JPH06147747A - Storage box for refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a storage box for a refrigerator, capable of utilizing a space in the refrigerator effectively without producing any dead space and reducing the leakage of cold air upon opening a door for the refrigerator. CONSTITUTION:A storage box for a refrigerator is constituted of an upper box 10, having slide racks 13, and a lower box 20, having main racks 23. The slide rack can be penetrated through the main rack movably whereby the height of the same can be regulated freely. The upper box and the lower box are provided with front panels 11, 12 respectively so as to be superposed. When the height of a refrigerating material is small, the slide racks of the upper box are pushed into the main racks of the lower box to lower the height and when the height of the refrigerating material is tall, the slide racks are pulled out to equalize the height of the box to the height of the refrigerating material and, thereafter, the storage box is supported in the refrigerator to store the refrigerating material.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage box for storing refrigerated items in refrigerators and freezers, particularly commercial refrigerators and freezers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to store refrigerated items in a refrigerator or freezer, it is preferable that cold air is evenly contacted with the outer surface of the refrigerated items to uniformly cool and hold them. In that sense, it is not preferable to directly stack a plurality of refrigerated items or the like. To store such refrigerated items, storage boxes of various shapes and structures have been proposed and used up to now. Examples of the storage boxes include the front (facing the back of the refrigerator door) and the bottom. One with a cold air through hole (Fig. 6), one with a basket-like body (Fig. 7), one with a cold air through hole only on the bottom surface (Fig. 8), and a box with a flange on the upper edge. There is a shape (FIG. 9) and a shape (FIG. 10) in which a groove is formed on the inner surface to promote the supply of cold air to a contact portion such as a refrigerated item.

[0003]

The storage box described above has a fixed shape and size. In other words, the height is constant. On the other hand, the height of refrigerated items is not constant, so if a large storage box that can store tall refrigerated items is installed in the refrigerator, when there are no tall refrigerated items, the storage box The upper space inside is a dead space with no refrigeration. Further, it is also possible to use a short storage box and to widen the space between the storage boxes only when storing tall refrigerated items. In this case, a dead space is rarely generated, but since the distance between the storage boxes is large, the amount of cold air leaking out is large when the door of the refrigerator is opened, which is not preferable for maintaining the internal cold air temperature. Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and can effectively utilize the space inside the refrigerator without causing dead space, and has a simple refrigerator storage structure with little cold air leakage when the door is opened. The purpose is to provide a box. In this specification,
The expression "refrigerator" means "freezer" unless otherwise specified.
Shall be included.

[0004]

To achieve the above object, a refrigerator storage box according to the present invention comprises an upper box having a slide rack and a lower box having the main rack. The slide rack is movably inserted into the main rack so that its height can be adjusted. In the upper and lower boxes,
Each has a front panel. The front panels of the upper and lower boxes overlap each other.

[0005]

The storage box having the above-described structure is supported on the inner side wall of the refrigerator by the movable rails provided on the side surfaces of the upper box or the lower box. When the height of the refrigerated items is small, push the slide rack of the upper box into the book rack of the lower box to reduce the height.When the height of the refrigerated items is large, pull out the slide rack to adjust the height. After adjusting the height according to the size of the refrigerated items, the refrigerated items are stored by supporting them in the refrigerator. The front panel of the upper box is combined with the front panel of the lower box,
Partitions the flow of cold air as if it were a single plate.

[0006]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts. In FIG. 1, the storage box 1 is configured by combining an upper box 10 and a lower box 20. The upper box 10 includes a front panel 11 and a rear panel 1.
2, a slide rack 13, a movable rail 14 and the like. The lower box 20 is composed of a front panel 21, a rear panel 22, a main rack 23, etc. The details of the upper box 10 and the lower box 20 are shown in the exploded view of FIG.

In FIG. 2, the front panel 11 of the upper box 10 is shown.
Has a handle 11a on the front surface and is connected to the rear panel 12 via movable rails 14 and 15. Front panel 1
1 and the movable rails 14 and 15 and the latter and the rear panel 12 are connected to each other by appropriate fastening members such as bolts and screws.
The movable rails 14 and 15 also have a function as a strength member. The slide rack 13 is fixed to the rear panel 12 by two clamps 16 and screws (not shown), and is also fixed to the front panel 11 in the same manner. The slide rack 13 has a plurality of slide shafts 13a extending vertically.

