JPS596395Y2 - refrigerator shelving device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to a shelf device that is placed in the storage chamber of a refrigerator and on which refrigerated items such as food are placed.

Conventionally, this type of shelving device had multiple shelf rails on both sides of the refrigerating room, shelves were slidably installed on these shelf rails, and refrigerated items were placed on these shelves. ing.

When storing fruit such as watermelon that was larger than the height between the upper and lower shelves in such a device, all refrigerated items on the upper shelf were removed, the shelf was pulled out, and the watermelon was placed in the container.

This increases the amount of work needed to rearrange refrigerated items and shelves, and it takes a long time to do so, and there is a drawback that cold air leaks outside while the refrigerator is in operation.

In order to eliminate this drawback, a collapsible shelving device was proposed by this inventor.

In other words, the two shelves, the front shelf and the rear shelf, are foldably connected by a hinge, and support shafts are provided protruding from both sides of the lower rear end of the rear shelf, and these support shafts can be freely rotated near the end of the shelf support rail. It has a pivot-supported structure.

In normal use, it has the same form as a conventional flat shelf, but when you want to place fruits such as watermelon, for example,
By pushing the front part of the front shelf backwards, the hinge part lifts upwards, and by pushing it further, the front shelf and rear shelf are folded and brought into contact with the rear wall of the refrigerator compartment, which widens the space between the upper and lower shelves, allowing you to store watermelons, etc. Can hold fruit.

Also, if you want to widen the space between the upper and lower shelves only at the front of the shelf to accommodate tall bottles and use the rear shelf at a normal height, fold the front and rear shelves together as shown above. This is done by rotating it.

However, the shelf device having the above structure has a drawback in that in order to fold the entire shelf into a half shelf, it is necessary to take out all the refrigerated items on the shelf and perform a folding and polymerization operation once.

This invention aims to eliminate such drawbacks.

This invention will be explained in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments below.
1 is a refrigerator, 2 is a freezer compartment, 3 is a refrigerator compartment, 4 is a shelf holder provided protruding from both side walls of this refrigerator compartment, and 5 is a housing for refrigerated items that is slidably placed on this shelf holder. multiple shelves, 6
is a glass shelf that covers the top surface of the vegetable container 7, and is essentially the bottom of the refrigerator compartment.

Reference numerals 8 and 9 denote a front shelf and a rear shelf that hold the shelf device according to this invention, and the front shelf 8 has front shafts 11 as sliding parts on both sides of the front edge 10.
It is provided with an arm 13 which is protruded and extends rearward by tilting both side frames 12 downward, and a rear shaft 14 whose rear end is bent outward.

Further, this front shelf is made of thick wire material and has a mouth-like shape with the front edge 10, side frames 12 and rear edge 15, and thin wire material is made of the front edge 10.
A crosspiece 16 fixed at a distance between the rear edge 15 and the rear edge 15 forms a shelf surface on which refrigerated items are placed.

The rear shelf 9 also includes an outer frame 18 made of thick wire material with a raised rear edge 17 and a front part wider than the rear part, and a crosspiece 16 made of thin wire material constructed in the same manner as the front shelf 8 described above. It consists of

Further, a rotation shaft 19 is provided at the lower part of the narrow outer frame 18 of the rear shelf, which is bent into an L shape and projects outward.

Further, one end thereof is fixed to the middle of this rotating shaft 19, and the other end is extended to the front part with a predetermined gap 20 from the shelf surface, bent into an L shape, and raised upward. A guide arm 21 is provided as a retaining member fixed to the wide outer frame 18, and the front shelf 8 is slidably housed in the gap 20, and the front shaft 11 and rear shaft 14 of the front shelf Prevents it from coming off the shelf.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a pair of integrally shaped shelf support rails made of plastic or the like, which are respectively attached to both side walls of the refrigerator compartment 3 at the position of the lowest shelf support 4.

Reference numeral 23 designates a bag portion into which the front shaft 11 of the front shelf formed at the front end of the shelf support rail is fitted, and has a stopper 24 on its lower side for regulating movement of the front shelf.

Reference numeral 25 denotes a front slide portion shaped approximately horizontally, which is connected to the stopper 24 in a downwardly inclined manner and continues to approximately the center of the shelf support rail.

Reference numeral 26 denotes a rear slide portion which is discontinuous with the front slide portion at the notch portion 27 and is shaped one step downward.

Reference numeral 40 denotes a guide section that guides the front shelf 8 that slides rearward along the front slide section 25 to the lower part of the rear shelf 9.

