JP7173850B2 - refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

This embodiment relates to a refrigerator.

Conventionally, a door that opens and closes an opening of a refrigerator is provided with a door pocket, and the door pocket stores, for example, beverages in 1-liter paper packs or 2-liter PET bottles, as well as bottles and cans. It is possible. The door pocket protrudes from the door when the door is closed. Therefore, in order to avoid interference with other structures and allow the door to be opened and closed smoothly, the door pocket of the refrigerator is configured such that the outer edge of the rotation locus of the door is inclined or curved.

On the other hand, containers for beverages and the like generally have a rectangular or circular cross-sectional shape. Therefore, in the conventional door pocket, the above-mentioned paper packs, beverages in PET bottles, bottles, cans, etc. cannot be stored along the inclined or curved surface of the edge of the door pocket. It was not possible to effectively use the storage space in the door pocket due to the wasted space.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2010-043808

Therefore, a refrigerator is provided in which the storage space in the door pocket can be effectively used.

A refrigerator according to an embodiment includes a refrigerator main body having a front opening, a door that rotates around a hinge to open and close the front opening, and a container-shaped door that is provided on the refrigerator main body side of the door. a pocket; The door pocket has a bottom plate forming the bottom of the container and a peripheral plate forming the periphery of the container. The peripheral plate extends in the width direction of the door and extends in a refrigerator main body side region forming a surface of the door pocket on the refrigerator main body side, and extends in a direction intersecting the width direction of the door and extends on the left and right sides of the door pocket. and left and right side regions forming surfaces on both end sides; and corner regions that are slanted or curved with respect to each other. The door pocket extends in a direction perpendicular to the door and partitions the interior of the door pocket so that the outer peripheral surface includes one of the side regions and at least a portion of the corner region. A line extending from the first partition toward the refrigerator body intersects the corner area .

FIG. 2 is a front view schematically showing a configuration example in a state where the door of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment is closed; BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The perspective view which shows roughly the structural example of the rotation door of the refrigerator which concerns on 1st Embodiment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The perspective view which shows roughly the structural example of the door pocket of the refrigerator which concerns on 1st Embodiment. FIG. 2 is a plan view schematically showing a configuration example of the door pocket of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment; The top view which shows roughly the structural example of the door pocket of the refrigerator which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, refrigerators according to a plurality of embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, in each embodiment, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected to the substantially same component part, and description is abbreviate|omitted.

(First embodiment)
One embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator 1 has a plurality of storage compartments in a vertically long rectangular box-shaped refrigerator body 10 with an open front surface. In the following description, the opening side of the refrigerator body 10 is defined as the front side of the refrigerator 1 and the side opposite to the opening is defined as the rear side of the refrigerator 1 . Also, the vertical direction of the refrigerator 1 is defined as the vertical direction with respect to the direction of gravity when the refrigerator 1 is installed on the floor in the posture shown in FIG. Moreover, let the left-right direction when the refrigerator 1 of FIG. 1 is seen from the front side be the left-right direction of the refrigerator 1. As shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, regarding the door pockets 20 and 30 provided on the rotating doors 111 and 112, which will be described later, "the side of the refrigerator main body 10" means that the rotating doors 111 and 112 are rotated based on the closed state. It shall mean the relative positional relationship with respect to the doors 111 and 112 .

As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator 1 is mainly composed of a refrigerator main body 10. As shown in FIG. The refrigerator main body 10 is formed of a heat-insulating box body with an open front surface, and has a plurality of storage compartments inside. The refrigerator main body 10 includes, for example, a refrigerator compartment 11, a vegetable compartment 12, an ice making compartment 13, a small freezer compartment 14, and a freezer compartment 15 as a plurality of storage compartments for storing stored items. Refrigerator compartment 11 is provided at the top of refrigerator body 10 . The vegetable compartment 12 is provided below the refrigerator compartment 11 . The ice making compartment 13 and the small freezer compartment 14 are arranged below the vegetable compartment 12 and arranged side by side. The freezer compartment 15 is provided below the ice making compartment 13 and the small freezer compartment 14 , that is, at the bottom of the refrigerator body 10 .

