JPH06101960A - Shelf device of refrigerator - Google Patents
Shelf device of refrigeratorInfo
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- JPH06101960A JPH06101960A JP25249992A JP25249992A JPH06101960A JP H06101960 A JPH06101960 A JP H06101960A JP 25249992 A JP25249992 A JP 25249992A JP 25249992 A JP25249992 A JP 25249992A JP H06101960 A JPH06101960 A JP H06101960A
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- refrigerator
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D25/00—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled
- F25D25/04—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled by conveyors
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Abstract
Description
【0001】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、背の高い冷蔵庫の庫内
に設けられた庫内棚(特に最上段の棚)に貯蔵される食
品の、取扱い性を向上させる棚装置に関するものであ
る。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shelving device which improves the handling of food stored in a shelves (particularly the uppermost shelves) provided in a tall refrigerator. .
【0002】[0002]
【従来の技術】年々、冷蔵庫は大容量化が進み、昨今で
は内容積約400lクラスが主流となってきており、し
かもその高さ寸法は約180cmとなっている。従来こ
の種の冷蔵庫の庫内棚は図5に示すように、庫内には複
数段の庫内棚が設置されているが、特に最上段の庫内棚
位置は床面から約160cm程度に位置している。ま
た、最上段の庫内棚は手前に引き出し時には手前側が下
方に傾斜するようになっている。尚この種従来例には実
公昭59−6393号公報等がある。2. Description of the Related Art The capacity of refrigerators has been increasing year by year, and an internal volume of about 400 liters has become the mainstream these days, and the height of the refrigerator is about 180 cm. As shown in FIG. 5, the internal shelves of refrigerators of this type conventionally have a plurality of internal shelves, but the uppermost internal shelving position is about 160 cm above the floor. positioned. Further, the uppermost shelf in the cabinet is designed to incline downward when pulled out toward the front. As a conventional example of this type, there is Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 59-6393.
【0003】[0003]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】日本人の主婦の平均身
長は約156cmと言われているが、床面より約160
cmの位置に設置された最上段の庫内棚は、身長よりも
高い位置となるので、該庫内棚に食品を出し入れしよう
とした時、背伸びをしたり、或は踏台を利用して行なう
事となり、その取扱い性が悪かった。また、従来のよう
に手前に引き出した時傾斜する棚装置では、棚から食品
が落下し易くなるという不便さがあった。[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The average height of a Japanese housewife is said to be about 156 cm.
Since the uppermost shelf in the cabinet installed at the position of cm is higher than the height, when you try to put food in or out of the shelf in the cabinet, you stretch yourself or use a step. This was a problem and the handling was poor. Further, in the conventional shelf device that tilts when pulled out toward the front, there is an inconvenience that food easily falls from the shelf.
【0004】そこで、上記最上段の庫内棚を利用したい
時、該庫内棚が水平を保持したまま下方に下降するよう
にしたものである。Therefore, when it is desired to use the uppermost shelves in the refrigerator, the shelves are lowered downward while keeping the shelves horizontal.
【0005】[0005]
【課題を解決するための手段】即ち、庫内棚の両側にア
ームリンク機構を用いる事によって該庫内棚を手前に引
き出した時、該庫内棚が水平を保持したまま、略棚一段
分下方に下降するようにしたものである。[Means for Solving the Problems] That is, when arm shelves are used on both sides of the shelves in the refrigerator, when the shelves in the refrigerator are pulled out toward the front, the shelves in the refrigerator are held horizontally and the amount of the shelf is about one step. It is designed to descend downward.
【0006】[0006]
【作用】前述のようにアームリンク機構を利用すること
によって、最上段の庫内棚が水平を保持したまま、前方
(手前側)に略棚一段分が下降するので、該棚位置は床
面より約145cmの高さとなり、冷蔵庫を最も多く利
用する主婦にとっては充分に手の届く位置となり、食品
の出し入れが容易に出来るようになる。As described above, by using the arm link mechanism as described above, the uppermost shelves inside the cabinet are kept horizontal, and one shelf is lowered forward (toward the front side). The height is about 145 cm, which is sufficiently accessible to housewives who use the refrigerator most often, and food can be easily taken in and out.
