JP2018105581A - Egg storage case and refrigerator using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an egg storage case having good usability and a refrigerator using the same.SOLUTION: A refrigerator includes: a refrigeration chamber provided in a refrigerator body; and an egg storage case 50 installed in a frontward/backward direction in the refrigeration chamber. The egg storage case comprises a case part 51 and an egg storage plate 53 having a plurality of recessed parts 52. The egg storage plate 53 is installed so as to be higher toward the depth of the case part 51. Thereby, as the eggs stored in the recessed parts in the egg storage plate of the egg storage case are located at higher position toward the depth of the refrigerator, they can be taken out by inserting a hand from a near side of the case part easily even without drawing the case part from the refrigeration chamber.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 28

Description

  The present invention relates to an egg storage case and a refrigerator using the same.

  Generally, a refrigerator is provided with an egg storage case in a refrigerator compartment so that eggs can be stored (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 42 shows a refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator described in Patent Document 1, and an egg storage case 104 is provided in the refrigerator compartment 101 next to a chilled compartment 103 formed by one of the shelf boards 102 so that it can be pulled out.

  As shown in FIG. 43, the egg storage case 104 is formed by integrally forming a plate 106 provided with a plurality of recessed portions 105 in a case portion 107. In some cases, the plate 106 provided with the recessed portion 105 and the case portion 107 are separated, and in this separate system, the case portion 107 can be used as a storage case other than eggs by removing the plate 106. So this separate system has become mainstream.

JP 2009-270810 A

  However, both the egg storage case 104 and the separate one have the plate 106 installed horizontally, and when the egg stored in the back is taken out, the case part 107 is pulled out and taken out. There was a problem that it was necessary and troublesome.

  The present invention solves such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an easy-to-use egg storage case that can take out an egg in the back without pulling out the case, and a refrigerator using the egg storage case.

  In order to achieve the above object, an egg storage case of the present invention comprises a case portion and an egg storage plate having a plurality of recesses, and the egg storage plate is inclined so as to increase toward the back of the case portion. As a configuration.

  Thereby, since the egg stored in the recessed part of the egg storage plate is located upward as it goes back, the egg can be easily taken out by inserting a hand from the front side of the case part without pulling out the case part.

  Further, the refrigerator of the present invention includes a refrigerator compartment provided in the refrigerator body, and an egg storage case installed in the front-rear direction of the refrigerator compartment, and the egg storage case has an egg storage having a case portion and a plurality of recesses. The egg storage plate is configured to be inclined so as to increase in the depth direction of the case portion.

As a result, the egg stored in the recessed portion of the egg storage plate of the egg storage case is positioned higher as it goes deeper into the refrigerator compartment, so that the user can insert his hand from the front side of the case portion without pulling the case portion out of the refrigerator compartment. You can take out the egg.

  The present invention can provide an egg storage case and an easy-to-use refrigerator with which the eggs can be easily taken out by the above configuration.

The perspective view of the refrigerator in Embodiment 1 of this invention Front view showing the inside of the refrigerator Cross section of the refrigerator Explanatory drawing explaining the cold air flow of the refrigerator Sectional drawing which shows the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator Front view showing the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator The exploded perspective view which shows the refrigerator compartment duct of the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator Cross-sectional view of the refrigerator refrigeration duct The perspective view which shows the installation state of the shelf board in the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator The expansion perspective view which shows the shelf installation state of the refrigerator The enlarged perspective view of the principal part which shows the shelf installation state of the refrigerator The expanded sectional view of the principal part which shows the shelf installation state of the refrigerator The perspective view which shows the shelf board support state in the storage chamber of the refrigerator Explanatory drawing explaining the state which takes out a shelf board from the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator The expansion perspective view which shows the shelf support part in the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator (A) The perspective view which shows the support part of the shelf board in the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator, (b) The side view (A) Sectional drawing which shows the rear part supporting state of the shelf board in the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator, (b) Perspective view which shows the rear part supporting state of the shelf board, (c) Sectional view which shows the front part supporting state of the shelf board The top view which shows the shelf support state in the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator Top view of the shelf of the refrigerator The top view which shows progress in the middle when taking out a shelf board from the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator The perspective view which shows the shelf board in the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator The perspective view which shows the illuminating device of the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator Explanatory drawing which shows the lighting state of the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator The perspective view which shows the state which removed the substrate holding case from the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator The perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the side wall light source unit used as one of the illuminating devices of the refrigerator Sectional drawing which shows the side wall light source unit of the refrigerator, and its installation state Sectional drawing which shows the top surface light source unit used as one of the illuminating devices of the refrigerator, and its installation state A perspective view of an egg storage case provided in the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator An exploded perspective view of the egg storage case of the refrigerator Perspective view when the door is pulled out from the freezer compartment of the refrigerator (A) Perspective view of a three-stage rail device that supports a storage case provided in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator, (b) A perspective view when the three-stage support rail device is extended. The perspective view which shows the main body rail of the freezer compartment of the refrigerator A perspective view showing a three-stage storage case provided in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator Sectional drawing which shows the storage case support structure of the 1st step | paragraph among the three-stage structure storage case of the refrigerator Sectional drawing which shows the support structure between each storage case of the three-stage structure storage case of the refrigerator The perspective view which shows the third-stage storage case among the three-stage structure storage cases of the refrigerator A perspective view when a three-stage storage case is pulled out from the freezer compartment of the refrigerator Side view when a three-stage storage case is pulled out of the refrigerator freezer A perspective view when the third storage case is pulled out of the refrigerator body from the freezer compartment of the refrigerator Side view when the third storage case is pulled out of the refrigerator body from the freezer compartment (A) (b) (c) (d) Explanatory drawing which shows the drawer state of each storage case from the refrigerator main body of the refrigerator. The perspective view which shows the egg storage case installation state of the conventional refrigerator A perspective view showing the conventional egg storage case

