JP7348821B2 - refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

The technology disclosed herein relates to a refrigerator.

Patent Document 1 discloses a refrigerator that includes a main body including a plurality of storage chambers, a lower container accommodated in the storage chamber, and an upper container accommodated in the storage chamber and provided above the lower container. is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2003-166781

In a refrigerator, an upper container or a lower container may include a first storage area and a second storage area different from the first storage area. In this case, it is desirable that the placement state of the container including the first storage area and the second storage area can be changed, and the arrangement of the first storage area and the second storage area within the container can be changed.

In this specification, in a refrigerator, it is possible to easily change the arrangement of the first storage area and the second storage area in the container by changing the placement state of a container including a first storage area and a second storage area. We provide the technology that makes it possible.

The refrigerator disclosed herein includes a main body including a plurality of storage chambers, a lower container accommodated in the storage chamber, and an upper container accommodated in the storage chamber and provided above the lower container. The device includes a container and a placing section on which the upper container or the lower container is placed. Of the upper container and the lower container, the specific container that is placed on the placement section is provided with a first storage area and a second storage area different from the first storage area. The specific container is placed on the placement section in both a first state and a second state in which the specific container is reversed front to back and left and right with respect to the first state. configured to be possible.

It is a front view of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment, viewed from the left. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the first upper container and the first lower container in the first mounting state in the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the first upper container and the first lower container in the first mounting state when viewed from the left in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the first upper container and the first lower container in the second placed state in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the first upper container and the first lower container in the second placed state when viewed from the left in the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the first upper container and the first lower container in the first mounting state in the second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the first upper container and the first lower container in the first placed state as viewed from the front in the second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the first upper container and the first lower container in the second mounting state in the second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the first upper container and the first lower container in the second mounting state as viewed from the front in the second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the first upper container and the first lower container in the first placed state in the third embodiment. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the first upper container and the first lower container in the second placed state in the third embodiment. In a third modification, it is a perspective view of the first upper container and the first lower container in the first mounting state. In a fourth modification, it is a perspective view of the first upper container and the first lower container in the first mounting state. In a fifth modification, it is a perspective view of the first upper stage container and the first lower stage container in the first mounting state.

(First example)
(Configuration of refrigerator 10)
A refrigerator 10 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the refrigerator 10 includes a main body 12 having heat insulating properties, a rotating door 30, and drawer doors 32, 34, 36, and 38. Hereinafter, the depth direction of the refrigerator 10 will be referred to as the front-back direction, the longitudinal direction of the refrigerator 10 will be referred to as the up-down direction, and the direction orthogonal to the front-back direction and the up-down direction will be referred to as the left-right direction. Further, in the front-rear direction of the refrigerator 10, the front side of the main body 12 is referred to as the "front", and the back side of the main body 12 is referred to as the "rear".

(Configuration of main body 12)
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the main body 12 is provided with a refrigerator compartment 20, a vegetable compartment 22, an ice-making compartment 24, an upper freezing compartment 26, and a lower freezing compartment 28. The refrigerator compartment 20 and the vegetable compartment 22 are storage compartments in the refrigerating temperature range, and the ice making compartment 24, the upper freezing compartment 26, and the lower freezing compartment 28 are storage compartments in the freezing temperature range.

The storage compartments 20, 22, 26, and 28 are arranged in the following order from top to bottom: a refrigerator compartment 20, a vegetable compartment 22, an upper freezer compartment 26, and a lower freezer compartment 28. The vertical position of the ice making compartment 24 is the same as the vertical position of the upper freezing compartment 26.

(Configuration of rotating door 30 and drawer doors 32, 34, 36, 38)
As shown in FIG. 1, the rotating door 30 includes a right door 30a and a left door 30b. The right door 30a and the left door 30b are each rotatably supported by the main body 12. The right door 30a and the left door 30b are so-called double door doors. By rotating the right door 30a and the left door 30b, an open state in which the front opening 20a of the refrigerator compartment 20 (see FIG. 2) is opened and a closed state in which the front opening 20a of the refrigerator compartment 20 is closed are switched. .