The refrigerating compartment 11 and the vegetable compartment 12 are both refrigerating temperature zone storage compartments, and are maintained in a plus temperature zone of 1 to 4° C., for example. The refrigerator compartment 11 and the vegetable compartment 12 are vertically partitioned by a heat insulating partition wall (not shown). The ice making compartment 13, the small freezer compartment 14, and the freezer compartment 15 are storage compartments in a freezing temperature zone, and are maintained in a minus temperature zone of -10°C to -20°C, for example. The vegetable compartment 12, the ice making compartment 13, and the small freezer compartment 14 are separated vertically by a heat insulating partition wall (not shown).

The refrigerator 1 includes left and right rotating doors 111 and 112 . The left and right rotating doors 111 and 112 are for opening and closing the front opening of the refrigerating compartment 11, and are heat-insulating, hinged doors that open and close in a double-door manner. The left and right rotating doors 111 and 112 are rotatably supported on the refrigerator body 10 by left and right hinges 113 and 114 provided as a pair of upper and lower hinges at the left and right ends on the front side of the refrigerator body 10 .

In this embodiment, the left and right rotating doors 111 and 112 are configured to have different widths in the left-right direction. For example, the width of the left swing door 111 is smaller than the width of the right swing door 112 . The dimensional relationship of the widths of the left and right rotating doors 111 and 112 may be reversed from that described above, or the widths of the left and right rotating doors 111 and 112 may be the same. Further, the rotating door for opening and closing the front opening of the refrigerator compartment 11 may be a single door that is rotatable in one direction or both directions, that is, one that opens on one side or opens on both sides.

The left and right rotating doors 111 and 112 have one or more door pockets 20 and 30, respectively. In this embodiment, the left and right rotating doors 111 and 112 each have a plurality of, in this case, three door pockets 201 to 203 and 301 to 303, respectively. Each of the door pockets 20 and 30 is made of a transparent synthetic resin such as polystyrene, and is configured to be able to store beverage containers and other foodstuffs. The door pockets 201 to 203 provided on the left door 111 and the door pockets 301 to 303 provided on the right door 112 may have the same width dimension and specific shape. , can be different. The door pocket 201 of the left rotating door 111 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 as well.

The left door pocket 201 is provided at the lower end of the left swing door 111, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the door pocket 201 integrally has a bottom plate 21 and a peripheral plate 22, and when attached to the left rotating door 111, has a container shape with an open upper side. becomes.

The bottom plate 21 constitutes the bottom of the door pocket 201 . The bottom plate 21 is configured horizontally with respect to the installation surface of the refrigerator 1 or inclined so as to be slightly lowered as the distance from the left rotating door 111 increases. Note that the bottom plate 21 may be configured in a single plane, or may be configured with steps. In the case of this embodiment, the bottom plate 21 does not have a one-planar shape, but has a stepped shape consisting of two surfaces, one facing the left rotating door 111 and the other facing the refrigerator main body 10 . That is, the surface of the bottom plate 21 facing the left rotating door 111 is spaced downward from the surface extending the surface of the bottom plate 21 facing the refrigerator body 10 toward the left rotating door 111 side.

The peripheral plate 22 constitutes the outer peripheral surface of the door pocket 201 . As shown in FIG. 3, the peripheral plate 22 is configured to surround the bottom plate 21 except for one side on the left rotating door 111 side. The peripheral plate 22 is configured to extend in a direction perpendicular to or substantially perpendicular to the installation surface of the refrigerator 1 . The peripheral plate 22 integrally has one refrigerator body side region 221 , two side regions 222 and one corner region 223 .

The refrigerator main body side region 221 extends in the width direction of the left rotating door 111 , forms a surface of the left door pocket 20 on the refrigerator main body 10 side, and is separated from the left rotating door 111 . The two side regions 222 each extend in a direction intersecting the width direction of the left rotating door 111, and constitute surfaces on the left and right end sides of the door pocket 201 in the width direction. In this case, the extension of the side region 222 in the direction intersecting the width direction of the rotating door 111 means that the extended region of the side region 222 intersects the width direction of the rotating door 111 . That is, the extended area of the side area 222 and the rotating door 111 intersect at an angle. In this embodiment, the two side regions 222 each extend vertically or substantially vertically with respect to the left swing door 111 . In addition, the area|region which extended the side part area|region 222 and the rotation door 111 should just have an angle and cross|intersect, and do not necessarily need to orthogonally cross.

