JP2010038499A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refrigerator comprising a drawer case capable of allowing a stored object to be easily taken out without suddenly lowered, when the drawer case is drawn out and inclined downward. <P>SOLUTION: This refrigerator having a plurality of storage compartments disposed in the vertical direction, and the drawer case drawably disposed on an upper part of the uppermost storage compartment among these storage compartments, further includes a first drawer guide member disposed on a wall surface of the storage compartment and supporting the drawer case so that its front side is gradually lowered in accompany with draw out forward of the drawer case, and a second drawer guide member disposed on a position opposed to the first drawer guide member, the second drawer guide member partitions an upper space of the refrigerator right and left, and the drawer case has engagement sections engaged with the first and second drawer guide members. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a refrigerator.

  In recent years, an increasing number of households purchase large refrigerators that increase the height of the refrigerator as much as possible and increase the depth of the refrigerator to increase the storage space in the refrigerator. However, large refrigerators are difficult to remove food stored in the upper part of the uppermost storage chamber and to clean the back part of the upper part.

  Therefore, for example, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-185420 (Patent Document 1) and Registered Utility No. 3012502 (Patent Document 2), the front side of the drawer container or the front side of the drawer is inclined downward and stored in the storage chamber. A refrigerator or drawer that facilitates the confirmation and take-out operation of the finished food and storage furniture using the same are disclosed.

  In Patent Document 1, the drawer container is placed on a storage shelf in a refrigerator compartment, and a roller of a support is inserted into an insertion hole of a flange portion provided at a side end of the drawer container. By supporting the portion slidably, the drawer container can be slid in and out of the refrigerator compartment, and when the drawer container is pulled out to the front of the refrigerator compartment, the support is rotated. A refrigerator is disclosed in which the front side of the drawer container is inclined downward so that stored food can be easily taken in and out.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, a drawer provided on the upper part of the furniture main body is slidably attached to a slide rail part provided on the inner surface of the furniture main body so that the drawer is provided horizontally on the interior of the furniture main body. A roller that engages with the drawer-side slide rail is provided at the front of the furniture body, and when the drawer is pulled out of the furniture body, the drawer-side slide rail is detached from the furniture body-side slide rail, and the drawer supports the roller. The furniture that can easily look around the contents of the drawer by tilting forward and lowering and holding the drawer in the state where the drawer is tilted forward and downward is locked in place in the furniture body. It is disclosed.

JP-A-10-185420 Registered Utility No. 3012502

  However, in Patent Documents 1 and 2, if the drawer container is pulled out and tilted downward, the drawer container will fall rapidly and the stored food may be scattered or dropped due to impact unless it is lowered manually. was there. Further, when a heavy object is stored, there is a possibility that the drawer container may be damaged by a sudden lowering impact. Further, since the structure is such that the drawer container is supported on one side, it is difficult to ensure the strength with an inexpensive material that is easy to process such as plastic.

  An object of the present invention is to obtain a refrigerator provided with a drawer container that can be easily taken out without being rapidly lowered when the drawer container is pulled out and inclined downward.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has a plurality of storage chambers arranged in the vertical direction, and has a drawer container installed in the upper part of the uppermost storage chamber of the plurality of storage chambers so that it can be pulled out. In the refrigerator provided, the first drawer guide member provided on the wall surface of the storage chamber and supporting the drawer container so that the front side of the drawer container is gradually lowered as the drawer is pulled forward. And a second drawer guide member provided at a position facing the drawer guide member, wherein the drawer container has an engaging portion that engages with the first and second drawer guide members.

  The second drawer guide member is a partition / guide member for partitioning the upper space in the uppermost storage chamber to the left and right, and the upper part on the front side of the partition / guide member is recessed in the depth direction from the lower part. It has a dent part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  The engaging portion of the drawer container is a rail portion and a boss portion provided on a side surface.

  In addition, a support member that connects the first and second drawer guide members is provided.

  The first and second drawer guide members have a rail portion and a boss portion, and the rail portions of the first and second drawer guide members engage with the boss portion of the drawer container, And the boss | hub part of a 2nd drawer guide member engages with the rail part of the said drawer | drawing-out container, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  Moreover, the rail part of said 1st and 2nd drawer | drawing-out guide member has an inclination part which inclines below gradually toward back.