The drawer doors 32, 34, 36, and 38 shown in FIG. 2 are sliding doors. The user can slide the drawer doors 32, 34, 36, 38 in the front and rear directions. An open state in which the front openings 22a, 24a, 28a (see FIG. 2) of each storage chamber 22, 24, 28 are opened by sliding the drawer doors 32, 34, 38 in the front-rear direction; A closed state in which the front openings 22a, 24a, and 28a of 24 and 28 are closed is switched. Furthermore, by sliding the drawer door 36 corresponding to the ice making compartment 24 in the front-rear direction, the front opening (not shown) of the ice making compartment 24 is opened in an open state, and the front opening of the ice making compartment 24 is closed in a closed state. and can be switched.

As shown in FIG. 2, a first lower container 40 is attached to the drawer door 32. As shown in FIG. Furthermore, a first upper container 42 is placed on the first lower container 40 . The user can slide the first lower container 40 and the first upper container 42 in the front-rear direction by sliding the drawer door 32 in the front-rear direction. The first lower container 40 and the first upper container 42 will be explained in detail later.

A storage container 50 for storing food is attached to the drawer door 36. The user can slide the storage container 50 in the front-back direction by sliding the drawer door 36 in the front-back direction.

A second lower container 60 is attached to the drawer door 38. Furthermore, a second upper container 62 is placed on the second lower container 60 . The second lower container 60 and the second upper container 62 have the same structure as the first lower container 40 and the first upper container 42, respectively, except that they are different in size. The user can slide the second lower container 60 and the second upper container 62 in the front-rear direction by sliding the drawer door 38 in the front-rear direction.

(Configuration of first lower container 40 and first upper container 42)
As shown in FIGS. 3A and 4, the first lower container 40 includes a bottom wall 70, a front wall 72, a left wall 74, a rear wall 76, and a right wall 78. Each wall 70 , 72 , 74 , 76 , 78 defines a storage area within the first lower container 40 .

As shown in FIG. 4, the upper end of the front wall 72 of the first lower container 40 is located above the upper end of the rear wall 76. As shown in FIG. 3(a), an extending portion 80 extending leftward from the left wall 74 is provided at the upper part of the left wall 74 of the first lower container 40. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3(b), the extending portion 80 is provided with a convex portion 82 that projects upward. Furthermore, an extending portion 84 extending rightward from the right wall 78 is provided at the upper part of the right wall 78 of the first lower container 40 . The extending portion 84 is provided with a convex portion having the same structure as the convex portion 82 . The positions of the convex portion 82 provided on the extending portion 80 and the convex portion provided on the extending portion 84 in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction coincide with each other.

