JPS598156Y2 - storage - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a storage space provided in connection with a refrigerator, etc., and is particularly suitable for storing a large amount of vegetables, etc., and is particularly useful for storing or taking out vegetables without difficulty. In addition to making it more convenient, the operation for this purpose can be made easier even when the amount of storage is small and even when it is large. The aim is to provide a storage that can be used effectively for a long time.

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

First of all, in Fig. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a refrigerator body with a heat insulating wall, which also serves as the storage body of the proposed storage.
In addition to the freezer compartment 3 below, there is also a storage compartment 4 suitable for storing vegetables and the like at the bottom.

In addition, 5 is a cooler arranged in the upper part of the back of the refrigerator compartment 2, 6 is a cooler that surrounds the freezer compartment 3, and 7 is a cooler arranged in the upper part of the back of the storage compartment 4. A seat 8 which also serves as a guard is provided below the container 7 to prevent the cold heat of the cooler 7 from directly reaching the inside of the storage container, which will be described later.

Furthermore, 9 is a compressor, 10 is a pseudo-condenser, and the above-mentioned coolers 5 and 6
．． Together with 7, etc., it constitutes a required refrigeration cycle. On the other hand, 11 is a door for the refrigerator compartment, 12 is a door for a freezer compartment, and 13 is a door for a storage compartment, all of which are connected to the main body 1. It is also protected by an insulated wall.

Now, among the above-mentioned doors 11, 12, and 13, the door 13 for the storage room in particular is the opening at the lowermost part of the front part of the main body 1, that is, the entrance and exit connected to the storage room 4, as shown in FIG. 14
It is provided so that it can be opened and closed, and there is a reinforcing plate 15 inside.
A fixture 16 is attached to the upper part of the reinforcing plate 15 by screws 17, and a fixture 18 is attached to the lower part by screws 19.

Note that these fixtures 16 and 18 are also buried inside the door 13, and there is a risk of condensation due to heat conduction from the storage room 4, including the reinforcing plate 15, so these reinforcing plates 15 and Both fixtures 16 and 18 are constructed of a heat insulating material, such as plastic or plastic.

20 holds the back plate 13a of the door 13 and holds the fixture 1.
6 is a holder attached with screws 21, and 22 is a holder attached to the fixture 18 with screws 23 while also sandwiching the back plate 13a.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a storage container made of, for example, transparent or colored synthetic resin, and is large enough to accommodate approximately the entire storage chamber 4 as shown in the figure. The portion 25 is protruded, and the hook portion 26 is recessed on the lower side, and these are hooked and held by the holders 20 and 22, respectively, so that the storage container 24 can be easily cleaned. It is detachably attached to the back side of the door 13.

A storage container 24 mounted in this manner typically has its outer bottom surface 24
a and the inner bottom surface 4a of the storage chamber 4 so as to maintain a gap 27 between the storage chamber 4 and the inner bottom surface 4a of the storage chamber 4. On the inner bottom surface of the storage chamber 4, there is a fixed support 28 at the rear and a pulley 29 at the front, respectively, as shown in FIG. 3
It is located below 1.

Incidentally, a portion of the circumferential side wall of the storage container 24 on the side opposite to the opening/closing rotation shaft 30 side is also shaped in an arc along the rotation locus 31, and the fixed support 28 is not shown in detail, but for example, The inner bottom surface 4a of the storage chamber 4 is integrally raised or a separate object is attached to the inner bottom surface 4a of the storage chamber 4. Inner bottom surface 4
A pair of partition walls 34 of the pulley box 33, which is inserted into a hole 32 shaped downward from a and later reinforced and fixed from below by filling with foam insulation material, especially a recess 34 in the center of each upper side of the pulley box 33.
The shaft projections 29a at both ends are housed in the shaft projections 29a, respectively, and the storage container 24 is rotated about the shaft projections 29a in the rotating direction of the storage container 24.

On the outer bottom surface 24a of the storage container 24, in addition to a protrusion 35 that borders the periphery, the storage container 24 is placed at a position below the rotation trajectory 31 as shown in FIG.
The outer bottom surface 24a is provided with a protrusion 36 that extends almost completely, and this protrusion 36 corresponds to the above-mentioned fixed support 28 and pulley 29, but normally is spaced above them. 7, a slope 36a is provided on the lower surface of the rear end of the protrusion 36 to allow the storage container 24, which has descended above a certain level, to smoothly ride onto the fixed support 28 and the pulley 29 when rotating. It is formed as shown in the figure.

Now, according to this embodiment with the above structure, the door 13
When opened and closed, the storage container 24 attached to the back side
rotates accordingly and passes through the entrance/exit 14 into the storage chamber 4.
In this way, the storage container 24 that is taken in and out as the door 13 is opened and closed does not have to be handled separately from the opening and closing of the door 13 to be taken in and out one by one. In this state, it is not difficult to reach deep into the storage room 4, and stored items such as vegetables can be easily taken in and out of the storage container 24 in a wide area outside the storage room 4.

Further, since the storage container 24 is large enough to fill almost the entire storage chamber 4, it is convenient to store a large amount of stored items.

The storage container 24 attached to the back side of the door 13 so as to float above the inner bottom surface 4a of the storage chamber 4 remains floating above the inner bottom surface 4a of the storage chamber 4 when the amount of stored goods is small. As a result, the storage container 24 can be taken in and out without being subjected to resistance due to contact friction with the inner bottom surface 4a of the storage chamber 4, so that opening and closing of the door 13, in other words, the operation of taking in and out of the storage container 24 is extremely easy. Of course, this can be done with a smaller force, and in this case, there is no possibility of wear on the outer bottom surface 24a of the storage container 24 and the inner bottom surface 4a of the storage chamber 4 due to their contact.

