JP2009257758A - Sliding vertical door type refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a convenient refrigerator minimizing the outflow of cold air from a refrigerator chamber when opening/closing a door. <P>SOLUTION: This sliding vertical door type refrigerator includes slide extension mechanisms and slide turning mechanisms. The slide extension mechanisms are provided at a top wall and an intermediate separation wall which are provided with a vertical door slide stocker in a refrigerator body, and the slide turning mechanism are provided at the upper and lower faces of the vertical door slide stocker. The vertical door slide stocker in a maximum pulled-out position by the slide extension mechanisms is opened/closed turned horizontally by slide rollers with turning mechanisms provided at the inner parts of the upper and lower faces of the vertical door slide stocker. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a vertical door slide type refrigerator that minimizes the outflow of cold air in a refrigerator room when the door is opened and closed and suppresses power consumption.

Conventional one-sided doors and kannon door open / close refrigerators do not have functional means for blocking cold air in the refrigerator chamber against the frequency of door opening / closing used on a daily basis. The reason is that a large amount of cool air inside the refrigerator is discharged outside the refrigerator every time the door is opened and closed. In addition to requiring installation space and a large amount of power consumption, the refrigerator itself has a problem of high cost.

In order to solve the above problem, a “refrigerator” provided with an air curtain blower at the front outlet of the refrigerator compartment for the purpose of preventing the outflow of cold air in the refrigerator compartment when the door of the refrigerator is opened and closed (see Patent Document 1) ) Technology has been proposed.

However, the above-mentioned known technology simply adds an air curtain blower to the conventional refrigerator body, which newly costs the manufacturing cost of the refrigerator body and the power consumption cost of the air curtain blower. It could not be said that there was an appropriate manufacturer and consumer merit.

In addition, for the purpose of preventing the outflow of cold air in the refrigerator room when the refrigerator door is opened and closed, it has a double door structure with a door for storing food in the refrigerator door and a door for sealing. The technique of "refrigerator" (refer patent document 2) is proposed.

However, the above-mentioned known technology is merely a double door structure of the conventional refrigerator door, and a door that serves as a seal to take out food in the refrigerator stored in the back of the double door. Had to be opened and closed again, and it was not intended to be easy to use and to improve electricity consumption in accordance with the mounting effect.

Japanese Patent Publication No. 2005-76981 Japanese Patent Publication No. 2006-38437

In view of the above problems, the present invention aims to provide a user-friendly refrigerator that minimizes the outflow of cold air in the refrigerator chamber when the door is opened and closed by a vertical door slide stocker.

A vertical door slide type refrigerator having a slide extension mechanism and a slide rotation mechanism, wherein the slide extension mechanism includes a ceiling wall provided with a vertical door slide stocker in the refrigerator body, and an intermediate isolation wall. The slide rotation mechanism is provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the vertical door slide stocker. The upper and lower surfaces of the vertical door slide stocker are located at the position where the vertical door slide stocker is pulled out to the maximum by the slide extension mechanism. Means for horizontally opening and closing by means of a slide roller with a rotation mechanism provided in the back of the.

The slide extension mechanism according to the present invention includes a fixed guide rail, a slide moving rail, and a slide roller. The fixed guide rail has mounting flange portions on both sides of the U-shaped structural material. The slide guide rail is provided with a guide elongated hole, and the slide moving rail has a guide elongated hole with one end opened on the slide guide surface of the square hollow structure material, and a plurality of slide rollers on the other surface. And a means provided with a ratchet stopper and a stopper pin at an arbitrary interval on both side surfaces.

In addition, the slide rotation mechanism according to the present invention includes a slide roller with a rotation mechanism in which a bearing part such as a bearing is provided on a pivot portion of a slide roller provided on the back side of the upper surface and the lower surface of a vertical door slide stocker, and a slide The means formed with the slide roller which slides along the guide long hole of a moving rail is taken.

Moreover, this invention takes the means which provided the cold air inlet and the cold air outlet in the back wall of the vertical door slide stocker.

Moreover, this invention takes the means which provided the cold air blower blown off from the refrigerator main body and the cold air discharge outlet in the inner wall of the refrigerator main body.

According to the present invention, the slide extension mechanism for pulling out the vertical door slide stocker to the outside of the refrigerator main body is provided on the ceiling wall and the intermediate isolation wall in the refrigerator main body, and the slide roller with a rotation mechanism is provided as a fulcrum at the maximum extracted position. By taking the means provided in the vertical door slide stocker with a slide rotation mechanism that rotates in a fan shape, the refrigerator can be taken out with a minimum volume space when taking out food stored in the refrigerator. In addition to being able to prevent the outflow of cold air inside, energy saving effects such as saving electricity consumption are realized, and compared to refrigerators equipped with air curtains and double doors, the labor and manufacturing cost of taking out are reduced. It can be suppressed.

