JP3048315B2 - 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 improved so that luggage stored in a refrigerator compartment can be easily taken out.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a refrigerator mounted on a vehicle such as a courier service has a large cabinet formed in a box shape and having a refrigerator inside, and a door is provided on a front side of an upper surface of the cabinet. And a cooling unit attached to the upper surface on the back side inside the refrigerator compartment. The loading and unloading of the luggage is performed from the doorway by opening the door, and the luggage placed in the refrigerator compartment is kept in a cooled state by receiving cold air circulated and supplied from the cooling unit.

[0003]

However, such a refrigerator for a vehicle is provided with a large refrigerator compartment as described above. For example, the refrigerator is packed fully into the refrigerator compartment according to the delivery order, and the refrigerator is placed on the near side. It is common to use the luggage in such a way that the luggage is taken out sequentially. Therefore,
Finally, it is necessary to take out the luggage remaining in the back in an unreasonable posture, such as when the operator gets into the room from the entrance, and there is a drawback that the work of taking out is troublesome.

[0004] The present invention has been completed mainly based on the above-mentioned circumstances, and is capable of easily removing luggage stored in a refrigerator compartment, particularly luggage stored in the back. It is intended to provide a refrigerator.

[0005]

As a means for achieving the above object, the invention of claim 1 has a cabinet formed in a box shape and having a refrigerator compartment inside, and a cabinet on the near side of the cabinet. in the position provided doorway luggage in the refrigerator, the bottom surface of the cabinet, mounting plate which is tiltable to form lifting the rear side around the edge of the front side is provided Rutotomoni, one end of the cabinet On the wall
A first link connected to the mounting plate and one end connected to the mounting plate;
The other ends of the second link are connected to each other, and
A link mechanism provided with an operation knob, wherein the operation knob
Is arranged facing the entrance / exit side of the cabinet, and by rotating the link mechanism with the operation knob, the mounting position where the mounting plate takes a horizontal posture along the bottom surface and the back side are raised. It is configured to be displaced between the take-out position that takes a tilting posture , and the placing plate is
Move the operation knob in one direction from the
Swings both links of the link mechanism in one direction.
When the mounting plate is tilted while being operated, the operation knob is
Both links overlap on the same straight line and the placement plate is the largest
It is possible to move further beyond the point of inclining to the inclination angle of
It is said that both links are beyond the point of thinking
The mounting plate described above is provided with a stopper that regulates the swing of
Is held at the take-out position .

[0006]

A second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect of the present invention, a cushion is provided on a lower surface of the placing plate.

[0008]

The operation of the first aspect of the invention is as follows. When storing the luggage, the luggage is stably accommodated by moving the mounting plate to the mounting position and placing the luggage thereon. When taking out the luggage, particularly when taking out the luggage stored in the back, the placing plate is displaced to the unloading position via the link mechanism. In this take-out position, the mounting plate has a tilting posture in which the back side is lifted, so that it is possible to pull out the luggage to the entrance while sliding along the inclined mounting plate. Also, operate from the state where the mounting plate is in the mounting position.
Move the link in one direction by holding the knob and moving it in one direction.
The mounting plate is gradually tilted while swinging
When the point reached, the mounting plate was tilted to the maximum tilt angle.
It is. When the operation knob is subsequently moved in the same direction,
The mounting plate starts to sleep while the link swings in the same direction,
The swing of the link is regulated by the stopper, and the mounting plate
Is held at the take-out position inclined at a constant angle. Its state
When the operation knob is moved in the opposite direction from
It is returned to the placement position following the reverse route.

[0009]

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the mounting plate moves to the mounting position, the mounting plate is brought into contact with the bottom plate of the cabinet via the cushion.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to move the luggage stored in the back of the refrigerator compartment to the vicinity of the entrance while sliding the inclined loading plate, thereby making it easy to take out the luggage. It can be carried out. In particular, move the operation knob in one direction
The mounting plate can be tilted by
Just move the knob past the point of thought and place it
Easy operation because the board can be held in the extraction position
It is easy to use. In addition, the link mechanism goes beyond
Because it is moved while moving, a toggle effect is obtained and small
There is an effect that the mounting plate can be driven with a small force.

