JPH04194578A - Refrigerator having can shooting function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a can product to be taken out in an order of its cooling by a method wherein can products can be stored at a rear side of a door, an upper pocket of which bottom plate can be selectively rotated and a lower pocket constructed in such a way as the can product guided by the bottom plate and dropped is received and can be taken out are provided. CONSTITUTION:Pockets 3, 4 and 5 capable of storing some canned products are formed at a rear side 1B of a door 1. The pockets 3 and 4 are constructed to have the same structure. As a bottom plate 3c is moved rearwardly, an extremity end of the bottom plate 3c is engaged with a stepped part 1Ba at the rear side of the door and stabled and then some canned products 6 are stored. As the bottom plate 3c is pulled forwardly, the bottom plate 3c is rotated downwardly around a rod-like projection 3ca and the canned products 6 are guided by the bottom plate 3c and then dropped into the second pocket 4. Similarly, a bottom plate 4c is rotated downwardly and the canned products 6 are stored in the pocket 5. An upper end surface 5b31 of a supporting plate 5b3 of the drawer pocket 5b of the pocket 5 is formed to have a wide width. A holding plate 5c1 is rotated around a supporting rod 5d in response to a drawing operation so as to hold the upper canned product 61 and then the canned products 62 in the pocket 5 can be taken out. If the drawer pocket 5b is pushed into the device, the holding plate 5c is rotated downwardly and then the canned product 61 is stored in the pocket 5.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Purpose of the Invention (Industrial Application Field) The present invention provides a can shooter with a pocket for storing canned products such as canned beer and canned juice on the back side of the door.
) Regarding refrigerators with functions.

(Prior Art) Conventional refrigerators are configured to have pockets of various sizes formed on the back side of the door to store bottled products and canned products.

In particular, refrigerators used for home use often have storage pockets for beer bottles attached to the back side of the door.

Not only alcoholic drinking water such as beer and sake, but also fruit juice drinking water such as juice and soft drinks have become deeply part of the household diet, and not only bottled products but also canned products are stored in the refrigerator and stored cool. It's starting to be done.

Products with relatively long shapes, such as beer bottles, are conveniently stored vertically on the back side of the door, and various measures are taken to make them easier to take out.

However, canned products are generally cylindrical and not very long, so they are stored in a narrow space such as inside the refrigerator or in a pocket behind the door. There are many things. From a usage perspective, canned products such as canned beer and fruit juice drinking water are exactly the same as bottled beer, etc. in that you want to drink something that is sufficiently chilled and you want to take it out quickly. Since the storage location in the refrigerator was not determined, it was inconvenient to take out and use cold items in an orderly manner. In addition, many can products are round and cylindrical, so they tend to roll off, and the doors are frequently opened and closed, making them unsuitable for storage in conventional shallow pockets on the back of the doors.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In conventional refrigerators, canned products such as canned beer do not have a specific storage space and cannot be taken out efficiently, so improvements have been desired.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks and provides a refrigerator with a can shooter function, which is equipped with a pocket where canned products can be easily taken out according to the order in which they have been cooled and where the storage location of canned products can be specified by simple structural improvement. With the goal.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) A refrigerator with a can shooter function according to the first invention is configured such that can products can be stored on the back side of the door, and the bottom plate is selectively rotatable. and a lower pocket configured to be able to receive and take out canned products that fall while being guided by the rotatable bottom plate of the upper pocket.

A second invention is the refrigerator with a can shooter function according to the first invention, characterized in that the lower pocket for receiving the can products is provided with a holding mechanism for preventing the can products from falling.

(Function) The refrigerator with a can shooter function according to the first invention has pockets on the back side of the door that can be connected vertically as necessary.
It can be used as a shooter for canned products that also serves as storage.
Further, since the canned products placed in the upper pocket are taken out from the lower pocket in sequence, they can be taken out in the order in which they have been cooled. Of course, when the pocket is not used as a shooter, it is used as a normal bottomed pocket.

Moreover, the refrigerator with a can shooter function according to the second invention has a holding mechanism for preventing can products from falling in the lower pocket. During the operation of taking out the canned product, the holding mechanism is activated to prevent the upper canned product from continuously falling, thereby allowing a smooth removal operation.

(Embodiment) Hereinafter, an embodiment of a refrigerator with a can shooter function according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8.

That is, as shown in Fig. 1, the door 1 is attached to the refrigerator body 2, the door l is made by bending, the front side IA is made of a steel plate, etc., and the back side IB is a thin plate made of synthetic resin. is assembled by filling the inside with insulation material.

And 3 pockets 3° 4.5 that can store canned products etc.
is configured to be placed and attached to each step IBa formed on the back side IB of the door 1 by molding.

The upper two pockets 3.4 have the same structure, and the pocket 3 has a Jf 13a and a pair of side frames 3b integrally formed, as shown on an enlarged scale in FIG. The height of this side frame 3b may be configured to be the same height as the door 3a.

A bottom plate 3c is slidably attached between the pair of side frames 3b.

That is, rod-shaped projections 3ca are attached to both side edges of the bottom plate 3c, and these rod-shaped projections 3ca are slidably fitted into slide holes 3ba formed long in the depth direction in the side frame 3b. Note that the holes 3cb formed in the bottom plate 3c are used to insert the fingertips into the holes 3cb and slide the bottom plate 3c in the depth direction (back and forth).
This is for sliding movement.

