JPH11118338A - Electric refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To contain a large capacity food in a door pocket at the inside of an opening closing door by a method wherein a notch part is formed in a position closer to one side of a partition body longitudinally partitioning a door pocket and laterally extending and opening and closing are effected by an auxiliary partitioning body having a notch part slidably attached to a partitioning body. SOLUTION: A door pocket 6 longitudinally partitioned by a laterally extending partition body 7 and containing a food is arranged on the inner side of an opening closing door. A notch part is arranged closer to one side of the partition body 7 and a notch part is opened and closed by an auxiliary partition body 8 slidably attached to the partition body 7. When one food alone having a large capacity is contained, the food is contained in a position closer to one side of the door pocket 6 by utilizing the notch part. Further, a guide is provided to slidably attach the auxiliary partition body 8 to the partition body 7. Further, the guide part consists of groove parts 7a arranged at the upper and lower parts of the partition body 7 and positioned facing each other corresponding to the peripheral edge of the auxiliary partition body 8. The partition body 7 and the guide part are formed integrally with the door pocket 6.

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 an electric refrigerator in which a large volume of food can be stored in a door pocket which is divided into front and rear by a partition and provided inside an opening / closing door. Related to the structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional electric refrigerator, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the inside of a main body 1 is divided into upper and lower rooms having different temperature zones by a partition wall 2 and, for example, a refrigerator room 3 partitioned by the partition wall 2. The opening / closing door rotatably supported by a door hinge 4 provided with a door pocket 6 inside which is partitioned into front and rear storage portions A and B by a partition body 7 extending left and right to open and close the front surface and stores food. 5 was provided.

In recent years, the front and rear dimensions of the door pocket 6 have been increased so that a large amount of food can be stored, and the door pocket 6 is divided into front and rear storage sections A and B by the partition body 7. However, the door pocket 6
Is divided into the front and rear storage sections A and B by the partition body 7, so that there is an inconvenience that it is not possible to store a single large food item such as a beer barrel.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has been made so that a large-volume food can be accommodated in a door pocket which is divided into front and rear by a partition and provided inside a door. It is an object to provide an improved electric refrigerator.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention divides the inside of a refrigerator into upper and lower rooms having different temperature zones by a partition wall, and opens and closes the front of the room partitioned by the partition wall. One side of the partition body in an electric refrigerator provided with a door pocket inside which is partitioned forward and backward by a partition body extending left and right to accommodate food, and provided with an opening / closing door rotatably supported by a hinge for a door Create a notch nearer,
The notch portion is configured to be opened and closed by an auxiliary partition member slidably attached to the partition member.

[0006] Further, a guide portion for slidably mounting the auxiliary partition member is provided on the partition member.

[0007] Further, the guide portion is constituted by opposing grooves provided in upper and lower portions of the partition body corresponding to the peripheral edge of the auxiliary partition body.

[0008] The partition body and the guide portion may be
It is configured to be formed integrally with the door pocket.

Further, a knob is provided at an upper end of one side of the auxiliary partition, and a notch is provided in the groove corresponding to the knob.

Further, the knob portion is formed in a curved shape, and the curved portion is formed with a knurl perpendicular to the sliding direction of the auxiliary partition.

Further, a holding portion having a substantially concave cross-sectional shape corresponding to one side end of the auxiliary partition is integrally formed on one side surface of the door pocket.

Further, the guide portion is formed of the partition member, while the auxiliary partition member is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape having an open lower portion, and the substantially U-shaped cross-sectional portion slides on the partition member. It is configured to be freely attached.

Further, at least one side of the partition body and the corresponding substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape portion are provided with a concave-convex engaging portion extending left and right.

Further, the engagement portion is formed in an arc-shaped cross section.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiments of the present invention will be described below as examples based on the attached drawings. FIG. 1 and FIG.
(A) to FIG. 2 (C), FIG. 3 (A) and FIG. 3 (B)
In the figures, 1 is an electric refrigerator main body, 2 is a partition wall that partitions the inside of the main body 1 into upper and lower rooms having different temperature zones, 3 is a refrigerator room partitioned by the partition wall 2, and 5 is a front surface of the refrigerator room 3. In order to open and close the door, the door is provided with a door pocket 6 inside which is partitioned back and forth by a partition body 7 extending left and right to store food, and is rotatably supported by a door hinge 4.

A notch is provided near one side of the partition body 7,
The cutout portion is configured to be opened and closed by an auxiliary partition member 8 slidably attached to the partition member 7, thereby accommodating a single large-volume food such as a beer barrel. When the door pocket 6 is used, the notch is used so that the partition 7 is not in the way.
The structure is such that it can be easily accommodated near one side.

The partition 7 is provided with a guide for slidably mounting the auxiliary partition 8 so that the auxiliary partition 8 can be smoothly slid to open and close the notch. It has become.

FIG. 3 shows one embodiment of the guide portion.
As shown in (A), the auxiliary partition 8 is formed of opposing grooves 7a provided at the upper and lower portions of the partition 7 corresponding to the peripheral edge of the auxiliary partition 8, thereby the auxiliary partition 8 is provided. The structure is such that the partition body 8 can be slid smoothly and more accurately.

Further, since the partition 7 and the guide are formed integrally with the door pocket 6, the dimensions and shape can be accurately finished and the structure is advantageous in terms of cost.