[0012]

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the mounting plate is brought into contact with the bottom plate of the cabinet via the cushion, the mounting plate can be raised and lowered gently, and the luggage can be protected from impact to be more stable. The effect that can be stored is obtained.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a refrigerator mounted in a vehicle, which has a cabinet 2 formed in a stepped box shape in which an inner side of an upper surface is raised one step. The inside of the raised part of the cabinet 2 is a unit room 3, and the other part in the cabinet 2 is a refrigerator room 4. A cooling unit 5 for supplying cool air is accommodated in the unit room 3 in a suspended state, so that cool air can be circulated and supplied into the refrigeration room 4.

An entrance 7 through which cargo is put in and out of the refrigerator compartment 4 is opened on the lower side of the upper surface of the cabinet 2 on the lower side of the refrigerator 2. A swingable door 8 is mounted.

On the bottom plate 2a of the cabinet 2, a load P
Is provided with a mounting plate 11 for mounting. The mounting plate 11 has an area covering substantially the entire bottom plate 2 a of the cabinet 2, and a pair of hinges 12 provided on left and right side walls 2 b of the cabinet 2 at front ends of both side edges thereof. Is mounted, and the back side is supported so as to be tiltable in a lifting manner. On the bottom plate 2a of the cabinet 2,
Cushion rubber 1 against which the lower surface on the back side of mounting plate 11 contacts
3 is provided, and the receiving plate 11 is held by the cushion rubber 13 so that the mounting plate 11 is held in a horizontal posture, and that position is the mounting position of the mounting plate 11.

On the left and right side walls 2b of the cabinet 2, a pair of link mechanisms 15 for tilting and driving the mounting plate 11 are provided symmetrically. This link mechanism 15
As shown in FIG. 2, the first link 16 is relatively short.
And a relatively long second link 17. First
One end of the link 16 is swingably supported by a shaft 20 on a bracket 19 attached to the side wall 2 b of the cabinet 2. The bracket 19 is provided at a substantially central height position in a portion of the side wall 2b of the cabinet 2 corresponding to the depth side of the entrance 7. One end of the second link 17 is swingably supported by a shaft 22 on a bracket 21 attached to a rear end of a side edge of the mounting plate 11.

The other end of the first link 16 and the other end of the second link 17 are connected by a shaft 23.
5 are provided. When the mounting plate 11 is at the mounting position, the first link 16 and the second link 17 are assembled so as to form a chevron shape that is pointed upward as shown in FIG. At this time, the operation knob 25 is located immediately below the entrance 7 at the back.

That is, when the operation knob 25 is pulled forward from the state shown in FIG.
The mounting plate 1 is pivoted about the respective shafts 20 and 22 in the counterclockwise direction in FIG.
1 is tilted so that its back side is lifted.
Then, as shown by the chain line in FIG.
When the operation knob 25 is moved to a thought point where is overlapped on the same straight line, the mounting plate 11 is tilted to the maximum tilt angle. Further, when the operation knob 25 is pulled to the near side, the links 16 and 17 open and swing in the same direction while opening, thereby acting to return the mounting plate 11 to the sleeping direction.

The abutting portion 27 is formed on the side edge of the first link 16, while the operation knob 25 is moved to a position slightly beyond the expected point on the side wall 2 b of the cabinet 2. , Butting portion 2 of the first link 16
A stopper 28 for abutting the shutter 7 is attached.

This embodiment has the above structure, and its operation will be described below. When the luggage P is stored in the refrigerator compartment 4, the placement plate 11 is placed in a placement position that assumes a horizontal posture as shown by a solid line in FIG. Thereby, the baggage P is stably stored in the refrigerator compartment 4.

