JP6876840B2 - refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to refrigerators.

Some refrigerators have a so-called double door in the main body of the refrigerator. This double door is provided with two left and right doors (left door and right door) at the opening of the main body of the refrigerator. The left end of the left door is rotatably supported on the front left portion of the opening, and the right end of the right door is rotatably supported on the front right portion of the opening. When both doors are closed, a vertical partition is provided at one end of the adjacent both ends (ends on the anti-rotation fulcrum side). When both doors are closed, the vertical partition partitions the opening to the left and right, and the inner surface of the end of the door on the other side abuts on the vertical partition to prevent leakage of cold air inside the refrigerator body.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 5-240565

Therefore, we provide a refrigerator in which the imaging means can be satisfactorily arranged in a refrigerator provided with a vertical partition.

The refrigerator according to the embodiment is provided on one of the left door and the right door, the refrigerator main body provided with the storage chamber which opens the front surface, the rotatable left door and the right door which close the opening of the storage chamber, and the left door and the right door. A vertical partition that partitions the opening to the left and right when the one door is closed and the end of the other door abuts when the other door is closed, and an imaging means provided in the vertical partition to image the storage chamber. And.

Front view of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment Perspective view of the refrigerator with the left and right doors open Top view of the door part when the left door and the right door are closed Top view of the door with the left and right doors open Plan view for explaining the movement of the vertical partition (Part 1) Plan view for explaining the movement of the vertical partition (Part 2) Cross-sectional plan of vertical partition The figure which shows the wiring form of a heater Block diagram showing electrical configuration Flow chart showing the control contents of the control device The figure which shows the wiring form of the heater in 2nd Embodiment Block diagram showing electrical configuration Top view of the door portion in the state where the left door and the right door are closed in the third embodiment. Top view of the door with the left and right doors open Cross-sectional plan of vertical partition The figure which shows the wiring form of a heater Cross-sectional plan view of the vertical partition according to the fourth embodiment Cross-sectional plan view of the vertical partition according to the fifth embodiment The figure which shows the wiring form of the heater by 6th Embodiment Block diagram of electrical configuration Top view of the door portion in the state where the left door and the right door are closed according to the seventh embodiment. Top view of the door with the left and right doors open The figure which shows the relationship between the wiring form of a heater and the position of a camera Top view of the door portion in the state where the left door and the right door are closed according to the eighth embodiment. Perspective view of the refrigerator with the left and right doors open Front view of refrigerator

Hereinafter, the refrigerator according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the refrigerator 1 has a refrigerating room 3, a vegetable room 4, an ice making room 5, an upper freezing room 6, and a storage room for storing foodstuffs, in order from the upper part of the refrigerator body 2. A lower freezing chamber 7 is provided. The front of each room 3 to 7 is open. The opening of the refrigerator compartment 3 is opened and closed by a so-called double door type (rotary type) left door 3a and right door 3b. The upper and lower parts of the left end of the left door 3a are rotatably supported by the hinges 2a shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and the upper and lower parts of the right end of the right door 3b are rotatably supported by the hinges 2b. In this case, the length of the right door 3b (the length from the rotation center of the hinge 2b to the open end) is formed longer than the length of the left door 3a.

The vegetable compartment 4, the ice making chamber 5, the upper freezing chamber 6, and the lower freezing chamber 7 are opened and closed by a pull-out door 4a, a door 5a, a door 6a, and a door 7a, respectively.

The left door 3a and the right door 3b of the refrigerator compartment 3 are mainly composed of a non-metal material that transmits radio waves. The vertical partition 13, which will be described later, is also mainly composed of a non-metal material that transmits radio waves.

As shown in FIG. 2, the left door 3a of the refrigerator compartment 3 is provided with a door pocket 8a, a door pocket 9a, and a door pocket 10a in this order from the top, and the right door 3b is provided with the door pocket 8b in order from the top. A door pocket 9b and a door pocket 10b are provided. Further, in the refrigerating chamber 3, a plurality of shelves 11 made of a transparent material such as glass are provided, and at the bottom, a special purpose chamber such as an egg chamber or a chilled chamber is provided. 12 are arranged.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the left door 3a is made of a rotary non-metal material for filling a gap S (see FIG. 3) with the right door 3b when both doors 3a and 3b are closed, for example. A vertical partition 13 which is a synthetic resin is provided.

