JP7542189B2 - refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a refrigerator.

Patent Document 1 discloses a refrigerator that improves the strength of the middle door attachment section by improving the installation work of the reinforcing member. When the middle door is attached to the inner box of this refrigerator, the reinforcing member is inserted into the space of the partition section from the back side of the inner box. With this reinforcing member, the connecting plate of the reinforcing member abuts against the back side of the front surface of the partition section and is inserted into the through hole section of the positioning hole and protrudes from the through hole section and stops. The reinforcing member is then moved to the left along the partition section, so that the guide section fits into the locking hole section and the engagement section abuts against the front surface of the partition section. This restricts positional deviations of the reinforcing member in the left-right, up-down, and front-back directions and locks the reinforcing member in a fixed position.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 6-347156

This disclosure provides a refrigerator that reduces the number of parts and improves ease of assembly.

The refrigerator of the present disclosure includes an insulated box having an opening on a front side and a storage chamber provided therein, the insulated box includes a partition section that separates the storage chamber, and the partition section includes a filling space filled with a filling material, a tubular member through which a refrigerant flows, and a support section that supports the tubular member , the partition section is located on the front side of the insulated box and includes a front panel that forms the front side of the partition section, the support section includes a pair of holding sections that hold the tubular member and a connecting section that connects each of the holding sections, the connecting sections are arranged at a distance from the front panel in the front-rear direction, and each of the holding sections are arranged at a distance from each other in the up-down direction, extend from the connecting sections to a position close to the front panel, and support the tubular member in contact with the front panel, and the filling material covers, without any gaps, between the front panel and the connecting section, between each of the holding sections, and the entire side surface of the tubular member .

In the refrigerator disclosed herein, the support portion that supports the tubular member is integrally formed with the partition portion. This prevents an increase in the number of parts in the refrigerator and improves assembly.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Exploded view of a refrigerator Front view showing the partition A perspective view showing the partition portion Vertical cross section of the partition FIG. Cross-sectional view showing a hinge member A vertical cross-sectional view showing a partition filled with insulating material. Cross-sectional view showing a partition filled with insulation

(Knowledge and other information that forms the basis of this disclosure)
At the time when the inventors came up with this disclosure, they disclosed a refrigerator in which the strength of the middle door mounting portion is improved by improving the mounting work of the reinforcing member. In this refrigerator, when the middle door is mounted to the inner box, the reinforcing member is inserted into the space of the partition from the back side of the inner box. In this reinforcing member, the connecting plate of the reinforcing member abuts against the back side of the front surface of the partition, is inserted through the through hole of the positioning hole, and protrudes from the through hole and stops. Thereafter, by moving the reinforcing member to the left along the partition, the guide portion fits into the locking hole, and the engagement portion abuts against the front surface of the partition. This restricts the positional deviation of the reinforcing member in the left-right, up-down, and front-back directions, and the reinforcing member is locked in a fixed position.
In this refrigerator, a tubular member which heats the front surface of the partition with a refrigerant flowing inside is supported by the front surface of the partition and a reinforcing member.

However, the inventors discovered a problem in that the conventional configuration required the use of a reinforcing member to hold the tubular member, which increased the number of parts. In order to solve this problem, they came up with the subject matter of the present disclosure.
Therefore, the present disclosure provides a refrigerator that suppresses an increase in the number of parts and improves ease of assembly.

Hereinafter, the embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, more detailed explanation than necessary may be omitted. For example, detailed explanation of already well-known matters or duplicate explanation of substantially the same configuration may be omitted. This is to avoid the following explanation becoming more redundant than necessary and to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art.
It should be noted that the accompanying drawings and the following description are provided to enable those skilled in the art to fully understand the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the subject matter described in the claims.

(Embodiment)
Hereinafter, an embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1 to Fig. 9. In each drawing, the symbol FR indicates the front of the refrigerator 1 and the insulated box 10 in the installed state, the symbol UP indicates the upper side of the refrigerator 1, and the symbol LH indicates the left side of the refrigerator 1 and the insulated box 10. In the following description, each direction is along the direction of the refrigerator 1.

