JPH11159952A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make long vegetables to be housed in a housing case of a vegetable chamber of a refrigerator as they are, by providing a first housing section which is elongated in the depth wise direction of the main body of the refrigerator on the housing case, so that the housing section may be slid in the depth wise direction of the main body. SOLUTION: A main body 1 of a refrigerator is composed of a refrigerating chamber 2 provided to the uppermost position, a freezing chamber 3 provided to the lowermost position, and a vegetable chamber 4 provided between the chambers 2 and 3. An air blower 11 is provided above a cooler 10 positioned behind the freezing chamber 3. Thus the vegetable chamber 4 is made longer than the freezing chamber 3 in the depth/wise direction of the main body 1. A case 9 in the vegetable chamber 4 is divided into left and right sections by a partition at the central part when viewed from the front side of the pulling- out door 7 of the chamber 4 and the left-side chamber is constituted as a first housing section for long vegetables, such as the Welsh onion, etc. The right-side section is constituted as a second housing section for fruits. A vegetable case 8 below the first housing section can house large-sized vegetables, such as the cabbage, etc.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly to a food storage case.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 9 is a side sectional view of a conventional refrigerator. In the figure, 1 is a refrigerator main body, 2 is a refrigerator room arranged at the top of the refrigerator main body 1, 3 is a freezing room arranged at the bottom of the refrigerator main body 1, 4 is between the refrigerator room 2 and the freezer room 3. The arranged vegetable compartment, 5 is a partition for partitioning the refrigerator compartment 2 and the vegetable compartment 4, 6 is another partition for partitioning the vegetable compartment 4 and the freezer compartment 3, and the back of the partition 6 is a cooler. It constitutes a front wall of a cooler room for accommodating the fan 10 and the blower 11 and the like.

[0003] Reference numeral 7 denotes a vegetable compartment door, which is supported by the side wall of the vegetable compartment 4 and can be pulled out in the depth direction of the product by mechanical parts such as rails and rollers. Reference numeral 8 denotes a vegetable room storage case, which is supported by the vegetable room door 7. Numeral 9 denotes a fruit storage case dedicated to food that is desired to be stored separately from vegetables such as fruits, and can be slid in the depth direction of the product on the vegetable storage case 8 supported by the vegetable storage case 8. Reference numeral 10 denotes a cooler provided in a cooler room behind the vegetable room, and a blower 11 is provided above the cooler.

[0004] The form of the vegetable compartment storage case in the above-described refrigerator is described in, for example, a refrigerator disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-144788. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the form of the conventional vegetable compartment storage case.

[0005]

Since the conventional refrigerator shown in FIG. 9 has a small depth, when storing long vegetables such as green onions in a long state, there is no special consideration given to the storage and takeout properties.

[0006] The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator having a deep vegetable compartment and capable of storing long vegetables long.

[0007]

A refrigerator according to the present invention is provided with a refrigerator main body, a refrigerator room provided at an uppermost portion of the main body, for chilling foods and the like, and a refrigerator room provided at a lowermost portion of the body to freeze the foods and the like. A freezer compartment, provided between the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment, for storing vegetables and the like, a freezer compartment provided on the back of the freezer compartment, containing a cooler and a blower, and provided in the vegetable compartment. A drawer-type vegetable compartment storage case, and a first storage portion that is provided on the vegetable compartment storage case so as to be slidable in the body depth direction, is formed long in the body depth direction, and stores a long vegetable or the like. A fruit storage case having a second storage portion formed shorter than the first storage portion in the depth direction of the main body and storing fruits and the like, and a fruit storage case provided on the back surface of the second storage portion of the vegetable compartment. It is equipped with an air path connecting the rooms.

[0008] Further, a partition section for partitioning the first storage section and the second storage section is provided, and the height of the partition section is minimized.

[0009] The first storage section has a smaller depth than the second storage section.

[0010] In addition, an uneven portion is provided at the lower end of the flange on the outer periphery of the fruit storage case to improve the slip when the fruit storage case is slid.

[0011] Further, a convex portion provided on the first buffer surface of the fruit storage case of the vegetable room storage case and a second buffer surface of the vegetable room storage case of the fruit storage case are provided. When the storage case is drawn out, the fruit storage case is provided with an engagement portion that engages with the convex portion so that the fruit storage case is fixed to the frontmost position.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an example of an embodiment of the present invention, and is a side sectional view of a refrigerator. In the figure, 1 is a refrigerator main body, 2 is a refrigerator room arranged at the top of the refrigerator main body 1, 3 is a freezing room arranged at the bottom of the refrigerator main body 1, 4 is a space between the refrigerator room 2 and the freezer room 3. , A partition 5 for partitioning the refrigerator compartment 2 and the vegetable compartment 4, and a partition 6 for partitioning the vegetable compartment 4 and the freezer compartment 2.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a vegetable compartment door, which is supported by the side wall of the vegetable compartment 4, and can be pulled out in the depth direction of the product by mechanical parts such as rails and rollers. Reference numeral 8 denotes a vegetable room storage case, which is supported by the vegetable room door 7. Numeral 9 denotes a fruit storage case dedicated to food that is desired to be stored separately from vegetables such as fruits. The fruit storage case 9 is supported by the vegetable storage case 8 and can slide on the vegetable storage case 8 in the depth direction of the refrigerator body 1. A cooler 10 is provided in a cooler room behind the freezing room 2, and a blower 11 is provided above the cooler 10.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the vegetable room storage case is installed on a drawer door of the vegetable room. As shown in the figure,
When viewed from the front of the drawer door 7, the case 9 is fully divided to the left and right at the partition 9 c near the center, and on the left is a first long vegetable such as green onion.
And a storage unit 9b as a second storage unit for fruits and vegetables such as green onions on the left.

