JPH04354903A - Storehouse - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the convenience of users when providing a plate-like vessel on the storehouse and to standardize right and left rails. CONSTITUTION:On right and left side walls 4, 5 of a storehouse 2 is provided a pillar 7. On the pillar 7 are provided a pair of rails 10, 10 in such a manner that the provision location thereof can be freely changed in the vertical direction. On the right and left rails 10, 10 is provided a plate-like vessel 15 in such a manner slidable back and forth. On the back wall 6 of the storehouse 2 is provided a stopper 18 projecting forward within a scope wherein the vertical provision position of the plate-like vessel 15 varies.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage cabinet in which a dish-shaped container is supported in a storage chamber via rails so as to be slidable back and forth.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of storage, in order to effectively use the internal volume of the storage chamber, a plurality of shelves and containers are installed inside the storage room, thereby making effective use of the space in the vertical direction. Such shelves and containers usually have supports on the left and right sides, as in Japanese Patent Application No. 2-2226 filed earlier by the applicant, so that the height can be changed depending on the type and size of the stored items. It is supported by this column so that its mounting position can be changed up and down.

[0003] Since the example of the above application is a net shelf, a method is adopted in which the left and right sides of the net shelf are engaged with shelf holders attached to pillars so that the vertical mounting position can be changed, but if this is a dish-shaped container, Generally, a rail 100 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 is attached to a support, and a dish-shaped container is supported on this rail 100 so as to be slidable back and forth.

[0004] When the storage room is partitioned into upper and lower sections by installing shelves or containers inside the storage room, the internal volume of the storage room can be effectively utilized, but air circulation within the storage room is obstructed. In particular, when the dish-shaped container is used in a storage room such as a refrigerator, if the rear end of the container comes into close contact with the back wall of the storage room, the vertical circulation of cold air at the rear of the storage room will be completely blocked, and the cooling effect on the stored items will be significantly reduced. Because of the obstruction, a stopper is used to define a constant distance between the rear end of the container and the back wall.

[0005]

5 and 6 show the conventional structure of such a stopper. FIG. 5 shows an exploded perspective view of a conventional rail 100 and a stopper 101,
FIG. 6 shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the rear part of the rail 100 in the coupled state.

Conventionally, a slit-like hole 103 is bored at the rear of the sliding surface 102 of the rail 100, which has a substantially L-shaped cross section and extends back and forth. Engage the engagement stepped portion 104 of the stopper 101 and tighten the screw 1.
05 to the rail 100. The dish-shaped container comes into contact with this stopper 101 and cannot move further into the interior, thereby maintaining the space between it and the back wall of the storage chamber.

However, in the case of such a structure, since the stopper 101 is fixed to each rail 100, it is necessary to prepare and install an additional stopper 101 each time the number of rails 100 increases, which requires installation work and parts management. becomes extremely complicated.

[0008] Furthermore, a slit 10 is provided at the rear of the rail 100.
3 is installed by drilling, the rail 100 is no longer symmetrical in the front and rear, and as a result, there is a problem in that the same rail 100 cannot be used for both the left and right sides.

[0009] The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a storage which improves usability for the user and further allows the left and right rails to be shared.

0010

[Means for Solving the Problems] The storage of the present invention includes a column provided vertically on both side walls of a storage room that opens to the front, and left and right rails attached to the column so that the vertical mounting position can be changed. A dish-shaped container is supported by the left and right rails so as to be slidable back and forth, and a stopper is provided to protrude forward from the back wall of the storage chamber, and at least the height of the rear end of the dish-shaped container is changed by the stopper. It is provided to extend vertically over the range.

[0011]

[Operation] According to the present invention, when the dish-shaped container is pushed along the left and right rails, the rear end comes into contact with the stopper, so that
The distance between the back wall of the storage room and the dish-shaped container is maintained. At this time, even if the height of the rear end of the dish-shaped container changes due to a change in the mounting position of the left and right rails to the support, the stopper extends up and down within that range, so the dish-shaped container will surely reach the stopper. comes into contact with. Furthermore, the attachment of the stopper does not affect the left and right rails in any way.

0012

Embodiments Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on FIGS. 1 to 4. 1 is a plan sectional view of a refrigerator 1 as an example of a storage, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1, and FIG.
is a perspective view of the refrigerator 1, and FIG. 4 is an overhead view of the storage compartment 2.

[0013] The refrigerator 1 has a storage chamber 2 inside an insulated box body 3 that opens at the front, and the inside of this storage chamber 2 is cooled to a predetermined refrigerating temperature by supplying cold air from a refrigeration device (not shown). Ru. Note that in each figure, for convenience of explanation, a door that freely opens and closes the front opening of the storage chamber 2 is omitted.

The left and right side walls 4, 5 and the back wall 6 of the storage chamber 2 are made of stainless steel plates, for example. Four pillars 7 are attached to the front and rear portions of the left and right side walls 4 and 5, facing each other vertically. The support column 7 is similarly made of stainless steel, and has a substantially U-shaped cross section to form an engagement surface 8 spaced apart from the left and right side walls 4 and 5. Holes 9 are bored so that the four pillars 7 are at the same height.

These columns 7 have a pair of left and right rails 1.
Attach 0 and 10. The rail 10 is made of stainless steel and has a substantially L-shaped cross section, and is constructed symmetrically from front to back by a horizontal sliding surface 11 and a vertical mounting surface 12. The fitting pieces 13, 13 are formed with the same spacing as the spacing. This fitting piece 13 is constructed by cutting and raising the mounting surface 12 outward and then bending it downward in a crank shape, and inserting and fitting this fitting piece 13 into the square hole 9 of the pillar 7. By this, rail 1
0 extends in the front-rear direction and is attached horizontally to the support column 7. The left and right rails 10, 10 are attached to square holes 9 at the same height, and by changing the position of the square holes 9, the mounting position height can be changed.

A dish-shaped container 15 made of stainless steel or synthetic resin is supported on the left and right rails 10, 10. The dish-shaped container 15 has an outwardly protruding flange 16 on its upper edge, and by placing this flange 16 on the sliding surface 11 of the rail 10 so as to be able to slide back and forth, the dish-shaped container 15 is It is installed in the storage room 2 so that it can be taken in and out. The height of this dish-shaped container 15 can be changed by changing the mounting positions of the left and right rails 10, 10, and although only one stage is shown in the figure, it is normally used in a plurality of stages.

On the other hand, a stopper 18 made of stainless steel or synthetic resin is attached to the substantially central portion of the back wall 6 of the storage chamber 2, extending vertically. The stopper 18 has a substantially rectangular cross section and protrudes forward so as to form an abutment surface 19 spaced apart from the back wall 6. Furthermore, stopper 1
8 is attached so as to extend vertically over the range in which the vertical position of the dish-shaped container 15 changes, and in substantially the same range as the support column 7.

When the dish-shaped container 15 is inserted along the sliding surfaces 11 of the left and right rails 10, 10, the rear end of the dish-shaped container 15 eventually comes into contact with the contact surface 19 of the stopper 18 and stops. In this state, a gap is formed between the dish-shaped container 15 and the back wall 6 of the storage chamber 2, and a vertical cold air passage 20 is formed there. Cold air passages 21 , 21 are also formed between the mounting surfaces 12 , 12 of the left and right rails 10 , 10 and the left and right side walls 4 , 5 , so that cold air circulation in the storage chamber 2 is performed smoothly, and the dish-shaped container 15 is Cooling is evenly distributed from the top to the bottom. Furthermore, since the stopper 18 extends vertically as described above, even if the height of the dish-shaped container 15 is changed by changing the positions of the left and right rails 10, 10, the rear end of the dish-shaped container 15 can be securely fixed. The cold air passage 20 is secured by contacting the contact surface 19 of the stopper 18.

In the embodiment, the structure in which the dish-shaped container 15 is supported by the flange 16 has been described, but the structure is not limited to this, and the dish-shaped container 15 may be supported by the rail 10 at the bottom.

Further, in the embodiment, a refrigerator is used as an example of a storage, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is also effective in a freezer, a hot storage, and the like.

[0021]

According to the present invention, when the dish-shaped container is pushed along the left and right rails, the rear end comes into contact with the stopper, so that the distance between the back wall of the storage chamber and the dish-shaped container is maintained. This ensures air circulation within the storage room and prevents temperature unevenness within the room. In particular, since there is no need to attach a stopper to each rail, there is no need to attach any special stopper even if the number of dish-shaped containers increases, and usability is significantly improved. Furthermore, since the same rails can be used for the left and right rails, management of parts becomes easy and cost-effective.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional plan view of a refrigerator.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the refrigerator.

FIG. 4 is an overhead view of the storage room.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional rail and stopper.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the rear part of the rail.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Refrigerator 2 Storage room 6 Back wall 7 Pillar 10 Rail 11 Sliding surface 15 Dish-shaped container 18 Stopper

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: A column provided vertically on both side walls of a storage room that opens to the front, left and right rails attached to the column so that the vertical mounting position can be changed, and a column supported by the left and right rails so as to be slidable back and forth. and a stopper provided to protrude forward from the back wall of the storage chamber, and the stopper moves up and down at least over a range in which the height of the rear end of the dish-shaped container changes. A storehouse characterized in that it extends into.