[1-1. Configuration]
[1-1-1. Configuration of refrigerator]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator 1 in an installed state according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator 1 includes a heat-insulating box 10 having an opening 14 on the front side, a plurality of doors 16, 17, 18 attached to the heat-insulating box 10, and a refrigerator that forms a refrigeration cycle.

The insulated box 10 is a box-shaped member that has thermal insulation properties and forms the main body of the refrigerator 1. The insulated box 10 includes an outer box 12 that opens at the front, an inner box 13 that is housed inside the outer box 12 and opens at the front, and a thermal insulating material 11 that is provided in the space S1 between the outer box 12 and the inner box 13.

The outer box 12 is formed from, for example, a metal plate such as iron, or a hard resin such as ABS.
In the refrigerator 1 of this embodiment, the outer box 12 is formed by connecting the sides, top, bottom, and back of each of the outer box 12 to each other.
A hinge member 19 is provided on the top surface of the outer box 12 at the upper end side of each door 16 to rotatably support the door 16 .
Further, an injection hole for injecting the heat insulating material 11 is provided on the rear surface of the outer box 12 .

Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the refrigerator 1. Doors 16, 17, and 18 are omitted in Fig. 2. For ease of explanation, a shelf board 29 is shown by a dashed line, which is an imaginary line.
The inner box 13 is formed of a hard resin such as ABS.
In the insulated box 10, an opening provided in the inner box 13 functions as an opening 14 of the insulated box 10. The space inside the inner box 13 is cooled by a refrigeration cycle and functions as a storage chamber 15 in which a predetermined item can be stored at a predetermined temperature.

The storage compartment 15 is vertically divided into a plurality of spaces by partitions 20 and 21. In the refrigerator 1, the spaces divided by the partitions 20 and 21 function as a refrigeration compartment 22, a vegetable compartment 23, and a freezer compartment 24, from top to bottom, in that order.
The refrigerator compartment 22 is set to a refrigeration temperature range where the stored items do not freeze for refrigerated storage. The vegetable compartment 23 is set to a temperature range slightly higher than that of the refrigerator compartment 22 as a temperature suitable for storing vegetables. The freezer compartment 24 is set to a freezing temperature range for frozen storage.

As described above, the opening 14 of the insulating box 10 is closed by the multiple doors 16, 17, and 18. These doors 16, 17, and 18 are all insulating doors that include an insulating member inside.
In the refrigerator 1, the opening of the inner box 13 located in the refrigeration compartment 22 is closed by a pair of doors 16. These doors 16 are double doors that can be opened and closed by rotating in the left-right direction of the refrigerator 1.
In the refrigerator 1, the openings of the inner box 13 located in the vegetable compartment 23 and the freezer compartment 24 are closed by doors 17, 18, respectively. These doors 17, 18 are drawer-type doors that can be opened and closed by sliding along the front-rear direction of the refrigerator 1.

A filler, that is, a heat insulating material 11, is provided between the outer box 12 and the inner box 13. In this embodiment A, a rigid urethane foam is used as the heat insulating material 11. The rigid urethane foam can be easily foamed, is self-adhesive to various materials, and has high airtightness.
In the refrigerator 1, a space S1 between the outer box 12 and the inner box 13 is filled with hard urethane foam as a heat insulating material 11, and the hard urethane foam is self-adhesive to the outer box 12 and the inner box 13.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any insulating material that can be adiabatically filled may be used in the refrigerator 1.

A machine chamber 25 is provided at a corner formed by the top and back surfaces of the insulating box 10 by protruding toward the storage chamber 15 and recessing the corner. The machine chamber 25 is a space that houses a refrigerator that forms a refrigeration cycle.
The freezer is composed of, for example, a compressor, an evaporator, a condenser, a capillary tube, a heat dissipation device, and a dew prevention pipe 50 for preventing condensation. These devices are connected in a ring shape by refrigerant piping to form a refrigeration cycle. In the refrigerator 1, the refrigerant compressed by the compressor circulates through the refrigeration cycle to cool the storage chamber 15.
In this embodiment, the machine room 25 accommodates a compressor, refrigerant piping connected to the compressor, and the like.

