JPH064584U - refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] A vegetable container can be used in both the vegetable storage room and the refrigerated storage room at the same time. [Structure] When the slide plate 17 is slid all the way to the left side, the cold air intake 1
5a, 15b, 16a, 16b are all opened. Then, cold air enters the both storage chambers 12 and 13 of the vegetable container 10, and both the chambers 12 and 13 serve as refrigerating storage chambers.
When the slide plate 17 is slid all the way to the right side, the chilled air intakes 15a, 15b, 16a,
16b are all closed. Then, cold air does not enter the both storage chambers 12 and 13 of the vegetable container 10, and both chambers 12 and 13 serve as a vegetable storage chamber. Also, slide plate 1
When 7 is slid to the intermediate position, the left cool air intakes 15a and 15b are opened, and the right cool air intakes 16a and 1b are opened.
6b is closed. Then, the storage room 12 becomes a refrigerating storage room, and the storage room 13 becomes a vegetable storage room.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a refrigerator in which the inside of a vegetable container can be shared by a vegetable storage room and a cold storage room at the same time.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, in a refrigerator, a vegetable compartment is formed in the main body, and a vegetable container is placed in the vegetable compartment so that it can be taken in and out. When the vegetable container is stored in the vegetable compartment, the top surface is closed by the cover attached to the vegetable compartment side.

The cover is formed with a cold air intake for taking the cold air supplied into the vegetable compartment into the vegetable container, and the cold air intake is switched between a fully open state and a fully closed state by a slide plate. I am able to If the cold air intake is fully closed, the cold air will cool the vegetable container from the outside without flowing into the vegetable container, so the inside of the vegetable container will be maintained in an atmosphere suitable for storing vegetables. R. On the other hand, when the cold air intake is fully opened, cold air is taken into the vegetable container, so the temperature inside the vegetable container becomes low, and the temperature is suitable for refrigerated storage of food.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 As described above, the conventional vegetable container is switched between a so-called two-temperature state in which the inside is suitable for storing vegetables and a state suitable for refrigerating and storing food. However, for example, when storing vegetables, if the amount of vegetables is small, an empty space will be created in the vegetable container, but the space inside the container is higher than the refrigerated storage temperature. Food cannot be stored refrigerated, resulting in wasted space.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a refrigerator in which a vegetable container can be used in both a vegetable storage room and a cold storage room at the same time.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the refrigerator of the present invention divides the inside of the vegetable container into a plurality of storage chambers by a partitioning section, and cools each storage chamber with a cover for closing the vegetable container or the upper surface of the vegetable container. It is characterized in that a cold air intake for taking in is formed and the opening of the cold air intake of each storage chamber is adjusted by the opening adjusting means.

[0007]

[Action]

 When the cold air intakes of all the storage rooms are fully closed, all the storage rooms are kept in a state suitable for storing vegetables, and in this case, all the storage rooms can be used as vegetable storage rooms. Further, when the cold air intakes of all the storage chambers are fully opened, the cold air is supplied to all the storage chambers, so that all the storage chambers can be refrigerated storage chambers. Further, when the cold air intake of one storage room is fully closed and the cold air intake of the other storage room is fully opened, one storage room becomes a vegetable storage room and the other storage room becomes a cold storage room.

[0008]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a refrigerator body 1, an ice making chamber (not shown), a freezing chamber 2 and a vegetable chamber 3 are formed in this order from the top in the body 1 of the refrigerator. Cold air is supplied to each room, and cold air is supplied to the inside of the vegetable room 3 from the discharge port 4 in the upper rear part and is formed on the heat insulating partition wall 5 between the room and the freezing room 2. It is designed to flow out through the suction port 6.

Fixed rails 7 are attached to both left and right inner side surfaces of the vegetable compartment 3, and movable rails 8 are supported on the fixed rails 7 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. A door 9 of the vegetable compartment 3 is fixed to the front ends of the left and right movable rails 8, and a vegetable container 10 is detachably attached between the left and right movable rails 8. Therefore, when the door 9 is moved forward, the vegetable container 10 is pulled out from the vegetable chamber 3, and when the door 9 is moved backward, the vegetable container 10 is housed in the vegetable chamber 3 and the door 9 is moved. The front of the is closed. A cover 11 is detachably attached to the vegetable compartment 3 so as to extend between the left and right fixed rails 7. The cover 11 has a vegetable container 10 housed in the vegetable compartment 3. In this state, the upper surface of the vegetable container 10 is closed.