  In addition, the vertical door slide stocker can be completely pulled out of the refrigerator body by providing a slide extension mechanism consisting of a fixed guide rail, slide moving rail, and slide roller. The food stored in the back of the shelf can be easily found and taken out.

  In addition, it is preserved by providing a slide rotation mechanism that can rotate by providing bearing parts such as bearings on the pivot part of the slide roller with a rotation mechanism provided on the back side of the upper and lower surfaces of the vertical door slide stocker. The food stored on the back of the vertical door slide stocker can be found on the spot by rotating the vertical door slide stocker in a fan shape by the slide rotation mechanism. It is easy to find and take out while standing in

  In addition, by providing a back wall to the vertical door slide stocker, the structure is such that when the vertical door slide stocker is pulled out, the opening of the refrigerator compartment is inevitably blocked. It is not necessary to provide a device or a structure that does not flow out to the outside.

  Moreover, the storage shelf of each vertical door slide stocker is taken by taking the means which provided the cold air blower blown out from the refrigerator main body, and the cold air discharge outlet in the side wall (left-right) inner wall (not shown) of a refrigerator main body. Since the structure is such that cold air circulates in a transverse manner, the structure does not require the back wall of the vertical door slide stocker, further improving the cooling air efficiency in the refrigerator compartment, and the manufacturing cost of the vertical door sliding refrigerator of the present invention Can be cheap.

As described above, the vertical door slide type refrigerator in the present invention has many excellent advantages as compared with the conventional one-side door opening / closing type refrigerator and the door opening / closing type refrigerator.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the entire vertical door sliding refrigerator in the present invention. Example 1 FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration content of the vertical door slide stocker according to the present invention. (Example 2) FIG. 3 is an external explanatory view showing a usage state of the vertical door slide stocker in the present invention. (Example 3) FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional view showing a usage state of the vertical door slide stocker according to the present invention. (Example 4)

  The present invention provides a slide extension mechanism for pulling out the vertical door slide stocker to the outside of the refrigerator main body on the ceiling wall and the intermediate isolation wall in the refrigerator main body, and uses the slide roller with a rotation mechanism as a fulcrum at the extracted maximum position. The maximum feature is that a vertical door slide stocker is provided with a slide rotation mechanism that rotates and opens and closes. Examples will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the entire vertical door sliding refrigerator in the present invention.
FIG. (A) is a perspective view showing a state in which the vertical door slide stocker is pulled out.
The vertical door slide type refrigerator 10 includes four vertical door slide stockers 11 above the intermediate isolation wall 51, one of which is a chilled room stocker 58 and the other three are refrigerator compartment stockers. 56 is configured. Below the intermediate isolation wall 51, a horizontal slide stocker is provided in a two-stage manner, with the upper stage being a freezer compartment and ice making stocker 57 and the lower stage being a vegetable compartment stocker 55.

In use, when the vertical door slide stocker 11 is pulled out by holding the handle, the entire side of the food stored in the vertical door slide stocker 11 is overlooked, and the necessary food can be easily found. It can be taken out.

FIG. 5B is a perspective view showing a state where the vertical door slide stocker is rotated.
The vertical door slide stocker 11 is pulled out and rotated in a fan shape with the slide roller 23 with a rotation mechanism as a fulcrum at the maximum position where the vertical door slide stocker 11 is pulled out. It is easy to find and take out the food you need while standing on the spot.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration content of the vertical door stocker according to the present invention.
The vertical door slide stocker 11 includes a plurality of storage shelves 13 for storing food inside, a slide roller 23 with a rotation mechanism provided on the back side of the upper surface and the lower surface, and a slide roller having a small width dimension. The slide mechanism 22 formed at 2 4 slides along a guide slot 42 provided in the slide guide surface 43 of the slide moving rail 41.

The rear wall 12 of the vertical door slide stocker 11 is provided with a cold air inlet 14 and a cold air outlet 15 in accordance with the positions of the cold air outlet and the cold air outlet of the refrigerator body. When the battery is retracted after being stored, it overlaps at the same position, thereby fulfilling the role of securing a cold air flow path.

