JP2022073655A - refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a refrigerator capable of preventing drying in a vegetable container and also facilitating loading and unloading of stored items in the vegetable container.SOLUTION: A refrigerator 2 comprises: a drawer-type vegetable container 30 that is arranged in an area below a partition plate 10 that partitions an area inside the refrigerator into upper and lower areas, and can be moved back and forth; and a top plate 20 that is attached below the partition plate 10, and covers the opening of the upper surface of the vegetable container 30 when the vegetable container 30 is located in a rear storage position. The top plate 20 is attached to the partition plate 10 in a state where it can be moved up and down, front and back, and left and right within a predetermined range.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, in particular a refrigerator provided with a vegetable container.

In recent years, refrigerators equipped with vegetable containers have become widespread. Among them, a refrigerator in which the upper opening of the vegetable container is covered with a moisture-permeable lid has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). By covering the opening on the upper surface of the vegetable container with a lid, it is possible to prevent cold air from entering the vegetable container and prevent the stored items in the vegetable container from drying.

JP-A-2002-286358

However, in the refrigerator described in Cited Document 1, when the vegetable container is pulled out, the lid is also pulled out together with the vegetable container, so that it is necessary to open and close the lid when putting in and taking out the contents, which makes the work complicated. Become.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to provide a refrigerator capable of preventing drying in a vegetable container and easily putting in and taking out stored items in the vegetable container. ..

The refrigerator of the present invention
A drawer-type vegetable container that is placed in the area below the partition plate that divides the area inside the refrigerator into upper and lower parts and can be moved back and forth.
A top plate that is attached below the partition plate and covers the top opening of the vegetable container when the vegetable container is located at the rear storage position.
Equipped with
The top plate is characterized in that it is attached to the partition plate in a state where it can be moved up and down, front and back, and left and right within a predetermined range.

According to the present invention, the top plate is attached below the partition plate of the refrigerator, the top opening is opened when the vegetable container is pulled out forward, and the top opening is opened when the vegetable container returns to the rear storage position. Is to be covered. In particular, the top plate is attached to the partition plate so that it can be moved up and down, front and back, and left and right within a predetermined range. The top plate can be placed smoothly. This makes it possible to provide a refrigerator that can prevent the inside of the vegetable container from drying and can easily put in and take out the stored items in the vegetable container.

Further, the refrigerator of the present invention is
A structure in which a fixing hole is formed in one of the partition plate and the top plate, a fixing claw is provided in the other, the fixing claw is fitted into the fixing hole, and the top plate is suspended from the partition plate. Have and
The top plate is characterized in that it can be moved up and down, front and back, and left and right only within a range corresponding to the gap dimension between the fixing claw and the fixing hole.

According to the present invention, the structure in which the fixing claws are fitted into the fixing holes has a simple structure, but the partition top plate can be reliably moved up and down, front and back, and left and right within a predetermined range. Can be attached to.

Further, the refrigerator of the present invention is
It is characterized in that the elastic packing attached to one of the top plate or the vegetable container is in contact with the other to enhance the sealing property in the vegetable container.

According to the present invention, since the sealing property inside the vegetable container can be enhanced by the elastic packing, it is possible to more effectively prevent the inside of the vegetable container from drying.

Further, the refrigerator of the present invention is
When the vegetable container is located at the rear storage position, the lip portion of the packing attached to the top plate is in contact with the outer surface of the rear end portion surrounding the upper surface opening of the vegetable container.

According to the present invention, when the vegetable container returns to the rear storage position, the lip portion of the packing contacts the outer surface of the rear end portion of the vegetable container, so that the upper surface opening can be sealed more reliably.

Further, the refrigerator of the present invention is
At least a part of the partition plate is made of a translucent member, and the inside of the vegetable container can be visually recognized from the upper side of the partition plate.

According to the present invention, the user can check the inside of the vegetable container from the upper side of the partition plate without pulling out the vegetable container, so that a convenient refrigerator can be provided.

