JPH1054653A - Foodstuff storing vessel for refrigerator, and refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To keep vegetables fresh and to improve convenience in use by disposing on the door side a vegetable storing vessel which is so held that the upper end thereof is lower by a prescribed length than the upper end of a vegetable storing tray. SOLUTION: The width of a vessel 1 comprises a large width and a small width which are different in dimension, and moreover two sides having the small width are so formed as to have heights different in dimension, a large height and a small height, respectively. The upper part of the vessel between the two sides is cut obliquely so that a throw-in opening be formed. By combination of this vessel 1 with a fitting plate 19 which enables regulation of a partitioning position in two stages, a storing space most suitable for storing small-sized vegetables is formed. The fitting plate 19 is shaped like a strip and partitions the inside of a tray 16 into front and rear spaces, in two stages, by using fitting grooves 20a and 20b provided on the opposite sides. The fitting plate 19 forms a space between the inner wall of the tray 16 in the front and it supports the vessel 1 jointly with the inner wall surface of the tray, on the front and at the back, and therefore the vessel 1 is prevented from falling down or shifting due to opening and closing of a vegetable chamber.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food storage container for a refrigerator and a refrigerator, which can easily organize a refrigerator storage and make effective use of food stored in the storage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional refrigerators are divided into inner compartments, such as refrigerator compartments, freezer compartments, vegetable compartments, etc., at a temperature set suitable for each foodstuff, in order to store various kinds of foodstuffs. Each of these inner chambers is further partitioned by shelves, trays or the like in order to increase the ease of taking out and storing the food. For example, in a refrigerating room or a freezing room provided with an opening / closing door, shelves for partitioning the refrigerating room up and down are arranged, and a shallow bottom pocket is arranged on an inner wall surface of the opening / closing door. In a vegetable room or a chilled room equipped with a drawer door, a deep inner chamber is provided with two vertically stacked trays, and a shallow inner chamber can be divided back and forth variably. Is provided to improve ease of use.

[0003] These conventional examples have been put into practice, for example, in the Hitachi refrigerator Uruoi chilled series sold in 1994.

[0004]

Conventionally, it has been a major problem for users to keep the inside of a refrigerator in order and use it efficiently. In order to solve this problem, conventional refrigerators have responded to user demands by partitioning the inside of the refrigerator vertically with shelves, trays, pockets, etc., and devising their arrangement and shape.

However, the conventional example is effective for storing foods or solid foods contained in standardized food containers such as bottles and canned foods, or fixed containers, but for storing irregular foods mainly composed of small foods. Still have issues left.

[0006] For example, it is known that standing small vegetables such as carrots, eggplants and cucumbers keep freshness for a long time. They had to be piled up and piled up to make them fresh, hard to remove, or forgotten at the bottom of the vegetable compartment and rotten.

[0007] It is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator provided with a vegetable storage container which can maintain the freshness of vegetables and has improved usability of storing vegetables.

[0008]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following configuration.

A vegetable storage tray for storing vegetables that can be moved in the front-rear direction together with a drawer door of the vegetable compartment, an opening on the upper surface for taking in and out vegetables, and a space for storing vegetables by having a bottom portion and a peripheral side portion. A vegetable storage container formed therein, wherein the vegetable storage container has a top end of the vegetable storage container lower than a top end of the vegetable storage tray by a predetermined length, so that the vegetable storage container is placed on the vegetable storage container. A refrigerator provided with a space for accommodating vegetables protruding from the opening, and the vegetable storage container is disposed on a door side.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of a refrigerator food container and a refrigerator according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS. In addition, the same members and parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

First Embodiment FIGS. 1 to 10 show a first embodiment of a refrigerator food storage container and a refrigerator according to the present invention.

First, a food storage container for a refrigerator will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a perspective view of the container, FIG. 2 is an external view of the container, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view,
FIG. 3 (c) is a plan view, FIG. 3 (d) is a bottom view, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the container, FIG. 3 (a) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA ′ of FIG. FIGS. 4 to 6 are cross-sectional views of the container, and FIGS.

