JP2020073860A - refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a refrigerator in which imaging means can be preferably arranged, in a refrigerator provided with a vertical partition.SOLUTION: A refrigerator includes: a refrigerator body including a storage room having an openable front face; a right door and a left door which are rotatable to close the opening of the storage room; a vertical partition provided to one of the right door and the left door to partition the opening to right and left sections when the one door is closed, and abutting on an end of the other door when the other door is closed; and imaging means provided to the vertical partition to image the storage room.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  Embodiments of the present invention relate to a refrigerator.

  Some refrigerators have a structure in which a so-called double door is provided in a storage body. This double door has two left and right doors (a left door and a right door) at the opening of the cabinet body. The left end of the left door is rotatably supported on the front left part of the opening, and the right end of the right door is rotatably supported on the right front part of the opening. A vertical partition is provided at one end of both ends (ends on the side opposite to the pivot point) that are adjacent to each other when both doors are closed. When the two doors are closed, the vertical partition prevents the cold air from leaking inside the cabinet body by partitioning the opening into left and right parts and contacting the inner surface of the end of the other door with the vertical partition.

JP-A-5-240565

  Therefore, there is provided a refrigerator in which the image pickup means can be favorably arranged in the refrigerator provided with the vertical partition.

  The refrigerator according to the embodiment is provided with a refrigerator main body having a storage chamber with an open front surface, a rotatable left door and a right door that close the opening of the storage chamber, and one of the left door and the right door. And a vertical partition that partitions the opening into left and right when the one door is closed and an end of the other door abuts when the other door is closed, and an imaging unit that is provided in the vertical partition and images the storage chamber. And

Front view of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment Perspective view of refrigerator with left and right doors open The top view of the said door part in the closed state of the left door and the right door A plan view of the door part with the left and right doors open Plan view for explaining the movement of the vertical partition (Part 1) Plan view for explaining the movement of the vertical partition (Part 2) Cross section plan of vertical partition Diagram showing the wiring pattern of the heater Block diagram showing electrical configuration Flowchart showing the control contents of the control device The figure which shows the wiring form of the heater in 2nd Embodiment. Block diagram showing electrical configuration The top view of the said door part in the closed state of the left door and the right door in 3rd Embodiment. A plan view of the door part with the left and right doors open Cross section plan of vertical partition Diagram showing the wiring pattern of the heater Transverse plan view of vertical partition according to fourth embodiment Transverse plan view of vertical partition according to fifth embodiment The figure which shows the wiring form of the heater by 6th Embodiment. Block diagram of electrical configuration The top view of the said door part in the closed state of the left door and the right door by 7th Embodiment. A plan view of the door part with the left and right doors open Diagram showing the relationship between the wiring pattern of the heater and the position of the camera The top view of the said door part in the closed state of the left door and the right door by 8th Embodiment. Perspective view of refrigerator with left and right doors open Front view of refrigerator

  Hereinafter, the refrigerator according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the refrigerator 1 has a refrigerator compartment 3, a vegetable compartment 4, an ice making compartment 5, an upper freezer compartment 6, which are storage compartments for storing foodstuffs, in order from the top of the refrigerator body 2. A lower freezer compartment 7 is provided. The front of each of the chambers 3 to 7 is open. The opening of the refrigerator compartment 3 is opened and closed by a so-called double-opening (rotating) left door 3a and right door 3b. The upper and lower parts of the left door 3a are rotatably supported by the hinge 2a shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and the upper and lower parts of the right door 3b are rotatably supported by the hinge 2b. In this case, the length of the right door 3b (the length from the rotation center of the hinge 2b to the open end) is formed longer than the length of the left door 3a.

  The vegetable compartment 4, the ice making compartment 5, the upper freezing compartment 6 and the lower freezing compartment 7 are opened and closed by a drawer type door 4a, a door 5a, a door 6a and a door 7a, respectively.