As described above, in the present invention, it is possible to provide a refrigerator that can prevent the inside of the vegetable container from drying and can easily put in and take out the stored items in the vegetable container.

It is a side sectional view which shows the outline of the refrigerator which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structure around the vegetable container of the refrigerator which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the flow of the cold air around the vegetable container of the conventional refrigerator. It is a perspective view which shows the flow of the cold air around the vegetable container of the refrigerator which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the top plate is attached to the partition plate of the refrigerator which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the partition plate shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the top plate shown in FIG. It is a side sectional view schematically showing a detailed structure which attaches a top plate to a partition plate. It is a figure which shows typically the sealing structure of the upper surface opening of a vegetable container by the lip part of a packing.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The ice maker and the refrigerator described below are for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the following unless otherwise specified. In each drawing, members having the same function may be designated by the same reference numeral. The size and positional relationship of the members shown in each drawing may be exaggerated for the sake of clarity. In the following description and drawings, it is assumed that the refrigerator is installed on a horizontal surface. The front-back direction (depth direction) of the refrigerator is indicated by the X-axis, the left-right direction (width direction) of the refrigerator is indicated by the Y-axis, and the up-down direction is indicated by the Z-axis.

(Refrigerator according to one embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing an outline of a refrigerator 2 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The refrigerator 2 according to the present embodiment includes a refrigerating room 4, a vegetable room 6, and a freezing room 8 from the upper side to the lower side in the refrigerator. The refrigerator compartment 4 and the vegetable compartment 6 are partitioned by a partition plate 10. A drawer-type vegetable container 30 is arranged in the vegetable compartment 6 below the partition plate 10. Further, a top plate 20 that covers the upper surface opening of the vegetable container 30 is attached to the lower surface side of the partition plate 10. As will be described later, the vegetable container 30 can be moved back and forth (in the X-axis direction), and when the vegetable container 30 is in the rear storage position as shown in FIG. 1, the top plate 20 opens the upper surface of the vegetable container 30. It is designed to cover. Further, when the vegetable container 30 is pulled forward, the entire upper surface opening of the vegetable container 30 is opened, and the stored items in the vegetable container 30 can be easily taken in and out.

(Structure around vegetable container)
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the structure around the vegetable container 30 of the refrigerator 2 according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the flow of cold air around the vegetable container 130 of the conventional refrigerator 102. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the flow of cold air around the vegetable container 30 of the refrigerator 2 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The flow of cold air is schematically indicated by a dotted arrow.

As shown in FIG. 2, the partition plate 10 that partitions the refrigerator compartment 4 and the vegetable compartment 6 is mainly composed of a front side portion 12 and a rear side portion 14. The front side portion 12 is made of a translucent member, so that the inside of the vegetable container 30 can be visually recognized from the upper side of the partition plate 10. As a result, the user can check the stored items in the vegetable container 30 without pulling out the vegetable container 30, so that a convenient refrigerator 2 can be provided. The rear side portion 14 is composed of a member having no translucency.

The top plate 20 is attached to the lower surface side of the rear side portion 14 so as to be suspended, and when the vegetable container 30 is in the rear storage position, the top plate 20 covers the area behind the upper surface opening of the vegetable container 30. It is designed to cover. Brackets 32 are provided on both sides of the vegetable container 30, and the bracket 32 is fixed to a rail (not shown) of the vegetable compartment door so as to slide on the rail provided in the refrigerator body. As a result, the vegetable container 30 can smoothly move between the position pulled out forward and the storage position rearward.

