JP3027678U - Table with refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Problem] To make it possible to confirm the side dish etc. stored in the refrigerator during meals, and moreover, to easily take out the side dish etc. desired and arrange it on the table. SOLUTION: A transparent window portion 6 is formed on a top plate 2 of a table 1, and a refrigerator body 7 is pivotally supported on the back surface side of the transparent window portion 6. The refrigerator main body 7 is divided into four storage chambers 10 by the partition wall 7A, and the storage chambers 11 can be drawn into each storage chamber 10 freely.
To provide. Then, the rotating means 25 for rotationally driving the refrigerator main body 7 and the operation switch 31 of the rotating means 25 are provided, and the side dish or the like stored in the refrigerator main body 7 is confirmed from the transparent window portion 6,
If there is a desired side dish, rotate the refrigerator body 7 as necessary and take out the desired side dish.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the device belongs]

 The present invention relates to a table having a rotatable refrigerator.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, a table for arranging side dishes etc. and a refrigerator for storing foods have been installed separately from each other, and when you want to eat the side dish stored in the refrigerator during meals, Later, when storing the side dishes arranged in the table in the refrigerator, it is inconvenient to go back and forth between the table and the refrigerator, especially when the table and the refrigerator are relatively distant from each other. It was In addition, it is not possible to check what food is stored inside the refrigerator until the opening / closing door of the refrigerator is opened.For example, food stored in the hard-to-see part directly behind the bottom of the refrigerator has already been Despite the expiry date, it is often uneconomical because it is often overlooked and must be discarded.

The present invention is intended to solve such problems, and it is possible to easily confirm the side dish stored in the refrigerator during meals, and moreover, to easily remove the side dish stored in the refrigerator. The purpose is to provide a table with a refrigerator that can be arranged on the table.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 According to a first aspect of the present invention, a transparent window is formed on at least a part of the top plate of the table, the refrigerator body is rotatably pivoted on the back side of the transparent window, and the refrigerator is opposed to the transparent window. The upper surface of the refrigerator main body is formed of a transparent material, and the inside of the refrigerator main body is configured to be visible from the upper surface and the transparent window, and a drawer-type storage is provided in the storage chamber of the refrigerator main body. As a result, the food stored inside the refrigerator can be seen directly through the transparent top surface of the refrigerator and the transparent window formed on the tabletop of the refrigerator, so the food stored inside the refrigerator from the outside of the refrigerator can be seen. You can check the type of food you want to eat and take out the food you want to eat from the storage box and easily place it on the table.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the table with a refrigerator according to the first aspect, a partition wall that divides the storage chamber into a plurality of compartments is provided inside the refrigerator body, so that a plurality of persons can eat a meal. You can easily take out the selected food from the storage.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the table with a refrigerator according to the second aspect, the table top plate is formed in a quadrangular shape, and the storage chamber is arranged so as to face each side of the table plate. As described above, since the inside of the refrigerator body is divided into four equal parts by the partition wall, when four people sit so that the tabletop surrounds a general table with a square shape, one person will be accommodated for each person. A storage is provided so that each person can freely take out the desired side dish stored in the storage.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in the table with a refrigerator according to the third aspect, the table is provided with a rotating means for rotating the refrigerator body and an operation switch for activating the rotating means. If the desired side dish is stored in a storage box other than the storage box, you can take out the desired side dish while sitting down by rotating the refrigerator body with the operation switch.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the table with a refrigerator according to the fourth aspect, since the body of the refrigerator has a cylindrical peripheral surface, the refrigerator body attached to the back surface of the top plate is not angular. It is safe even if you hit your knees.

[0009]

[Embodiment of device]