  1st invention is an egg storage case, The said egg storage case consists of a case part and the egg storage plate which has several recessed part, and the said egg storage plate is so high that it goes to the back of a case part. It is as the composition installed in.

  As a result, the egg stored in the concave portion of the egg storage plate of the egg storage case is positioned upward as it goes back, so it is easy to insert a hand from the front side of the case part without pulling the case part out of the refrigerator compartment. Eggs can be taken out.

  According to a second invention, in the first invention, the case portion and the egg storage plate are detachable as separate components.

  Thereby, an egg storage plate can be removed from a case part, the said case part can be utilized as storage cases other than an egg, and a storage use can be expanded.

  According to a third invention, in the first or second invention, the case portion is provided with a locking portion having a shape such that the height of the side wall increases toward the back, and the egg storage plate is engaged with the locking portion. The engaging portion is provided with a mating portion.

  As a result, the egg storage plate can be installed at an angle simply by engaging the engaging portion and the engaging portion, and the egg storage plate is installed in the case portion with the engagement between the engaging portion and the engaging portion being removed. By doing so, the egg storage plate can be made horizontal, and can be used properly according to the user's preference.

  According to a fourth invention, in the first to third inventions, the case portion has a handle provided at a front portion thereof.

  Thereby, it becomes easy to pull out the case part, and usability when used for storing other than eggs can be improved.

  5th invention is a refrigerator, This refrigerator is provided with the refrigerator compartment provided in the refrigerator main body, and the egg storage case installed in the front-back direction in the said refrigerator compartment, The said egg storage case is 1st-4th. It is set as the egg storage case as described in any of these.

  As a result, the egg stored in the recessed portion of the egg storage plate of the egg storage case is positioned higher as it goes deeper into the refrigerator compartment, so that the user can insert his hand from the front side of the case portion without pulling the case portion out of the refrigerator compartment And you can easily remove the eggs.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
1-4 is a figure explaining the whole refrigerator structure, FIGS. 5-8 is a figure explaining a refrigerator compartment and its cooling structure, FIGS. 9-12 is a figure explaining the shelf board structure in a refrigerator compartment, FIG. FIGS. 13 to 21 are diagrams for explaining the shelves supporting structure of the refrigerator compartment, FIGS. 22 to 27 are diagrams for explaining the lighting structure of the vegetable compartment, FIGS. 28 and 29 are diagrams for explaining the egg storage case, and FIGS. FIG. 41 is a diagram for explaining the storage case configuration of the freezer compartment.

(1-1. Overall configuration of refrigerator)
First, the whole structure of a refrigerator is demonstrated using FIGS.

  1 to 4, the refrigerator according to the present embodiment includes a refrigerator body 1 having an opening at the front. The refrigerator body 1 includes a metal outer box 2, a hard resin inner box 3, and the outside. It is comprised with the foam heat insulating material 4 which installed and filled the vacuum heat insulating material (it shows with a black line in FIG. 3) between the box 2 and the inner box 3, and several storage chambers are comprised by the partition plates 5, 6 grade | etc., A partition is formed. Each storage chamber of the refrigerator main body 1 is openable and closable by a rotary door 7 or drawer type doors 8, 9, 10, 11 adopting the same heat insulation structure as the refrigerator main body 1.

  The storage room formed in the refrigerator body 1 includes an uppermost refrigerating room 14, a small second freezing room 15 provided below the refrigerating room 14, and an ice making room 16 provided beside the second freezing room 15. And a large-capacity first freezer compartment 18 (hereinafter referred to simply as the freezer compartment) 18 provided between the second freezer compartment 15 and the ice making compartment 16 and the lowermost vegetable compartment 17. It is. The refrigerator compartment 14 is provided with a plurality of shelves 19, and a chilled compartment 20 is provided below the shelf boards 19.

  The refrigerator compartment 14 is a storage compartment for refrigerated storage, and is cooled at a low temperature that does not freeze, specifically, usually set to 1 to 5 ° C. The chilled chamber 20 provided in the refrigerator compartment is set to a temperature of about 1 ° C., which is slightly lower than the refrigerator compartment 14, and is cooled.

  The vegetable room 17 is a storage room whose temperature is set equal to or slightly higher than that of the refrigerated room 14, and is specifically set to 2 to 7 ° C. and cooled. Since the vegetable compartment 17 becomes high humidity due to moisture generated from stored food such as vegetables, condensation may occur if it is too cold locally. For this reason, the amount of cooling is reduced by setting the temperature relatively high, and the occurrence of condensation due to local overcooling is suppressed.