The back wall 12 is provided for the purpose of shutting off the refrigerator interior of the refrigerator main body and the outside air outside the refrigerator room in a state where the vertical door slide stocker 11 is pulled out, and is provided with a structure that covers the entire back portion. It is.

The slide rotation mechanism 21 includes a slide roller 23 with a rotation mechanism in which a bearing part such as a bearing is provided on a pivot portion of a slide roller provided on the back side of the upper surface and the lower surface of the vertical door slide stocker 11. The mold door slide stocker 11 is configured to rotate in a fan shape with the slide roller 23 with a rotation mechanism as a fulcrum at a limited position where the mold door slide stocker 11 is pulled out to the maximum.

The slide roller 23 with a rotation mechanism has a larger width dimension than the slide roller 24, and slides along the guide long hole 42 of the slide movement rail 41 on both side surfaces of the slide movement rail 41. The ratchet stopper 46 and the stopper pin 47 provided are in contact with each other at an arbitrary position to operate.

The slide roller 24 is formed to be smaller in width than the slide roller 23 with a rotation mechanism, and the ratchet stopper 46 and the stopper pin 47 provided on both side surfaces of the slide moving rail 41 are always in a non-contact state. Which slides back and forth inside and outside the refrigerator main body along the guide elongated hole 32 of the slide moving rail 41, and mainly performs the stability and guide function of the vertical door slide stocker 11. It is.

The slide extension mechanism 30 is a two-stage extension rail composed of a fixed guide rail 31, a slide movement rail 41, and a slide roller 45, and is a vertical door slide stocker 11 between the ceiling wall 50 and the intermediate isolation wall 51 of the refrigerator body. Is provided at a position where is located.

The fixed guide rail 31 is configured by providing a guide elongated hole 32 in a slide guide surface 33 of a U-shaped structure material having mounting flange portions on both sides, and a ceiling wall 50 on the inner wall of a refrigerator compartment stocker 56 in the refrigerator body. It is provided between the intermediate isolation wall 51.

The slide rail 41 is formed by forming a guide slot 42 having one end opened on a slide guide surface 43 of a square hollow structure material type and projecting a plurality of slide rollers 45 on the other side, A ratchet stopper 46 and a stopper pin 47 are provided at an arbitrary interval.

The slide roller 45 is provided on the slide moving rail 41 and is provided with the stability and guide function of the vertical door slide stocker 11. The slide roller 45 is provided in the guide elongated hole 32 provided on the slide guide surface 33 of the fixed guide rail 31. Along the inside of the refrigerator body.

The ratchet stopper 46 is a ratchet screw composed of a spring and a steel ball, and is attached to the both side surfaces of the slide moving rail 41 so as to temporarily lock the slide roller 23 with a rotation mechanism.

The stopper pin 47 is a straight knock pin, and is attached with a structure in which the slide roller 23 with a rotation mechanism is brought into contact with both side surfaces of the slide moving rail 41 and stopped.

FIG. 3 is an external explanatory view showing a usage state of the vertical door slide stocker in the present invention.
(A) Basically, four vertical door slide stockers 11 are provided above the intermediate isolation wall 51, one of which is a chilled room stocker 58, and the other three are refrigerator compartment stockers 56. Constitute. Below the intermediate isolation wall 51, a horizontal slide stocker is provided in a two-stage manner, with the upper stage being a freezer compartment and ice making stocker 57 and the lower stage being a vegetable compartment stocker 55.

(B) At the time of use, it can be pulled out by holding the handle of the vertical slide stocker 11 above the intermediate isolation wall 51.

(C) Subsequently, when the vertical door slide stocker 11 is pulled out to the position where the ratchet stopper 46 is actuated, the entire surface of the food stored in the vertical door slide stocker 11 can be looked over, and the required food Can be easily searched and taken out.

(D) Further, the entire back side can be seen by pulling out to the position where the stopper pin 47 is actuated and rotating the vertical door slide stocker 11 in a fan shape with the slide roller 23 with a rotation mechanism as a fulcrum at the maximum position where the vertical door slide stocker 11 is pulled out The food that is rotated in a state can be easily found and taken out while standing on the spot.

As described above, since the food stored in the refrigerator compartment 54 can be taken out with a minimum volume space by pulling out the arbitrary vertical door slide stocker 11, the electricity bill can be saved. The food stored at the back of the storage shelf 13 of the vertical door slide stocker 11 can be easily searched for and taken out.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional explanatory view showing a usage state of the vertical door slide stocker in the present invention.
(A) Shows the daily usage of the refrigerator.
Normally, the vertical door slide stocker 11 and the slide extension mechanism 30 are located in the back direction of the refrigerator as shown in the figure.

