JPH0835765A - Loading shelves for electric refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain loading shelves for an electric refrigerator which are foldable to improve an available space. CONSTITUTION:A central support plate 8 is mounted to a center of a rear wall 1 of a refrigerator, and a pedestal 9 is rotatably supported by the support plate 8. A central guide rail 10 is supported on the pedestal 9 to be slidable before and behind. Mounted to both side walls of the refrigerator are a pair of symmetrical right and left support plates 11, 12 formed with inwardly extending guide grooves 11a, 12a and provided with rearward shaft supports 11b, 12b. Right and left rear shelves 4, 5 are provided at lower ends thereof on both sides thereof with shafts 4a, 5a which correspond to the shaft supports, and support right and left front shelves 6, 7 reciprocatingly before and behind. The rear shelves 4, 5 are rotatably supported by the shaft supports, and the right and left front shelves are slidably supported such that support pieces 6a, 7a provided on both the sides of the right and left front shelves rest on the guide grooves 10a, 11a, 12a.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric refrigerator, and more particularly to a loading shelf installed in a refrigerator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the case of a folding type of a shelf for an electric refrigerator, as shown in FIG. 7, a rotary shaft is provided at the rear end of the shelf and the entire width of the shelf is folded backward by the rotary shaft. There are a full width folding method and a split folding method in which a shelf is divided into left and right, and a rotary shaft is provided at the rear end of each shelf so that one of them can be folded as needed. However, the full width folding method has an advantage of being able to store a large volume item, but even when a small volume item is placed, since the entire width is folded, there is a portion that cannot be effectively used as a shelf. Also, in the split folding method, the left and right shelves can be folded individually as necessary, so the number of parts that can be effectively used as shelves increases compared to the full width folding method, but when trying to put more than each shelf width, the entire width is folded. It was necessary, and both of them had a part that could not be used effectively in terms of using the effective space in the warehouse.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and in a folding type mounting shelf of a refrigerator, the mounting shelf that can be used has an increased effective space and is easy to use. The purpose is to provide.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention forms a holding part via a connecting part in a mounting part which is mounted at approximately the center of the back wall of the inside of the refrigerator, and the front part of the holding part. A central support plate having a substantially U-shaped shaft holding portion provided on the back surface, and a pedestal having a longitudinal slit hole formed on the upper surface and a shaft corresponding to the shaft holding portion of the holding portion provided laterally at the rear end. , Central guide rails that are formed with guide grooves on both sides and have ribs that are inserted into the slit holes below and are supported on the pedestal so that they can slide back and forth; Guide grooves and a pair of left and right support plates provided with a substantially U-shaped shaft holding portion, and U-shaped grooves on both sides, and the shafts of the left and right support plates and the central support plate at the lower ends of both sides. The right and left sides are provided with a shaft corresponding to the holding part protrudingly and rotatably supported between the support plates from the front to the top. One side shelf and supporting pieces slidably supported in the grooves of the left and right rear shelves and slidably placed in the guide grooves of the central guide rail and the guide grooves of the left and right support plates are provided on both sides in the front direction. It is characterized by being composed of left and right front shelves.

[0005]

With the above-described structure, in the rack of the electric refrigerator according to the present invention, the rack is divided into left and right parts, which are foldable by the rotary shafts provided at the rear ends thereof, respectively, and the front of each rack. The part can be stored in the rear part, and the effective space in the refrigerator can be improved.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a schematic structure of a mounting shelf mounted in a refrigerator of an electric refrigerator according to the present invention.
A central support plate 8 is attached to the center of the rear wall 1 in the refrigerator, and a pedestal 9 is supported on the central support plate 8 so as to be rotatable from the front to the upper side. The guide rail 10 is supported. A left side support plate 11 and a right side support plate 12 are symmetrically arranged on the left side wall 2 and the right side wall 3 in the refrigerator, and the left rear shelf 4 and the right rear shelf 5 support the left side support plate 11 and the central support. Right side support plate 12 between the plates 8
And a central support plate 8 are rotatably supported from the front to the upper, respectively, and a left front shelf 6 is reciprocally reciprocally supported by the left rear shelf 4, and a right rear shelf 5 is reciprocally reciprocally movable. The right front shelf 7 is supported by the.

