JPH0345104Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to an improved configuration of an article storage container such as a can installed in the refrigerating chamber of a refrigerator.

(b) Conventional technology A conventional storage container of this kind is, for example, Utility Model Publication No. 58-52470.
It is shown in the publication No. Recently, more and more beverages such as cola and beer are sold in cans, and for example, in Publication of Utility Model Publication No. 54-45568, they are stored by forming a rack on the inside of the door, but the number of beverages is increasing. If the number increases, it becomes impossible to deal with it, so
In Japanese Patent No. 52470, a holding container is installed on a mesh shelf of a refrigerator so that when a can is stored from above, the container rotates and moves downward and forward, thereby making it easy to store and take out a large number of cans.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention In the aforementioned Utility Model Publication No. 58-52470, the holding container is
A hook-shaped locking part formed at the back is locked to the rear edge of the shelf net, and the front end is held together with the shelf net by the decorative frame of the shelf net and fixed to the shelf net. When the demand for beverages is low and the number of cans is small, even if one attempts to remove the holding container to store other items such as fruit, the holding container must be taken out after removing the decorative frame, which is cumbersome. Furthermore, if the front and rear dimensions of the shelf network are increased due to the size of the refrigerator, a newly designed holding container must be prepared, which poses a problem that is not suitable for mass production.

The present invention has been made to solve these problems.

(d) Means for solving the problem The present invention has an upper rail section that slopes low to the rear so as to guide stored items such as cans backwards, and an opening in the front to prevent items that have fallen from the rear end of the upper rail section. a stopper formed at the front end of the lower rail part; a locking part that opens rearward at the lower part of the lower rail part and is removably fitted from the front to the front edge of the mesh shelf in the refrigerator compartment; The article storage container of the refrigerator is constituted by an engaging part which has a predetermined degree of freedom in the front-rear direction at the lower part of the lower rail part and detachably engages with the rear edge of the net shelf from the front.

(E) Effect According to the present invention, the space in the refrigerator room can be effectively used to easily take out and store a large number of cans. In addition, the article storage container can be easily attached to and removed from the front, and can be removed when not needed, and when attached, it is possible to effectively deal with changes in the front and rear dimensions of the net shelf.

(F) Embodiments Next, embodiments of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of two parts of the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator 1 to which the present invention is applied. 4 has pocket 3 inside
This is a door that can open and close the front opening of the refrigerator compartment 2, and inside the refrigerator compartment 2, net shelves 5, 6, and 7 for placing articles are installed at predetermined intervals from the top. . Reference numeral 8 denotes a cold air outlet located at the upper rear side of the refrigerator compartment 2. The uppermost net shelf 5 has a step on the left and right, forming a high part 5A and a low part 5B, and the storage container 10 of the present invention is removably attached to the low part 5B.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the storage container 10, and FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the net shelf 5. The storage container 10 is constructed by spot-welding a plurality of steel wires with different diameters and applying a polyethylene coating, and includes a rectangular front frame 11 with a relatively large vertical width and a space behind it. A rectangular rear frame 12 having a relatively small width vertically and facing each other, and both frames 1
an upper rail portion 13 made of a plurality of wires that are welded to connect the upper sides of 1 and 12 and slope low toward the rear;
and a lower rail portion 14 made of a plurality of wires welded to connect the lower sides of both frames 11 and 12. The rear end of the wire of the lower rail part 14 is bent upward with a predetermined curvature and extended to form an arc-shaped guide part 14A, and the front end is extended forward from the front frame 11, and then It is bent upward to form a stopper 14B. 16 and 17 are both frames 11 and 12 located above both sides of the upper rail part 13.
A guide member is fixed in between. Numerals 18 and 18 are leg members fixed on both sides of the storage container 10 between the lower sides of both frames 11 and 12, and these leg members 1
8 and 18 are formed with locking portions 19 and 19 that form grooves that are open to the rear and left and right directions, and at the rear ends thereof, locking portions 19 and 19 are formed that are located behind the rear frame 12 and whose bottom sides have a predetermined width in the front and back direction. Engagement portions 20, 20 having a substantially U-shaped cross section
is formed. The distance between the upper and lower sides of the rear frame 12 of the storage container 10 and the guide portion 14A of the lower rail portion 14 is at least larger than the diameter of the can to be stored.

The net shelf 5 is made by welding a plurality of wires 22 between the front and rear sides 21A and 21B of a rectangular outer peripheral frame 21 that is long from side to side.
Further, a middle frame 23 extending from side to side is fixed between the front and rear sides 21A and 21B, and this middle frame 23 and the front and rear sides 21
A, 21B are bent at the center and lower parts 5B are left and right.
A high-level portion 5A is formed.

