JPH05256568A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make the inside of a refrigerator clean while making foods look nice naturally by arranging one an illumination lamp having protective cover at the front part of a division wall for dividing the inside of the refrigerator while the other illumination lamp is arranged deep in a cold storage chamber to light the inside of the refrigerator from the front and rear thereof. CONSTITUTION:The main body 1 of a refrigerator is divided into a freezing chamber 2 and a cold storage chamber 3 with a division wall 5 while the cold storage chamber 3 and a vegetable chamber 4 are divided with a division wall 6. The ceiling of the main body 1 of the refrigerator is formed with a division wall 1a while a low temperature chamber 7 is formed inside the cold storage chamber 3 by division with a division wall 8. In this case. first illumination lamps 10a-10d having protective covers 11 are arranged deep at the front parts of the division walls 1a, 5, 6 and 8. Moreover, second illumination lamps 12 and 13 having the respective protective covers 18 and 19 are deep at the upper and lover surface parts of the cold storage chamber 3. Then, foods stored in the chambers 2, 3, 4 and 7 are lighted from both the front and rear sides thereof. This makes the inside of the refrigerator look clean while the foods are made to look nice naturally.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention beautifully illuminates food such as refrigerators and freezers of refrigerators used for home and business purposes, and is capable of expressing the interior of the refrigerator more widely and cleanly. The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been an increasing demand for large-capacity refrigerators for household refrigerators and the like, as their storage capacities have increased. Also, due to the sophistication of houses, the diversification of housing equipment and furniture, or the orientation toward living comfortably, so-called electric appliances such as refrigerators are not only required to have simple functions, but also as a part of furniture or as an ornament. The voice that wants the added value of is increasing recently.

Further, the variety of foods stored in the refrigerator has become more diverse with the palatability, and the appearance packaging has become colorful and beautiful so as to further arouse the appetite. In addition, the food itself is packaged to look fresher and more beautiful with color-rendering lighting as seen in modern kitchen or dining room lighting. On the other hand, in the conventional refrigerator, an incandescent light bulb that is used only for illuminating the hands of a sewing machine or the like to illuminate the inside of the refrigerator is generally used in a part of the inner surface of the refrigerator.

[0004]

However, the incandescent light bulb such as the sewing machine used in the above-mentioned conventional refrigerator (hereinafter,
In the case of a sewing machine ball, the illuminance is low and the color temperature is around 2800K, which makes it difficult to see the inside of the refrigerator because it is dark, or the walls of foods and refrigerating rooms look yellow, which poses a problem of lack of freshness. It was Furthermore, as the refrigerator grows in size as described above, the perforated sewing balls placed only in the back of the refrigerator do not reach the surrounding area of the room and are illuminated from the back of the food items stored in the refrigerator. Therefore, there is a problem in that the contents are dazzling and the packaging labels of foods are shaded, making it difficult to visually recognize the described contents.
Further, as described above, although the recent refrigerators have become larger with the diversification of eating habits and are occupying the position of furniture or furniture at home, the interior design balances with the surroundings of kitchens, dining rooms, etc. It is hard to say that they are always in harmony with each other, and it is not yet possible to see that the lighting inside the refrigerator also works in harmony with the lighting in the kitchen or dining room.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems. By arranging the lighting device in the refrigerator ergonomically, it is easy on the eyes and the inside of the refrigerator is clean, and foods are kept natural. An object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator equipped with a lighting device that can be seen more beautifully.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a first illuminating lamp having a protective cover in the front part from substantially the center of a partition wall that partitions the interior of a refrigerator, and further, a refrigerating room. The second illumination lamp is provided on the inner side of the
The illuminating lamp of (1) is arranged over the entire width of the partition wall, or at least one is provided in a part of the partition wall, or a plurality of the partition walls are divided and arranged in plural. Further, at least the illumination light of the first illumination lamp is passed through a filter that reduces light in the visible light region of 570 nm to 590 nm, or is emitted by the emission of the phosphor, and At least the shape of the first illuminating lamp is a connection type.

[0007]

