JP2698568B2 - refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator room provided above a refrigerator, a freezer room below a refrigerator, a vegetable room between the refrigerator rooms and a freezer room, and a front side of the refrigerator room supported by a side portion. The present invention relates to a refrigerator provided with an opening / closing door, and a drawer door which can be pulled out in the front-rear direction together with a storage case supported on the inner wall surface of the refrigerator in the freezer compartment and the vegetable compartment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional refrigerator, the inside of a refrigerator formed by foaming and filling a heat insulating material between an outer box and an inner box is divided into a plurality of temperature zones to form a plurality of storage rooms suitable for each food temperature. Provided.
Conventionally, a refrigerator room is provided at the upper part, a refrigerator room is provided at the center, and a vegetable room is provided at the lower part, but in recent years, refrigerators having various layouts have been proposed.

For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 5-223431 (referred to as a first conventional example) proposes a refrigerator called a mid freezer in which a freezing room is arranged in the center. The concrete structure is as follows: a refrigerator room with an opening / closing door at the top of the refrigerator, a freezing room with a drawer door arranged in two stages at the center, and a vegetable room with a drawer door at the bottom A compressor is arranged at the rear of the vegetable compartment, and a fan motor and a heat exchanger are arranged at the rear of the freezing compartment.

[0004] For example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 5-60440 (hereinafter referred to as a second conventional example), a refrigerator is divided into two storage rooms provided with opening and closing doors through a partition wall, and an upper storage room is arranged at the most. A refrigerator room with a drawer-type vegetable room at the bottom,
The lower storage compartment is a freezer compartment with multiple drawers.

[0005] For example, Hitachi, Ltd. has a refrigerator compartment with an opening / closing door at the top of a refrigerator, a vegetable compartment / refrigeration compartment (switching type) with an opening / closing door with a rotating storage case at the center, and a bottom. Refrigerator with a freezer compartment with a rotating vegetable storage case and an opening / closing door with an ice-making shelf.
It is sold as 336BRV (referred to as a third conventional example).

[0006] For example, in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 37-18668 (hereinafter referred to as a fourth conventional example), a storage room having upper and lower opening doors is provided, and a drawer door is provided at the center or waist of the refrigerator. A refrigerator with a multipurpose storage compartment is disclosed.

[0007]

The related art of the present invention has been described above. However, in the structure of the present invention described below, it is necessary to enable storage of vegetables separately and to improve the usability of the vegetable room. Was. An object of the present invention is to provide a first storage case, a second storage case, and a partition plate to form three storage spaces, thereby enabling divided storage of vegetables and improving the usability of a vegetable room.

However, in the first conventional example, for example, although the usability of the refrigerator compartment is improved, since the vegetable compartment is arranged below the freezer compartment which is not frequently used, the vegetable compartment is used in a crouching posture. It must be said that the vegetable room is inconvenient. In particular, given that the freshness of vegetables quickly deteriorates, placing a vegetable room, where freshness must be constantly monitored, below a freezer room that stores frozen foods for a long period of time does not fit the actual usage. is there.

Further, it is known that freshness of vegetables is remarkably reduced when they are piled up vertically or an unnecessary force is applied. In the first conventional example, a compressor is provided behind the vegetable compartment. Therefore, there is a problem that the back of the vegetable room becomes oblique, and the vegetables stored on this slope push other vegetables to reduce freshness. Further, in the first conventional example, since a freezer compartment whose temperature inside the refrigerator is significantly different from that of the refrigerator compartment or the vegetable compartment is disposed between the refrigerator compartment and the vegetable compartment, heat insulating materials are provided above and below the freezer compartment. Must be provided.

[0010] Further, since the freezing compartment is arranged above the vegetable compartment, the heat exchanger and the fan motor which are arranged to accompany the freezing compartment are necessarily arranged above, and the compressor and the heat exchanger are connected to each other. Not only is a dead space formed between them, but the center of gravity shifts upward and the stability of the refrigerator itself deteriorates.

On the other hand, for example, in the second and third conventional examples, the vegetable room is arranged at the center, so that the positional convenience of the first conventional example is improved, but this type of implementation is not required. In view of the situation, since the vegetable room is arranged at a high position of 1000 mm or more, there is a problem in cooperating with the operation in the sink and taking in and out of large vegetables.

Further, for example, in the second conventional example, since the vegetable compartment is arranged in the refrigerator compartment, the openable door and drawer must always be opened and closed when the vegetable compartment is used. In addition, there is a problem of lowering the temperature in the refrigerator and damage when the opening / closing door is closed with the drawer pulled out.

For example, in the third conventional example, a vegetable room can be made by switching the central storage room. This vegetable room / refrigerator is further provided with an openable storage case inside the openable door. Use, always use 2
Two opening and closing operations are required. Moreover, in this conventional example,
Since the opening and closing door and the rotating storage case are opened and closed by one hinge, the center of gravity moves obliquely forward, and there is a problem that the stability of the main body is deteriorated. Further, in this conventional example, since all the storage rooms are opened and closed, there is a problem in the usability of the storage rooms arranged below.

For example, in the fourth conventional example, although the structure of the central storage room is disclosed, there is no specific disclosure of the upper and lower storage rooms. Furthermore, there is no specific disclosure of a refrigerator related to the temperature inside the storage room. In addition, since the lowermost storage room is an opening / closing door, there is a problem in usability of the lower storage room in a squatting posture.

An object of the present invention is to provide an easy-to-use refrigerator in which a refrigerator compartment, a vegetable compartment, and a freezer compartment are arranged in an optimum operation area. An object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that has a good storage capacity for vegetables and has a vegetable room arranged in an optimal operation area.

[0016]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention employs the following configuration. The vegetable compartment of the refrigerator includes a first storage case attached to a drawer door of the vegetable compartment, a second storage case movably provided above the first storage case, and the first storage case. And a partition plate for dividing the vegetable compartment, wherein the first storage case and the second storage case constitute a storage space of the vegetable room,
The storage space is one space partitioned by the partition plate, and a first storage space at least partially open at an upper portion regardless of a movement position of the second storage case; A second storage space, the upper space of which is covered with the second storage case in a state where the drawer door of the vegetable compartment is closed.
And a third storage space formed by the storage case described above, wherein the first storage space, the second storage space, and the third storage space have a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape formed of a vertical surface and a horizontal surface. A refrigerator that is a space.

Alternatively, in the refrigerator according to the present invention, a refrigerator compartment is provided above the refrigerator, a freezer compartment is provided below the refrigerator, and a vegetable compartment is provided between the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment. An opening / closing door whose side is supported is installed, and a drawer door movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the refrigerator is installed together with a storage case at the front of the freezing room, and a drawer door is installed at the front of the vegetable room. A drawer door movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the refrigerator is installed together with a case, and the front surfaces of the open / close door, the drawer door of the freezer compartment, and the drawer door of the vegetable compartment are arranged in the front-rear direction with the respective doors closed. The height of the upper end of the drawer door of the vegetable room is set to be in a range of 850 mm or more and 1000 mm or less from the floor surface, and the storage case of the vegetable room is attached to the drawer door of the vegetable room. attachment A first storage case that is composed of a second housing case slidably provided on the upper portion of the housing case first, a configuration.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Note that the same parts, arrows, and the like are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

[First Embodiment] FIGS. 1 to 21 show a first embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention. FIGS. 1 to 3 are external views, FIG. FIG. 7 to FIG. 7 are explanatory diagrams of the ventilation passage, FIG. 8 to FIG. 10 are explanatory diagrams of the actual use of the refrigerator and the arrangement of each storage room, FIG.
4 to 18 are explanatory diagrams of the vegetable compartment, and FIGS. 19 to 21 are explanatory diagrams of the freezing compartment.