In this way, by providing the machine room 25 at the top end and rear side of the refrigerator 1, the machine room 25 is provided at the rear of the upper part of the storage room 15, which is difficult for users to use. Therefore, in the refrigerator 1, it is possible to form a large volume in the part of the storage room 15 that is easier for users to use.

As described above, the dew-proof pipe 50 is a tubular member that forms part of the refrigeration cycle. The dew-proof pipe 50 is routed and arranged in the space S1 between the outer box 12 and the inner box 13 so as to be thermally coupled to the inner surface of the outer box 12, each surface of the inner box 13 that forms the opening 14, and the like.
The refrigerant that has mainly undergone heat exchange in the condenser flows through the dew-proof pipe 50. The dew-proof pipe 50 uses this refrigerant to heat the outer surface of the outer box 12 and the area around the opening 14, thereby suppressing the occurrence of condensation due to the temperature difference between the storage chamber 15 and the outside air temperature. The refrigerant that has flowed through the dew-proof pipe 50 is introduced into the evaporator.

[1-1-2. Configuration of partition section]
The partition 20 is formed in a flat plate shape having a predetermined thickness dimension in the up-down direction of the insulating box 10. This partition 20 extends in the left-right direction of the opening of the inner box 13, i.e., along the left-right direction of the opening 14, and both ends are connected to a pair of side walls 26 arranged on both sides of the opening 14. The pair of side walls 26 form the side surfaces of the inner box 13.
The partition section 20 has a predetermined width dimension along the front-rear direction of the insulating box 10. In the present embodiment, the partition section 20 is formed with a width dimension that allows the insulating box 10 to have a predetermined strength.

In the storage chamber 15, a shelf board 29 is installed behind the partition section 20. This shelf board 29 is a front panel 42 having a predetermined thickness dimension in the vertical direction of the insulating box body 10, and the shelf board 29 is formed of a box-shaped member made of a hard resin such as ABS that houses an insulating material such as polystyrene foam inside.
Each edge of the shelf board 29 is attached in abutting contact with the rear wall 27 forming the rear surface of the inner box 13 , the pair of side walls 26 , and the rear surface of the partition section 20 .

That is, the storage compartment 15 is divided into a refrigerator compartment 22 and a vegetable compartment 23 by the partition 20 and the shelf 29.
In the present embodiment, the thickness of the shelf board 29 can be formed smaller than the thickness of the partition section 20 because the shelf board 29 is made of polystyrene foam as a heat insulating material.
This allows the storage compartment 15 to be divided using the shelf board 29, so that the volumes of the refrigerator compartment 22 and the vegetable compartment 23 can be formed to be greater than or equal to a predetermined amount.

The partition section 20 is formed in a box shape having an internal space S2. The partition section 20 includes an upper plate 40 forming an upper surface of the partition section 20, a lower plate 41 forming a lower surface of the partition section 20, a front plate 42 forming a front surface of the partition section 20, and a rear plate 43 forming a rear surface of the partition section 20.
As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of screw holes 49 are provided on both ends of the front plate 42 .

3 is a front view showing the partition section 20. In FIG. 3, the front panel 42 is omitted.
As shown in FIG. 3, both ends of the partition 20 in the left-right direction of the insulating box 10 are open.
As described above, both ends of the partition 20 are connected to a pair of side walls 26 of the inner box 13. A side wall opening 28 is provided in each side wall 26 at the location where both ends of the partition 20 are connected. Each side wall opening 28 is a through hole in the inner box 13 and communicates with the space S1. In other words, each side wall opening 28 communicates between the space S1 and the space S2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the partition section 20. In Fig. 4, the front panel 42 is omitted.
The upper panel 40 and the lower panel 41 are disposed at a predetermined distance from each other along the vertical direction of the insulating box 10 , and both ends of each are connected to the pair of side walls 26 .
As shown in Fig. 4, a plurality of support parts 44 are provided inside the partition part 20 integrally with the partition part 20. The support parts 44 support the dew prevention pipe 50 routed through the partition part 20. These support parts 44 are arranged at predetermined intervals from each other along the longitudinal direction of the partition part 20, i.e., along the left-right direction of the thermal insulation box body 10.

