JP5270721B2 - Egg storage container and refrigerator equipped with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an egg storage container into/out of which eggs can be taken easily, and a refrigerator using the same. <P>SOLUTION: In an egg storage container 30 which is installed in a door pocket 14 arranged at the back side of an opening and closing door 13 of the storage room of a refrigerator 1 with a plurality of holes 51 for holding eggs E, an upper part 41a and a lower part 41b with different heights are disposed in parallel in a short direction Y, and the plurality of holes 51 are disposed in parallel in a longitudinal direction X of the upper part 41a and the lower part 41b, respectively. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an egg storage container that holds eggs. Moreover, this invention relates to the refrigerator provided with the egg storage container in the back side of the opening / closing door.

  A conventional refrigerator including an egg storage container is disclosed in Patent Document 1. A door pocket is provided on the back of the open / close door of the refrigerator. In the door pocket, eggs, milk packs, seasonings, etc. are stored in a place suitable for their shape.

  FIG. 9 is a top view showing a conventional egg storage container 20. The egg storage container 20 is installed in a door pocket, and a plurality of holes 51 are arranged in parallel in the short side direction and the long side direction. A chicken egg can be inserted into the hole 51 to hold the egg.

JP 2008-164283 A

  However, when the conventional egg storage container 20 is provided at the upper part of the open / close door of the refrigerator, it becomes difficult to put in and out the egg placed on the back side when the user is short. Therefore, there is a problem that convenience of the refrigerator deteriorates.

  An object of this invention is to provide the egg storage container which can take in and out an egg easily, and a refrigerator using the same.

  To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an egg storage container that is installed in a door pocket provided on the back of an opening / closing door of a refrigerator storage room and that has a plurality of holes for holding eggs, on the installation surface. On the other hand, an upper stage part and a lower stage part having different heights are juxtaposed in the short direction, and a plurality of the hole parts are juxtaposed in the longitudinal direction of the upper stage part and the lower stage part. According to this configuration, the hen's egg is inserted and held through the holes opened in the upper and lower tiers. When the egg storage container is installed in the door pocket so that the upper part is arranged on the back side and the lower part is arranged on the front side, the egg on the back side is arranged above the egg on the front side.

  Moreover, the present invention is characterized in that in the egg storage container having the above-described configuration, a rib that protrudes from the lower step portion and is formed at the same height as the upper step portion is provided. According to this configuration, when the egg storage container is inverted and the upper step portion is brought into contact with the installation surface, the rib contacts the installation surface and supports the lower step portion.

  Further, in the egg storage container having the above-described configuration, the hole portion of the lower step portion is arranged between the hole portions adjacent to the upper step portion, and the vertical portion connecting the upper step portion and the lower step portion. The surface is curved in a planar wave shape.

  Further, in the egg storage container having the above-described configuration, the hole portion of the upper step portion is arranged in two rows in the short direction, and five holes are provided in the longitudinal direction of each row, and the hole portion of the lower step portion is long. It is characterized in that six are provided in the direction.

  Further, the present invention provides the egg storage container having the above-described configuration, wherein the lower step portion has an extension portion extending laterally in the longitudinal direction of the upper step portion, and the extension portion has a tube having a smaller diameter than the hole portion. It is characterized by opening a small hole that is inserted through the container seasoning.

  Further, the present invention provides the egg storage container having the above-described configuration, wherein a support rib that abuts the installation surface is provided on the back surface of the boundary between the upper step portion and the lower step portion, and the support rib is the hole portion of the lower step portion. It is characterized by having a notch with an open bottom surface at a position corresponding to. According to this configuration, the support rib contacts the installation surface and supports the lower step portion. If the egg storage container is installed upside down, the notch portion avoids contact between the fingers and the support rib when the egg held at the lower stage is taken out.

  In addition, the present invention is characterized in that the egg storage container having the above-described configuration is installed in a door pocket provided on the back surface of the opening / closing door of the storage room.

