JP7335865B2 - refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to refrigerators.

Conventionally, a drawer-type storage container provided at the bottom of a refrigerator is often provided with a handle portion that protrudes greatly in front of the storage container so that it can be pulled out by hand. The volume of the reservoir may be reduced by the space provided for the handle.

JP-A-9-113124

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator having a configuration in which a storage container can be pulled out without reducing the volume of the storage container.

The refrigerator of this embodiment includes a refrigerator main body having a storage chamber, a storage container provided to be movable back and forth in the storage chamber and having an opening at the top, and a state in which the storage container is moved backward and stored. a cover portion that covers the opening of the storage container, the storage container having at least a wall on a front surface that separates an inner region and an outer region of the storage container, the opening of the storage container comprising: As the storage container moves rearward, the front-to-rear gap between the front surface of the storage container and the front end of the cover becomes smaller, so that a state in which the storage container is fully covered by the cover is approached. The cover portion includes a flat mounting portion on which a stored object is placed, and a shaped portion located in front of the mounting portion and having a shape that descends toward the front end. The upper surface of the front end portion of the shaped portion is located below the bottom surface of the mounting portion, and when the storage container is housed, the upper surface of the front end portion of the storage container is positioned lower than the upper end portion of the front surface portion of the storage container. Also, the front end portion of the shape portion of the cover portion is positioned downward.

Side longitudinal sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the refrigerator according to the embodiment Side longitudinal sectional view showing a schematic configuration around the storage container of the refrigerator according to the embodiment The perspective view which shows schematic structure of a storage container A vertical cross-sectional view showing the cross-sectional structure of the storage container taken along line AA of FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a modification, and is a diagram equivalent to FIG.

A refrigerator according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. FIG. In addition, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected to the substantially same component part in embodiment, and description is abbreviate|omitted. In the following description, the side of the freezer compartment doors 14a and 16a of the refrigerator 10 is referred to as the front side, and the opposite direction is referred to as the rear side, the back side, or the back side.

FIG. 1 is a side longitudinal sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a refrigerator 10 according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a side longitudinal sectional view showing a schematic configuration around the storage container 50 of the refrigerator 10 according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the storage container 50. As shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the cross-sectional structure of the storage container 50 taken along line AA of FIG.

A refrigerator 10 according to the embodiment includes a refrigerator main body 11 made of a heat insulating box filled with, for example, a foam insulating material between an outer box forming an outer shell and an inner box forming a storage space. A storage space formed inside the refrigerator body 11 is divided by a partition wall 12 into an upper frozen storage compartment 14 and a lower refrigerated storage compartment 16 . A front opening of the refrigerator main body 11 can be opened and closed by a freezer compartment door 14a and a refrigerator compartment door 16a.

The partition wall 12 divides the storage space formed inside the refrigerator main body 11 from above and below. It constitutes the ceiling surface 12 b of the chamber 16 .

A front opening of the freezer storage compartment 14 is configured to be openable and closable by a freezer compartment door 14 a arranged on the front surface of the refrigerator 10 . The freezer storage compartment 14 is a space cooled to a freezing temperature of -18°C or lower, for example. The inside of the freezer storage compartment 14 is vertically partitioned by a mounting shelf 14b. A cooler compartment 20 that houses a cooler 18 is provided at the back of the freezer compartment 14 .

A cooler 18 and a blower fan 24 are housed inside the cooler chamber 20 . A rear plate 26 that forms a cooler chamber 20 with the refrigerator main body 11 is provided at the rear of the freezer storage compartment 14 . Back plate 26 forms the back of freezer compartment 14 . The cooler cover 19 is arranged on the front side of the cooler 18 and faces the rear plate 26 .

A freezing duct 32 is formed between the cooler cover 19 and the back plate 26 of the freezing storage compartment 14 . Freezing duct 32 is connected to refrigerating duct 30 provided at the back of refrigerating storage compartment 16 . The air blown out from the blower fan 24, which is the wind power generation means, flows from the freezing duct 32 into the refrigerating duct 30 provided on the back of the refrigerating storage compartment 16, and further flows from the refrigerating duct 30 into the refrigerating storage compartment 16. ing.

