JPH03168575A - Small container in refrigerator door - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a stored product to be taken out with both hands by a method wherein a pair of legs opposing against side surfaces of both side walls of a main body of a small container are provided at both sides of a lid, one of the opposed sides of both side surfaces of the main body of the small container and both legs of the lid is provided with longitudinal holes and the other side is provided with shafts freely fitted to the longitudinal holes. CONSTITUTION:Legs 4D and 4E are positioned outside side walls 3A and 3B of a main body 3 of a small container. Inner surfaces of the legs 4D and 4E are opposed against outer side surfaces of the side walls 3A and 3B with a predetermined spacing therebetween, shafts 4F and 4G are freely fitted to longitudinal holes 3G and 3H. Shafts 4F and 4G can be moved along horizontal segments 3GA and 3HA and slant segments 3GB and 3HB of the longitudinal holes 3G and 3H in a forward or a rearward direction and further can be pivoted. Upper end surfaces of engaging pieces 6A and 6B are opposed against lower end surfaces of the legs 4D and 4E while the shafts 4F and 4G are freely fitted to the longitudinal holes 3G and 3H, but not contacted to it. Engaging projections 7A and 7B projected at the inner side surface of the side wall of a refrigerator door 1 are fitted to engaging grooves 6AA and 6BA of the engaging pieces 6A and 6B at both sides of the small container 3 and support the small container 3 under this state.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] This invention relates to a small container with a lid attached to a refrigerator door;
In particular, it concerns the opening/closing structure of the lid. [Prior Art] Conventionally, as a small container with a lid that is attached to a refrigerator door, there is one shown in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 57-182089. Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of a part of the refrigerator door with accessory container seen from the inside. It is attached to the inside of the refrigerator Hl (1) with the inside door plate. (3) is a basket, which is attached to the inside of the door disc (2). Reference numeral (4) denotes a lid, which is pivotally attached to the upper end of the basket (3) on the door inner plate (2) side so as to rotate in the direction of the arrow with the rotation axis (4a) as a fulcrum. (5) is a container for small items, which is composed of the basket (3) and the lid (4). The upper part of the small container (5) has an opening for putting in and taking out the contents (food), and the opening is designed to prevent the contents (food) in the small container (5) from drying out, getting dirty, and smelling. In order to prevent this, the lid (4) is closed (as shown). The rotation shafts (4a) on both sides of the lid (4) have a cylindrical shape, and are loosely fitted into the support holes on both sides of the small container (5), so that the lid (4) can rotate as shown by the arrows. It can be moved upward eight times.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Since the conventional accessory container with a lid on the refrigerator door is configured as described above, when taking out the contents (food) in the accessory container (5), the lid (4) must be removed. ) must be rotated upward as shown by the arrow to open the upper opening of the small item container (5). At that time, the lid (4) must be placed on the left and right protrusions (banks) of the inner door plate (2). It touches the end face and cannot be opened any further. Therefore,
When taking out the contents from the small container (5), the lid (4) inevitably becomes an obstacle because it is located at the top.
) had to be held open with one hand, making it impossible to take out the contents with both hands. In addition, in the above-described structure, for example, if the small container (5) is installed at the top of the refrigerator door (1), the user may accidentally leave the lid (4) open upwards. When the door (1) is closed, the lid (4) closes to the refrigerator body (not shown).
In practice, small containers with lids are rarely installed at the top of the refrigerator door (4) because there is a strong possibility that the refrigerator door (4) could get caught between the refrigerator door (1) and be damaged.

This invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and when taking out the contents from a small container, there is no need to hold the open lid with one hand. Even if the container for small items is installed on the top shelf of the refrigerator door, when the refrigerator door is closed, the open lid will not get caught between the refrigerator door and the refrigerator body and be damaged. This is the purpose.

[Means for Solving the Problems] A small article container for a refrigerator door according to the present invention includes a pair of legs on both sides of a lid that covers an upper opening of the small article container body, which face the side surfaces of both side walls of the small article container body. is provided, and the lid moves from the rear to the front and further downward from the closed state so that the lid is located close to a position facing the front surface of the front wall of the accessory container main body. A long hole is provided in one of the facing portions of both sides of the small container main body and both leg portions of the lid, and a shaft portion that loosely fits into the long hole is provided in the other.

[Function] The accessory container for the refrigerator door according to the present invention includes legs provided on both sides of the lid that covers the upper opening of the accessory container body;
A long hole is provided on one side of each of the opposing sides of the small container main body, and a shaft portion that loosely fits into the long hole is provided on the other side, and the lid is moved further downward from the rear to the front. In this case, the lid is positioned close to the front surface of the front wall of the small container main body, and the upper opening of the small container main body is open. Therefore, when taking out the contents (food) from the small container, there is no need to hold the opened lid with one hand, and the contents can be taken out with both hands. In addition, even if the accessory container is placed on the top shelf of the refrigerator door, when the refrigerator door is closed, the lid that was left open, or the lid that was left open, may come between the refrigerator door and the refrigerator itself. There is no possibility of the lid being pinched between the lids, and the lid will not be damaged due to being pinched.