The left and right side regions 222 are in contact with the left rotating door 111 at one end thereof. The corner area 223 is provided on the side of the refrigerator body 10 and is interposed between the refrigerator body side area 221 and the side area 222 . In this case, both end portions of the corner region 223 are connected to the refrigerator main body side region 221 and the side region 222 and are smoothly continuous. The refrigerator main body side region 221 and the corner region 223, and the corner region 223 and the side region 222, do not necessarily need to be connected, but are separated from each other with a slight gap of about 1 mm, for example. can be

The corner area 223 is configured to be inclined or curved with respect to both the refrigerator body side area 221 and the side area 222 . In this embodiment, the corner area 223 is curved with respect to the refrigerator body side area 221 and the side area 222 . The corner regions 223 may be provided at both ends of the refrigerator main body side region 221 or may be provided at one end. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3 , the corner region 223 is the right end of the left rotating door 111 in the closed state, that is, the opposite side of the hinge 113 in the width direction of the left rotating door 111 . Located on the hinge side. One end of the refrigerator body side region 221 on the side where the corner region 223 is not interposed is directly connected to the side region 222 .

In this embodiment, the peripheral plate 22 is formed with an inclined upper end so that the height from the bottom plate 21 is lower on the refrigerator main body 10 side than on the left rotating door 111 side. That is, the height of the refrigerator main body side region 221 is configured to be lower than the height of the side region 222 . In other words, the upper end portion of the peripheral plate 22 is inclined so as to descend from the rotating door 111 side toward the refrigerator main body 10 side. Further, the height dimension from the upper surface of the bottom plate 21 to the upper end portion of the peripheral plate 22 is constant in the refrigerator body side region 221 .

The door pocket 201 has a first partition portion 23 , a second partition portion 24 and an intermediate plate 25 . The first partition portion 23 partitions the space inside the door pocket 20 in the width direction of the rotating door 111 , thereby forming spaces aligned in the width direction of the rotating door 111 . In this case, the first partition portion 23 extends in a direction crossing the width direction of the left rotating door 111 to partition the inside of the left door pocket 20 to form a small storage portion 26 and a large storage portion 27 . In this case, the direction intersecting the width direction of the left rotating door 111 is not limited to being perpendicular to the width direction of the rotating door 111. Any direction that includes a component parallel to the front-rear direction of refrigerator main body 10 when movable door 111 is closed may be used.

In this embodiment, the first partition portion 23 extends vertically with respect to the left rotating door 111 . That is, the first partition portion 23 is arranged so as to be orthogonal to the surface of the rotating door 111 . In the present embodiment, the first partition 23 extending vertically to the rotating door 111 does not have to be strictly perpendicular, and is inclined several degrees with respect to the surface of the rotating door 111. It's okay to be there.

The small accommodation portion 26 is a space provided on the corner region 223 side with respect to the first partition portion 23 . That is, the small housing portion 26 is a housing portion whose outer periphery is partially surrounded by the first partition portion 23 , one of the side regions 222 , and at least a portion of the corner region 223 . Here, a portion of the outer circumference is surrounded by one of the side regions 222 and at least a portion of the corner region 223 means that one of the side regions 222 and at least a portion of the corner region 223 are separated from each other. It is not limited to the case where it is included in the outer peripheral surface of the accommodation portion 26, but also the case where the small accommodation portion 26 is included inside the space defined by them.

In this embodiment, the small housing portion 26 includes the first partition portion 23, one of the side regions 222, and at least a portion of the corner region 223 on its outer peripheral surface. In this case, the outer peripheral surface of the small storage portion 26 is not limited to the outer peripheral surface of the door pocket 20 itself, but means the peripheral surface that constitutes the small storage portion 26, and the door pocket surrounded by the peripheral plate 22. It may also include a plane located inside 20 . Further, in the present embodiment, the small storage portion 26 has one of the two side regions 222 , in this case, the side region 222 on the anti-hinge side and the side region 222 on the anti-hinge side of the corner region 223 . It is a space surrounded by a part connected to and the first partition part 23 .

The large storage section 27 is a space provided on the side opposite to the small storage section 26 with respect to the first partition section 23 . That is, a part of the outer circumference of the large storage part 27 is surrounded by at least part of the refrigerator main body side area and at least part of the first partition part. Here, a part of the outer circumference is surrounded by at least part of the refrigerator body side area and at least part of the first partition means that at least part of the refrigerator body side area and the first partition is included in the outer peripheral surface of the large accommodation portion 27, and the case where the large accommodation portion 27 is included in the space defined by them is also included.

