JPS596386Y2 - refrigerator storage container - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a refrigerator storage container for storing removable stored items.

Conventionally, when storing stored items such as eggs in a refrigerator, they are stored on an egg shelf formed inside the upper part of the refrigerator door, or in a box-shaped container placed on a shelf inside the refrigerator compartment. I try to store it inside.

However, when eggs are stored in the refrigerator using the method described above, there is a problem in that it is difficult to distinguish between new and old eggs when purchased, making it impossible to follow the general principle of consuming eggs first. , which was extremely inconvenient to use.

The present invention has been developed in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a lower mounting part and an upper mounting part located above the lower mounting part that slopes downward from one end to the other end. A container body having a storage part and storing a plurality of stored items that can be transferred to these upper and lower storage parts is arranged in a refrigerating room, a drop opening is provided in the upper storage part of this container body, and It has a rotating plate rotatably installed at the drop opening and a guide plate located below the rotating plate and interlocking with the rotating plate, and the required number of items is stored on the guide plate. By providing a link mechanism that transfers and guides the stored items on the upper storage part to the lower storage part via the rotating plate and the guide plate only when there are no items present, the inside of the refrigerator is improved. The stored items stored in the container body can always be consumed in the order of the oldest storage period, and the stored items guided from the upper placing part to the lower placing part through the drop opening will not get clogged at the dropping opening. To provide a storage container for stored goods in a refrigerator that does not cause damage to the stored goods.

An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an egg storage container of a refrigerator will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a refrigerator body, which is divided into upper and lower parts, with the upper part serving as a freezing compartment 2 and the lower part serving as a refrigerator compartment 3.
A freezer compartment door 4 and a refrigerator compartment door 5 are pivotally installed at the front opening of the refrigerator compartment 3, respectively.

Reference numerals 6 and 6 indicate shelves disposed vertically at a predetermined interval in the refrigerator compartment 3.

7 is a container body of an egg storage container placed on the upper shelf 6, for example, and this will be described below.

Reference numerals 8 and 9 denote the left and right side walls of the container body 7, respectively, and an upper placing section 10 and a lower placing section 11 are formed with a predetermined distance vertically between the left and right side walls 8 and 9. .

The upper mounting part 10 of these is partitioned into two rows on the left and right by a partition wall 10a oriented in the front and back direction at the center thereof,
In addition, it has an inclined shape that descends from the front end 10b, which is one end, toward the other end 10C, and the rear end 1
An opening is formed at 0 C to serve as the drop port 12, and a stopper 10d is provided at the front end 10b to protrude upward.
is installed protrudingly.

Further, the lower placing part 11 is formed in a substantially horizontal state, and its central part is partitioned into two rows on the left and right by a partition wall 11a oriented in the front-rear direction, and a stopper 11C is provided at the front end part 1lb of the lower part 11b, which projects upward. is installed protrudingly.

An opening formed between the front end 10 b of the upper mounting part 10 and the front end 1 l b of the lower mounting part 11 is defined as an outlet 13 .

14. 14 is a link mechanism for rolling and guiding the rolled stored eggs on the upper placing part 10 onto the lower placing part 11, and since these have the same structure, one will be described below. The link mechanism 14 will be described below.

15 is a substantially inverted L having a guide portion 15a and a contact portion 15b.
It is a rotating plate in the shape of a letter, and is positioned so that its guide portion 15a corresponds to the drop port 12 portion from below, and its intermediate bent portion is positioned between the left and right side walls 8 and 9 of the container body 7. It is rotatably supported in the vertical direction on a support shaft 16 installed in the bridge.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a guide plate which corresponds to the rotary plate 15 from below and is inclined upward toward the rear, and whose front end is substantially connected to the rear end of the lower mounting part 11;
Support shaft 1 whose front end is bridged between left and right walls 8 and 9
8, it is rotatably supported in the vertical direction.

The tip of a link rod 19 integrally provided on the rear end of the guide plate 17, and the tip of a link rod 20 integrally provided on the rear end of the guide portion 15a of the rotating plate 15. are rotatably connected by a link rod 21.

Note that 22 is a freezer compartment cooler disposed in the upper back part of the refrigerator compartment 3.

The container body 7 is used by being placed, for example, on the upper shelf 6 in the refrigerator compartment 3. In this case, eggs 22, which are stored items that can be transferred freely, are placed on the upper shelf 10 of the container body 7. When placed on the top, the egg 22 rolls backward and comes into contact with the contact portion 15b on the rotary plate 15, thereby restricting the egg 22 from moving backward.

Then, due to the weight of the egg 22, the rotating plate 15 is rotated downward about the support shaft 16, and the rear end of the guide plate 17 is moved upward via the link rods 19, 20 and 21. As a result, the egg 22 is guided through the drop opening 12 onto the guide plate 17, rolls forward on the guide plate 17, and due to the residual force, rolls forward on the lower placing part 11. The transfer will be regulated by the stopper 11d.

