JP2021089091A - refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a refrigerator that can be used for a purpose other than the purpose of food storage.SOLUTION: A refrigerator according to an embodiment comprises a case including a storage chamber, a door for openably/closably closing the storage chamber, and a table rotatably attached to a front surface of the door, and comprising a placement surface on which an object can be placed. The table can be moved to a placement position at which the object can be placed on the placement surface.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to refrigerators.

Traditionally, refrigerators have been used for food storage. By the way, it may be preferable that the refrigerator can be used for purposes other than food storage. Patent Document 1 describes a refrigerator containing a flat plate stand that can be pulled out and used.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-287347

An object to be solved by the present invention is to use a refrigerator for purposes other than food storage.

The refrigerator of the embodiment includes a housing including a storage chamber, a door that opens and closes the storage chamber, and a table that is rotatably attached to the front surface of the door and has a mounting surface on which an object can be placed. have. The table can be moved to a mounting position where an object can be placed on the mounting surface.

The perspective view which shows the refrigerator which concerns on 1st Embodiment. Side view of the refrigerator door. A perspective view of the vegetable compartment door of the refrigerator. A perspective view of the vegetable compartment door where the table is placed. A perspective view showing a refrigerator in which a table is placed. A side view of a vegetable compartment door having a stay member. Side view of the vegetable room door. Side view of the vegetable room door. A side view of a vegetable compartment door having a modified example of a table. Side view of a vegetable compartment door with other variants of the table. Side view of a vegetable compartment door with other variants of the table. The perspective view which shows the refrigerator which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. The front view of the refrigerator which concerns on 3rd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, the refrigerator of the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, configurations having the same or similar functions are designated by the same reference numerals. Then, the duplicate description of those configurations may be omitted.

In this specification, the left and right are defined with reference to the direction in which the user standing in front of the refrigerator sees the refrigerator. In addition, the side closer to the user standing in front of the refrigerator when viewed from the refrigerator is defined as "front", and the side far from the refrigerator is defined as "rear". In the present specification, the "width direction" means the left-right direction in the above definition. In the present specification, the "depth direction" means the front-back direction in the above definition. In the figure, the + X direction is the right direction, the −X direction is the left direction, the + Y direction is the rear direction, the −Y direction is the front direction, the + Z direction is the upward direction, and the −Z direction is the downward direction.

(First Embodiment)
[1. Overall configuration of refrigerator]
The refrigerator 1 of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. First, the overall configuration of the refrigerator 1 will be described. However, the refrigerator 1 does not have to have all of the configurations described below, and some configurations may be omitted as appropriate.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the refrigerator 1. The refrigerator 1 includes, for example, a housing 10, a plurality of doors 11, a table 60, a mounting member 61 (see FIG. 5), a plurality of shelves (not shown), a plurality of containers (not shown), and a flow path forming component (not shown). ), A cooling unit (not shown), and a control board (not shown). In the present embodiment, the refrigerator main body 5 is formed by the above-mentioned configuration other than the plurality of doors 11.

As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 10 has an upper wall 21, a lower wall 22, left and right side walls 23, 24, and a rear wall 25. The upper wall 21 and the lower wall 22 extend substantially horizontally. The left and right side walls 23 and 24 stand upward from the left and right ends of the lower wall 22 and are connected to the left and right ends of the upper wall 21. The rear wall 25 stands up from the rear end of the lower wall 22 and connects to the rear end of the upper wall 21.

A plurality of storage chambers 27 are provided inside the housing 10. The plurality of storage chambers 27 include, for example, a refrigerator compartment 27A, a vegetable compartment 27B, an ice making chamber 27C, a small freezing chamber 27D, and a main freezing chamber 27E. In the present embodiment, the refrigerating chamber 27A is arranged at the uppermost part, the vegetable compartment 27B is arranged below the refrigerating chamber 27A, the ice making chamber 27C and the small freezing chamber 27D are arranged below the vegetable chamber 27B, and the ice making chamber 27C and the small freezing chamber 27D are arranged. The main freezing chamber 27E is arranged below the small freezing chamber 27D. However, the arrangement of the storage chamber 27 is not limited to the above example. For example, the ice making chamber 27C and the small freezing chamber 27D are arranged below the refrigerating chamber 27A, and the main freezing chamber is arranged below the ice making chamber 27C and the small freezing chamber 27D. The 27E may be arranged and the vegetable compartment 27B may be arranged below the main freezing chamber 27E. The housing 10 has an opening on the front side of each storage chamber 27 that allows food to be taken in and out of each storage chamber 27.

