JPH04165285A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To cast light uniformly to two shelves without being hidden by food, etc., in an in-box lamp by positioning the in-box lamp at the central section of a front by a holder composed of a hole, into which the in-box lamp is inserted and supported, and a plurality of engaging sections projected to the in-box side and buried in an in-box top panel section. CONSTITUTION:A holder 25 consists of a hole 19, into which an in-box lamp 9 is inserted and supported, and a plurality of angaging sections 20a, 20b, 20c projected to the in-box side, and is buried so as to be covered on the formed heat-insulating material side of a hole formed to the inner box of an in-box top panel section. In a refrigerator with two shelves 16a, 16b mounted in parallel in a box, light is not interrupted by food and the left and right shelves 16a,16b can be supplied with light uniformly in the in-box lamp 9 when food, etc., are housed on the selves 16a, 16b by arranging the in-box lamp 9 at the central section of an in-box front. When a rail 13 for cleaning is mounted or dismantled, a cover 10 is held to the rail 13, thus simultaneouly removing the cover 10 and the rail 13 without interrupting in the case of mounting or dismanthing of the rail 13 by the cover 10 of the in-box lamp 9, to improve facility.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION The present invention relates to a refrigerator having an internal light inside the storage compartment.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a refrigerator having two parallel shelves in a storage compartment, an interior light is installed in a cool air discharge duct at the back of the refrigerator.

A conventional example will be described below with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

1 is the refrigerator itself, and 2 is the outer box. Inner box 3 and both boxes 2.3
It is composed of a foamed heat insulating material 4 filled in between. The storage chamber 5 formed by the inner box 3 and opened at the front has a front opening closed by a door body 6 so as to be openable and closable. A duct plate 8 having cold air discharge holes 7 is installed on the back side of the storage room, and an internal lamp 9 is installed on the opposite side of the storage via this duct plate 8. A translucent cover 10 is fitted into the opening of the duct plate 8.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a hook embedded in the top surface of the storage chamber 6 so that the locking portion 11 projects into the storage chamber, and a flange 14 extending horizontally from side to side of the rail 13 held by the hook 12 and the above-mentioned Two shelves 16a and 1eb are formed by protrusions 1sa and 16b formed on both sides of the inside of the inner box 3.
are supported in parallel positions.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with the above configuration, when a large amount of food is stored, the light is blocked by the food because the interior light 9 is located at the back. In addition, the cooler R and fan F are installed on the back side of the duct plate 8 at the back of the refrigerator, and the interior light 9 is installed on the right or left of the center and not in the center, so it is located in the center of the refrigerator. There was a problem in that light did not reach the shelf 1θ, which was installed at a position opposite to the interior light installation side, due to the rail 13 that supported the shelf held on the top surface.

The present invention improves the above-mentioned problems of conventional refrigerators, so that in a refrigerator that has two shelves installed in parallel inside the refrigerator, the interior light is not hidden behind food, etc., and the light is evenly applied to the two shelves. The purpose is to provide structure.

Means for Solving the Problems For the above purpose, the refrigerator of the present invention has a heat insulating material interposed in the gap between the outer box and the inner box, an internal light, a hole for fitting and supporting the internal light, and a hole protruding into the inside of the refrigerator. The multiple locking parts and the inside of the refrigerator 1
A holder embedded in the foam insulation material side of the hole formed in the inner box of the face part so as to cover the hole in the inner box, and a holder having flanges extending in the left and right horizontal directions and an opening on the front surface are engaged. a translucent cover that is removably attached to the front opening of the rail;
Two shelves are arranged that are supported and slid by the flanges of the rails and protrusions formed on both sides of the inner box.

Function: Since the refrigerator of the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, the interior light is located at the center of the front of the refrigerator, and can evenly supply light to the left and right shelves.
Furthermore, light will not be blocked even when food is stored.

Also, since the cover is held on the rail when attaching and detaching the rail during cleaning, the cover and interior light do not get in the way when attaching and detaching the rail, and the cover and rail can be removed at the same time. This improves usability.

EXAMPLE An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Components that are the same as those in the conventional example are given the same numbers, and their explanations will be omitted.