As shown in FIG. 7, the vertical partition 13 has a substantially rectangular planar shape of the outer shell case 13a, and has a vertically long shape as a whole. The outer shell case 13a is a rear cover that constitutes the outer shell case 13a of the vertical partition 13 with a front end plate 13b that contacts both doors 3a and 3b and a front end plate 13b that has left and right side plate portions and a back plate portion. It is composed of 13c. In this case, in the planar shape, the back plate portion and the front end plate 13b form the long side of the rectangle, and the left and right side plate portions form the short side.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the vertical partition 13 is rotatably provided on the back surface side of the right end portion of the left door 3a by upper and lower hinges 14 (only the upper hinge is shown). As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the vertical partition 13 protrudes from the inner surface of the left door 3a in a form substantially perpendicular to the left door 3a in the open state of the left door 3a, and this protruding state is caused by a spring (not shown). Be retained.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, guide grooves 15 having a predetermined shape in the longitudinal direction (only the upper guide groove is shown) are formed in the upper and lower portions of the vertical partition 13. A guide convex portion 16 into which the guide groove 15 can be fitted is formed on the ceiling surface and the bottom surface of the refrigerating chamber 3. When the left door 3a is rotated from the open state to the closing direction, the guide groove 15 fits with the guide convex portion 16, and the guide groove 15 has a vertical partition 13 according to its own predetermined shape as shown in FIG. Rotate.

As a result, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 3, when the left door 3a is closed, the vertical partition 13 projects further to the right from the right end of the left door 3a (the back plate and the front end plate 13b are the left door 3a). It comes into contact with the gasket of the left door 3a (almost parallel to the inner surface of the door), and further partitions the opening of the refrigerator compartment 3 to the left and right in this state. When the right door 3b is closed in this state, the gasket at the left end comes into contact with the outer surface of the vertical partition 13 (see FIG. 3). Even if the left door 3a is closed after the right door 3b is closed, it still contacts the gasket of the right door 3b as shown in FIG. The vertical partition 13 closes the opening between the doors 3a and 3b.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a heater (electric heater) 17 for preventing dew exposure is attached to the inner surface of the front end plate 13b inside the outer shell case 13a of the vertical partition 13 in the vertical direction (vertical direction). Has been done. The heater 17 is composed of, for example, one heating wire, and the calorific value per unit distance (hereinafter referred to as the unit calorific value) of the heater 17 in the vertical direction is set as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, when the vertical distance of the heater 17 is divided into an upper region, an intermediate region, and a lower region in the vertical direction, the heater 17 in the intermediate region is formed in a dense zigzag shape. The unit calorific value is relatively large, and the heater 17 in the lower region is formed in a slightly rough zigzag shape to make the unit calorific value relatively medium, and the heater 17 in the upper region is formed into a straight shape. By forming it, the unit calorific value is relatively small.

The heater 17 prevents dew condensation from forming on the vertical partition 13 itself, and also opens the open side ends of both doors 3a and 3b (the right end portion of the left door 3a and the left end portion of the right door 3b). Prevents condensation from forming on the door. Although not shown, a dew-proof heater is provided at the opening edge of the refrigerator compartment 3, and the left door 3a has an end other than the right end, and the right door 3b has a left end. We are trying to prevent dew condensation on the edges other than the part.

Further, an indoor lighting lamp (not shown) as a lighting means is provided inside the refrigerator compartment 3. The interior lights are installed on the ceiling and on the sides. Of these, the interior lighting on the ceiling is provided on the upper side of the refrigerator, and the interior lighting on the side is provided to illuminate a specific position in the refrigerator, such as the central part or the lower part of the refrigerator.

As shown in FIG. 1, the left door 3a is provided with an operation panel 18. The operation panel 18 is provided with a panel display 19. An operation switch group 20 (see FIG. 9) including a touch input unit is formed on the surface of the panel display 19. As shown in FIG. 9, the operation switch group 20 includes a refrigerating room temperature setting switch 20a and a heater strength setting switch 20b.