In this embodiment, the large storage portion 27 includes the first partition portion 23 and at least a portion of the refrigerator body side region 221 on its outer peripheral surface. In this case, the outer peripheral surface of the large storage portion 27 means not only the outer peripheral surface of the door pocket 20 itself, but also the peripheral surface that constitutes the large storage portion 27, and the door pocket surrounded by the peripheral plate 22. It may also include a plane located inside 20 . In the present embodiment, the large storage portion 27 is the one of the two side regions 222 that does not form the outer peripheral surface of the small storage portion 26. In this case, the side region 222 on the hinge side , the refrigerator main body side area 221 , a part of the corner area 223 connected to the refrigerator main body side area 221 , and the first partition 23 .

The storage volume of the small storage portion 26 is configured to be smaller than that of the large storage portion 27 . That is, the width of the large storage portion 27 , that is, the widthwise dimension of the left rotating door 111 is larger than the width of the small storage portion 26 . Specifically, the width of the large accommodation portion 27 is three times or more the width of the small accommodation portion 26 .

Corner regions 223 may be provided at both left and right ends of the door pocket 201 . In this case, the small housing portion 26 may be provided so as to correspond to both the left and right corner regions 223, or may correspond to only one of the corner regions 223, for example, the corner region 223 on the anti-hinge side. It may be provided as follows. In other words, when the corner regions 223 are provided at both the left and right ends of the door pocket 201, the first partition 23 may be provided so as to correspond to both the left and right corner regions 223. It may be provided so as to correspond only to one corner region 223 .

That is, for example, when the dimension in the width direction is relatively short like the left door pocket 201 in this embodiment, the door pocket 201 may be configured to have one first partition portion 23 . This one first partition portion 23 is a small storage portion 26 located on the side of the corner region 223 with respect to the first partition portion 23 when viewed in the width direction of the door 111, that is, on the side opposite to the hinge. , and a large accommodation portion 27 located on the hinge side with respect to the first partition portion 23 .

On the other hand, if the right door pocket 301 is longer than the left door pocket 201 in the width direction, the door pocket 301 can have, for example, two first partitions. In this case, the door pocket 301 includes a large storage portion sandwiched between the two first partitions, and a door pocket 301 provided on both outer sides of the large storage portion when viewed in the width direction of the door 112, that is, the first partition and the side portion. and two storage portions sandwiched between the regions.

Here, in the first partition portion 23 , the end portion on the refrigerator main body 10 side is referred to as the tip portion 231 of the first partition portion 23 , and the end portion on the rotating door 111 side is referred to as the base end portion 232 of the first partition portion 23 . called. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4 , the tip portion 231 of the first partition portion 23 is separated from the peripheral plate 22 . That is, the first partition portion 23 is not in contact with the corner region 223 of the peripheral plate 22 . In this case, the distance of the gap between the tip portion 231 of the first partition portion 23 and the corner portion region 223 is not limited to this, but is, for example, about 0.5 cm to 1.5 cm.

In this embodiment, a line extending from the first partition 23 toward the refrigerator main body 10 intersects the corner region 223 of the peripheral plate 22 . Further, the tip portion 231 of the first partition portion 23 does not necessarily have to be separated from the peripheral plate 22 . That is, the tip portion 231 of the first partition portion 23 may be abutted against and connected to the corner portion region 223 of the peripheral plate 22 . Further, the line extending the first partition 23 toward the refrigerator main body 10 does not necessarily have to cross the corner region 223 , and may cross the refrigerator main body side region 221 . For example, the tip portion 231 of the first partition portion 23 may be abutted and connected to the refrigerator main body side region 221 of the peripheral plate 22 .

The base end portion 232 of the first partition portion 23 may be configured to be in contact with the rotating door 111 when the door pocket 201 is installed on the rotating door 111, or may be separated from the rotating door 111. may be configured as In this embodiment, the base end portion 232 of the first partition portion 23 is configured to contact the rotating door 111 when the door pocket 201 is installed on the left rotating door 111 .