1 is the refrigerator body, 2 is an outer box made of iron plate, 3 is an inner box made of resin, and 4 is a foam insulation material filled between the outer box 2 and the inner box 3. be. Reference numeral 5 denotes a storage chamber formed by the inner box 3 and opened at the front, and the front opening thereof is closed by a door body 6 so as to be openable and closable. A cooler 17 for cooling the inside of the storage room 6 and a fan 18 for circulating cold air are installed at the back of the storage room 6, and a duct 8 having a cold air discharge hole 7 to cover them is installed. 9 is the interior light,
Reference numeral 25 denotes a hole 19 into which the interior light 9 is fitted and supported, and a plurality of locking portions 2oa and 2ob protruding into the interior of the refrigerator.

20c is a holder embedded in the foam insulation material side of the hole 21 formed in the inner box 3 on the top surface of the inner box so as to cover the hole 21 in the inner box 3; It is a rail having a holding part 22 that engages and is held by the stop parts 20a, 20b, 2Qc and the hook 12, a flange 14 extending in the left and right horizontal directions, and an opening 13a on the front surface. 1
o is a locking portion 2 provided at the front opening of the rail 13;
3. This is a lamp cover held by 24. 16
Reference characters a and 16b are shelves that slide in the left and right horizontal directions of the rail 13 and are supported by an extended flange 14 and protrusions 15a and 16b formed on both sides of the inner box 3. With the above configuration, in a refrigerator having two shelves 16a and 16b installed in parallel inside the refrigerator, the interior light 9 is not provided on the back side of the refrigerator or inside the duct B, but is placed in the center of the front of the refrigerator. By doing so, the υ interior light 9 moves food etc. to the shelves 16a, 16b.
When stored in the shelves 1ea and 1eb, the light is sometimes blocked by the food, and light can be evenly supplied to the left and right shelves 1ea and 1eb. Also, when attaching or detaching rail 13 for cleaning, use rail 1
3 holds the cover 10, so the interior light 9
The cover 10 and the rail 13 can be removed at the same time without the cover 10 getting in the way when the rail 13 is being attached or removed, which improves usability.

As described in detail, the refrigerator of the present invention is formed in the inner box of the large interior portion, which is comprised of an interior light, a hole into which the interior light is inserted and supported, and a plurality of locking portions protruding toward the inside of the refrigerator. a holder buried in the foam insulation material side of the hole so as to cover the hole in the inner box; and a rail held by a locking part of the holder having an opening on the front side and a flange extending in the left and right horizontal directions; By comprising a translucent cover that is detachably attached to the front opening of the rail, and two sliding shelves that are supported by the flanges of the rail and protrusions formed on both sides of the inner box. The interior light is located in the center of the front of the refrigerator, and when food is stored on the shelves, it can supply light to the entire interior of the refrigerator without being blocked by the food, and the light is evenly distributed to the left and right shelves. I can do it. In addition, when cleaning, the rail and cover can be attached and detached at the same time, and there is no problem of the rail being difficult to remove due to the interior light or cover getting in the way, and the usability is improved, which has a great practical effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of essential parts of a refrigerator showing an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a front view of the interior of the refrigerator, Figure 3 is a perspective view of a holder used in the refrigerator, Figure 4 is a perspective view of a holder used in the refrigerator, and Figure 5 is a view of a conventional refrigerator. Front view of chamber interior,
FIG. 6 is a sectional view of essential parts of a conventional refrigerator. 2...Outer box, 3...Inner box, 4...
...Foam insulation material, 9...Interior light, 10...
...Cover, 13...Rail 14, rotation, flange, 16a, 15b...Protrusion, 16a, 16
b...N, 25...Boulder - Name of agent Patent attorney Akira Okaji and 2 others 10-Riki Ha'
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Claims (1)

[Claims] an outer box, an inner box, a foamed insulating material injected and foamed into the gap between the two boxes, an interior light, and an inner box that holds the interior light and is formed on the inner box at the top of the interior of the refrigerator. A holder located on the foam insulation material side of the hole and buried so as to cover the hole in the inner box, a rail having a flange extending horizontally from side to side, and detachably attached to the front side of the inside of the refrigerator of the rail. A refrigerator comprising a translucent cover, and two shelves supported by flanges of the rails and protrusions formed on both sides of the inner box.