  Moreover, it has a buffer member so that the front and back of each said boss | hub part of said 1st and 2nd drawer | drawing-out guide member may be covered.

  Further, a sliding member having slidability and friction is provided on the upper surface of the support member, and is engaged with the drawer container.

  Further, when the drawer container is pulled out toward the front and tilted, the take-out portion of the drawer container is in a substantially horizontal position with the adjacent shelf.

  Further, the lower end of the rail front portion of the drawer container is engaged with the drawer container and the boss portion or the buffer member of the first and second drawer guide members. An opening is provided for lifting and removing.

  Further, after the rail rear end opening formed at the rear end of the rail portion of the first and second drawer guide members and the drawer container formed at the rear portion of the drawer container are pushed in the direction toward the back of the refrigerator compartment. It has a boss part which pushes up the rear end part of the drawer container upward to release the engagement state with the rail rear end opening.

  Further, the front side portion of the drawer container is provided with an elastic overload preventing member.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when pulling out a drawer | drawing-out container and inclining below, the refrigerator provided with the drawer | drawing-out container which is easy to take out stored goods without falling rapidly can be obtained.

  Hereinafter, a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the whole refrigerator of an Example is demonstrated using FIG.1, FIG.2, FIG.3. 1 is a front view of the refrigerator, FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view in which a drawer container is provided in the uppermost space of the refrigerator compartment, and FIG. 3 is a front view in which a drawer container is provided in the uppermost space of the refrigerator compartment.

  On the front surface of the refrigerator main body 1, refrigerator doors 2 a to 6 a that close the front opening of the refrigerator compartment 2, the moisturizing freezer compartment 3, the freezer compartment 5, and the vegetable compartment 6 are provided. The refrigerator compartment doors 2a and 2b are doors that close the front opening of the refrigerator compartment 2, the door of the moisturizing freezer compartment 3 is a door that closes the front opening of the moisture preservation freezer compartment 3, and the freezer compartment door 5a is the door opening of the freezer compartment 5. The closing door, the vegetable compartment door 6a, is a door that closes the front opening of the vegetable compartment 6. The refrigerator compartment doors 2a and 2b are constituted by double-open doors in which the left and right doors open from both hinge centers to both sides. The door of the moisturizing freezer compartment 3, the freezer compartment door 5a, and the vegetable compartment door 6a are constituted by drawer-type doors, and the drawer container in the storage compartment is pulled out together with the drawer door.

  Inside the refrigerator compartment 2, there is a shelf 11 for placing food and a support portion 12 on the side wall inside the refrigerator compartment 2 for supporting the shelf 11. In the refrigerator compartment doors 2a and 2b, a door pocket 14 for storing a bottle of seasoning or drinking water is attached to the door inner plate 2c and protrudes greatly at a position facing the internal space of the refrigerator compartment 2. . Therefore, when removing and cleaning the shelf 11 provided in the refrigerator compartment 2, the refrigerator compartment doors 2a and 2b are opened largely so as not to contact the door pocket 14 protruding into the interior space of the refrigerator compartment 2. For example, the opening angle needs to be 120 degrees or more.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the refrigerator body 1 includes a urethane foam heat insulating material and a vacuum heat insulating material (not shown) between a steel plate outer box and a resin inner box. , Moisturizing freezer 3, ice making room 4, freezer room 5, vegetable room 6. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the uppermost part in the refrigerator compartment 2 includes a first drawer guide member (hereinafter referred to as a guide member 13) and a second drawer guide member (hereinafter referred to as a partition / guide member 7). And a drawer container 15 is provided. The partition / guide member 7 divides the uppermost space in the cabinet into left and right sides, and supports and guides the drawer container 15 together with the guide member 13 so that the drawer container 15 can be pulled out on the left side.

