JPH05157429A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a refrigerator which protects vegetables in a vegetable container from being frozen under the effect of the door opening/closing of a refrigerated chamber and provides a low temperature container located at a convenient spot in a refrigerator where a refrigerated chamber is laid out at the lower part of a partitioning wall. CONSTITUTION:The interior of a refrigerator formed by an inner box 2 is vertically divided with a partitioning wall 14 and a cooler 17 is housed on the rear side of a refrigerated chamber 15 formed in a lower stage. A low temperature container 19 is laid out on the lowest part of a cold storage chamber 16 formed on an upper stage while a vegetable container 21 is laid out above.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a freezer-refrigerator having a freezer compartment provided in the lower part of a refrigerating compartment, and more particularly to an optimum layout of a cooler and a container in a refrigerator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the living environment has become diverse, and so has the layout of refrigerators. Current,
Most of the refrigerators have a freezer at the top. However, in some households, the refrigerator compartment is used more often than the freezer compartment, and the refrigerator compartment is placed at the top so that food stored in the refrigerator can be taken in and out without bending over. Refrigerators are also being made.

An example of a freezer-refrigerator in which the above-described conventional refrigerating chamber is arranged above the freezing chamber will be described below with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the freezer-refrigerator NR-3302BF stored in Matsushita Refrigerating Machine Co., Ltd. in June 1979, and FIG. 4 is a central sectional view. 1 is the outer box, 2
Is an inner box, and 3 is a heat insulating material foam-filled between the two boxes 1 and 2. Reference numeral 4 is a partition wall that divides the interior of the compartment formed by the inner box 2 into upper and lower parts. Reference numeral 5 is a freezing compartment arranged in the lower stage of the partition wall 4.

Reference numeral 6 is a refrigerating chamber arranged above the partition wall 4. A cooler 7 is housed in the partition wall 4. The cooler 7 produces cold air, and the cooler 7
The inside of the refrigerator is cooled by circulating the cool air to each room by the blower 8 arranged at the rear of the room. Reference numeral 9 denotes a drawer-type vegetable container arranged at the bottom of the refrigerator compartment 6. Reference numeral 10 denotes a drawer-type cryogenic container arranged below a shelf 11 arranged in the middle of the refrigerating compartment 6. Reference numeral 12 is a side opening door of the freezing room. Reference numeral 13 denotes a drawer type freezing basket provided in the freezing chamber, which is made of wire.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned structure, since the vegetable compartment container is close to the cooling chamber having a low temperature, the temperature in the vicinity of the partition wall is lowered and the vegetables in the vegetable container are frozen. Had problems.

Further, since the cryogenic container is placed under the shelf provided in the middle stage of the refrigerating room above the partition wall, the position is high for pulling out the container and taking in and out food, which is inconvenient. .. Further, there is a problem that the space between the cryogenic container and the shelves below the cryogenic container is small and food cannot be stored under the cryogenic container.

In view of the above problems, the present invention relates to a freezer-refrigerator in which a refrigerating compartment is arranged above the freezing compartment, which has an optimum cooler position when the cryogenic container is arranged at the bottom of the refrigerating compartment, or , Provides a freezer-refrigerator that has easy-to-use positions for the cryogenic container and the thawing room.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the refrigerator-freezer of the present invention comprises a partition wall that divides the interior of the refrigerator into upper and lower parts, a freezer compartment formed in the lower stage of the partition wall, and the freezer compartment. A cooler stored on the back, a refrigerating chamber formed in the upper stage of the partition wall, a low temperature container arranged at the bottom of the refrigerating chamber, a vegetable container arranged above the low temperature container, and the low temperature It is provided with a structure of a thawing chamber arranged in the lateral part of the container.

[0010]

According to the present invention, the low temperature container is arranged between the vegetable container and the freezing chamber according to the above-mentioned configuration, so that the heat effect on the vegetable container from the freezing chamber is eliminated. Also, by arranging a cryogenic container at the bottom of the refrigerating compartment, the height is suitable for loading and unloading food. Further, since the low temperature container and the thawing chamber are arranged under the vegetable container, the air passage structure is also integrated under the refrigerating chamber.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A freezer-refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the figure, 1
No. 3 to No. 3 have the same configuration as the conventional one, and therefore their explanation is omitted.