The openings of the plurality of storage chambers 27 are opened and closed by the plurality of doors 11. The plurality of doors 11 include, for example, the left and right refrigerating room doors 11Aa and 11Ab that close the opening of the refrigerating room 27A, the vegetable room door 11B that closes the opening of the vegetable room 27B, the ice making room door 11C that closes the opening of the ice making room 27C, and small freezing. Includes a small freezer door 11D that closes the opening of chamber 27D and a main freezer door 11E that closes the opening of the main freezer 27E.

The left and right refrigerator compartment doors 11Aa and 11Ab are, for example, double doors. The left and right refrigerating chamber doors 11Aa and 11Ab are rotatably supported by the housing 10 by a hinge 30. In the present embodiment, the width of the right refrigerating room door 11Ab in the horizontal width direction is larger than the width of the left refrigerating room door 11Aa in the horizontal width direction.

On the other hand, the vegetable room door 11B, the ice making room door 11C, the small freezing room door 11D, and the main freezing room door 11E are, for example, pull-out doors. The vegetable room door 11B, the ice making room door 11C, the small freezing room door 11D, and the main freezing room door 11E are attached to the housing 10 by the rail 35 (only the left rail 35 is shown in the vegetable room 27B and the main freezing room 27E). It is supported so that it can be pulled out.

[2. Composition of vegetable room door 11B]
FIG. 2 is a side view of the plurality of doors 11 in the −X direction. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the vegetable compartment door 11B. In FIG. 3, the table 60 and the front plate 52 are transparently displayed.
The vegetable compartment door 11B includes, for example, an outer member 50 and a gasket (not shown). The outer member 50 is formed in a box shape. The "box shape" as used herein also includes a flat box shape. The outer member 50 has, for example, a frame body 51, a front plate 52, and a rear member 53.

The frame body 51 is formed in a rectangular frame shape. The frame body 51 includes an upper side member 51a, a lower side member 51b, a left side member 51c, and a right side member 51d. The upper side member 51a has a plate shape along the width direction and the depth direction, and forms the upper surface of the vegetable compartment door 11B. The lower side member 51b has a plate shape along the width direction and the depth direction, and forms the lower surface of the vegetable compartment door 11B. The left side member 51c has a plate shape along the vertical direction and the depth direction, and forms the left side surface of the vegetable compartment door 11B. The right side member 51d has a plate shape along the vertical direction and the depth direction, and forms the right side surface of the vegetable compartment door 11B. The frame body 51 is formed by combining the upper side member 51a, the lower side member 51b, the left side member 51c, and the right side member 51d with each other. The frame body 51 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin.

As shown in FIG. 3, the upper side member 51a is formed with a concave handle portion 51e extending in the lateral direction. The user can pull out the vegetable compartment door 11B by hooking a finger on the handle portion 51e.

The front plate 52 is attached to the frame body 51 and is located at the front end portion of the vegetable compartment door 11B. The front plate 52 is a plate member along the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and forms the front surface of the vegetable compartment door 11B. The front plate 52 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin.

As shown in FIG. 2, the vegetable compartment door 11B has a recess 54 on the front surface capable of accommodating the table 60. In the present embodiment, the recess 54 is formed by removing the lower side of the front plate 52. The recess 54 may be formed by cutting out a part of the front side of the front plate 52.

The rear surface member 53 is attached to the frame body 51 from the side opposite to the front plate 52, and is located at the rear end portion of the vegetable compartment door 11B. The rear surface member 53 forms the rear surface of the vegetable compartment door 11B. The rear surface member 53 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin. The gasket (not shown) is a cushioning member attached to the rear surface member 53.

[3. Configuration of table 60]
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the vegetable compartment door 11B in which the table 60 is placed.
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the table 60 is formed in a plate shape and has a flat mounting surface 60s on one surface in the plate thickness direction. The mounting surface 60s may be a flat surface or a curved surface. The length of the table 60 in the lateral width direction is slightly shorter than the length from the left side member 51c to the right side member 51d of the frame body 51. The table 60 is rotatably attached to the front surface of the vegetable compartment door 11B by two attachment members 61. The two mounting members 61 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction. The table 60 may have heat insulating properties.

By rotating the table 60, it is possible to move the table 60 to a mounting position where an object can be placed on the mounting surface 60s and a storage position where the table 60 is housed in the recess 54. As shown in FIG. 2, the user rotates the front end 60a of the table 60 in the mounting position to the lower side of the vegetable compartment door 11B and moves it to the accommodation position. The front end 60a of the table 60 is above the upper ends of the other doors (ice making room door 11C and small freezing room door 11D) located below the vegetable room door 11B when rotated to the lower side of the vegetable room door 11B. .. The mounting surface 60s of the table 60 in the accommodation position faces forward. The mounting position is preferably a position where the mounting surface 60s is horizontal (horizontal position), but it may be tilted as long as an object can be mounted by providing a stopper or a non-slip.

