JP7012873B2 - refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a storage portion at the door.

Conventionally, a refrigerator is known to have a storage portion that opens at the upper part on the inner surface portion of a door that opens and closes the opening of the storage chamber so as to be openable and closable. Stored items such as a drink pitcher are stored in the storage unit. Further, as a conventional refrigerator, a refrigerator has been proposed in which the inside of the storage portion is divided into a plurality of storage spaces by a partition plate to improve the usability of the storage portion (see Patent Document 1).

Specifically, in the refrigerator described in Patent Document 1, a pocket is attached to an inner plate constituting the inner surface portion of the door. The pocket comprises a bottom and a peripheral wall extending upward from an edge other than the edge in contact with the inner plate at the bottom. More specifically, the direction along the inner surface of the door when viewed in a plan view is defined as the first direction, and the direction perpendicular to the first direction when viewed in a plan view is defined as the second direction. When defined in this way, the pocket is provided with a peripheral wall extending in the first direction at the edge portion of the bottom edge portion facing the edge portion in contact with the inner plate. Further, the pocket is provided with a pair of peripheral walls that close between the inner plate and the peripheral wall extending in the first direction at the pair of peripheral edges facing the first direction of the edge portions of the bottom portion. That is, the pocket includes a pair of peripheral walls facing each other in the first direction. The bottom of the pocket, the peripheral wall extending in the first direction, the pair of peripheral walls facing the first direction, and the inner plate form a storage portion that opens to the upper part.

Further, in the refrigerator described in Patent Document 1, a partition plate extending in the second direction is fixed to the storage portion. The inside of the storage unit is divided into two storage spaces arranged in the first direction by the partition plate extending in the second direction. Further, in the refrigerator described in Patent Document 1, a partition plate extending in the first direction is movably attached to the partition plate extending in the second direction. The partition plate extending in the first direction is arranged in one of the storage spaces partitioned by the partition plate extending in the second direction. The partition plate extending in the eleventh direction divides the space into two storage spaces arranged in the second direction.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-255635

In the refrigerator described in Patent Document 1, a partition plate extending in the second direction is fixed to the storage portion. Therefore, the length of the storage space partitioned by the partition plate extending in the second direction cannot be changed in the first direction. Therefore, when the stored items are stored in the storage space partitioned by the partition plate extending in the second direction, the length of the stored items in the first direction is smaller than the length of the storage space in the first direction. When the door is opened or closed, the stored items may move in the first direction, and the stability of the stored items may deteriorate. As described above, the conventional refrigerator has a problem that there is room for further improvement in the usability of the storage portion provided on the inner surface of the door.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator capable of improving the usability of the storage portion provided on the inner surface portion of the door as compared with the conventional case.