First, the external structure will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is an external perspective view, FIG. 2 is an external perspective view in an open state, and FIG. 3 is a front view and a partial side view.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, a refrigerator is generally indicated by reference numeral 1, and an opening / closing door 10 is provided at the top of the refrigerator 1.
Refrigeration compartment 100 provided with a refrigeration compartment 100, and a vegetable compartment 200 provided with a drawer door 20 disposed below the refrigeration compartment 100
And an upper freezer compartment 300 provided with a drawer door 30 disposed below the vegetable compartment 200, and a lower freezer compartment 400 provided with a drawer door 40 disposed at the bottom of the refrigerator 1. In the refrigerator 1, a freezing room 800 is configured by an upper freezing room 300 and a lower freezing room 400.

The height of the refrigerator 1 from the floor F on which the refrigerator 1 is placed to the upper end of the refrigerator 1 is H.
1. The height of the vegetable compartment 200 up to the upper end of the drawer door is H
2. The height of the upper freezer compartment 300 to the upper end of the drawer door is set to H3, and the height of the lower freezer compartment 400 to the upper end of the drawer door is set to H4. For example, in this embodiment, H1 is 1730 mm, H2 is 932 mm, and H3 is 6 mm.
11 mm and H4 are set to 374 mm. Further, the width is set to W and the depth is set to D. For example, in this embodiment, W is set to 590 mm and D is set to 690 mm.

In FIG. 3, in this embodiment, the height h1 of the opening / closing door 10 is 788 mm, which is the largest.
Next, the drawer door 20 has a height length h2 of 312 mm, the drawer door 40 has a height length h4 of 290 mm, and the height length h3 of the drawer door 30 is set to the smallest value of 229 mm. The gap between the doors is about 9 mm, and the lowermost part is provided with a hakama 50 for blindfolding the movable wheel 3 provided on the bottom surface of the housing 2.

The door 10 is attached to the housing 2 so as to be openable and closable by hinges 60 provided on one side of the door. On the free end side of the door 10, a vertically long handle 11 occupying 70% or more of the total height of the door 10 is provided.
The vertical handle 11 has a long bow-shaped concave portion 13 and the concave portion 1.
3 is provided at the center on one side, and the opening / closing door 10 can be opened and closed by scratching a finger on the hooking portion 12.

The drawer door 20 is provided at the upper end thereof with a handle portion 22 formed in a full width of the door and projecting downward in an arc shape, and a horizontally long bow-shaped concave portion 23 formed at a lower portion of the handle portion 22. A horizontal handle 21 is provided. The downwardly protruding handle portion 22 has a different color from the other members and is designed so as to stand out, thereby forming a strong accent line almost in the center of the front surface to improve the design. And the nameplate 24
It is used as a space with Drawer doors 30, 4
0 is a horizontally long handle portion 32, 42 and a concave portion 3 in the center of the upper end.
Lateral handles 31 and 41, which are composed of 3 and 43, are provided.

Next, the internal structure will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, a housing 2 is formed by foam-filling a heat insulating material 5 between an outer box 3 made of a steel plate and an inner box 4 made of a resin. The opening / closing door 10 and the drawer doors 20, 30, and 40 also have the same structure as the housing 2.

The refrigerator compartment 100 has a shelf 102 for dividing the inside of the refrigerator compartment into upper and lower compartments, and a chilled compartment 104 arranged at the lowest position.
And a plurality of trays 1 attached inside the door 10
26. The refrigerator compartment 100 has a refrigerator temperature of 4
° C, and has the largest storage volume VR in the storage room. The chilled chamber 104 is provided with an opening / closing door 106 and is set at -1 ° C.

In the vegetable compartment 200, a storage case 202 whose peripheral side surface is substantially vertical and whose upper side is opened is supported by an opening / closing mechanism 600 (see FIG. 13) of the drawer door 20 and can slide integrally with the drawer door. It is provided in. With this structure, by pulling out the drawer door 20, the storage case 202 can be drawn out and the stored food can be taken in and out, and the storage case 202 can be removed from the drawer door 20 and cleaned.

Another (sub) storage case 204 which can be taken in and out independently of the storage case 202 or in an open state of the drawer door 20 is disposed at the upper rear of the storage case 202. . With this two-stage structure, it is possible to reduce the vertical stacking of vegetables, maintain freshness, and improve storageability. In this vegetable room 200, the inside temperature is 3 ° C.
, And has a larger storage volume VV than the upper freezer compartment 300 or the lower freezer compartment 400.

The freezing room 800 including the upper freezing room 300 and the lower freezing room 400 has a refrigerator temperature set at -18 ° C.
A storage volume VF having a size next to the storage volume VR of the refrigerator compartment 100 is provided. In the upper freezer compartment 300, a storage case 302 whose peripheral side surface is substantially vertical and whose upper side is open is provided so as to be detachably supported on the opening / closing mechanism 600 of the drawer door 30 similarly to the storage case 202. On the upper surface of one side of the upper freezer compartment 300, an ice making shelf that moves in the front-rear direction in conjunction with opening and closing of the drawer door 30 is provided. The lower freezer compartment 400 has an opening / closing mechanism 600 for the drawer door 40 in which a storage case 402 having an oblique back surface and an open upper portion is provided.
The storage case 202 is provided so as to be detachably supported similarly to the storage case 202.

In this embodiment, the freezing compartment 800 is divided into an upper freezing compartment 300 and a lower freezing compartment 400, so that the depth of each drawer and storage is reduced, so that the stored food can be taken in and out better. Moreover, the lower freezer compartment 40
Since the storage capacity is limited by the machine room 600 provided at the rear of the lower freezer compartment 400, the depth of the lower freezer compartment 400 is made larger than the depth of the upper freezer compartment 300, and the storage volume VF1 of the upper freezer compartment 300 and the lower freezer compartment are set. Since the storage volume VF2 of 400 is set to be almost the same size, foods that are frequently used are stored in the upper thin storage case 302 to improve the ease of use. By storing the stock food to be used, it is easier to use.

In the refrigerator 1, the refrigerator compartment 100 and the vegetable compartment 200 whose temperature in the refrigerator is close to the upper part of the vegetable compartment 200
The upper freezer compartment 300 having a significantly different internal temperature is arranged at the lower part of the compartment, so that the partition wall 70 provided with the heat insulating material 5 is attached to the vegetable compartment 20.
One location may be provided between 0 and the upper freezer compartment 300, and the internal volume can be increased. Here, the refrigerator compartment 10
0 and a vegetable compartment 200, a partition wall 71 without a heat insulating material provided with a cool air passage (not shown) is provided.
A partition wall 72 is provided between and the lower freezing compartment 400.

In this embodiment, the total storage volume V is 370 l (liter), the storage volume VR of the refrigerator compartment 100 is 200 l, and the storage volume VV of the vegetable compartment 200 is 70 l.
The total storage volume VF of the freezer compartment 800 of the upper freezer compartment 300 and the lower freezer compartment 400 is set to 100 l.
Here, the storage volume VF1 of the upper freezer compartment 300 and the storage volume VF2 of the lower freezer compartment 400 are substantially the same size.

A machine room 500 having a compressor 502 is provided behind the lower freezing room 400, a heat exchanger 504 is provided behind the upper freezing room 300, a fan motor 506 is provided below the vegetable room 200 and a fan motor 506 is provided below the vegetable room 200. A cool air distributor (cool air supply amount adjuster) 508 is disposed so as to straddle the storage case 204 and the rear of the chilled chamber 104.

According to this arrangement, since the heavy compressor 502 is provided at the lowermost portion on the back surface, the center of gravity of the refrigerator 1 can be lowered and stabilized. Further, the heat exchanger 504 serving as a cooling source is set differently from the vegetable room 200 having a high internal temperature, and the freezing room 800 (the upper freezing room 3) having the lowest internal temperature is provided.
00), the temperature inside the vegetable compartment 200 can be reduced, and the freezing room 800 (upper freezing room 30) can be reduced.
0) can be cooled efficiently. In particular, in the refrigerator 1 according to the present invention, since the freezing room 800 is arranged at the lowermost part, the heat exchanger 504 can be necessarily arranged below, so that the space between the machine room 500 and the heat exchanger 504 can be inevitably arranged. The dead space formed at the end can be eliminated.