In FIG. 9, the control device 21 mainly controls the heater 17, and the control device 21 is composed of a microcomputer having a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, a timer, and the like. In the control device 21, as input-side devices, the left door open / close detection means 22a, the right door open / close detection means 22b, the refrigerating room temperature setting switch 20a, the heater strength / weakness setting switch 20b, the outside air temperature sensor 23, and the refrigerating room temperature The sensor 24 is connected. Further, the heater 17 and the panel display 19 are connected to the control device 21 as devices on the output side. The left door open / close detection means 22a includes, for example, an open / close detection switch, and detects the opening and closing of the left door 3a. The right door open / close detection means 22b includes, for example, an open / close detection switch, and detects the opening and closing of the right door 3b.

The control device 21 controls the heater 17 as shown in FIG. The control device 21 acquires the outside air temperature detected by the outside air temperature sensor 23 while the refrigerator 1 is operating (step S1), and sets the energization rate for the heater 17 according to the acquired outside air temperature (step S2). ). This energization rate is the so-called maximum input power at an energization rate of 100%. Condensation is more likely to occur as the outside air temperature rises, so the energization rate should also be set to increase as the outside air temperature rises.

Then, from the detection results of the left door opening / closing detecting means 22a and the right door opening / closing detecting means 22b, whether at least one of the doors 3a and 3b was opened and then both doors 3a and 3b were closed. It is determined whether or not (step S3). When it is determined that both the doors 3a and 3b are closed, the heater 17 is energized at the above-mentioned energization rate (step S4).

In this case, as shown in FIG. 9, since the unit heat generation amount in the intermediate region of the heater 17 is relatively large, the heat generation temperature also rises in this intermediate region. Further, since the unit heat generation amount in the lower region of the heater 17 is relatively medium, the heat generation temperature in this lower region is relatively medium. Further, since the unit heat generation amount in the upper region is relatively small, the heat generation temperature in this upper region is relatively low.

In this way, even if there is a difference in the heat generation temperature, it is possible to prevent dew condensation on the predicted dew condensation occurrence points (vertical partition 13, the right end of the left door 3a and the left end of the right door 3b). That is, when both doors 3a and 3b are closed, the refrigerator 1 cools the inside of the refrigerating chamber 3, but in that case, the temperature distribution in the refrigerating chamber 3 is divided into an upper part, an intermediate part, and a lower part. In the case, it was considered by the inventor's investigation that the upper part has a relatively high temperature state, the middle part has a relatively low temperature state, and the lower part has a relatively medium temperature state. That is, the temperature is relatively low with respect to the upper part except for the upper part. As a result, in the vertical partition 13, the right end of the left door 3a and the right door 3b, the amount of dew on the portion corresponding to the upper part is small, and the amount of dew on the part corresponding to the middle part is larger than that on the upper part. The amount of dew on the corresponding part is relatively larger than that of the upper part (slightly less than that of the middle part).

In such a dew generation situation, even if the heat generation temperature in the upper region of the heater 17 is relatively low with respect to the upper portion in the refrigerating chamber 3 in a relatively high temperature state, dew dew is sufficiently prevented. Can be done. Further, since the heat generation temperature in the intermediate region of the heater 17 is high with respect to the intermediate portion in the refrigerating chamber 3 in a relatively low temperature state, it is possible to sufficiently prevent dew condensation in this case as well. Further, since the heat generation temperature of the lower portion of the heater 17 is slightly higher than that of the upper portion in the refrigerating chamber 3 in a temperature state slightly lower than that of the upper portion, it is possible to sufficiently prevent dew condensation in this case as well.

After step S4 described above, if the temperature inside the refrigerator compartment 3 reaches a preset heater power cutoff temperature (determined in step S5), the heater 17 is cut off (step S6). Then, when the preset outside air temperature acquisition timing is reached (determined in step S7), the process returns to step S1 described above.

Here, conventionally, without paying attention to the temperature distribution state of the refrigerating chamber 3 (cooling chamber), the heater is formed into a dense zigzag shape over the top and bottom so that dew condensation does not occur at any part, and the unit calorific value is uniformly large. There was. In this configuration, considering that the temperature distribution in the refrigerator compartment 3 is a high temperature in the upper part and a relatively low temperature state in other parts than the upper part as described above, the amount of heat generated in the upper region of the heater becomes excessive. ..

