JP3179238B2 - 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 utilizing an invalid volume for storage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The prior art is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-284.
168, there is a refrigerator compartment, which is generally divided into a refrigerator compartment and a vegetable compartment in order from the top, when the door is closed because the refrigerator compartment has a shelf. There is a portion where the bottom of the shelf overlaps with the storage section of the refrigerator compartment.

[0003] A conventional technique will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows a conventional refrigerator. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a refrigerator main body which is composed of an outer box 2, an inner box 3, and a heat insulating material 4 filled between the two boxes 2, 3. Reference numeral 5 denotes a partition wall which forms a freezer compartment 6 at the upper part and a refrigerator compartment 7 at the lower part. Numeral 8 denotes a vegetable compartment provided at the lower part of the refrigerator compartment 7, which is separated from the refrigerator compartment 7 by partition plates 9, 10. Only the freezer compartment 6, the refrigerator compartment 7, and the vegetable compartment 8 can be stored in this refrigerator.

[0004]

However, in the above configuration, when the refrigerator compartment door is closed by the refrigerator cabinet door shelf, there is an overlapping portion between the bottom surface of the door shelf and the storage portion of the refrigerator compartment, resulting in an ineffective volume. There is a problem that becomes.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has as its object to reduce the ineffective volume of a refrigerator.

[0006]

In order to achieve this object, a refrigerator according to the present invention comprises a partition plate for partitioning a refrigerator compartment and a vegetable compartment.
Distribution and partition wall with a Tobiratana having a refrigeration compartment, the partition wall has an opening with a lid on Tobiratana below the partition plate plane
It is provided with a storage box placed .

[0007] In addition, Ru Monodea provided with a cavity for circulating the cold attention to retract and box.

[0008]

The refrigerator of the present invention is refrigerated by the above configuration.
In the partition wall between the room and the vegetable room, the goods are placed on the partition plate.
Use the invalid space at the bottom of the door shelf that cannot be
Which storage box can be provided to increase the effective storage volume
It can be.

[0009] Further, the inside of the storage box is formed by a cavity provided in the storage box .
The cold air convection, the storage temperature of the storage and food is low,
Preservability is improved .

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. In addition, the same reference numerals are given to the same configurations as those in the related art,
A detailed description thereof will be omitted, and only different portions will be described.

In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a partition provided between partition plates 9 and 10 for partitioning between the refrigerator compartment 7 and the vegetable compartment 8;
A storage box having an opening portion on the surface, 12 is Tobiratana. Reference numeral 13 denotes a lid provided so as to cover the upper opening of the storage box 11. The storage box 11 In the partition wall 14 partitioning the refrigerating compartment 7 and the vegetable compartment 8,且one door shelves 12
Is located at the bottom. With the above-described configuration, the storage box 11 of the door shelf 12 which normally has an invalid volume can be provided, so that the invalid volume of the refrigerator can be reduced, and the small food can be stored in the space.

In the refrigerator, the storage box 11
Has a grid-like cavity 15 in the direction perpendicular to the convection direction of the cool air, and does not hinder the convection of the cool air.
In addition, since the cold air directly enters the storage box 11 , the storage temperature is lower than in a normal refrigerator room or vegetable room, and the preservability of stored small food products is improved.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention described above, according to the present invention may be provided with a storage box to disable space of Tobiratana the bottom between the refrigeration chamber and the vegetable compartment, reduces the dead volume of the refrigerator, the storage of small items food It can be used effectively .

Further, since the storage box is provided with a cavity through which cool air flows , the stored food is cooled and the storage stability is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part of a refrigerator showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention when a door is opened.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a storage box of the refrigerator according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main part of a refrigerator showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 7 Refrigerator room 8 Vegetable room 9 Partition plate 10 Partition plate 11 Storage box 12 Door shelf 13 Lid 14 Partition wall 15 Hollow

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A refrigerating compartment, in the refrigerator for partitioning from above in the order of vegetable compartment, specifications partitioning the vegetable compartment and the refrigerating chamber
A partition wall provided with a cutting board, and a door shelf provided in the refrigerator compartment;
Refrigerator said Tobiratana has an opening on the partition plate surface of the lower, said the opening, characterized in that a storage box disposed in the partition wall comprises a lid. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the storage box has a cavity through which cool air flows .