As shown in FIG. 2, the mounting surface 60s of the table 60 in the mounting position is below the upper end 11a of the vegetable compartment door 11B in the vertical direction. The left and right refrigerating room doors 11Aa and 11Ab above the vegetable room door 11B can be opened with a cup or the like placed on the mounting surface 60s. From the viewpoint of ease of use, the mounting surface 60s of the table 60 in the mounting position is preferably located 85 cm to 90 cm from the lower end of the refrigerator 1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the table 60 forms the same surface as the front plate 52 on the front surface of the vegetable compartment door 11B when housed in the recess 54.

The mounting member 61 includes a first fixing member 62, a second fixing member 63, and a rotating shaft member 64. The first fixing member 62 is a metal member that fixes the rotary shaft member 64 and the table 60. The cross section of the first fixing member 62 perpendicular to the longitudinal direction is U-shaped, and has a bottom surface 62a in contact with the table 60 and a side surface 62b. The first fixing member 62 and the table 60 are fixed by using screws (not shown) penetrating the first fixing member 62.

The second fixing member 63 is a metal member that fixes the rotating shaft member 64 and the vegetable compartment door 11B. The cross section of the second fixing member 63 perpendicular to the longitudinal direction is U-shaped, and has a bottom surface 63a in contact with the table 60 and a side surface 63b. The second fixing member 63 is fixed to a fixing plate 55 provided on the front surface of the rear surface member 53. As shown in FIG. 4, the second fixing member 63 and the fixing plate 55 are fixed by using a screw 65 penetrating the second fixing member 63.

The rotary shaft member 64 rotatably connects the first fixing member 62 and the second fixing member 63. The rotating shaft member 64 is arranged below the upper end 11a of the vegetable compartment door 11B and above the center of the vegetable compartment door 11B in the vertical direction. The rotating shaft member 64 is, for example, a bolt and a nut, and is attached so as to penetrate the first fixing member 62, the side surface 62b, and the side surface 63b of the second fixing member 63. The axial direction of the rotating shaft member 64 coincides with the left-right direction of the vegetable compartment door 11B.

The rotary shaft member 64 can move the first fixing member 62 and the second fixing member 63 relative to each other, but the first fixing member 62 and the second fixing member 63 are strong enough to be fixed at an arbitrary position. And tighten.

Next, the operation of the refrigerator 1 will be described.
When the table 60 is needed, the user moves the table 60 in the accommodation position to the mounting position. The table 60 is fixed in the mounting position. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the refrigerator 1 in which the table 60 is placed. The user places a cup or the like on the mounting surface 60s of the table 60. Even in this case, the user can open the left and right refrigerating room doors 11Aa and 11Ab and the vegetable room door 11B.

When the table 60 is no longer needed, the user moves the table 60 in the mounting position to the accommodation position. The appearance of the refrigerator 1 accommodating the table 60 is the same as that of a refrigerator without a table, and the appearance is not easily spoiled.

According to the refrigerator 1 according to the present embodiment, the stored table 60 can be taken out and used, and the refrigerator 1 can be used for a purpose (table) other than the food storage purpose. Even in a small kitchen space where the space is too small to install a cooking table sufficiently, the table 60 can be taken out from the refrigerator 1 and used only when necessary. The height of the table 60 provided on the front surface of the vegetable compartment door 11B is about 85 cm to 90 cm, which is the same height as a general table and is easy to use.

(Modification example 1)
In the above embodiment, the mounting member 61 may further include a stay member (connecting member) 66 that connects the first fixing member 62 and the second fixing member 63. 6 to 8 are side views of the vegetable compartment door 11B having the stay member 66. The stay member 66 is a member that firmly maintains the table 60 depending on the mounting position. The stay member 66 is appropriately selected from known table stays and the like. As shown in FIG. 6, the user moves the table 60 from the accommodating position to the mounting position. As shown in FIG. 7, the user moves the table 60 above the mounting position. After that, the user moves the table 60 to the mounting position as shown in FIG. By this operation, the stay member 66 is deformed in the extending direction, but is not deformed in the contracting direction. As a result, the stay member 66 supports the table 60 so that it does not move below the mounting position.