[Embodiment Figures 1 to 3 are diagrams showing an embodiment of the present invention. In these figures, (1) is a refrigerator door, and (2) is a door inner plate attached to the inside of this refrigerator door. The side wall portions (2A) (2B) are provided on the left and right sides at a predetermined interval and extend vertically.
have. (3) is a box-shaped accessory container main body, with trapezoidal side walls (3A) (3B) cut out at the front end of the upper part, and a rear wall connecting the rear ends of these side walls (3A) (3B). (3C), a front wall (31) connecting the front end of the side wall (3A) (3C) and having a lower height than the rear wall (3C), and a bottom (3E). There is an opening (3F) at the top. (3G) (3H) are long holes formed through the side walls (3A) and (3B), with horizontal parts (3GA) (3HA) and inclined parts (3GB).
(3HB). (3AA) (3BA)
are upper end surfaces of the side wall portions (3A) (3B) and extend horizontally. (3AB) (38B) is the side wall portion (3
A) The inclined end surface on the front side of the upper end of (3B), (4) is a transparent lid for opening and closing the upper opening (3F) of the 8 front small container main body (3). Upper end surface (3^A)
A horizontal cover portion (4A) corresponding to (3ROA), an inclined cover portion (4B) corresponding to the inclined end surface (3AB) (38B) of the accessory container main body (3), and this inclined cover portion (
4B) A handle (4C) provided at the front of the upper surface, and a pair of tongue-shaped legs (4D) (4E) provided at the lower ends of both left and right sides of the horizontal cover portion (4A) and extending downward. and shaft portions (4F) (4G) that are integrally provided inside the tip portions of these leg portions (4D) (4E) and extend horizontally. The legs (4D) (4E) are located outside the side walls (3A) (3B) of the accessory container main body (3),
The inner surface of the leg portions (4D) (4E) is the side wall portion (3A).
The shaft portion (4F) of the lid (4) is inserted into the elongated hole (3G) (3N) while facing the outer surface of the lid (3B) at a predetermined interval.
) (4G) is loosely fitted, and the shaft portion (4F) (4G) is the horizontal portion (3GA) (3
HA) and an inclined portion (3GB) t: 311 mouth), it is configured to be able to move in the front-back direction and rotate. (5) is a small container made up of the small container main body (3) and the lid (4); (6A) and (6B) are outer surfaces of the side walls (3A) and (3B) of the small container main body (3). A locking groove (6AA) with an open lower end and a locking piece located below the elongated hole (3G) (3H) in the center.
(6BA). These locking pieces (6A) (6B
) is arranged so that the leg portion (4F) (4G) is loosely fitted into the long hole (3G) (38).
D) It is formed so as to face but not contact the lower end surface of (4E). (7A) and (7B) are locking protrusions protruding from the inner surface of the side wall of the refrigerator door (1), which lock the locking pieces (aA) and (6o) on both sides of the accessory container (3). Fits into the grooves (6AA) (6BA), and supports the small item container (5) in this fitted state with the small item container (5) interposed between the side wall portions (2A) (2B). There is. Also, in this fitted state, if you lift the accessory container (5) by hand, will it lock? # The engagement between (6AA) (6BA) and the locking protrusions (7A) (7B) is released. (8) The both side walls (2A) (2B) are attached to the bottom of the refrigerator door (1).
(9) is an accessory pocket attached to the upper part of the refrigerator B (1) spanning the both side walls (2A) (2B); (10) is the refrigerator body. (IOA) is a refrigerating compartment in this refrigerator main body (10), and (10B) is a door of a freezing compartment (not shown) provided at the upper part of the refrigerator main body (10).

Next, the operation of the lid (4) of the accessory container (5) will be explained.

Figure 1b The view of the accessory container (5) in the state shown from the left side of Figure 1 is the state shown by the solid line in Figure 3, and in the state shown by the solid line in Figure 3, the lid (4) is If you hold the handle (4C) in your hand and move the lid (4) toward you in the direction shown by arrow A, that is, with the refrigerator door (1) open as shown in Figure 1, the shaft (4F) will open. From the position shown by the solid line (4F), move along the inclined part (3GB) of the long hole (3G) in the direction of the arrow opening, that is, upward and forward in the state shown in Figure 1, and move to the position shown by the dashed line (4F1). After reaching this position, move along the horizontal part (3GA) of the elongated hole (3G) in the direction of arrow A, that is, horizontally forward in Figure 1, and come to the position (4F2) shown by the dashed line. Rotate in the direction of arrow C at position (4F2). The lid (4) is the aforementioned shaft part (4F)
In exactly the same way as the movement and rotation of , it moves in the direction of the arrow opening, then moves in the direction of arrow A, and then rotates in the direction of arrow C. In other words, the lid (4) is located at the rear position (4) shown by the solid line.
The forward position shown by the dashed line from! (41) and (42) further move to the lower position (43) shown by the dashed line, and the lid (43) that has moved downward is the front surface of the front wall (3D) of the small container main body (3). The opening (3F) is in an open state, and this state is automatically maintained by the weight of the lid (43) even if the lid (43) is not held by hand.