In FIG. 1, a food storage container for a refrigerator is indicated generally by the reference numeral 1, and the container 1 is entirely made of PS.
And molded products made of transparent materials such as PP resin
The container 1 has a box shape in which the planar shape is substantially rectangular, the height H of the container 1 is longer than the horizontal width W of the planar shape, and is formed with a substantially uniform thin wall thickness d. Is formed with a cool air vent 2 and an upper portion is formed with an inlet 3 for taking in and out of food and a storage section 4.

The width W and height H of the container 1 are as shown in FIG.
The size is set such that it can be installed side by side in the interior room 12 of the refrigerator 11 shown in FIG. Further, the lateral width W of the container 1 is configured by a longitudinal lateral width W1 and a short lateral width W2 having different sizes.
One side having the short lateral width W2 and the other side having the short lateral width W2 are formed with different longitudinal lengths H1 and H2. An inlet 3 is formed by diagonally cutting the space between the heights H1 and H2. In the present embodiment, the longitudinal width W1 is 106 mm, and the lateral width W2 is
Is 76 mm, longitudinal height H1 is 150 mm, and short height H2
Is set to 125 mm. Further, in the present embodiment, since the thickness d is set to 3 mm, the storage portion 4 is formed such that the length T1 of the inlet 3 is 100 mm and the width T2 of the slot 3 is 70 mm.

The cool air vent 2 is composed of a plurality of slit holes 2a formed from the peripheral side surface to the bottom surface of the lower part of the container 1. Therefore, it is possible to improve the flow of the cool air flowing from above to below the interior chamber 12 and to reduce the fall of the stored items from the cool air vent 2 and the protrusion of the stored items.
In addition, the water drops remaining in the storage section 4 can be discharged from the cool air vent 2. In this embodiment, 3.5 mm
Ten slit holes 2a having a width of 8 mm are provided.

In this embodiment, since the container 1 is formed of resin, the lower peripheral side surface 6 from the belt-like reinforcing portion 5 formed slightly overhanging the upper portion has a removal taper for releasing the mold. I'm making it. Reference numeral 7 denotes a step formed around the lower part of the container 1, and the container 1
In addition, the lower peripheral side surface portion 6b in which the cool air vent 2 is arranged and the flat upper peripheral side surface 6a are clearly separated to improve the design effect. At the four corners of the bottom surface of the container 1, there are provided leg portions 8 formed to slightly project. The legs 8 allow the bottom surface of the container 1 to float from the installation surface, thereby allowing ventilation from the cool air vent 2 formed on the bottom surface.

In this embodiment, the thickness is substantially uniform and thin, but in detail, the thickness d is set in three stages, and the thickness d1 of the thickest reinforcing portion 5 is 3 mm. The thickness d2 of the upper peripheral side surface 6a is made slightly smaller than the thickness d1 and the thickness d3 of the lower peripheral side surface portion 6b is made slightly smaller than the thickness d2. And lighter weight. Further, the container 1 according to the present embodiment has a shape in which a corner portion has a corner radius of about R6 mm. This form has a design effect and has a good holding property that is familiar to the hand holding the container 1.

Next, the handleability of the container 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, in the present embodiment, the width W of the container 1 is set to a size that can be easily held by one hand. That is, the human hand is composed of a plurality of bones and joints, and when holding the container 1 with this hand, the container 1 is usually held by pinching or gripping the container with the thumb 9 and the other fingers 10. I do. At this time, the container 1
The width W of the container that can easily hold the first joint Q1 and the second joint Q2 of the thumb 9 when the hand is opened, and the first joint Q1, the second joint Q2, and the third joint Q3 of the other finger 10 A good holding posture can be taken by setting the size to the size between the two.

However, since the container 1 is a storage container to be housed in the refrigerator compartment, it is necessary to secure a certain storage capacity. Therefore, at least the lateral width W of the container is equal to the width of the first joint Q1. It is desired to have dimensions that match the two joints Q2. Furthermore, what is good also needs to be a container 1 that can be laid out in a variety of ways in the interior room 12 in correspondence with various foods to be stored in the refrigerator.