The refrigerator according to the present invention is a refrigerator provided with a door that opens and closes the opening of the storage chamber so as to be openable and closable, and a storage portion that is provided on the inner surface portion of the door on the storage chamber side and has an open upper portion. Therefore, when the direction along the inner surface portion is set as the first direction when viewed in a plan view and the direction perpendicular to the first direction is set as the second direction when viewed in a plan view, the plate extending in the second direction. It has a first partition portion having a shape, and has a first partition member movably stored in the storage portion in the first direction, and a plate-shaped second partition portion extending in the first direction. It includes a second partition member that is movably attached to the first partition member and is stored in the storage unit so as to be movable in two directions.
Further, the refrigerator according to the present invention includes a door that opens and closes the opening of the storage chamber so as to be openable and closable, and a storage portion that is provided on the inner surface portion of the door on the storage chamber side and has an open upper portion. In a refrigerator, when the direction along the inner surface portion is set as the first direction when viewed in a plan view and the direction perpendicular to the first direction is set as the second direction when viewed in a plan view, the direction is set to the second direction. It has a first partition member that extends and is movably stored in the storage unit in the first direction, and a second partition member that extends in the first direction and moves in the second direction. A second partition member that is freely attached to the first partition member and stored in the storage unit is provided, and the first partition member is a base that is movably stored in the storage unit in the first direction. The first partition portion is provided so as to project upward from the base portion.
Further, the refrigerator according to the present invention includes a door that opens and closes the opening of the storage chamber so as to be openable and closable, and a storage portion that is provided on the inner surface portion of the door on the storage chamber side and has an open upper portion. In a refrigerator, when the direction along the inner surface portion is set as the first direction when viewed in a plan view and the direction perpendicular to the first direction is set as the second direction when viewed in a plan view, the direction is set to the second direction. It has a first partition member that extends and is movably stored in the storage unit in the first direction, and a second partition member that extends in the first direction and moves in the second direction. A second partition member that is freely attached to the first partition member and stored in the storage portion is provided, and at least a part of the second partition portion has a corrugated shape in which peaks and valleys extend in the vertical direction. Is formed in.
Further, the refrigerator according to the present invention includes a door that opens and closes the opening of the storage chamber so as to be openable and closable, and a storage portion that is provided on the inner surface portion of the door on the storage chamber side and has an open upper portion. In a refrigerator, when the direction along the inner surface portion is set as the first direction when viewed in a plan view and the direction perpendicular to the first direction is set as the second direction when viewed in a plan view, the direction is set to the second direction. It has a first partition member that extends and is movably stored in the storage unit in the first direction, and a second partition member that extends in the first direction and moves in the second direction. A second partition member that is freely attached to the first partition member and stored in the storage portion is provided, and the first partition member is in a state in which the second partition member is attached to the first partition member. When the first partition member and the second partition member are viewed in a plan view, an opening penetrating in the vertical direction is formed at a position opposite to the second partition portion with respect to the first partition portion. It is equipped with a storage support.

In the refrigerator according to the present invention, the inside of the storage portion can be partitioned into two storage spaces arranged in the first direction by the first partition portion of the first partition member. At this time, since the first partition member is movable in the first direction, the length of the storage space partitioned by the first partition portion in the first direction can be changed. Further, in the refrigerator according to the present invention, the inside of the storage portion can be partitioned into two storage spaces arranged in the second direction by the second partition portion of the second partition member. At this time, since the second partition member is movable in the second direction, the length of the storage space partitioned by the second partition portion in the second direction can be changed. As described above, in the refrigerator according to the present invention, both the length of the storage space in the first direction and the length in the second direction can be changed according to the size of the stored items stored in the storage space in the storage unit. .. Therefore, the refrigerator according to the present invention can improve the usability of the storage unit as compared with the conventional case.

It is a perspective view which shows the refrigerator which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention, and is the perspective view which shows the refrigerator in the state which the door is open. It is a perspective view which shows the door of the refrigerator which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention, and is the perspective view which shows the door in the state which the stored matter is stored in the storage part. It is a perspective view of the door of the refrigerator which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention, and is the perspective view which shows the state which the stored matter is not stored in the storage part. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st partition member and the 2nd partition member of the refrigerator which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st partition member of the refrigerator which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd partition member of the refrigerator which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd partition member of the refrigerator which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention.

Embodiment 1.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and is a perspective view showing a refrigerator with a door open. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the door of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and is a perspective view showing the door in a state where the stored items are stored in the storage portion. Further, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the door of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and is a perspective view showing a state in which stored items are not stored in the storage portion.

The refrigerator 100 includes a main body portion 1 having a box shape with an open front portion. The main body 1 includes, for example, a steel plate outer box 3 that constitutes the outer peripheral surface portion of the main body 1, and a resin inner box 2 that constitutes the inner peripheral surface portion of the main body 1. Further, a heat insulating material is provided between the outer box 3 and the inner box 2.

The inside of the main body 1 becomes a storage chamber 10. That is, the main body 1 is formed with a storage chamber 10 having an opening on the front surface. In the main body 1 according to the first embodiment, the inside of the main body 1 is divided into two in the vertical direction, and two storage chambers 10 are formed. Specifically, the upper storage chamber 10 is a refrigerating chamber 11, and the lower storage chamber 10 is a freezing chamber 12.