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 5, the first upper container 42 includes a bottom wall 90, a first side wall 92, a second side wall 94, a third side wall 96, and a fourth side wall 98. We are prepared. The first to fourth side walls 92 to 98 extend upward from the bottom wall 90. The first side wall 92 and the second side wall 94 face each other in the front-back direction, and the third side wall 96 and the fourth side wall 98 face each other in the left-right direction. The bottom wall 90 defines the bottom of the first upper container 42 . A storage area within the first upper container 42 is defined by the bottom wall 90, the first side wall 92, the second side wall 94, the third side wall 96, and the fourth side wall 98. In addition, in the state of FIG. 3(a), the first side wall 92, the third side wall 96, the second side wall 94, and the fourth side wall 98 are respectively "front wall", "left wall", "rear wall", and " It forms the right wall. In addition, in the state of FIG. 5, the second side wall 94, the fourth side wall 98, the first side wall 92, and the third side wall 96 are respectively "front wall", "left wall", "rear wall", and "right wall". It consists of That is, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state in which the first upper container 42 of FIG. 3(a) is reversed from front to back and from side to side. In addition, below, the state of the 1st upper stage container 42 of Fig.3 (a), and the state of the 1st upper stage container 42 of FIG. 5 are respectively described as a "1st state" and a "2nd state." In addition, the first upper container 42 in the first state is placed on the first lower container 40 (that is, the state shown in FIG. 3(a)), and the first upper container 42 in the second state is placed on the first lower container 40. The state in which the device is placed on the device (that is, the state in FIG. 5) will be referred to as a “first placement state” and a “second placement state”, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 4, the bottom wall 90 of the first upper container 42 is composed of a first bottom wall 90a and a second bottom wall 90b. The first bottom wall 90a is provided on the first side wall 92 side (front side in FIG. 4), and the second bottom wall 90b is provided on the second side wall 94 side (rear side in FIG. 4). In the vertical direction, the second bottom wall 90b is located below the first bottom wall 90a. The first bottom wall 90a and the second bottom wall 90b divide the storage area in the first upper container 42 into a first storage area R1 on the first side wall 92 side and a second storage area R2 on the second side wall 94 side. divided into That is, the first bottom wall 90a defines the bottom of the first accommodation area R1, and the second bottom wall 90b defines the bottom of the second accommodation area R2. In a state where the first upper container 42 is placed on the first lower container 40, the second bottom wall 90b is located above the upper end of the rear wall 76 of the first lower container 40.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the first side wall 92 includes a first central portion 92a and first outer portions 92b disposed on the left and right sides of the first central portion 92a. In the vertical direction, the upper end of the first central portion 92a is located lower than the upper end of the first outer portion 92b. A first handle portion 93 is provided at the upper portion of the first central portion 92a. As shown in FIG. 4, the first handle portion 93 has a concave shape, on which the user can hook his/her finger. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the second side wall 94 includes a second central portion 94a and second outer portions 94b arranged on the left and right sides of the second central portion 94a. In the vertical direction, the upper end of the second central portion 94a is located lower than the upper end of the second outer portion 94b. As shown in FIG. 5, a second handle part 95 is provided at the upper part of the second central part 94a. As shown in FIG. 6, the second handle portion 95 has a concave shape, on which the user can hook his/her finger. The height of the first central portion 92a of the first side wall 92 and the height of the second central portion 94a of the second side wall 94 are the same. That is, in the vertical direction, the position of the first handle part 93 and the position of the second handle part 95 are the same.

As shown in FIG. 3(a), the third side wall 96 of the first upper container 42 includes a first extending portion 100 and a second extending portion 100 extending outside the third side wall 96 (to the right in FIG. 3(a)). A stretching section 102 is provided. In the first mounting state, the first extending section 100 is provided at the rear of the second extending section 102. As shown in FIG. 3(b), the first extending portion 100 is provided with a recess 104 having a shape corresponding to the projection 82 of the first lower container 40. As shown in FIG. When the convex portion 82 is disposed within the recess 104, the first upper container 42 is prevented from unintentionally moving relative to the first lower container 40. That is, the concave portion 104 and the convex portion 82 are used for positioning the first upper container 42 with respect to the first lower container 40, and also restrict the relative movement of the first upper container 42 with respect to the first lower container 40. used for. The second extending portion 102 is also provided with a recess 104 . For this reason, the convex portion 82 of the first lower container 40 can also be arranged within the concave portion 104 provided in the second extending portion 102.

As shown in FIG. 5, the fourth side wall 98 is provided with a third extending portion 106 and a fourth extending portion 108 that extend outside the fourth side wall 98 (to the right in FIG. 5). The third extending section 106 and the fourth extending section 108 have the same structure as the first extending section 100 and the second extending section 102 provided on the third side wall 96, respectively. That is, the third extending portion 106 and the fourth extending portion 108 are also provided with the recessed portion 104 . Further, the position of the first stretching section 100 in the front-back direction matches the position of the third stretching section 106 in the front-back direction, and the position of the second stretching section 102 in the front-back direction matches the position of the fourth stretching section 108 in the front-back direction. do. Therefore, the first upper container 42 can be placed on the first lower container 40 in either the first state or the second state. In this embodiment, "placed" refers to a state in which the convex parts 82 of the extending parts 80 and 84 of the first lower container 40 are placed in the recesses 104 of the extending parts 100 and 106 of the first upper container 42. shows.

