JP2011242002A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refrigerator hiding a configuration for fixing a partition to a heat insulation box and not impairing an appearance in regard to a refrigerator providing visual observation of an interior of a vegetable chamber from a refrigeration chamber through the partition horizontally partitioning the refrigeration chamber and the vegetable chamber.SOLUTION: The refrigerator 10 includes the heat insulation box 11 arranged with a heat insulating material 11c between an outer box 11a and an inner box 11b, and the partition 60 horizontally partitioning a refrigeration space 20 provided in an interior of the heat insulation box 11. The refrigeration chamber 22 is provided in an upper side of the partition 60, and the vegetable chamber 24 is provided in a lower side of the partition 60. The partition 60 includes a fixed plate 62 secured to the inner box 11b, and a transparent plate 64 arranged in an inner side of the fixed plate 62.

Description

  Embodiments of the present invention relate to a refrigerator.

  A refrigerator compartment, vegetable compartment, ice making compartment, freezer compartment are provided in order from the top inside the heat insulation box constituting the refrigerator body, and the vegetable compartment is closed by partitioning the refrigerator compartment and the vegetable compartment with a transparent partition. Conventionally, a refrigerator that can visually check the inside of a vegetable room through a partition from a refrigerator compartment has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1 below).

JP 11-325705 A

  In the refrigerator as described above, since the partition that partitions the refrigerator compartment and the vegetable compartment is transparent, there is a problem that the configuration for fixing the partition to the heat insulation box is visible through the partition and impairs the beauty. .

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and in a refrigerator capable of visually observing the inside of a vegetable room from the refrigerator compartment through the partition even when the vegetable room is closed, the partition is a heat insulating box. An object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator in which the structure for fixing to the wall is not visible and the appearance is not impaired.

  A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a heat insulating box body in which a heat insulating material is arranged between an outer box and an inner box, and a partition body that vertically partitions a refrigerated space provided inside the heat insulating box body. In the refrigerator having a refrigerator compartment above the partition and a vegetable compartment below the partition, the partition is fixed to the inner box and to the inside of the fixed plate. It is characterized by providing the transparent plate arrange | positioned.

It is a perspective view showing roughly the refrigerator concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing of the refrigerator shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the principal part of the state which removed the door of the refrigerator shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing which expands and shows the principal part of FIG. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the refrigerator 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a heat insulating material in which a foam heat insulating material 11 c is filled between an outer box 11 a forming an outer shell and an inner box 11 b forming a storage space. The refrigerator main body 11 which consists of a box is provided, and the storage space is divided into the upper refrigerating space 20 and the lower freezing space 21 by the heat insulation partition wall 12.

  The refrigerated space 20 is further partitioned vertically by a partition 60, a refrigeration chamber 22 having a plurality of stages of mounting shelves is provided in the upper space, and an upper container 25a and a lower container provided in the lower space in two upper and lower stages. A vegetable room 24 in which 25b is arranged is provided.

  In the freezing space 21 arranged below the vegetable room 24, an ice making room 26 equipped with a relatively small volume automatic ice making device (not shown) and a small freezing room 28 are provided on the left and right, and below the freezing room A chamber 30 is provided.

  The opening of the refrigerating room 22 is closed by a refrigerating room door 23 pivotally supported by hinges provided above and below one side of the refrigerator body 11. The refrigerator compartment door 23 is detected by a door sensor 32 to open and close the door 23.

  The opening of the vegetable compartment 24 is closed by a drawer-type vegetable compartment door 25. A pair of left and right support frames for holding the lower container 25b are fixed to the back side of the vegetable compartment door 25, and the lower container 25b is pulled out of the cabinet as the door is opened.

  An upper container 25a formed of a transparent resin material is disposed above the lower container 25b so that the inside of the lower container 25b can be seen from above through the upper container 25a.