The opening of the storage chamber 10 is closed by a door so as to be openable and closable. Specifically, the opening of the refrigerating chamber 11 is closed by the door 20 so as to be openable and closable. One end of the door 20 is rotatably connected to the main body 1, and is a revolving door that rotates around the connection with the main body 1. Further, the opening of the freezing chamber 12 is closed by the door 13 so as to be openable and closable. The door 13 is a pull-out type door.

The door 20 includes an inner plate 21 that constitutes an inner surface portion that is a surface portion of the door 20 on the refrigerating chamber 11 side, and an outer surface panel 22 that constitutes an outer surface portion of the door 20. Further, a heat insulating material is provided between the inner plate 21 and the outer panel 22. Further, the inner plate 21 of the door 20 is provided with a storage portion 24 that opens at the upper part. Foods such as bottle pitchers, PET bottles, canned beverages, and milk cartons are stored in the storage unit 24 as storage items. Hereinafter, in explaining the storage unit 24 and the partition member described later that partitions the inside of the storage unit 24, the first direction X and the second direction Y are defined as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. Specifically, the direction along the inner plate 21 when viewed in a plan view is defined as the first direction X. Further, the direction perpendicular to the first direction X when viewed in a plane is defined as the second direction Y.

In the first embodiment, the pocket 23 is attached to the inner plate 21 constituting the inner surface portion of the door 20, and the storage portion 24 is formed. Specifically, the pocket 23 includes, for example, a bottom 25 of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped. Further, the peripheral wall 26 extends upward from the edge portion of the bottom portion 25 other than the edge portion in contact with the inner plate 21. Specifically, among the edge portions of the bottom portion 25, a peripheral wall 26a extending in the first direction X is provided at the edge portion facing the edge portion in contact with the inner plate 21. Further, a pair of peripheral walls 26b for closing between the inner plate 21 and the peripheral wall 26a are provided on the pair of peripheral portions of the edge portion of the bottom portion 25 facing the first direction X. That is, the pocket 23 includes a pair of peripheral walls 26b facing the first direction X. The bottom 25, the peripheral wall 26a, the pair of peripheral walls 26b, and the inner plate 21 form a storage portion 24 that opens to the upper part. That is, the peripheral wall 26a, the pair of peripheral walls 26b, and the inner plate 21 are the peripheral walls of the storage portion 24. Further, the bottom portion 25 is the bottom portion of the storage portion 24.

Further, in the storage unit 24, a first partition member 30 for partitioning the inside of the storage unit 24 into two storage spaces arranged in the first direction, and a second storage space for partitioning the inside of the storage unit 24 into two storage spaces arranged in the second direction. The two partition members 40 are housed in it. It should be noted that the fact that the first partition member 30 and the second partition member 40 partition the inside of the storage portion 24 does not mean that they partition in a strict sense. A gap may be formed between the first partition member 30 and the peripheral wall of the storage portion 24. Similarly, a gap may be formed between the second partition member 40 and the peripheral wall of the storage portion 24.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a first partition member and a second partition member of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the first partition member of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Further, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a second partition member of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the details of the first partition member 30 and the second partition member 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6 and FIGS. 2 and 3 described above.

The first partition member 30 includes, for example, a plate-shaped first partition portion 31 extending in the second direction Y. That is, the inside of the storage unit 24 is partitioned by the first partition unit 31 into two storage spaces arranged in the first direction X. Further, the first partition member 30 is housed in the storage unit 24 so as to be movable in the first direction X. That is, the first partition portion 31 that partitions the inside of the storage portion 24 into two storage spaces arranged in the first direction X is movable in the first direction X. Therefore, by moving the first partition member 30 in the first direction X, the length of the storage space partitioned by the first partition portion 31 in the first direction X can be changed.