Thereafter, by repeating the above-mentioned operation, a plurality of eggs 22 are stored in the container body 7, but when the required number of eggs 22, for example two eggs, are present on the guide plate 17, their own weight By link rod 19.20 and 2
A relatively large downward force acts on the rotating plate 15, and even if the egg 22 is located on the rotating plate 15, the rotating plate 15
does not rotate.

(See Figure 5). In this way, a plurality of eggs 22 are stored in a connected state on the upper and lower placing parts 10 and 11.

In order to use the eggs 22 in such a stored state, when the foremost egg 22a is taken out from the opening 13, the remaining eggs 22a on the lower placing part 11 and the guide plate 17 are removed.
The eggs 22 on the guide plate 17 are reduced and the downward force applied to the link rods 19, 20 and 21 is reduced, and the eggs 22 on the rotating plate 15 are rolled in the direction of the outlet 13. The rotary plate 15 automatically rotates downward, and the egg 22 passes through the falling river 2 and reaches the guide plate 1 in the same way as described above.
7. Be guided upwards.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the drop port 12 is formed in the upper mounting portion 10 of the container body 7, and the drop port 12
A rotating plate 15 is rotatably supported in the vertical direction, and the rotating plate 15 corresponds to the rotating plate 15 from below, and its front end is substantially connected to the lower placing part 11 of the container body 7, and its rear end is If the link mechanism 14 is provided with a guide plate 17 connected to the rotary plate 15 via link rods 19, 20 and 21, the required number of eggs 22, for example two eggs, are not present on the guide plate 17. Only occasionally are the eggs 22 on the upper placing part 10 rolled and guided onto the lower placing part 11 via the rotating plate 15 and the guide plate 17.

Therefore, it is convenient for the user to consume the eggs 22 from the oldest storage time simply by taking out the eggs 22 from the outlet 13. There is no risk that the drop opening 12 will be clogged or damaged when it is rolled and guided onto the lower placement part 11, making it extremely convenient for use.

Further, in this embodiment, since the 1,000-part placing part 11 is formed in a horizontal state, the vertical distance between the upper placing part 10 and the lower placing part 11 can be reduced, and the entire container body 7 can be This has the advantage that the height can be reduced.

Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the egg 2 is removed from the front side of the container body 7.
2 can be stored and taken out, making the operation easy and convenient.

In addition, this embodiment has the advantage that the container body 7 can be placed at any position within the refrigerator compartment 3, and therefore eggs can be stored in the refrigerator compartment where the temperature is relatively high, unlike in the conventional case. This is convenient because the eggs can be stored at a lower temperature than if they were stored in the egg shelf at the top inside the door.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the lower mounting part 11 is provided in a horizontal state, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it goes without saying that it may be provided in an inclined state that rises from the front toward the rear.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings; for example, it can be applied not only to egg storage containers but also to storage containers for removable storage products such as canned containers.
The present invention can be modified and implemented as appropriate without departing from the gist thereof.

As explained above, the present invention allows the stored items stored in the refrigerator to be consumed starting from the oldest storage time, and moreover, the stored items guided from the upper storage part to the lower storage part through the drop opening are It is possible to provide a storage container for stored items of a refrigerator which is extremely convenient to use and is free from getting clogged at the opening and has no risk of damaging the stored items.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 1 is a longitudinal side view of the refrigerator, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the main parts, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional side view of the main parts, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of the main parts. The perspective view, FIG. 5, is a view corresponding to FIG. 3 for explaining the operation. In the figure, 1 is the refrigerator body, 3 is the refrigerator compartment, 6 is the shelf, 7 is the container body, 10 is the upper placing part, 11 is the lower placing part, 12 is the drop port, 13 is the takeout port, and 14 is the link mechanism. , 15 is a rotating plate, 17 is a guide plate, 19.20 and 21 are link rods, 22
indicates an egg (a store item that can be transferred freely).

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. It is arranged in the refrigerator and has a lower placing part and an upper placing part located above the lower placing part and sloping downward from one end toward the other end. A container body for placing and storing a plurality of stored items that can be transferred, a drop port provided on the upper loading portion of the container body, a rotating plate rotatably provided in the drop port, and a rotating plate rotatably provided in the drop port. A guide plate is provided below the moving plate and interlocked with the rotating plate, and the stored items on the upper mounting part are moved only when the required number of stored items are not present on the guide plate. A storage container for a refrigerator, comprising a link mechanism for guiding transfer onto the lower placing part via the rotating plate and the guide plate. 2. The stored goods storage container for a refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the lower placing part is provided in a horizontal state.