  The left door 3a and the right door 3b of the refrigerating room 3 are mainly made of a non-metallic material that transmits radio waves. The vertical partition 13 to be described later is also mainly made of a non-metallic material that transmits radio waves.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the left door 3a of the refrigerating compartment 3 is provided with a door pocket 8a, a door pocket 9a, and a door pocket 10a in order from the top, and the right door 3b is provided with a door pocket 8b in order from the top. A door pocket 9b and a door pocket 10b are provided. A plurality of shelves 11 made of a transparent material such as glass is provided in the refrigerating room 3, and a special purpose room such as an egg room or a chilled room is provided at the lowest stage. 12 are arranged.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the left door 3a is a rotatable non-metallic material for filling a gap S (see FIG. 3) between the left door 3a and the right door 3b when both doors 3a, 3b are closed. A vertical partition 13 made of synthetic resin is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the vertical partition 13 has an outer shell case 13a having a substantially rectangular planar shape, and has a vertically long shape as a whole. The outer shell case 13a includes a front end plate 13b that comes into contact with both doors 3a and 3b, and left and right side plate portions and a back plate portion. The front end plate 13b constitutes the outer shell case 13a of the vertical partition 13. And 13c. In this case, the back plate portion and the front end plate 13b have rectangular long sides and the left and right side plate portions have short sides in a plan view.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the vertical partition 13 is rotatably provided on the back side of the right end portion of the left door 3a by the upper and lower hinges 14 (only the upper hinge is shown). As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the vertical partition 13 projects from the inner surface of the left door 3a in a form substantially perpendicular to the left door 3a when the left door 3a is open. Retained.

  As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, a guide groove 15 of a predetermined shape (only the upper guide groove is shown) is formed in the longitudinal direction at the upper and lower portions of the vertical partition 13. Then, guide projections 16 into which the guide grooves 15 can be fitted are formed on the ceiling surface and the bottom surface of the refrigerating chamber 3. When the left door 3a is rotated from the open state to the closing direction, the guide groove 15 fits with the guide convex portion 16, and the guide groove 15 forms the vertical partition 13 by its predetermined shape as shown in FIG. Rotate.

  Thus, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 3, when the left door 3a is closed, the vertical partition 13 further projects rightward from the right end portion of the left door 3a (the back plate portion and the front end plate 13b are left door 3a. Of the left door 3a, and the opening of the refrigerating chamber 3 is divided into left and right in this state. When the right door 3b is closed in this state, the gasket at the left end contacts the outer surface of the vertical partition 13 (see FIG. 3). Even if the left door 3a is closed after the right door 3b is closed, it contacts the gasket of the right door 3b as shown in FIG. The vertical partition 13 closes the opening between the doors 3a and 3b.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, on the inner surface of the front end plate 13b inside the outer shell case 13a of the vertical partition 13, a heater (electric heater) 17 for preventing dew is attached in the vertical direction (vertical direction). Has been. The heater 17 is composed of, for example, one heating wire, and the heat generation amount per unit distance in the vertical direction of the heater 17 (hereinafter referred to as unit heat generation amount) is set as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, when the vertical distance of the heater 17 is divided into an upper region, an intermediate region, and a lower region in the vertical direction, the heater 17 in the intermediate region should be formed in a dense zigzag shape. To make the unit heating value relatively large, and to form the heater 17 in the lower region in a somewhat rough zigzag shape so that the unit heating amount is relatively medium, and the heater 17 in the upper region has a straight shape. By forming it, the unit calorific value is made relatively small.

  The heater 17 prevents dew condensation on the vertical partition 13 itself, and the open side end portions of both doors 3a and 3b (the right end portion in the left door 3a, the left end portion in the right door 3b). Prevents condensation from forming on. Although not shown, a dew-proof heater is provided at the opening edge of the refrigerating chamber 3, and the left door 3a has an end other than the right end, and the right door 3b has a left end. It is designed to prevent condensation on the ends other than the above.

  Further, inside the refrigerating compartment 3, an indoor illumination lamp (not shown) as an illuminating means is provided. This indoor illumination lamp is provided on the ceiling and side surfaces. Among them, the indoor illumination light on the ceiling is provided to illuminate a specific position in the interior such as the upper side of the interior and the indoor illumination light on the side surface such as the central portion and the lower portion of the interior.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an operation panel 18 is provided on the left door 3a. A panel display 19 is provided on the operation panel 18. An operation switch group 20 (see FIG. 9) including a touch input unit is formed on the surface of the panel display 19. As shown in FIG. 9, the operation switch group 20 includes a refrigerating compartment temperature setting switch 20a and a heater strength setting switch 20b.