In the first embodiment, the first partition member 30 is movable in the first direction X by the following configuration. The first partition member 30 includes, for example, a plate-shaped base portion 32 that is movably stored in the storage portion 24 in the first direction X. More specifically, the base portion 32 is slidably placed on the upper surface of the bottom portion 25 of the storage portion 24. As a result, the base portion 32 is movable in the first direction X. The first partition portion 31 is provided so as to project upward from the base portion 32. In the first embodiment, the first partition portion 31 projects upward from one of the side edge portions of the base portion 32 facing the first direction X. Therefore, when the first partition member 30 is observed in the second direction Y, the first partition portion 31 and the base portion 32 are substantially L-shaped.

The second partition member 40 includes, for example, a plate-shaped second partition 41 extending in the first direction X. That is, the inside of the storage portion 24 is partitioned by the second partition portion 41 into two storage spaces arranged in the second direction Y. More specifically, one of the storage spaces partitioned by the first partition 31 is partitioned by the second partition 41 into two storage spaces arranged in the second direction Y. Further, the second partition member 40 is attached to the first partition member 30 so as to be movable in the second direction Y, and is stored in the storage unit 24. That is, the second partition portion 41 that partitions the inside of the storage portion 24 into two storage spaces arranged in the second direction Y is movable in the second direction Y. Therefore, by moving the second partition member 40 in the second direction Y, the length of the storage space partitioned by the second partition portion 41 in the second direction Y can be changed.

In the first embodiment, the second partition member 40 is movable in the second direction Y due to the following configuration. The second partition member 40 includes a hooking portion 42 that is movably movable in the second direction Y and is hooked on the upper edge portion 31a of the first partition portion 31. Specifically, the hooking portion 42 is formed with a groove 43 extending in the second direction Y. The upper edge portion 31a of the first partition portion 31 is slidably inserted into the groove 43, and the second partition member 40 is movable in the second direction Y. The second partition portion 41 is provided so as to project from the hooking portion 42 in the first direction X. In the first embodiment, the second partition portion 41 projects from the substantially central position of the hooking portion 42 in the second direction Y toward the first direction X. Therefore, when the second partition member 40 is viewed in a plan view, the second partition portion 41 and the hooking portion 42 are substantially T-shaped.

Further, in the first embodiment, the width of the groove 43 of the hooking portion 42 is larger than the thickness of the peripheral wall 26 of the pocket 23. Therefore, the hooking portion 42 can be slidably hooked on the upper edge portion of the peripheral wall 26. For example, when the hooked portion 42 is hooked on the upper edge portion of the peripheral wall 26a, the second partition member 40 becomes movable in the first direction X. Further, the second partition portion 41 of the second partition member 40 projects in the second direction Y. In this case, the inside of the storage portion 24 is partitioned by the second partition portion 41 into two storage spaces arranged in the first direction X. Then, by moving the second partition member 40 in the first direction X, the length of the storage space partitioned by the second partition portion 41 in the first direction X can be changed. Further, for example, when the hooked portion 42 is hooked on the upper edge portion of the peripheral wall 26b, the second partition member 40 becomes movable in the second direction Y. Further, the second partition portion 41 of the second partition member 40 projects in the first direction X. In this case, the inside of the storage portion 24 is partitioned by the second partition portion 41 into two storage spaces arranged in the second direction Y. Then, by moving the second partition member 40 in the second direction Y, the length of the storage space partitioned by the second partition portion 41 in the second direction Y can be changed.

Further, in the first embodiment, the first partition member 30 includes a stored object support portion 33 having an opening 34 penetrating in the vertical direction. The stored object support portion 33 refers to the first partition portion 31 when the first partition member 30 and the second partition member 40 are viewed in a plan view in a state where the second partition member 40 is attached to the first partition member 30. It is provided at a position opposite to the second partition portion 41. In the first embodiment, the stored object support portion 33 is provided in the first partition portion 31. An elongated storage object such as food in a tubular container is inserted into the opening 34 of the storage object support portion 33. As a result, the elongated storage object can be supported by the storage object support portion 33. That is, by providing the stored object support portion 33, it is possible to store the elongated stored object in an upright position, so that the inside of the stored object 24 can be easily organized and the usability of the stored object 24 is improved.

