JPS5911353Y2 - refrigerator storage device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a storage device installed on the back side of a refrigerator door.
In particular, it is an improved storage container for storing eggs.

That is, conventionally, a container for storing eggs has been proposed in which a plate is provided with a storage hole to support eggs, and by reversing the plate, small items other than eggs can be appropriately stored. has been done.

However, when such a container and plate plate are supported on the inside of the door, there is a drawback that the flow of cold air is obstructed by the two, and the eggs are not sufficiently cooled, and an improvement has been desired.

Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a storage device that is capable of cooling not only eggs but also small items no matter what state the plate supported within the container is used in. An example of the storage device is described below. This will be explained according to the attached drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a refrigerator body, and a door 2 is pivotally attached to the front opening of the refrigerator so as to be openable and closable.

This door 2 has an outer panel 3, an inner panel 5 with bulges 4 on the left and right sides, and a heat insulating material (not shown) between both panels 3 and 5.
Between them are a bottle shelf 6, a shelf 7, and a storage device 8, which will be described later, from the bottom.
are supported respectively, that is, this storage device 8
In detail, 9 has locking protrusions (
It is a horizontally long bottomed container with a recess 10 that locks into a hole (not shown), and support holes 12, 12, and 13 are formed at both ends and the center of the bottom surface 11 in the short direction, and are spaced equally apart. Small holes 14, 14, . . . for cold air circulation are bored in each of the holes.

16. 16 are mutually symmetrical plate plates that are stored side by side in the container 9, and can also be stored in an inverted state (inverted state).

Egg storage holes 17 and 17 for supporting eggs A are provided in the plate plates 16 and 16.
...... are bored in the space between the egg storage holes 17, 17, and small holes 18, 18, which face each other during storage to communicate with the small holes 14, 14, . ... is drilled.

That is, the egg storage hole 17 in the plate plates 16, 16.
The small holes 17, 18, 18, and so on are all arranged at equal intervals, and the arrangement is the same whether viewed from the front or the back.

A small hole 14.1 is therefore drilled in the bottom 11 of the container 9.
4... are also the small holes 18 and 18 of the plate plates 16 and 16.
. . . , and the small holes 14, 14 . . . , 18, 18...
- are facing each other, which allows for circulation of cold air.

Further, the plate plates 16, 16 have leg pieces 19, 19 bent at right angles on both sides of the container 9 in the longitudinal direction. Board 1
A predetermined interval will be formed between 6 and 16,
It is constructed so that when the egg A is stored in the storage hole 17, 17..., it does not come into contact with the bottom surface (Fig. 3a)
.

Further, on the side of the plate plates 16, 16 facing the side wall of the container 9 in the transverse direction with respect to the container 9, there are leg pieces 19, 19...
A support piece 20 bent at right angles in the opposite direction. 2
0 is formed, and this support piece 20. 20 is plate plate 1
6 and 16 are inverted and placed in the container 9, they are inserted through the support holes 12 and 12 of the bottom surface 11, and the plate plates 16 and 16 and the bottom surface 11 are brought into close contact with each other. (Fig. 3b, C).

Also, the supporting pieces 20 of the plates 16, 16. On the side opposite to 20, there are provided stoppers 21.21 that protrude in the same direction, and these stoppers 21.21...
is formed in the same shape as the arrangement pattern of the small holes 18, 18, and has a diameter that allows insertion into the small holes 18, 18, .

These stoppers 21.21... are both plate plates 16,1.
6 are combined and inverted and stored in the container 9, the support pieces 20.
20 and can prevent movement within the container 9 (FIG. 3C).

Furthermore, the stopper 21.21... is the small hole 18.1.
Since the arrangement pattern is the same as 8..., container 9
Inside, one plate 16 is arranged for normal egg storage, and the other plate 16 is reversed to open each egg storage hole 17.
．． When a portion of the eggs 17 is aligned with the egg storage holes 17, 17 of one plate 16, they are inserted into the respective small holes 18, 18 and locked.

In this state, the support piece 20 of the other side of the reversed plate plate 16 comes into contact with the bottom surface 11, so that the plate plate 16 is kept horizontal (the third
Figure d).

On the other hand, in this way, the supporting pieces 20 are used to keep the plate 16 horizontal and to align the plates 16, 16 inside the container 9 without exposing them. 20 and the leg pieces 19, 19... are almost the same height (to be exact, the support piece 20.20 is the leg piece 19,
19 (higher by the thickness of the plate plate 16), and the sum of the heights of the support piece 20 and the leg piece 19 (to be exact, the sum of the plate thickness of the plate plate 16) is It is designed to have the same depth as the container 9.

In this way, no matter how the plate plates 16, 16 are arranged with respect to the container 9, the small holes 18.18... and the small holes 14.1
4... communicates with each other, and cold air is circulated.

Therefore, the egg A can be sufficiently cooled and the storage period can be extended, and the space X formed between the plate plate 16 and the side wall of the container 9 in the usage state shown in FIG.
Even if small items B are stored inside the small holes 14, 14...
-Alternatively, since the support hole 12 serves as a path for cold air, it is possible to cool not only the eggs A but also these small articles B.

As is clear from the above explanation, small holes for cold air circulation are provided in both the dish plate for supporting eggs, which is reversibly arranged inside the container, and the bottom surface of the container, which communicate with each other in either state. Not only can eggs be cooled, but small objects can also be cooled in an inverted state.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator having a refrigerator storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the storage device, and Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the storage device.
Figures a, l), c, and d are longitudinal sectional views of the storage device, showing the respective states of use. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the article storage state applied to the usage state of FIG. 3d. 2...Door, 4...Bulge, 9...
...Bottomed container, 11...Bottom surface, 14.18...
...Small hole, 17...Egg storage hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A bottomed container supported on the inside of the door is provided, and a dish plate with a number of egg storage holes bored inside the container is arranged in a reversible manner, and small holes for cold air circulation are provided in the dish plate within the intervals between the egg storage holes. A storage device for a refrigerator, characterized in that a small hole is provided on the bottom surface of the bottomed container so as to face the small hole in both the normal arrangement and the inverted arrangement of the plate plate.