JP2919586B2 - refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a refrigerator provided with a rotatable disk-shaped shelf.

(B) Conventional technology Conventionally, in a home refrigerator, a plurality of shelves for placing articles in the refrigerator are provided. There was a drawback that it would go rot without being taken out forever. Therefore, for example, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 57-21991 and US Pat. No. 2,638,400, a rotatable shelf is provided in a refrigerator, and by rotating this shelf, an article at the back can be moved to the front. In this way, the convenience of taking in and out of articles is achieved.

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention According to the above configuration, it is very convenient to put in and take out articles, but to remove the shelf when creating a large space up and down or cleaning the inside of the refrigerator without using a shelf. However, there was a problem that it was not easy to use.

The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and in a refrigerator having a disk-shaped shelf rotatably provided in a refrigerator, a shelf and a support plate for supporting the shelf can be freely attached and detached with a simple structure, and the usability is improved. An object is to provide an excellent refrigerator.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention relates to a groove formed on both side walls in an inner box of a refrigerator, a holding plate forming a shelf inserted removably into the groove, and a lower surface of the holding plate. A vertical downwardly-facing claw provided on both sides of the groove, and an arm for connecting the claw and the holding plate and allowing the claw to act elastically; And a vertically downward recess for receiving the nail piece is formed in the recess.

(E) Operation With the refrigerator of the present invention having the above configuration, when a shelf is set in a refrigerator, the holding plate on which the shelf is mounted is inserted into a groove in the inner box, and the claw portions on both sides of the holding plate are provided. Is pressed by the mounting surface of the groove and slides on the groove while being deformed. Thereafter, the deformation of the claw portion is released at the position of the concave portion, and the claw portion is fitted into the concave portion. This allows
The shelf and the holding plate can be easily set in the refrigerator.
Further, when the shelf and the holding plate are unnecessary or when cleaning the inside of the refrigerator, if the holding plate is pulled out slightly toward the front, the claw portion gets over the concave portion and the fitting between the claw portion and the concave portion is released. The holding plate can be removed together with the shelf. As a result, the shelf can be easily removed when a large space is formed up and down or the interior of the refrigerator is cleaned without using the shelf, and the usability is improved.

(F) Example Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a refrigerator. Reference numeral 2 denotes a heat insulating box body which is formed by filling a foam heat insulating material 5 such as polyurethane between a metal outer box 3 and a synthetic resin inner box 4 and opening forward. Insulated box 2
The inside is vertically divided by a partition wall 6, and a freezing room 7 is cooled above the partition wall 6 to a freezing temperature. The space below the partition wall 6 is partitioned into three upper and lower compartments by partition plates 8 and 9, and the uppermost portion is a refrigerating compartment 10 maintained at a refrigerating temperature, and the middle compartment is an ice hot compartment 11, which is cooled to an ice temperate zone, The lowermost portion is a vegetable room 12 of the room, and containers 13 and 14 having upper openings are arranged in the ice warm room 11 and the vegetable room 12 so as to be able to be pulled out. 15, 1
Reference numerals 6, 17, and 18 denote heat-insulating doors that open and close the chambers 7, 10, 11, and 12 in an openable and closable manner.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a cooler vertically installed in a cooling chamber 21 behind the back plate 7A of the freezing chamber 7, and a blower 22 is provided above the cooler 20, and sucks cool air that has exchanged heat with the cooler 20, The air is blown into the freezing room 7 from the front outlet 7B, and the inside of the freezing room 7 is cooled to a freezing temperature of about −20 ° C.

Reference numeral 23 denotes a plurality of grooves formed on both side walls in the inner box 4 in the freezer compartment 7 and the refrigerator compartment 10.
Functions as a guide rail for supporting the holding plate 25. Reference numeral 25 denotes a holding plate inserted into each of the grooves 23 so as to be able to be pulled out. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the holding plate 25 has ribs 26 projecting upward at an outer peripheral edge thereof and projecting portions 27 formed on both sides thereof. Numeral 24 is a disk-shaped shelf rotatably mounted on the holding plate 25. The shelf 24 is rotatably set on the holding plate 25, and is set in the inner box 4 by inserting both overhang portions 27 into the grooves 23. Here, on both sides of the projecting portion 27 of the holding plate 25, a claw piece 29 having an arm portion 28 that exerts a large elasticity at the time of insertion is formed. On the other hand, a recess 30 for receiving the claw piece 29 is formed on the mounting surface of the holding plate 25 in the groove 23, and this recess 30 is more easily caught in the pull-out direction than the insertion direction of the claw portion 29, It is formed such that the slope of the front slope is steeper than the rear slope.

Reference numeral 31 denotes six support rollers arranged on the upper surface of the holding plate 25 so as to be rotatable in the circumferential direction. The shelf 24 is placed on the holding plate 25 by the support rollers 31, and is supported rotatably and detachably. Thus, each shelf 24 can be rotatably supported on a horizontal plane, and the articles placed on the shelf 24 can be moved to the near side by rotating the shelf 24, as well as the articles on the back. Getting in and out is easy.

When the inside of the refrigerator compartment 10 is largely used up and down, or when the inside of the freezer compartment 7 or the refrigerator compartment 10 is to be cleaned, and the shelf 24 is unnecessary, the holding plate 25 may be removed. That is, when the shelf 24 is set in the refrigerator, the holding plate
When the groove 25 is inserted into the groove 23 in the inner box 4, the claws 29 on both sides of the holding plate slide on the groove 23 while being deformed by being pressed by the mounting surface of the groove 23, and then the position of the recess 30 is changed. As a result, the deformation of the claw portion 29 is released, and the claw portion is fitted into the recess 30. Thereby, the shelf 24 and the holding plate
25 can be easily set in the refrigerator. Shelf 24
And when the holding plate 25 is unnecessary or when cleaning the inside of the refrigerator,
When the holding plate 25 is pulled out slightly toward the front, the claw portion 29 is
The claw portion 29 and the recess 30 are disengaged from each other over the 30 and the holding plate 25 can be removed together with the shelf 24.

(G) Effect of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, when a shelf is set in a refrigerator, a plurality of shelves can be easily formed by inserting a holding plate forming the shelf into a groove in the inner box. While it can be formed at a predetermined position, if the shelf and the holding plate are not required, such as when you want to widely use the inside of the refrigerator or when cleaning the inside of the refrigerator, simply pull out the holding plate slightly forward and easily. The holding plate can be removed together with the shelf. As a result, the usability of the user, such as the effective use of the interior and the cleaning workability, can be greatly improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator with a door opened, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the refrigerator showing a mounting structure of a disk-shaped shelf and a holding plate, FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the refrigerator, and FIG. The figure is a cutaway perspective view of the main part of the holding plate, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the main part showing the groove structure of the inner box. 4 ... inner box, 10 ... refrigerator compartment, 24 ... shelf, 25 ... holding plate,
27 ... overhang, 29 ... claw, 30 ... recess.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A groove formed on both side walls in an inner box of a refrigerator, a holding plate forming a shelf which is removably inserted into the groove, and a vertically downward provided on both sides of a lower surface of the holding plate. A claw piece, and an arm for connecting the claw piece and the holding plate and allowing the claw piece to have elasticity, wherein the claw piece is received on the holding plate mounting surface of the groove in a vertically downward direction. A refrigerator characterized by forming a recess.