On the other hand, when the amount of stored goods stored in the storage container 24 is large, the storage container 24 descends due to its weight.
The outer bottom surface 24a of the storage container 24 is the inner bottom surface 4 of the storage chamber 4.
There is a risk of contact with the storage container 24, and if it does, the contact friction will make it difficult to move in and out of the storage container 24, which will not only require a large amount of operating force but also cause significant wear on each of the above-mentioned parts.

Moreover, the storage container 24 is held floating above the inner bottom surface 4a of the storage chamber 4 until a small number of stored items are stored, as described above, and when it is lowered, the storage container 24 is further lowered, resulting in deformation. The amount is also large, and there is much concern that so-called permanent deformation will occur.

In this regard, in this embodiment, the storage container 24 that has descended as described above comes into contact with the pulley 29 via the protrusion 36 by the time its outer bottom surface 24a contacts the inner bottom surface 4a of the storage chamber 4. After the pulley 29 comes into contact with the pulley 29, the pulley 29 rotates as the storage container 24 moves in and out, and serves to lighten the movement of the storage container 24 in and out.In the end, the storage container 29 can be moved with a small force without requiring a large operating force. Accordingly, the opening/closing operation of the door 3 can be performed smoothly.

Of course, the storage container 24 that contacts the pulley 29 and rotates the pulley 29 in this manner does not suffer from significant wear, and the storage chamber 4
Also, no wear occurs on the inner bottom surface 4a.

As mentioned above, the storage container 24 in contact with the pulley 29 is moved by the two pulleys or at the same time.
Further descent is prevented by the fixed support 28 which is also in contact with the outer bottom surface 24H via the protrusion 36, so that
It does not descend so much as to cause permanent deformation as described above, and therefore, permanent deformation can be prevented and it can be used in good condition for a long time.

Note that the fixed support 28 is attached to the lowered storage container 24 as described above.
Although this is very effective in supporting the fixed support body 28, it is not necessarily necessary, and therefore a pulley 29 may be added in place of the fixed support body 28.

Further, both the pulley 29 and the fixed support 28 may be provided on the outer bottom surface 24a of the storage container 24, as opposed to the inner bottom surface 4a of the storage chamber 4.

However, in providing the fixed support 28, in order to reduce the contact with the outer bottom surface 24a of the storage container 24 during loading and unloading, in the above embodiment, the fixed support 28 is placed at the rear of the inner bottom surface 4a of the storage chamber 4. It is preferable to provide it on the front part especially when it is provided on the outer bottom surface 24a of the storage container 24, similarly to the case where it is provided on the outer bottom surface 24a of the storage container 24.

Further, in the above embodiments, the present invention is applied to a refrigerator having a storage compartment 4 in addition to a refrigerator compartment 2 and a freezing compartment 3, but the present invention is not limited to this and is applicable to a single storage compartment. It's okay.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings; for example, the presence or absence of the protrusion 36, the attachment and detachment of the storage container 24 itself to the door 13, etc. may be modified as appropriate without departing from the scope of the invention. May be implemented with modifications.

As explained above, the present invention consists of a refrigerator main body having a storage chamber inside and an entrance leading to the storage chamber in the front part, a door provided on the refrigerator main body to open and close the entrance, and a door for opening and closing the storage chamber. A storage device having a size that can accommodate almost a full room, and is attached to the back side of the door in a state floating above the inner bottom surface of the storage room, and is moved in and out of the storage room through the doorway when the door is opened and closed. a container, which is provided on either the outer bottom surface of the storage container or the inner bottom surface of the storage chamber, and is in contact with the other by lowering the storage container by a certain amount or more to support the storage container; It is equipped with a pulley that can be rotated as it is put in and taken out.This makes it especially suitable for storing large amounts of vegetables, etc., and is especially convenient for storing or taking out food. In addition, the operations for this purpose are easier when the amount of storage is small and even when the amount is large, making it even more convenient. In addition, wear and deformation of various parts can be prevented as much as possible, and it can be stored for a long time. This provides a storage that can be used effectively.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is an overall vertical sectional side view, Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional side view of the main part, Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view of the main part, and Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional side view of the main part. FIG. 5 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the pulley portion, FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the storage container, and FIG. 7 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of the rear end portion of the ridge. In the figure, 1 is the refrigerator body (warehouse body), 4 is the storage chamber, 4a is the inner bottom, 13 is the door, 14 is the entrance, 24 is the storage container, 2
4a is an outer bottom surface, 28 is a fixed support, and 29 is a pulley.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A refrigerator main body having a storage chamber inside and having an entrance leading to the storage chamber in the front part, a door provided on the refrigerator main body to open and close the entrance, and a size that allows the storage room to be accommodated almost completely. a storage container which is attached to the back side of the door in a state floating above the inner bottom surface of the storage chamber and which is moved in and out of the storage chamber through the doorway when the door is opened and closed; and an outer bottom surface of the storage container. or a pulley that is provided on either one of the inner bottom surfaces of the storage chamber and that supports the storage container by coming into contact with the other by lowering the storage container by a certain amount or more, and that rotates as the storage container is moved in and out. A storage room that is equipped and admonished. 2. The storage according to claim 1, characterized in that a fixed support is provided in addition to the pulley on either the outer bottom surface of the storage container or the inner bottom surface of the storage chamber.