  According to the present invention, since the upper stage and the lower stage are arranged in parallel in the lateral direction of the egg storage container, by arranging the upper stage on the back side in the door pocket and arranging the lower stage on the near side, Eggs can be easily put in and out of the upper part which is higher than the lower part.

The front view which shows the refrigerator which concerns on embodiment of this invention The side view which shows the refrigerator which concerns on embodiment of this invention The perspective view of the egg storage container which concerns on embodiment of this invention Top view of egg storage container according to an embodiment of the present invention Side view of egg storage container according to an embodiment of the present invention The perspective view of the egg storage container which concerns on embodiment of this invention Side view of egg storage container according to an embodiment of the present invention Side view of egg storage container according to an embodiment of the present invention Top view of a conventional egg storage container for a refrigerator

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a refrigerator 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a side view showing the refrigerator 1 according to the present embodiment, and shows a state in which the refrigerator compartment door 13 is opened.

  The refrigerator 1 includes a heat insulating box 10 whose front surface is open. The outer surface of the heat insulation box 10 is formed by the outer box 11, and the back surface is formed by the inner box (not shown). The outer box 11 is made of a metal plate such as an iron plate and is formed in a box shape having an open front surface. The inner box is made of a resin molded product, and is formed by dividing a plurality of cooling chambers whose front surfaces are open. A foam heat insulating material such as urethane foam is filled between the outer box 11 and the inner box.

  In the upper part of the heat insulating box 10, the refrigerator compartment 3 is arranged, and in the lower part of the refrigerator compartment 3, the freezer compartments 4 and 6 are arranged. A vegetable compartment 7 is arranged below the freezer compartment 6, and an ice making room 5 is arranged beside the freezer compartment 4. The front surface of the refrigerator compartment 3 is opened and closed by a refrigerator compartment door (open / close door) 13. Similarly, each cooling chamber is provided with an opening / closing door that opens and closes. A door pocket 14 is provided on the back surface of the refrigerator compartment door 13, and an egg storage container 30 is stored inside the door pocket 14. The egg E is held in the egg storage container 30.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the egg storage container 30, and FIG. 4 is a top view of the egg storage container 30. 4 indicates the longitudinal direction of the egg storage container 30, and Y indicates the lateral direction of the egg storage container 30. The egg storage container 30 is a box of a resin molded product, and has a holding surface 41 for holding the egg E on the upper surface of the egg storage part 30 (see FIG. 5). The holding surface 41 includes an upper step portion 41a and a lower step portion 41b arranged in parallel in the short direction Y. The upper step portion 41 a and the lower step portion 41 b have different heights with respect to the installation surface, and the upper step portion 41 a is at a higher position than the lower step portion 41. The egg storage container 30 is installed with an upper step portion 41a disposed on the back side of the door pocket 14 and a lower step portion 41b disposed on the front side.

  A plurality of hole portions 51 are arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction X of the upper step portion 41a and the lower step portion 41b. Two holes 51 are arranged in the lateral direction Y in the upper stage portion 41a, and five holes 51 are provided in the longitudinal direction X of each row. Further, six holes 51 in the longitudinal direction X are provided in the lower step portion 41b. The egg E can be held by inserting the egg E into each hole 51.

  The upper step portion 41 a and the lower step portion 41 b are connected by a vertical surface 43. In addition, a wall surface 42 is provided on the periphery of the lower step portion 41b. In a state where the wall surface 42 is in contact with the installation surface, the lower step portion 41b is supported at a predetermined height with respect to the installation surface. In addition, a support rib 45 is provided on the back surface of the boundary between the upper step portion 41a and the lower step portion 41b so as to contact the installation surface. The support rib 45 has a notch 45a that opens the lower surface at a position corresponding to the hole 51 of the lower step portion 41b. The support rib 45 contacts the installation surface and supports the lower step portion 41b.

  Further, a rib 44 protrudes from the center portion in the longitudinal direction Y of the lower step portion 41b. The tips of the ribs 44 are located at the same height as the upper step portion 41a. When the upper step portion 41a is turned upside down and the upper step portion 41a is brought into contact with the installation surface, the tips of the ribs 44 also come into contact with the installation surface. Thereby, it can prevent that the rib 44 supports the lower step part 41b and the egg storage container 30 inclines to the lower step part 41b side (refer FIG. 6).