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which reference numeral 1 is a conventionally known table having a leg portion 3 on a back surface of a top plate 2. The top plate 2 of the table 1 is formed in a horizontally long quadrangular shape, and a transparent plate 5 is fitted into a circular opening 4 formed in the center thereof to form a transparent window portion 6. Reference numeral 7 denotes a refrigerator main body, which is a cylindrical type having an upper surface portion 8 having substantially the same outer shape as the transparent window portion 6 and a body circumferential surface 9 extending from the upper surface portion 8 and having a height of about 200 mm. Is formed. The inside of the refrigerator main body 7 defines a plurality of storage chambers 10 corresponding to the number of sides of the top plate 2. That is, the top plate 2 of the present embodiment is formed in a generally rectangular shape in the table 1 of this type, and the storage chamber 10 inside the refrigerator main body 7 is divided into four equal parts by the partition wall 7A, and a total of four parts are provided. The storage chambers 10 are formed in an annular shape adjacent to each other so as to face each side of the top plate 2. The refrigerator main body 7 is formed in a cylindrical shape as described above, and the inside of the refrigerator main body 7 is divided into four equal parts, so that the storage chambers 10 and the storage chambers 10 provided therein are separated. As shown in FIG. 3, the storage case 11 is formed in a fan shape when viewed from the plane direction. Thus, in order to pull out and guide the storage case 11 into the storage room 10 each of which has a fan shape in this way, an inverted T-shaped rail 13 is hung vertically on the bottom surface of the storage case 11 and is attached to the bottom surface of the storage room 10. A guide groove 14 for guiding the rail 13 is formed. A space 10A for accommodating the cooling unit A such as a convection fan and an evaporator is formed in the lower part of the storage chamber 10.

A pivot 20 is integrally hung in the center of the transparent window portion 6 of the top plate 2, while a guide tube 22 is vertically provided in the center of the refrigerator main body 7. The refrigerator main body 7 is rotatably supported on the back surface side of the table 1 by inserting the pivot shaft 20 through a bearing 21 in 22. The refrigerator body 7 pivotally supported in this manner is supported by the flange portion 23 projecting from the lower peripheral portion of the pivot shaft 20.

Next, the structure of the rotating means 25 of the refrigerator body 7 will be described. The rotating means 25 includes an electric motor 26 fixed to a corner of the back surface of the top plate 2, pulleys 27 and 28 fixed to the electric motor 26 and the upper edge of the refrigerating machine body 7, and the pulleys 27 and 28. It is composed of an endless belt 29 that is bridged. Further, operation switches 31 of the electric motor 26 are provided on the front surface of the rectangular table body 30 provided on the back surface side of the top plate 2, and these operation switches 31 are arranged along each side of the top plate 2. A total of four operation switches 31 are attached, and by operating the operation switch 31 once, the refrigerator main body 7 is rotated 90 degrees.

A method of using the present embodiment configured as above will be described. First, the storage 11 of the refrigerator main body 7 is pulled out, foods are stored in the storage 11 and stored at a low temperature by the cooling unit A built in the refrigerator main body 7. The stored food can be confirmed from the outside through the transparent upper surface portion 8 of the refrigerator main body 7 and the transparent window portion 6 formed on the top plate 2 of the table 1. Further, since the see-through plate 5 and the top plate 2 of the table 1 are flat and continuous without any step, the side dish or the like can be arranged on the table 1 as usual. Moreover, by making the refrigerator main body 7 attached to the back surface of the top plate 2 cylindrical, it is safe even if the knee or the like is accidentally hit without being angular. As described above, since the side dishes or beer etc. stored inside the refrigerator main body 7 are directly visible during the meal, in addition to the side dishes lined up on the table 1 the side dishes stored in the refrigerator main body 7 are eaten. When it becomes unpleasant, hold the handle 12A formed on the front door 12 of the storage case 11 and pull it out toward you, easily take out the prepared foods stored in the storage case 11 and arrange them on the top plate 2. be able to. Moreover, since the refrigerator main body 7 divides and forms the storage chambers 10 corresponding to the number of sides of the top plate 2, the table 1 having the general top plate 2 formed in a quadrangle as in the present embodiment is formed. When four people are surrounded to eat, one storage box 11 is arranged for each person, and each person can freely take out desired side dishes from the storage box 11 in front of him. In addition, when the storage case 11 is pulled out, the rail 13 that is hung on the bottom surface of the storage case 11 can be pulled out along the guide groove 14 formed on the bottom surface of the storage room 10. Even if the storage box 11 and the storage case 11 are irregularly shaped like a fan, the storage case 11 can be pulled out stably. In addition, when desired side dishes are stored in storage boxes 11 other than the immediate storage box 11, pressing the operation switch 31 attached to the front of the table frame 30 causes the electric motor 26 to rotate, and the driving force of each is changed. It is transmitted to the refrigerator main body 7 by the belt 29 spanning the pulleys 27 and 28, and the refrigerator main body 7 rotates in the horizontal direction with the pivot 20 as the rotation center. At this time, when the operation switch 31 is pressed once, the refrigerator main body 7 is rotated 90 degrees, and by appropriately pressing the operation switch 31, the storage box 11 in which the desired side dish is stored is stopped at the front position, Even if the desired side dish is stored in a storage box 11 that is far away from your reach, you do not need to stand up and take out the side dish, and you can take out the desired side dish from the nearest storage box 11 while sitting. Moreover, even when the side dishes arranged on the table 1 are stored in the refrigerator main body 7 after the meal is finished, they can be easily stored in the refrigerator main body 7 attached to the back side of the table 1 without leaving the table 1. .

