JPS5916780Y2 - 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, multiple ridges are provided on both side walls of an inner box formed by vacuum forming, etc., and the ridges are used as shelf support rails, and the shelves are inserted from the front of the opening. However, if the food is too large and you want to change the height of the shelf, you have to pull the shelf toward you and remove it, then reposition the removed shelf on another shelf support rail, which requires a lot of work. It takes a long time to complete the process, and the cold air leaks outside while the refrigerator is in operation.

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 protruding shelf rails 4 are integrally provided on both side walls 3 of the inner box.

5 is a flat shelf supported by this shelf support rail, 6 is the inner box 2 mentioned above.
This is a glass shelf that covers the top surface of the vegetable case 7 arranged at the inner bottom of the container.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a shelf support mounted symmetrically on the left and right to hide the shelf support rail 4 above the glass shelf and to engage with this rail.A guide rail 9 for sliding the shelf and this guide rail are attached to the inner surface of the shelf support. A shaft support 10 is provided at the rear of the lower part.

Further, a flange 11 that is slightly higher than the shelf support rail 4 is provided on the outer periphery of this shelf support.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a folding shelf in which two shelves are foldably connected by a hinge 13, and is composed of a front shelf 14 and a rear shelf 15, and a rotating support shaft 16 that fits into the pivot support 10 is provided at the lower part of the rear shelf. is installed protrudingly.

Further, the depth dimension of this front shelf 14 is configured to be slightly shorter than that of the rear shelf 15.

The hinge 13 is made of synthetic resin such as polypropylene, has recesses on both sides for fitting into the shelf, and has an extremely thin part in the center, where the bending action is performed and the shelf is folded. Allows for folding.

In FIG. 3, the position of the support shaft 10 is determined by the position of the rear end of the rear shelf.

It is designed so that the rear end of the rear shelf does not come into contact with the back of the inner box when the folding shelf is rotated.

Therefore, if the front shelf 14 is longer than the rear shelf 15, the front shelf will come into contact with the back surface of the inner box when it is folded and rotated.

Therefore, the front shelf 14 is made slightly shorter than the rear shelf 15.

To lock the shelf support to the shelf support rail, for example, an anchor nut is driven into the shelf support rail, a hole is made in the shelf support, and a screw is secured.

You can attach a shelf support by drilling a hole in the shelf support rail at any position and placing an anchor nut in it, or if you eliminate the shelf support,
Regular shelves can be installed.

Next, I will explain the function of the shelving device based on this invention.
In normal use, it has the same form as the upper flat shelf 5, but if you want to place food that is larger than the distance A dimension with the lower shelf, for example, fruit such as watermelon, the folding machine By pushing the front part of 12 backward as shown by the arrow in the figure, the hinge part 13 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 13 exceeds the shaft support 10, the folding machine 12 collapses into the inner box 2 due to its own weight.
It hits the back and stops.

Since the front shelf 14 and the rear shelf 15 are foldable, the space between the upper and lower shelves is widened, and tall bottles and fruits such as squid can be stored therein.

Moreover, when using it as a normal flat shelf, it can be easily used as a flat shelf by pulling out the front part of the folding machine 12 toward you.

Since this invention is constructed as described above, it can be folded from a normal flat shelf state and stored at the rear with a simple operation to form a wide space and store large foods.

In addition, since it can be operated easily and quickly, there is no need to leave the door open for a long time to take in and out the shelves as in the past, and the outflow of cold air can be minimized.

Furthermore, since the shelf supports are hidden and locked on the shelf support rails that are integrally formed in the inner box, they can be installed in a stylish manner, and even when the folding machine and shelf supports are removed, there is no problem with normal operation. It does not interfere with usage, and shelf supports can be easily attached to existing refrigerators, and a folding machine can be used.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

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 shelf device in a folded state, Figure 3 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the shelf device, and Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the shelf device. It is. 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, 12 is a folding machine, 13 is a hinge, 14
15 is a front shelf, 15 is a rear shelf, and 16 is a support shaft.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A multi-level protruding shelf support rail integrally formed on both sides of the inner box, a rear shelf with a pivot shaft protruding from both sides of the lower part, a front shelf with a slightly shorter depth than the rear shelf, and both of these shelves. A folding shelf with hinges connecting the inner box, a guide rail supporting the shelf on both sides of the inner box, and a shelf support having a shaft support fitted with the support shaft at the lower rear of the guide rail, and the shelf support A shelf device for a refrigerator, characterized in that flanges are integrally formed on the top, bottom and front portions, the height of the flanges is made higher than the shelf support rail, the shelf support rail is concealed, and the shelf support rail is arranged and locked inside.