(Modification 2)
In the above embodiment, when the table 60 is in the accommodation position, the mounting surface 60s faces forward, but the aspect of the table is not limited to this. FIG. 9 is a side view of the vegetable compartment door 11B having the table 60B, which is a modified example. The rotating shaft member 64 is arranged below the vegetable compartment door 11B. The user rotates the front end 60a of the table 60B in the mounting position to the upper side of the vegetable compartment door 11B to move it to the accommodation position. The mounting surface 60s of the table 60B in the accommodation position faces rearward.

(Modification example 3)
FIG. 10 is a side view of the vegetable compartment door 11B having the table 60C, which is a modified example. The rotating shaft member 64 is arranged above the lower end 11b of the vegetable compartment door 11B and below the center of the vegetable compartment door 11B in the vertical direction. The user rotates the front end 60a of the table 60C in the mounting position to the upper side of the vegetable compartment door 11B and moves it to the accommodation position. The mounting surface 60s of the table 60C in the accommodation position faces rearward.

(Modification example 4)
FIG. 11 is a side view of the vegetable compartment door 11B having the table 60D, which is a modified example. The rotating shaft member 64 is arranged below the upper end 11a of the vegetable compartment door 11B and above the center of the vegetable compartment door 11B in the vertical direction. The table 60D is rotatably and slidably attached to the rotating shaft member 64. The table 60D can be moved to a mounting position where an object can be placed on the mounting surface 60s and a storage position where the table 60D is accommodated in the internal space of the frame body 51 by rotating the table 60. it can.

(Modification 5)
In the above embodiment, the table 60 is attached to the vegetable compartment door 11B, but the mode of the refrigerator is not limited to this. In the refrigerator, for example, the table 60 may be attached to other doors 11 such as the left and right refrigerating room doors 11Aa and 11Ab and the main freezing room door 11E.

(Second Embodiment)
The refrigerator 1B of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the second embodiment, the arrangement of the storage chamber 27 and the door 11 is different. In the following description, the same reference numerals will be given to the configurations common to those already described, and duplicate description will be omitted.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the refrigerator 1B.
The refrigerator 1B includes a housing 10B, a plurality of doors 11, a table 60, a mounting member 61, a plurality of shelves (not shown), a plurality of containers (not shown), a flow path forming component (not shown), and a cooling unit (not shown). ), And a control board (not shown).

A plurality of storage chambers 27 are provided inside the housing 10B. The plurality of storage chambers 27 include a refrigerator compartment 27A, a vegetable compartment 27B, an ice making chamber 27C, a small freezing chamber 27D, and a main freezing chamber 27E. In the present embodiment, the refrigerating chamber 27A is arranged at the uppermost part, the ice making chamber 27C and the small freezing chamber 27D are arranged below the refrigerating chamber 27A, and the vegetable chamber 27B is arranged below the ice making chamber 27C and the small freezing chamber 27D. , The main freezing chamber 27E is arranged below the vegetable compartment 27B. The housing 10B has an opening on the front side of each storage chamber 27 that allows food to be taken in and out of each storage chamber 27.

As in the first embodiment, the table 60 can be moved to a mounting position where an object can be placed on the mounting surface 60s and a storage position where the table 60 is housed in the recess 54 by rotating the table 60.

According to the refrigerator 1B according to the present embodiment, the stored table 60 can be taken out and used, and the refrigerator 1B can be used for purposes other than food storage. Even in a small kitchen space where the space is too small to install a cooking table sufficiently, the table 60 can be taken out from the refrigerator 1B only when necessary and used.

(Third Embodiment)
The refrigerator 1C of the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the third embodiment, the arrangement of the storage chamber 27 and the door 11 is different. In the following description, the same reference numerals will be given to the configurations common to those already described, and duplicate description will be omitted.

FIG. 13 is a front view of the refrigerator 1C.
The refrigerator 1C includes a housing 10C, a plurality of doors 11, a table 60, a mounting member 61, a plurality of shelves (not shown), a plurality of containers (not shown), a flow path forming component (not shown), and a cooling unit (not shown). ), And a control board (not shown).

A plurality of storage chambers 27 are provided inside the housing 10C. The plurality of storage chambers 27 include, for example, a refrigerator compartment 27A, an ice making chamber 27C, a small freezer compartment 27D, and a main freezer compartment 27E. In the present embodiment, the refrigerating chamber 27A is arranged at the uppermost part, the ice making chamber 27C is arranged at the lower left of the refrigerating chamber 27A, and the small freezing chamber 27D is arranged below the refrigerating chamber 27A and the ice making chamber 27C. The main freezing chamber 27E is arranged below the 27D. The refrigerating chamber 27A and the ice making chamber 27C have a housing 10C whose bottom surfaces are arranged in a substantially horizontal direction, and has an opening on the front side of each storage chamber 27 that allows food to be taken in and out of each storage chamber 27.