  The freezer compartment 18 and the second freezer compartment 15 are storage rooms set in a freezing temperature zone, specifically, usually set at −22 to −18 ° C. and cooled, It may be set to a low temperature such as −30 ° C. or −25 ° C. to be cooled.

  In addition, the 2nd freezer compartment 15 is good also as a switching chamber which can switch cooling temperature from a freezing temperature zone to a refrigerator temperature zone.

  On the other hand, a cooling chamber 23 is provided on the back surface of the freezing chamber 18, and a cooling device 24 that generates cold air and a cooling fan 25 that supplies the cold air to the chambers are installed in the cooling chamber 23. . Further, a defrosting means 26 constituted by a glass tube heater or the like is provided below the cooler 24.

  The cooler 24 includes a compressor 27, a condenser (not shown), a heat radiating pipe (not shown), and a capillary tube (not shown) connected in a ring shape to form a refrigeration cycle. Then, cooling is performed by circulation of the refrigerant compressed by the compressor 27.

  The cooling fan 25 is provided above the cooler 24, and the refrigerator compartment 14 is connected via a refrigerator compartment duct 28, a freezer compartment duct (not shown), and a vegetable compartment duct 29 (see FIG. 4) connected to the downstream side thereof. Cold air is supplied to the freezer compartment 18, the vegetable compartment 17, etc., and these rooms are cooled.

  Hereinafter, the structure of the said refrigerator compartment 14, the freezer compartment 18, and the vegetable compartment 17 is demonstrated.

(1-2. Cold room and its cooling configuration)
Next, the refrigerator compartment and its cooling configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The refrigerator compartment 14 is located at the uppermost part of the refrigerator main body 1 and has a plurality of shelf boards 19 as shown in FIG. 5 and the like, and lighting devices 30 are provided on the side surfaces and the front portions of the top surface. . The configuration of the shelf plate 19 and the configuration of the lighting device 30 will be described later.

  In addition, the above-described refrigerator compartment duct 28 is provided vertically on the back surface of the refrigerator compartment 14. As shown in FIG. 7, the refrigerator compartment duct 28 is configured by covering the refrigerator compartment side surface of a duct member 28 a made of foamed polystyrene with a resin duct cover 28 b, and between the refrigerator compartment 14 and the freezer compartment 18. The partition plate 5 is attached to the rear surface of the refrigerator compartment so as to cover the refrigerator air supply port 22 of the partition plate 5 and communicates with the cooling chamber 23. And the refrigerator compartment damper 37 is built in the lower part of the channel | path part 21 connected to the said refrigerator air supply port 22 of the said duct member 28a, and the damper cover 28c which consists of a foamed polystyrene is fitted in the back side part, and the refrigerator compartment damper 37 is covered. ing.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the refrigerator compartment duct 28 is provided so as to protrude forward from the refrigerator compartment rear wall 14a, and the thickness of the front wall of the duct member 28a is the wall thickness of the refrigerator compartment damper installation portion. It is thick and is formed so as to become thinner as it goes upward from the refrigerator compartment damper installation part. Then, the upper Symbol duct cover 28b Yes formed extending ribs 28d that extend to the left and right sides together, obscuring the front side discharge port 28e formed in the duct member 28a side portion.

(1-3. Shelf board configuration in the refrigerator compartment)
Next, the shelf board structure provided in the refrigerator compartment 14 is demonstrated using FIGS. 9-12.

  The shelf board 19 is provided in the front part of the refrigerator compartment duct 28 of the refrigerator compartment 14, and is detachably supported by the support part 32 (refer FIG. 13, FIG. 16) of the refrigerator compartment side wall. The support structure of the shelf board 19 by this support part 32 is mentioned later.

  Each of the shelf plates 19 is installed in such a manner that its rear edge abuts against the front surface of the refrigerator compartment duct 28, but the refrigerator compartment duct 28 protrudes forward from the refrigerator compartment rear wall 14a. As shown in FIG. 10, projecting pieces 33 projecting backward are provided on both sides of the rear end edge of the shelf plate so as to close the gap to the refrigerator compartment back wall 14a generated on both sides of the refrigerator compartment duct.

  Of the projecting pieces 33 provided on the shelf plate 19, the projecting piece 33a provided on the uppermost shelf plate 19a has a refrigerator compartment duct 28 in which the refrigerating chamber duct 28 of the portion where the projecting piece 33a is located is connected to the refrigerator main body 1. It is a shape that is bent forward from the relationship of being installed above the back surface of the wall, and is a long and large shape that protrudes to the refrigerator compartment back wall 14a. Therefore, in this refrigerator, as shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, the protruding piece 33a provided in the part is inclined so as to be positioned higher toward the rear end edge, and the rear end edge of the inclined surface 33aa is a refrigerator compartment. It is made to oppose the vicinity of the bent part which protrudes ahead of the duct 28 and bends.

  Further, a cold air return gap t having a width that allows cool air to flow, for example, a width of about 10 to 20 mm, is formed behind the rear end edges of the protruding pieces 33 and 33a provided on the shelf plates 19 and 19a. Yes.

  The protruding pieces 33 of the shelf plate 19 other than the protruding piece 33a of the uppermost shelf 19a are protruded horizontally, but this may be provided so that the rear edge thereof is positioned upward.