Next, the details of each part will be described. FIG. 2 shows the central support plate 8, the pedestal 9, and the central guide rail 1.
0, the left rear shelf 4, and the right rear shelf 5 are attached to each other. The central support plate 8 has a rear surface portion 8a attached to the rear wall 1 in the compartment, and a holding portion 8c is formed in front of the rear surface portion 8a via a connecting portion 8b. A substantially U-shaped shaft holding portion 8d is provided below the front portion of the holding portion 8c, and substantially U-shaped shaft holding portions 8e and 8f similar to the coaxial holding portion 8d are provided on the rear surface of the holding portion 8c. It is provided in.
The pedestal 9 is the central guide rail 1 formed in a substantially L shape.
It is a pedestal of 0, and a slit hole 9b in the front-rear direction is formed on the upper surface, and the central portion of the slit hole 9b is a widened portion 9a. Further, a notch is formed above the rear end of the pedestal 9, and a shaft 9c is laterally provided in the notch. The central guide rail 10 is a guide rail for the left front shelf 6 and the right front shelf 5 in which guide grooves 10a are formed on the left and right sides, and a rectangular locking piece 10c is provided via a rib 10b that hangs downward. There is.

The left rear shelf 4 and the right rear shelf 5 are formed in U-shape on both sides and provided with locking grooves, and the left front shelf 6 is provided in the locking grooves.
And the right front shelf 7 are inserted and supported so as to be slidable back and forth, respectively, and the left front shelf 6 and the right front shelf 7 are slidably supported on both front portions of the left and right front shelves 6 in correspondence with the guide grooves 10 of the central guide rail 10. A support piece 7a that is supported by is provided in a protruding manner. Further, ribs 4a and 5a are provided on both sides of rear end portions of the left rear shelf 4 and the right rear shelf 5 so as to project downward, and the central support plate 8 is provided on the ribs 4a and 5a.
Shafts 4b and 5b corresponding to the shaft holding portions 8e and 8f are provided outward.

FIG. 3 is a view showing the details of the left side support plate 11, the left rear shelf 4 and the left front shelf 6 attached to the inner side wall of the refrigerator. The right side support plate 12 is formed symmetrically with the left side support plate 11. The left side support plate 11 has a front end formed with a guide groove 11a corresponding to the locking piece 6a of the front shelf, the end being closed, and a rear part formed with a cutout 11c whose upper surface is cut. ing. The bottom surface of the guide groove 11a is bent stepwise, and the rear end wall has a substantially U-shaped shaft holding portion 11b corresponding to the shaft 4b of the rear shelf.
Is provided.

Next, a procedure for assembling the folding shelf having the above structure will be described. First, the shaft 9c at the rear end of the pedestal 9 is attached to the shaft holding portion 8d of the central support plate 8. As a result, the pedestal 9 is rotatably supported by the central support plate 8 from the front to the upper side. Next, the locking piece 10c of the central guide rail 10 is provided in the widened portion of the slit hole of the pedestal 9.
By inserting the guide rail 10 into the pedestal 9
It is held so that it can slide back and forth.

With the left front shelf 6 and the right front shelf 7 housed in the rear shelves 4 and 5, the shafts 4b and 5b at the rear ends of the rear shelves 4 and 5 are connected to the shaft holding portions of the central holding plate. 8e, 8f, the left side support plate 11, the shaft holding portion 11b of the right side support plate 12,
Mounted and held on 12b. As a result, the left and right rear shelves 4, 5
Is rotatably supported by the shaft holding portion from the front to the top. The front shelves 6 and 7 are pulled out to the front side, and the locking pieces 6a and 7a are provided to the guide groove 10a of the central guide rail.
And left and right support plates 11, 12 are slidably mounted on the guide grooves 11a, 12a.