Furthermore, since the heat exchanger 504, the fan motor 506 and the cool air distributor 508 disposed above the heat exchanger 504 can be lowered, the center of gravity of the refrigerator 1 can be lowered to improve the installation of the refrigerator 1. can do.

The storage case 204 of the vegetable room 200
(Located at the upper rear) with a slightly thicker fan motor 5
06, a relatively thin cold air distributor 508 provided above
And storage case 204 instead of storage case 202
Can be displaced rearward, so that the storage capacity VV of the vegetable room 200 can be increased while maintaining a storage space in which the periphery is formed by a substantially vertical plane.

Further, since the cool air distributor 508 is disposed adjacent to the chilled room 104 in the refrigerator 100 where the temperature in the refrigerator is low,
It is possible to prevent the refrigerating compartment 100 from being too cold, and to efficiently cool the refrigerating compartment 100 by blowing cold air directly to the chilled compartment 104.

Next, the flow of cool air will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the cool air generated by the heat exchanger 504 is blown by the fan motor 506 to the cool air distributor 508 and the freezing room 800 (the upper freezing room 300 and the lower freezing room 400). The cool air blown to the cool air distributor 508 is cooled by the cool air distributor 508 and the cold room 104 and the chilled room 104.
Shunted. This cold air ventilation path structure and its peripheral structure will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the refrigerator compartment 100, FIG. 6 (a) is a partial sectional view of the refrigerator compartment 100, and FIG. 6 (b) is a front perspective view around the chilled compartment 104.

In FIG. 5, in the center of the wall surface of the inner wall on the rear side of the refrigerator compartment 100, an interior lighting device 108 and a cool air passage 110 are provided.
The duct 112 provided with is mounted flat.
The duct 112 has a width that is half the size of the refrigerator compartment 100, a vertical dimension that is the same as the height of the refrigerator compartment 100, and a vertically long interior lighting device 108 provided at the center thereof.
The cold air distributor 508 is provided on both sides of the interior lighting device 108.
Cold air passages 110a, 110 branched in a “Y” shape from
b is provided.

The interior lighting device 108 includes a plurality of partition shelves 1
02, and further, the cold air passages 110a,
10b is provided with a cool air opening 114 in each shelf so that the cool air reaches each stage of the partition shelf 102. With this structure, the food stored in each partition 102 can be evenly and efficiently illuminated by the interior lighting device 108 provided at the center of the back surface.

In addition, the food stored in each of the partitioning shelves 102 is provided with two cold air outlets 11 in each stage, which are arranged substantially evenly on the back surface.
4 can be cooled efficiently by blowing cold air. In addition, the interior lighting device 108 is provided with a light source 116 slightly above the refrigerator compartment 100, and a 422.5 mm long,
A translucent material 118 having a width of 70 mm is provided flat. The interior lighting device 108 includes a light source 116.
Is arranged compactly so that the length direction is parallel to the wall surface to reduce the depth dimension and illuminate from the translucent material 118 via a reflection surface (not shown) provided on the back side thereof. .

In FIG. 6, the cool air supply to the chilled chamber 104 is directly blown out from the cool air port 124 provided on the front surface of the cool air distributor 508, and passes through the lower gap from the tray 122 in the chilled chamber 104 to the cool air port. An exhaust port 125 provided below 124 returns to the refrigerant circulation system. In addition, part of the cool air supplied to the chilled room 104 is supplied to the vegetable room 200.

The chilled compartment 104 is partitioned by a transparent box 120 in the refrigeration compartment 100, and when the tray 122 is pulled out, the opening / closing door 106 is opened in conjunction therewith. Therefore, the exhaust port 12 is provided through a transparent box.
5, the exhaust port 125 is provided at the lower portion as much as possible so that the exhaust port 125 is not visible when the opening and closing door 10 is opened and closed.

Further, below the front surface of the cool air distributor 508,
An exhaust port 206 for returning cool air from the vegetable compartment 200 to the refrigerant circulation system is provided. Reference numeral 510 denotes a control box.

Returning to FIG. 4, the cool air blown out from the rear wall surface of the refrigerator compartment 100 cools the refrigerator compartment 100 along the arrow to cool the vegetable compartment 2 through the cool air passage provided in the partition plate 71.
00 is led. In addition, the cool air blown out to the chilled chamber 104 is returned to the refrigerant circulation system through the upper and lower surfaces of the tray 122 to reduce excessive cooling of the refrigerator compartment 100 and the vegetable compartment 200. Here, in this embodiment, the chilled chamber 104
Since the air passage is formed between the tray 122 and the partition plate 71, the vegetable compartment 200 can be provided without newly providing a heat insulating material.
Of the chilled chamber 104 having a low internal temperature can be reduced.

Then, the cool air led to the vegetable compartment 200 passes around the storage cases 202 and 204,
06, the refrigerant is returned from the exhaust duct 512 to the refrigerant circulation system. The subsequent cool air passage will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the back surface. In the figure, the cool air returned to the refrigerant circulation system in the exhaust duct 512 is guided to a drain tray 514 provided below the heat exchanger 504, cooled again in the heat exchanger 504, and guided to the fan motor 506. Drain tray 514
Has a sloped lower part and a drain hose 5 at its lower end.
Since the refrigerator 16 is provided, the dew attached to the cooler 504 can be received by the drain tray 514 and guided to a dew tray (not shown) provided on the bottom surface of the refrigerator 1.

Returning to FIG. 4, the cool air supplied to the upper freezer compartment 300 and the lower freezer compartment 400 is supplied to the storage case 30.
It is returned to the drain tray 514 by circulating inside and outside 2,402. As described above, in the refrigerator 1 according to this embodiment, the inside of the refrigerator can be efficiently cooled while the cool air circulates through the circulation path.

Further, the opening / closing door 10 and the drawer doors 20, 3
The temperature drop due to the opening and closing of 0, 40 is detected by a sensor (not shown) provided in each storage room or passage, and a microcomputer (not shown) provided in the control box operates the cool air distributor 5.
08 and the compressor 502 are controlled to control the internal temperature.

Next, referring to FIG. 8 to FIG.
00, vegetable room 200 and freezer room 800 (upper freezer room 300
And the convenience associated with the arrangement of the lower freezing compartment 400). FIG. 8 is an installation state diagram of the refrigerator 1, FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the frequency of use of each storage room of the refrigerator, and FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the posture of a human and the arrangement of each storage room of the refrigerator 1.

In FIG. 8, when considering the usability of the refrigerator 1, it is necessary to consider the installation environment and the usage pattern (ergonomic dynamic mode) of a person who uses the refrigerator. That is, since the refrigerator 1 is installed in the kitchen, it is necessary to consider the relationship between the sink 700 (see FIG. 10), the cupboard, and the like, which are often used side by side in the kitchen, and the housing equipment.

In particular, the relationship between the refrigerator 1 and the sink 700
It is important because it is frequently used as a part of cooking. And, as a matter of course, the flow of the partial work must be adapted to the usage pattern of the person who uses it. The refrigerator 1 according to the present embodiment is designed from the above viewpoint.

For example, a standard Japanese woman (height 15)
When the refrigerator 1 is 400 mm away from the refrigerator 1 and the refrigerator 1 is used, the storage range Y2 that can be easily reached in the standing posture is 630 mm below and 1340 mm above. 1340m
Above m is a storage range Y1 above the shoulder. The storage range Y3 that can be easily reached when the user is in the crouching posture is 310 mm below and 630 mm above. And 31
Below 0 mm is a storage range Y3 that can be easily reached when the squatting posture is set.

The standard female elbow height is 970 m.
m, and the food can be easily taken in and out without raising the elbow if it is below this position.

In view of these points, in view of the workability of the refrigerator 1, the storage room arranged above the elbow height of 970 mm has a good work operation in the standing posture with the opening / closing door 10. On the other hand, when the height of the elbow is lower than 970 mm, the workability of the drawer doors 20, 30, and 40, which can take in and out food while looking over the storage room, is excellent in any posture.