In the present embodiment, the width W of the container 1 is set to a different width W1 and a shorter width W2 of the container 1 in order to secure the standard hand size and storage of the above-mentioned hand and to cope with various layouts. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the longitudinal width W1 is set to 106 mm that matches the dimension between the thumb 9 and the first joint Q1 of the other finger 10, and the lateral width W2 is set to the thumb as shown in FIG. The size is set to 76 mm, which matches the dimension between the second joint 9 and the second joint Q2 of the other finger 10. In addition, this longitudinal width W1
Is the same as the width of a 2 l PET bottle that has been widely distributed recently, and the width W2 of the short side is the size that matches the size of the milk pack.

In FIG. 6, in the present embodiment, the height H of the container 1 is set to a size that can accommodate an elongated small food item in a standing posture. That is, the average length of an elongated small food product, for example, a small vegetable, is 165 mm for carrots and 245 mm for cucumbers, and the length of tube food is 140 mm for stickiness and 210 mm for ketchup and mayonnaise.
mm.

When these small foods are stored in an upright position, it is difficult to take out the food if the container is too deep, and the small food may fall down or be stored obliquely if the container is too shallow, resulting in unsightly storage. It is desirable that the depth of the container 1 is such that when the small food is taken out from the inlet 3, the upper end of the small food protrudes from the inlet 3 such that the upper end of the small food can be picked up with a finger. Since the size of the operation knob is set to 14 mm, it is ideal that the length of the protrusion is 14 mm or more.

In the present embodiment, the upper portion of the container 1 is cut obliquely so as to be able to cope with the above-mentioned small foods and other small-sized foods, and has two heights H1 and H2. Is available to you. The longitudinal height H1 is 150
mm, the tip of a 245 mm cucumber can be picked and taken out. Similarly, by setting the short height H2 to 125 mm, the tip of the 140 mm tube can be pinched and taken out. In addition, 14
Even if the 0 mm tube falls down, the input port is cut diagonally, and the size of the input port 3 is set to the inside length T.
1 is 100 mm, and the short longitudinal dimension T2 is 70 mm. Therefore, a finger can be inserted from the insertion port 3 to pick up and take out the tube.

Furthermore, according to the "Ergonomics Data Book" published by Corona, the width of the palm is 100 on average for males.
mm. In the present embodiment, the storage portion 4 has a longitudinal internal dimension T1 of 100 mm and a short longitudinal internal dimension T1.
2 has a size of 70 mm, so that even a man with a large hand can sufficiently secure a work space in which a hand can be inserted from the slot 3 to easily clean the inside.

Furthermore, since the corners of the storage section 4 are formed in a large round shape, it is easy to remove dirt accumulated in the corners. Furthermore, since the container 1 of the present embodiment is formed of a translucent material, it is possible to check the dirt inside the storage unit 4, so that the inside of the storage unit 4 can be always kept clean. As a matter of course, by making the container 1 transparent, the stored food can be confirmed from the appearance.

The width W of the container 1 is set to 70 mm to 125 mm.
By doing so, the size of the container 1 can be held with one hand, and the convenience of using the food stored in the container 1 can be improved. By setting the height H of the container 1 to be smaller than 170 mm, for example, as shown in FIG. By inserting a hand from above, a 140 mm tube that has fallen in the storage section 4 can be picked and taken out.

In the first embodiment, the upper portion of the container 1 is cut straight, but as shown by dotted lines Z1 and Z2 in FIG. May be formed. According to the dotted line Z <b> 1, the container 1 can be formed in a shape familiar to the hand. Further, according to the dotted line Z2, it is possible to improve the ease of taking out the stored food and reduce the material cost. In the present embodiment, the merits of both the dotted lines Z1 and Z2 are obtained by making the shape linear.

Next, referring to FIG. 7 to FIG.
The refrigerator provided in will be described. FIG. 7 is an external view of the open / close state of the refrigerator, and FIGS. 8 to 10 are perspective views of the vegetable room.