  The upper container 25a is configured to be pulled out of the container independently of the lower container 25b by sliding in the front-rear direction on a rail 24a formed on the side wall surface of the vegetable compartment 24. When the vegetable compartment door 25 is closed, a protruding piece (not shown) protruding from the lower container 25b toward the upper container 25a abuts on the upper container 25a and moves the upper container 25a rearward. The upper container 25a that moves rearward is in contact with the duct cover 18 that forms the back surface of the vegetable compartment 24, and thus further rearward movement is restricted. As a result, the vegetable compartment door 25 of the upper container 25a is closed. Then, it moves to a predetermined position.

  Moreover, the opening part of the ice making room 26, the small freezer room 28, and the freezer room 30 is also obstruct | occluded by the drawer-type doors 27, 29, and 31 like the vegetable room 24, and the back surface side of each drawer-type door 27,29,31 The storage container is held by a pair of left and right support frames fixed to each other, and the storage container is configured to be pulled out of the cabinet as the door is opened.

  And the partition body 60 which partitions off the refrigerator compartment 22 and the vegetable compartment 24 is provided with the stationary plate 62 latched to the inner box 11b of the refrigerator main body 11, and the transparent plate 64 arrange | positioned inside the stationary plate 62. As shown in FIG.

  The fixed plate 62 is made of an opaque resin molded body formed into a plate shape that matches the internal shape of the refrigerated space 20. As shown in FIG. 3, the fixed plate 62 is supported by a protrusion 18 a whose rear end protrudes inward (front) from the duct cover 18 constituting the back surface of the refrigerator compartment 22, and the front end is a partition cover. 41 is locked. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the left and right side end portions of the fixing plate 62 are supported by the projecting portions 17 projecting inward from the side walls of the refrigerator compartment 22, and are provided on the projecting portions 17. The fixing plate 62 is disposed in the refrigerator main body 11 by being locked and fixed to the pawl 17a.

  Above the fixed plate 62, a top plate 42 that extends over the entire width of the refrigerator that also serves as a mounting shelf is disposed at a position retracted backward by a predetermined distance from the front end of the fixed plate 62. In this embodiment, the space partitioned vertically by the fixed plate 62 and the top plate 42 is divided into three spaces in the refrigerator width direction by two vertical partition walls 44 and 46 (see FIGS. 1 and 3). .

  Specifically, the vertical partition wall 44 is disposed close to one side wall (left side wall) of the refrigerator compartment 22, and the vertical partition wall 46 is disposed in the vicinity of the central portion in the refrigerator width direction. A water supply tank 13 for storing ice-making water is disposed in a space between one side wall of the refrigerator compartment 22 and the vertical partition wall 44.

  In the space between the vertical partition wall 44 and the vertical partition wall 46, the drawer-type storage container 14 is arranged in two upper and lower stages, and is provided on the opposing surface of the vertical partition wall 44 and the vertical partition wall 46. A side surface of the storage container 14 is slidably supported by rails (not shown).

  In a space sandwiched between the vertical partition wall 46 and the other side wall (right side wall) of the refrigerating chamber 22, a drawer type chilled container 15 is disposed, and on the opposite surface between the vertical partition wall 46 and the other side wall of the refrigerating chamber 22. A side surface of the chilled container 15 is slidably supported by a provided rail (not shown).

  The fixing plate 62 has a mounting hole 66 that penetrates the fixing plate 62 at a position shifted in the refrigerator compartment width direction from the position where the water supply tank 13 is disposed, for example, at a position in front of the storage container 14 and the chilled container 15. Is provided.

  The attachment hole 66 is provided above the front end of the upper container 25a that has moved to the predetermined position in the closed state of the vegetable compartment door 25 as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 4, the mounting hole portion 66 has a stepped stepped portion 67 that narrows downward and is formed on the inner peripheral edge, and a recessed portion 69 that is recessed downward is provided surrounding the outer periphery of the mounting hole 66. Yes.

  The transparent plate 64 is a plate-shaped molded body made of a transparent resin, and includes a plate portion 64a having a recessed shape on the inner side compared to the peripheral portion, and leg portions 64b protruding downward from the plate portion 64a.