(1-4. Shelf board support structure in the refrigerator compartment)
Next, the support structure of the shelf 19 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As described above, the shelf plate 19 is supported by the rail-like support portion 32 provided on the side wall of the refrigerator compartment 14. The support portion 32 includes a front support portion 34 and a rear support portion 35, as shown in FIGS. The front support portion 34 and the rear support portion 35 are discontinuous, and a recess 36 is provided therebetween. Further, the rear end portion of the rear support portion 35 has a two-stage structure and is formed with a lower support surface portion 35a.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 19, the shelf 19 placed on the support portion 32 (34, 35) has a resin frame member on the outer periphery of a translucent shelf member 38 made of tempered glass or the like. 39, and a receiving portion 40 supported by the front support portion 34 of the support portion 32 is provided on both front sides thereof, and the rear portion is a notched portion 39a having no receiving portion. . The receiving portion 40 is formed with a convex portion 39 b that fits into the recess 36 of the support portion 32.

  Further, the rear side portion of the shelf plate 19 that is a notched portion 39a without a receiving portion can be placed on a support surface portion 35a provided on the rear support portion 35 of the support portion 32, but the front support portion 34. It has a width that cannot be placed on. That is, the width dimension of the rear both sides of the shelf board 19 is set to be larger than the width dimension between the support surface parts 35 a of the rear support part 35 and smaller than the dimension between the front support parts 34. In this example, the protrusion dimension from the wall surface of the front support part 34 on either the left or right side provided in the freezer compartment 18 is made larger than the protrusion dimension of the other front support part 34, and the width dimension between the front support parts 34. However, this may be performed by changing the width of the notch 39a at the rear part of the shelf board 19 on the left and right sides.

  When both the rear side portions of the shelf plate 19 are placed on the support surface portion 35a of the rear support portion 35 as shown in FIGS. 17 (a) and 17 (b), the upper surface thereof is more than the support surface portion 35a of the rear support portion 35. The upper surface portion 35b is configured to be substantially flush with the upper surface portion 35b.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 17 (c), the receiving portions 40 provided on both front sides of the frame member 39 of the shelf plate 19 have a substantially U-shaped concave groove 41 for gripping the front support portion 34. It is provided, and both front side portions of the shelf plate 19 are configured to fit the concave groove 41 to the front support portion 34 and support it.

(1-5. Illumination configuration in refrigerated room)
Next, the structure of the illuminating device 30 provided in the refrigerator compartment 14 is demonstrated using FIGS.

The illuminating device 30 includes a top light source unit 43 provided in the width direction of the top of the refrigerator compartment and a side light source unit 44 provided on the side wall of the refrigerator compartment.

  In this example, the side wall light source unit 44 provided on the side wall of the refrigerating chamber is separately provided separately in two separate upper and lower sides. Each of the side wall light source units 44 and 44 includes a light source substrate 46 on which a light source 45 made of an LED is mounted as shown in FIG. 25. The light source substrate 46 is assembled in a substrate holding case 47 and the front side, that is, A light source cover 48 made of a light transmissive material is attached to the inside of the refrigerator compartment.

  As shown in FIG. 25, the substrate holding case 47 has a shape in which the substrate holding portions 47a and 47a of the side wall light source units 44 and 44 are connected and integrated by a connecting bar 47b. The bridge shape forms a space 49 for material flow.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 26, the light source 45 attached to the light source substrate 46 is provided so as to be inclined so as to irradiate light in the back direction of the refrigerator compartment 14, and a portion of the light source cover 48 facing the light source 45. Is also inclined in the same manner.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the side wall light source units 44, 44 provided on the side walls of the refrigerating chamber are arranged in the second, third and third steps from the top of the shelf plate 19 provided in the refrigerating chamber 14. It arrange | positions between the shelf boards 19 of the 4th step | paragraph, Furthermore, it is provided so that it may be located above the center in the height direction between each shelf boards 19. FIG.

  On the other hand, the top surface light source unit 43 provided on the top surface of the refrigerator compartment 14 has a plurality of top surface light sources 43a made of LEDs continuously arranged on the top surface light source substrate 43b as shown in FIG. The light source 43a is put in a top surface substrate holding case 43c and covered with a light transmissive top surface light source cover 43d so as to be formed in a long shape. The top surface light source 43a is forward of the front edge of the uppermost shelf 19a. It is arranged to be located. Further, the top light source cover 43d is arranged so as to overlap with the front edge of the uppermost shelf 19a.

(1-6. Egg storage case configuration in a refrigerator)
Next, the structure of the egg storage case provided in the refrigerator compartment 14 is demonstrated using FIG. 28, FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the refrigerator is configured such that an egg storage case 50 is detachably placed on the upper surface of a chilled chamber 20 provided in the lower part of the refrigerator compartment 14 so that eggs can be stored.

  As shown in FIG. 28, the egg storage case 50 includes a case portion 51 and an egg storage plate 53 having a plurality of recesses 52, and the egg storage plate 53 is higher toward the rear, that is, in the back direction. The case part 51 is detachably installed.

  As shown in FIG. 29, the case portion 51 has a bottom surface portion 51a, a handle portion 54 is provided at the front portion thereof, and the side wall 51b has a shape that becomes higher toward the rear, that is, toward the back. A pair of locking portions 55 that are recessed in a concave shape are provided on the inner surface portion.