  An overload prevention member 16 that is elastically deformed is provided on the upper part of the front side of the drawer container 15. The overload prevention member 16 is made of an elastically deformable member such as a stainless steel wire having a diameter of 3 mm. This is to prevent an excessive load from being applied to the drawer container 15 when the user applies a pulling-down force to the drawer container 15 while looking at the inside of the container while holding the drawer container 15 in hand. It is provided to do. That is, if a tall user who cannot see the inside of the container with the drawer container 15 pulled out acts to assist with stretching by applying a large force, the container may be damaged or the attachment part of the refrigerator body may be damaged. It is done. Therefore, if the overload preventing member 16 that elastically deforms is provided to prevent this, for example, a stainless steel wire having a diameter of 3 mm is elastically deformed with a little force, so that a larger force can be prevented from being applied.

  Illumination means 17 is provided on the ceiling surface of the refrigerator main body 1 to make it easy to see the food in the uppermost space. The support member 18 is configured to slidably place the drawer container 15.

  In general, the uppermost shelf of the refrigerator body, particularly the back of the shelf, is a dead space that is difficult to use. Among the shelves, the shelf provided in the upper space of the refrigerator compartment has a high shelf height position. In other words, the mainstream refrigerator in recent years has an internal volume of 400 liters or more, the height of the entire refrigerator is about 180 cm, the height of the uppermost part of the refrigerator compartment is about 175 cm, and is arranged at the uppermost part of the internal refrigerator. The height position of the shelves is around 155 cm. If food placed on the upper surface of the shelf at a height of about 155 cm, such as food having a height of 10 cm to 15 cm, is placed on the shelf unless the eye height is 165 cm to 170 cm, that is, the person is about 180 cm tall The food placed on the front of the door blocks the front, and the food stored in the back cannot be seen. However, if you stretch your back and look at the back of the shelf, people who are 170cm tall can somehow see the food stored inside the shelf.

  However, the height of the eye of a person with a short height (for example, the height of the eye of a person with a height of 155 cm is about 145 cm) is lower than the height position of the shelf placed at the top of the cabinet at about 155 cm, so And the eye height is just about the same. Therefore, when food with a height of 10 cm to 15 cm is placed on the top surface of the shelf, the height position of the top surface of the food will be 165 cm to 170 cm. Therefore, the food placed on the front of the shelf is stored in the back. I can't see it even if I cover and stretch out.

  In addition, when a 500 cc can beverage having a height of 17.5 cm is placed on the front of the shelf, for example, only a small space of about 2.5 cm remains between the upper wall of the refrigerator compartment. Absent. For this reason, it has been found that even a person with a height of 180 cm cannot substantially confirm what food is stored in the back. For this reason, it is difficult to see the food stored in the back of the shelf, and there is a possibility that the net expiration date will pass.

  The present invention also takes this into consideration. Details of the embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 4 is a perspective view showing a state before and after the drawer container 15 in FIG. 3 is pulled out. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a drawing operation state of the drawing container 15 and its supporting guide mechanism of FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing details of the drawer container 15, the partition / guide member 7, and the guide member 13. FIG. 7 is a view showing the guide member 13 and the buffer member 20. FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating the configuration of the drawer container 15. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the drawer container 15 is pulled out. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the relationship with the lower shelf in a state where the drawer container 15 is pulled out. FIG. 11 is a view showing a case where the drawer container 15 is removed from the refrigerator main body without greatly raising the height position. FIG. 12 is a view showing a case where the drawer container 15 is removed from the refrigerator main body while being largely inclined so as to avoid the door pocket 14 by greatly raising the height position of the drawer container 15. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a case where the partition / guide member 7 is horizontally rotated toward the recessed portion 7a side so as to avoid the door pocket 14 and is detached from the refrigerator main body.

  As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 10, when the drawer container 15 is pulled forward, the front side of the drawer container 15 gradually descends obliquely downward as the drawer is pulled out. By doing in this way, it is possible to suppress the food stored in the back of the refrigeration chamber from being covered with the food in front and make it easy to see, and it is possible to suppress the stored food from falling down because there is no rapid lowering. In addition, in this way, the front side of the drawer container gradually descends obliquely downward, so that the food in the foreground can be easily taken out, and the food in the foreground interferes with the removal of the food in the back. Since the food in the back is pulled out to the front of the refrigerator compartment, it can be taken out from the side of the drawer container 15.

  It has been found that the inclination angle is preferably about 12 degrees from the viewpoint of ease of viewing, easiness of taking out, and difficulty in falling down food. This inclination angle can be made easier to see as 15 degrees to 20 degrees by appropriately setting the height dimension and interval of the illustrated partition member 21.