In FIG. 3A showing the first placement state, the first accommodation area R1 is arranged on the front side, and the second accommodation area R2 is arranged on the rear side. On the other hand, in FIG. 5 showing the second placement state, the second accommodation area R2 is arranged on the front side, and the first accommodation area R1 is arranged on the rear side.

As described above, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the refrigerator 10 according to the present embodiment includes a main body 12 including a plurality of storage compartments 20, 22, 24, and 26, and a first lower container 40, a first upper container 42 that is housed in the vegetable compartment 22 and provided above the first lower container 40, and extension parts 80 and 84 on which the first upper container 42 is placed; It is equipped with The first upper container 42 is provided with a first storage area R1 and a second storage area R2 that is different from the first storage area R1. The first upper container 42 is in a first state (see FIG. 3(a)) and a second state (see FIG. 5 (see), it is configured to be able to be placed on the extension parts 80, 84 of the first lower container 40. According to the above configuration, the user can easily change the state of the first upper container 42. Therefore, the arrangement of the first storage area R1 and the second storage area R2 in the first upper container 42 can be easily changed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4 , the first upper container 42 includes a bottom wall 90 that defines the bottom of the first upper container 42 . The bottom wall 90 includes a first bottom wall 90a that defines the bottom of the first accommodation area R1, and a second bottom wall 90b that defines the bottom of the second accommodation area R2. In the vertical direction, the second bottom wall 90b is located below the first bottom wall 90a. According to the above configuration, the arrangement of the first bottom wall 90a and the second bottom wall 90b of the first upper container 42 can be easily changed according to the user's preference.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the first upper container 42 has a first side wall 92 having a first handle part 93, a second side wall 94 having a second handle part 95 and opposing the first side wall 92. , is equipped with. In the vertical direction, the position of the first handle part 93 and the position of the second handle part 95 match. When the first upper container 42 is changed from the first state to the second state, the second side wall 92 is placed in the region where the first side wall 92 was located in the first state (hereinafter referred to as the "first region"). 94 is arranged, and the first side wall 92 is arranged in the region where the second side wall 94 was located in the first state (hereinafter referred to as the "second region"). If the position of the first handle part 93 and the position of the second handle part 95 are different in the vertical direction, the handle part 93 in the first region and the second region in the first state and the second state, The position of 97 will be different. On the other hand, if the position of the first handle part 93 and the position of the second handle part 95 are the same in the vertical direction, even if the first upper container 42 is changed from the first state to the second state, the first area and The positions of the handle portions 93 and 97 in the two regions are the same. In this case, even if the first upper container 42 is changed from the first state to the second state, the user can grip the handles 93 and 97 without feeling uncomfortable.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3(b), the extending portions 80 and 84 of the first lower container 40 are provided with a convex portion 82, and the first upper container 42 has a shape corresponding to the convex portion 82. A recess 104 is provided. According to the above configuration, when the first upper container 42 is placed on the first lower container 40, the relative movement of the first upper container 42 with respect to the first lower container 40 can be restricted. .

(correspondence)
The first upper container 42 is an example of a "specific container." The extending parts 80 and 84 of the first lower container 40 are examples of "placing parts". The convex portions 82 of the extending portions 80 and 84 of the first lower container 40 are an example of a “first positioning portion”. The recessed portion 104 of the first extending portion 100 of the first upper container 42 is an example of a “second positioning portion”.