  The transparent plate 64 is fixed to the mounting hole 66 by fitting the leg portion 64b into the stepped portion 67 formed in the mounting hole 66, and in the state of being fixed to the mounting hole 66, the transparent plate 64 is outside the mounting hole 66. It is located below the recess 69 provided at the peripheral edge.

  Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the partition 60 has a shape that is recessed below the fixed plate 62 in the transparent plate 64, and the storage container 14 and the chilled container 15 that are located behind the transparent plate 64 are When pulled out forward, a vertical gap S is formed between the bottom surface of the storage container 14 and the chilled container 15 and the transparent plate 64.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the drawer amount to the front of the storage container 14 and the chilled container 15 is provided longer than the length dimension along the refrigerator front-back direction of the transparent plate 64, and the storage container 14 and the chilled container 15 are provided. The bottom front ends of the storage container 14 and the chilled container 15 are positioned forward of the transparent plate 64 when pulled out to the front end.

  A guide groove 68 that guides the water supply tank 13 to a predetermined position is provided in front of a space between the left side wall of the refrigerator compartment 22 and the vertical partition wall 44. As described above, since the mounting hole 66 is disposed at a position shifted in the cold room width direction from the position where the water supply tank 13 is disposed, the guide groove 68 is disposed avoiding the transparent plate 64.

  In addition, an illumination device 80 that illuminates the vegetable compartment 24 is disposed on the lower surface of the fixed plate 62. In the present embodiment, the lighting device 80 is disposed behind the attachment hole 66 and illuminates the upper container 25a and the lower container 25b in the vegetable compartment 24 from the lower position of the transparent plate 64 to the rear. When the door sensor 32 detects the opening of the refrigerator compartment door 23, the lighting device 80 is supplied with power from a control unit (not shown) and is turned on.

  As described above, in the refrigerator 10 according to the present embodiment, the partition body 60 that vertically partitions the refrigerator compartment 22 and the vegetable compartment 24 is fixed to the fixing plate 62 that is locked to the inner box 11 b that constitutes the refrigerator main body 11. And a transparent plate 64 disposed inside 62. Thereby, while the vegetable compartment door 25 is in the closed state, the inside of the vegetable compartment 24 can be visually observed through the transparent plate 64 disposed inside the stationary plate 62 from the refrigerator compartment 22 and the stationary plate 62. By providing opaque, the structure for fixing the partition 60 to the inner box 11b of the refrigerator main body 11 cannot be seen, and the aesthetic appearance of the refrigerator is not impaired.

  In addition, since the fixing plate 62 supports a large load such as the water supply tank 13, the storage container 14, the chilled container 15, and the like, the fixing plate 62 needs to be firmly fixed to the refrigerator main body 11, and the configuration for that becomes large. Since almost no load is applied to the transparent plate 64 from the outside, the configuration for fixing the transparent plate 64 to the fixing plate 62 is lighter and less conspicuous than the configuration for fixing the fixing plate 62. Even if the transparent plate 64 is disposed inside the fixed plate 62, the aesthetic appearance is hardly impaired.

  Moreover, in the refrigerator 10 of this embodiment, when the storage container 14 and the chilled container 15 located behind the transparent plate 64 are pulled out forward, the space between the bottom surface of the storage container 14 and the chilled container 15 and the transparent plate 64 is reduced. Since there is a vertical gap S, the transparent plate 64 is in contact with the bottom surfaces of the storage container 14 and the chilled container 15 and is not easily damaged, and can maintain a good visibility over a long period of time.

