JPH0711378B2 - refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly to a refrigerator that is convenient for users to organize and store foods in order to cope with diversification of eating habits. .

[Conventional technology]

In recent years, refrigerators have become larger and larger, and have multiple doors.
Conventionally, various forms, for example, as seen in a commercially available product example, one in which the inside is divided into a refrigerating room and the other is a bolt & accessory room, and a refrigerator for opening a double door like other product examples Etc. have been variously proposed. Hereinafter, each example of the conventional refrigerator will be described with reference to FIGS.

(First Example) First, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 show a perspective view and an BB line sectional arrow view of an example of a conventional refrigerator in an open state of each door. In both figures, 1 is a refrigerator main body, 2 is a refrigerating room for storing fresh food and the like, and 3 is a container for storing relatively small items such as canned foods and relatively tall items such as beer bottles. It is an accessory and a bottle room (hereinafter abbreviated as a bottle room). Reference numeral 4 is an intermediate partition plate that partitions the refrigerating chamber 2 and the bolt chamber 3. 5 and 6 are the refrigerating room 2 respectively
And a refrigerating compartment door and a small article and bottle compartment door (hereinafter abbreviated as bottle compartment door) provided so as to cover the front surface of the bolt compartment 3 in an airtight manner. Reference numeral 7 is a control box installed on the upper rear surface over the refrigerating compartment 2 and the bottle compartment 3, and accommodates a temperature controller 8 such as a damper thermostat inside, and the temperature controller 8 allows the inside of the bottle compartment 3 to have an appropriate temperature. Is kept cold.

Reference numeral 9 denotes an upper outlet provided integrally with the control box 7 in the bottle chamber 3, and 10 denotes a plurality of cool air outlets provided integrally with the rear duct 11 provided on the back surface of the bottle chamber 3. Part of the air cooled by the cooler 12 flows down and is blown into the bottle chamber 3 at the upper outlet 9 and the cool air outlet 10, and the blown out cool air is passed through the cool air inlet 13 to the cooler 12. It is designed to be guided and circulate. 14 is a slide tray located at the top of the refrigerating compartment 2 and sliding in the front-rear direction, 15 and 16 are upper and lower shelves of the refrigerating compartment 2, 17
Is a refrigerating compartment floor plate forming the floor surface of the refrigerating compartment 2. 18
Are a plurality of pairs of rails fixed to the bottle chamber door 6 and sliding in the front-rear direction. The rails 18 are used to store small items such as canned goods and relatively tall items such as beer bottles on the rails 18. A container 19, a middle container 20 and a lower container 21 are installed.

(Second Example) Next, FIG. 7 shows a view corresponding to FIG. 5 of another conventional example. In this refrigerator 1, the refrigerating compartment 2 is a full width type double door type, and 22 and 23 are a left door and a right door, respectively, which are arranged so as to hermetically cover the front surface of the refrigerating compartment 2. 24 is a left and right low temperature case with a lid provided at the top of the refrigerating compartment 2, and 25 is
Full width net shelves installed in the upper and lower two tiers, 26 and 27 are refrigerating rooms 2
Is a rail shelf and a half-width shelf provided so as to divide into two parts, and 28 is a refrigerating compartment floor plate forming the floor surface of the refrigerating compartment.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

However, in the refrigerator shown in FIG. 5 of the first conventional example, when the contents stored in the bottle chamber 3 are taken out, especially the middle and lower containers 20, 21
Must be taken out in the lateral direction, and when the refrigerator body 1 is right next to the wall surface of the room, the taking-out of the contents is further restricted, and the removal of the contents at the back of the container is The user had to turn around sideways and take it out, which was extremely difficult for the user to use.

Further, in the refrigerator of the second conventional example shown in FIG. 7 having no partition plate, when the right door 23 is accidentally opened when the contents stored in the left door 22 side are to be taken out, In addition, the left door 22 has to be opened, which causes a difficulty in arranging the food and the usability. By opening both doors, cold air easily escapes to the outside, and a large heat loss occurs. There was a point.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems of the conventional examples as described above, and the user can organize the contents, easily take out the contents when necessary, and open the chilled chamber door. The objective is to provide a customer-oriented, excellent refrigerator with high heat efficiency and little cold air escape.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

Therefore, in the present invention, a refrigerator in which a plurality of substantially transparent chilled cases are vertically arranged in the chilled chamber of the refrigerator in which one side is divided into a chilled chamber and the other is divided into a refrigerating chamber by the partition plate is provided. A control panel is provided on the rear surface of the refrigerator over the entire height, and a cold air outlet is provided for each shelf and case integrally with the control panel, and a chilled case corresponding to the cold air outlet of the control panel. By integrally forming a notch portion for blowing cold air into the case on a part of the rear wall of the, and by providing a notched handhold portion at the upper end of the front wall of each chilled case, It is intended to achieve the above object.

[Action]

With the above-described configuration, by arranging a plurality of transparent chilled cases vertically, it is possible to distinguish the stored items inside by simply opening the chilled chamber door, and
For example, fish, meat, half-kneaded products, etc. can be used as desired according to the taste of the user, so that they are easy to organize, and at the same time, the contents stored in the back side of each chilled case are in front of each chilled case. The chilled case itself has a pull-out structure, so that it is difficult for the cold air inside to escape when it is pulled out, so thermal efficiency is good and the product is extremely convenient and convenient for the user.

〔Example〕

 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on examples.

1 to 4 are explanatory views of an embodiment according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a chilled chamber door and a refrigerating chamber door are opened, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2, and FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a chilled tray, a chilled case, and a control panel. FIG. 4 and FIG. 4 are perspective views of the same chilled case, in which the same (corresponding) constituent elements as those in FIGS. 5 to 7 of the conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals.