The engaging part 20 of the leg part 18 of the storage container 10 configured as described above is inserted between the steel wires of the lower part 5B of the net shelf 5, and the rear side 21B is positioned within the engaging part 20 as shown in FIG. Lower the front part of the storage container 10 to position the opening of the locking part 19 on the front side 21A of the net shelf 5,
Next, by pushing it backward, the locking part 19 is fitted to the front side 21A of the net shelf 5 by its elasticity. This state is shown in FIGS. 4 to 6. At this time, the lower rail part 14 of the storage container 10 is the high part 5A of the net shelf 5.
It is said that it is almost the same. In addition, the ceiling wall 2A of the refrigerator compartment 2 is normally sloped low to the rear in order to prevent water droplets from falling when dew forms and to improve the return of cold air.
The interval between the upper rail portion 13 of the 0 and the ceiling wall 2A is configured to ensure a dimension that allows the can C to pass through at all times. Can C
When placed on the upper rail portion 13 of the storage container 10, the container rolls backward along the slope, falls from the rear end, is guided forward by the guide portion 14A, and comes into contact with the stopper 14B and stops. As a result, a large number of cans C can be stored in the storage container 10 as shown in FIG. Furthermore, the can C can be stored by simply placing it on the upper rail part 13, and can be taken out from the front frame 11 at the front end of the lower rail part 14, making delivery very easy.

Further, since the engaging portion 20 has a width in the front-back direction, it has a degree of freedom, and even if the front-to-back dimension of the net shelf 21 changes, the change can be absorbed by the front-to-back width of the engaging portion 20. Therefore, it is highly suitable for mass production. Furthermore, storage container 10
Since the storage container 10 is located at the upper part of the refrigerator compartment 2, the upper space of the refrigerator compartment 2, which is usually difficult to use, can be used effectively. Easy to store and take out.

When the amount of cans C is small, that is, when the demand for beverages is low such as during winter, the storage container 10 is pulled out from the state shown in FIG.
Remove the engaging part 20 from the rear side 2 by lifting it upward.
1B, the storage container 10 can be easily removed from the net shelf 5, and the net shelf 5 can be used effectively. Further, since the attachment and detachment of the storage container 10 to and from the net shelf 5 is achieved only by the locking portions 19 and the engaging portions 20, no special parts are required and the number of parts can be reduced.

Next, FIG. 7 shows another embodiment 30 of the storage container. In the drawings, the same reference numerals as in FIGS. 1 to 6 are the same. In this case, the engaging portion 32 formed at the rear end of the leg portion 31 is open to the front and both sides to form a long groove having a predetermined width in the front and rear. According to this, while having a degree of freedom in changing the front and rear dimensions of the net shelf 5,
The stability of the rear part of the storage container 30 can be increased.

(g) Effects of the invention According to the invention, a large number of items such as cans can be easily delivered and stored in the refrigerator compartment. Furthermore, since the storage container is detachably attached to the net shelf, it can be removed when there are few cans to be stored, and the net shelf can be used as a normal mounting surface, so that the storage space in the refrigerator compartment can be used effectively. In particular, since the storage container can be attached to the net shelf by fitting or engaging the locking part and the engaging part of the storage container itself into the front and rear edges of the net shelf from the front, respectively, the number of parts can be reduced, and the number of parts can be reduced. Since the engaging portions engage with each other with a degree of freedom, it is possible to effectively respond to changes in the dimensions of the net shelf, and it is also highly suitable for mass production.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Each figure shows an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 is a perspective view of a storage container, Figure 2 is a perspective view of a net shelf, and Figure 3 is a perspective view of a storage container.
The figure is an explanatory diagram when attaching the storage container to the net shelf.
The figure is a perspective view of the storage container attached to the mesh shelf, Figure 5 is a perspective view of the refrigerator compartment, Figure 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the upper part of the refrigerator compartment, and Figure 7 is a storage compartment corresponding to Figure 3. It is a figure which shows the other Example of a container. C... Can, 5... Net shelf, 10, 30... Storage container, 13... Upper rail section, 14... Lower rail section,
14A...Guide section, 14B...Stopper, 19
...Locking portion, 20, 32...Engagement portion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An upper rail part that slopes low to the rear so as to guide stored items such as cans rearward; a lower rail part that guides items that have fallen from the rear end of the upper rail part to an opening in the front; and the lower rail part. A stopper formed at the front end, a locking part that opens rearward at the lower part of the lower rail part and is removably fitted from the front to the front edge of the mesh shelf in the refrigerator compartment, and a locking part formed at the lower part of the lower rail part in the front-back direction. and an engaging part that detachably engages with the rear edge of the net shelf from the front with a degree of freedom of .