The cooler 18 provided in the cooler chamber 20 constitutes a refrigerating cycle together with a compressor 34 provided at the bottom of the refrigerator 10, a condenser, capillary tubes, etc. (not shown). Compressor 34 is arranged in machine room 36 provided in the lower rear portion of refrigerator 10 . Refrigerant discharged from the compressor 34 is introduced into the cooler 18 via a condenser and capillary tubes. The cooler 18 thereby cools the air in the cooler chamber 20 .

The refrigerated storage compartment 16 is a space that is cooled to a refrigerated temperature of 0-3° C., for example. A front opening of the refrigerating storage compartment 16 is configured to be openable and closable by a refrigerating compartment door 16 a arranged on the front surface of the refrigerator 10 . The inside of the cold storage compartment 16 is vertically partitioned by a partition plate 28 and an upper shelf 40 . In the refrigerator 10 illustrated in FIG. 1 , a plurality of mounting shelves 16 b are provided between the partition plate 28 and the upper shelf 40 .

A drawer-type storage container 50 is provided below the upper shelf 40 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the refrigerator body 11 . The storage container 50 has an opening at the top, and the upper shelf 40 is positioned above the storage container 50 . The upper shelf 40 is also a cover part that covers the opening of the upper part of the storage container 50, and is also a mounting shelf or a bottom plate for the items stored in the storage chamber 16c. The upper shelf 40 is detachably mounted on an upper shelf mounting portion 52 provided on the side inner wall of the refrigerator body 11 .

A pocket 17 is provided on the back surface, that is, the inner surface of the refrigerator compartment door 16a. The pocket 17 is fixed to the back surface of the refrigerating compartment door 16a, is a substantially rectangular box-shaped container with an open top, and can store goods therein. The pocket 17 is positioned above the front portion of the storage container 50 and protrudes behind the refrigerating compartment door 16a, that is, toward the inside of the refrigerating compartment 16. As shown in FIG.

Below the refrigerator compartment door 16a, a lower throat 16f (throat portion) is provided on the rear surface of the refrigerator compartment door 16a. The lower throat 16f is provided so as to protrude rearward, that is, toward the storage container 50. As shown in FIG.

An upper shelf 40 and an inner wall bottom portion 38 are arranged on the lower surface of the lowermost storage compartment 16c of the refrigerating storage compartment 16. As shown in FIG. The inner wall bottom portion 38 is also a plane portion of the step structure of the refrigerator main body 11 corresponding to the upper portion of the machine room 36 . The upper shelf 40 and the inner wall bottom portion 38 form a substantially flush plane, and the upper shelf 40 and the inner wall bottom portion 38 form the bottom portion of the storage chamber 16c.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , guide portions 60 are integrally provided on the left and right side surfaces of the storage container 50 . The refrigerator main body 11 is provided with an upper rail 62 and a lower rail 64 extending in the front-rear direction so as to sandwich the guide portion 60 from above and below. When the storage container 50 is put in and taken out, the storage container 50 moves back and forth by sliding the guide portion 60 and the upper rail 62 and the lower rail 64 . The upper rail 62 is shorter than the lower rail 64 , and the front end 62 a of the upper rail 62 is located behind the front end 64 a of the lower rail 64 .

A projecting portion 42 is provided on the front portion of the upper shelf 40 so as to extend in the left-right direction and project upward in the form of a mountain. The protruding portion 42 includes a stopper portion that prevents the stored items on the upper shelf 40 from moving forward from the protruding portion 42, and a position regulating portion that restricts the position of the stored items to a position behind the protruding portion 42. functions as a department. When the refrigerating compartment door 16a is closed, the storage container 50 and the pocket 17 overlap in the vertical direction and overlap in the front-rear direction. is located in front of the position of the projecting portion rear end 42a.

