JP3411952B2 - Refrigerator door storage container - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container for accommodating bottles, packs, bottles, etc. attached to a refrigerator / freezer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional bottle pocket structure of a refrigerator-freezer, there are, for example, those shown in FIGS. FIG. 8 is an external view of a conventional refrigerator-freezer, and FIG. 9 is a side sectional view showing the conventional refrigerator-freezer. In FIG. 9, 1 is a refrigerator-freezer, 2 is a refrigerating room, and 3 is a door that closes the opening.
Reference numeral 4 is an inner plate of the door, and a storage container 5 for storing bottles, packs, bottles and the like is formed on the front surface thereof. The storage container 5 is provided with a partition plate inside the main body and is divided into front and rear, and a front wall, a partition wall, and a bottom surface thereof are provided with a slope to facilitate taking out food. 6 is a shelf on which food is placed.

[0003]

The conventional storage container for the freezer-refrigerator door is constructed as described above, and the storage container 5 and the food rack 6 cannot be provided with a sufficient clearance when the door is closed. If you put tall food in the front row of the container, it may contact the food shelf due to the slope of the bottom and the door may open or become a half door, so the tall food is designed to be stored continuously in the back row of the storage container. . However, due to the height dimension, it is designed to store in the rear row the milk carton after opening that you want to store almost vertically in the front row of the storage container, so when you take it out again, remove the food stored in the front row or tilt it when taking it out. There was a problem such as spilling the contents, which was inconvenient in terms of usability.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems. For example, a PET bottle or the like which should be tilted tall and should be stored in the rear row of the storage container due to the problem of a small clearance between the storage container and the food rack. It is an object of the present invention to provide a storage container capable of storing the opened milk pack, etc., which is desired to be stored substantially vertically in the front row of the storage container, by improving the content spilling due to the slope of the bottom surface and the contact with the food shelf. .

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage container for a refrigerator door, wherein the storage container is supported by a peripheral portion of a door inner plate of the refrigerator so as to project to the inside of the refrigerator, and is opened at the upper side so that the inside of the main body is divided by a partition wall. It is a box made of synthetic resin with a partition on the front and back, and a slope on the bottom to make it easier to take out food.The bottom of the front row inside the main body is almost horizontal and the contents can overflow by tilting and storing. Stores foods with strong properties in the front row of the box almost vertically, and installs another container on the front row side of the main body with only the upper part open.
The feature is that the slope of the bottom of this separate container is made almost horizontal
And

[0006]

[0007]

The storage container for the refrigerator door according to claim 2 is the claim
In the refrigerator door storage container described in 1, the space for storing the tubes is provided between the front wall of the main body and another container.

The storage container for the refrigerator door according to claim 3 is the following:
In the refrigerator door storage container according to 1, the structure is such that a flange is extended from another container to the front wall of the storage container body and hooked, and a hole is opened in the flange,
It is characterized by having a space for storing tubes.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiment 1. Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerating compartment door of a freezer-refrigerator using a bottle pocket according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part thereof. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 4 denotes a door inner plate, and the door inner plate 4 is provided with a bottle pocket which is a storage container 5 for storing large bottles, packs, pins and the like. The middle partition 5a changes to the door inner plate side in the middle of partitioning the bottle pocket back and forth, and the slope of the bottom surface 5b also changes.

The storage container 5 is attached to the door inner plate 4,
It is partitioned by the inner door plate 4 and the middle partition 5a. The front wall, partition wall, and bottom wall have a slope of about 13 ° so that food can be stored at an angle so that they can be taken out easily. In addition, the inclination of the bottom surface is changed from 13 ° to a substantially horizontal position so that food can be stored in a substantially vertical position. By changing the inclination of this bottom surface substantially horizontally, if the product is tall and tilted in the front row of the storage container 5 and stored, there is a possibility that troubles such as the food shelf 6 and a half-door may occur, or a tall food product or a tilted product. It is possible to store a food such as a milk pack or the like, which may have its contents overflowed when it is stored, or a milk pack or the like, whose contents may overflow when it is taken out in the rear row, in the front row of the storage container.

Embodiment 2. The second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
3 is a perspective view of a main part of a refrigerating compartment door of a refrigerator-freezer according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In the figure, 7 is a separate container, and the main body is a storage container in which the slope of the bottom surface 5b is changed to be substantially horizontal in order to ensure a clearance so as not to contact the food rack 6.

