JPH02242062A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable stored foodstuffs to be easily taken out and used and to reduce the release of cold air when the door of a chilling chamber is opened by forming a compartment on one side of a refrigerator, setting a plurality of transparent chilling cases in a lateral direction in the interior of the compartment, disposing a plurality of cold-air outlet ports on a control panel on the rear side of the case of the refrigerator, forming a cut-out part at a part on the rear surface wall of each of the chilling cases corresponding to the respective cold-air outlet ports, and providing a U-shaped hold part serving also as a cold-air guide at the top end of a front surface wall of each of the chilling cases. CONSTITUTION:Chilling cases are formed of a transparent material. Cold air properly controlled by a temperature regulator 8 housed in the interior of a control panel 30 is sent into the chilling cases through each of cut-out ports 37 formed on and unitarily with the rear surface wall 35 of each of the chilling cases set in respective positions corresponding to cold-air outlet ports 10 provided on and unitarily with the control panel 30. The cold air thus sent into the chilling cases is guided by an upper-side hold part 40 serving also as a cold-air guide, which has a substantially U-shaped sectional shape and is provided on and unitarily with the top end of a front surface wall 34 of each of the chilling cases. The cold air is then led into a cold-air inlet port 13 and returns to a cooler 12 so as to be circulated.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) This invention relates to a refrigerator, and in particular, to a refrigerator that is convenient for users to organize and store food in order to cope with the diversification of lifestyles. .

[Conventional technology]

In recent years, refrigerators have become larger and have more doors.
Conventionally, there are various forms available on the market, for example, as shown in the product example, the inside of the refrigerator is divided into a refrigerator compartment on one side and a bolt and accessory compartment on the other side, and a double door type as in other product examples. Various refrigerators and the like have been proposed. Hereinafter, each side of the conventional refrigerator will be explained with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7.

(First Example) First, FIGS. 5 and 6 show a perspective view of an example of a conventional refrigerator with each door in an open state, and a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B. In both figures, 1 is the refrigerator body, 2 is a refrigerator compartment for storing fresh foods, etc., and 3 is a refrigerator compartment for storing relatively small items such as canned goods and relatively tall items such as beer bottles. This is an accessory and bottle room (hereinafter abbreviated as bottle room). 4 is a partition plate that partitions the refrigerator compartment 2 and the bottle compartment 3. Reference numerals 5 and 6 denote a refrigerator compartment door and an accessory and bottle compartment door (hereinafter abbreviated as bottle compartment door), which are provided so as to airtightly cover the front surfaces of the refrigerator compartment 2 and bottle compartment 3, respectively.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a control box installed at the upper part of the back side spanning the refrigerator compartment 2 and the bottle compartment 3, and houses a temperature regulator 8 such as a damper thermo inside. It is kept cool.

Reference numeral 9 denotes an upper air outlet provided integrally with the control box inside the bottle chamber 3, and 10 refers to a plurality of cold air outlets provided on the back of the bottle chamber 3 and integrated with the rear duct 11. A part of the air cooled by the cooler 12 flows down and is blown out into the bottle chamber 3 through the upper air outlet 9 and the cold air outlet 10, and the blown out cold air flows into the cooler 12 through the cold air inlet 13. It is structured to be guided and circulated. 14 is a slide tray located at the top of the refrigerator compartment 2 and slides in the front-rear direction; 15 and 16 are upper and lower shelves of the refrigerator compartment 2; and 17 is a refrigerator compartment floor plate that forms the floor surface of the refrigerator compartment 2. be. Reference numeral 18 denotes a plurality of pairs of rails that are fixed to the bottle chamber s6 and slide in the front and rear directions, and on the rails 18 there is a top for storing small items such as canned goods and relatively tall items such as beer bottles. A middle container 20 and a lower container 21 are installed at the container 19°.