  Further, the partition / guide is formed so that a space is formed in the upper part of the front side of the rail portion 7c of the partition / guide member 7 so that the back portion of the drawer container 15 can be easily pulled out to the vicinity of the tip of the partition / guide member 7. The upper part of the front surface of the member 7 is provided with a recessed part 7a that is recessed in the depth direction from the lower part of the front surface. By providing the recess 7a, the side surface of the rear end of the drawer container 15 appears to be exposed as shown in FIGS. 4 (b) and 10 (a). As a result, the food at the rear end of the drawer container 15 can be seen directly from the space in front of the recess 7a and can be easily taken out from the side of the drawer container 15.

  As described above, the drawer container 15 is provided with the overload preventing member 16 that is elastically deformed so as to be elastically deformed with a little force, thereby preventing application of a larger force. In addition to this, the front upper end portion of the drawer container 15 shown in FIGS. 5, 6, 8 and 10 is a front upper end thin portion 15b which is thinner than the thickness of the other portions. . Even when the overload prevention member 16 is removed and the overload prevention member 16 is lost when the drawer container 15 is removed for cleaning, the overload prevention member 16 is elastically deformed by the front upper thin portion 15b. The same effect is obtained. However, if it is too thin, it will be easily damaged during normal use. For example, the front upper end thin portion 15b has a thickness of 1.5 mm so that it can withstand a load of about 20 kg. In this case, the drawer container 15 is made of high-strength polystyrene. The thickness of the portion other than the front upper thin portion 15b is 3 mm, and the height of the front upper thin portion 15b is 20 mm. What is necessary is just to set suitably the thickness and height dimension of the front upper end thin part 15b according to a material and the objective.

  The drawer container 15 is arranged on the uppermost support member 18 inside the refrigerator compartment 2 so as to be able to slide out. The drawer container 15 is installed horizontally when not being withdrawn. This is because the drawer container 15 is arranged in the upper part of the refrigerator compartment 2, so that food or the like is stored under the drawer container 15. The drawer container 15 is inclined downward so that the front side of the drawer container is gradually lowered as it is pulled forward.

  The front side of the drawer container is gradually lowered with the forward drawing, so that the drawer container 15 and the drawer container 15 are supported and guided at the time of withdrawal so as to be inclined downward as described above. It is performed by the rail portions 7c, 13a, 15a and the boss portions 7b, 13b, 15c. That is, the guide member 13 attached to the left wall surface in the refrigerator compartment, the partition / guide member 7 for partitioning the uppermost space in the cabinet to the left and right, and the rail portion 7c, 13a, 15a and the boss portion 7b on the drawer container 15, respectively. 13b and 15c are provided, and are combined so as to be slidable so that the front side of the drawer container gradually inclines as the drawer is pulled out, depending on the positional relationship and shape in which these are provided.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the rail portion has a rear portion inclined downward from a horizontal front portion which is about half of the rail portions 7c and 13a. The boss portion 15c is slidably engaged. In the state of FIG. 5A in which the drawer container 15 is not pulled out, the boss portion 15c is engaged with the lowest portion of the inclined rear ends of the rail portions 7c and 13a. When the drawer container 15 is gradually pulled out from this state, the boss portion 15c moves to a position where the inclination of the rail portions 7c and 13a is gradually increased. Along with the movement of the boss portion 15c, the front portion of the drawer container 15 is along the curved surface of the rail front end openings 7d, 13c below the rail portions 7c, 13a, and the front portion of the drawer container 15 is gradually lowered downward. 15 is inclined. The rail rear end openings 7e and 13e and the rail front lower end opening 15e are required for one of a plurality of ways of removing the drawer container 15. This will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  The buffer member 20 shown in FIG. 7 engages with the front end of the rail portion 15a as shown in FIG. 5 (a) so that it does not enter further when the drawer container 15 is not pulled out. . In addition, in the state of Fig.5 (a), the rail part 13a shown with a dotted line is located above the boss | hub part 15c, and is preventing coming off from the rail rear end opening 13e.