  In FIG. 9, the control device 21 mainly controls the heater 17, and the control device 21 is composed of a microcomputer having a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, a timer and the like. The control device 21 includes a left door opening / closing detecting means 22a, a right door opening / closing detecting means 22b, the refrigerating room temperature setting switch 20a, a heater strength setting switch 20b, an outside air temperature sensor 23, and a refrigerating room temperature as input side devices. The sensor 24 is connected. The heater 17 and the panel display 19 are connected to the control device 21 as devices on the output side. The left door open / close detection means 22a is composed of, for example, an open / close detection switch, and detects opening and closing of the left door 3a. The right door open / close detection means 22b is composed of, for example, an open / close detection switch, and detects opening and closing of the right door 3b.

  The controller 21 controls the heater 17 as shown in FIG. The control device 21 acquires the outside air temperature detected by the outside air temperature sensor 23 while the refrigerator 1 is operating (step S1), and sets the energization rate to the heater 17 according to the acquired outside air temperature (step S2). ). This energization rate is what is called maximum input power at an energization rate of 100%. Condensation is more likely to occur as the outside air temperature is higher, so the energization rate is set to increase as the outside air temperature increases.

  Then, based on the detection results by the left-door open / close detection means 22a and the right-door open / close detection means 22b, whether at least one of the doors 3a and 3b has been opened and then both doors 3a and 3b have been closed. It is determined whether or not (step S3). When it is determined that both doors 3a and 3b are in the closed state, the heater 17 is energized at the above-described energization rate (step S4).

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 9, since the unit heat generation amount in the intermediate region of the heater 17 is relatively large, the heat generation temperature also becomes high in this intermediate region. Further, since the unit heat generation amount in the lower region of the heater 17 is relatively medium, the heat generation temperature in this lower region is relatively medium. Further, since the unit heat generation amount in the upper region is relatively small, the heat generation temperature in this upper region is relatively low.

  In this way, even if there is a difference in heat generation temperature, it is possible to prevent dew condensation from occurring in the dew condensation predicted locations (the vertical partition 13, the right end of the left door 3a and the left end of the right door 3b). That is, when both the doors 3a and 3b are closed, the refrigerator 1 cools the inside of the refrigerating compartment 3, but in that case, the temperature distribution in the refrigerating compartment 3 is divided into an upper part, an intermediate part, and a lower part. In this case, it was considered by the inventor's investigation that the upper portion has a relatively high temperature state, the middle portion has a relatively low temperature state, and the lower portion has a relatively medium temperature state. That is, the temperature is relatively low with respect to the upper portion except the upper portion. As a result, the vertical partition 13, the right end portion of the left door 3a, and the right door 3b have a smaller amount of dew on the portion corresponding to the upper portion, and a greater amount of dew on the portion corresponding to the middle portion than the upper portion, The amount of dew on the corresponding part is relatively higher than the upper part (slightly lower than the middle part).

  In such a situation where dew condensation occurs, even if the heat generation temperature in the upper region of the heater 17 is relatively low with respect to the upper portion in the refrigerating chamber 3 which is in a relatively high temperature state, sufficient prevention of dew condensation should be achieved. You can Further, since the heat generation temperature in the intermediate region of the heater 17 is high with respect to the intermediate portion in the refrigerating chamber 3 which is in a relatively low temperature state, also in this case, it is possible to sufficiently prevent dew condensation. Further, since the heat generation temperature of the lower portion of the heater 17 is slightly higher than that of the upper portion in the refrigerating chamber 3 which is slightly lower than that of the upper portion, it is possible to sufficiently prevent dew condensation in this case as well.

  After the above step S4, when the temperature inside the refrigerating chamber 3 reaches the preset temperature for disconnecting the heater (determined in step S5), the heater 17 is disconnected (step S6). After that, when the preset outside air temperature acquisition timing comes (determined in step S7), the process returns to step S1.