As described above, the refrigerator 100 according to the first embodiment is provided on the door 20 that opens and closes the opening of the refrigerating chamber 11 so as to be openable and closable, and the storage that is provided on the inner surface portion of the door 20 on the side of the refrigerating chamber 11 and has an open upper portion. It is provided with a unit 24. Further, the refrigerator 100 according to the first embodiment has a first partition portion 31 extending in the second direction Y, a first partition member 30 movably stored in the storage portion 24 in the first direction X, and a first partition member 30. It has a second partition portion 41 extending in the first direction X, and includes a second partition member 40 that is movably attached to the first partition member 30 in the second direction Y and is stored in the storage portion 24. ..

In the refrigerator 100 according to the first embodiment, the inside of the storage portion 24 can be partitioned into two storage spaces arranged in the first direction X by the first partition portion 31 of the first partition member 30. At this time, since the first partition member 30 is movable in the first direction X, the length of the storage space partitioned by the first partition portion 31 in the first direction X can be changed. Further, in the refrigerator 100 according to the first embodiment, the inside of the storage portion 24 can be partitioned into two storage spaces arranged in the second direction Y by the second partition portion 41 of the second partition member 40. At this time, since the second partition member 40 is movable in the second direction Y, the length of the storage space partitioned by the second partition portion 41 in the second direction Y can be changed. As described above, the refrigerator 100 according to the first embodiment has the length of the first direction X and the length of the second direction Y of the storage space according to the size of the stored items stored in the storage space in the storage unit 24. You can change both of the lengths of. Therefore, the refrigerator 100 according to the first embodiment can improve the usability of the storage unit 24 as compared with the conventional case.

Embodiment 2.
By configuring the second partition portion 41 of the second partition member 40 as in the second embodiment, it is possible to further improve the usability of the storage portion 24. In the second embodiment, the items not specifically described are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the same functions and configurations as those in the first embodiment are described by using the same reference numerals.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a second partition member of the refrigerator according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
In the second embodiment, at least a part of the second partition portion 41 is formed in a corrugated shape in which peaks and valleys extend in the vertical direction. By configuring the second partition portion 41 in this way, the second partition portion 41 can easily bend in the second direction Y in the corrugated shape portion.

When a plurality of stored items having different widths in the second direction Y are stored in the storage space partitioned by the second partition portion 41, the width of the second direction Y is wide in the second partition member 40 according to the second embodiment. The second partition 41 can be deformed along the side surface of a plurality of stored items having different values. That is, even when a plurality of stored items having different widths in the second direction Y are stored in the storage space partitioned by the second partitioning portion 41, the stability of these stored items can be ensured. Therefore, by configuring the second partition portion 41 as in the second embodiment, the degree of freedom in the size of the stored items stored in the storage space partitioned by the second partition portion 41 is improved. Further, the degree of freedom in arranging the stored items stored in the storage space partitioned by the second partition portion 41 is also improved. Therefore, by configuring the second partition portion 41 as in the second embodiment, the usability of the storage portion 24 is further improved.

In the first and second embodiments described above, the first partition member 30 and the second partition member are provided in the storage portion 24 provided on the inner surface of the door 20 that opens and closes the opening of the refrigerating chamber 11 so as to be openable and closable. An example of providing 40 has been described. However, this is just an example. The refrigerator may be provided with a storage portion on the inner surface of a door that can open and close the opening of the storage chamber other than the refrigerating chamber 11 so as to be openable and closable. Even if the first partition member 30 and the second partition member 40 are provided in such a storage portion, the above-mentioned effect can be obtained.