The second partition part 24 is for further partitioning the inside of the small storage part 26 partitioned by the first partition part 23 into two or more spaces. In this embodiment, the door pocket 201 has a plurality of, for example, three second partitions 24 . Specifically, the door pocket 201 has second partitions 241 to 243 in order from the refrigerator main body 10 side. Each of the second partitions 241 to 243 further partitions the interior of the small container 26 into four spaces. In addition, the door pocket 201 may have a single second partition portion 24 to partition the inside of the small storage portion 26 into two spaces.

Specifically, the second partitions 241 to 243 extend in the width direction of the left rotating door 111 and partition the interior of the small storage unit 26 in the vertical direction with respect to the left rotating door 111 into four storage spaces 261. ~264 are formed. Incidentally, in the present embodiment, when simply referred to as the small accommodation portion 26, it means a space where these four accommodation spaces 261 to 264 are combined.

In this embodiment, the four storage spaces 261 to 264 formed in the small storage section 26 by the second partition section 24 are arranged in order from the refrigerator main body 10 side as the first small storage section 261, the second small storage section 262, They are called a third small accommodation portion 263 and a fourth small accommodation portion 264 . In this case, the first small accommodation portion 261 includes a part of the corner region 223 on its outer peripheral surface. In the present embodiment, of the plurality of second partitions 24, the second partition 241 located closest to the refrigerator main body 10 has its left end, that is, the end opposite to the hinge, with the corner region 223 of the peripheral plate 22. It is in contact with the vicinity of the boundary with the side region 222 . Also, the left ends of the second partitions 242 and 243 , that is, the ends on the side opposite to the hinge are in contact with the side region 222 of the peripheral plate 22 . The right ends of the second partitions 241 to 243, that is, the ends on the hinge side, are in contact with the first partition 23, respectively.

The intermediate plate 25 is for dividing the interior of the large storage section 27 partitioned by the first partition section 23 into two or more spaces. In the case of this embodiment, the door pocket 201 has, for example, one intermediate plate 35, which divides the inside of the large storage portion 27 into two spaces. Specifically, the middle plate 25 extends in the width direction of the left rotating door 111 and partitions the interior of the large storage section 27 in the direction perpendicular to the rotating door 111 to form two storage spaces 271 and 272 . there is

In the present embodiment, simply referring to the large accommodation portion 27 means a space obtained by combining these two accommodation spaces 271 and 272 . In addition, in this embodiment, the two storage spaces 271 and 272 formed in the large storage portion 27 by the middle plate 25 are defined as a first large storage portion 271 and a second large storage portion 272 in order from the refrigerator main body 10 side. called.

The middle plate 25 is positioned closer to the refrigerator main body side region 221 than the depth of the left door pocket 201 , that is, the center position in the vertical direction with respect to the left rotating door 111 . That is, the first large storage portion 271 and the second large storage portion 272 are arranged on the front side and the back side as seen from the user when the left rotating door 111 is open. In the present embodiment, the depth dimension of the first large storage portion 271 on the front side is smaller than the depth dimension of the second storage portion 272 on the back side.

Although details are not shown, in the present embodiment, the intermediate plate 25 is provided so as to protrude upward from a stepped portion provided on the bottom plate 21 . That is, the bottom plate 21 is formed with a step bordering on a line extending from the intermediate plate 25 in the left-right direction, that is, in the width direction of the door 111 . A portion of the bottom plate 21 on the side of the door 111 is positioned above the step, and a portion of the bottom plate 21 on the side of the refrigerator main body 10 is positioned below the step.

One end of the intermediate plate 25 in the width direction is in contact with the side region 222 of the peripheral plate 22 . The other widthwise end of the intermediate plate 25 is in contact with the first partition 23 . In this case, the intermediate plate 25 is formed so as to be continuous with one of the three second partitions 24, for example, the second partition 24 closest to the refrigerator main body 10 among the three second partitions 24. there is In addition, in the present embodiment, the height dimension from the top surface of the bottom plate 21 to the top end portion of the refrigerator body side region 221 is the shortest among the height dimensions from the top surface of the bottom plate 21 to the top end portion of the peripheral plate 22 . there is The height dimension from the upper surface of the peripheral plate 22 to the upper end portion of the intermediate plate 25 is shorter than the height dimension from the upper surface of the bottom plate 21 to the upper end portion of the refrigerator body side region 221 . That is, the height dimension of the intermediate plate 25 is shorter than the height dimension of the peripheral plate 22 , and the intermediate plate 25 does not protrude upward from the upper end portion of the peripheral plate 22 .