【0007】[0007]
【実施例】以下、本発明の一実施例を図1〜図4により
説明する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
【0008】1は冷蔵庫本体、2は庫内に設置された最
上段に位置する庫内棚、3は他の庫内棚である。4は、
図2に示すようにアームリンク機構で、アーム41、ア
ーム42、及び連結部材6で構成されている。5はアー
ムリンク機構4と対称形から成り、アームリンク機構4
と反対側に設置され、連結部材6でアームリンク機構
4、5が連結されている。7は上記庫内棚2を載置する
ための棚リブで、庫内壁面の左右相対位置に設けられ、
上記連結部材6と同一面となる位置になっており、この
同一面上に庫内棚2が載置されているものである。庫内
棚2は棚リブ7上に載置して置く事により、万一庫内棚
2が汚れてしまった時に庫内棚2を外して、容易に清掃
出来るようになっている。Reference numeral 1 is a refrigerator main body, 2 is a cabinet inside the cabinet installed in the cabinet, and 3 is another cabinet inside the cabinet. 4 is
As shown in FIG. 2, the arm link mechanism includes an arm 41, an arm 42, and a connecting member 6. The arm link mechanism 4 is symmetrical with the arm link mechanism 4.
The arm link mechanisms 4 and 5 are connected by a connecting member 6 on the opposite side. Reference numeral 7 denotes a shelf rib for mounting the above-mentioned shelf 2 on the left and right sides of the inner wall surface.
It is located on the same plane as the connecting member 6, and the in-compartment shelf 2 is placed on the same plane. By placing the shelf 2 on the shelf on the shelf rib 7, it is possible to easily remove the shelf 2 in case the shelf 2 is dirty and clean it.
【0009】アーム41、42は各々間隔w1をもって
平行に前後に配設され、各々の下端部は回動自在な支軸
41a、42aでもって庫内両壁に左右対称位置に支持
されている。又、アーム41、42の上端部は、連結部
材6でもって間隔w1が保たれて回動出来るように保持
されると共に、回動軸41b、42bと同芯に位置した
ところに各々凸起41c、42cが形成されている。
又、庫内棚2の両側壁部には係止部2a、2a´が先の
間隔w1寸法をもって形成されているものである。更に
アーム41の下方にはストッパー41dがアーム42側
に向かって突出しており、アーム41、42が支軸41
a、42aを軸として回動した時、図2の2点鎖線の示
す位置で図4の如く回動を停止させるものである。The arms 41 and 42 are arranged in front and rear in parallel with a space w1 therebetween, and the lower ends of the arms are supported by rotatable shafts 41a and 42a at left and right symmetrical positions on both walls of the refrigerator. Further, the upper ends of the arms 41 and 42 are held by the connecting member 6 so that they can be rotated with a gap w1 maintained therebetween, and the protrusions 41c are located at positions concentric with the rotating shafts 41b and 42b. , 42c are formed.
Further, locking portions 2a, 2a 'are formed on both side wall portions of the in-compartment shelf 2 with the above-mentioned distance w1. Further, below the arm 41, a stopper 41d projects toward the arm 42 side, and the arms 41, 42 are connected to the support shaft 41.
When rotating about a and 42a as axes, the rotation is stopped as shown in FIG. 4 at the position indicated by the chain double-dashed line in FIG.
【0010】以上の様に構成された庫内棚の装置につい
ての動作を説明すると、棚リブ7上に載置された庫内棚
2を手前に引き出してくると、庫内棚2の両壁側部に形
成された係止部2a、2a´が各々連結部材6に形成さ
れた係止軸41c、42cに当設し嵌合し合う。即ち、
係止部2aは回動軸41cと、係止部2a´は係止軸4
2cと嵌合するものである。更に、庫内棚2を引き出す
と、庫内棚2は、アームリンク機構4、5によって図2
に示す2点鎖線の如く水平を保持したまま前方に引き出
されて、略棚一段分下降して止まるものである。The operation of the apparatus for the internal shelves having the above-described structure will be described. When the internal shelves 2 placed on the shelf ribs 7 are pulled out to the front, both walls of the internal shelves 2 are pulled out. The engaging portions 2a and 2a 'formed on the side portions are fitted and engaged with the engaging shafts 41c and 42c formed on the connecting member 6, respectively. That is,
The locking portion 2a is a rotating shaft 41c, and the locking portion 2a 'is a locking shaft 4c.
It fits with 2c. Further, when the shelves 2 in the refrigerator are pulled out, the shelves 2 in the refrigerator are moved by the arm link mechanisms 4 and 5.
As shown by the two-dot chain line in Fig. 2, it is pulled out while keeping the horizontal position, and then descends by approximately one shelf and stops.
【0011】[0011]
【発明の効果】本発明は、以上説明したように構成され
ているので、以下に記載されているような効果を奏す
る。Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it has the following effects.