(Structure) 28 is a chilled chamber for accommodating meat, fish and low-temperature chilled foods, and 29 is a chilled chamber door provided so as to hermetically cover the front surface of the chilled chamber 28. A control panel 30 is provided on the rear surface of the inside of the refrigerator over the entire height, and a plurality of cold air outlets 10 are integrally arranged. Reference numeral 31 is a chilled tray provided on the uppermost stage of the chilled chamber 28, and 32 is a chilled case in which a plurality of vertically arranged chilled chambers are arranged inside the chilled chamber 28, as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 3, it is composed of left and right side walls 33, a front wall 34, a back wall 35 and a bottom surface portion 36.

The chilled case 32 is formed by an injection molding method using a substantially transparent plastic material such as PS resin so that the contents stored inside can be distinguished from the outside only by opening the chilled chamber door 29. There is. 37 are notches formed integrally with the rear wall 35 in the chilled case 32 at a position corresponding to the cold air outlet 10 provided integrally with the control panel 30, and the control panel is provided by the notches 37.
Cold air appropriately controlled by the temperature controller 8 housed inside 30 is sent to the inside of the chilled case 32 and is cooled and held so as to store the chilled food.

38 is placed on a shelf rail 39 to which the partition plate 4 is attached, and is integrally formed on the left and right side walls 33 of the chilled case 32 so that the chilled case 32 can slide in the front-rear direction. It is each guide rail. Reference numeral 40 denotes an upper hand portion of a substantially U-shaped cross section which is integrally provided on the upper end of the front wall 34 of the chilled case 32 and also serves as a cold air guide. And is circulated so as to be guided to the cool air suction port 13 and returned to the cooler 12 through the upper hand portion 40, and when the contents inside the chilled case 32 are used, the upper hand portion 40 is used for chilling. By pulling out the case 32 to the front, the contents stored in the chilled case 32 on the relatively rear side can be easily taken out and used. Further, since the chilled case 32 itself has a drawer structure, the cold air inside the chilled case 32 does not easily escape to the outside even when the drawer is used, and the chilled case 32 has a small heat loss.

41 is a lower hand portion of a substantially ∩-shaped cross section that is integrally formed over the entire width at the lower end of the front wall 34 of the chilled case 32,
The chilled case 32 can be easily slid by the lower handhold portion 41 even when the vicinity of the upper handhold portion 40 is blocked by the contained object. Reference numeral 42 is a chilled chamber floor plate that forms the floor surface of the chilled chamber 28. Reference numeral 43 denotes a plurality of internal shelves arranged inside the refrigerating compartment 2 with appropriate gaps.

The configurations other than the above-described components are the same as those in the conventional example 5 described above.
It is substantially similar to that shown in FIGS. 6, 6 and 7.

(Operation) As described above, according to the present embodiment, the inside of the chilled chamber 28 is divided into the chilled chamber 28 on one side and the refrigerating chamber 2 on the other side by the partition plate 4.
By arranging a plurality of chilled cases 32 formed of a transparent plastic material such as PS resin in the vertical direction, it is possible to distinguish the contents stored inside by simply opening the chilled chamber door 29. , Meat, fish, depending on user preference
At the same time, the chilled food of semi-kneaded product can be used properly in each chilled case 32 and at the same time,
The contents stored in the back side of the chilled case 32 can be easily taken out by pulling out the chilled case 32 to the front, and even when the upper hand portion 40 of the chilled case 32 is closed by the contents. , Chilled case with lower handle 41
The 32 is easy to operate and will be a very convenient and convenient refrigerator. Further, since the chilled case 32 itself has a drawer structure, it is difficult for the cold air inside the chilled case 32 to escape to the outside even when the chilled case 32 is pulled out.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, since a plurality of substantially transparent chilled cases that can be drawn out are arranged in the vertical direction, the user can freely use the organized contents according to his / her preference. In addition, it is possible to easily take out and use the contents stored in the back side of the chilled case by pulling out the chilled case toward you. further,
Since the chilled case itself has a pull-out structure, the cold air inside the chilled case does not easily escape to the outside even when it is pulled out, and the inside of the chilled case is always cooled and maintained at a constant temperature, providing a useful refrigerator with good thermal efficiency and good use. can do.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention in which a chilled chamber door and a refrigerating chamber door are opened, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1, and FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a chilled tray, a chilled case and a control panel of FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the chilled case of the same, FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 of a conventional example, and FIG. , BB of FIG.
7 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 of another embodiment. 1 …… Refrigerator body 2 …… Refrigerator 4 …… Interior partition 5 …… Refrigerator door 10 …… Cold air outlet 28 …… Chilled room 29 …… Chilled room door 30 …… Control panel 32 …… Chilled case 34 …… Front wall 35 …… Back wall 37 …… Notch 40 …… Upper claw part In the figures, the same or equivalent components are designated by the same reference numerals.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A refrigerator in which a plurality of substantially transparent chilled cases are vertically arranged in the chilled chamber of a refrigerator in which one side is a chilled chamber and the other is a refrigerating chamber defined by a partition plate. A control panel is provided over the entire height on the back side of the inside of the refrigerator, and a cold air outlet is provided for each shelf and case integrally with the control panel, and a rear wall of a chilled case corresponding to the cold air outlet of the control panel. A refrigerator characterized in that a cutout portion for blowing cold air into a case is integrally formed in a part of the above, and a pullout cutout handle portion is provided at an upper end of a front wall of each chilled case.