In this respect, in this embodiment, since the unit calorific value in the upper region of the heater 17 corresponding to the upper portion in the refrigerating chamber 3 is relatively small with respect to other than the upper region, it corresponds to the upper portion in the refrigerating chamber 3. It is possible to suppress the amount of electric power generated by the heater 17 while preventing the occurrence of dew condensation at the predicted dew condensation occurrence location.

Further, in the present embodiment, the unit calorific value of the lower region corresponding to the inner and lower parts of the refrigerating chamber 3 in the heater 17 is smaller than the unit calorific value of the intermediate region of the heater 17 and larger than the unit calorific value of the upper region. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the amount of electric power generated by the heater 17 while preventing the occurrence of dew condensation at the predicted dew condensation occurrence location corresponding to the inner and lower parts of the refrigerating chamber 3.
The energization rate may be adjusted in relation to the outside air temperature, the outside air humidity, the refrigerating room temperature (set temperature), and the like.

11 and 12 show the second embodiment, and the means for differentiating the unit calorific value in the upper region, the intermediate region, and the lower region of the heater 17 is different from that of the first embodiment. In this second embodiment, the heater 17 is divided into an upper heater 17a that bears the upper region, an intermediate heater 17b that bears the intermediate region, and a lower heater 17c that bears the lower region. The degree of roughness of the zigzag shape is set to be the same for each of the heaters 17a to 17c. These heaters 17a to 17c are connected to the control device 21 via the input power regulator 17W shown in FIG.

Then, when the input power regulator 17W receives the heater energization command from the control device 21, the power input to the upper heater 17a is set to be relatively small, and the power input to the intermediate heater 17b is relatively large. It is set, and the electric power input to the lower heater 17c is set relatively medium. As a result, the unit calorific value of the upper heater 17a of the heater 17 is relatively small, the unit calorific value of the intermediate heater 17b is relatively large, and the unit calorific value of the lower heater 17c is relatively medium. .. This second embodiment also has the same effect as that of the first embodiment.
The input power of each of the heaters 17a to 17c may be individually adjusted by a manual switch.

13 to 16 show a third embodiment. In this embodiment, the vertical partition 13 is provided with a camera device 25 as an imaging means. As shown in FIG. 15, the camera device 25 includes a lens 25b on the front surface (one surface) of the device case 25a corresponding to the main body, and internally controls an image sensor and a communication unit, and further controls these image sensors and communication units. It is equipped with a control unit and the like. Further, the refrigerator 1 is provided with a communication unit for relay.

When the camera device 25 receives an imaging command from an external device (smart phone, tablet terminal, personal computer, etc.) via the relay communication unit, the camera device 25 images the inside of the refrigerating chamber 3 and captures the captured image in the relay communication unit. It is transmitted to an external device via a wide area communication network or a short-range communication means. Further, the camera device 25 can also take an image of the inside of the refrigerating room 3 by automatic activation by its own timer function, and in this case as well, the captured image can be taken through the relay communication unit, the wide area communication network, or the near area. It is transmitted to an external device via a distance communication means.

Inside the vertical partition 13, a lens window 13e is formed on the back plate portion of the rear cover 13c. The camera device 25 is provided inside the vertical partition 13 so that one surface provided with the lens 25b abuts on the inner surface of the back plate portion of the rear cover 13c, and the lens 25b is provided from the lens window 13e to the outside of the vertical partition 13. Facing. As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the heater 17 is arranged around the camera device 25 by turning a part of the upper region into the back plate portion of the rear cover 13c. In this case, the heater 17 surrounds the camera device 25 in a substantially double manner to increase the unit calorific value.
Also in this third embodiment, the heater 17 is controlled as shown in the flowchart of FIG.

According to the third embodiment, since the camera device 25 capable of transmitting the captured image in the refrigerating chamber 3 to the outside is provided in the vertical partition 13, the camera device 25 is inside the refrigerating chamber 3 in the closed state of the left door 3a. Since it is suitable for, it is possible to acquire information such as foodstuffs in the refrigerator compartment 3 even from a remote place.