A handle portion 44 is provided above the front portion of the storage container 50 . As shown in FIG. 4, the handle portion 44 is positioned above the front surface portion 50a of the storage container 50, and includes a horizontal portion 44a extending horizontally forward from the upper end of the front surface portion 50a, and a vertical portion 44b extending upward from the front end of 44a. At the front end of the upper shelf 40 and at the rear of the handle portion 44, there is provided a hand storage portion 46 which is a space for putting a hand in order to hook the hand on the handle portion 44.例文帳に追加A downwardly curved concave portion is formed in front of the projecting portion 42, and the curved portion 40a is configured by the concave portion. The rear end portion of the horizontal portion 44a and the front end portion of the curved portion 40a are flush with each other at the butting portion 40c.

The space behind the handle portion 44 and created by the horizontal portion 44a and the vertical portion 44b is a first storage portion 46a, and the space created above the curved portion 40a is a second storage portion 46b. The hand storage portion 46 is composed of a first storage portion 46a and a second storage portion 46b. Moreover, the height of the upper end of the handle portion 44 is higher than the butted portion 40c between the rear end portion of the horizontal portion 44a and the front end portion of the curved portion 40a.

A lower throat 16f provided on the rear surface 16h of the refrigerator compartment door below the refrigerator door 16a is a projecting portion that protrudes rearward from the rear surface 16h of the refrigerator compartment door, that is, toward the storage container 50, as shown in FIG. be. A rear end portion 16g, which is the rear end of the lower throat 16f, faces the lower portion of the front portion 50a of the storage container 50. As shown in FIG. The length from the rear surface 16h of the refrigerator compartment door to the rear end 16g of the lower throat 16f, that is, the amount of protrusion of the lower throat 16f is X1. When the refrigerator compartment door 16a is closed, there is a gap between the rear end 16g of the lower throat 16f and the front surface 50a of the storage container 50, and the distance from the rear end 16g to the front surface 50a is X2. be.

Further, as described above, the pocket 17 is provided on the rear surface 16h of the refrigerator compartment door at a position below the refrigerator compartment door 16a and on the upper front side of the storage container 50. As shown in FIG. The upper throat 16k is a protruding portion that protrudes rearward from the rear surface 16h of the refrigerator compartment door, and supports the pocket 17 from below. The length from the rear surface 16h of the refrigerator compartment door to the rear end 16m of the upper throat 16k, that is, the amount of protrusion of the upper throat 16k is X3. The tip of the upper throat 16k of the upper throat 16k extends rearward beyond the position of the front surface portion 50a of the storage container 50 when the refrigerating compartment door 16a is closed, and has a relationship of X3>X1. When the refrigerator compartment door 16a is closed, it is preferable that the position of the rear end 16m of the upper throat 16k from the refrigerator compartment door back surface 16h exceeds the position of the butted portion 40c toward the rear.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a modification of the embodiment, and corresponds to a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing the cross-sectional structure of the storage container 50 taken along line AA of FIG. The handle portion 45 is positioned above the front surface portion 50a of the storage container 50, and the front surface portion 50a is configured to linearly extend upward. At the rear of the handle portion 45, a hand storage portion 47 is provided as a space for putting a hand in order to hook the hand on the handle portion 45. - 特許庁A concave portion that curves downward is provided in front of the projecting portion 42, and the curved portion 40b is configured by the concave portion. The front end portion of the curved portion 40b faces the side surface of the back surface of the handle portion 45 of the front surface portion 50a. A space defined by the back surface of the handle portion 45 and the upper portion of the curved portion 40 b constitutes a hand storage portion 47 .

According to the refrigerator 10 according to the above embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
According to the refrigerator 10 according to the embodiment, the upper shelf 40 and the inner wall bottom portion 38 are arranged on the lower surface of the lowermost storage chamber 16c of the refrigerating storage chamber 16, and the upper shelf 40 and the inner wall bottom portion 38 are substantially flush with each other. The two planes constitute the bottom of the storage chamber 16c. As a result, it becomes possible to place the articles to be stored not only on the upper shelf 40 but also on the upper part of the inner wall bottom portion 38, so that a large amount of articles can be stored in the storage chamber 16c.