Fig. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the partition portion 20. Fig. 5 shows a cross section parallel to the up-down direction and the front-rear direction of the heat-insulating box 10 and passing through the support portion 44.
5, each support portion 44 has a substantially U-shaped cross section. The upper ends of these support portions 44 are connected to the upper plate 40, and the lower ends are connected to the lower plate 41. That is, each support portion 44 connects the upper plate 40 and the lower plate 41. Furthermore, each support portion 44 is provided integrally with the partition portion 20 inside the partition portion 20.
For this reason, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the support portions 44 are arranged inside the partition portion 20 in a so-called ladder shape.

Each support portion 44 includes a connecting portion 45 and a pair of holding portions 46 .
The connecting portion 45 is formed in a long plate shape extending along the up-down direction of the partition portion 20 and the insulating box body 10. This connecting portion 45 is disposed in the space S2 of the partition portion 20, away from the front plate 42 toward the back plate 43 by a predetermined width dimension.

The pair of holding portions 46 are provided on both longitudinal ends of the connecting portion 45, adjacent to each of the upper plate 40 and the lower plate 41. That is, the pair of holding portions 46 are disposed spaced apart from each other in the up-down direction in the space S2.
These holding portions 46 are formed in the shape of long plates extending toward the front plate 42 along the respective planes of the upper plate 40 and the lower plate 41. The tip of each holding portion 46 is disposed at a position spaced a predetermined width from the front plate 42. The tip of each holding portion 46 is provided with an engagement portion 47 formed by being cut out in a predetermined shape.
In this embodiment, the engagement portion 47 is cut out in a curved shape that can engage with the side surface (outer peripheral surface) of the dew prevention pipe 50 .

3, the dew prevention pipe 50 is arranged to be routed inside the partition part 20. More specifically, the dew prevention pipe 50 routed in the space S1 is routed inside the partition part 20, i.e., inside the space S2, through one of the side wall openings 28. Inside the space S2, the dew prevention pipe 50 extends along the upper surface plate 40 toward the other side wall opening 28, then loops along the up-down direction of the partition part 20 near the other end of the partition part 20, and extends along the lower surface plate 41, turning toward one of the side wall openings 28.
The turned dew prevention pipe 50 extends to one of the side wall openings 28, and is then routed from that side wall opening 28 back into the space S1.

As shown in FIG. 5, the dew prevention pipe 50 arranged inside the partition 20 is supported by the support parts 44. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the dew prevention pipe 50 is supported by the support parts 44 as the engagement parts 47 abut the side of the dew prevention pipe 50 and are pressed against the back surface of the front plate 42. In other words, the dew prevention pipe 50 is held in the space S2 of the partition 20 by being sandwiched between the front plate 42 and the engagement parts 47.

In addition, the dew prevention pipe 50 extending along the upper plate 40 is held by each holding portion 46 provided adjacent to the upper plate 40, and the dew prevention pipe 50 extending along the lower plate 41 is held by each holding portion 46 provided adjacent to the lower plate 41.
In this manner, the dewproof pipes 50 are held by each support portion 44 so that the two pipes are lined up in the vertical direction of the partition portion 20 .

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the hinge member 60. In Fig. 6, the front plate 42 is omitted.
6, the partition section 20 is provided with a pair of hinge members 60. The hinge members 60 are members that support the upper ends of the respective doors 16 so that the doors 16 are rotatable.
The hinge members 60 are disposed at both ends of the partition portion 20 adjacent to each side wall 76 .