On the other hand, the egg storage plate 53 is provided with a pair of engaging portions 56 formed of pins or the like protruding outward on the side wall portion of the rear portion thereof, and the engaging portions 56 are locked to the locking portions 55 so that the case It can be fitted and installed in the case 51, or can be fitted and installed in the case 51 in such a manner that it is placed on the bottom surface 51 a of the case 51 without locking the engaging 56 to the locking 55. It has become.
(1-7. Freezer compartment and storage case configuration)
Next, the freezer compartment 18 and a three-stage storage case provided therein will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 3, and 30 to 41.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the freezer compartment 18 is below the refrigerator compartment 14 and in front of the cooler compartment 23, and has three-stage storage cases 58, 59, and 60 that can be taken in and out. And the cold air from the cooling chamber 23 is supplied through the freezing cold air outlet 23a (refer FIG. 4) provided in the back of the freezer compartment, and it cools.

The freezing cold air outlets 23 a to the freezer compartment 18 are provided in a plurality of stages (only one stage is shown in FIG. 4 for simplification), and the uppermost cold air outlet is provided in the ice making chamber 16 and the second freezer compartment 15. Cold air is supplied, and the cold air outlets in the middle and lower stages supply cold air into the freezer compartment 18.

  The freezer compartment 18 is provided with a freezing damper (not shown) in the freezer cold air return port 57 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) provided in the lower portion thereof, and controls the amount of cold air supplied to the freezer compartment 18. Thus, the freezer compartment 18 can be efficiently cooled.

  As shown in FIG. 30, the three-stage storage cases 58, 59, 60 provided in the freezer compartment 18 can be freely inserted and removed by a door 11 that opens and closes the freezer compartment 18 of the refrigerator body 1.

  That is, a three-stage rail device (hereinafter referred to as a three-stage rail device) 61 is attached in the freezer compartment 18, and a door rail fixed to the inner surface of the door 11 of the freezer compartment 18 on the three-stage rail device 61. 62 is engaged.

  As shown in FIG. 31, the three-stage rail device 61 includes three rails stacked in three stages, that is, a fixed rail 63, an intermediate rail 64, and a container support rail 65. 64 is movable, and the container support rail 65 is movable with respect to the intermediate rail 64. Then, as shown in FIG. 34, the fixed rail 63 (the side plate portion 63a) is fixed to the inner wall surface (inner wall surface of the inner box 3) of the freezer compartment 18 with screws or the like, and the door rail 62 is mounted on the container support rail 65. Is engaged. This engagement is performed by fitting a protrusion 65a (see FIG. 31) provided on the container support rail 65 into a notch (not shown) provided on the door rail 62 or the like.

  By adopting the above-described configuration, that is, the three-stage rail device 61, the first-stage storage case 58 can be pulled out of the refrigerator main body 1 up to the rear end of the case.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 35, the convex portion 67 provided on the bottom side surface of the second-stage storage case 59 is placed on the first guide rail portion 66 provided at the opening edge of the first-stage storage case 58, The case rear end portion of the second-stage storage case 59 together with the first-stage storage case 58 can be pulled out of the refrigerator main body 1.

  Further, the third-stage storage case 60 has first and second protrusions 68a and 68b (see FIG. 36) provided on the bottom side surface thereof and a second guide rail provided at the opening edge of the second-stage storage case 59. The main body sliding projection 70 (see FIG. 36), which is placed on the portion 69 and protrudes laterally on the rear side surface, is fitted to the main body rail 71 fixed to the side wall of the freezer compartment 18. The main body rail 71 and the second-stage storage case 59 support the main body rail 71.

  The third-stage storage case 60 has a linking projection 72 that protrudes below the upper end of the rear end wall of the second-stage storage case 59 at a slightly inner front side of the second protrusion 68b on the bottom side surface. 36 (see FIG. 36), and by pulling out the second-stage storage case 59, the upper end of the rear wall of the second-stage storage case 59 is engaged with the linking projection 72, so that the third-stage storage case 60 is It comes to pull out.

  The second-stage and third-stage storage cases 58 and 59 are formed so that the front and rear lengths thereof are slightly shorter than the first-stage storage case 60, and when the door 11 is pulled out, as shown in FIGS. The first and second storage cases 58 and 59 are pulled out to the outside of the refrigerator main body 1 to the rear end thereof, and the third storage case 60 is pulled out to a position where the rear end wall portion is located in the refrigerator main body 1. It is configured to be in a state similar to Rehina.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 32, a mountain-shaped protrusion 71a is formed in the vicinity of the front end of the main body rail 71 on the side wall of the freezer compartment 18, and when the third-stage storage case 60 is pulled out in the shape of a platform, this mountain is formed. The main body sliding projection 70 provided on the rear side surface of the third-stage storage case 60 is in contact with the shape projection 71a. In this state, when the third-stage storage case 60 is manually pulled out, The second protrusion 68b passes over the mountain-shaped protrusion 71a and moves onto the second guide rail portion 69 of the second-stage storage case 59 so that it can slide forward on the second-stage storage case 59. When the third-stage storage case 60 is further pulled out, the rear-end wall of the third-stage storage case 60 can be pulled out of the refrigerator main body 1 as shown in FIGS.