  In the pulled-out state, as shown in FIG. 5C, the rear end of the rail portion 15a is engaged so that it cannot be pulled out any further.

  The support member 18 is attached to the support member attachment portions 7f and 13d shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, and is used to place the drawer container 15.

  Furthermore, since the front side of the drawer container 15 gradually descends downward as the drawer is pulled out, the drawer container does not fall abruptly even if it is not assisted by hand when descending. Accordingly, it is possible to eliminate the possibility of the stored food being scattered or dropped due to the impact. Further, even when a heavy object is stored, the drawer container 15 can be prevented from being damaged because there is no sudden lowering impact. As a result, it is not necessary to make it strong enough to cope with a sudden lowering impact, so there is no need to increase the expensive material or thickness.

  Moreover, the width dimension of the drawer container 15 was made into below the width dimension of the refrigerator compartment door 2a. As a result, even when the food is pulled out, even the food stored in the back of the drawer container 15 can be taken out from the side of the drawer container 15, so that the food can be easily taken out. Moreover, even when the refrigerator compartment door 2b on the side where the drawer container 15 is not provided is closed, the drawer container 15 can be pulled out to take out the food. As a result, the outflow of cold air can be suppressed, leading to power saving.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a cushioning member made of silicon rubber was attached so as to cover the front and rear of the boss portions of the guide member 13 and the partition / guide member 7. As described above, by attaching the buffer member 20 to the boss portion 13b of the guide member 13 and the boss portion 7b of the partition / guide member 7, it is possible to buffer the impact and the collision sound both at the time of withdrawal and at the time of storage. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a removable partition member 21 is provided in the drawer container 15. A plurality of attachment points of the partition member 21 are provided, and the stored food is prevented from falling down and arranged at the time of the drawer operation. By the partition member 21, the inside of the drawer container 15 can be freely partitioned according to the stored food.

  The partition member 21 is easily attached by slidingly inserting the partition member insertion portion 21a into the partition member mounting rib 15d.

  As shown in FIG. 9, in order to prevent the drawer container 15 from falling, a support member 18 for connecting and fixing the boss portion 13b of the guide member 13 and the boss portion 7b of the partition and guide member 7 is provided, and the rail portion 15a and the partition are also used. The distance between the guide members 7 was fixed. Thereby, when there is no shelf in the adjacent space, the stored food can be stored in the drawer container 15 to prevent the partition / guide member 7 from being deformed due to a large load, and the drawer container 15 falls. prevent. The same applies to the case of the adjacent shelf, and it is possible to prevent a drop when there is no drawer container.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a sliding member 19 having slidability and friction is provided on the upper surface of the support member 18, and the sliding speed is controlled by the friction of the sliding member 19 by engaging with the drawer container. Relax. In addition, the shock is buffered by the buffering action of the buffer member 20 at the open / close end. The sliding member 19 is made of urethane rubber in consideration of slidability, friction and wear resistance.

  Note that the sliding property of the sliding member 19 changes according to the weight because the larger the amount of deflection of the drawer container 15 due to the weight of the stored food, the larger the contact. Thus, the drawer container is bent due to the weight of the stored food stored in the drawer container. By utilizing this, in a state where nothing is contained in the drawer container and only a light container is used, the drawer container does not bend, so it does not interfere much with the sliding member 19 and the sliding load is light. However, when a heavy object is stored, the drawer container 15 bends, so that the sliding container 19 interferes and the sliding becomes heavy. The heavier things are stored in the drawer container 15, the more the drawer container 15 bends and the greater the interference with the sliding member 19, so the sliding load becomes larger. As a result, the sliding speed can be moderated and the impact can be reduced. The drawer container 15 placed on the sliding member 19 has a plurality of ribs 23 on the bottom surface. At the rear end portion of the rib 23, there is a protruding contact portion 23a for keeping the drawer container 15 in a fully pulled out state and maintaining a stable state as shown in FIG. 9C.