In FIG. 7, what is indicated generally by the reference numeral 11 is a refrigerator in which four chambers 12 are arranged vertically. The freezer compartment 12a and the refrigeration compartment 12b arranged on the upper part
3a, 13b, and has a freezer compartment 12a and a refrigerator compartment 12a.
b is divided vertically by a plurality of shelves 14,
A plurality of pockets 15 are arranged on the inner wall surface of a. The tilt room 12c and the vegetable room 12d arranged below have a drawer structure.

Next, a vegetable room 12d according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the figure, 16 is
The tray 16 constitutes a vegetable compartment 12d, and the tray 16 has a shallow box shape with a substantially rectangular upper surface opened as an input port 17 and having a shallow bottom. Furthermore, this tray 16
It can be separated from the drawer door frame (not shown) of the vegetable compartment 12d. In addition, a plurality of containers 1 are provided in the tray 16, and a sub-tray (not shown) is provided on a stepped portion 18 formed on both sides of the charging port 17 so as to be movable back and forth, thereby obtaining a two-stage upper and lower storage space. Can be.

In the present embodiment, the width of the input port 17 is set to 480.
mm, the depth is set to 400 mm, and the depth is set to 320 mm, so that a plastic bottle (1 l) having a height of 310 mm as well as vegetables can be set up and stored. Reference numeral 19 denotes a band-shaped partition plate for partitioning the inside of the tray 16 back and forth, and the partition plate 19 is provided with mounting grooves 20 provided on both sides.
The inside of the tray 16 can be partitioned into two stages before and after by a and 20b, and the height is made to coincide with the short height H2 of the container 1.

The partition plate 19 has a depth of 75 mm between the inner wall surface in front of the tray 16 and the mounting groove 20a.
At the position of the mounting groove 20b, a space having a depth of 105 mm can be partitioned. In the present embodiment, the partition dimension is set in consideration of the draft taper in molding the container 1 and the tray, but may be set to a slightly larger dimension.

In the present embodiment, an optimal storage space for storing small vegetables can be created by combining the mounting plate 16 and the container 1 which can adjust the partitioning position in two stages.
FIGS. 8 and 10A show a state in which the mounting plate 16 is mounted in the mounting groove 20a. In this state, a maximum of four containers 1 whose longitudinal directions are left and right can be arranged side by side at the front of the tray 16.

Further, the container 1 is composed of the partition plate 19 and the tray 1.
6, the container 1 does not fall or move due to opening and closing of the vegetable compartment 12d. Furthermore, the size of 75mm in depth is milk pack (71mm)
Can be stored. 9 and 10 (b).
Indicates a state in which the mounting plate 16 is mounted in the mounting groove 20b. In this state, a maximum of six containers 1 whose longitudinal directions are set back and forth can be stably arranged at the front of the tray 16 in the same manner as in the above-described state. Furthermore, in this state, 2 l of PET bottles and bottled beer can be stored in the space partitioned by the front part.

In addition, the container 1 according to the present embodiment has the inlet 3 formed by cutting the upper part obliquely. The storage corresponding to is possible. For example, FIG.
In (b), the cut shape can be adapted to the tray 16 by making the input port 3 face inward, so that the container 1 can be stored integrally with a good sense of alignment.

On the other hand, in FIG. 9, by setting the input port 3 outward, the longitudinal height H1 can be set inside, so that it is possible to reduce the possibility that long small foods fall down inside and block the storage space behind. it can. In addition, in this state, the cut between the longitudinal height H1 and the inner wall surface of the tray 16 becomes concave, so that there is no problem in taking out the small food. It should be noted that the same operation and effect can be obtained in the states shown in FIGS.

The container 1 of this embodiment has a longitudinal height H2.
Is set to 150 mm, even if the sub-tray having a depth of about 150 mm is moved to the front of the tray 16 (upper part of the container 1) via the step 18, the container 1 does not become an obstacle.