(Second Example) Next, FIG. 7 shows a diagram corresponding to FIG. 5 of another conventional example. In this refrigerator 1, the refrigerator compartment 2 is a full-width double door type, and 22 and 23 are a left door and a right door, respectively, which are arranged to airtightly cover the front surface of the refrigerator compartment 2. 24 is two low-temperature cases on the left and right with lids provided at the top of the refrigerator compartment 2;
26 and 27 are rail shelves and half-width shelves installed to divide the refrigerator compartment 2 into two, and 28 is a refrigerator compartment floor plate that forms the floor of the refrigerator compartment. .

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in the refrigerator of the first conventional example shown in FIG.
21, the stored items must be taken out in the horizontal direction, and if the refrigerator body 1 is directly next to the wall of the chamber, the removal of the stored items is further restricted, and the stored items on the back side of the storage container are To take out the product, the user has to go around to the side and take it out, making it extremely difficult for the user to use.

In addition, in the refrigerator of the second conventional example shown in FIG. 7 without a partition plate, the left! If you open the right riA23 by mistake when trying to take out the items stored in the I22 side, you will also have to open the left s22, which will cause problems in food organization and usability. The basic problem was that by opening both shoulders, cold air could easily escape to the outside, resulting in large heat loss.

This invention was made to solve the problems of the conventional examples as described above, and allows the user to organize the stored items and easily take out and use the stored items when necessary. The aim is to provide an excellent customer-oriented refrigerator with high thermal efficiency and little cold air escape.

(Means for Solving the Problems) Therefore, in the present invention, one side of the refrigerator compartment is divided into a chilled compartment by a partition plate, and a plurality of substantially transparent chilled cases are laterally arranged inside. At the same time, a plurality of cold air outlets are integrally installed on the control panel at the back of the refrigerator, and a notch is integrally formed in a part of the rear wall of the chilled case corresponding to the cold air outlet. The above-mentioned object is attempted to be achieved by providing a substantially υ-shaped handhold portion which also serves as a cold air guide at the upper end.

[Function] With the above configuration, by arranging a plurality of transparent chilled cases vertically, it becomes possible to identify the contents stored inside simply by opening the chilled chamber door, and,
For example, fish, meat, semi-processed products, etc. can be used freely depending on the user's preference, so it is excellent in organization. The chilled case itself can be easily taken out by pulling it out, and since the chilled case itself has a drawer structure, it is difficult for the cold air inside to escape even when the case is pulled out, resulting in good thermal efficiency, making the product extremely user-friendly and convenient for the user.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on examples.

1 to 4 are explanatory diagrams of an embodiment according to the present invention. Figure 1 is a perspective view with the chilled compartment door and refrigerator compartment door open, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A, and Figure 3 is an exploded view of the chilled tray, chilled case, and control panel. The perspective view of FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the same chilled case as above, and the same (equivalent) components as in FIGS. 5 to 7 of the prior art example are denoted by the same reference numerals.

(Structure) 2 is a chilled chamber for storing meat, fish, and low-temperature chilled foods, and 29 is a chilled chamber door provided to airtightly cover the front surface of the chilled chamber 28.

Reference numeral 30 denotes a control panel provided over the entire height on the back side of the refrigerator, and a plurality of cold air outlets 10 are integrally arranged therein. Reference numeral 31 indicates a chilled tray provided at the top of the chilled chamber 28, and 32 indicates a plurality of chilled cases arranged vertically with appropriate gaps inside the chilled chamber 28, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
As shown in the figure, the left and right side walls 33. Front wall 34. Back wall 3
5 and a bottom portion 36.

The chilled case 32 is made of a substantially transparent plastic material such as PS resin by injection molding so that the contents stored inside can be identified from the outside simply by opening the chilled chamber 7$29. ing. 3
Reference numeral 7 denotes notches formed in the rear wall 35 of the chilled case 32 at positions corresponding to the cold air outlet 10 provided integrally with the control panel 30. Chilled air controlled appropriately by the temperature controller 8 housed in the chilled case 3
2 and is kept cool to preserve chilled food.