According to the refrigerator 10 according to the embodiment, the left and right side surfaces of the storage container 50 are integrally provided with the guide portions 60, and the side surfaces of the refrigerator main body 11 are arranged to sandwich the guide portions 60 from above and below. An upper rail 62 and a lower rail 64 are provided, and the guide portion 60 is installed so as to be slidable back and forth. As a result, when the storage container 50 is pulled out to the front, the vertical movement of the storage container 50 is restricted by the guide portion 60 sandwiched between the upper rail 62 and the lower rail 64. Since the rear of the storage container 50 can be suppressed from being lifted upward when the storage container 50 is pulled forward, operability is improved.

The upper rail 62 is shorter than the lower rail 64 , and the front end 62 a of the upper rail 62 is located behind the front end 64 a of the lower rail 64 . As a result, when the storage container 50 is pulled forward to some extent, the front portion of the storage container 50 is allowed to be lifted upward, and the storage container 50 can be freely moved. can be made easier.

According to the refrigerator 10 according to the embodiment, the handle portion 44 is provided above the front portion of the storage container 50, and the rear portion of the handle portion 44 is a space for putting a hand in order to hook the handle portion 44. A hand storage section 46 is provided. As a result, there is no need to provide a hand storage portion in front of the handle portion 44, so the handle portion 44 does not need to be a large structure. Accordingly, the storage container 50 can be provided on the front side accordingly, and the capacity of the storage container 50 can be increased.

According to the refrigerator 10 according to the embodiment, the rear end portion of the horizontal portion 44a of the handle portion 44 and the front end portion of the curved portion 40a of the upper shelf 40 are flush with each other. As a result, it is possible to provide the hand part 44 with excellent aesthetic appearance, and when the hand is stored in the hand storage part 46, the bottom part of the hand storage part 46 is not caught, so that the hand part 44 with excellent operability is provided. can provide.

According to the refrigerator 10 according to the embodiment, the hand storage part 46 is composed of the first storage part 46 a provided behind the hand part 44 and the second storage part 46 b provided in front of the upper shelf 40 . As a result, part of the hand storage section 46 is provided on the upper shelf 40 side, so that the hand storage section 46 as a whole can be positioned rearward. Therefore, it is not necessary to project the handle portion 44 to the front side of the storage container 50, so that the storage container 50 can be provided on the front side to that extent, and the capacity of the storage container 50 can be increased. .

Further, with the above configuration, the hand storage portion 46 for putting the hand on the handle portion 44 is provided in the internal region of the storage container 50 , so that the hand can be held without interfering with the structure located above the storage container 50 . It becomes possible to put the hand in the hand storage part 46 and put the hand on the handle part 44.例文帳に追加

According to the refrigerator 10 according to the embodiment, the height of the handle portion 44 is higher than the butted portion 40c between the rear end portion of the horizontal portion 44a and the front end portion of the curved portion 40a. This makes it difficult for the user to visually recognize the butted portion 40c, so that it is possible to provide the hand portion 44 with excellent aesthetics.

According to the refrigerator 10 according to the embodiment, the projecting portion 42 is provided in the front portion of the upper shelf 40 so as to extend in the left-right direction and project upward in the shape of a mountain. Furthermore, when the refrigerating compartment door 16a is closed, the storage container 50 and the pocket 17 are in a longitudinally overlapping positional relationship, and the position of the pocket rear end 17a is at least at the rear end of the protrusion 42, which is the rear end of the protrusion 42. It is located before the position of 42a. As a result, the protruding portion 42 functions as a stopper portion that prevents the stored items on the upper shelf 40 from moving forward from the protruding portion 42, and as a position restricting portion that restricts the position of the stored items. Since it is possible to prevent the stored items inside from contacting or interfering with the pocket 17 located at the top of the storage container 50, damage to the stored items can be suppressed. In addition, even if the liquid spills onto the upper shelf 40, it is possible to prevent the liquid from falling forward beyond the projecting portion 42. As shown in FIG.

