JPS5916778Y2 - refrigerator shelving device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to an improvement of a shelf for placing food in a refrigerator.

Conventionally, with regard to shelf devices of this type of refrigerator, protrusions are provided on both side walls of an inner box formed by vacuum forming, etc., and the protrusions are used as shelf rails, and the shelves are inserted from the front of the opening. In order to change the height of the shelf because the food is too large,
- It is necessary to remove the shelf by pulling it toward you, and then rearrange the removed shelf on another shelf rail, which takes a long time, and when the refrigerator is in operation, cold air leaks outside. There were drawbacks.

This invention aims to eliminate such drawbacks.

This invention will be explained in detail below with reference to the illustrated embodiments.
2 is a refrigerator main body, 2 is an inner box constituting this main body, and a plurality of shelf support rails 4 are integrally provided on both side walls 3.

Reference numeral 5 designates a positive side whose both ends are slidably supported by the shelf support rail, and 6 designates a glass shelf that covers the top surface of the vegetable container case 7 disposed at the inner bottom of the inner box 2.

Reference numeral 8 denotes shelf supports attached to both side walls 3 of the inner box 2 and below the shelf support rails 4. On the inner side thereof, there is a guide rail 9 for shelf sliding whose front part is bent upward and a guide rail 9 for sliding the shelf. A U-shaped shaft support 10 is integrally connected to the guide rail and is inclined backwardly downward from the rear end of the guide rail.

11 is a folding shelf with two shelves connected by a hinge 12;
It consists of a front shelf 13 and a rear shelf 14, and each shelf has an outer frame made of wire rods in the shape of a mouth, and both ends of a plurality of thin wire rods of equal width are welded to the outer frame.

Further, the depth dimension of this front shelf 13 is configured to be slightly shorter than that of the rear shelf 14.

The hinge 12 is a synthetic resin type made of polypropylene, etc., and has four parts on both sides for fitting into the shelf, and an extremely thin part in the center, where the bending action is performed and the shelf is folded. Allows for folding.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a pivot shaft protruding from both sides of the lower part of the rear shelf 14, which is fitted into the U-shaped shaft support 10 of the shelf support 8.

Next, I will explain the function of the shelving device based on this invention.
In normal use, the folding shelf 11 has the same form as the upper + side 5, but when it is intended to place food larger than the distance A dimension from the lower shelf, for example, fruits such as watermelons, the folding shelf 11
By pushing the front part backward as shown by the arrow in the figure, the hinge part 12 is located above the line connecting the front part of the shelf, which is the point of action, and the shaft support 10, so the hinge part gradually moves upward. At the same time, the front part of the shelf also retreats, and when the hinge 12 portion passes over the shaft support 10, the folding machine 11 comes into contact with the back surface of the inner box 2 due to its own weight and stops.

Since the front shelf 13 and the rear shelf 14 are folded, the space between the upper and lower shelves is widened, and tall bottles and fruits such as squid can be stored therein.

In this invention, the depth of the front shelf 13 is formed to be shorter than the rear shelf 14, but if the front shelf 13 is equal to or longer than the rear shelf 14, the depth to the guide rail slope 9a should be shortened in order to fold the front shelf 13. This necessity arises, and the distance from the pivot support 10 to the guide rail inclined surface 9a increases, making it unstable when a heavy object is placed on the rear shelf 14 while it is being used as a flat shelf.

In order to improve the above-mentioned drawbacks, this invention is constructed by making the front shelf 13 shorter in depth than the rear shelf 14.

In addition, when the folding machine 11 is taken out for cleaning etc., the fifth
As shown in the figure, by first lifting the U-shaped shaft support 10 of the folding machine 11 and then pulling it out toward you, the support shaft 1 of the folding machine
5 rises from the shaft support 10 along the inclined surface and slides on the guide rail 9, allowing the folding machine 11 to be easily removed.

To further insert the folding machine, place the folding machine's support shafts 15 on the guide rails 9 and push them toward the back.
5 fits into the U-shaped shaft support 10 along the inclined surface.

Furthermore, folding machine 1 is folded and stored on the back of the inner box.
1 as a normal flat shelf, by pulling out the front part of the front shelf 13, the outer frame of the shelf can be easily slid on the guide rail 9 along the slope connected to the pivot support 10. .

Since this invention is configured as described above, a normal flat shelf can be folded and stored at the rear with a simple operation to form a wide space, and large food items can be stored therein.

Further, since the rear part of the guide rail is inclined and connected to the U-shaped shaft support, it is possible to easily attach and detach the folding machine.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings all show one embodiment of this invention, and the first
The figure is a side sectional view of the refrigerator, Figure 2 is an enlarged view of the main parts of Figure 1 showing the folding machine in a folded state, Figure 3 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the folding machine, and Figure 4 is an exploded view of the shelf device. The perspective view and FIG. 5 are explanatory diagrams of the operation of attaching and detaching the folding machine. In the figure, 2 is an inner box, 3 is a side wall, 8 is a shelf support, 9 is a guide rail, 10 is a pivot support, 11 is a folding machine, 12 is a hinge, 13
14 is a front shelf, 14 is a rear shelf, and 15 is a pivot shaft.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A rear shelf with pivot shafts protruding from both sides of the bottom, a front shelf with a slightly shorter depth than the rear shelf, a folding shelf with hinges connecting these two shelves, and the above shelves supported on both sides of the inner box. A guide rail is provided, and a shelf support having a shaft support that fits with the support shaft is provided at the lower rear of the guide rail, and this shaft support is connected to the U
A shelf device for a refrigerator, characterized in that the guide rail is formed in a letter shape and the terminal end of the guide rail is inclined backwardly and downwardly and connected to the shaft support.