  Here, conventionally, without paying attention to the temperature distribution state of the refrigerating chamber 3 (cooling chamber), the heater is formed in a zigzag shape that is dense in the vertical direction so that dew condensation does not occur in any part, and the unit calorific value is uniformly large. I was there. In this configuration, considering that the temperature distribution in the refrigerating chamber 3 is high in the upper part and relatively low in the parts other than the upper part as described above, the amount of heat generated in the upper region of the heater becomes excessive. ..

  In this respect, in this embodiment, the unit heat generation amount in the upper region of the heater 17 corresponding to the upper portion of the refrigerating chamber 3 is relatively small compared to the other regions, and therefore corresponds to the upper portion of the refrigerating chamber 3. It is possible to suppress the amount of electric power generated by the heater 17 while preventing the occurrence of dew condensation at the dew condensation occurrence prediction location.

Further, in the present embodiment, the unit heat generation amount of the lower region of the heater 17 corresponding to the lower portion inside the refrigerating chamber 3 is smaller than the unit heat generation amount of the middle region of the heater 17 and larger than the unit heat generation amount of the upper region. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the amount of electric power by the heater 17 while preventing the occurrence of dew condensation at the predicted dew condensation occurrence location corresponding to the lower part of the refrigerator compartment 3.
The duty ratio may be adjusted in relation to the outside air temperature, the outside air humidity, the refrigerating room temperature (set temperature), and the like.

  FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 show the second embodiment, and the means for varying the unit heat generation amount in the upper region, the intermediate region and the lower region of the heater 17 is different from that in the first embodiment. In the second embodiment, the heater 17 is divided into an upper heater 17a for the upper region, an intermediate heater 17b for the intermediate region, and a lower heater 17c for the lower region. Each of the heaters 17a to 17c is set to have the same zigzag shape density. These heaters 17a to 17c are connected to the control device 21 via the input power regulator 17W shown in FIG.

When receiving the heater energization command from the control device 21, the input power regulator 17W sets the power input to the upper heater 17a to be relatively small and the power input to the intermediate heater 17b to be relatively large. Then, the electric power input to the lower heater 17c is set to be relatively medium. As a result, the unit heat generation amount of the upper heater 17a of the heater 17 is relatively small, the unit heat generation amount of the middle heater 17b is relatively large, and the unit heat generation amount of the lower heater 17c is relatively medium. .. Also in the second embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment is obtained.
In addition, each of the heaters 17a to 17c may be capable of individually adjusting the input power by a manual switch.

  13 to 16 show the third embodiment. In this embodiment, the vertical partition 13 is provided with a camera device 25 as an image pickup means. As shown in FIG. 15, the camera device 25 includes a lens 25b on the front surface (one surface) of a device case 25a corresponding to the main body, and controls the image sensor and the communication unit inside, and further controls the image sensor and the communication unit. It is equipped with a control unit and the like. The refrigerator 1 also includes a relay communication unit.

  When the camera device 25 receives an imaging command from an external device (smartphone, tablet terminal, personal computer, etc.) via the relay communication unit, the camera device 25 captures an image of the inside of the refrigerator compartment 3 and the captured image is the relay communication unit. Via a wide area communication network or short-range communication means. Further, the camera device 25 can also take an image of the inside of the refrigerating room 3 by automatically starting it by its own timer function, and in this case, the taken image is also taken through the relay communication section, a wide area communication network, or a near area. It transmits to the external device via the distance communication means.

Inside the vertical partition 13, a lens window 13e is formed on the back plate portion of the rear cover 13c. The camera device 25 is provided inside the vertical partition 13 so that one surface provided with the lens 25b abuts the inner surface of the back plate portion of the rear cover 13c, and the lens 25b extends from the lens window 13e to the outside of the vertical partition 13. Facing. As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the heater 17 is arranged around the camera device 25 by wrapping a part of the upper region into the back plate portion of the rear cover 13c. In this case, the heater 17 surrounds the camera device 25 almost doubly to increase the unit heat generation amount.
Also in the third embodiment, the heater 17 is controlled as shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  According to the third embodiment, since the vertical partition 13 is provided with the camera device 25 capable of transmitting the captured image of the refrigerating compartment 3 to the outside, the camera device 25 is arranged inside the refrigerating compartment 3 in the closed state of the left door 3a. Therefore, it is possible to obtain information on foodstuffs in the refrigerating room 3 even from a remote location.