  As shown in FIG. 10, when the drawer container is tilted toward the front, as shown by the dotted line L in FIG. By improving the inclination (angle 12 degrees), the take-out property is improved. At the same time, it is inclined so as not to be buffered at the upper corner of the storage area S of the shelf below the drawer container 15, and the stored food on the shelf below can be taken out even when the drawer container 15 is pulled out. Even though the center of rotation is above the storage area of the lower shelf, it does not interfere with the storage area of the shelf when it is pulled out, so that it does not come into contact with food. When the inclination angle is set to 12 degrees, the difference H in the front end height of the drawer container 15 shown in FIG. 10B is about 50 mm, and the difference in height at the rear end is about 30 mm. Therefore, when pulled out, a difference of about 80 mm can be made in the height direction, so that the food from the front end to the rear end can be easily seen. At this time, it is normal to stand about 50 cm away from the refrigerator. In this case, even a person whose eyes are slightly lower than the height of the front end of the drawer container 15 can see the food.

  A method of removing the drawer container 15 from the refrigerator body 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 11 shows a case where the door is opened with a sufficient opening angle (120 degrees or more in the embodiment) and the door pocket 14 is taken out in a state where it does not overlap with the drawing-out direction of the drawer container 15. In addition, in the state of Fig.11 (a), the rail part 13a shown by a dotted line in Fig.5 (a) is located, and it has prevented removing from the rail rear end opening 13e.

  In FIG. 11, since the door pocket 14 can be taken out in a state where it does not overlap in the drawing direction of the drawer container 15, the drawer container 15 can be easily taken out while an object is placed. That is, the drawer container 15 in the state of FIG. 11 (a) is pulled slightly forward as shown by the white arrow in FIG. 11 (b) and then slightly lifted upward, and the buffer member 20 is railed by the rail front lower end opening 15e. Remove from part 15a. In this state, when pulled forward as indicated by the white arrow in FIG. 11 (c), the boss portion 15 c is removed from the rail front end opening 13 c of the rail portion 13 a, and the drawer container 15 can be removed from the refrigerator body 1.

  In this way, at the lower end of the front portion of the rail portion 15a of the drawer container 15, the drawer container 15, the guide member 13, the bosses 13b and 7b of the partition / guide member 7 (first and second drawer guide members), or a buffer. Since the engagement with the member 20 is provided with an opening for pulling the drawer container 15 forward and then lifting it upward, it can be easily removed.

  12 and 13 are diagrams showing a method of taking out even when the opening angle of the refrigerator compartment door 2a is limited and the opening angle is insufficient. That is, the example which can be removed even if the door pocket 14 has overlapped with the drawer direction of the drawer container 15 is shown.

  FIG. 12 shows that the state shown in FIG. 11 (b) is pushed inward in the refrigerator compartment as indicated by the white arrow in FIG. 12 (a), and from this pushed state, the drawer container 15 shown in FIG. Push the end upward as shown by the white arrow. As a result, the drawer container 15 has no part that engages with all the other members. From this state, as shown by the white arrow in FIG. 12C, the drawer container 15 is pulled toward the front side while pulling so that the front end is lowered so as not to contact the door pocket 14. Thereby, the drawer container 15 can be removed from the refrigerator main body 1. The diameter of the boss portion 15c is made smaller than the opening size of the rail rear end opening 13e so that the rear end portion of the drawer container 15 in FIG. 12B can be pushed upward as indicated by a white arrow. .

  As described above, the rail rear end openings 13e and 7e formed at the rear end of the rail portion of the guide member 13 and the partition / guide member 7 (first and second drawer guide members) and the rear portion of the drawer container 15 are formed. Since the drawer container 15 is pushed toward the back of the refrigerator compartment, the rear end of the drawer container 15 is pushed upward in this state, and the boss 15c is released from the state of engagement with the rail rear end openings 13e and 7e. The rail rear end openings 13e and 7e and the boss portion 15c are not inadvertently disengaged, and can be easily disengaged when necessary.

  FIG. 13 shows a method for taking out the drawer container with the door opened at an angle of 90 degrees, and the partition / guide member as shown in FIG. 13 (a) from the state of FIG. 12 (b). The drawer container 15 is rotated in the horizontal direction so as to enter the space of the seven recessed portions 7a. That is, in the plan view of FIG. 13B, the front end portion is rotated in the horizontal direction so as not to contact the door pocket 14 while pulling out the drawer container 15 toward the front side as indicated by the white arrow. Thereby, it can be removed from the refrigerator main body 1 while keeping the drawer container 15 horizontal. Therefore, it is possible to remove the food without falling down while the food is stored in the drawer container 15.