In particular, in consideration of the workability in the standing posture, the standard lower height of the hand of a Japanese woman is 643.
mm, the drawer door 20 arranged below the height of the elbow 970 mm, if the height of the drawer door 20 from the floor surface is 643 mm or more, in a standing posture to put food in and out in a comfortable posture. It can be carried out. The height of the drawer door 20 from the floor surface is set lower if the posture is such that the posture can be easily changed from the standing posture to the crouching posture. That is,
If the drawer door is provided at a position lower than the height of the elbow and within reach of the standing posture and the crouching posture, food can be easily taken in and out.

The above dimensional relationship is a numerical value based on a standard female model, and its numerical range is, for example, taking into account the height of slippers usually worn in a kitchen,
It is necessary to consider other conditions such as the user's coverage and storage capacity.

According to an investigation on the actual use of the refrigerator, as shown in FIG. 10, the refrigerator 1 is installed side by side with the kitchen sink 700, and is frequently used when cooking in a standing posture.
As shown in FIG. 9, the frequency of use is as follows: refrigeration room 100, then vegetable room 200, then freezer room 800 (upper freezer room 300
And the lower freezer compartment 400). According to the actual usage in this standing position, the refrigerator compartment 100 is located at the top, and the vegetable compartment 20 is located at the center.
0. By arranging the freezing compartment 800 (the upper freezing compartment 300 and the lower freezing compartment 400) below, the operation of shifting from the standing posture to the crouching posture and the crouching posture can be reduced, and the work operation can be facilitated.

On the other hand, in consideration of the housing environment of the kitchen, the lower part of the hanging cabinet of a general kitchen is 1800 mm. Is only required to be 1800 mm or less.

On the other hand, a sink 700 adjacent to the refrigerator 1
Has a height to a table (cooking table) of 850 mm and a height to a faucet 702 of about 870 mm. Therefore, in the standing posture or the slouching posture in which the posture can be easily changed from the standing posture, the elbow height is set at 970 mm as a reference, and the frequently used storage room is arranged within the above-mentioned operation range, so that the current can be changed. The work on the table 700 and the work on the refrigerator 1 can be smoothly and comfortably performed as a series of work without greatly changing the posture.

Now, in the refrigerator 1 according to the present embodiment, the arrangement of the storage rooms is changed in accordance with the order of frequent use.
Refrigeration room 100, vegetable room 200, freezer room 8 from top to bottom
00, and furthermore, the freezing room 800 is divided into two, and the upper freezing room 300, which is frequently used, is located at the upper part, and the lower freezing room 400, which is used less frequently, for storing stock foods is located at the lower part. The moving operation from the standing posture to each posture can be efficiently reduced in accordance with the frequency of use.

The upper door is referred to as the opening / closing door 10 based on the elbow height, and the door lower than the elbow height is referred to as the drawer door 2.
Since they are 0, 30, and 40, the door structure of each storage room is structured to match the operating posture.

Also, since the height H1 to the upper end of the refrigerator 1 of this embodiment is set to 1730 mm, it can be installed in most kitchens. Foods stored in the shelf 102 can be taken in and out.

The height H2 to the upper end of the vegetable compartment 200 is 932 mm, which is lower than the height of the elbow of the user, and the height H5 of the floor surface (bottom surface) of the storage case 202 is 643 mm, which can be reached in a standing posture. Since the setting is made, food can be taken in and out without raising the elbow, and the cooperative work with the sink 700 can be easily performed in a standing posture. Moreover, the storage case 202,
Since the inside of the storage case 204 can be seen only by the movement of the neck, the inside of the storage cases 202 and 204 is easy to see.

The upper freezer compartment 300 has a height to the upper end of H3 of 611 mm lower than the upper limit (630 mm) of the crouching posture, and the height H6 of the floor surface (bottom surface) of the storage case 302 lowers the lower limit of the crouching posture (630). 310 mm) higher than 404
Since it is set to mm, food can be easily taken in and out in the bent posture.

Then, the lower freezer compartment 4 which is used least frequently.
00 sets the height H4 to the upper end to be higher than the upper limit height in the crouching posture, so that the food stacked on the lower freezing room 400 can be taken in and out in the crouching posture, and the lower loading of the extremely low use frequency In addition to allowing food to be taken in and out in a crouching posture, a horizontal handle 41 is provided at the upper end of the drawer door 40 to enable opening and closing in the crouching posture.

The vertical handle 11 provided on the opening / closing door 10 is arranged in a standing position at a position where it can be easily opened and closed, and the horizontal handles 21, 3 provided on the drawer doors 20, 30, 40 are provided.
Since the reference numerals 1 and 41 are arranged at least in the range of the standing posture or the crouching posture, force is easily applied at the time of opening and closing, and the door can be easily opened and closed. In particular, the vertical handle 11
Is long in the vertical direction, so that the user can open and close by holding a position that matches his / her posture.

As described above, according to the refrigerator of the present embodiment, the refrigerator compartment 100, the vegetable compartment 200, and the upper freezer compartment 300
And the lower freezing room 400 are arranged in order from the top in the order of frequency of use, and each storage room is a door structure suitable for the user's standing posture, crouching posture, squatting posture, and in an optimal operation area for each posture. By arranging the refrigerator, a refrigerator suitable for the frequency of use of the storage room and the operation posture of the user is provided.

Here, the dimensional specification of the refrigerator 1 according to the present embodiment is an embodiment, and is not limited to this dimensional specification. That is, the height H1 to the upper end of the refrigerator 1, the height H2 to the upper end of the drawer door of the vegetable compartment 200, and the height H3 to the upper end of the drawer door of the freezer compartment 800 (upper freezer compartment 300) are respectively H1 ≦ 1800m
By setting m, H2 ≦ 1000 mm, and H3 ≧ 560 mm, the same effect as in the above embodiment can be obtained. At this time, the freezing room 800 is connected to the upper freezing room 30.
0 and the lower freezer compartment 400, and by setting the height H4 of the upper end of the drawer door of the lower freezer compartment 400 to H4 ≧ 350 mm, the same effect as in the above embodiment can be obtained.

The height H2 of the vegetable compartment 200 up to the upper end of the drawer door and the height H5 of the floor of the storage case 202 of the vegetable compartment 200 are respectively H2 ≦ 1000 mm and 560 ≦
By setting H5 ≦ 720 mm, it is possible to provide the vegetable room 200 in which many users can easily see and arrange the inside of the vegetable room 200 and easily put food in and out.

Further, the depth U1 (see FIG. 4) of the storage case 202 from the upper end of the drawer door is set to U1 ≧ 250 mm, and further, 850 mm ≦ H2 ≦ 1000 mm, 560 ≦
By setting H5 ≦ 720 mm, it is possible to enhance the freshness by enabling vertical storage of vegetables while improving the cooperative work with the sink 700, so that many users can look inside the vegetable room 200 and put food in and out. Can easily provide the vegetable room 200.

Next, the opening / closing structure of the drawer door will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a drawer door opening / closing mechanism, FIG. 12 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of FIG.
3 is an operation comparison diagram of the drawer door with the conventional example.

11 and 12, the drawer door 20,
Open / close drawer structure (opening / closing mechanism) 600 adopted by 30, 40
Will be described. The opening and closing drawer structure 600 includes first guide rails 6 embedded in the wall surfaces on both sides of the storage room.
10 and a roller 621 on the first guide rail 610.
A second guide rail 620 moving through the second
630 provided with drawer door 20 (30, 40) that moves on guide rail 620 via roller 631
And the first guide rail 610 and the second guide rail 6
20 and a second stopper 641 for preventing the second guide rail 620 and the support 630 from being separated from each other.
(302, 402) are removably attached to the support 630.