  About the refrigerator comprised as mentioned above, the effect is demonstrated below.

  First, the cooling of the entire refrigerator will be briefly described.

  When the temperature of the refrigerator compartment 14 becomes higher than the set temperature, the refrigerator drives the compressor 27 and the cooling fan 25, and the cooling fan 25 supplies the cool air generated by the cooler 24 to each chamber.

  The cold air from the cooling fan 25 is supplied to the refrigerating room duct 28 from the refrigerating cold air supply port 22 via the refrigerating room damper 37, and enters the refrigerating room 14 from the side discharge ports 28 e opened on the left and right side surfaces of the refrigerating room duct 28. The blow-out refrigerator compartment 14 is cooled.

  The cool air from the cooling fan 25 is supplied to the vegetable compartment 17 through the vegetable compartment duct 29 to cool the vegetable compartment 17.

  Further, the cold air from the cooling fan 25 is supplied from the freezing cold air outlet 23a to the freezing chamber 18 and the ice making chamber 16 and the second freezing chamber 15 located in front of the cooling chamber to cool these chambers.

  Next, the effect regarding the shelf board 19 in the refrigerator compartment 14 is demonstrated.

  A variety of foods are stored in the refrigerator compartment 14. Of these various kinds of foods, small foods are stored in the back of the shelf 19, and the refrigerator compartment duct 28 protruding forward is provided. There is a risk of falling from a gap formed between the refrigerator compartment back wall 14a.

  However, in this refrigerator, the gap portion is blocked by the protruding piece 33 provided at the rear edge of the shelf plate, so that it can be prevented from falling.

  In particular, the gap formed behind the rear edge of the uppermost shelf 19 has a shape in which the refrigerator compartment duct 28 is bent and protrudes forward from the refrigerator compartment rear wall 14a. Although it is easy, even if it is a part in which such a big clearance gap is formed, the fall of small foodstuffs can be prevented reliably.

  That is, since the protruding piece 33 provided on the uppermost shelf 19 is an inclined surface 33aa that is inclined so as to be positioned higher toward the rear end edge, small foods move toward the rear end edge side of the protruding piece 33. In addition, since the inclined surface 33aa is inclined upward, the interval between the rear edge and the surface of the portion protruding forward of the refrigerator compartment duct 28 is narrowed. The fall can be reliably prevented. Thereby, it can be set as the reliable refrigerator which does not have distrust in the user by fall of small foodstuffs.

Further, the protruding piece 33 provided on the uppermost shelf 19 can prevent the fall of small foods without causing the rear end edge to protrude to the refrigerator compartment back wall 14a by tilting the rear end edge upward. Therefore, the depth dimension of the protruding piece 33 can be made small. In particular, since this portion is a portion in which the refrigerator compartment duct 28 protrudes forward, the dimension to the rear wall 14a of the refrigerator compartment is longer than the dimension in which the refrigerator compartment duct 28 protrudes, and the refrigerator compartment in a horizontal state. If it protrudes to the back wall 14a, it will become large, and the shelf board 19 will become so much heavy and it will become difficult to attach or detach, but according to the structure of this embodiment, the weight increase of such a shelf board 19 is suppressed to the minimum. In addition, it can be easily attached and detached while preventing small items from falling.

  Next, the effect of the support of the shelf 19 will be described.

  When each of the shelf boards 19 becomes dirty, the shelf board 19 is removed from the refrigerator compartment 14 and washed with water. However, at that time, the refrigerator is installed near the wall of the room and the door 11 cannot be opened more than 90 degrees. Even in such a case, the shelf 19 can be easily taken out from the refrigerator compartment 14 in this refrigerator.

  That is, the shelf 19 of the refrigerator is pulled out to the near side while being supported by the support 32, and the receiving portion 40 provided at the front of the shelf 19 is positioned in front of the front support 34, as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 14 (b), when the notch 39a at the rear of the shelf 19 slides to a position where it matches the front support 34, the notch 39a falls off the front support 34 and the other as shown in FIG. It becomes an inclined state with the front support portion on the side as a fulcrum. Therefore, even if the door 11 cannot be opened more than 90 degrees and the door pocket 11a is located in the front, the door pocket does not get in the way, and is pulled out to the front side as it is, The shelf board 19 can be easily attached and detached.

  The notch 39a in the rear part of the shelf plate 19 and the front support part 34 on the side wall of the refrigerator compartment are configured such that the front edge of the shelf board 19 coincides with the rear end position at least behind the opening edge of the refrigerator compartment 14, Thus, the shelf plate 19 can be inclined without being pulled out forward from the opening edge of the refrigerator compartment 14, and the shelf board can be securely attached and detached even if the refrigerator compartment door cannot be opened more than 90 degrees. be able to.

  The shelf plate 19 is provided with a convex portion 39b that fits into the recess 36 of the support portion 32 when the shelf plate is set. Therefore, when the shelf plate is taken out, the shelf plate 19 is slightly lifted to place the convex portion 39b into the recess 36. It is necessary to remove it from the front and pull it out toward you. That is, the shelf board 19 cannot be slid unless it has the intention of removing the fitting of the convex part 39b and the recess 36, for example, lifting it upwards before sliding to the near side, ie, removing the shelf board 19. It is possible to prevent the shelf plate 19 from being inadvertently slid forward and the shelf plate 19 to fall off from the front support portion 34 and to be inclined, thereby improving safety.