Reference numeral 14 is a partition wall which divides the interior of the compartment into upper and lower parts, 15 is a freezing compartment arranged in the lower stage of the partition wall 14, and 16 is a refrigerating compartment arranged in the upper stage. Reference numeral 17 denotes a cooler, which is arranged on the back surface of the freezer compartment 15. The cool air generated by the cooler 17 is circulated to each room by a blower 18 arranged above the cooler 17.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a drawer type low temperature container, which is arranged at the bottom of the refrigerating chamber 16 and is housed in a heat-insulated low temperature chamber 20. Reference numeral 21 is a drawer-type vegetable container arranged above the low temperature chamber 20, and the humidity is controlled by the moisture permeable membrane 22. Reference numeral 23 denotes a drawer type thawing chamber which is arranged beside the low temperature container 19 and beside the vegetable container 21. Reference numeral 24 is a lateral opening door of the freezing compartment 15, and 25 is a drawer type freezing container having an upper opening arranged in the freezing compartment 15.

Therefore, by disposing the low temperature container 19 between the freezer compartment 15 and the vegetable container 21, the heat effect on the vegetable container 21 from the freezer compartment 15 is eliminated and the cooler 17 has a low temperature for a long time. The vegetables in the vegetable container 21 do not freeze. Further, since the drawer-type cryogenic container 19 is arranged at the bottom of the refrigerating chamber 16, the height is appropriate for putting in and taking out food, which is convenient.

Further, since the low temperature chamber 20 and the thawing chamber 23 are arranged at the lowermost portion of the refrigerating chamber 16, the air passage structure can be concentrated in the lower portion of the refrigerating chamber 16 and the internal volume can be improved.

Further, the freezing container 25 in the freezing chamber 15 has an upper opening, so that there is no escape of cold air by opening and closing the side opening door 24 of the freezing chamber, and the cold air remains in the freezing container 25 and remains in the freezing container 25. The temperature does not rise and is suitable for long-term storage.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, the outer box, the inner box, the heat-insulating material filled between the two boxes, and the partition wall for partitioning the inside defined by the inner box into upper and lower parts. A freezer compartment located at the bottom of the partition wall and housing a cooler on the back surface,
Since it is composed of a refrigerating room located above the partition wall and a vegetable room above the cryogenic container arranged at the lowest end of the refrigerating room, there is no heat effect from the freezing room to the vegetable container, and the vegetable container It can prevent the vegetables inside from freezing.

Furthermore, since the drawer type cryogenic container is placed at the bottom of the refrigerating room and the thawing room is provided on the side of the drawer type cold container, the drawer position is at an appropriate height, and the usability is improved. In addition, since the low temperature container and the thawing chamber are arranged under the vegetable container, the air passage structure can be integrated in the lower part of the refrigerating chamber, which leads to an improvement in the internal volume.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a refrigerator-freezer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the refrigerator-freezer of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of container storage in a conventional refrigerator-freezer.

FIG. 4 is a central sectional view of the refrigerator-freezer of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Outer Box 2 Inner Box 3 Insulation Material 14 Partition Wall 15 Freezer Room 16 Refrigerator Room 17 Cooler 19 Low Temperature Container 21 Vegetable Container 23 Defrosting Room

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An outer box, an inner box, a heat-insulating material filled between the two boxes, a partition wall that divides the interior of the chamber formed by the inner box into upper and lower parts, and a lower part of the partition wall. A freezer-refrigerator including a freezer compartment on the rear side of which a cooler is housed, a refrigerating compartment located above the partition wall, and a cryogenic container disposed at the bottom of the refrigerating compartment. 2. The refrigerator-freezer according to claim 1, wherein the vegetable container is arranged above the cryogenic container. 3. The freezer-refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a thawing chamber is arranged laterally of the cryogenic container.