In this way, the opening (3F) of the accessory container body (3) is completely opened, so when taking out the contents (for example, food) in the accessory container body (3) from the opening (3F), The open lid (43) does not become an obstacle, and there is no need to hold the open lid (43) with one hand as in the conventional case. The contents inside the main body (3) can be taken out with both hands. Furthermore, even if the user accidentally closes the refrigerator door (1) with the lid (43) open, the lid (43) in the open state will close as described above. ) front wall (
3D), the lid (43) is located close to the front of the refrigerator (10) and the refrigerator door (10).
) and will not be damaged by being caught between them.

In addition, when closing the lid (43) when it is open, hold the handle (4C3) in your hand and move the lid (43) from (42) → (41) → (4 ).

Figure 4 shows an example where the accessory container (5) is installed at the top of the refrigerator door (1), and except for the mounting position, the structure and operation are the same as in Figures 1 to 3 above. Same as example. As can be understood from the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, in the case of the small container (5) having the conventional structure shown in FIG.
), the top of the lid (4) will be higher than the top of the refrigerator door (1), so if you forget to close the lid (4) and close the refrigerator door (1), If you forget to close the lid (4) and leave it open, it will get caught between the refrigerator body and the upper inner edge of the refrigerator m (1) and be damaged, but in the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4) is the lid (43) shown in Figure 3 above.
As shown in FIG. )
It will not be damaged by being pinched between the inner upper edge of the

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the legs (4D) (4) of the lid (4)
E) is located outside the side walls (3A) (3B) of the accessory container body (3);
) The same effect can be achieved by arranging the position inside. Further, in the above embodiment, the shaft portions (4F) (4G) are provided in the legs (4D) (4E) of the lid (4), and the long holes (3
G) (3H) is the side wall part (3A) of the accessory container body (3)
(3B), but the legs (40) (4E)
The wide leg portion (4D) (4
A long hole (3G) (3}1) is provided in the side wall part (3A).
) Similar effects can be obtained by providing shaft portions (4F) (4G) in (3B).

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention provides an accessory container for a refrigerator door that has a small container main body that is attached to the refrigerator door and has an open upper part, and a lid that covers the opening of the small container main body. is provided with a pair of legs facing the side walls of both side walls of the small article container main body, and when the lid is moved from the rear to the front and further downward from the closed state, the lid is opened to the small article. A long hole is formed in one of the opposite sides of the small container body and the legs of the lid so as to be located close to 1d opposite to the front surface of the front wall of the container body, and a long hole is formed in the other side of the opposite side of the small container body and the legs of the lid. Since each shaft is provided with a shaft that fits loosely into the long hole,
When taking out the contents from the small container main body, the contents can be taken out without holding the lid in an open state with one hand, and therefore the contents can be taken out with both hands. Furthermore, even if the accessory container is placed on the top shelf of the refrigerator door, when the refrigerator door is closed, the lid that was left open, or the lid that was left open, may be placed between the refrigerator door and the refrigerator body. It will not be pinched, and the lid will not be damaged due to being pinched.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 3 are diagrams showing one embodiment of the present invention.
The figure is a perspective view showing the refrigerator door in an open state, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing the accessory container in an exploded state, and FIG. 3 is a side view showing the operating state of the lid. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another practical example of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional accessory container for a refrigerator door. In the figure, (1) is the refrigerator door, (3) is the main container, (3A), (3B) is the side wall, (3D) is the front wall, (
3F) is an opening, (3G) (38) is a long hole, (4) is a lid, (4D) (4E) is a leg, (4F) (4G) is a shaft, and (5) is a container for small items. The same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a refrigerator door accessory container that is attached to a refrigerator door and has an open upper part, and a lid that covers the upper opening of the accessory container main body, on both sides of the lid, on the side surfaces of both side walls of the accessory container main body. A pair of opposing legs is provided, and the lid is moved from the rear to the front and further downward from the closed state to a position where the lid faces the front surface of the front wall of the accessory container main body. A long hole is formed in one of the facing portions of both side surfaces of the small container main body and both legs of the lid so as to be located close to each other, and a shaft portion that loosely fits into the long hole is formed in the other side.
A container for small items on the refrigerator door.