(Second example)
Points different from the refrigerator 10 of the first embodiment will be explained with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10. In addition, below, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected about the structure common between Examples, and description is abbreviate|omitted. In the refrigerator 10 of this embodiment, the structure of the first upper container 242 is different from the first upper container 42 of the first embodiment. Note that FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a state in which the first upper container 242 of FIG. 7 is reversed from front to back and from side to side.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the first upper container 242 includes a bottom wall 290, a first side wall 92, a second side wall 94, a third side wall 96, and a fourth side wall 98. . As shown in FIG. 8, the bottom wall 290 includes a first bottom wall 290a and a second bottom wall 290b. The first bottom wall 290a is provided on the third side wall 96 side (on the left side in FIG. 8), and the second bottom wall 290b is provided on the fourth side wall 98 side (on the right side in FIG. 8). In the vertical direction, the second bottom wall 290b is located lower than the first bottom wall 290a. The first bottom wall 290a and the second bottom wall 290b divide the storage area in the first upper container 42 into a first storage area R21 on the third side wall 96 side, a second storage area R22 on the fourth side wall 98 side, divided into In a state where the first upper container 242 is attached to the first lower container 40, the first bottom wall 290a is located above the upper end of the rear wall 76 of the first lower container 40. In FIG. 7 showing the first placement state, the first accommodation area R21 is arranged on the right side, and the second accommodation area R22 is arranged on the left side. On the other hand, in FIG. 9 showing the second placement state, the second storage area R22 is placed on the right side, and the first storage area R21 is placed on the left side. According to the above configuration, the arrangement of the first bottom wall 290a and the second bottom wall 290b of the first upper container 242 can be easily changed according to the user's preference.

(Third example)
Points different from the refrigerator 10 of the first embodiment will be explained with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12. In the refrigerator 10 of this embodiment, the structure of the first upper container 442 is different from the first upper container 42 of the first embodiment. Note that FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a state in which the first upper container 442 of FIG. 11 is reversed in the front-rear direction.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the first upper container 442 includes a bottom wall 490, a first side wall 92, a second side wall 94, a third side wall 96, a fourth side wall 98, and a dividing wall 500. , is equipped with. In this example, the bottom wall 490 is flush. The dividing wall 500 extends from the first central portion 92 a of the first side wall 92 to the second central portion 94 a of the second side wall 94 . In the connecting portion 510a between the dividing wall 500 and the first side wall 92, the position of the upper end of the dividing wall 500 and the position of the upper end of the first central portion 92a of the first side wall 92 are the same. Further, in the connecting portion 510b between the dividing wall 500 and the second side wall 94, the position of the upper end of the dividing wall 500 and the position of the upper end of the second central portion 94a of the second side wall 94 are the same. The height of dividing wall 500 is constant in the front-rear direction. The dividing wall 500 divides the storage area in the first upper container 442 into a first storage area R31 on the fourth side wall 98 side and a second storage area R32 on the third side wall 96 side. The length of the first storage area R31 in the left-right direction is smaller than the length of the second storage area R32 in the left-right direction. Therefore, the volume of the first storage area R31 is smaller than the volume of the second storage area R32. In FIG. 11 showing the first mounting state, the first accommodation area R31 is arranged on the right side, and the second accommodation area R32 is arranged on the left side. On the other hand, in FIG. 12 showing the second placement state, the second storage area R32 is placed on the right side, and the first storage area R31 is placed on the left side.

According to the above configuration, the arrangement of the first accommodation area R31 and the second accommodation area R32 defined by the dividing wall 500 can be easily changed according to the user's preference.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, in the connecting portion 510a, the position of the upper end of the dividing wall 500 and the position of the upper end of the first central portion 92a of the first side wall 92 are the same. If the upper end of the dividing wall 500 is located above the upper end of the first central portion 92a of the first side wall 92 in the vertical direction, when storing food in the first upper container 442, Furthermore, there is a possibility that the user's fingers or the like may get caught on the dividing wall 500. Moreover, if the position of the upper end of the dividing wall 500 is located below the position of the upper end of the first central part 92a of the first side wall 92, the food stored in the first storage area R31, It becomes easy to unintentionally move to the second storage area R32. According to the above configuration, when the food is stored in the first upper container 442, it is possible to prevent the user's fingers from getting caught on the dividing wall 500, and the food is stored in the first storage area R31. It is possible to suppress the food from unintentionally moving to the second storage area R32.