1 Main body, 2 Inner box, 3 Outer box, 10 Storage room, 11 Refrigerator room, 12 Freezer room, 13 doors, 20 doors, 21 Inner plate (inner surface), 22 Outer panel, 23 pockets, 24 storage, 25 Bottom, 26 peripheral wall, 26a peripheral wall, 26b peripheral wall, 30 1st partition member, 31 1st partition, 31a upper edge, 32 base, 33 storage support, 34 opening, 40 2nd partition, 41st 2 partitions, 42 hooks, 43 grooves, 100 refrigerators, X 1st direction, Y 2nd direction.

Claims (8)

A door that opens and closes the opening of the storage room,
A storage portion provided on the inner surface portion of the door on the storage chamber side and having an open upper portion, and a storage portion having an open upper portion.
It is a refrigerator equipped with
When the direction along the inner surface portion is set as the first direction when viewed in a plan view, and the direction perpendicular to the first direction is set as the second direction when viewed in a plan view.
A plate-shaped first partition member extending in the second direction, and a first partition member movably stored in the storage portion in the first direction.
A second partition member having a plate-shaped second partition extending in the first direction, which is movably attached to the first partition member and stored in the storage portion.
Refrigerator equipped with. The first partition member includes a base portion that is movably stored in the storage portion in the first direction.
The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the first partition portion is provided so as to project upward from the base portion. A door that opens and closes the opening of the storage room,
A storage portion provided on the inner surface portion of the door on the storage chamber side and having an open upper portion, and a storage portion having an open upper portion.
It is a refrigerator equipped with
When the direction along the inner surface portion is set as the first direction when viewed in a plan view, and the direction perpendicular to the first direction is set as the second direction when viewed in a plan view.
A first partition member having a first partition extending in the second direction and being movably stored in the storage portion in the first direction.
A second partition member having a second partition portion extending in the first direction, which is movably attached to the first partition member and stored in the storage portion.
Equipped with
The first partition member includes a base portion that is movably stored in the storage portion in the first direction.
The first partition portion is a refrigerator provided so as to project upward from the base portion. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein at least a part of the second partition portion is formed in a corrugated shape in which peaks and valleys extend in the vertical direction. A door that opens and closes the opening of the storage room,
A storage portion provided on the inner surface portion of the door on the storage chamber side and having an open upper portion, and a storage portion having an open upper portion.
It is a refrigerator equipped with
When the direction along the inner surface portion is set as the first direction when viewed in a plan view, and the direction perpendicular to the first direction is set as the second direction when viewed in a plan view.
A first partition member having a first partition extending in the second direction and being movably stored in the storage portion in the first direction.
A second partition member having a second partition portion extending in the first direction, which is movably attached to the first partition member and stored in the storage portion.
Equipped with
A refrigerator in which at least a part of the second partition portion is formed in a corrugated shape in which peaks and valleys extend in the vertical direction. The first partition member is
When the first partition member and the second partition member are viewed in a plan view in a state where the second partition member is attached to the first partition member, the second partition member is referred to as a reference to the first partition member. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , further comprising a stored item support portion having an opening extending in the vertical direction formed at a position on the opposite side. A door that opens and closes the opening of the storage room,
A storage portion provided on the inner surface portion of the door on the storage chamber side and having an open upper portion, and a storage portion having an open upper portion.
It is a refrigerator equipped with
When the direction along the inner surface portion is set as the first direction when viewed in a plan view, and the direction perpendicular to the first direction is set as the second direction when viewed in a plan view.
A first partition member having a first partition extending in the second direction and being movably stored in the storage portion in the first direction.
A second partition member having a second partition portion extending in the first direction, which is movably attached to the first partition member and stored in the storage portion.
Equipped with
The first partition member is
When the first partition member and the second partition member are viewed in a plan view in a state where the second partition member is attached to the first partition member, the second partition member is referred to as a reference to the first partition member. A refrigerator equipped with a storage support with an opening that penetrates vertically on the opposite side. The second partition member includes a hooking portion that is movable in the second direction and is hooked on the upper edge portion of the first partition portion.
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the second partition portion is provided so as to project from the hooking portion in the first direction.

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