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the hinge member 60. Fig. 7 shows a cross section parallel to the left-right direction and the up-down direction of the insulating box 10 and passing through the hinge member 60.
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 , the hinge member 60 includes a front side member 61 and an inner side member 62 .
The front side member 61 is a flat plate-like member that contacts the front (surface) side of the front plate 42. In other words, the front side member 61 is a member that is exposed to the outside of the partition section 20 at the front surface of the partition section 20. This front side member 61 is provided with a plurality of screw holes 67.
A hinge shaft 63 is provided on the front side member 61. This hinge shaft 63 is inserted into an insertion hole provided in the lower end of the door 16. This allows the door 16 to rotate around the hinge shaft 63 as a rotation axis.

The internal member 62 is a flat plate-like member that contacts the rear (back) side of the front plate 42. In other words, the internal member 62 is a member that is disposed in the space S2 inside the partition section 20.
7, the inner member 62 is formed by bending a flat plate-like member into a U-shape. The inner member 62 includes a contact portion 64, a locking portion 65, and an extending portion 66.

The contact portion 64 is a flat portion that comes into surface contact with the rear surface of the front plate 42. The contact portion 64 is provided with a plurality of screw holes 68, as shown in FIG.
The locking portion 65 is disposed on the side wall 26 side in the left-right direction of the inner side member 62. This locking portion 65 is inserted into an engagement hole 70 provided on the edge of the opening 14, and extends toward the rear of the insulating box 10 along the front-to-rear direction of the insulating box 10. As a result, the locking portion 65 is locked in the engagement hole 70, and the hinge member 60 is supported by the insulating box 10.

The extension portion 66 is disposed on the opposite side to the side wall 26 in the left-right direction of the inner side member 62. In other words, the extension portion 66 is disposed in the space S2.
The extension portion 66, like the locking portion 65, extends a predetermined length along the front-rear direction of the insulating box 10 toward the rear of the insulating box 10. The extension portion 66 has a length longer than the locking portion 65.
As shown in FIG. 7 , the extension portion 66 is disposed at a position that avoids the support portion 44 .

The hinge member 60 is attached to the partition section 20 by screw members 69. Specifically, a pair of screw members 69 are inserted through the respective screw holes 67, 49, 68 in order and screwed together, thereby fixing the hinge member 60 to the partition section 20. That is, the hinge member 60 is fixed to the front panel 42 by sandwiching the front panel 42 from the front-rear direction between the front side member 61 and the inner side member 62.

The partition section 21 has substantially the same internal structure as the partition section 20. That is, the partition section 21 has the dew prevention pipe 50 routed therein, and is provided with a plurality of support sections for abutting the dew prevention pipe 50 against the front panel 71. These support sections have substantially the same shape as the support section 44.
The partition 21 also extends along the front-rear direction of the insulating box 10 to a rear wall 27 that forms the rear surface of the inner box 13. Thus, the partition 21 has both ends connected to the pair of side walls 26 and a rear end connected to the rear wall 27.

[1-2. Action]
The operation of the refrigerator 1 configured as above will be described below.
As described above, in the refrigerator 1, the refrigeration compartment 22, the vegetable compartment 23, and the freezer compartment 24 are cooled to respective predetermined temperature ranges by the refrigeration cycle.
In this case, there is a risk of condensation forming on the outer surface of the refrigerator 1 due to the temperature difference between the outside air temperature of the refrigerator 1 and the temperature of the storage compartment 15 .
For this reason, in the refrigerator 1, a dew-proof pipe 50 is provided in the space S1 between the outer box 12 and the inner box 13, the dew-proof pipe 50 being thermally coupled to the inner side surface of the outer box 12, each surface of the inner box 13 forming the opening 14, etc. Each part of the refrigerator 1 is heated by the refrigerant flowing through the dew-proof pipe 50, thereby suppressing the occurrence of condensation.