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. For example, the top plate of the table is not limited to a quadrangle, but a pentagonal top plate may be formed to divide the inside of the refrigerator body into five equal parts to form a storage chamber. Further, the shape is not limited to such a polygon such as a quadrangle or a pentagon, but may be a circle. Further, although the example in which the transparent window is formed in a part of the top plate is shown, the whole top plate may be formed transparent. Further, the overall shape of the storage body and the shape of the storage case may be appropriately selected. Further, the structure of the rotating means of the refrigerator body may be appropriately selected such as a chain drive or a worm gear to transmit the driving force of the electric motor, or the refrigerator body may be directly driven by the electric motor.

[0014]

[Effect of device]

 According to the invention of claim 1, a transparent window portion is formed on at least a part of the top plate of the table, and the refrigerator body is rotatably pivotally attached to the rear surface side of the transparent window portion, and the transparent window portion is provided. The refrigerator main body facing the above is formed of a transparent material, and the inside of the refrigerator main body is made visible from the upper surface and the transparent window, and a drawer type storage is provided in the storage chamber of the refrigerator main body. Since the food is stored in the storage box during meals, you can check it from the transparent window on the top plate, so you can easily select the food you want to eat from the storage box and easily place the food arranged on the table. It is possible to provide a table with a refrigerator that can be stored in a storage.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the table with a refrigerator according to the first aspect, since a partition wall that divides the storage chamber into a plurality of compartments is provided inside the refrigerator main body, the food selected from the storage can be easily stored. It is possible to provide a table with a refrigerator that can be taken out.

According to the invention of claim 3, in the table with a refrigerator according to claim 2, the top plate of the table is formed in a quadrangular shape, and the top plate of the table is formed in a quadrangular shape. Since the inside of the refrigerator main body is divided into four equal parts by the partition walls so that the storage chamber is arranged to face each side, the top plate surrounds a typical square table. When a person sits down, one storage is arranged corresponding to each person, so that each person can freely take out a desired side dish from the storage in front of him.

According to the invention of claim 4, in the table with a refrigerator according to claim 3, since the table is provided with a rotating means for rotating the refrigerator body and an operation switch for operating the rotating means, the refrigerator body is required. You can rotate it according to your needs, and you can easily select the food you want from each storage and take it out.

According to the invention of claim 5, in the table with a refrigerator according to claim 4, since the body circumferential surface of the refrigerator body is formed in a cylindrical shape, even if the refrigerator body is not angular and is hit by a knee or the like. A safe table with refrigerator can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a table with a refrigerator of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the storage case of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a refrigerator main body in which the storage case of the present invention is disassembled.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Table 2 Top Plate 6 Transparent Window 7 Refrigerator Main Body 7A Partition Wall 8 Top Part 9 Body Surface 10 Storage Room 11 Storage Room 12 Front Door 25 Rotating Means

Claims (5)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A refrigerator having a transparent window portion formed on at least a part of a top plate of a table, and a refrigerator body rotatably pivotably attached to a rear surface side of the transparent window portion and facing the transparent window portion. The upper surface of the main body is formed of a transparent material, the inside of the refrigerator main body is configured to be visible from the upper surface and the transparent window, and a drawer type storage is provided in the storage room of the refrigerator main body. Characteristic table with refrigerator. 2. The partition wall for partitioning the plurality of storage chambers is provided inside the refrigerator body.
Table with refrigerator as described. 3. The table top plate is formed in a square shape,
3. The table with a refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the inside of the refrigerator main body is divided into approximately four equal parts by the partition wall so that the storage chamber is arranged to face each side of the top plate. . 4. A table with a refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the table is provided with a rotating means for rotating the refrigerator body and an operation switch for operating the rotating means. 5. The table with a refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein the body circumferential surface of the refrigerator body is formed in a cylindrical shape.