In the conventional refrigerator 102, as shown in FIG. 3, even when the vegetable container 130 is in the rear storage position, the entire upper surface opening of the vegetable container 130 is open. Therefore, the cold air flowing from the refrigerating chamber 104 through the slit 118 provided in the partition plate 110 enters the vegetable container 130, circulates in the vegetable container 130, and then goes out of the vegetable chamber 106 from the rear outlet. Outflow to. For this reason, since the dried cold air passes through the vegetable container 130, the stored vegetables and fruits are likely to be dried, and the freshness may drop quickly.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, when the vegetable container 30 is in the rear storage position, the region behind the upper surface opening of the vegetable container 30 is covered with the top plate 20. Therefore, the cold air flowing from the refrigerating chamber 4 through the slit 18 provided in the partition plate 10 flows laterally or backward along the upper surface of the top plate 20, and finally outside the vegetable chamber 6 from the rear outlet. Outflow to. The upper surface opening on the front side of the vegetable container 30 is not closed, but there is a partition plate 10 above the vegetable container 30 through a slight gap, and there is no gas outlet in the vegetable container 30, so that cold air can be discharged. It is difficult to flow into the vegetable container 30.
Therefore, the cold air hardly enters the vegetable container 30, the inside of the vegetable container 30 is prevented from drying, and the freshness of the stored vegetables and fruits can be maintained for a long time. Since the temperature around the vegetable container 30 is sufficiently low due to the cold air, the internal temperature of the vegetable container 30 can be maintained at an appropriate temperature by cooling from the outside.

(Structure to attach the partition plate to the top plate)
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the top plate 20 is attached to the partition plate (rear side portion 14) of the refrigerator 2 according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the structure of the partition plate (rear side portion 14) shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the structure of the top plate 20 shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a side sectional view schematically showing a detailed structure for attaching the top plate 20 to the partition plate (rear side portion 14).

As shown in FIG. 6, the rear side portion 14 of the partition plate 10 is provided with four fixing holes 16A to 16D on the front side and four fixing holes 16E to 16H on the rear side, for a total of eight. The fixing holes 16A to H are provided. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, four fixed claws 22A to 22D are formed on the front side of the top plate 20, and four fixed claws 22E to 22H are formed on the rear side, for a total of eight fixed claws 22A to. 22H is provided.

The fixing holes 16A to 16H and the fixing claws 22A to 22H are arranged at positions where they fit into each other. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the respective fixing claws 22A to 22H are fitted into the corresponding fixing holes 16A to HH. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the top plate 20 has a structure in which the top plate 20 is suspended from the rear side portion 14 of the partition plate 10. The fixing holes 16A to 16H are formed larger than the outer shape of the fixing claws 22A to 22H, respectively, and have a predetermined gap between the fixing holes 16A to 16H and the fixing claws 22A to 22H.

As shown in the enlarged view shown in the upper left of FIG. 8 and the enlarged view shown in the right side thereof viewed from an orthogonal direction, the height is high between the fixing holes 16A to 16D and the fixing claws 22A to 22D. It has a gap z1 in the orthogonal direction, a gap x1 in the front-rear direction, and a gap y1a + y1b in the left-right direction. Similarly, between the fixing holes 16E to 16H and the fixing claws 22E to 22H, as shown in the enlarged view shown in the upper right of FIG. 8 and the enlarged view shown in the lower right side thereof when viewed from an orthogonal direction. Has a gap z2 in the height direction, a gap x2 in the front-rear direction, and a gap y2a + y2b in the left-right direction.

Therefore, the front side of the top plate 20 can be moved up and down by the gap z1, and the rear side of the top plate 20 can be moved up and down by the gap z2. Further, in a plan view, it is considered that the top plate 20 can move back and forth by the gap x1 or x2, and can move in the left-right direction by the gap y1a + y1b or y2a + y2b.
Such a hanging structure is not limited to the above, and conversely, for example, a fixing claw extending downward may be provided on the rear side 14 side of the partition plate 10, and a fixing hole may be provided on the top plate 20 side. possible.

When the pull-out type vegetable container 30 returns from the front to the rear storage position along the rail, it moves while swinging up, down, left, and right to some extent. At this time, since the top plate 20 is attached to the partition plate 10 in a state where it can be moved up and down, front and back, and left and right within a predetermined range, when the vegetable container 30 is returned to the storage position from the front to the rear, the vegetables The top plate 20 can be smoothly placed on the upper part of the container 30. This makes it possible to provide a refrigerator 2 that can prevent the inside of the vegetable container 30 from drying and can easily put in and take out the stored items in the vegetable container 30.