38 is placed on the shelf rail 39 to which the partition plate 4 is attached, and is integrally formed with the left and right side walls 33 of the chilled case 32 so as to have a structure in which the chilled case 32 can be slid in the front and rear directions. Each guide rail. 40 is approximately U provided integrally with the upper end of the front wall 34 of the chilled case 32.
The rear wall 35 has an upper handhold portion which also serves as a cold air guide with a shaped cross section.
The cold air sent through the notch 37 of the chilled case 3
2, is guided by the upper hand grip part 40, is led to the cold air suction port 13, and is circulated back to the cooling@12. By pulling out the chilled case 32 toward the front, objects stored relatively far inside the chilled case 32 can be easily taken out and used. Moreover, since the chilled case 32 itself has a drawer structure, the cold air inside the chilled case 32 is difficult to escape to the outside even when the drawer is used, and the chilled case 32 has low heat loss.

Reference numeral 41 denotes a lower hand grip portion having a substantially n-shaped cross section, which is integrally formed over almost the entire width at the lower end of the front wall 34 of the chilled case 32. Even if the case 32 is
can be easily slid and operated. 42 is a chilled chamber floor plate forming the floor surface of the chilled chamber 28. Reference numeral 43 denotes a plurality of internal shelves arranged inside the refrigerator compartment 2 with appropriate gaps.

The configuration other than the above-mentioned components is substantially the same as that shown in each of the prior art examples shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 7.

(Function) As described above, in this embodiment, the chilled compartment 28 is partitioned into the chilled compartment 28 on one side and the refrigerator compartment 2 on the other side by the partition plate 4.
By arranging a plurality of chilled cases 32 made of a transparent plastic material such as PS resin inside, it is possible to identify the items stored inside simply by opening the chilled chamber door 29. Meat or fish depending on the user's preference.

Each chilled case 32 contains semi-processed chilled foods.
At the same time, the items stored in the back of the chilled case 32 can be easily taken out by pulling out the chilled case 32, and the items stored in the back of the chilled case 32 can be easily taken out by pulling out the chilled case 32. Even when the handle part 40 is blocked with stored items, the chilled case 32 can be easily operated by the lower handle part 41, making the refrigerator extremely user-friendly and convenient. Furthermore, chilled case 32
Since the chilled case 32 itself has a drawer structure, it is difficult for the cold air inside the chilled case 32 to escape to the outside even when the chilled case 32 is pulled out, so it can be said that it is a product that is suitable for the royal family.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, since a plurality of drawable substantially transparent chilled cases are arranged vertically, the user can freely use the contents according to his/her preference. It can be stored in an organized manner, and items stored in the back of the chilled case can be easily taken out and used by pulling out the chilled case toward the front. moreover,
Since the chilled case itself has a drawer structure, even when the chilled case is pulled out, the cold air inside the chilled case does not easily escape to the outside, and the inside of the chilled case is always cooled and maintained at a constant temperature, providing a useful refrigerator that is highly thermally efficient and user-oriented. can do.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention with the chilled compartment door and the refrigerator compartment door opened, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1, and FIG. , FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the chilled tray, chilled case and control panel of the example, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the same chilled case as above, FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 of the conventional example, and FIG. , B-B in Figure 5
The line cross-sectional view, FIG. 7, is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 of another embodiment. 1 -------Refrigerator body 2 ------- Refrigerator compartment 4 ------- Partition plate 5 - Refrigerator compartment door 10 ---- Cold air outlet 28 ... - Chilled chamber 29 --- Chilled chamber door 30 --- Control panel 32 --- Chilled case 34 --- Front wall 35 --- Rear wall 37 --- Notch Section 40 --- Upper hand grip section In each figure, the same or equivalent components are represented by the same reference numerals.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A refrigerator in which a plurality of substantially transparent chilled cases are arranged vertically in the chilled chamber of the refrigerator, which is partitioned into a chilled chamber on one side and a cold storage on the other side by a partition plate, A control panel is provided over the entire height of the case, and a cold air outlet is provided for each shelf and case integrally with the control panel, and a part of the back wall of the chilled case corresponding to the cold air outlet of each chilled case is provided with a control panel. A refrigerator characterized in that a notch is integrally formed and a substantially U-shaped cold air guide handle is provided at the upper end of the front wall of each chilled case.