Therefore, according to the present invention, the first section is provided with the protective cover on the front portion from the substantially center of the partition wall which partitions the interior of the refrigerator.
And the second illumination light in the back of the refrigerating room, the food in the refrigerator is illuminated not only from the top of the front but also from the back, etc. to keep the food fresh. The characters and the like written on the label can be easily visually recognized. In addition, foods from the front of it 570nm ~ 590
By reducing the light in the visible light range of nm or by illuminating with the illumination light of the first illumination lamp by the emission of the phosphor, the natural colors such as red and green of foods can be seen beautifully and freshly. Therefore, the inside of the refrigerator can be used whiter and more cleanly, and with a feeling of spaciousness.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a refrigerator main body, 2 is a freezer compartment, 3 is a refrigerating compartment with an open door (hereinafter, simply referred to as refrigerating compartment), and 4 is mainly. This is a drawer-type refrigerating room (hereinafter referred to as a vegetable room) for storing vegetables and the like, and the freezing room 2 and the refrigerating room 3 are partitioned by a partition wall 5, and the refrigerating room 3 and the vegetable room 4 are partitioned by a partition wall 6. ing. Further, a low temperature chamber 7 provided in the cold storage chamber 3 and capable of being kept at a temperature relatively lower than that of the cold storage chamber 3 is partitioned by a partition wall 8, and a door 9 is provided in front of the low temperature chamber 7. .. 10a, 10
Reference numerals b, 10c, and 10d denote first illuminating lamps each having a protective cover 11, and each partition wall 1a, partition wall 5, partition wall 8, or partition wall 6 that constitutes the ceiling of the refrigerator main body 1 are shown.
Is disposed in the front part of the. Reference numeral 12 is a second illuminating lamp provided on the back upper surface of the refrigerating compartment 3, and 13 is a second illuminating lamp provided on the back lower surface of the refrigerating compartment 3. In addition, 14 is a freezer compartment door, 15 is a refrigerating compartment door, 16 is a vegetable compartment door, 17 is a shelf provided in the refrigerating compartment 3, and 18 is a second.
The illumination lamps 12 and 19 are protective covers for the second illumination lamp 13 respectively.

2, FIG. 3, and FIG. 4 are partially cutaway plan perspective views of the refrigerator main body 1 as seen from above, and FIG. 2 shows one first lighting lamp 10b in a part of the front surface of the partition wall 5. 3, FIG. 3 shows one first illuminating lamp 10b over substantially the entire width of the front surface of the partition wall 5, and FIG. 4 shows three first illuminating lamps 10b by dividing the entire width of the substantially central portion of the partition wall 5. FIG. 3 shows the positional relationship of an example in which each of the illuminating lamps 10b is arranged, and various illuminating effects can be obtained depending on the position of the first illuminating lamp 10b arranged on the partition wall 5 as described above. The position can be changed depending on the size and shape of the refrigerator or the design contents of each room in the refrigerator. This arrangement position is the same for the other illumination lamps 10a, 10c and 10d.
Further, FIG. 5 is a front view showing the refrigerating compartment 3 and the low temperature compartment 7 by opening the refrigerating compartment door 15 of the refrigerator, and as shown in the figure, the second illumination lamp 12 is the inner top surface of the refrigerating compartment 3. 2 are provided at both ends, and another second illuminating lamp 13 is provided at the inner bottom surface of the refrigerator compartment 3.

FIG. 6 is an assembly perspective view showing the details of an illuminating device including the first illuminating lamp 10b.
A protective cover 11 is provided on the lower part of and a reflector 20 is provided on the upper part. The protective cover 11 has at least one cooling hole 21, and the reflector 20 has at least one light transmitting hole 22.
Is opened. However, when it is not necessary to transmit the illumination light to the low temperature chamber 7 or the like above the partition wall 5, the light transmitting hole 2 is used.
2 can be omitted.

Next, the operation and effect of the configuration of the above embodiment will be described. 1st as shown in each figure above
The illuminating lamp 10b is located in the front part of the partition wall 5
The foods inside are illuminated from the front upper part thereof, and the second illumination lamps 12 and 13 illuminate the foods from the upper and lower parts of the deep side of the refrigerating compartment 3 respectively, so that the foods are illuminated from the front and rear thereof. It receives light and is illuminated very clearly and beautifully. In that case, since the first illuminating lamp 10b is covered with the protective cover 11, the second illuminating lamp 12 is covered with the protective cover 18, and the second illuminating lamp 13 is covered with the protective cover 19, respectively, the light is directly exposed. You won't go in and you won't feel dazzling. Further, the first illuminating lamp 10b can be effectively cooled by the cold air in the refrigerating chamber 3 passing through the cooling holes 21 provided in the protective cover 11.

Although various light sources can be used as the first illuminating lamp 10b used in the present invention, when an incandescent type light source is used, various foods in the refrigerator are naturally fresh and delicious. In order to widely and cleanly express the inside of the chamber, the light of the yellow component is included in the spectrum emitted by the light source of the incandescent type, that is, 570n of the wavelength in the visible light region.
It is desirable to reduce the light having a wavelength in the range from m to 590 nm, and as a means therefor, a neodymium glass tube may be provided as a filter on the outer tube to achieve the object.

Further, in order to achieve the same purpose as described above and to obtain an effect, an illumination lamp provided with a filter is replaced with, for example, a Palook fluorescent lamp (trade name, manufactured by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.), which has excellent color rendering properties. It is possible to use an illumination lamp that combines phosphors and emits illumination light by the light emission. Further, in the case of a large-capacity refrigerator in which the shape of the first illuminating lamp 10b is a connected lamp, the shape of the first illuminating lamp 10b can illuminate food items in the refrigerator widely from the front side, so that more effective illumination can be performed. You can

By adjusting the illuminance of the first illuminating lamp 10b or the second illuminating lamps 12 and 13 individually or in conjunction with each other, the illuminance of the kitchen or dining room where the refrigerator is installed can be adjusted. It can correspond to the brightness and can be ergonomically friendly lighting that is more eye-friendly. The illuminance can be adjusted manually or automatically using a sensor that is sensitive to the brightness of the room where a refrigerator such as a kitchen is installed.