When assembling the refrigerator 1, the insulating material 11 is injected into the refrigerator 1 through an injection hole from the back of the outer box 12. The injected insulating material 11 foams and fills the space S1 between the outer box 12 and the inner box 13, and self-adheres to the outer box 12 and the inner box 13. The space S1 also communicates with the space S2 through the side wall openings 28. Therefore, the injected insulating material 11 fills the space S2 from the space S1 through the side wall openings 28. That is, the space S2 functions as a filling space into which the insulating material 11 is filled.

As with the partition 20 , the inside of the partition 21 is filled with the insulating material 11 injected into the space S<b>1 from the connection points between the side walls 26 and the rear wall 27 .
As a result, the vegetable compartment 23 and the freezer compartment 24 are separated by the partition 21 filled with the thermal insulation material 11. As described above, the thermal insulation material 11 is a hard urethane foam, so that it is possible to more reliably thermally separate the vegetable compartment 23, which is set to a slightly higher refrigeration temperature zone, from the freezer compartment 24, which is set to a freezing temperature zone.

Fig. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the partition 20 filled with the insulating material 11. Like Fig. 5, Fig. 8 shows a cross section parallel to the up-down direction and the front-rear direction of the insulating box 10 and passing through the support part 44.
As shown in FIG. 8, the heat insulating material 11 filled in the space S2 flows between the support parts 44 to the rear side of the front panel 42, covering the entire side surface of the dew prevention pipe 50 without any gaps.
This prevents the dew prevention pipe 50 from heating the surrounding air inside the partition 20. As a result, the heat emitted from the dew prevention pipe 50 flows more efficiently to the front panel 42. Then, in the refrigerator 1, the front panel 42 is heated more efficiently, and the occurrence of condensation is prevented.

Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing the partition 20 filled with the insulating material 11. Like Fig. 7, Fig. 9 shows a cross section parallel to the left-right direction and the up-down direction of the insulating box 10 and passing through the hinge member 60.
9 , the insulating material 11 filled in the space S2 covers the entire inner member 62. As a result, the extension portion 66 is entirely covered by the insulating material 11. In other words, the extension portion 66 is held in a state as if inserted through the insulating material 11. That is, the hinge member 60 is supported and fixed by the insulating material 11.
As described above, the heat insulating material 11 in the present embodiment is a rigid urethane foam, which has a strength higher than that of, for example, polystyrene foam. Therefore, in the refrigerator 1, the hinge members 60 can be fixed more reliably and each door 16 can be supported.

[1-3. Effects, etc.]
As described above, in the present embodiment, refrigerator 1 includes insulated box 10 having opening 14 on the front side and storage chamber 15 therein. Insulated box 10 includes partition 20 that separates storage chamber 15, and inside partition 20, there are space S2 filled with thermal insulation material 11, dew-proof pipe 50 through which refrigerant flows, and support 44 that supports dew-proof pipe 50.
This allows the dew prevention pipe 50 to be supported by the support portion 44 that is integrally provided with the partition portion 20. This prevents an increase in the number of parts in the refrigerator 1, and facilitates assembly of the refrigerator 1.

As in this embodiment, the partition section 20 is located on the front side of the insulated box body 10 and has a front panel 42 that forms the front surface of the partition section 20, and the support section 44 may support the dew-proof pipe 50 by contacting it with the front panel 42.
As a result, in the refrigerator 1, the front panel 42 can be heated by the dew prevention pipe 50. Therefore, in the refrigerator 1, the occurrence of dew condensation on the front panel 42 can be suppressed.

As in this embodiment, the front panel 42 has a predetermined length dimension, the dewproof pipe 50 extends along the longitudinal direction of the front panel 42, and multiple support portions 44 may be provided at predetermined intervals from each other along the longitudinal direction of the front panel 42.
As a result, the partition section 20 can hold a plurality of dew prevention pipes 50 along the up-down direction of the partition section 20. Therefore, in the refrigerator 1, the front panel 42 can be heated at a higher temperature.