Next, the operation will be described. FIG. 4A is a diagram showing a state in which the front shelves 6 and 7 are housed in the rear shelves 4 and 5, and FIG. 4B is a diagram showing a state in which the entire shelves are folded upward. The left and right shelves can be individually folded upward and the central guide rail 10 can also be folded together with the pedestal 9, so that the storage space in the same compartment can be effectively used.

As another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5 (A), there is also an example in which the front shelves 6 and 7 are further divided into right and left portions, and the front and rear shelves are separately slidable to improve the usability. There is also an example in which the central support plate 8 and the left and right support plates 11 and 12 are supported so as to be slidable up and down in a range within the refrigerator as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 6 (A), when the left and right rear shelves 4 and 5 are formed so as to become thinner toward the front, and the left and right front shelves 6 and 7 are drawn out,
There is also an example in which the step difference with the front shelf is made smaller. Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, a spiral spring is wound around the shaft 9c of the pedestal, and one end of the spring is hooked on the front plate 8c, so that when the pedestal 9 is folded upward, the winding force of the spring is increased. There is also a method of using as an auxiliary force.

[0014]

As described above, in the electric refrigerator according to the present invention, the front shelf can be reciprocally reciprocally housed in the left and right rear shelves divided into the left and right, and the rear shelf and the center. The guide rails can also be folded upward, and the state of the shelves can be changed as needed, which can improve the usability of the refrigerator.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view schematically showing a mounting shelf of an electric refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part showing a mounting shelf of the electric refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an essential part showing a mounting shelf of the electric refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a mounting shelf of the electric refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an essential part showing another embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a mounting shelf of an electric refrigerator according to a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Rear Wall in Storage Cabinet 2 Left Side Wall in Storage Cabinet 3 Right Side Wall in Storage Cabinet 4 Left Rear Shelf 4a Rib 4b Shaft 5 Right Rear Shelf 5a Rib 5b Shaft 6 Left Front Shelf 6a Support Piece 7 Right Front Shelf 7a Support Piece 8 Center Support Plate 8b Connecting part 8c Holding part 8d Shaft holding part 8e Shaft holding part 8f Shaft holding part 9 Pedestal 9b Slit hole 9c Shaft 10 Central guide rail 10a Guide groove 10b Rib 11 Left support plate 11a Guide groove 11b Shaft holding part 12 Right support plate

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A central support in which a holding portion is formed on a mounting portion mounted at a substantially central portion of a back wall of the inside of the refrigerator via a connecting portion, and a substantially U-shaped shaft holding portion is provided on a front surface and a back surface of the holding portion. A plate, a pedestal with a slit hole in the front-rear direction on the upper surface, and a shaft corresponding to the shaft holding part of the holding part provided horizontally at the rear end, and guide grooves formed on both sides and inserted into the slit hole below Central guide rails that are formed on the pedestal so as to be slidable back and forth, and are attached to both side walls of the inside of the cabinet to form guide grooves inward, and substantially U-shaped shaft holding A pair of left and right support plates and U-shaped grooves are formed on both sides, and shafts corresponding to the shaft holding portions of the left and right support plates and the central support plate are projectingly provided at the lower ends of both sides. The left and right rear shelves are rotatably supported from the front to the upper, and are slidably supported in the grooves of the left and right rear shelves. Mounting of an electric refrigerator, characterized in that it is composed of a guide groove of the central guide rail and left and right front shelves provided with support pieces slidably mounted on the guide grooves of the left and right support plates on both front sides. shelf. 2. The shelf for an electric refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the right and left front shelves are each divided into left and right parts and individually slidably supported. 3. The shelf for an electric refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the central support plate and the left and right support plates are slidably supported in the vertical direction. 4. The shelf for an electric refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the left and right rear shelves are made thinner as they go forward. 5. The shelf according to claim 1, wherein a spring is wound around a rotation shaft of the pedestal and one end of the spring is locked to the front plate.