Although specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail above, these are merely illustrative and do not limit the scope of the claims. The techniques described in the claims include various modifications and changes to the specific examples illustrated above.

(First Modification) The first lower container 40 may include a first storage area and a second storage area. In this modification, a mounting portion on which the first lower container 40 can be placed is provided on the inner wall of the main body 12. In addition, in this modification, the first lower container 40 can be operated on the inner wall of the main body 12 even in the state shown in FIG. (for example, a convex portion on the inner wall of the main body 12 on which the extending portion 84 of the first lower container 40 can be placed). According to such a configuration, by changing the placement state of the first lower container 40, the arrangement of the first storage area and the second storage area in the first lower container 40 can be changed. In this modification, the first lower container 40 is an example of a "specific container."

(Second Modification) The number of storage areas in the first upper container 42 may be two or more.

(Third Modification) As shown in FIG. 13, the dividing wall 700 of the first lower container 642 may be connected only to the bottom wall 490. In this modification, a gap is provided between the dividing wall 700, the first side wall 92, and the second side wall 94. Also with such a configuration, the inside of the first lower container 642 is divided into the first storage area R41 and the second storage area R42.

(Fourth Modification) As shown in FIG. 14, the dividing wall 900 of the first lower container 842 may be connected only to the first side wall 92 and the second side wall 94. In this modification, a gap is provided between the dividing wall 900 and the bottom wall 490. Also with such a configuration, the inside of the first lower container 842 is divided into the first storage area R51 and the second storage area R52.

(Fifth Modification) As shown in FIG. 15, the height of the dividing wall 1100 of the first lower container 1042 may not be constant in the vertical direction. In this modification, the upper surface of the dividing wall 1100 is inclined such that the front side is inclined downward. In this modification, at the connection between the dividing wall 1100 and the first central portion 92a of the first side wall 92, the upper end of the dividing wall 1100 is located below the upper end of the first central portion 92a of the first side wall 92. Also with such a configuration, the inside of the first lower container 1042 is divided into the first storage area R61 and the second storage area R62. Note that in another modification, the upper surface of the dividing wall 1100 may be inclined such that the front side is inclined upward.

(Sixth Modification) In the first upper container 42 of the first embodiment, a dividing wall may be provided between the first storage area R1 and the second storage area R2.

(Seventh Modification) The first handle portion 93 and the second handle portion 95 may be located at different positions in the vertical direction.

(Eighth Modification) The third side wall 96 may be provided with a first handle portion, and the fourth side wall 98 may be provided with a second handle portion.

(Ninth Modification) The extending portions 80 and 84 of the first lower container 40 may be provided with recessed portions, and the extending portions 100 and 106 of the first upper container 42 may be provided with convex portions. In this modification, the concave portions of the extending portions 80 and 84 of the first lower container 40 and the convex portions of the extending portions 100 and 106 of the first upper container 42 are referred to as a “first positioning portion” and a “second positioning portion”, respectively. This is an example.

(Tenth Modification) Although the refrigerator 10 shown in FIG. 1 has a rotating door including a right door 30a and a left door 30b, the rotating door 30 may be composed of one door. . That is, the rotating door 30 may be a single-opening door.

The technical elements described in this specification or the drawings exhibit technical utility alone or in various combinations, and are not limited to the combinations described in the claims as filed. Further, the techniques illustrated in this specification or the drawings can achieve multiple objectives simultaneously, and achieving one of the objectives has technical utility in itself.

