JPH0252796B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a refrigerator equipped with a container that can be sealed off from the interior of the refrigerator to store vegetables, fruits, and the like.

Such containers in refrigerators are often larger for vegetables and fruits than other stored items.
Therefore, the volume of this container also tends to increase.
This increase in volume is often dealt with by extending the refrigerator in the height direction rather than in the width direction due to the installation space of the refrigerator. Since the container contains excrement, the upper space of the container cannot be used, and even if the volume of the container is increased, it is often wasted.

Therefore, the first object of the present invention is to provide a container structure that can be used effectively.

On the other hand, as a means for multi-purpose use of the above-mentioned containers, containers have also been proposed that can be switched between sealed storage, such as for preserving vegetables, and refrigerated storage, such as cooling of fruits. In other words, sealed storage does not introduce cold air into the container and cools it indirectly from the outside of the container, while refrigerated storage cools the container by introducing cold air into the container.For this purpose, shutters, etc. are used to shut off the introduction of cold air. is formed.

Therefore, the second object of the present invention is to provide a configuration in which a container designed for effective use can be independently stored in a sealed container and stored in a refrigerator.

Furthermore, the third purpose is to provide a configuration that allows cold air to be introduced into each container or stored without affecting each other, and the fourth purpose is to eliminate the possibility of cold air not being introduced due to differences in the drawing state of either container. The aim is to provide a configuration that

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a refrigerator body consisting of an outer box 2, an inner box 3, and a heat insulating material 4 filled between these two boxes. This main body 1 is configured with a freezer compartment (not shown), a refrigerator compartment 5, and a vegetable compartment 6 capable of refrigerated storage or sealed storage in order from the top.The refrigerator compartment 5 and the vegetable compartment 6 are arranged on shelves formed in the inner box 3 It is divided by a lid body 8 placed on the section 7 and a cold air adjustment device 9 described later.
10 is a heat insulating material for the refrigerator compartment 5, 11 is a heat insulating door for the vegetable compartment 6, and gaskets 1 for sealing the inside of the refrigerator are respectively provided on the end faces facing the inner periphery of both 10 and 11.
2, 13 are provided. A U-shaped angle 14 extending toward the rear is fixed to the heat insulating door 11, and this angle 14 is slidably provided on a rail 15 installed on the inside wall of the refrigerator, so that the heat insulating door 11 It can be pulled out freely. 1
6 is a large-capacity container (hereinafter referred to as a large container) that partitions the vegetable compartment 6, and the above-mentioned U-shaped angle 1
4, and can be pulled out when the heat insulating door 11 is pulled out. This large container 16 is attached to the angle 14 and has a slight gap with the back wall, bottom wall, and inner wall of the heat insulating door 11 in the refrigerator to secure a cold air passage 17. Further, the upper surface of the large container 16 is open, and a hole 18 is bored in the opening flange 16a to communicate the cold air passage 17 and the refrigerator compartment 5. Reference numeral 19 is a small-capacity container (hereinafter referred to as a small container) provided with the large container 16 and an opening on the top surface, and is slidably provided on a rail 20 formed on the inside wall of the refrigerator, and can be drawn out independently of the large container 16. be. This small container 19 has an open top like the large container 16, and the upper end of the rear wall 19a is sealed with a seal piece 21 hanging down from the lid 8, and the lower end is in contact with the upper end of the rear wall of the large container 16. Seal part 19 that seals the
b is integrally formed. Further, the upper end of the front wall 19c extends close to the inside of the front wall 16b of the large container 16 to form a handle portion 19d (extending portion), and a large number of through holes 22 are bored in the handle portion 19d. There is.

Next, a cold air adjustment device 9 placed in front of the lid body 8
I will explain about it. Reference numeral 23 denotes a closing body that is continuous with the lid body 8 and partitions the vegetable compartment 6 and the refrigerator compartment 5;
The upper part 23a facing the inside of the container 9 and the small container 19
It consists of a handle portion 19d and an opposing lower step portion 23b. A large number of cold air inlets 24 communicating with the small container 19 are drilled at equal intervals in the upper part 23a, and cold air inlets 25 communicating with the large container 16 through the through holes 22 are similarly provided in the lower part 23b. Many holes are drilled at intervals. 26 is a first shutter for a small container that is slidably installed in the upper part 23a;
A large number of holes 27 are bored at the same intervals as the cold air inlets 24 of a. In other words, the hole 27 and the cold air inlet 2
4, the flow of cold air is allowed, and when the hole 27 and the cold air introduction port 24 are slid, the flow of cold air is reduced or blocked. A second shutter 28 for a large container is slidably installed in the lower part 23b, and has a large number of holes 29 formed at the same intervals as the cold air inlet 25 in the lower part 23b, and similarly cuts off the conduction of cold air. Both the first shutter 26 and the second shutter 28 have operating portions 26a, 28a protruding forward. 3
0 is a chevron-shaped decorative plate that covers the upper surfaces of the shielding body 23, the first shutter 26, and the second shutter 28, and has a large number of openings 31 on the inside side of the refrigerator, and the operation parts 26a, on the outside side of the refrigerator. Operation hole 3 facing 28a
2 and 33 are installed side by side. On the other hand, on the lower surface of the shielding body 23, a mounting part 23c for mounting the seal member 34 is formed at the front part of the lower stage part 23b, and a mounting part 23d for mounting the seal member 35 between the lower stage part 23b and the upper stage part 23a. There is. The sealing member 34 contacts the inside of the front wall 16b with the large container 16 housed therein. Further, the sealing member 35 is attached to the small container 1.
9 is housed, it comes into contact with the inside of the front wall 19c.