Further, FIG.
A knob 8a as shown in FIGS. 2 (A) to 2 (C) is provided, and a housing 7b is provided in the groove 7a corresponding to the knob 8a. When the auxiliary partition 8 can be easily slid by putting a finger on the portion 8a, and when the notch is opened by sliding the auxiliary partition 8 in the direction shown by the arrow a. The structure is such that the knob portion 8a can be accommodated in the accommodation portion 7b and the notch portion can be opened accurately.

Further, the knob portion 8a is formed in a curved surface, and the curved surface portion is formed in a wave shape orthogonal to the sliding direction of the auxiliary partitioning member 8, whereby the knob is formed. The finger can be adapted to be hooked on the child part 8a, and when the auxiliary partitioning body 8 is slid in the direction indicated by the arrow a, the finger is prevented from slipping and coming off the knob part 8a. Structure.

Further, a holding portion 6a having a substantially concave cross-sectional shape corresponding to one side end of the auxiliary partitioning member 8 is integrally formed on one side surface of the door pocket.
When the notch of the partition 7 is closed by the auxiliary partition 8,
As shown in FIG. 2 (B), the auxiliary partition 8 has a structure in which one side end thereof can be accurately held by the holding portion 6a.

As another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3 (B), the guide portion is formed of the partition member 7, while the auxiliary partition member 8 is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape having an open lower portion. The substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape portion is slidably attached to the partition member 7, whereby the auxiliary partition member is provided in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment. 8 can be mounted accurately and slidably. It should be noted that any one of the above-described embodiment and the other embodiment may be adopted depending on design convenience or the like.

In addition, at least one side of the partition body 7
Corresponding to this, the auxiliary partitioning body 8 has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape portion, and is provided with concave and convex engaging portions 7c and 8b extending left and right. The structure allows accurate and more reliable slidable mounting.

Further, since the engaging portions 7c and 8b are formed in an arc-shaped cross section, the engaging portions 7c and 8b can be more smoothly engaged and slidably mounted. The structure is

With the above structure, as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 (A) to FIG. 2 (C), and FIG. 3 (A) and FIG. Is provided with a notch portion, and the notch portion is opened and closed by the auxiliary partition member 8 slidably attached to the partition member 7, so that a single large-capacity food such as a beer barrel is accommodated. In this case, the electric refrigerator is configured such that the notch portion is utilized so that the partition body 7 does not become an obstacle, so that the electric refrigerator can be easily accommodated near one side of the door pocket 6 indicated by an arrow C in FIG.

[0027]

As described above, an electric refrigerator is provided in which a large-volume food can be stored in a door pocket which is partitioned back and forth by a partition body and provided inside a door.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an electric refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a main part of the electric refrigerator according to the present invention,
(A) is a perspective view of the door pocket, (B) is a plan view of the door pocket showing a state where the notch of the partition is closed, and (C) is a state where the notch of the partition is opened. It is a top view of a door pocket.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a main part of the electric refrigerator according to the present invention;
(A) shows one embodiment of the AA cross section of FIG. 2 (A), and (B) shows another embodiment of the AA cross section of FIG. 2 (A).

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an electric refrigerator according to a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electric refrigerator main body 2 Partition wall 3 Refrigerator room 4 Hinge for door 5 Opening door 6 Door pocket 6a Holding part 7 Partition body 7a Groove part 7b Storage part 7c, 8b Engaging part 8 Auxiliary partition body 8a Knob part

Claims (10)

[Claims] A compartment is divided into upper and lower rooms having different temperature zones by a partition wall, and the front of the room partitioned by the partition wall is opened and closed. An electric refrigerator provided with an opening / closing door rotatably supported by a door hinge provided with a door pocket on the inside, wherein a notch is provided near one side of the partition, and the notch is provided with the partition. An electric refrigerator characterized by being opened and closed by an auxiliary partition member slidably mounted on the electric refrigerator. 2. The electric refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a guide portion for slidably attaching the auxiliary partition member is provided on the partition member. 3. The electric device according to claim 2, wherein the guide portion comprises opposing grooves provided at upper and lower portions of the partition body corresponding to a peripheral edge of the auxiliary partition body. refrigerator. 4. The electric refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the partition and the guide are formed integrally with the door pocket. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein a knob is provided at an upper end of one side of the auxiliary partition, and a notch is provided in the groove corresponding to the knob. Electric refrigerator. 6. The knob according to claim 1, wherein the knob is formed in a curved surface, and the curved surface is formed with a knurl perpendicular to a sliding direction of the auxiliary partition. 6. The electric refrigerator according to 5. 7. The holding part according to claim 1, wherein a holding part having a substantially concave cross-sectional shape corresponding to one side end of the auxiliary partition is integrally formed on one side surface of the door pocket. Electric refrigerator. 8. The guide part is formed of the partition body, while the auxiliary partition body is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape with a lower part opened, and the substantially U-shaped cross-sectional part slides on the partition body. The electric refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the electric refrigerator is freely attached. 9. The method according to claim 8, wherein at least one side of the partition body and the corresponding substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape portion are provided with a concave-convex engaging portion extending left and right. An electric refrigerator as described. 10. The electric refrigerator according to claim 9, wherein the engaging portion has an arc-shaped cross section.