As described above, the refrigerator 11 according to the present embodiment
In the vegetable room 12d, the tray 16 of the vegetable room 12d is divided into two parts by providing the container 1 and a partitioning plate 19 capable of changing the partitioning position. By securing a vertically long storage space that is optimal for storage and using a two-stage tray or the like at the rear, a large vegetable storage space can be provided. In addition, since the position of the container 1 can be easily changed by holding it in the hand, the layout of the inner room can be easily changed according to the stored food that changes daily.

In the above embodiment, the container 1 is made of a transparent material, but a translucent material such as translucent or milky white has the same effect. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the provision of the partition plate 19 and the pocket 15 enables the opening and closing door 1 to be opened.
The container 1 is prevented from tipping over when opening / closing the container 3 or when taking out / in the food. For example, the container 1 may be fixed to a shelf provided in the interior May be fixed at a predetermined position.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 11 is a plan view of a vegetable compartment 12d showing another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the longitudinal width W1 and the lateral width W2 of the container 1 are set so as to be substantially divisible by an integer with respect to the lateral width WT of the tray 16. In the figure, the container 1 of this embodiment has a longitudinal width W1 of approximately (WT / 4) and a lateral width W2 of approximately (WT / 5). Further, regarding the partition position of the partition plate 19, the position of the mounting groove 20a is substantially (WT / 5) and the position of the mounting groove 20b is substantially (W
T / 4).

For this reason, as shown in FIG. 5A, four containers 1 whose longitudinal directions are left and right can be arranged side by side so as to correspond to the width WT of the tray 16. Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, five containers 1 whose longitudinal direction is the front and rear can be arranged side by side so as to match the width WT of the tray 16. It should be noted that the increase or decrease in the number of containers 1 due to the layout change can be solved by using the containers 1 used in other chambers 12. Thus, according to the present embodiment,
By adjusting the lateral width of the container 1 and the tray 16, a stable storage space with a sense of alignment can be realized, and the dead space in the tray 16 can be reduced.

[Third Embodiment] FIG. 12 is an external view of a container 24 showing another embodiment of the present invention. This container 2
Reference numeral 4 denotes a key-shaped mounting portion 25 provided on the peripheral side surface. The container 24 according to the present embodiment is the container 1 according to the first embodiment.
It has the same form as. The container 24 has a short height H on the upper peripheral side surface 6a having a longitudinal height H1.
2 is provided with a key-shaped mounting portion 25 that matches the key-shaped mounting portion 25.

With this structure, as shown in FIG.
The same type of container 24 can be firmly connected by scratching the mounting portion 25 on the upper end of the other container 24 having the short height H2. Also, as shown in FIG.
Attached to the partition plate 19 provided in the vegetable room 12d,
Alternatively, the container 24
Can be installed stably.

[Fourth Embodiment] FIGS. 13 and 14 show a container 26 according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the container 26, and FIG. This container 2
Numeral 6 allows the height H to be adjusted in two stages. In the figure, the container 26 has a box-like shape in which the upper portion is cut horizontally and the inlet 3 is formed.

The container 26 has a height H2 equal to the longitudinal width W1.
The width W1 is longer and the width W1 is longer than the width W2. An opening / closing door 27 that can open the entire bottom surface is provided on the bottom surface of the container 26. The door 2
Numeral 7 is provided with a cool air vent 2 so that the opening and closing door 27 and the peripheral side surface of the container 26 form a straight line when the opening and closing door 27 is opened so as to be a leg of the container 26. That is, container 2
6 can be changed from the container 26 having the size of the height H2 to the container 26 having the size of H1 by opening the opening / closing door 27.

A key-shaped mounting portion 25 is provided on the peripheral side surface having the short lateral width W2. The position of the mounting portion 25 coincides with the height of the partition plate 19 provided in the vegetable compartment 12d, and the height of the partition plate 19 is set so as to keep the container 26 at the height H2. I have.

In this embodiment, the hinge structure of the opening / closing door 27 is formed as a PP hinge by forming the entire container 26 from a flexible PP material. According to this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, when storing small small vegetables and foods, the opening and closing door 27 is closed and used as shown in FIG. b) The door 27 can be opened and used as shown in the figure.