  Further, according to the third embodiment, since the camera device 25 is provided in the vertical partition 13, the camera device 25 can easily receive the heat of the heater 17 for preventing dew condensation, that is, the camera 17 can be used by using the heater 17. It is possible to prevent fogging (condensation) on the lens 25b of the device 25.

  Further, according to the third embodiment, since a part of the upper region which is a part of the heater 17 is arranged around the camera device 25, the camera device 25 further receives the heat of the heater 17 for preventing dew condensation. It becomes easier and more effective in preventing fogging of the lens 25b in the camera device 25.

  Further, since the heater 17 is energized when any one of the doors 3a and 3b is opened and closed, even if the lens 25b of the camera device 25 is fogged by opening and closing the doors 3a and 3b, the anti-fog is canceled immediately after the door is closed. ..

  In this case, the heater 17 disconnects the heater 17 in step S6 when the temperature in the refrigerating compartment 3 reaches a preset heater disconnection temperature (determined in step S5). In the first embodiment, instead of this power interruption, for example, the current may be intermittently supplied at the end of a predetermined time.

  FIG. 17 shows the fourth embodiment, and is different from the third embodiment in the following points. In the fourth embodiment, a part of the upper region, which is a part of the heater 17, is arranged on the front surface, which is one surface of the device case 25a of the camera device 25, while avoiding the lens 25b.

  In the fourth embodiment, since part of the heater 17 is provided on the front surface, which is the surface on which the lens 25b is present, in the camera device 25, it is possible to more effectively prevent fogging of the lens 25b. Moreover, since the heater 17 is in the form of avoiding the lens 25b, the heater 17 does not interfere with the imaging.

  FIG. 18 shows the fifth embodiment, and is different from the third embodiment in the following points. In the fifth embodiment, a part of the heater 17 is provided on the back surface of the camera device 25 (on the side opposite to the front surface, which is the one surface). According to the fifth embodiment, it is possible to heat the entire camera device 25 from the back side, and it is possible to prevent the lens 25b of the camera device 25 from becoming cloudy. In this case, since it is not necessary to reach a part of the heater 17 to the camera device 25, wiring becomes easy.

  19 and 20 show the sixth embodiment, and are different from the third embodiment in the following points. In the sixth embodiment, the heater 17 includes an upper heater 17a for an upper region, an intermediate heater 17b for an intermediate region, a lower heater 17c for a lower region, and a camera device for heating the camera device 25. The heater 17k is separately configured. The camera device heater 17k also serves as a dew condensation prevention heater. The camera device heater 17k is located above the upper heater 17a and in a portion corresponding to the camera device 25.

These heaters 17a to 17c and 17k are connected to the control device 21 via an input power regulator 17Wa. When the input power regulator 17Wa receives the heater energization command from the control device 21, the input power regulator 17Wa sets the power input to the upper heater 17a to be relatively small and the power input to the intermediate heater 17b to be relatively large. The electric power input to the lower heater 17c is set to be relatively medium, and the electric power input to the camera device heater 17k is set to be relatively large. As a result, the unit heat generation amount of the upper heater 17a of the heater 17 is relatively small, the unit heat generation amount of the middle heater 17b is relatively large, and the unit heat generation amount of the lower heater 17c is relatively medium. .. Also in this 6th Embodiment, there exists an effect similar to 1st Embodiment.
Further, the unit heat generation amount in the camera device heater 17k is relatively large, and it is possible to prevent the lens 25b of the camera device 25 from being fogged.

  The unit calorific value of the camera device heater 17k may be relatively small or medium. Further, an operation unit for adjusting the upper heater input power, an operation unit for adjusting the middle heater input power, an operation unit for adjusting the lower heater input power, and an operation unit for adjusting the heater input power for the camera device are provided. Then, each input power of the heaters 17a to 17c, 17k may be adjustable by each operation unit.