The first guide rail 610 has a U-shaped cross section, and includes a roller 621 and its rotating shaft 62.
2 can be moved, and is formed in a size having a diameter of the roller 621 and an appropriate gap. Second guide rail 62
No. 0 has an “L” -shaped cross-sectional shape in which a lower end portion is bent inward, a roller 621 is attached to a rear side of an outer surface via a rotation shaft 622, and a roller 631 is rotated to a front side of an inner surface. Attached via shaft 632.

At least two or more rollers 621 and 631 are provided, and the second guide rail 620 and the support 630 are provided.
Can be moved horizontally. The support 630 is
Equipped with an "S" -shaped cross-sectional shape and an "S" -shaped upper
The letter-shaped portion is formed in such a size that the roller 631 and its rotating shaft 632 can move, and the diameter of the roller 631 and a suitable gap are provided. In this embodiment, the second guide rail 620 has an “L” shape, and the support 630 has an “S” shape.
The rigidity of the opening and closing drawer structure 600 is increased by forming the opening and closing shape.

The support members 630 provided on the left and right sides are attached to the drawer door 20 at the front part and to the connecting member 650 at the rear part, thereby forming a "b" -shaped frame when viewed from above. The storage case 202 is inserted into the frame, and the edge 202 a of the storage case 202 is
By supporting at 0, the storage case 202 is provided detachably. Further, the first and second stoppers 640, 6
Reference numeral 41 is attached to the front end of the first guide rail 610 and the rear end of the support 630 so as to protrude so as to prevent the rollers 621 and 631 from moving.

According to the opening / closing drawer structure 600,
The second guide rail 620 is the first guide rail 61
0 and the support 630, and serves as an intermediate connecting member to support 63.
Since the storage case 202 attached to the storage case 202 can be pulled out largely forward while maintaining the level, the entire storage case 202 can be seen from above and food can be easily taken in and out.

At this time, the rollers 621 and 631 are prevented from moving by the stoppers 640 and 641 in the state where the opening and closing drawer structure 600 is pulled out to the maximum, so that the drawer door 20
Can be prevented from dropping due to excessive withdrawal. Furthermore, since the storage case 202 is pulled out largely forward, the storage case 202 can be easily removed, and thus the storage case 202 can be easily cleaned.

On the other hand, in the housed state, the first and second guide rails 610 and 620 and the support 630 are three-folded and housed compactly.

In FIG. 13, according to the open / close drawer structure 600 according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 13A, the weight of the storage case 202 and the storage object is dispersed and supported by the first guide rails 610 on both sides. can do. Therefore,
Even if the drawer door 20 is pulled out, the center of gravity G of the storage case 202
Only slides forward, so that the weight of the moved center of gravity G can be equally supported on the left and right by the legs (not shown) provided at the front of the bottom surface of the housing 2.

Furthermore, since the first guide rails 610 are embedded in both wall surfaces of the storage room and a storage case having substantially the same size as the storage room can be employed, dead space can be reduced and efficient storage can be achieved. .

On the other hand, the opening / closing door 6 shown in FIG.
In the conventional example provided with the rotary storage case 651 and 50,
When the rotating door 650 and the storage case 651 are opened, the center of gravity G moves diagonally forward. In addition, since all of the weights are applied to one hinge portion and one leg portion, the hinge portion becomes large and the balance of the refrigerator as a whole is lost.

Further, in this structure, the presence of the opening / closing door 650 forces the food to be taken in and out from the left side in the figure, and the workability of taking out and putting in the food is inferior to that of the drawer door. Further, in this structure, a dead space is generated because the storage case 651 is pulled out, so that efficient storage cannot be achieved.

Next, each storage room will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 and FIGS. Since the specific size of each storage room has been described above, the description is omitted.

In FIG. 2, the refrigerator compartment 100 has a thin transparent shelf 102 fixed at the upper stage of the refrigerator and a transparent variable shelf 124 arranged at the middle stage. The variable shelf 124 has a structure in which the bottom surface and the front side are continuously opened, and the shelf (top plate) is supported by both wall surfaces and a back wall. Therefore, the variable shelves 124
By flipping over, it is possible to store a sealed milk pack or a raw barrel or the like, or a watermelon or a pan with a deep bottom as it is.

Further, the chilled chamber 1 disposed at the lowermost part of the refrigerator
Since 04 is entirely surrounded by a transparent resin material, the flavor and freshness can be maintained during low-temperature and high-humidity storage. When an automatic ice maker (not shown) is provided, the width of the chilled chamber 104 is reduced so that a water supply tank is provided on one side.

A plurality of trays 12 are provided inside the door 10.
6 are removably arranged. In this embodiment, the lowermost tray 126a is a two-stage tray, so that PET bottles and small bottles of seasonings can be stored one on top of the other.

The vegetable room 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 14 is a partial external view of a state in which the drawer door 20 is pulled out, FIG. 15 is a partial external view of a state in which the storage case 204 is drawn, FIG.
7 is a comparison diagram showing a storage mode, and FIG.
FIG.

14 to 16, in this embodiment, the vegetable compartment 200 has a two-stage structure including storage cases 202 and 204, and the depth of the storage case 202 is greater than the depth of the storage case 204. (See dimension values shown in FIG. 4). The storage case 202 includes the opening / closing drawer structure 600.
The storage case 204 can be pulled out by
4 is supported by guide rails 206 provided on both wall surfaces of the vegetable compartment 200, and in the pulled-out state shown in FIG.
a is supported as a guide rail. This operation will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 16A shows a state in which the drawer door 20 is closed. In this state, the storage case 204
The edge 202 of the storage case 202 is supported by guide rails 206 (see FIG. 14) provided on both wall surfaces of the vegetable compartment.
It is arranged so as not to contact with a. In this state, a space where the height can be secured is formed in the front part of the storage case 202. Therefore, it is necessary to place a long vegetable upright to increase freshness or to store tall food such as a plastic bottle or a milk pack. Can be.

Further, the perishable vegetables are stored in the storage case 20.
Since it can be stored separately in 2,204 two-stage cases,
Since it is possible to reduce the need to stack and store vegetables, freshness can be maintained.

FIG. 16B shows a state before the drawer door 20 is pulled out to the maximum. In this state, since the storage case 204 is disposed behind the interior of the vegetable compartment 200, it is difficult to pull out the storage case 204 to put food in and out. Therefore, in this embodiment, a projection 208 is provided at the front of the bottom surface of the storage case 204 so that the projection 208 hits the rear wall 210 of the storage case 202. For this reason, the protrusion 208 is
The storage case 204 is drawn out in conjunction with the operation of further pulling out the drawer door 20 from the state of FIG.

FIG. 16C shows a state in which the drawer door 20 is pulled out to the maximum. In this state, the handle 212 provided at the front of the storage case 204 is pulled out to the position of the top surface of the opening / closing door 10 by the draw-out structure of the storage case 204, and the inside of the storage case 202 is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. Therefore, the food stored in the storage case 202 can be easily taken in and out.

Further, in this state, the handle 212 is pulled out to a position where it can be easily grasped.
, The storage case 204 can be pulled out from the guide rail 206, and the edge 202a can be drawn forward as a guide rail to the state shown in FIG. The state shown in FIG. 15 is a state in which the state of FIG. Therefore, the food stored in the storage case 204 can be taken in and out.

On the other hand, when the drawer door 20 is to be stored, the drawer door 20 is pushed in from the state shown in FIG. 16C (the state where the storage case 204 is not at the food loading / unloading position), thereby obtaining the state shown in FIG. As shown in FIG.
The rear surface of the container 200 hits the inner wall of the rear surface of the vegetable room 200 and is prevented from moving, so that only the storage case 202 moves, and the original state shown in FIG.

When the storage case 204 is to be stored with the storage case 204 pulled out, when the drawer door 20 is pushed in from the state shown in FIG.
By (2), the storage case 204 is pushed by the step portion 214 formed at the front portion of the edge body 202a, and shifts to the original state of FIG.