A partition plate portion 14 as a partition portion for partitioning the interior of the vegetable container 10 into the left and right storage chambers 12 and 13 is integrally provided upright. Further, in the central portion on the front side of the cover 11, as shown in FIG. 6, a laterally long concave portion 11a is formed so as to extend over the left and right storage chambers 12 and 13 of the vegetable container 10. A plurality of, for example, four rectangular cold air inlets 15a, 15b and 16a, 16b of the same size are formed at the bottom of the recess 11a, of which the left two cold air inlets 15a, 15a, 15b are formed. 15b communicates with the left storage chamber 12, and the right side cool air intakes 16a, 16b communicate with the right storage chamber 13. Here, the distances A between the cold air intakes 15a, 15b, 16a, 16b are all the same and are set to be twice the opening width B of the cold air intakes. As shown in FIG. 2, a rib 11b is formed on the lower surface of the cover 11 so as to contact the upper end of the partition plate portion 14.

On the other hand, in the recess 11a of the cover 11, a slide plate 17 as an opening degree adjusting means is arranged so as to be slidable in the left and right direction. The slide plate 17 covers the recess 11a so as to cover the cover 11. It is prevented from coming off by the attached holding plate 18. The holding plate 18 has four ventilation holes 18a formed at the same positions as the cold air intakes 15a, 15b and 16a, 16b of the cover 11. At the center of the front part of the slide plate 17, a knob 17a projecting forward from the pressing plate 18 is integrally projected, and the slide plate 17 can be slid to the left and right by this knob 17a. Note that the knob 17a is provided with three displays of "refrigeration", "cold / field", and "vegetable", while the cover 11 side is provided with an "arrow".

The slide plate 17 is formed with four vent holes 19a, 19b and 20a, 20b. Here, the opening width dimension C of the two left vent holes 19a, 19b is set to twice the opening width dimension B of the cool air intake ports 15a, 15b, 16a, 16b, and the two right vent holes 20a, The opening width dimension D of 20b is set to be equal to the opening width dimension B of the cool air intake ports 15a, 15b, 16a, 16b. The distance E between the two left vents 19a and 19b is set equal to the opening width dimension B of the cool air intakes 15a, 15b, 16a and 16b, and the right two vents 20a and 20b are separated from each other. The distance F between the two air holes 19b and 20a in the center and the distance F between the two central air holes 19b and 20a are set to be twice the width B of the cooling air intake ports 15a, 15b, 16a and 16b.

In the above configuration, the slide plate 17 is slid to the left, and the "refrigeration" display of the knob 17a is aligned with the "arrow" display of the holding plate 18 as shown in FIG. Then, the vent holes 19a, 19b, 20a, 20b of the slide plate 17 come to coincide with the cool air intake ports 15a, 15b, 16a, 16b of the cover 11, respectively. Therefore, all the cold air intakes 15a, 15b, 16a, 16b are in an open state, and are supplied from the discharge port 4 into the vegetable compartment 3 and flow around the vegetable container 10 as shown by an arrow G in FIG. Cold air flows from the cold air inlets 15a, 15b, 16a, 16b into the left and right storage chambers 12, 13 of the vegetable container 10 as shown by the arrow H, and both storage chambers 12 are suitable for refrigerating and storing food. Both will function as refrigerating storage rooms after being brought to a different temperature.