In the case of this embodiment, the height of the first partition 23 and the second partition 24 from the upper surface of the bottom plate 21 is configured to be lower than both the height of the middle plate 25 and the height of the refrigerator body side region 221. ing. That is, in the present embodiment, the height dimension from the top surface of the bottom plate 21 of the refrigerator main body side region 221 is the longest, the height dimension of the middle plate 25 is the second longest, and the height dimension of the first partition portion 23 and the second partition portion 24 is the longest. The height dimension is the shortest. In another embodiment, the height dimension from the top surface of the bottom plate 21 of the refrigerator main body side region 221 is the longest, the height dimension of the first partition part 23 and the second partition part 24 is the second longest, and the height dimension of the middle plate 25 is the longest. The length dimension may be configured to be the shortest. In yet another embodiment, the height dimension of the middle plate 25 from the upper surface of the bottom plate 21 is the longest, the height dimension of the first partition portion 23 and the second partition portion 24 is second longest, and the refrigerator main body side region 221 has the longest height dimension. The height dimension may be configured to be the shortest.

Further, the first partition portion 23 and the second partition portion 24 may not have a constant height from the upper surface of the bottom plate 21 . For example, in the present embodiment, the height of the first partition 23 from the upper surface of the bottom plate 21 changes at the point of contact with the intermediate plate 25 . In other words, the tip portion 231 side of the first partition portion 23 is configured to be lower than the base end portion 232 side. In the present embodiment, the height of the plurality of second partitions 24 from the upper surface of the bottom plate 21 is the same as the height of the tip 231 side of the first partitions 23. It is

As described above, the door pocket 201 of the refrigerator 1 of this embodiment has the first partition portion 23 . The first partition part 23 extends in a direction perpendicular to the rotating door 111 and partitions the inside of the door pocket 201 so that one side area 222 and at least a part of the corner area 223 are included in the outer peripheral surface. A small housing portion 26 configured as above is formed.

This allows the narrow space present inside the corner region 223 of the door pocket 201 to accommodate small food items such as tube food items. In the case of the conventional example that does not have the first partition 23, even if small food such as food in a tube is to be stored in the narrow space inside the corner region 223, the small food will fall over because there is no partition. , is inconvenient when taking out. Due to such circumstances, the space was not utilized and was wasted. In order to save energy, it is desirable to effectively utilize the storage space and downsize the refrigerator. In this embodiment, since the first partition part 23 forms the small storage part 26, the small food stored in the small storage part 26 does not easily fall down and can be easily taken out. Therefore, the space inside the corner region 223 , which was a wasted space in the conventional example, can be effectively used as the small housing portion 26 .

Further, a tip portion 231 of the first partition portion 23 on the side of the refrigerator main body 10 is provided apart from the corner portion region 223 of the peripheral plate 22 . This facilitates cleaning and maintenance of the inside of the small housing portion 26 . That is, the corner region 223 is configured to be inclined or curved with respect to both the refrigerator body side region 221 and the side region 222 . Therefore, the angle formed by the corner region 223 and the first partition 23 is an acute angle.

In this case, if the first partition 23 is provided in contact with the corner region 223 , dirt and dust tend to accumulate in the abutting portion between the first partition 23 and the corner region 223 . Furthermore, since the abutted portion has an acute angle, it is difficult for the user's fingers and cleaning tools to enter. Therefore, if dirt or dust accumulates in the abutted portion, cleaning becomes difficult and unsanitary.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, the first partition portion 23 and the corner region 223 are separated from each other. Therefore, since there is no abutting portion between the first partition portion 23 and the corner region 223, dirt and dust are less likely to accumulate. Furthermore, even if dirt or dust accumulates between the first partition portion 23 and the corner region 223, the user can move the corner region across the first small storage portion 261 and the first large storage portion 271. Since the user's fingers or a cleaning tool can be moved along the inner surface of 223 for cleaning, dirt and dust can be easily wiped off. As a result, the door pocket 20 can be kept sanitary.

In addition, since the distance between the first partition portion 23 and the corner portion region 223 is 0.5 cm to 1.5 cm, maintenance can be performed by inserting the user's fingers and cleaning tools, while the tube containing food and the like can be stored. It is possible to prevent small food items from passing through the gap and falling down.