Further, according to the third embodiment, since the camera device 25 is provided in the vertical partition 13, the camera device 25 is more likely to receive the heat of the heater 17 for preventing dew condensation, that is, the camera using the heater 17 is used. It is possible to prevent fogging (condensation) from occurring on the lens 25b of the device 25.

Further, according to the third embodiment, since a part of the upper region which is a part of the heater 17 is arranged around the camera device 25, the camera device 25 further receives the heat of the heater 17 for preventing dew condensation. This facilitates the process and is more effective in preventing fogging of the lens 25b in the camera device 25.

Further, since the heater 17 is energized when any of the doors 3a and 3b is opened and closed, even if the lens 25b of the camera device 25 becomes cloudy due to the opening and closing of the doors 3a and 3b, the anti-fog is canceled immediately after the door is closed. ..

In this case, the heater 17 is configured to cut off the heater 17 in step S6 when the temperature inside the refrigerating chamber 3 reaches a preset heater power cutoff temperature (determined in step S5). And in the first embodiment, instead of this power interruption, for example, the power may be intermittently energized at the end of a predetermined time.

FIG. 17 shows a fourth embodiment, which differs from the third embodiment in the following points. In the fourth embodiment, a part of the upper region which is a part of the heater 17 is arranged on the front surface which is one surface of the device case 25a of the camera device 25 so as to avoid the lens 25b.

In the fourth embodiment, since a part of the heater 17 is arranged on the front surface of the camera device 25 where the lens 25b is present, it is possible to more effectively prevent the lens 25b from becoming cloudy. Moreover, since the heater 17 is in a form that avoids the lens 25b, the heater 17 does not interfere with the imaging.

FIG. 18 shows a fifth embodiment, which differs from the third embodiment in the following points. In the fifth embodiment, a part of the heater 17 is provided on the back surface of the camera device 25 (the side opposite to the front surface, which is the one surface). According to this fifth embodiment, the entire camera device 25 can be warmed from the back side, and fogging can be prevented from occurring in the lens 25b of the camera device 25. In this case, since it is not necessary to reach a part of the heater 17 to the camera device 25, wiring becomes easy.

19 and 20 show the sixth embodiment, which differs from the third embodiment in the following points. In the sixth embodiment, the heater 17 is an upper heater 17a that bears the upper region, an intermediate heater 17b that bears the middle region, a lower heater 17c that bears the lower region, and a camera device for heating the camera device 25. It is configured separately from the heater 17k. The camera device heater 17k also serves as a heater for preventing dew condensation. The camera device heater 17k is located above the upper heater 17a and at a portion corresponding to the camera device 25.

These heaters 17a to 17c and 17k are connected to the control device 21 via the input power regulator 17W. Then, when the input power regulator 17W receives the heater energization command from the control device 21, the power input to the upper heater 17a is set to be relatively small, and the power input to the intermediate heater 17b is relatively large. The power to be input to the lower heater 17c is set to be relatively medium, and the power to be input to the camera device heater 17k is set to be relatively large. As a result, the unit calorific value of the upper heater 17a of the heater 17 is relatively small, the unit calorific value of the intermediate heater 17b is relatively large, and the unit calorific value of the lower heater 17c is relatively medium. .. This sixth embodiment also has the same effect as that of the first embodiment.
Further, the unit calorific value of the camera device heater 17k becomes relatively large, and the lens 25b of the camera device 25 can be prevented from fogging.

The unit calorific value of the camera device heater 17k may be relatively small or medium. In addition, an operation unit for adjusting the upper heater input power, an operation unit for adjusting the middle heater input power, an operation unit for adjusting the lower heater input power, and an operation unit for adjusting the heater input power for the camera device are provided. Therefore, the input powers of the heaters 17a to 17c and 17k may be adjusted by each operation unit.