From the state of FIG. 3, the slide plate 17 is slid to the left, and the “cold / field” display of the knob 17a is aligned with the “arrow” display of the cover 11 as shown in FIG. Then, the two vent holes 19a, 19b on the left side of the slide plate 17 remain aligned with the two cold air intake ports 15a, 15b on the left side of the cover 11, but the two vent holes on the right side of the slide plate 17 are left. 20a and 20b are displaced from the two cold air intakes 16a and 16b on the right side of the cover 11. Therefore, although the cold air intake ports 15a and 15b remain open, the cold air intake ports 16a and 16b are closed by the slide plate 17. In this state, cold air flows into the left storage chamber 12 of the vegetable container 10 from the cold air intake ports 15a and 15b, but is not taken into the right storage chamber 13. Therefore, the storage chamber 12 on the left side of the vegetable container 10 is brought into a temperature state suitable for refrigerating and storing food, and functions as a refrigerating storage chamber, and the storage chamber 13 on the right side has an atmosphere suitable for storing vegetables. It is maintained and functions as a vegetable storage room.

Further, the slide plate 17 is slid to the left from the state of FIG. 4, and as shown in FIG. 5, the “vegetable” display of the knob 17a is aligned with the “arrow” display of the holding plate 18. Then, all the ventilation holes 19a, 19b and 20a, 20b of the slide plate 17 are displaced from the cold air intake ports 15a, 15b, 16a, 16b of the cover 11, and accordingly all the cold air intake ports 15a, 15b. , 16a, 16b are closed by the slide plate 17. In this state, the cold air flows out from the suction port 6 without being taken into the vegetable container 10. Therefore, both storage chambers 12 and 13 of the vegetable container 10 have an atmosphere suitable for storing vegetables, and both storage chambers 12 and 13 can function as a vegetable storage chamber.

The dimensional relationship between the cool air intakes 15a, 15b, 16a, 16b of the cover 11 and the ventilation holes 19a, 19b, 20a, 20b of the slide plate 17 may be reversed from the dimensional relationship of the above embodiment. Further, the shapes of the cold air intake ports 15a, 15b, 16a, 16b and the ventilation holes 19a, 19b, 20a, 20b are not limited to the rectangular shape. Further, in the above embodiment, the cold air intake ports 15a, 15b, 16a, 16b are switched between two states, that is, the fully closed state and the fully opened state. This is to adjust the opening stepwise or steplessly. May be.

Further, the partition plate 14 is provided separately from the vegetable container 10, and the partition plate 14 is attached to the vegetable container 10 in a position-changeable manner so that the sizes of the storage chambers 12 and 13 are changed. It may be configured to be able to. The cold air intake port may be formed, for example, on the front surface of the vegetable container, and the cold air intake port may be opened and closed by a slide plate. Besides, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings. For example, the inside of the vegetable container may be divided into three or more storage chambers. The configuration may be such that the opening degree of the cold air intake of each storage chamber is individually adjusted, and various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[0018]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the interior of the vegetable container is divided into a plurality of storage chambers by the partition, and the opening degree of the cold air intake for taking in cold air to each storage chamber is adjusted. This makes it possible to make all storage rooms into vegetable storage rooms, all storage rooms into refrigerated storage rooms, and one storage room into vegetable storage rooms and the other storage room into refrigerated storage rooms.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional front view of an essential part showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 2] Side view of the same section

[Fig. 3] Opening and closing state diagram of the cold air intake when both storage chambers are refrigerated storage chambers

FIG. 4 is an open / closed state diagram of a cold air intake when one storage chamber is a cold storage chamber and the other storage chamber is a vegetable storage chamber.

[Fig. 5] Open / closed state diagram of the cold air intake when both storage rooms are vegetable storage rooms

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a main part.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a main body, 3 is a vegetable compartment, 7 is a fixed rail, 8 is a movable rail, 9 is a door, 10 is a vegetable container, 11 is a cover, 12, 1
3 is a storage chamber, 15a, 15b, 16a, 16b are cold air intakes, 17 is a slide plate (opening degree adjusting means), 19a, 1
9b, 20a, 20b are ventilation holes.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A vegetable container which is arranged in the main body and whose inside is divided into a plurality of storage chambers by a partitioning portion, a cover which closes the upper surface of the vegetable container, and each of the storage chambers formed on the vegetable container or the cover. A refrigerator comprising: a cold air intake for taking in cool air; and an opening adjustment means for adjusting the opening of the cold air intake of each of the storage chambers.