[Fifth Embodiment] FIG. 15 is an external view of a container 28 showing another embodiment of the present invention. The container 28 according to this embodiment has a band-shaped reinforcing portion 5
, And the other peripheral side surface is formed in a net shape. According to this embodiment, since the entire peripheral side surface is formed in a net shape, the entire peripheral side surface can be used as the cool air vent 29, so that the ventilation can be improved. Moreover, the stored items can be easily confirmed through the cool air vents 29.

[0049]

According to the present invention, vegetables can be held in the standing position on the door side of the vegetable storage tray of the refrigerator, so that the freshness of the vegetables can be maintained and the usability can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of a container according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the container according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a use state of the container according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a use state diagram of the container according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a use state of the container according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an external view of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention in an open / closed state.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a vegetable room according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a vegetable room according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a use state of the vegetable room according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of a vegetable room according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a use state of a container according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a view showing a use state of the container according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a view showing the use state of the container according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a use state of a container according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container 2 Cold air vent 2a Slit hole 3 Input port 4 Storage part 11 Refrigerator 12 Storage room 12a Freezer room 12b Refrigerator room 12c Tilt room 12d Vegetable room 13a, 13b Opening door 15 Pocket 16 Tray 17 Tray 16 insertion port 19 Partition Plate H Height of Container 1 H1 Longitudinal Height H2 Shortest Height W Width W1 Longitudinal Width W2 Shortest Width

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Etsuko Yoshinaga 800, Tomita, Ohira-machi, Ohira-cho, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi Prefecture Inside the Hitachi, Ltd.Cooling Division Inside the Manufacturing Design Laboratory

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A vegetable storage tray for storing vegetables movable in the front-rear direction together with a drawer door of a vegetable room, an opening for taking in and out vegetables on an upper surface, and a bottom and a peripheral side for storing vegetables. And a vegetable storage container that forms a space inside the vegetable storage container, wherein the vegetable storage container is configured such that the upper end of the vegetable storage container is lower than the upper end of the vegetable storage tray by a predetermined length, so that the vegetable storage container A refrigerator provided with a space for accommodating vegetables that protrude from the opening, and the vegetable storage container is disposed on a door side. 2. A vegetable storage tray for storing vegetables that can be moved in the front-rear direction together with a drawer door of the vegetable compartment, and an opening on the upper surface for taking in and out vegetables, and having a bottom portion and a peripheral side portion for storing vegetables. And a vegetable storage container that forms a space inside the vegetable storage container, wherein the vegetable storage container is configured such that the upper end of the vegetable storage container is lower than the upper end of the vegetable storage tray by a predetermined length, so that the vegetable storage container A refrigerator, which is held with a space above, and wherein the vegetable storage container is disposed below the vegetable storage tray on the door side. 3. The vegetable storage container according to claim 1, wherein the vegetable storage container has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape having a length in a height direction longer than a width thereof, and a ventilation hole provided in a lower portion thereof. Or any one of the refrigerators according to 2. 4. The vegetable storage container is made of a transparent resin, and a thick reinforcing portion is provided on an upper portion of the peripheral side portion of the vegetable storage container so as to project outward from a lower portion thereof. The connection portion where each side surface of the peripheral side portion of the vegetable storage container is connected to the adjacent side surface has a curved shape, and further, the upper horizontal cross section of the vegetable storage container is larger than the lower horizontal cross section thereof. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein 5. The vegetable storage container according to claim 1, wherein a bottom portion is provided with a leg projecting downward.
4. The refrigerator according to 4. 6. The vegetable storage tray is inserted into a front storage space and a rear storage space of different sizes via a partition plate.
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the refrigerator is divided to make the front storage space smaller than the rear storage space, and the vegetable storage container is held in the front storage space. 7. The refrigerator according to claim 6, wherein the vegetable storage container is held by inner walls of the partition plate and the vegetable storage tray. 8. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the vegetable storage container has a mounting portion that can be inserted from above, and is held in the vegetable storage tray. 9. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein the vegetable storage container is detachably attached to and held by the partition plate that divides the vegetable storage tray into front and rear via the attachment portion.