  In addition, the receiving portions 40 provided on both front sides of the shelf plate 19 are provided with concave grooves 41 having a substantially U-shaped cross section for gripping the front support portion 34 and are fitted to the front support portion 34. Inadvertent vertical movement of the shelf board 19 can be prevented, and the shelf board 19 can be securely fixed and supported.

  In addition, each shelf plate 19 is placed and installed on a support portion 32 provided in the refrigerator compartment 14, but the rear portion of the shelf plate 19 is placed on a lower support surface portion 35 a provided on the rear support portion 35. Since it is placed, the upper surface thereof is substantially the same as the upper surface portion 35b of the rear support portion 35, and the notch portion on the rear side portion of the shelf board is concave so that small foods fit into the portion. Can be prevented and reliability can be improved.

  Next, the effect of the illuminating device 30 provided in the refrigerator compartment 14 is demonstrated.

The lighting device 30 includes a top light source unit 43 provided on the top of the refrigerating room and a side light source unit 44 provided on the side of the refrigerating room. This tends to be an obstacle when filling the foam heat insulating material 4 between the box 2 and the inner box 3.

  However, in this refrigerator, the side wall light source unit 44 is provided separately for each light source and separately provided in this example. In this example, the side wall light source unit 44 is provided separately separately in the upper and lower parts. Can be inhibited.

  That is, since the side wall light source units 44 are separately provided, a space in which the foam heat insulating material 4 flows can be secured between the side wall light source units 44. As a result, the foam heat insulating material 4 flows between the side wall light source units 44 and flows surely and smoothly to the side wall front end edge of the refrigeration chamber 14, and exhibits good heat insulating performance. Therefore, while installing the lighting device 30 on the side wall of the refrigerator main body 1, the side wall can be thinned to increase the internal capacity. That is, the main body dimensions can be a high capacity and high visibility refrigerator as it is.

  Each side light source unit 44 on the side wall of the refrigerator compartment includes a light source substrate 46 having a light source 45 and a substrate holding case 47 for holding the light source substrate 46, and each substrate holding case 47 connects a substrate holding portion 47a. The connecting bars 47b are integrated with the bars 47b, and the connecting bars 47b have a bridge shape that forms a space 49 for foaming heat insulating material flow, so that the workability of installing the light source unit is improved and the side walls are made thinner. It is possible to achieve both installation of the lighting device and thinning of the side wall.

  That is, each side wall light source unit 44 is held by the substrate holding case 47 and becomes an integrated object. By simply attaching the substrate holding case 47, each side wall light source unit 44 can be attached and workability is improved. In addition, since the connecting bar 47b of the substrate holding case 47 that integrates the side wall light source unit 44 has a bridge shape and forms a space 49 for flowing the foam heat insulating material, the foam heat insulating material 4 passes through this space 49. Therefore, even if the side wall is thin, the heat insulating property of the side wall front end portion can be improved. Therefore, the workability of installing the light source unit can be improved and the side wall can be made thinner, so that both the lighting device installation and the side wall can be made thinner.

  Further, in this embodiment, each side light source unit 44 provided on the side wall of the refrigerator compartment is provided independently between the second and third tiers and the third and fourth tier shelf 19 from the top. The inside of the refrigerator compartment 14 in the lower part from the middle stage where light from the top light source unit 43 on the top of the refrigerator compartment is hard to reach can be brightened, and the visibility in the refrigerator compartment can be improved.

  In addition, since each side wall light source unit 44 on the side wall of the refrigerator compartment provided between the shelf plates 19 is provided above the center in the height direction between the shelf plates, the space between the shelf plates 19 is irradiated from above. Even if food with relatively high height is placed on the front part of each shelf board 19, the food placed in the back can be reliably irradiated, and the visibility can be greatly improved.

  On the other hand, the top light source unit 43 provided on the top surface of the refrigerator compartment 14 is provided so that the top light source 43a is positioned in front of the front edge of the uppermost shelf 19a. Therefore, the inside of the refrigerator compartment 14 can be efficiently irradiated, and the visibility in the refrigerator compartment 14 can be further improved.

  In addition, in this embodiment, the top light source cover 43d of the top light source unit 43 is positioned so as to overlap the front edge of the uppermost shelf 19, so that the light from the top light source 43a is used as the top light source. It is possible to irradiate the entire upper part of the refrigerator compartment 14 by diffusing with the cover 43d and improve the visibility.

  Next, the effect of the egg storage case 50 provided in the refrigerator compartment 14 is demonstrated.

  The egg storage case 50 includes a case portion 51 and an egg storage plate 53 having a plurality of recesses 52. The egg storage plate 53 is installed so as to become higher toward the back of the case portion 51. Therefore, the egg stored in the recess 52 of the egg storage plate 53 is positioned higher as it goes back. Therefore, even if the case part 51 is not pulled out from the refrigerator compartment 14, an egg can be easily taken out by inserting a hand from the front side of the case part 51.

  Moreover, since the said egg storage case 50 is made detachable by making the case part 51 and the egg storage plate 53 into a separate structure, the egg storage plate 53 is removed from the case part 51, and the said case part 51 is made into a storage case other than an egg. It can be used, and the storage usage can be expanded.