28 is approximately U-shaped at the end of the rear slide portion,
A bearing part that supports the rotating shaft 19 of the rear shelf.A stopper 29 is provided on the inner wall to prevent the rotating shaft from coming off, and a notch 30 is provided in the rear wall to separate it from the shelf support rail, and the rotating shaft is mounted. We make it easy to do.

Reference numeral 31 denotes a flange formed on the upper surface of the shelf support rail, which supports the wide outer frame 18 of the rear shelf.

This invention has been implemented as described above, and the operation will be explained next. As shown in FIG. 5A, when used as a normal flat shelf, the front shelf 8 is By pulling it forward, the front shaft 11 of the front shelf is fitted into the bag portion 23, and the rear shaft 14 is fitted into the rear slide portion 26.
It is located at the front end of the shelf 9 and is flush with the rear shelf 9.

Even if an unexpected impact is applied from the front of the front shelf 8, the front shaft 11
comes into contact with the stopper 23 and does not move easily.

Next, when placing beer bottles or the like that are taller than the height of the transom, move only the refrigerated items placed on the front shelf 8 to another location, and then lift the front edge 10 of the front shelf once. By pushing the front shelf 8 inward, the rear shaft 14 of the front shelf 8 slides along the rear slide portion 26, and the front shelf 8 is stored on the lower surface of the rear shelf 9 as shown in the opening in FIG.

Therefore, the refrigerated items on the rear shelf 9 can be left as they are and can be moved more easily than in the conventional case.

In addition, when storing large items such as pots and watermelons, the rear shelf 9
After moving the refrigerated items on top to another location, push the front shelf 8 under the rear shelf 9, and then lift both shelves upward to open both shelves as shown in Figure 5-8. The front shaft 11, etc. that protrudes from both sides of the front part of the shelf rises through the notch 27 of the shelf support rail, rotates rearward about the rotation shaft 19, and comes into contact with the back wall of the refrigerator compartment. The entire structure can be reduced and stored to create a larger space.

Furthermore, after taking out a large item such as a watermelon, you can use it as a half shelf by rotating both shelves downward and using it like the opening in Figure 5, and you can easily pull out the front shelf 8 towards you. If it is configured as shown in Fig. 5A, it can be used as a normal wide shelf.

As mentioned above, this device consists of two shelves, the front shelf and the rear shelf, and the front shelf can be pushed under the rear shelf, and when inserted, the rear lower part of the rear shelf is used as a fulcrum. By rotating the shelf so that it leans against the back wall of the refrigerator compartment, the entire shelf can be reduced and stored, making it possible to create space for storing large refrigerated items in a short amount of time with simple operations.
The practical effects are so great that not only does the internal temperature rise less during that time, but even when changing from wide shelves to half-shelves, it is possible to move only the refrigerated items on the front shelves to another location. It is.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings all show examples of this invention; Fig. 1 is a side sectional view of the refrigerator, Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the main parts of Fig. 1,
Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the folding shelf and shelf support rail, Figure 4 is an enlarged view of the main parts of the shelf support rail, and Figure 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of use. , C indicate a state without shelves. 8 is the front shelf, 9 is the rear shelf, 12 is the frame on both sides, 13 is the arm, 1
4 is a rear shaft, 18 is an outer frame, 19 is a rotating shaft, 21 is a guide arm, 22 is a shelf support rail, 25 is a front slide portion, 26 is a rear slide portion, and 28 is a bearing portion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a shelf device for a refrigerator having a plurality of shelves, at least one of the shelves is divided into a front shelf placed at the front of the refrigerator and a rear shelf placed at the rear of the refrigerator, and the front shelf Shelf support rails for holding and holding the rear shelves are provided on both sides of the refrigerator, and the front shelf has sliding parts on both sides that slide on the shelf support rails, and the shelf support rails are connected to the front shelf. a stopper that holds the sliding part of the front shelf in a state where the rear shelf is arranged parallel to the rear shelf in a plane, and a stopper that guides the front shelf that slides rearward along the shelf support rail to the lower part of the rear shelf. The rear shelf has a retaining member at its lower part for storing the front shelf, and the front shelf has a guide part on the rear wall side and the rear shelf. A rotating shaft and a bearing portion thereof are provided for rotating the rear shelf toward the rear wall while being engaged with the lower part of the shelf, and the front shelf and the rear shelf are arranged side by side in a plane. The front shelf is stored in the lower part of the rear shelf, and the rear shelf is used as a shelf. A shelf device for a refrigerator that can be changed into at least three modes, including a mode in which the front and rear shelves are rotated toward the rear wall and stored in the refrigerator.