  Further, the vertical surface 43 connecting the upper step portion 41a and the lower step portion 41b is curved in a planar view wave shape. Moreover, the hole 51 of the lower step part 41b is arranged between the adjacent hole parts 51 of the upper step part 41a. Thereby, the hole 51 of the upper step part 41a and the hole 51 of the lower step part 41b are provided close to each other. Therefore, the width of the egg storage container 30 in the Y direction can be reduced, space saving can be achieved, and the user can easily reach the egg E held on the upper portion 41a.

  Both side portions of the lower step portion 41b have extending portions 46 that extend in the longitudinal direction Y on the side of the upper step portion 41a. A plurality of small holes 52 are opened in the extending portion 46, and the small holes 52 are arranged in parallel in the lateral direction Y. The small hole 52 has a smaller diameter than the hole portion 51, and a spice such as wasabi or mustard contained in the tube container can be inserted into and held in the small hole 52.

  FIG. 5 is a side view of the egg storage container 30 showing a state where the egg pack P and the egg E are placed. Two holes 51 are arranged in the lateral direction Y in the upper stage portion 41a, and five holes 51 are provided in the longitudinal direction X of each row. For this reason, the upper stage part 41a is formed in the dimension in which the commercially available ten eggs pack P can be mounted. Thereby, the chicken egg E can be placed on the upper stage 41a in a state of being put in the chicken egg pack P. Therefore, the difficulty of arranging the eggs E in the holes 51 is eliminated, and the eggs E can be easily put in and out and used conveniently.

  6 and 7 are a perspective view and a side view of the egg storage container 30 in which the upper portion 41a is reversed. The upper stage portion 41a abuts on the installation surface, and the egg E cannot be inserted and held in the hole 51 of the upper stage portion 41a. On the other hand, the lower step portion 41 b is supported upward from the installation surface by the height of the vertical surface 43. For this reason, the eggs E can be held side by side in the hole 51 of the lower step portion 41b.

  A support rib 45 protrudes from the back surface of the boundary between the upper step portion 41a and the lower step portion 41b, and the support rib 45 has a notch portion 45a at a position corresponding to the hole 51 of the lower step portion 41b. . Thereby, the user can easily take out the egg E placed on the lower step part 41a through the fingers from the notch part 45a.

  Further, the egg pack P can be placed on the upper step portion 41a even when the upper step portion 41a is turned upside down and brought into contact with the installation surface. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 8, the can container C for drinks can also be mounted in the upper stage part 41a. Accordingly, the stored state of the egg storage container 30 can be efficiently stored in the door pocket 14 by inverting the placement state of the egg storage container 30 in accordance with the shape of the stored product.

  According to this embodiment, since the upper step portion 41a and the lower step portion 41b are arranged side by side in the short direction Y of the egg storage container 30, the upper step portion 41b is arranged on the back side in the door pocket 14 and the lower step portion is on the front side. By arranging the portion 41b, the eggs E can be easily put in and out of the upper step portion 41a located higher than the lower step portion 41b. Moreover, by placing the egg storage container 30 in the door pocket 14 provided on the back surface of the opening / closing door 13 of the storage room, the placement state of the egg storage container 30 is reversed depending on the shape of the stored item. The stored items can be stored efficiently.

  Further, by providing a rib 44 that protrudes from the lower step portion 41b and is formed at the same height as the upper step portion 41a, when the upper step portion 41a is turned upside down and the upper step portion 41a is brought into contact with the installation surface, the tip of the rib 44 Contacts the installation surface. Thereby, the rib 44 supports the lower step part 41b, and the egg storage container 30 is stably installed on the installation surface.