21 to 23 show the seventh embodiment, and are different from the third embodiment in the following points. The camera device 25 is provided near the heater 17 in the left door 3a. The camera device 25 is provided at a position corresponding to an area other than the upper area of the heater 17 in the left door 3a, for example, an intermediate area and hidden by the vertical partition 13 (a position hidden by the vertical partition 13 in the protruding state when the door is open in FIG. 22). ing. Further, as shown in FIG. 23, the heater 17 is arranged in the vertical partition 13 so as to be displaced toward the camera device 25 from the center portion in the left-right direction (a reference line (center line) dividing the left-right direction into two). It is set up.
In the seventh embodiment, the camera device 25 is provided on the left door 3a in the vicinity of the heater 17, so that the lens 25b can be prevented from being fogged.

  Further, since the camera device 25 is arranged in the left door 3a at a position corresponding to the intermediate area (area of large unit heat generation amount) of the heater 17, the upper area of the heater 17 (area of small unit heat generation amount) in the left door 3a. As compared with the case where the camera device 25 is arranged in accordance with the above, the heating effect on the camera device 25 can be enhanced, and the fogging of the lens 25b can be effectively prevented. In this case, the camera device 25 may be arranged corresponding to the lower region of the heater 17 (region in the unit heat generation amount) in the left door 3a.

  Further, since the heater 17 is arranged in the vertical partition 13 so as to be deviated from the center portion in the left-right direction toward the camera device 25, the heater 17 can be brought as close as possible to the camera device 25 and the lens 25b can be prevented from being fogged. .. Further, since the camera device 25 is provided in the left door 3a in a position where it is hidden by the vertical partition 13 in the open state, when the left door 3a is opened, food and the like taken in and out carelessly the lens 25b of the camera device 25. You can avoid hitting the part.

  24 to 26 show the eighth embodiment, which is different from the seventh embodiment in that the camera device 25 is arranged on the right door 3b. In this case, the right door 3b is slightly longer than the left door 3a in the left-right direction, so that the camera device 25 is positioned substantially at the center in the left-right direction of the opening of the refrigerator compartment 3. Therefore, the inside of the refrigerator compartment 3 can be imaged without deviation from the front center.

  In the heater 17, only the upper region may have a small unit heat generation amount, and the intermediate region and the stock company region may have a large unit heat generation amount. Further, the camera device 25 may be arranged so as to capture an image of the outside of the refrigerator 1. In this case, the camera device 25 may be provided near the heater 17.

According to the refrigerator of the embodiment described above, the refrigerator main body including the storage chamber having the front opening, the rotatable left door and the right door that close the opening of the storage chamber, and the left door and the right door A vertical partition that is provided on one door and partitions the opening into left and right when the one door is closed, and the end of the other door contacts when the other door is closed, and is provided vertically inside the vertical partition. The heating amount in the upper region of the heater is set to be smaller than the heating amount in the regions other than the upper portion. According to this, the electric energy of the heater can be reduced while preventing dew condensation.
According to this specification, the following problems can be extracted.

  The vertical partition is provided with a heater (electric heater) for preventing the vertical partition and both doors from being exposed to dew. Refrigerators have been taking measures to save electricity for some time. From this point of view, it is necessary to reduce the amount of electric power from the heater as much as possible within the range in which dew condensation can be prevented.

  Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and the scope equivalent thereto.

  In the drawings, 1 is a refrigerator according to the embodiment, 2 is a refrigerator body, 3 is a refrigerating room (storage room), 3a is a left door, 3b is a right door, 13 is a vertical partition, 17 is a heater, 25 is a camera device (imaging means). ), 25a indicates a device case (main body), and 25b indicates a lens.

Claims (5)

A refrigerator main body having a storage room with an open front,
A rotatable left door and a right door that close the opening of the storage chamber,
A vertical partition which is provided on one of the left door and the right door and partitions the opening into left and right when the one door is closed and the end of the other door abuts when the other door is closed,
An image pickup means provided on the vertical partition and configured to image the storage room,
A refrigerator equipped with.   The said image pick-up means is a refrigerator provided in the upper part side of the said vertical partition.   The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the imaging unit is provided above a door pocket. The vertical partition is rotatably provided on the one door,
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the image capturing unit is provided so as to capture an image of the storage chamber when the one door is closed. The vertical partition is rotatably provided on the one door,
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the imaging unit is provided so as to be able to image the door pocket when the one door is opened.

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