  Moreover, in the refrigerator 10 of this embodiment, since the illuminating device 80 is arrange | positioned in the vegetable room 24 attached to the lower surface of the fixing plate 62, and the inside of the vegetable compartment 24 can be illuminated by this illuminating device 80, the vegetable compartment Even in a state where the door 25 is closed, the field of view inside the vegetable compartment 24 can be secured. Moreover, since the lighting device 80 disposed in the vegetable compartment 24 is turned on when the refrigerator compartment door 23 is opened, the lighting device 80 can be turned on when necessary, and wasteful consumption of power can be suppressed. it can. Furthermore, in the refrigerator 10 of this embodiment, in the state which closed the vegetable compartment door 25, since the front-end part of the upper container 25a is located under the transparent plate 64, the vegetable compartment 24 passes through the transparent plate 64 from the refrigerator compartment 22. In addition to the upper container 25a disposed in the container, the inside of the lower container 25b disposed therebelow can be visually observed, and the usability can be improved.

  Moreover, in the refrigerator 10 of this embodiment, the water supply tank 13 on the partition 60 is arrange | positioned in the position shifted | deviated from the transparent plate 64 to the refrigerator compartment width direction, and the guide groove 68 which guides the water supply tank 13 to a predetermined position is provided. The transparent plate 64 is disposed avoiding. Therefore, even if the water supply tank 13 is slid in the guide groove 68, the transparent plate 64 is not damaged, and the visibility of the transparent plate 64 can be kept good for a long time.

  In the present embodiment, the partition 60 is provided in a shape in which the transparent plate 64 is recessed below the fixed plate 62, so that the vertical direction is provided between the bottom surface of the storage container 14 and the chilled container 15 and the transparent plate 64. For example, by arranging the bottom surfaces of the storage container 14 and the chilled container 15 above the partition body 60, the vertical direction is provided between the bottom surface of the storage container 14 and the chilled container 15 and the transparent plate 64. A gap S may be formed.

  In the present embodiment, the lighting device 80 is disposed behind the mounting hole 66 and is configured to illuminate the vegetable compartment 24 from the lower position of the transparent plate 64 to the rear. The lighting device 80 may be disposed in front of the mounting hole 66 on the lower surface of the lighting device. By arranging the illumination device 80 in this way, when the illumination is performed from the lower position of the transparent plate 64 to the rear, the optical axis of the illumination device 80 is directed backward, and the light reflected by the bottom surface of the upper container 25a passes through the transparent plate 64. The user does not reach the front of the refrigerating room and the user does not feel dazzled.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Refrigerator 11 ... Refrigerator main body (heat insulation box) 11a ... Outer box 11b ... Inner box 11c ... Foam insulation 12 ... Heat insulation partition wall 13 ... Water supply tank 14 ... Storage container 15 ... Chilled container 22 ... Refrigeration room 24 ... Vegetable room 25 ... Vegetable room door 25a ... Upper container 25b ... Lower container 26 ... Ice making room 28 ... Small freezer room 30 ... Freezer room 32 ... Door sensor 41 ... Partition cover 60 ... Partition body 62 ... Fixed plate 64 ... Transparent plate 64a ... Plate part 64b ... Leg part 66 ... Mounting hole part 67 ... Step part 68 ... Guide groove 69 ... Recessed part 80 ... Illuminating device S ... Gap

Claims (6)

A heat insulating box body in which a heat insulating material is arranged between an outer box and an inner box; and a partition body that vertically partitions a refrigerated space provided inside the heat insulating box body, and a refrigerator room is provided above the partition body. In a refrigerator provided with a vegetable compartment below the partition,
The said partition is provided with the stationary plate latched to the said inner box, and the transparent plate arrange | positioned inside the said stationary plate, The refrigerator characterized by the above-mentioned. A drawer-type container disposed above the partition;
The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a vertical gap is provided between a bottom surface of the container and the transparent plate.   The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a lighting device is disposed in the vegetable compartment.   The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein when the door that closes the front opening of the refrigerator compartment is opened, the lighting device is turned on. A lower container drawn out from the vegetable compartment by opening a vegetable compartment door that closes the front opening of the vegetable compartment, and an upper container disposed above the lower container,
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a front end portion of the upper container is located below the transparent plate in a closed state of the vegetable compartment.   The water supply tank for storing ice-making water is disposed on the upper surface of the partition body at a position shifted in the refrigerator compartment width direction from the transparent plate. The refrigerator according to item.

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