  According to the above embodiment, the drawer container 15 is configured such that the front side of the drawer container 15 gradually lowers as the container is pulled out as the container is pulled forward. Since the front side is inclined and supported in a lowered state, it is possible to look over the food stored in the back without causing a reduction in storage space with a simple configuration. In addition, it is possible to easily take out the food and clean the inner part of the drawer container 15.

  Furthermore, a space is formed in the upper part of the front side of the rail portion 7c of the partition / guide member 7 so that the back portion of the drawer container 15 can be easily pulled out to the vicinity of the tip of the partition / guide member 7. This space is formed by a recessed portion 7a in which the upper front portion of the partition / guide member 7 is recessed in the depth direction from the lower front portion. Thus, since the recessed part 7a which forms space is formed, the back part of the drawer container 15 can be pulled out to the vicinity of the front-end | tip part of the partition combined use guide member 7, and food in the back can be easily from the side of the drawer container 15 It can be taken out.

  According to the above embodiment, since the front side of the drawer container 15 is inclined and supported in a lowered state, it is easy to use even for a short person. In addition, it is possible to easily take the object behind without temporarily moving the food in front. In addition, since the bottom surface that is easy to get dirty is easy to see and can be easily reached or removed, the cleanability of the uppermost storage container can be improved.

  Furthermore, according to each of the above-described embodiments, by pulling out to the front, it becomes a drawer container that descends obliquely, and by pulling out the food in the back, the food in the back as well as the food in the back is inclined. In this state, it comes out to the front position so that it is easy to see and take out.

  Moreover, by attaching the cushioning member 20 made of silicon rubber so as to cover the front and rear of the boss part of the rail part and the partition / guide member 7, the front and rear parts are covered, so that both the drawer and the storage are shocked. Impact sound can be buffered and relaxed.

  In addition, a removable partition plate is provided in the drawer container, and a plurality of attachment points are provided for easy organization. Thereby, since the division | segmentation inside a drawer container can be freely divided with stored food, the freedom degree of food storage can be improved.

  Further, in order to prevent the drawer container 15 from falling, a support member 18 that connects the guide member 13 and the partition / guide member 7 is provided, and the dimension between the rail portion 15 and the partition / guide member 7 is fixed.

  As a result, when there is no adjacent shelf, a heavy food is stored in the drawer container, thereby preventing the partition / guide member 7 from being deformed and preventing the drawer container 15 from falling. The same applies to the case of the adjacent shelf, and it is possible to prevent a drop when there is no drawer container 15.

  Further, the support member 18 is provided with a slide member 19 having high wear resistance and appropriate slidability, and by engaging with the drawer container, the support member 18 is slid gently with the appropriate slidability by the slide member 19. Because it moves, shock is buffered.

  Note that the sliding property of the sliding member 19 changes according to the weight because the larger the amount of deflection of the drawer container 15 due to the weight of the stored food, the larger the contact. Thus, the drawer container is bent due to the weight of the stored food stored in the drawer container. By utilizing this, in a state where nothing is contained in the drawer container 15 and only a light one, the drawer container 15 does not bend, so it does not interfere with the sliding member 19 so much and the sliding load is light. However, if a heavy object is stored, the drawer container 15 bends and interferes with the sliding member 19 so that the sliding becomes heavy. The heavier things are stored in the drawer container 15, the more the drawer container 15 bends and the greater the interference with the sliding member 19, so the sliding load becomes larger. This can moderate the sliding speed and reduce the impact.

  Further, when the drawer container is tilted forward, the drawer container take-out portion is inclined so as to be at a substantially horizontal height position with respect to the adjacent shelf, thereby improving the take-out property and lowering the drawer container 15 below. The storage area of the shelf is inclined so as not to be buffered at the upper corner of the front end, and the stored food on the lower shelf can be taken out even when the drawer container 15 is pulled out. Even though the center of rotation is above the storage area of the lower shelf, it does not interfere with the storage area of the shelf when it is pulled out, so that it does not come into contact with food.