Further, the small storage portion 26 is provided on the side opposite to the hinge 113 in the width direction of the left rotating door 111 . As a result, the small storage section 26 is located on the front side with respect to the user when the left rotating door 111 is open. Therefore, since the position is easily accessible for the user, it is possible to easily take small food items in and out of the small container portion 26 and to clean the inside of the small container portion 26 easily.

Furthermore, the refrigerator 1 of this embodiment has a second partition section 24 . The second partition portion 24 extends in the width direction of the rotating door 111 and partitions the inside of the small storage portion 26 in the direction perpendicular to the rotating door 111 . As a result, the inside of the small container portion 26 is finely divided, so that a plurality of small food items can be individually easily taken in and out. Therefore, the inside of the door pocket 20 on the left side is organized, and the storage space can be used more effectively. In addition, when a plurality of small food items are stored, even if a part of the food item is taken out, the other small food items will not fall down, and the left side door pocket 20 can be pulled out every time the small food item is taken out. It doesn't take much time to reorganize.

In addition, the left door pocket 201 further has a large storage portion 27 . The large accommodation portion 27 is configured to include at least a portion of the first partition portion 23 in its outer peripheral surface, and is provided on the side opposite to the small accommodation portion 26 with respect to the first partition portion 23 . The large storage portion 27 has a larger volume than the small storage portion 26 . According to this, it is possible to store small foodstuffs such as seasonings in tubes in the small storage part 26, and to store large foodstuffs such as 1-liter paper packs and 2-liter PET bottles in the large storage part 27. Therefore, user convenience is improved.

Also, the first partition portion 23 and the second partition portion 24 are configured such that the height from the bottom plate 21 is lower than the height of the intermediate plate 25 or the height of the refrigerator body side region 221 . As a result, it is possible to prevent the user's hand from colliding with the first partitioning portion 23 or the second partitioning portion 24 when the food stored in the large storage portion 27 is taken in and out. Also, when the food stored in the small storage portion 26 is taken in and out, the user's hand is less likely to hit the second partition portion 24 . Therefore, it has a configuration that does not impair the ability to take out the stored food while making effective use of the storage space.

The width of the large accommodation portion 27 is at least three times the width of the small accommodation portion 26 . That is, the width of the small accommodation portion 26 is less than ⅓ of the width of the large accommodation portion 27 . As a result, the small accommodation portion 26 of the present embodiment does not press the space for the large accommodation portion 27 more than necessary. Therefore, the refrigerator 1 of the present embodiment includes a small storage portion 26 for storing small-sized foods, and a large storage portion 27 for large-sized foods such as 1-liter paper packs and 2-liter PET bottles. can be stored more reliably.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the first partition portion 23 is provided at a position that intersects with the corner region 223 of the peripheral plate 22 . According to this, by forming the large storage portion 27 into a rectangular shape as a whole along the surfaces of the refrigerator main body side region 221 and the door 111, the capacity can be secured as large as possible. Therefore, it becomes easy to store a large-sized object such as a 1-liter paper pack having a rectangular cross section or a 2-liter PET bottle in the large storage portion 27, and the first partition portion 23 does not interfere with the storage. can be suppressed. Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the space along the curved corner region 223, which was likely to be wasted space in the conventional art, is utilized as the small storage portion 26 while securing a large volume of the large storage portion 27. Therefore, the space in the door pocket 20 can be effectively utilized, and as a result, the user's convenience can be improved.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the corner region 223 where the small storage portion 26 is provided is provided on the left rotating door 111 . The left rotating door 111 is configured so that its width is smaller than the width of the right rotating door 112 . The turning radius of the rotation trajectory of the narrow left turn door 111 is smaller than that of the wide right turn door 112 . Therefore, the half-hinged end of the left door pocket 20 needs to be curved or slanted more than the half-hinged end of the right door pocket 30 .