  In addition, the hole 51 of the lower step portion 41b is arranged between the adjacent hole portions 51 of the upper step portion 41a, and the vertical surface 43 connecting the upper step portion 41a and the lower step portion 41b is curved in a planar wave shape. The hole portion 51 of the upper step portion 41a and the hole portion 51 of the lower step portion 41b are provided close to each other. Therefore, the width of the egg storage container 30 in the Y direction can be reduced, space saving can be achieved, and the user can easily take out the egg E held on the upper stage 41a.

  In addition, by arranging two rows of holes 51 of the upper step portion 41a in the lateral direction Y and providing five holes 51 in the longitudinal direction X of each row, and providing six holes 51 of the lower step portion 41b in the longitudinal direction X, A ten-piece chicken egg pack P that is commercially available can be placed on the upper stage 41a. Further, the egg E can be taken out from the commercially available six-pack egg pack P and placed on the lower stage 41b.

  In addition, the lower step portion 41b has an extending portion 46 that extends laterally in the longitudinal direction X of the upper step portion 41a, and a small portion that stands by inserting a spicy containing a tube container having a smaller diameter than the hole portion 51 into the extending portion 46. By opening the hole 52, the small hole 52 can be stored in a state in which a spice such as wasabi or mustard contained in the tube container is set. Thereby, a tube container can be stored efficiently and orderly.

  Further, the support rib 45 supports the lower step portion 41b by projecting a support rib 45 in contact with the installation surface on the back surface of the boundary between the upper step portion 41a and the lower step portion 41b. Thereby, the egg storage container 30 can be stably installed on the installation surface. Further, since the support rib 45 has a notch 45a having a lower surface opened at a position corresponding to the hole 51 of the lower step portion 41b, when the upper step portion 41 is reversed to bring the upper step portion 41 and the installation surface into contact with each other. The egg E placed on the lower step part 41b can be easily taken out through the notch 45a with fingers.

  According to this invention, it can utilize for the refrigerator provided with the egg storage container.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerator 3 Refrigeration room 4, 6 Freezing room 5 Ice making room 7 Vegetable room 10 Heat insulation box 13 Refrigeration room door 14 Door pocket 30 Egg storage container 41 Holding surface 41a Upper part 41b Lower part 42 Wall surface 43 Vertical surface 44 Rib 45 Support rib 45a Notch portion 46 Extension portion 51 Hole portion E Egg P Chicken egg pack C Beverage can container

Claims (6)

In the egg storage container that is installed in the door pocket provided on the back of the open / close door of the refrigerator storage room and that has a plurality of holes for holding the eggs, the upper and lower stages having different heights relative to the installation surface Are arranged in the short direction, and a plurality of the hole portions are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the upper step portion and the lower step portion, respectively , and a rib that protrudes from the lower step portion and is formed at the same height as the upper step portion. An egg storage container characterized by being provided . The hole portion of the lower step portion is disposed between the adjacent hole portions of the upper step portion, and a vertical plane connecting the upper step portion and the lower step portion is curved in a planar view wave shape. The egg storage container according to claim 1. 2. The hole portions of the upper step portion are arranged in two rows in the short direction, and five holes are provided in the longitudinal direction of each row, and six holes in the lower step portion are provided in the longitudinal direction. The egg storage container according to claim 1 or 2. The lower step portion has an extension portion extending laterally in the longitudinal direction of the upper step portion, and a small hole is formed in the extension portion to be inserted through a tube container with a smaller diameter than the hole portion. The egg storage container according to claim 3 . In the egg storage container that is installed in the door pocket provided on the back of the open / close door of the refrigerator storage room and that has a plurality of holes for holding the eggs, the upper and lower stages having different heights relative to the installation surface Are arranged side by side in the short direction, and a plurality of the hole portions are arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction of the upper step portion and the lower step portion, and the back surface of the boundary between the upper step portion and the lower step portion is in contact with the installation surface A support rib is provided in a protruding manner, and the support rib has a notch with a lower surface opened at a position corresponding to the hole of the lower step . A refrigerator comprising the egg storage container according to any one of claims 1 to 5 installed in a door pocket provided on a back surface of an opening / closing door of a storage room.

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