The openings of the plurality of storage chambers 27 are closed by a plurality of doors 11 so as to be openable and closable. The plurality of doors 11 include, for example, the left and right refrigerating chamber doors 11Aa and 11Ab that close the opening of the refrigerating chamber 27A, the small freezing chamber door 11D that closes the opening of the small freezing chamber 27D, and the main freezing chamber that closes the opening of the main freezing chamber 27E. Includes door 11E. The opening of the ice making chamber 27C is closed by the left refrigerating chamber door 11Aa.

The housing 10C has a first partition 28 and a second partition 29. The first partition 28 is a partition wall located between the refrigerating chamber 27A and the ice making chamber 27C and partitioning between the refrigerating chamber 27A and the ice making chamber 27C. The first partition portion 28 is a partition wall that bends in a substantially L shape. On the other hand, the second partition portion 29 is located between the refrigerating chamber 27A and the ice making chamber 27C and the small freezer compartment 27D, and is a partition wall partitioning between the refrigerating chamber 27A and the ice making chamber 27C and the small freezer compartment 27D. .. The second partition portion 29 is a partition wall along a substantially horizontal direction. A part of the first partition 28 is connected to the second partition 29. The ice making chamber 27C is surrounded by a first partition 28, a second partition 29, and a left wall 23. The first partition 28 and the second partition 29 have a heat insulating property.

The table 60 is rotatably attached to the front surface of the small freezer door 11D by the attachment member 61. By rotating the table 60, it is possible to move the table 60 to a mounting position where an object can be placed on the mounting surface 60s and a storage position where the table 60 is housed in the recess 54.

According to the refrigerator 1C according to the present embodiment, the stored table 60 can be taken out and used, and the refrigerator 1C can be used for purposes other than food storage. Even in a small kitchen space where the space is too small to install a cooking table sufficiently, the table 60 can be taken out from the refrigerator 1C and used only when necessary.

According to at least one embodiment described above, the stored table 60 can be taken out and used, and the refrigerator 1 and the like can be used for purposes other than food storage.

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 embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, as well as in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

1,1B ... Refrigerator, 10,10B ... Housing, 11 ... Door, 11Aa ... Left refrigerating room door, 11Aa ... Refrigerating room door, 11Ab ... Right refrigerating room door, 11Ab ... Refrigerating room door, 11B ... Vegetable room door, 11C ... Ice making room door, 11D ... Small freezer door, 11E ... Main freezer door, 27 ... Storage room, 27A ... Refrigerator room, 27B ... Vegetable room, 27C ... Ice making room, 27D ... Small freezer room, 27E ... Main freezer room , 50 ... outer member, 51 ... frame, 52 ... front plate, 53 ... rear member, 54 ... recess, 60, 60B ... table, 60a ... front end, 60s ... mounting surface, 61 ... mounting member, 62 ... first Fixing member, 63 ... Second fixing member, 64 ... Rotating shaft member, 65 ... Screw, 66 ... Stay member (connecting member)

Claims (11)

The housing including the storage room and
A door that opens and closes the storage room and
A table that is rotatably attached to the front surface of the door and has a mounting surface on which an object can be placed.
With
The table can be moved to a mounting position where the object can be mounted on the previously described mounting surface.
refrigerator. The front-stated surface of the table at the pre-positioned position is below the top edge of the door.
The refrigerator according to claim 1. The table is such that the front end of the table in the previously described position is rotatable to the underside of the door.
The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2. The front end of the table, when rotated to the underside of the door, is above the top of the other door located below the door.
The refrigerator according to claim 3. In the table, the front end of the table in the previously described position is rotatable to the upper side of the door.
The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2. The door has a recess on the front surface capable of accommodating the table.
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 5. When housed in the recess, the table forms the same surface as the front surface of the door.
The refrigerator according to claim 6. It has a first fixing member, a second fixing member, and a rotating shaft member.
The first fixing member fixes the rotating shaft member and the table.
The second fixing member fixes the rotating shaft member and the door.
The rotary shaft member rotatably connects the first fixing member and the second fixing member.
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 7. Further having a connecting member for connecting the first fixing member and the second fixing member,
The connecting member can keep the table in place.
The refrigerator according to claim 8. The storage room is a vegetable room,
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 9. The table has heat insulating properties.
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

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