According to the refrigerator 10 according to the embodiment, the lower throat 16f provided on the rear surface 16h of the refrigerating chamber door below the refrigerating chamber door 16a protrudes rearward, and the rear end portion 16g, which is the rear end of the lower throat 16f, is provided. faces the front face 50 a of the storage container 50 . X1 is the amount of protrusion of the lower throat 16f, X2 is the gap distance between the rear end 16g of the lower throat 16f and the front surface 50a of the storage container 50 when the refrigerating compartment door 16a is closed, Assuming that the amount of protrusion is X3, the tip of the upper throat 16k extends rearward beyond the position of the front surface portion 50a of the storage container 50 when the refrigerating compartment door 16a is closed, and X3>X1. have

In this way, the projecting amount X1 of the lower throat 16f is smaller than the projecting amount X3 of the upper throat 16k. A clearance of distance X2 is provided between the rear end portion 16g of the lower throat 16f and the storage container 50 so that the lower throat 16f and the storage container 50 do not interfere with each other.

In addition, the projection amount X1 of the lower throat 16f is made longer than a predetermined length (for example, X2) so that the lower throat 16f protrudes from the front surface portion 50a of the storage container 50 toward the inner side, that is, toward the rear side. Therefore, even if the storage container 50 is pulled out when the refrigerator compartment door 16a is closed, the storage container 50 remains pulled out because the lower throat 16f can push the storage container 50. can be resolved. In addition, even if the storage container 50 is not completely closed, the pocket 17 and the upper throat 16k supporting the pocket can block the flow of cold air, so that the cold air flows into the storage container 50 from the butted portion 40c. Intrusion can be prevented as much as possible.

According to the refrigerator 10 according to the modification of the embodiment, the handle portion 45 is configured such that the front surface portion 50 a of the storage container 50 extends straight upward, and the hand storage portion 47 is provided at the rear portion of the handle portion 45 . is provided. As a result, the handle portion 44 can be positioned further rearward, so that the storage container 50 can be provided larger on the front side, and the capacity of the storage container 50 can be increased.

While several embodiments of the invention have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof.

In the drawings, 10 is a refrigerator, 11 is a refrigerator main body, 16 is a refrigerating storage chamber, 16a is a refrigerating chamber door, 16f is a lower throat (throat portion), 16g is a rear end portion, 16h is a back side of a refrigerating chamber door, 17 is a pocket, 17a is the rear end of the pocket, 40 is the upper shelf, 40a and 40b are curved portions (concave portions), 40c is the abutting portion, 42 is the projecting portion, 42a is the rear end of the projecting portion, 44 and 45 are the handle portions, and 46 and 47 are hand storage. 46a is a first storage portion, 46b is a second storage portion, 50 is a storage container, 50a is a front portion, 60 is a guide portion, 62 is an upper rail, and 64 is a lower rail.

Claims (1)

a refrigerator body having a storage compartment;
a storage container provided to be movable back and forth in the storage chamber and having an opening at the top;
a cover part that covers the opening of the storage container in a state in which the storage container is moved backward and stored,
The storage container has a wall at least on the front surface that separates an internal region and an external region of the storage container,
The opening of the storage container is maximized by the cover portion by reducing the gap in the front-rear direction between the front surface portion of the storage container and the front end portion of the cover portion by the rearward movement of the storage container. configured to approximate a covered state,
The cover portion has a flat mounting portion on which a stored object is placed, and a shaped portion located forward of the mounting portion and shaped to descend toward the front end,
an upper surface of the front end portion of the shaped portion is positioned below a bottom surface of the mounting portion ;
A refrigerator in which the front end portion of the shaped portion is positioned below an upper end portion of the front portion of the storage container in a state where the storage container is accommodated.

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