As in this embodiment, the support portion 44 is provided with an engagement portion 47 with which the dew prevention pipe 50 engages, and the support portion 44 may be supported by clamping the dew prevention pipe 50 between the front panel 42 and the engagement portion 47.
As a result, in the partition section 20, the dew prevention pipe 50 is held in contact with the front plate 42. Therefore, the dew prevention pipe 50 can heat the front plate 42 more reliably.

As in this embodiment, multiple engagement portions 47 are provided at a predetermined distance from each other along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the front panel 42, and the support portion 44 is provided with a connecting portion 45 that connects the multiple engagement portions 47 to each other, and the connecting portion 45 may be positioned at a distance from the front panel 42.
This allows the heat insulating material 11 to be filled up to the side surface of the dew prevention pipe 50 in the partition section 20. Therefore, the heat generated from the dew prevention pipe 50 flows to the front panel 42 more efficiently.

As in this embodiment, the refrigerator 1 is provided with a door 16 that closes the opening 14, and the partition portion 20 is provided with a hinge member 60 that rotatably supports the door 16, and the hinge member 60 may be provided with an extension portion 66 that extends into the interior of the partition portion 20.
As a result, the hinge members 60 are supported and fixed by the thermal insulation material 11. Therefore, in the refrigerator 1, the hinge members 60 can be fixed more reliably and each door 16 can be supported.

Other Embodiments
As described above, the embodiments have been described as examples of the technology disclosed in the present application. However, the technology in the present disclosure is not limited to these, and can be applied to embodiments in which modifications, combinations, substitutions, additions, omissions, etc. are made.

In the above-described embodiment, one dew prevention pipe 50 is arranged so that two pipes are lined up inside the partition section 20 along the up-down direction of the partition section 20. However, this is not limited to the above, and only one dew prevention pipe 50 may be arranged inside the partition section 20. Furthermore, for example, three or more dew prevention pipes 50 may be arranged so that they are lined up inside the partition section 20 along the up-down direction of the partition section 20.
In this case, the support portion 44 may be provided with two or more holding portions 46 depending on the number of dew prevention pipes 50 to be arranged.

As described above, the refrigerator according to the present invention can be suitably used as a refrigerator that suppresses an increase in the number of parts and improves ease of assembly.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Refrigerator 10 Insulated box 11 Insulating material 12 Outer box 13 Outer box 13 Inner box 14 Opening 15 Storage compartment 16, 17, 18 Door 19, 60 Hinge member 20, 21 Partition portion 26 Side wall 27 Rear wall 28 Side wall opening 42 Front panel 44 Support portion 45 Connecting portion 46 Holding portion 47 Engagement portion 50 Dew-proof pipe (tubular member)
66 Extension part S1, S2 space

Claims (4)

The storage device includes a heat-insulating box having an opening on the front and a storage chamber therein,
The heat-insulating box is provided with a partition portion that divides the storage chamber,
The inside of the partition portion includes a filling space filled with a filling material,
A tubular member through which a refrigerant flows;
A support portion that supports the tubular member ;
was established,
The partition portion is located on a front side of the insulating box and includes a front plate forming a front surface of the partition portion,
The support portion is
A pair of holding portions for holding the tubular member;
A connecting portion that connects each of the holding portions;
Equipped with
The connecting portion is disposed at a distance from the front plate along the front-rear direction,
The holding portions are disposed apart from each other along the up-down direction, extend from the connecting portion to a position close to the front plate, and support the tubular member in contact with the front plate,
The filler is
Between the front panel and the connecting portion,
Between each of the retaining portions;
an entire side surface of the tubular member;
Cover without gaps
A refrigerator characterized by: The front plate has a predetermined length dimension,
The tubular member extends along a longitudinal direction of the front plate,
The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the support portions are provided at predetermined intervals from each other along a longitudinal direction of the front panel. The support portion is provided with an engagement portion with which the tubular member is engaged,
The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the support portion supports the tubular member by sandwiching the tubular member between the front panel and the engagement portion. A door is provided to close the opening,
The partition section is provided with a hinge member that rotatably supports the door,
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the hinge member is provided with an extension portion that extends into the interior of the partition portion.

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