Next, referring to FIG.
The shape of the storage section will be described. Conventionally, the refrigerator 1 according to the present embodiment has a rear side wall 210 inclined by arranging a vegetable room arranged in the front of a thick machine room 500 at the center, as shown in FIG. The storage case of the example can be the storage case 202 shown in FIG. (A) of FIG.
According to the storage case 202 according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 17, since the bottom area can be made larger than that of the conventional example of FIG. 17B in which the volume is the same, more vegetables can be stored without stacking than the conventional example. can do.

In particular, in the conventional example, the weight of the vegetables stored on the inclined surface is applied in the inclination direction as shown by the arrow, so that an unnecessary load is applied to the vegetables stored side by side, thereby reducing the freshness of the vegetables. Become. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG.
Moreover, since unnecessary force in the horizontal direction does not work, freshness of the vegetables can be maintained.

In FIG. 18, the present embodiment is provided with a partition plate 216 whose front-rear width can be easily changed in order to further enhance the storability of a space formed at the front of the storage case 202 and having a sufficient height. Both ends of the partition plate 216 are bent in one direction, and the bent portion 218 is provided with a concave portion 222 that fits into the ribs 220 formed on both wall surfaces of the storage case 202.

With this structure, in the state shown in FIG. 18A in which the bent portion 218 is attached to the rearward position, the front-rear width d1 of the storage space formed by the partition plate 216 and the wall surface of the storage case 202 is reduced. It can be set small, and conversely,
In the state shown in FIG. 18B in which the front end 18 is mounted at a position facing forward, the front-rear width d2 can be set large. In addition, the front and rear widths d1 and d2 can be easily changed only by inverting the partition plate 216.

In this embodiment, the accessory storage case 224 is provided in the storage space formed by the partition plate 216 and the wall surface of the storage case 202. The accessory storage case 224 has a planar shape viewed from the upper surface, a rectangular shape having two adjacent sides defined by the front and rear widths d1 and d2, respectively, and an obliquely cut upper surface of the cup shape. The short height is the same as the height of the partition plate 216, and the height of the top is specified to be larger than the front-rear width d2 and smaller than the depth of the storage case 202.

More specifically, the height of the partition plate 216 is set to 125
mm, d1 is set to 75 mm, d2 is set to 105 mm, and the height of the top is set to 150 mm. According to the partition plate 216 and the accessory storage case 224, an elongated food, particularly an elongated vegetable can be held and stored in a standing posture.
While maintaining the freshness of the vegetables, it is possible to easily organize small items and improve usability. Even if the direction in which the accessory storage case 224 is placed is changed, the accessory storage case 224 can be held without looseness by the partition plate 216, so that movement of the accessory storage case 224 due to opening and closing of the drawer door 20 can be prevented.

Further, as shown in FIG. 18C, in the conventional example (left drawing), the partition plate 216 is supported by two projections provided on both wall surfaces of the storage case 202. In the form (the right drawing), since it can be supported by one rib 220, in the case shown in FIG. 18 (a), the small storage case 224 is brought into close contact with the wall surface to reduce the dead space and increase the substantial storage volume. Can be bigger.

Next, the upper freezing chamber 300 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 19, a storage case 302 arranged in the upper freezer compartment 300 has a storage portion divided into right and left, one of which is a frozen food storage portion (not shown), and the other is an ice storage portion 306. The ice storage unit 306 has a peripheral side formed lower than the frozen food storage unit, and an ice making shelf 304 is provided on a ceiling surface above the ice storage unit 306 via a pair of rails 308 so as to be movable in the front-back direction.

In the present embodiment, since the ice making shelf 304 is disposed below the height of the elbow, the ice making shelf 304 can be moved in the front-rear direction so that the ice tray 350 can be easily attached to and detached from the ice making shelf 304. I have to. The structure will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 19A shows a state in which the drawer door 30 is closed. In this state, the front of the ice making shelf 304 is located at a position where it comes into contact with the inner wall surface of the drawer door 30. FIG. 19B shows a state before the drawer door 30 is pulled out to the maximum. In this state, the ice storage unit 30
6 is exposed, the ice can be taken out. However, since the ice making shelf 304 is located at the rear, the ice making shelf 304 cannot be seen by the user, so that the ice tray 350 cannot be detached from the ice making shelf 304. Have difficulty. Therefore, in this embodiment, the rear wall 310 of the ice storage unit 306 is formed high so that the rear wall 310 hits the rear surface of the ice tray 350.

FIG. 19B shows a case where the back wall 310 is the ice tray 3.
50 shows a state in which it hits the back surface portion. From this state, the ice making shelf 304 is drawn out integrally with the ice tray 350 in conjunction with the operation of further pulling out the drawer door 300.

FIG. 19C shows a state in which the drawer door 30 is pulled out to the maximum. In this state, the ice making shelf 3
04 is pulled out to the position of the top surface of the upper drawer door 20 (see FIG. 15), and the ice storage unit 306 is exposed. In this state, ice can be taken out and the tip of the ice making shelf 304 can be seen by the user, so that the ice making tray 350 can be easily attached and detached without taking an unreasonable posture.

In FIG. 20, the ice tray 35 of the present embodiment is shown.
In No. 0, a handle 351 is provided for facilitating attachment / detachment to / from the ice making shelf 304 disposed below the height of the elbow, thereby improving handleability. The ice making tray 350 divides a flat tray into a plurality of pieces to form a plurality of ice making sections 352, and forms a handle 351 having an inclined surface 353 at one end in the longitudinal direction of the tray. According to the ice tray 350, the inclined surface 353
Can be securely held by sandwiching the lower part of the tray with the thumb and the other finger under the tray, so that the tip of the ice tray 350 and the ice shelf 30 can be inserted into the ice tray 304 disposed below the height of the elbow.
4 can be surely performed while visually checking the entrance.

Therefore, spillage of water from the ice making section 352, which is a problem when inserted into the ice making shelf 304, can be reduced. Moreover, it can be performed without taking an unreasonable posture. In addition, the slope is 60 ° to 75 ° from the installation surface.
In this case, it is possible to take an optimal holding posture, fill the ice making unit 352 with water from the faucet, and easily carry and insert the ice into the ice making shelf 304.

In this embodiment, for example, the ice tray 3
50 width 130mm, length 275mm, thickness 4
It is set to 0 mm. The ice tray 350 has a capacity of 10
A refrigerator in which the ice making shelf 304 is installed at a height of 00 mm or less has the same effect.

Next, referring to FIG.
Will be described. In the present embodiment, the lower freezer 400
The storage case 402 is provided with a transparent storage case 404 in order to improve the storage efficiency of the storage case. The storage case 404
Is a flat box-shaped main body 406 having a substantially rectangular upper surface.
And a handle 408 arranged at the center of the upper opening portion of the main body 406.

The main body 406 has x1 on one side and x on the other side.
2. It has a size of thickness y1 and has an edge 41 around the upper part.
0 is provided. The handle 408 is provided in the upper opening portion of the main body 406 such that the upper portion of the handle 408 substantially matches the edge 410.

The storage case 40 according to this embodiment will now be described.
4 is the width x so that it can be used in two types of refrigerators having different widths W1 and W2 of the lower freezer compartment 400.
1, x2 is determined. This configuration is described in FIGS. 21 (b), (c), (d), and (e). FIG.
In (1), (b) and (d) show an example in which the storage case 402a has a large width W1, and (c) and (e) show examples in which the storage case 402b has a narrow width W2. is there.

In the drawing, the lateral width x1 of the storage case 404 in the longitudinal direction is set to half the lateral width W1, and the total of the lateral width x2 and the lateral width x1 is set to be the lateral width W2. I have. A partition plate for dividing right and left into a position P1 at the center of the storage case 402a having the width W1 and positions P2 and P3 of the width x2 from the side ends on both sides of the position P1 can be attached.