In particular, a fixing hole (16A to 16H) is formed in one of the partition plate (rear side portion 14) and the top plate 20, and a fixing claw (22A to 22H) is provided in the other, and the fixing claw (22A to 22H) is fixed. When the top plate 20 has a structure in which the top plate 20 is suspended from the partition plate (rear side portion 14) by being fitted into the holes (16A to 16H), the top plate 20 has a fixing claw (22A to 22H) and a fixing hole. It can be moved up and down, front and back, and left and right by a range corresponding to the gap size between (16A to 16H). Therefore, although it has a simple structure, the top plate 20 can be reliably attached to the partition plate (rear side portion 14) in a state where it can be moved up and down, front and back, and left and right within a predetermined range.
In the above embodiment, the case where the partition plate 10 is composed of the front side portion 12 having translucency and the rear side portion 14 is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the partition plate 10 is integrally provided. It may have been formed.

(Seal function by packing)
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, an elastic packing 40 is attached to the rear end portion of the lower surface of the top plate 20. When the vegetable container 30 returns from the front to the rear storage position, the packing 40 comes into contact with the rear side surface of the rear end portion of the vegetable container 30 and the side surfaces on both sides thereof. Thereby, the upper surface opening of the vegetable container 30 can be more effectively sealed by the top plate 20, and the sealing property inside the vegetable container 30 can be improved. The elastic packing can be attached to the vegetable container 30 side instead of the top plate 20.

FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing a sealing structure of the upper surface opening of the vegetable container 30 by the lip portion 42 of the packing 40. As shown in FIG. 9, when the vegetable container 30 is in the rear storage position, the lip portion 42 of the packing 40 attached to the top plate 20 is the outer surface (that is, the outer surface) of the rear end portion surrounding the upper surface opening of the vegetable container 30. It touches the rear side surface and the side surfaces on both sides connected to the rear side surface). This makes it possible to more reliably seal the upper opening of the vegetable container 30.

Although the embodiments and embodiments of the present invention have been described, the disclosed contents may be changed in the details of the configuration, and the present invention is requested to change the combinations and orders of the elements in the embodiments and embodiments. It can be realized without departing from the scope and idea of.

2 Refrigerator 4 Refrigerator room 6 Vegetable room 8 Freezing room 10 Partition plate 12 Front side 14 Rear side 16 Fixing hole 18 Slit 20 Top plate 22 Fixing claw 30 Vegetable container 32 Bracket 34 Rear end side surface 40 Packing 42 Lip part

Claims (5)

A drawer-type vegetable container that is placed in the area below the partition plate that divides the area inside the refrigerator into upper and lower parts and can be moved back and forth.
A top plate that is attached below the partition plate and covers the top opening of the vegetable container when the vegetable container is located at the rear storage position.
Equipped with
A refrigerator characterized in that the top plate is attached to the partition plate in a state where it can be moved up and down, front and back, and left and right within a predetermined range.
A structure in which a fixing hole is formed in one of the partition plate and the top plate, a fixing claw is provided in the other, the fixing claw is fitted into the fixing hole, and the top plate is suspended from the partition plate. Have and
The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the top plate can be moved up and down, front and back, and left and right only within a range corresponding to the gap dimension between the fixing claw and the fixing hole.
The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the elastic packing attached to one of the top plate or the vegetable container is in contact with the other to enhance the sealing property in the vegetable container.
The claim is characterized in that when the vegetable container is located at the rear storage position, the lip portion of the packing attached to the top plate is in contact with the outer surface of the rear end portion surrounding the upper surface opening of the vegetable container. The refrigerator according to 3.
The invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein at least a part of the partition plate is made of a translucent member, and the inside of the vegetable container can be visually recognized from the upper side of the partition plate. The listed refrigerator.

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