【0012】高さが、約180cmから成り、庫内に複
数段の庫内棚を有する冷蔵庫に於て、最上段の庫内棚を
前方(手前側)に引き出した時、該庫内棚が略棚一段分
下降するようにした事により、冷蔵庫を多く利用する主
婦たちが、庫内棚の食品を背伸びしたり、踏台等を使用
しなくても容易に食品が出し入れ出来る。In a refrigerator having a height of about 180 cm and having a plurality of shelves in the refrigerator, when the uppermost shelves are pulled out to the front (front side), By lowering the shelves by approximately one step, housewives who use refrigerators can easily put food in and out without having to stretch the food on the shelves or use a step.
【0013】又、上記庫内棚を庫内の略全幅とすると共
に、上記下降手段を庫内両壁側に設けたアームリンク機
構とした事で、該庫内棚の出し入れを円滑に行えると共
に、取扱いにくい最上段の棚を有効に使用出来る。Further, since the above-mentioned internal shelves have substantially the same width as the inside of the internal storage, and the lowering means is an arm link mechanism provided on both sides of the internal storage, the internal shelves can be smoothly taken in and out. , The top shelf that is difficult to handle can be used effectively.
【0014】更に、上記庫内棚を下降手段により略水平
を保持した状態で下降するようにした事により、該庫内
棚に載置された食品が落下する事無く取り出し出来る。Furthermore, by lowering the above-mentioned shelves in the cabinet while keeping them substantially horizontal, the food items placed on the shelves can be taken out without dropping.
【0015】更に、上記庫内棚装置は、棚が正規取付位
置(庫内最上段位置)の時、取り外し可能となるような
構造とする事により、庫内棚の清掃が容易に出来る。Further, the above-mentioned internal shelving device can be easily cleaned by having a structure in which the shelves can be removed when the shelves are in the regular mounting position (the uppermost position in the internal storage).
【図1】本発明実施例の冷蔵庫の正面図である。FIG. 1 is a front view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
【図2】図1の要部断面図である。FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of FIG.
【図3】図1の要部詳細図である。FIG. 3 is a detailed view of a main part of FIG.
【図4】図1の要部動作図である。FIG. 4 is an operation diagram of a main part of FIG.
【図5】従来の冷蔵庫の縦断面図である。FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view of a conventional refrigerator.
1…冷蔵庫本体、 2…庫内棚、 2a…庫内棚係止部、 2a´…庫内棚係止部、 3…庫内棚、 4…アームリンク機構、 5…アームリンク機構、 6…連結部材、 7…棚リブ、 41…アーム、 41a…支軸、 41b…回動軸、 41c…連結部材係止軸、 42…アーム、 42b…回動軸、 42c…連結部材係止軸。 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Refrigerator main body, 2 ... Internal shelf, 2a ... Internal shelf locking part, 2a '... Internal shelf locking part, 3 ... Internal shelf, 4 ... Arm link mechanism, 5 ... Arm link mechanism, 6 ... Connecting member, 7 ... Shelf rib, 41 ... Arm, 41a ... Support shaft, 41b ... Rotating shaft, 41c ... Connecting member locking shaft, 42 ... Arm, 42b ... Rotating shaft, 42c ... Connecting member locking shaft.
Claims (4)
段の庫内棚を有する冷蔵庫において、最上段の庫内棚を
手前側に引き出した時、該庫内棚が略棚一段分、下降す
るようにしたことを特徴とする冷蔵庫の棚装置。1. In a refrigerator having a height of about 180 cm and having a plurality of internal shelves in the refrigerator, when the uppermost internal shelves are pulled out to the front side, the internal shelves correspond to approximately one shelf. , A shelf device for a refrigerator characterized by being lowered.
すると共に上記、下降手段を庫内両壁側に設けたアーム
リンク機構としたことを特徴とする冷蔵庫の棚装置。2. A refrigerator shelving device, characterized in that the shelves in the refrigerator according to claim 1 have substantially the same width as the inside of the refrigerator, and the descending means is an arm link mechanism provided on both walls of the refrigerator. .
略、水平を保持した状態で下降することを特徴とする冷
蔵庫の棚装置。3. A shelving device for a refrigerator, wherein the shelves in the refrigerator according to claim 1 are lowered by a lowering means while being kept substantially horizontal.
位置(庫内最上段位値)に於て、庫内棚が取外し可能な
ことを特徴とする冷蔵庫の棚装置。4. The shelving unit for a refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the shelving in the refrigerator is removable at a regular mounting position (uppermost level value in the refrigerator).
Priority Applications (1)
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JP25249992A JPH06101960A (en) | 1992-09-22 | 1992-09-22 | Shelf device of refrigerator |
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JP25249992A JPH06101960A (en) | 1992-09-22 | 1992-09-22 | Shelf device of refrigerator |
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US7430937B2 (en) | 2004-01-16 | 2008-10-07 | Maytag Corporation | Rack and pinion stabilizer system |
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