10: Refrigerator, 12: Main body, 20: Refrigerator compartment, 20a: Front opening, 22: Vegetable compartment, 22a: Front opening, 24: Ice making compartment, 24a: Front opening, 26: Upper freezing compartment, 28: Lower freezing compartment, 28a: Front opening, 30: Rotating door, 30a: Right door, 30b: Left door, 32: Drawer door, 34: Drawer door, 36: Drawer door, 38: Drawer door, 40: First lower container, 42: First upper container, 50: Storage container, 60: Second lower container, 62: Second upper container, 70: Bottom wall, 72: Front wall, 74: Left wall, 78: Right wall, 80: Extension part, 82 : Convex part, 84: Extension part, 90: Bottom wall, 90a: First bottom wall, 90b: Second bottom wall, 92: First side wall, 92a: First central part, 92b: First outer part, 93: 1st handle part, 94: 2nd side wall, 94a: 2nd center part, 94b: 2nd outer part, 95: 2nd handle part, 96: 3rd side wall, 98: 4th side wall, 100: 1st extension part , 102: second extension part, 104: recessed part, 106: third extension part, 108: fourth extension part, 242: first upper container, 290: bottom wall, 290a: first bottom wall, 290b: second bottom Wall, 442: First upper container, 490: Bottom wall, 500: Dividing wall, 510a: Connection portion, 510b: Connection portion, 642: First lower container, 700: Dividing wall, 842: First lower container, 900: Dividing wall, 1042: First lower container, 1100: Dividing wall

Claims (9)

A main body including a plurality of storage chambers;
a lower container housed in the storage room;
an upper container housed in the storage chamber and provided above the lower container;
a placing section on which the upper container or the lower container is placed;
Of the upper container and the lower container, a specific container that is a container placed on the placement part is provided with a first storage area and a second storage area different from the first storage area,
The specific container is placed on the placement section in both a first state and a second state in which the specific container is reversed front to back and left and right with respect to the first state. configured to allow
The placement unit is provided with a first positioning unit for positioning the specific container with respect to the placement unit,
The specific container includes a second positioning part corresponding to the first positioning part, which can be arranged on the first positioning part in either the first state or the second state. a third positioning part that corresponds to the second positioning part and is arranged in line with the second positioning part in the front-rear direction; A refrigerator comprising: the third positioning section that can be placed on the positioning section .
refrigerator. The specific container includes a bottom wall defining a bottom of the specific container,
The bottom wall includes a first bottom wall that defines a bottom of the first storage area, and a second bottom wall that defines a bottom of the second storage area,
The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the second bottom wall is located lower than the first bottom wall in the vertical direction. The specific container is
a bottom wall defining the bottom of the specific container;
a plurality of side walls extending upward from the bottom wall ;
2. The container according to claim 1, further comprising: a dividing wall connected to at least one wall of the plurality of side walls and the bottom wall and dividing the inside of the specific container into the first storage area and the second storage area. Refrigerator according to item 2. The specific container is
a bottom wall defining the bottom of the specific container;
a plurality of side walls extending upward from the bottom wall ;
a dividing wall connected to at least one of the plurality of side walls and the bottom wall and dividing the inside of the specific container into the first storage area and the second storage area ,
The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the first bottom wall defining the bottom of the first storage area and the second bottom wall defining the bottom of the second storage area are aligned in the vertical direction. 5. The refrigerator of claim 4, wherein the at least one wall includes the bottom wall. the at least one wall includes a specific sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls;
In the vertical direction, the position of the upper end of the dividing wall at the connection part between the dividing wall and the specific side wall is the same as the position of the upper end of the specific side wall at the connecting part . The refrigerator described in any one of the above . The refrigerator according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein the upper surface of the dividing wall is inclined along the direction in which the dividing wall extends. The specific container is
a bottom wall defining the bottom of the specific container;
a first side wall extending upward from the bottom wall and having a first handle portion;
a second side wall extending upward from the bottom wall, having a second handle portion, and opposing the first side wall;
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the position of the first handle portion and the position of the second handle portion match in the vertical direction. In the first state, the second positioning part is located further back than the third positioning part,
The third positioning part is
In the first state, it can be placed on the first positioning part,
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the refrigerator cannot be placed on the first positioning part in the second state.

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