When the bottom plate 3c is moved backwards, that is, toward the back, it hangs stably on the tip of the bottom plate 3c or the upper stage of the step IBa on the back of the door, and receives and stores the can products stored from above, but the bottom plate 3c When the bottom plate 3c is pulled toward the front, the rear edge of the bottom plate 3c comes off the stepped portion IBa and rotates downward about the rod-like projection 3ca, as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the can product 6 inserted from above
is guided by the bottom plate 3c that has rotated downward.
It falls into Pocket 4 of The second pocket 4 also has a bottom plate 4c.
If the can product 6 is rotated downward about the rod-like projection 4ca, the can product 6 falls into the lower pocket 5 and is stored while being guided by the bottom plate 4C.

In addition, in the above description, the bottom plate 3C can be switched to function as a bottom plate supporting the can product or as a guide when it falls, as needed, so the bottom plate 3C is connected to the back side between the rear sides of the side frames 3b and connected to the both side frames 3b. A plate may be provided, and if necessary, the end portion of the bottom plate 3C may be configured to engage with a notch provided in the back side plate thereof.

The lower pocket 5 is located at the lowest level and is different from the upper two pockets 3 and 4 in that it is configured as shown in enlarged form in FIGS. 5 to 8.

That is, the pocket 5 consists of a combination of a bottle pocket 5a and a drawer pocket 5b configured to be freely drawn out inside the bottle pocket 5a, and the bottle pocket 5a is placed on the back side 1b of the field 1.

The bottle pocket 5a is integrally formed with a front frame 5al, a pair of side plates 5a2, and a bottom plate 5a3, and a holding mechanism 50 for preventing can products from falling is incorporated behind the pair of side plates 5a2. That is, a support rod (pin) 5d is fixed between the side plates 5a2, and a holding plate 5cl of the holding mechanism 50 is rotatably attached to this support rod 5d. As shown in FIG. 7, the drawer pocket 5b has a front door 5bl, a bottom plate 5b2, and a support plate 5b.
As shown in FIGS. 8(a) and 8(b), the bottom plate 5b2 has a protrusion 5b21 with an angular cross section slightly rearward from the center for guiding the can product.

The upper end surface 5b31 of the support plate 5b3 of the drawer pocket 5b is formed slightly wide, and the retainer plate 5c
Since the holding plate 5el moves while sliding on the back surface of the can, the holding plate 5el rotates around the support rod 5d, and as shown in FIG. 8(b), while holding the upper can product 61, The can product 62 in the pocket 5 can be taken out.

After taking out the can product 62, if the drawer pocket 5b is pushed in, the holding plate 5C rotates downward and the upper can product 61 falls and is stored in the pocket 5.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the number of pockets is three (3, 4, 5).
), but it can be configured with any number as long as there are two or more above and below. Furthermore, when the pocket is used as a shooter, each bottom plate 3c, 4c may form a falling path between it and the back side IB of the door 1 and guide the can product 6, depending on the size of the diameter of the can product. There are two methods that require adjustment of the width of the falling path. Therefore, S valley bottom plates 3c and 4c
A spring such as a leaf spring is attached to the back side of the tip of the chute, and when the chute is rotated downward, it hits the tips of the lower pocket 4 and bottle pocket 5a via the spring, so that it can be used as a guide. Each bottom plate 3c,
4c has elasticity, and the width of the falling path is automatically adjusted in response to the diameter of the can product.

As described above, the refrigerator with a can shooter function according to the present invention has a pocket for storing can products on the back side of the door, and a bottom plate that can slide and rotate in the upper pocket, so that efficient storage is possible. At the same time, the can products can be smoothly removed from the lower pocket according to the so-called first-in, first-out storage order, starting from the coldest can.

[Effects of the Invention] The refrigerator with a can shooter function according to the present invention has a simple configuration and can be used either as a can shooter specification or as an ordinary pocket specification, so it is very convenient to use for home use.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a refrigerator with a can shooter function according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the upper pocket shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is the same as Fig. 1. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the refrigerator shown in FIG. 1 with canned products stored in its pockets; FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of the refrigerator shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the lower pocket shown in FIG. 5; FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the drawer pocket of the lower pocket shown in FIG. 5; FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the pocket; (a) is a cross-sectional view of the lower pocket, and FIG. 8(b) is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the drawer pocket is pulled out in FIG. 8(a). 1... Door, IBa... Step part, 2... Refrigerator body,
3.4.5...Pocket, 3a, 4a...Door, 3b
, 4b...bottom frame, 3ba...slide hole, 3c,
4c...bottom plate, 5a...bottle pocket, 5b...bow 1 out blur...
Soto, 5C... Holding mechanism, 5cl... Holding plate, 6.61.62... Can product. Agent Patent Attorney Norihiro Ogo Husband 1: Door 2: Reigi's Body Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) Canned products can be stored on the back side of the door, and the bottom plate is configured to be selectively rotatable, and the product falls while being guided by the rotatable bottom plate of the top pocket. A refrigerator with a can shooter function, comprising a lower pocket configured to receive and take out canned products to the outside. (2) Claim (2) characterized in that the lower pocket for receiving the can product is equipped with a holding mechanism for preventing the can product from falling.
1) Refrigerator with can shooter function as described.