When taking out the baggage P stored in the refrigerator compartment 4, especially the baggage P stored on the back side, pull the operation knob 25 forward as shown by the arrow in FIG. Then, as described above, the first link 16 of the link mechanism 15
Swings in the counterclockwise direction and pulls while swinging the second link 17 in the same direction, whereby the mounting plate 11 is tilted so that the back side is lifted. Operation knob 25
Is further pulled beyond the thought point, the load of the load P acts to swing the first link 16 and the second link 17 further counterclockwise to pull, and the mounting plate 11 starts sleeping again.

Then, when the mounting plate 11 starts to sleep,
As shown in FIG. 1B, the abutting portion 27 provided on the first link 16 abuts against a stopper 28, and
The swing of the control knobs 6 and 17 is stopped.
Even if the hand is released, the mounting plate 11 is held at the take-out position inclined at a certain angle.

That is, since the load P is placed on the mounting plate 11 having its back side lifted and inclined, the load P can be pulled down to just below the entrance 7 by sliding the load P along the inclined surface. . Then, the luggage P may be taken out from the entrance 7.

In the case of storing the baggage P, when the operation knob 25 is pushed toward the back from the state shown in FIG. 1B, the mounting plate 11 follows the reverse path through the link mechanism 15. It is returned to the original mounting position. At this time, the mounting plate 11 is received by the cushion rubber 13 and is therefore returned quietly. Then, the baggage P may be placed on the mounting plate 11 and accommodated therein. During the transportation, the impact force is reduced by the cushion rubber 13, and the baggage P is accommodated in a more stable state.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to move the baggage P accommodated in the rear side of the refrigerator compartment 4 to the vicinity of the entrance 7 while sliding the inclined mounting plate 11, and thereby carry the baggage. P can be easily taken out. Further, at the time of taking out, if the operation knob 25 is moved to a position beyond the expected point, the mounting plate 11 can be held at the taking-out position, so that the operation is simple and the usability is excellent. Further, since the link mechanism 15 is moved while exceeding the conceivable point, a toggle action is obtained and the mounting plate 11 is moved with a small force.
Can be driven.

<Other Embodiments> The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above with reference to the drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. In addition, various changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

(1) The present invention can be similarly applied to a refrigerator in which an entrance is provided at the front of a cabinet. (2) The present invention can be widely applied not only to refrigerators for vehicles but also to refrigerators used for other purposes.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional view of a state in which a mounting plate according to an embodiment of the present invention is at a mounting position, and FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view of the state in which the mounting plate is at an unloading position.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a link mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 P ... Luggage 1 ... Vehicle refrigerator 2 ... Cabinet 2a ... Bottom plate 2b ... Side wall 4 ... Refrigerator room 7 ... Entrance 11 ... Placement plate 12 ... Hinge 13 ... Cushion 15 ... Link mechanism 16 ... First link 17 ... Second link 20 , 22, 23 ... shaft 25 ... operation knob 27 ... abutting part 28 ... stopper

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A refrigerator having a cabinet formed in a box shape and having a refrigerator inside, and a luggage doorway provided at a position on the near side of the cabinet, wherein a bottom end of the cabinet is provided on a bottom end of the cabinet. first link inner side lift-shaped tiltable and the mounting plate is provided et <br/> Re in Rutotomoni, one end is connected to the wall surface of the cabinet around the edges
And the other end of the second link, one end of which is connected to the placing plate.
Link that connects the technician and provides an operation knob at the connection
A mechanism is configured such that the operation knob is connected to the cabinet.
It is arranged facing the doorway side, and by rotating the link mechanism by the operation knob, it takes a mounting position in which the mounting plate takes a horizontal position along the bottom surface and a tilting position in which the back side is lifted. a structure which displaces between a removal position, and the steering the mounting plate from the state in the placing position before
By moving the operation knob in one direction, the link machine
Tilt the mounting plate while swinging both links of the structure in one direction
When the operation knob is set, the two links are on the same straight line.
It is thought that the mounting plate will tilt to the maximum tilt angle
It is possible to move further beyond the idea, and the idea
Limit the swing of the two links in the same direction
Stopper to hold the mounting plate at the unloading position.
Refrigerator, characterized in that the configuration and the that. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein a cushion is provided on a lower surface of the placing plate .