With the above structure, the same advantages as those of the first embodiment can be obtained. For example, when the milk overflows from the milk pack, the separate container 7 receives the drops, so that the main body of the storage container 5 can be changed. It is sufficient to wash only the separate container 7 without removing it. In addition, if the separate container 7 is used with the container removed, a larger food can be stored.

Embodiment 3. Embodiment 3 of the invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figure 4
Is a container 7 different from the storage container 5 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached. FIG. 5 shows A of FIG.
FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, a space is created by the wall 5e having a slope on the front surface of the bottle pocket main body and the separate container 7, and the separate container 7 is fixed by the stopper 5f.

With the above configuration, the storage container 5 is of course provided with the same advantages as those of the first and second embodiments.
The tubes 8 such as seasonings can be stored in the space formed by the front wall 5f of the main body and the separate container 7.

Fourth Embodiment Embodiment 4 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which another container 7 is attached to the storage container 5 according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. FIG. 7 shows FIG.
FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. The fourth embodiment is different from the third embodiment in that the flange 7a of the separate container 7 is extended and the storage container 5 is installed.
The container 7 is fixed to the container 7 and the hole 7b is opened in the flange to make a space here. Here, the flange 7a of the separate container 7 does not have a structure for hooking and fixing to the storage container 5, but a separate fixing structure may be taken and the flange 7a may be extended and a hole 7b may be opened to form a space with the storage container 5. .

With the above construction, the tubes 8 such as seasonings can be stored in the space formed by the front wall 5f of the bottle pocket body and the separate container 7, and the flange holes 7b can be used to improve the arrangement. Good and excellent in design.

[0018]

The storage container for the refrigerator door according to the first aspect of the present invention is such that tall foods that are desired to be stored in the rear row of the storage container by tilting by changing the slope of the bottom surface and milk packs that are to be stored in a substantially vertical position. The food can be stored in the same container, and the food stored in the front row of the storage container does not have a problem such as a food shelf and a half-door. Also, only the top is open
By arranging a separate container, the overflow of food can be caught in a separate container.
It is possible to take out only another container when cleaning.
Has the effect of being easily washable.

[0019]

[0020]

The storage container of the refrigerator door according to the second aspect has an effect that a tube such as seasoning and seasoning can be stored in the space formed by the separate container and the storage container main body.

The storage container for the refrigerator door according to the third aspect of the present invention has the effect of extending the flange of another container and providing a hole in the flange so that the tubes can be organized and have a good appearance.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a refrigerator-freezer according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a storage container for a refrigerator-freezer door according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a storage container for a refrigerator-freezer door according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a storage container for a refrigerator-freezer door according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a storage container for a refrigerator-freezer door according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.

FIG. 8 is an external view of a conventional refrigerator-freezer.

FIG. 9 is a side sectional view showing a conventional refrigerator-freezer.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Freezer-Refrigerator, 2 Refrigerator, 3 Door, 4 Door Inner Plate, 5
Storage container, 6 food shelves, 7 separate containers, 8 tubes.

Front page continued (72) Inventor Hidetake Watanabe 2-2-1 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Landmark Tower, Ltd. Design Operation Twenty-one within (56) Reference JP-A-7-218109 (JP, A) Special Kaihei 8-170873 (JP, A) Actual Kai 1-151190 (JP, U) Actual Sho 56-46785 (JP, U) Actual Sho 55-96384 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated ( Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) F25D 23/04

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A refrigerator is supported by a peripheral portion of an inner plate of a door and protrudes to the inside of the refrigerator and has an opening at the top, and the inside of the main body is divided into front and rear by a partition wall, and a slope is provided on the bottom so that food can be easily taken out. A box made of synthetic resin attached, wherein the inclination of the bottom surface of the front row in the main body is substantially horizontal, and the food that may overflow when stored at an angle is approximately vertical to the front row of the box. Stored and opened only on the front row side of the main body
A separate container is installed, and the slope of the bottom of this separate container is made almost horizontal.
A storage container for a refrigerator door characterized by the above. 2. A container refrigerator door according to claim 1, characterized in that provided between the space for accommodating the tubing and the body front wall and said another container. 3. A structure in which a flange is extended from the separate container to a wall on the front surface of the storage container main body and hooked,
And a hole in this flange, the container of the refrigerator door according to claim 1, characterized in that a space for accommodating the tubing.