On the other hand, the storage case 402 having the width W2
In b, the partition plate can be attached to the position Q1 of the lateral width x1 and the position Q2 of the lateral width x2 from the side end. By providing such a dimensional specification and structure, various layouts can be made possible by combining one storage case 404 and one partition plate. For example, in the storage case 402a having the width W1, the layouts a, b, c, and d shown in FIGS. 21B and 21D are possible.
FIG. 21 (c) shows the storage case 402b including
The layout of e, f, g, and h shown in FIG.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the same storage case 404 is used for two types of refrigerators having different widths W.
Can be mounted, so that the number of parts can be reduced and a series of products can be achieved. Further, by providing the storage case 404, the storage case 402 can be partially
Since it is possible to divide the food, the upper part can store frequently used foods and small foods, and the lower part can store infrequently used foods and large foods. In the present embodiment, the width x1 is set to 273 mm, the width x2 to 200 mm, and the thickness y1 to 70 mm.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 22 is a sectional view showing a second embodiment. Refrigerator 1 according to this embodiment
a is a cool air distributor 508 compared to the first embodiment.
Is lowered, and the refrigerator compartment 100 is box-shaped and widened.

In the figure, a refrigerator 1a has a refrigerator compartment 100 provided with an opening / closing door 10 at the top of the refrigerator 1.
A vegetable compartment 200 provided with a drawer door 20 disposed below the refrigerator compartment 100; an upper freezer compartment 300 provided with a drawer door 30 disposed below the vegetable compartment 200; And a lower freezing room 400 provided with a drawer door 40 disposed at the bottom.

The compressor 5 is located behind the lower freezing compartment 400.
02, a heat exchanger 504 is arranged behind the upper freezing compartment 300, a fan motor 506 is arranged below the vegetable compartment 200, and a cool air distributor 508 is arranged above the rear. Then, the upper end of the cool air distributor 508 and the refrigerator compartment 100
The partition 71 for partitioning the vegetable room 200 is arranged so as to be substantially flat.

For this reason, the cold air distributor 50 is
Since the refrigeration room 8 is not overhanging, the refrigeration room 100 can be box-shaped and the storage space can be widened. In this embodiment, the chilled room 104 is disposed at the lowermost part of the refrigerator compartment 100, and the storage space of the chilled room 104 is formed wide. In this embodiment, the chilled chamber 104 and the cool air distributor 508 are used.
Can be adjacent to each other, so that cool air can be directly supplied to the chilled room 104 having a lower internal temperature than the surrounding storage room.

[Overview of Third to Fifth Embodiments] FIGS.
FIG. 27 shows an embodiment of another door configuration in which a refrigerator compartment 100 is arranged at the upper portion of the refrigerator, a vegetable compartment 200 is arranged at the center, and a freezing compartment 800 is arranged at the lower portion. FIG. 23 shows the refrigerator compartment 100 and the vegetable compartment 200. 24 is an external view of the third embodiment of the present invention in which the doors are arranged in a single opening / closing door, FIG. 24 is an external view of the refrigerator shown in FIG. 23 with each door open, and FIG. 26 is an external view of a refrigerator according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, which is a double door, FIG. 26 is an external view of a refrigerator of a fifth embodiment of the present invention of a three-door type, and FIG. It is an external view in the state where the door was opened.

[Third Embodiment] In FIGS. 23 and 24, in a refrigerator 1b according to this embodiment, a refrigerator room 100 and a vegetable room 200 are placed in a refrigerator room 700 surrounded by a heat insulating material, and a front surface thereof is provided. 1 shows a small refrigerator that can be opened and closed by a single opening / closing door 702. In the figure,
Refrigerator generally indicated by reference numeral 1b is a refrigerated vegetable compartment 70 arranged with an opening / closing door 702 at the top of the refrigerator 1.
0, an upper freezer compartment 300 provided with a drawer door 30 disposed below the refrigerated vegetable compartment 700, and a lower freezer compartment 400 provided with a drawer door 40 disposed at the bottom of the refrigerator 1. .

Further, a vegetable compartment 200 having a drawer door 20a is arranged at the lowermost portion of the refrigerated vegetable compartment 700. Further, a partition wall 70 provided with the heat insulating material 5 is provided between the refrigerated vegetable compartment 700 and the upper freezer compartment 300, and a partition wall 72 is provided between the upper freezer compartment 300 and the lower freezer compartment 400. The height of the refrigerator 1b from the floor F on which the refrigerator 1b is placed to the upper end of the opening / closing door 702 of the refrigerator 1b is H1b, and the height from the floor F of the upper freezer compartment 300 to the upper end of the drawer door is H3. The height of the lower freezing compartment 400 to the upper end of the drawer door is set to H4, and the height of the vegetable compartment 200 to the upper end of the drawer door is set to H2.

For example, in this embodiment, H1b is set to 15
21 mm, H2 932 mm, H3 611 mm, H4
Is set to 374 mm, and H2 is set to 910 mm. The width is set to W and the depth is set to D. For example, in this embodiment, W is set to 590 mm and D is set to 665 mm.

The refrigerated vegetable compartment 700 includes a shelf 102 and a variable shelf 124 that partition the refrigerated vegetable compartment 700 up and down, a vegetable compartment 200 disposed at the bottom, and a plurality of trays 126 mounted inside the opening / closing door 702. It has. The temperature of the refrigerator compartment 700 is set at 4 ° C., and the refrigerator compartment 700 has the largest storage volume VR1 in the storage compartment.

Further, the vegetable compartment 200 is provided with a drawer door 20a, is set at 3 ° C., and has a storage volume VV. In the vegetable compartment 200, a storage case 202a whose peripheral side surface is substantially vertical and whose upper side is open is formed integrally with the drawer door 20a.

Further, at the upper rear side of the storage case 202a, another (sub), similar to FIG. 16, can be inserted and removed in conjunction with the storage case 202a or independently with the drawer door 20a opened. Storage case (not shown)
Is arranged. With this two-stage structure, it is possible to reduce the vertical stacking of vegetables, maintain freshness, and improve storageability.

The details of the upper freezing room 300 and the lower freezing room 400, and the arrangement of the machine room 500, the heat exchanger 504, and the like are almost the same as those in the first embodiment, and therefore the description is omitted.

In this embodiment, for example, the total storage volume V is set to 300 l (liter),
00 is 200 l, and the total storage volume V of the freezer compartment 800 of the upper freezer compartment 300 and the lower freezer compartment 400 is V
F is 100L, the storage volume VV of the vegetable room 200 is 50L,
The actual storage volume VR corresponding to the refrigerator compartment 100 excluding the vegetable compartment 200 is set to 150 l. Here, the storage volume VF1 of the upper freezer compartment 300 and the storage volume VF2 of the lower freezer compartment 400 are substantially the same size.

In this embodiment, the chilled room is removed in order to reduce the size, the size of the refrigerated vegetable room 700 corresponding to the refrigerated room 100 is ensured, and the height of the refrigerator is increased by the height of the chilled room. Although the height is lowered, the chilled room may be arranged above the vegetable room 200. Further, in this embodiment, since the plurality of trays 126a attached to the inside of the opening and closing door 702 are provided to the lowermost portion, the vegetable compartment 200
The storage volume VV of the vegetable compartment 20 is made small, but the inner wall of the opening / closing door 702 at the front of the vegetable compartment 200 is flattened.
If 0 is extended forward, the storage volume VV can be increased.

According to the refrigerator 1b, since the vegetable compartment 200 is disposed in the opening / closing door 702 of the refrigerated vegetable compartment 700,
Since the heat insulation structure and drawer structure of the vegetable room 200 can be made simple and small, it can greatly contribute to downsizing of the refrigerator 1b. Moreover, according to the refrigerator 1b, the storage compartments are arranged in the order of frequency of use, from the top to the bottom, in order from the top to the bottom of the refrigerator compartment 700, the upper freezer compartment 300, and the lower freezer compartment 40.
0 is disposed, and the refrigerator compartment 100 and the vegetable compartment 200, which are the most frequently used, are provided in one opening / closing door 702.