In other words, the end on the side opposite to the hinge is prevented from protruding outside the rotation trajectory of the left rotating door 111, thereby avoiding interference with the right rotating door 112 when the left rotating door 111 rotates. There is a need. Therefore, it is difficult to store large food items in the half-hinged end of the left door pocket 20 . On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, by providing the small storage portion 26 at the half-hinged end portion of the left door pocket 20, the space including the corner region 223, which could not be effectively used in the conventional example, can be used for storing small foodstuffs. can be effectively used to accommodate

(Second embodiment)
The door pocket 201 of the refrigerator 1 may be configured without the first partition portion 23 in the first embodiment. That is, the door pocket 201 of this embodiment has a plurality of second partitions 24 but does not have the first partitions 23 . In this case, the door pocket 201 of the second embodiment has at least one, preferably three, second partitions 24 . The small accommodation portion 26 and the large accommodation portion 27 are substantially separated by a line connecting the end portion 244 of each second partition portion 24 not connected to the side region 222 and an extension of the line. It is In this case, each second partition section 24 further partitions the interior of the small storage section 26 into four spaces.

According to this, compared to the first embodiment, although there is a possibility that the ability to prevent small foods from overturning during storage may be inferior, the space inside the corner region 223, which was wasted in the conventional example, is saved. In terms of effective use, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.

Although multiple embodiments of the invention have been described above, the embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. This novel embodiment can be embodied in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and its equivalents.

In the drawings, 1 is a refrigerator, 10 is a refrigerator main body, 11 is a refrigerator compartment, 111 and 112 are left and right rotating doors, 113 and 114 are left and right hinges, 20 is a left door pocket, 21 is a bottom plate, and 22 is a peripheral plate. , 221 is a refrigerator body side region, 222 is a side region, 223 is a corner region, 23 is a first partition, 24 is a second partition, 25 is a middle plate, 26 is a small storage portion, and 27 is a large storage portion. , indicates.

Claims (10)

a refrigerator body having a front opening;
a door that rotates around a hinge to open and close the front opening;
a door pocket provided on the side of the refrigerator body of the door and configured in a container shape,
The door pocket has a bottom plate that forms the bottom of the container and a peripheral plate that forms the periphery of the container,
The peripheral plate is
a refrigerator main body side region extending in the width direction of the door and forming a surface of the door pocket on the refrigerator main body side;
left and right side regions extending in a direction intersecting the width direction of the door and forming surfaces on both left and right end sides of the door pocket;
a corner region interposed between at least one of the left and right side regions and the refrigerator main body side region and inclined or curved with respect to both the refrigerator main body side region and the side region; have
The door pocket extends in a direction intersecting the width direction of the door, and partitions the inside of the door pocket so that the outer periphery is surrounded by one of the side regions and at least a part of the corner region. having a first partition forming a configured housing ,
A line extending the first partition portion toward the refrigerator body intersects the corner region ,
refrigerator. An end of the first partition on the side of the refrigerator main body is spaced apart from the peripheral plate,
Refrigerator according to claim 1. The accommodation portion is provided on the side opposite to the hinge in the width direction of the door,
The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2. further comprising a second partition that extends in the width direction of the door and partitions the interior of the housing,
A refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The door pocket is surrounded by at least a portion of the refrigerator main body side area and at least a portion of the first partition, and is located on the opposite side of the first partition to the accommodating portion. It further has a large storage part provided and having a larger volume than the storage part,
A refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 4. a second partition extending in the width direction of the door and partitioning the interior of the housing;
The door pocket is surrounded by at least part of the refrigerator main body side area and at least part of the first partition, and is provided on the opposite side of the first partition to the accommodating part. a large storage portion having a volume larger than that of the storage portion;
a middle plate extending in the width direction of the door and partitioning the large storage section;
The height of the second partition from the bottom plate is lower than the height of the intermediate plate or lower than the height of the refrigerator main body side region,
A refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The door pocket is surrounded by at least part of the refrigerator main body side area and at least part of the first partition, and is provided on the opposite side of the first partition to the accommodating part. a large storage portion having a volume larger than that of the storage portion;
a middle plate extending in the width direction of the door and partitioning the large storage section;
The height of the first partition from the bottom plate is lower than the height of the middle plate or lower than the height of the refrigerator main body side region,
A refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The large storage portion has a width that is at least three times the width of the storage portion,
A refrigerator according to any one of claims 5 to 7. The doors are composed of a right door provided on the right side and a left door provided on the left side, and the width of one of the right door and the left door is narrower than that of the other. has been
A refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 8. The accommodating portion is provided at least on the side of the door having the narrower width, of the right door and the left door, opposite to the hinge in the width direction of the door having the narrower width. is being
The refrigerator according to claim 9.

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