Although the first illuminating lamp is provided on the front surface of each partition wall in the present embodiment, it may be provided on the front surface of the shelf 17 depending on the shape and size of the refrigerator. .. Further, in the present embodiment, only the case where the partition walls partition the inside of the refrigerator in the horizontal direction has been described. However, in the case of partition walls that partition the interior of the refrigerator in the vertical direction due to design or design, the technique disclosed by the present invention is also disclosed. It is possible to use

In the above embodiment, the partition wall 5 is provided with the illumination lamp 10.
Although the example in which b is provided has been described, the partition walls 1a, 6 and 8 are provided with the illumination lights 10a, 10d or 1 respectively.
Even if 0c is provided, the same operational effect is obtained.

Thus, according to the above embodiment, the partition wall 5
The first illuminating lamp 10b is arranged on the front part of the vehicle, and a cooling hole 21 for cooling the illuminating lamp 10b with cool air is provided below the first illuminating lamp 10b.
Since the protective cover 11 having the above is provided, and the second illumination lamps 12 and 13 are provided at the upper rear portion and the lower rear portion of the refrigerating compartment 3, the food items in the refrigerating compartment 3 are illuminated brighter than the front and rear surfaces. It is possible to clearly read the characters and the like written on the packaging of foods. Further, since the connected lamp provided with the outer tube made of neodymium glass or the like is used as a light source, the inside wall of the refrigerator is whiter and wider, and foods can be made to look natural and fresh.

[0018]

As is apparent from the above embodiment, the present invention is provided with the first illuminating lamp having the protective cover in the front portion from the substantially center of the partition wall for partitioning the inside of the refrigerator, and further, the back surface of the refrigerating room. Since the second illuminating lamp is provided in the refrigerator, it is possible to illuminate the food items stored in each room in the refrigerator from the front surface and the rear surface, and it is possible to clearly read the contents described in the food items. it can. Further, by providing the protective cover with the cooling hole, the cold air circulating in the refrigerator can be effectively introduced near the illumination lamp to cool the first illumination lamp.

Further, one or a plurality of the first illuminating lamps can be arranged in the entire width of the partition wall or in a part thereof depending on the size of the refrigerator, the design of each room in the refrigerator, etc., so that various lighting effects can be obtained. ..

Further, in the conventional refrigerator provided with a sewing machine ball, the inside of the refrigerator can be illuminated only in yellow and in a dark state.
Since a concatenated lamp equipped with a filter that reduces light of 590 nm or an illuminating lamp that emits illuminating light by the emission of a phosphor is used, food items in the refrigerator can be kept fresh and delicious in their natural colors. The effect is that the inside wall of the refrigerator can be made whiter, cleaner, and more spacious while showing it. Furthermore, since the illuminance of the first illuminating lamp or the second illuminating lamp can be adjusted, it is possible to obtain the optimum illuminating light according to the brightness of the room, and it is possible to provide eye-friendly illumination.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway cross-sectional view of the refrigerator.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a refrigerator according to another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a main part of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an assembled perspective view of a lighting device that constitutes a first lighting lamp of the refrigerator.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a, 5, 6, 8 Partition wall 3 Refrigerating room 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d First illumination lamp 11 Protective cover 12, 13 Second illumination lamp

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yasuo Nakamura 3-22 Takaidahondori, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Refrigerator Co., Ltd. (72) Toshiro Ozawa 3-22 Takadahondori, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka Matsushita Refrigerating Machinery Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yukio Akashi 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Izumi Akashi, 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A refrigerator in which a first illuminating lamp provided with a protective cover is provided in a front portion from substantially the center of a partition wall that divides the interior of the refrigerator, and a second illuminating lamp is further provided in the inner surface of the refrigerating compartment. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the first illuminating lamp is arranged over the entire width of the partition wall. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein at least one first illuminating lamp is arranged on a part of the partition wall. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the first illuminating lamps are arranged by dividing the entire width of the partition wall. 5. The refrigerator according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the protective cover is provided with at least one cooling hole. 6. At least the first illuminating lamp is 570 nm or more.
The refrigerator according to claim 1, which is an illuminating lamp including a filter that reduces light in a visible light region of 590 nm. 7. The illumination lamp according to claim 1, wherein at least the first illumination lamp emits illumination light by light emission of a phosphor.
The refrigerator according to 3 or 4. 8. The refrigerator according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein at least the first illuminating lamp is a linked lamp. 9. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the illuminance of the first illuminating lamp or the illuminance of the second illuminating lamp can be adjusted individually or in conjunction with each other.