Therefore, the opening and closing of the opening / closing door 702 can cover 80% or more of the work of the refrigerator 1b. Further, the upper door is referred to as the opening / closing door 702 based on the height of the elbow, and the door lower than the height of the elbow is referred to as the drawer door 20a,
Since they are 30, 40, the door structure of each storage room can be configured to match the operating posture.

[Fourth Embodiment] In FIG. 25, a refrigerator 1c according to this embodiment has the same height dimension as the first embodiment in order to realize a large-capacity refrigerator. The width W is increased, and the open / close door 71 of the refrigerator compartment 100 is opened.
0 is constituted by two opening and closing doors 710a and 710b, and can be opened and closed by hinge portions 60 on both sides.

Referring to FIG. 25, a refrigerator 1c according to this embodiment has the same structure as that of the first embodiment except for its width and depth. 1c, the height H1 to the upper end of the drawer door, the height H2 to the upper end of the drawer door of the vegetable compartment 200, the height H3 to the upper end of the drawer door of the upper freezer compartment 300, and the lower freezer compartment The height H4 up to the upper end of the drawer door 400 is set to the same size as that of the first embodiment.

Then, the width W is set to be larger than the first embodiment, for example, 682 mm, and the depth D is set to 66.
It is set to 5 mm. The vertical handles 11a and 11b are arranged at the center side of the opening and closing doors 710a and 710b, respectively, and a plurality of trays 126 (not shown) are arranged on the inner wall surfaces of the opening and closing doors 710a and 710b.

According to the refrigerator 1c, by increasing the lateral width W and configuring the opening / closing door 710 of the refrigerator compartment 100 with the two opening / closing doors 710a and 710b, it is possible to increase the size without a major design change. In addition, it is possible to provide the refrigerator 1c suitable for the frequency of use of the storage room and the operation posture of the user.

[Fifth Embodiment] In FIGS. 26 and 27, a refrigerator 1d according to this embodiment has a refrigerator compartment 100 arranged at the top, a vegetable compartment 200 arranged at the center, and a refrigerator arranged at the bottom. The room 800 is a three-door refrigerator 1d including one opening / closing door 10, a drawer door 20, and a drawer door 80, respectively.

In the figure, a refrigerator 1 according to this embodiment is shown.
d is the refrigerator 1d from the floor F on which the refrigerator 1d is placed.
The height H1 to the upper end of d, the height H2 to the upper end of the drawer door of the vegetable compartment 200, and the height H3 to the upper end of the drawer door of the freezing compartment 800 are the same as those in the first embodiment. It is set to the same dimensions as.

The machine room 500 is located behind the freezing room 800.
And a heat exchanger 504, and a fan motor 506 and a cool air distributor 508 are arranged behind the vegetable compartment 200 (see FIG. 22). Further, the chilled room 100 has a chilled room 104 and a water tank 111 for an automatic ice maker at the bottom. The vegetable room 200 has a two-stage structure of a storage case 202 and a storage case 204. Also, the freezing room 800
Has the tray 404 (not shown) described with reference to FIG.

According to this embodiment, the number of doors can be reduced without significantly impairing the taking-in and out of frequently used foods (compared to the fourth embodiment), so that the structure is simple and the cost can be reduced. Refrigerator can be provided.

In the above embodiment, the drawer door 20,
30 and the like are arranged one by one for each storage room. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is sufficient if the heights H2 and H3 match the body shape of the user as described above. The same effect can be obtained even if it is constituted by a plurality of arranged drawer doors.

For example, for a refrigerator having an extremely wide width W, each storage room may be divided into left and right via partition plates, and a drawer door may be provided in each of the partitioned storage compartments.

[0146]

According to the present invention, the first storage case and the second storage case are provided.
By providing a storage case and a partition plate to form a storage space of three substantially rectangular parallelepipeds, divided storage suitable for the type of vegetables is possible, and the usability of the vegetable room can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a first embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention with a door opened.

FIG. 3 is a front view and a partial side view of the first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view and a perspective view of a chilled chamber and its vicinity in the first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view of the back surface of the first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a relationship between a standard standing posture of a Japanese woman and each part of the refrigerator in the first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the frequency of use of each storage room.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a relationship between a posture of a person and each part of the refrigerator in the first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram of a drawer door opening / closing structure of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a comparison diagram of a drawer door opening / closing structure with a conventional example.

FIG. 14 is a first external view of a vegetable room of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a second external view of the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view showing an opening and closing operation of the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a comparison diagram with a conventional example in a storage state of a vegetable room.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of a storage case of a vegetable room of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view showing an opening / closing operation of the freezer of the first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of an ice tray of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram of a storage case of a freezing room of the first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a sectional view of a refrigerator according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is an external view of a refrigerator according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is an external view of a refrigerator according to a third embodiment of the present invention with a door opened.

FIG. 25 is an external view of a refrigerator according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 26 is an external view of a fifth embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 27 is an external view of a refrigerator according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention with a door opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerator 2 Case 10 Opening / closing door 20, 30, 40 Drawer door 100 Refrigerator room 200 Vegetable room 202, 204 Storage case 300 Upper freezer room 302 Storage case 400 Lower freezer room 402 Storage case 800 Freezer H1 Up to the upper end of a refrigerator Height H2 Height to the upper end of the drawer door of the vegetable compartment H3 Height to the upper end of the drawer door of the upper freezer compartment H4 Height to the upper end of the drawer door of the lower freezer compartment H5 To the floor of the storage case of the vegetable compartment Height U1 Depth from the top of the drawer door of the vegetable compartment to the floor of the storage case

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Norio Kamoshita 1-280 Higashi Koikebo, Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo Design Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd. (72) Kazufumi Sasamura 800 Tomita, Ohira-cho, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi Pref. Within the business division (72) Inventor Takashi Ikeda 800, Tomita, Odaimachi, Ohira-machi, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi Prefecture Within the Cooling and Heating Business Division, Hitachi, Ltd. (56) References JP-A-5-60440 (JP, A) JP-A-63-116885 (JP, U) JP-A-60-63777 (JP, U) JP-B-38-15899 (JP, B1)

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vegetable room of a refrigerator includes a first storage case attached to a drawer door of the vegetable room, a second storage case movably provided above the first storage case,
A partition plate for dividing the first storage case, wherein the first storage case and the second storage case constitute a storage space of the vegetable compartment; and the storage space is the partition plate. A first storage space, at least a part of which is open irrespective of the movement position of the second storage case, which is one of the partitioned spaces, and the other space partitioned by the partition plate. A second storage space whose upper part is covered by the second storage case in a state where the drawer door of the vegetable compartment is closed;
A first storage space, a second storage space, and a third storage space, each of which includes a vertical surface and a horizontal surface. A refrigerator characterized by being a space. 2. A refrigerator compartment at the upper part of the refrigerator, a freezer compartment at the lower part of the refrigerator, a vegetable compartment provided independently between the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment, and a compressor behind the freezer compartment, The vegetable compartment includes a first storage case attached to a drawer door, a second storage case movably provided above the first storage case, and a partition for dividing the first storage case. A plate, and the first storage case and the second storage case constitute a storage space of the vegetable compartment, wherein the storage space is one space partitioned by the partition plate, Close the drawer door of the vegetable compartment in the first storage space, at least a part of which is open irrespective of the movement position of the second storage case, and the other space partitioned by the partition plate. Cover the upper part with the second storage case. A second storage space that is, the said third housing space formed by the second storage case, is composed of the first storage space and second storage space and the third
The storage space is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped storage space composed of a vertical surface and a horizontal surface. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the second storage case is disposed so as to be movable in a front-rear direction, and the first storage space is disposed at a front portion of the first storage case. A refrigerator characterized by being. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein a part of the second storage case projects rearward from a rear end of the first storage case when the vegetable compartment is closed. A refrigerator characterized by being made. 5. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the partition plate is mounted so that the mounting position can be changed. 6. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the first support rail is formed on both wall surfaces of the vegetable compartment,
A second support rail formed at an upper end edge of the first storage case, wherein the second storage case is movably mounted on the first and second support rails. A refrigerator characterized by the following.