The front panel 21 of the lower box 20 has a box shape and receives the front panel 11 of the upper box in a nesting manner. A long hole 21a extending in the vertical direction is formed on the side surface of the front panel 21, and a fixing screw (not shown) screwed into the side surface of the front panel 11 is passed therethrough. The rear panel 22 has a similar structure, and has a height adjusting slot 22a on the side surface. The present rack 23 is attached to the front panel 2 by the clamp 25.
1 and fixed to the rear panel 22, respectively. A plurality of slide fittings 23a are provided on the side of the rack 23 so as to project from the slide rack 13 of the upper box 10.
Is movably accepted. A plurality of slide fittings 23 a may be provided individually as shown in the figure, or a plurality of slide holes may be formed in one plate and the plates may be arranged in the main rack 23.

The above-described storage box 1 may be assembled by increasing the height as shown in FIG. 1 or by making it short as shown in FIG. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the storage box 1 that is made shorter and assembled as shown in FIG. 3 is put in the refrigerator 30 and used. The storage box 1 of this height is indicated by reference numeral 1a. In FIG. 4, the main body 31 of the refrigerator 30
Is supported by legs 32 and is filled with foam insulation.
A refrigerator compartment 33 is provided above the main body 31, and a fan 35 and a cooler 37 are provided above the inside of the refrigerator. A cover 39 is provided below the cooler 37 and is connected to a duct 41 in the inner part of the refrigerator. By driving the fan 35, the air in the refrigerator circulates as shown by the arrow and is cooled by the cooler 37.
The refrigerated product is cooled when passing through the storage box 1a. In this state, even if a door (not shown) is opened, since the mutual intervals of the storage boxes 1a are small, the cool air does not leak from there. When the storage box 1a containing the refrigerated food to be taken out or the storage box 1a containing the refrigerated food is pulled out, the cold air flows out to some extent, but this is unavoidable and the leakage of the cold air is minimal Suppressed.

FIG. 5 shows a storage box 1 adjusted to a middle height.
Storage box 1 adjusted to a large height (indicated by reference numeral 1b)
The state (indicated by reference numeral 1c) is used together with the storage box 1a. Although the storage boxes 1a, 1b, and 1c of various heights are used, since the mutual intervals do not change, even if the front door is opened,
Air leakage is kept low. Although not clearly shown in the drawing, a groove or a rib is integrally formed on the inner wall of the refrigerator 30.

[0011]

As can be seen from the above description, according to the present invention, the storage box is composed of the upper box and the lower box, and the height can be adjusted according to the height of the refrigerated items, so that the dead space can be saved. It is possible to effectively use the cold air space in the refrigerator without causing it,
Since the gap between the upper and lower storage boxes can be kept small and suitable, it is possible to suppress the leakage of cold air when the door is opened, prevent energy loss, and prevent changes in the temperature of the refrigerated items. Further, since the same storage box can be structurally used, it is economical as compared with the case where a plurality of storage boxes having different sizes are used. When storing unused storage boxes outside the refrigerator, the storage space can be saved because they can be stacked with the minimum height.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall side view of a storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded structural view of a storage box according to the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 3 is another assembly state diagram of the storage box.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a usage state of the storage box.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing another usage state of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional storage box.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another example of a conventional storage box.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing still another example of a conventional storage box.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing another example of a conventional storage box.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing still another example of a conventional storage box.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... storage box, 10 ... upper box, 11 ... front panel, 13 ... slide rack, 20 ... lower box, 21 ... front panel, 23 ...
Book rack, 30 ... Refrigerator.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A storage box suspended and supported on a side wall of a refrigerator, comprising an upper box having a slide rack and a lower box having a main rack, and the upper box and the lower box can be overlapped with each other. A storage box for a refrigerator, characterized in that the slide rack of the upper box is movably inserted into the main rack of the lower box so that the height thereof can be adjusted.