Next, how to use and operate the vegetable compartment 6 having the above configuration will be explained. First, when storing or taking out vegetables etc. in the large container 16, the container 1 can be opened by pulling the insulation door 11.
The top opening of No. 6 directly faces the outside of the refrigerator and can be used. When it is desired to use the small container 19, the large container 16 is pulled out and the handle portion 19d is pulled toward the user so that the top opening faces outside the refrigerator and can be used. When using the large container 16, since the stored items are not stored extremely stacked, the small container 19 will not become a nuisance, but rather the small container 19 will act as a utilization part of the ineffective space of the large container 16. It becomes possible to substantially improve the storage capacity. Furthermore, when pulling out the small container 19 with the large container 16 pulled out, the handle part 19d restricts the maximum pullout position, that is, the tip of the handle part 19d comes into contact with the inner surface of the front wall 16b of the large container 16. A deep space is always formed below the handle portion 19d. This space therefore makes it possible to store tall items such as beer bottles.

When storing the large container 16 inside the refrigerator, the insulation door 11 can be pushed in. At this time, even if the small container 19 is in the pulled out state, the handle portion 19d is pushed against the front wall 16b and pushed in at the same time. Both containers 1 like this
When 6 and 19 are pushed in, the rear wall 1 of the small container 19
9a contacts the seal piece 21, the front wall 19c contacts the seal member 35, and the large container 16 is sealed, the rear wall contacts the seal portion 19b, and the front wall 16b contacts the seal member 34, and is sealed. Note that the containers 16 and 19 are sealed only when the cold air conditioning device 9 is closed.

On the other hand, in the cold air adjustment device 9, slide the first shutter 26 to connect the hole 27 and the cold air inlet 24.
If these match, cold air starts flowing into the small container 19 through the opening 31, and refrigerated storage is performed instead of sealed storage. At this time, the cold air is separated from the large container 16 side by the keel member 35.
There is no influence on the 6th side, that is, no cold air intrusion when stored in a sealed container.

Further, by sliding the second shutter 28 and aligning the hole 29 with the cold air inlet 25, the opening 31
The cold air that enters further begins to flow into the large container 16 through the through hole 22 of the handle portion 19d, and refrigerated storage is performed. At this time, the cold air flowing through the opening 31, the hole 29, and the cold air inlet 25 is transferred to the sealing member 34,
35 prevents leakage to other parts. Moreover, at this time, due to the presence of the handle portion 19d, both containers 16,1
In the storage state 9, the small container 19 is firmly pushed into the predetermined position, and the through hole 22 is always located below the cold air inlet 25. For example, there is no handle and the small container is placed inside the front wall of the large container. The cold air coming from the cold air inlet 25 in the vicinity of the small container can be scooped up by the small container to prevent it from flowing to the large container. As described above, when beer bottles and the like are stored in the large deep space of the large container 16, efficient cooling can be performed because this space is the part through which the cold air directly flows (descends).

In the above embodiment, the lid 8 and the shielding body 23 are described as separate bodies, but the rear end of the shielding body 23 may be extended to form a lid.

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, the large container and the small container can be pulled out independently, and since the small container is located at the top opening of the large container, the space that is difficult to use can be effectively utilized, and the small container can be pulled out independently. The operable shutter allows the above containers to be stored refrigerated or sealed, greatly expanding the range of use.Furthermore, the small container extends inside the front wall of the large container with a through hole. Since the shielding body is provided with a sealing member, cold air leakage will not affect other containers during refrigerated storage or sealed storage, and malfunctions during selection switching can be eliminated with a simple configuration. It is something.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of essential parts of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same refrigerator, and FIG.
4 is a sectional view taken along line 2-' in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the cold air conditioning device. 8... Lid body, 16... Large container, 16b... Front wall of large container, 19... Small container, 19c... Front wall of small container, 19d... Handle part (extending part), 22... Through hole, 23...Closing body, 24, 25...Cold air inlet, 26...First shutter, 28...Second shutter, 34, 35...Sealing member.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A refrigerator having a refrigerator compartment and a vegetable compartment,
A shielding body disposed on the front side of the refrigerator and a lid body disposed on the back side of the refrigerator that partition the refrigerator compartment and the vegetable compartment, and a large container with an open top that is provided in the vegetable compartment and can be freely drawn out. and a small container that is located in the upper part of the vegetable compartment below the shielding body and the lid body and is provided in a position that can be freely drawn out and covers the top opening of the large container;
an extension part extending forward of the small container and provided close to the inner wall of the large container; a through hole bored in the extension part; and a through hole bored in the shielding body. A cold air inlet provided oppositely in the container, and holes bored at the same intervals as the cold air inlet, arranged in parallel on the shield, and one of the cold air inlets facing the small container. A first shutter is slidably provided to control communication between the refrigerator compartment and the inside of the small container, and a first shutter of the cold air inlet faces the through hole and controls communication between the refrigerator compartment and the inside of the large container. a second shutter that is slidably provided; a seal member that contacts the inside of the front wall of the large container when the containers are stored in the shield; and a seal member that contacts the inside of the front wall of the small container. Refrigerator with.