21 to 23 show the seventh embodiment, which is different from the third embodiment in the following points. The camera device 25 is provided on the left door 3a in the vicinity of the heater 17. The camera device 25 is provided in the left door 3a at a position corresponding to an region other than the upper region of the heater 17, for example, an intermediate region, and hidden by the vertical partition 13 (a position hidden by the vertical partition 13 in the protruding state when the door is opened in FIG. 22). ing. Further, as shown in FIG. 23, the heater 17 is arranged in the vertical partition 13 so as to be biased toward the camera device 25 from the center portion in the left-right direction (the reference line (center line) that divides the left-right direction is indicated by the symbol La). It is set up.
In the seventh embodiment, since the camera device 25 is provided in the vicinity of the heater 17 in the left door 3a, it is possible to prevent the lens 25b from fogging.

Further, since the camera device 25 is arranged at a position corresponding to the intermediate region of the heater 17 (region having a large unit calorific value) in the left door 3a, the upper region of the heater 17 (region having a small unit calorific value) in the left door 3a. When the camera device 25 is arranged in response to the above, the heating action on the camera device 25 can be enhanced, and the lens 25b can be effectively prevented from fogging. In this case, the camera device 25 may be arranged at the left door 3a corresponding to the lower region (region in the unit calorific value) of the heater 17.

Further, since the heater 17 is arranged in the vertical partition 13 so as to be offset from the center in the left-right direction toward the camera device 25, the heater 17 can be brought as close as possible to the camera device 25, and the lens 25b can be prevented from fogging. .. Further, since the camera device 25 is provided in the left door 3a at a position hidden by the vertical partition 13 in the opened state, when the left door 3a is opened, food or the like that is taken in and out is carelessly taken in and out of the lens 25b of the camera device 25. You can avoid hitting the part.

24 to 26 show the eighth embodiment, which is different from the seventh embodiment in that the camera device 25 is arranged on the right door 3b. In this case, since the right door 3b is slightly longer in the left-right direction than the left door 3a, the camera device 25 is located substantially in the center of the opening of the refrigerator compartment 3 in the left-right direction. Therefore, the inside of the refrigerator compartment 3 can be imaged evenly from the center of the front surface.

In the heater 17, only the upper region may have a small unit calorific value, and the intermediate region and the corporation region may have a large unit calorific value. Further, the camera device 25 may be arranged so as to take an image of the outside of the refrigerator 1. In this case, the camera device 25 may be provided in the vicinity of the heater 17.

According to the refrigerator of the embodiment described above, the refrigerator main body provided with the storage chamber having an opening front, the rotatable left door and the right door closing the opening of the storage chamber, and the left door and the right door. A vertical partition provided on one door that partitions the opening to the left and right when the one door is closed and the end of the other door abuts when the other door is closed, and a vertical partition provided inside the vertical partition. The heater is provided, and the calorific value in the upper region of the heater is set to be smaller than the calorific value in the region other than the upper region. According to this, it is possible to reduce the electric energy of the heater while preventing dew.
According to the present specification, the following problems can be extracted.

The vertical partition is provided with a heater (electric heater) for preventing dew on both doors and the vertical partition. Refrigerators have traditionally taken measures to save electricity. From this point of view, it is necessary to reduce the amount of electric power generated by the heater as much as possible within the range in which dew condensation can be prevented.

Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other embodiments, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

In the drawing, 1 is a refrigerator according to an embodiment, 2 is a refrigerator body, 3 is a refrigerator compartment (storage room), 3a is a left door, 3b is a right door, 13 is a vertical partition, 17 is a heater, and 25 is a camera device (imaging means). ), 25a indicates a device case (main body), and 25b indicates a lens.

Claims (4)

A refrigerator body with a storage room that opens at the front,
Rotating left and right doors that block the opening of the storage chamber,
A vertical partition provided on one of the left door and the right door, which partitions the opening to the left and right when the one door is closed, and the end of the other door comes into contact with the other door when the other door is closed.
An imaging means provided in the vertical partition for imaging the storage chamber is provided.
The vertical partition is rotatably provided on one of the doors.
In the imaging means, when the one door is closed, the vertical partition is rotated so that the storage chamber can be imaged, and when the one door is open, the vertical partition is opened. A refrigerator that turns to the opposite side of the open end of the one door. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the imaging means is provided on the upper side of the vertical partition. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the imaging means is provided above the door pocket. The vertical partition is rotatably provided on one of the doors.
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the imaging means is provided so as to be able to image a door pocket when one of the doors is open.

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