  Further, the opening angle of the refrigerator compartment door 2a is limited, and when the opening angle is insufficient, that is, the door pocket 14 can be removed even if it overlaps the drawing direction of the drawer container 15.

The schematic front view of a refrigerator. The schematic sectional drawing which provided the drawer container in the refrigerator top space. The front view which provided the drawer container in the refrigerator compartment uppermost space. The perspective view which shows the state before and after pulling out a drawer container. Sectional drawing explaining the drawer operation state of a drawer container. The perspective view explaining a drawer container, a guide member, and a partition combined guide member. The figure which shows a guide member and a buffer member. The perspective view explaining the structure of a drawer container. Sectional drawing which shows the state by which the drawer container was pulled out. Explanatory drawing of the state which pulled out the drawer container. The figure which shows Example 1 which removes a drawer container. The figure which shows Example 2 which removes a drawer container. The figure which shows Example 3 which removes a drawer container.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerator body 2 Refrigeration room 2a, 2b Refrigeration room door 3 Moisturizing freezing room 3a Moisturizing freezing room door 4 Ice making room 4a Ice making room door 5 Freezing room 5a Freezing room door 6 Vegetable room 6a Vegetable room door 7 Partition / guide member 7a Recessed part 7b, 13b, 15c Boss portion 7c, 13a, 15a Rail portion 7d Rail front end opening 7e Rail rear end opening 7f Support member mounting portion 13 Guide member 13c Rail front end opening 13d Support member mounting portion 13e Rail rear end opening 14 Door pocket 15 Pull out Container 15b Front upper end thin portion 15d Partition member mounting rib 15e Rail front lower end opening 18 Support member 19 Sliding member 20 Buffer member 21 Partition member 22 Control device

Claims (12)

  In a refrigerator having a plurality of storage chambers arranged in the vertical direction, and having a drawer container installed so as to be able to be pulled out at the upper part of the uppermost storage chamber of the plurality of storage chambers, the refrigerator is provided on the wall surface of the storage chamber. A first drawer guide member that supports the drawer container so that the front side of the drawer container gradually decreases as the drawer container is pulled forward, and a second drawer guide member that is provided at a position facing the first drawer guide member. A drawer guide member, wherein the drawer container has an engaging portion that engages with the first and second drawer guide members.   In Claim 1, The said 2nd drawer | drawing-out guide member is a partition combined use guide member which partitions the upper space in the said uppermost storage chamber into right and left, Comprising: The upper part of the front side of this partition combined use guide member is a depth direction rather than the lower part A refrigerator characterized by having a recessed portion recessed in the surface.   2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the engaging portion of the drawer container is a rail portion and a boss portion provided on a side surface.   4. The refrigerator according to claim 3, further comprising a support member that connects the first and second drawer guide members.   In Claim 3, said 1st and 2nd drawer guide members have a rail part and a boss part, The rail part of this 1st and 2nd drawer guide member engages with the boss part of said drawer container, The refrigerator characterized by the boss | hub part of this 1st and 2nd drawer | drawing-out guide member engaging with the rail part of the said drawer | drawing-out container.   6. The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein the rail portion of each of the first and second drawer guide members has an inclined portion that is gradually inclined downward toward the rear.   6. The refrigerator according to claim 5, further comprising a buffer member so as to cover the front and rear of the boss portion of each of the first and second drawer guide members.   6. The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein a sliding member having slidability and friction is provided on the upper surface of the support member and is engaged with the drawer container.   2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein when the drawer container is drawn forward and tilted, the take-out portion of the drawer container is in a substantially horizontal position with an adjacent shelf.   6. The engagement between the drawer container and the boss part of the first and second drawer guide members or the buffer member at the lower end of the rail front portion of the drawer container, and pulling the drawer container forward. A refrigerator comprising an opening for lifting upward and removing from the refrigerator.   6. The rail rear end opening formed in the rear end of the rail portion of the first and second drawer guide members, and the drawer container formed in a rear portion of the drawer container in a direction toward the back of the refrigerator compartment. A refrigerator having a boss part that pushes the rear end of the drawer container upward after being pushed in and disengages from the rail rear end opening.   2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein an overload preventing member of an elastic body is provided on a front side portion of the drawer container.

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