  Further, the case portion 51 is provided with a locking portion 55 having a shape in which the height of the side wall is increased toward the back, and the egg storage plate 53 is provided with an engaging portion 56 that engages with the locking portion 55. Since it is configured, the egg storage plate 53 can be installed at an angle simply by engaging the engaging portion 55 and the engaging portion 56, and the engagement between the engaging portion 55 and the engaging portion 56 is released. The egg storage plate 53 can be placed in a horizontal state by installing the egg storage plate 53 in the case portion 51, and can be used properly according to the user's preference.

  Further, since the egg storage case 50 is provided with the handle portion 54 at the front portion of the case portion 51, the case portion 51 can be easily pulled out, and the usability when used for storing other than eggs is improved. Can do.

  Finally, the effect of the three-stage storage case provided in the freezer compartment 18 will be described.

  The freezer compartment 18 is provided with a storage case that can be taken in and out by opening and closing the door 11. In this refrigerator, storage cases 58, 59, 60 are provided in the form of being stacked in one, two, or three stages, and various frozen foods can be stored separately without being stacked according to preference.

  Of the three-stage storage cases, the first-stage and second-stage storage cases 58 and 59, as already described, open the door 11 to open the refrigerator to the rear end as shown in FIGS. The main body 1 (freezer compartment 18) can be pulled out. Therefore, it becomes easy to put in and out the frozen food stored in the recessed portion near the rear end walls of the first and second storage cases 58 and 59, and the usability is improved.

  Further, in the second-stage storage case 59 pulled out as described above, the linkage protrusion 72 provided on the second-stage storage case 59 is engaged with the upper end of the rear wall of the third-stage storage case 60 to pull out the third-stage storage case 60. Then, as shown in FIGS. 37 and 38, the third-stage storage case 60 is pulled out of the refrigerator body 1 (freezer compartment 18) with its rear end portion left in the refrigerator body 1 (freezer compartment 18). . Therefore, there is no need to manually pull out the third-stage storage case 60 after opening the door 11, and food can be taken into and out of the third-stage storage case 60 by a one-touch operation that only opens the door 11. This improves usability.

Further, when the third-stage storage case 60 is pulled out from the above state to the near side, the main body sliding projection 70 provided on the rear side surface thereof climbs over the mountain-shaped projection 71a provided on the main body rail 71 and the second projection 68b. Can be transferred to the second guide rail portion 69 of the second-stage storage case 59, moved on the second-stage storage case 59, and further drawn out of the refrigerator main body 1 (freezer compartment 18). Therefore, the third-stage storage case 60 can also be pulled out of the refrigerator main body 1 (freezer compartment 18) up to the rear end wall, and stored in a recessed portion near the rear end wall of the third-stage storage case 60. The frozen food can be easily taken in and out, and the usability is further improved.

  The movement of each storage case 58, 59, 60 accompanying the drawer of the door 11 is as shown in FIG. 41, and the state of being pulled out from the refrigerator body is shown in (a), (b), (c), and (d). Shown in order.

  Of the three-stage storage cases 58, 59, 60, the second-stage and third-stage storage cases 58, 59 are respectively pushed into the refrigerator main body 1 (freezer compartment 18) with the door 11 opened. Therefore, food can be taken in and out of the first-stage storage case 58 and the second-stage case 59 without any trouble.

  At this time, when the third-stage storage case 60 is pushed in, the main body sliding protrusion 70 provided on the rear side surface of the storage case 60 is transferred to the main body rail 71. In this example, the mountain-shaped protrusion provided on the main body rail 71 is used. The vehicle passes over 71a and automatically transfers to the main body rail 71 and is supported by the main body rail 71 and the second-stage storage case 59. Therefore, the storage of the third-stage storage case 60 in the refrigerator main body 1 (freezer compartment 18) can be smoothed by the inclination of the mountain, and the usability is improved.

  As mentioned above, although the refrigerator concerning this invention was demonstrated using the said embodiment, this invention is not limited to this. That is, the embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. That is, the scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description but by the scope of claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims.

  As is apparent from the above description of the embodiment, the present invention can provide an egg storage case and an easy-to-use refrigerator in which eggs can be easily taken out. Therefore, it is effective if applied to refrigerators of various types and sizes such as home use and business use.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerator main body 7,8,9,10,11 Door 14 Refrigeration room 19, 19a Shelf board 20 Chilled room 50 Egg storage case 51 Case part 51a Bottom part 51b Side wall 52 Recessed part 53 Egg storage plate 54 Handle part 55 Locking part 56 Engagement part

Claims (5)

An egg storage case comprising a case portion and an egg storage plate having a plurality of recesses, wherein the egg storage plate is arranged so as to become higher toward the back of the case portion. The egg storage case according to claim 1, wherein the case portion and the egg storage plate are detachable as separate components. The egg according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the case portion is provided with a locking portion having a shape in which the height of the side wall is increased toward the back, and the egg storage plate is provided with an engaging portion that engages with the locking portion. Storage case. The egg storage case according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the case portion is provided with a handle at a front portion thereof. A refrigerator having an egg storage case according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising a refrigerator compartment provided in a refrigerator body and an egg storage case installed in the front-rear direction in the refrigerator compartment. .

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