FIG. 3 is a top sectional view of the vegetable compartment. As shown in the figure, the storage section 9b on the right side of the case 9 has a shorter depth dimension than the storage section 9a on the left side, a storage section 12 such as a plastic bottle on the front side, and the refrigerator compartment 2 on the rear side. Room 3,
An air passage 13 connecting the vegetable room 4 was provided.

FIG. 4 is a top sectional view of the vegetable compartment. As shown in the figure, the height of the partition 9c that divides the inside of the case into two near the center of the case 9 can be minimized, and food can be placed across the partition 9c.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the fruit storage case 9. As shown in the figure, the storage portion 9a for the long vegetables on the left side of the case 9 is smaller in depth than the storage portion 9b on the right side, and the storage portion of the vegetable case 8 below the storage portion 9a on the left side is a large vegetable such as cabbage. Enables storage.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state where the fruit storage case 9 is slid in the depth direction of the refrigerator. As shown in the figure, the fruit storage case 9 is slidable over the vegetable case 8 and facilitates taking out of food stored under the fruit storage case 9. At this time, in order to improve the slidability of the fruit storage case 9, an uneven portion 9d as shown in FIG.

On the buffer surface of the fruit storage case 9 of the vegetable case 8, convex portions 8a as shown in FIG. 8 are provided on the left and right sides. An engaging portion that engages with the protruding portion 8a is provided, and the fruit storage case 9 is fixed to the frontmost position as shown in FIG.

[0020]

The refrigerator according to the present invention comprises: a refrigerator main body; a refrigerator room provided at the uppermost portion of the main body and refrigerated for food and the like; and a freezer room provided at the lowermost portion of the main body and freezing the food and the like. A vegetable room provided between the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment for storing vegetables, etc .; a cooling room provided on the back of the freezer compartment containing the cooler and the blower; and a drawer type provided in the vegetable compartment. A vegetable storage case, a first storage portion provided on the vegetable storage case so as to be slidable in the depth direction of the main body, formed long in the depth direction of the main body, and storing a long vegetable or the like; A fruit storage case having a second storage portion formed shorter in the main body depth direction than the storage portion and storing fruits and the like, and a fruit storage case provided on the back of the second storage portion of the vegetable room, and connecting each room. Because it was configured with an air path, the first storage unit Can be stored remain long the Chobutsu vegetables.

In addition, since a partition portion for partitioning the first storage portion and the second storage portion is provided and the height of the partition portion is minimized, food can be placed across the partition portion.

Further, since the first storage section is made shallower than the second storage section, the vegetable compartment storage case below the first storage section can store large vegetables such as cabbage.

Further, the unevenness 9d is provided at the lower end of the flange on the outer periphery of the fruit storage case for improving the sliding when the fruit storage case is slid, so that the slidability of the fruit storage case is improved.

Also, a convex portion provided on the first buffer surface of the vegetable storage case and the fruit storage case and a second buffer surface of the fruit storage case and the vegetable storage case are provided on the vegetable storage case. When the storage case is pulled out, the fruit storage case has a configuration with an engagement portion that engages with the convex portion so that it is fixed to the front position, so when the vegetable storage case is pulled out The fruit storage case is securely fixed to the front position.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a refrigerator according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the interior of the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a top sectional view showing the interior of the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a top sectional view showing the interior of the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing an upper fruit storage case of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the interior of the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a main part of an upper fruit storage case of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a main part of a vegetable storage case of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a side sectional view of a conventional refrigerator.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a vegetable compartment inside a conventional refrigerator.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 refrigerator body, 2 refrigerator compartment, 3 freezer compartment, 4 vegetable compartment, 5 compartments, 6 compartments, 7 vegetable compartment drawer door, 8 vegetable compartment storage case, 8a convex shape section, 9 fruit storage case, 9a storage section, 9b storage part, 9c partition part, 9d uneven part, 10 cooler, 11 blower, 1
2 storage, 13 airways.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A refrigerator main body, a refrigerator room provided at an uppermost portion of the main body and chilling foods and the like, a freezer room provided at a lowermost portion of the main body and freezing foods and the like, A vegetable room provided between the freezing room and storing vegetables and the like; a cooling room provided at the back of the freezing room and storing a cooler and a blower; provided in the vegetable room and a drawer-type vegetable A room storage case, a first storage portion provided on the vegetable room storage case so as to be slidable in the main body depth direction, formed to be long in the main body depth direction, and storing long vegetables and the like; A fruit storage case formed to be shorter in the body depth direction than the storage unit and having a second storage unit for storing fruits and the like, and a fruit storage case provided on a back surface of the second storage unit of the vegetable room, wherein each of the chambers is provided. And an air path connecting the Refrigerator and features. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising a partition for partitioning the first storage section and the second storage section, wherein the height of the partition section is minimized. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the first storage portion has a depth smaller than that of the second storage portion. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein an uneven portion is provided at a lower end of the flange on the outer periphery of the fruit storage case so as to improve the slip when the fruit storage case is slid. . 5. A convex portion provided on a first buffer surface of the vegetable storage case with the fruit storage case, and a second buffer surface of the fruit storage case with the vegetable storage case. When the vegetable compartment storage case is pulled out, an engagement portion that engages with the convex shape portion so that the fruit storage case is fixed at the most front position,
The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising: