present embodiment, the projecting piece 23c in the plate-like member 23 is formed on the side edge of the position where the circular hole 23b just exists in the left-right direction. For example, the projecting piece 23c ′ is formed between the circular holes 23b. It is also possible to form (see FIG. 4). In this case, the height of the formation position of the projecting piece portion 21c in the box body 21 is lowered corresponding to the formation position of the projecting piece portion 23c ′, and accordingly the height of the box body 21 itself is lowered in advance accordingly. This is effective in that the box 21 can be reduced in weight. Further, in this case, when the plate-like member 23 is set in the standing posture, the thickness of the projecting portion 23c ′ of the plate-like member 23 can be increased in the vertical direction, and the strength at the time of locking is increased. Even if the detachment operation is performed, there is less fear of damage due to a crack or the like from the base of the projecting piece 23c ′.

  Further, below the middle article pocket 20 provided in the door 1, a facing member 24 that faces the opening 21 a of the inner region A <b> 2 of the box 21 protrudes from the inner surface of the door 1 along the left-right direction ( (See FIG. 7). The facing member 24 is provided at a position that does not interfere with the large article 7 stored in the large article pocket 10 and at a position that is one step lower than the bottom of the middle article pocket 20 (box body 21). Here, the opposing member 24 is provided integrally with the door 1, but it can also be provided integrally with the intermediate article pocket 20.

  By the way, such a pocket for medium articles 20 is attached to the inner surface of the door 1, and the attachment is performed as follows. Recesses 21d are formed in the lower corners of the left and right side surfaces of the box body 21 (medium article pocket 20) slightly closer to the door 1 in the front-rear direction (see FIGS. 2 and 6). On the other hand, protrusions 1a protrude in the vertical direction from the inner surface of the door 1 so as to sandwich the box body 21 from the left and right, and each protrusion 1a is not corresponding to the recess 21d formed in the box body 21. The convex part of illustration is formed. In the middle article pocket 20, the concave portion 21 d of the box body 21 is fitted into the convex portion of the ridge 1 a of the door 1 downward from above while the inner surface of the box 21 is in contact with the inner surface of the door 1. Thus, it is attached to the door 1. In particular, here, the concave portion 21d for attaching the middle article pocket 20 is provided at the lower corners of the left and right side surfaces of the box body 21, that is, the egg holder 22 and the plate-like member 23 are raised, thereby substantially contributing to the storage of the stored items. Since it is formed in the part which is not, the space in the pocket 20 for medium articles can be effectively secured.

  Furthermore, as a modification thereof, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, by providing a convex portion 21e corresponding to the concave portion 21d at a position between the circular holes 22c of the egg holder 22 in the box body 21, Many protrusions 21e can be projected to the egg holder 22 side, and attachment of the box body 21 (medium article pocket 20) can be made more robust and reliable without reducing the number of eggs stored. At this time, about the egg holder 22, the part corresponding to the convex part 21e of the box 21 is notched so that intensity | strength does not fall. And if the notch shape is the 4 corner part of the egg holder 22, you may reduce diagonally (refer FIG. 12), and if it is a place between the circular holes 22c of the egg holder 22, it will become a substantially triangular shape. You may dent (refer FIG. 13). In that case, if at least a part of the convex portion 21e of the box body 21 is formed in a triangular shape corresponding to the substantially triangular cutout shape, the engagement is further increased.

  According to the pocket 20 for a medium article having such a configuration, when the small tube product 2, the medium tube product 3, or the medium bottle product 4 is to be stored, first, as shown in FIG. The plate-like member 23 is rotated upward so that the plate-like member 23 is pulled up from the state in which the plate-like member 23 is closed in a horizontal posture. The turning operation can be easily performed by hooking a finger up to the circular hole 23b of the plate-like member 23 and pulling up and pulling the protruding piece portion 23c of the plate-like member 23.

  When the plate-like member 23 is rotated as it is, as shown in FIG. 7B, the projecting piece portion 23c in the plate-like member 23 engages with the projecting piece portion 21c in the box 21, and thereby the plate-like member. While opening 23 is maintained in the standing posture, the opening 21a is completely opened. Then, as shown in FIG. 7 (c), the accessory tube product 2, the intermediate product tube product 3, and the intermediate product bottle product 4 (in FIG. 7, the intermediate product tube product 3 is shown as a representative) Insert into the opening 21a from above. Thereby, the inside tube product 3 and the like are stored in a standing state while the lower end thereof is supported by the facing member 24. In this way, the small tube product 2, the medium tube product 3, and the medium bottle product 4 can be efficiently and orderly stored (the middle product pocket 20 on the right side in FIGS. 1 and 10 and the left and right middle product in FIGS. 9 and 11). (See pocket 20).

  However, in a state where the plate-like member 23 is in a horizontal posture and the opening 21a is closed, the eggs 5 can be placed and held in a plurality of circular holes 23b formed in the plate-like member 23 (on the left side of FIGS. 1 and 10). Middle article pocket 20, see left and right middle article pocket 20 in FIG. 8).

  In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the opening / closing mechanism of the plate-like member 23 that opens and closes the opening 21a of the middle article pocket 20 (box body 21) may be a mechanism that rotates so that the plate-like member 23 falls downward from the horizontal posture. Absent. However, in that case, a mechanism for locking the plate-like member 23 in a horizontal posture is required. Moreover, the mechanism which slides between the back area | region A2 and this front area | region A1 may be sufficient with the plate-shaped member 23 with a horizontal attitude | position.

  The present invention is useful for refrigerators.

It is a perspective view which shows the door of the refrigerator which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the pocket for articles | goods in the door of a refrigerator. It is a top view of the pocket for middle articles shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A ′ of FIG. 3. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the pocket for middle articles in the state which turned the egg holder upside down. It is sectional drawing which shows the storage procedure of the inside tube goods. It is a perspective view which shows an example which accommodated the stored item. It is a perspective view which shows an example which accommodated the stored item. It is a perspective view which shows an example which accommodated the stored item. It is a perspective view which shows an example which accommodated the stored item. It is a top view which shows the modification of the pocket for middle articles. It is a top view which shows the other modification of the pocket for middle articles. It is a perspective view which shows the door of the conventional common refrigerator.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Door 1a Projection 2 Small tube product 3 Medium tube product 4 Medium product bottle product 5 Chicken egg 6 Can product 7 Large article 10 Large article pocket 20 Medium article pocket 21 Box 21a Opening 21b Bearing convex part 21c Projection part 21d Concave portion 22 Egg holder 22a Flat plate portion 22b Side plate portion 22c Circular hole 23 Plate member 23a Shaft portion 23b Circular hole 23c Projection piece portion 24 Opposing member 30 Small article pocket

Claims (7)

In the refrigerator provided with a pocket for storing stored items on the inner surface of the door that opens and closes the storage room from the front,
The pocket is divided into a front area on the side away from the door and a back area on the side close to the door, and the bottom in the back area is open,
A refrigerator having a plate-like opening and closing member for opening and closing the opening, and an opposing member facing the opening below the opening.   The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing member is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the pocket with a vicinity of a side edge close to the door as a support shaft.   The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the opening and closing member closes the opening in a horizontal posture and opens the opening in a posture of rotating and standing.   The opening / closing member and the pocket are formed with a locking portion and a locked portion that are engaged with each other when the opening / closing member stands to maintain the standing posture of the opening / closing member. Item 4. The refrigerator according to Item 3.   The opening / closing member is arranged so as to be raised by a predetermined height from the bottom of the pocket with the opening closed, and the opening / closing member has a plurality of circular holes for holding eggs as the stored items. The refrigerator in any one of Claim 1 to 4 characterized by the above-mentioned.   An egg holder comprising a flat plate portion formed with a plurality of circular holes for holding eggs as the stored product, and a side plate portion protruding from the periphery of the flat plate portion, is detachable in the front area of the pocket. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the refrigerator is contained in the refrigerator.   Recesses are formed in the lower corners of the left and right side surfaces of the pocket, respectively, and the pockets are attached to the door by fitting each recess with a protrusion protruding from the inner surface of the door. The refrigerator according to claim 5 or 6.

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