JPH04186084A - Drawer of refrigerator with storing hood openable in vertical and horizontal directions - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a door of a refrigerator to be opened or closed from both vertical and horizontal directions and also to enable the door to be applied as a drawer by a method wherein the door is comprised of a drawer of a window frame, a structure of a window frame, a plate-like structure and a storing hood and also the drawer to be opened or closed in both vertical and horizontal directions. CONSTITUTION:Storing hoods 5 are attached at right and left sides of a structure of window frame 3. The structure of window frame 3 is attached to the drawer of window frame while providing a supporting shaft 14. A plate-like structure 4 is attached to the structure of window frame with a supporting shaft 9 being arranged so as to form an integral assembly. Accordingly, a handle 8 for the drawer is pulled toward an operator, a loading or unloading of item at an upper part within the refrigerator can be easily carried out, a handle 6 for vertical opening type is pulled toward the operator, cold air in the refrigerator is hardly released by the storing hood 5 when the item is loaded or unloaded, the handle 7 for a horizontal opening is pulled toward the operator, the loading or unloading of the item can be easily carried out. With such an arrangement, it is possible to solve the disadvantages in the prior art.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention allows the door of a refrigerator to be opened and opened both vertically and horizontally, and can also be used as a drawer.

[Prior art J] Conventional refrigerator doors open vertically, horizontally, or as drawers. When opened vertically, it is difficult to put in and take out items, and when opened horizontally, it is difficult to store items inside the refrigerator. There was a drawback that a large amount of cold air leaked out of the refrigerator, and that items at the bottom of the refrigerator could not be taken out when the refrigerator was opened.

[Problem to be solved by the invention J: Solve the inconveniences that occur when opening only vertically, opening only horizontally, and opening only with drawers.

[Means for solving the problem] A. In a drawer with a window frame-shaped front side (Figure 7), attach a window frame-shaped structure (Figure 6) to a fulcrum shaft (Figures 6 and 7).
Install by installing 14) in the figure.

Attach the retractable hood (5 in Figure 6) to the window frame-shaped structure on the left and right sides as shown in Figure 6.

C. Those with a window frame-shaped structure, those with a plate-shaped structure (5th
The integrated drawer is installed with a fulcrum shaft (9 in Figures 5 and 6), and is housed in the main body (Figure 4), with a handle for the drawer (8 in Figure 7), This was solved by providing a handle for vertical opening (6 in Figure 6) and a handle for horizontal opening (7 in Figure 5).

``Function'' By pulling the drawer handle, it is easy to take items in and out of the upper part of the refrigerator.By pulling the vertical opening handle, when taking items in and out, the retractable hood allows the cool air inside the refrigerator to be removed. This makes it difficult for items to escape, and it is now easier to take items in and out by pulling the side-opening handle.

"Example" Figure 1 is a perspective view of a drawer constructed and integrated according to the present invention when it is pulled out, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the door when it is opened vertically, and Figure 3 is a perspective view of the drawer when it is pulled out. It is a perspective view when the door is opened sideways.

■ Figures 10 in Figures 4 and 7 have a spring-type lock structure (seen on chest doors, etc.), which makes it easier for the main body and drawer to come into close contact.

■ When opened vertically as shown in Figure 2, there was a drawback that the plate-shaped structure easily came off toward the front, but as shown in Figure 3 1
The spring-type lock for side-opening (No. 5) of FllI construction cannot be released unless the handle for side-opening (7 in Figure 3) is pulled toward you. ) was solved by taking the following.

■ When opened horizontally as shown in Figure 3, the window frame type structure had the disadvantage that it would not come off in the front. This was solved by adopting a structure (such as seen in car door handles) that does not release the vertical opening handle (6 in Figure 3) unless you pull it toward you.

■ 12 in Figure 2 is a stopper attached to the drawer so that the door stops at a certain angle when opened vertically.
Reference numeral 13 in FIG. 2 is a guide groove for this purpose.

■ The drawback of the retractable hood was that the drawer became narrow, but this problem was solved by incorporating the retractable hood on both sides of the drawer as shown in Figure 8.

``Effects of the Invention'' The present invention consists of the main drawer with the front side shaped like a window frame, a window frame-shaped structure, a plate-shaped structure, and a retractable hood. It can be opened and closed both vertically and horizontally.

When pulled out, it is easy to take items in and out of the upper part, and a pull-out type is especially suitable for heavy items such as watermelons.

In addition, when the door is opened horizontally, it is easy to take items in and out, and items stored for a long time can be stored in the lower part of the refrigerator, and items that are frequently taken in and out can be stored in the upper part of the refrigerator or behind the door. By doing so, the retractable hood makes it difficult for cold air inside the refrigerator to escape.

In conventional refrigerators, a large amount of cold air escapes even when putting in or taking out an egg or seasonings. Refrigerators account for about 30% of household electricity consumption, and most of this is due to the fact that the door has to be opened and opened a great number of times.The present invention has not only made the refrigerator more convenient, but also saved a great deal of energy. . This invention is very effective in stopping the increase in carbon dioxide and global warming.

In addition, modern refrigerators have a large number of doors, which makes it difficult to find the items you want when you want to take them out. Therefore, according to the present invention, the number of doors can be reduced and manufacturing costs can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view when pulled out. Figure 2 is a perspective view when opened vertically. FIG. 3 is a perspective view when opened laterally. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the main body. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the temporary structure. Figure 6 is a perspective view of a window frame-shaped structure with a retractable hood attached. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the drawer. Figure 8 is a perspective view of the retractable hood built into both sides of the drawer. 1 is the main body. 2 is a drawer. 3 has a window frame-shaped structure. 4 has a plate-shaped structure. 5 is a retractable hood. 6 is a handle for vertical opening. 7 is a handle for opening horizontally. 8 is the handle for the drawer. 9 is the fulcrum shaft for horizontal opening. 10 is a spring lock for the drawer. 11 is a spring type lock for vertical opening. 12 is a stopper. 13 is the guide of the stopper. 14 is the fulcrum shaft for vertical opening. 15 is a spring type lock for opening sideways.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A. In a drawer with a window frame-shaped front side (Figure 7), attach a window frame-shaped structure (Figure 6) to a fulcrum shaft (Figures 6 and 7).
Install by installing 14) in the figure. B. Attach the retractable hood (5 in Figure 6) to the window frame-shaped structure on the left and right sides as shown in Figure 6. C. Those with a window frame-shaped structure, those with a plate-shaped structure (5th
(Fig. 5) by providing a fulcrum shaft (9 in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6) and attaching them to integrate them. This is a refrigerator that is constructed and integrated as described above, and has drawers that can be opened vertically and horizontally stored in the main body (Fig. 4).