(B) A state in which the vertical door slide stocker 11 is pulled forward (in the direction of the arrow) in order to take out the stored food.
The slide roller 23 with the rotation mechanism of the vertical door slide stocker 11 abuts on the ratchet stopper 46 of the slide movement rail 41, and the slide movement rail 41 moves forward as the vertical door slide stocker 11 moves. At that time, the slide roller 24 passes through the ratchet stopper 46 and the stopper pin 47 without being in contact with the slide roller 24 because the width dimension is smaller than that of the slide roller 23 with the rotation mechanism.

(C) A state where the drawer of the vertical door slide stocker 11 is completed is shown.
The slide roller 45 of the slide moving rail 41 is connected to the guide slot 3 of the fixed guide rail 31.
The food stored in the vertical door slide stocker 11 can be easily moved by moving up to 2 cups and stopping in a state where the cool air of the refrigerator is blocked by the back wall 12 of the vertical door slide stocker 11 and does not flow outside. It can be searched for and taken out.

(D) Furthermore, the rotation state which pulled out the vertical door slide stocker 11 is shown.
When the vertical door slide stocker 11 is further pulled out, the slide roller 23 with the rotation mechanism is detached from the ratchet stopper 46 of the slide moving rail 41, and when further pulled out, it is pulled out to the position of the stopper pin 47 and stops. (At that time, the slide roller 24 protrudes from the slide moving rail 41 and comes off.) The vertical door slide stocker 11 at the maximum position pulled out rotates in a fan shape with the slide roller 23 with a rotation mechanism as a fulcrum. The food on the back side that is moved and stored in the vertical door slide stocker 11 can be easily found and taken out while standing on the spot.

The slide rotation mechanism and the slide extension mechanism provided in the vertical door slide type refrigerator in the present invention are not limited to the means for taking out the stored items in the refrigerator, but are widely used as drawers and sealing means for storage of books and articles. It can be assumed that the use effect is enormous.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Vertical door slide type refrigerator 11 Vertical door slide stocker 12 Back wall 13 Storage shelf 14 Cold air inlet 15 Cold air outlet 21 Slide rotation mechanism 22 Slide mechanism 23 Slide roller 24 with rotation mechanism Slide roller 30 Slide extension mechanism 31 Fixed guide rail 32 Guide elongated hole 33 Slide guide surface 41 Slide moving rail 42 Guide elongated hole 43 Slide guide surface 44 Side surface 45 Slide roller 46 Ratchet stopper 47 Stopper pin 50 Ceiling wall 51 Intermediate isolation wall 52 Cold air inlet 53 Cold air outlet 54 Refrigerator room 55 Vegetable room stocker 56 Refrigerated room stocker 57 Freezer room and ice making room stocker 58 Chilled room stocker R Cold air G Air

Claims (5)

A vertical door slide type refrigerator comprising a slide extension mechanism and a slide rotation mechanism,
The slide extension mechanism is provided on a ceiling wall where the vertical door slide stocker is provided in the refrigerator body, and an intermediate isolation wall, and the slide rotation mechanism is provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the vertical door slide stocker. The vertical door slide stocker is horizontally rotated by a slide roller with a rotation mechanism provided at the back of the upper and lower surfaces of the vertical door slide stocker at a position where the vertical door slide stocker is pulled out to the maximum by the slide extension mechanism. A vertical door slide type refrigerator that moves and opens and closes. The slide extension mechanism includes a fixed guide rail, a slide moving rail, and a slide roller, and the fixed guide rail slides with mounting flange portions on both sides of the U-shaped structural material. A long guide hole is provided in the guide surface, and the slide moving rail has a long guide hole formed on one end of the rectangular hollow structure material and a plurality of slide rollers on the other side. 2. The vertical door slide type refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a ratchet stopper and a stopper pin are provided on both side surfaces at arbitrary intervals. The slide rotation mechanism includes a slide roller with a rotation mechanism in which a pivot part of a slide roller provided on the back side of the upper surface and the lower surface of the vertical door slide stocker is provided, and a guide slot for a slide moving rail The vertical door slide type refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the vertical door slide type refrigerator is formed by a slide roller that slides along the door. The vertical door sliding refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a cold air inlet and a cold air outlet are provided on a back wall of the vertical door slide stocker. 4. The vertical door sliding refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a cold air outlet and a cold air outlet blown from the refrigerator main body are provided on an inner side wall of the refrigerator main body.

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