JPS6236048Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a refrigerator in which storage containers are taken in and out of the storage chamber by opening and closing the door of the storage chamber formed at the lower part of the refrigerator body.

[Technical background of the invention]

In general, this type of refrigerator is designed to make it easy to take out and take out vegetables, etc. from the storage compartment.For example, the storage compartment is opened and closed by moving the door back and forth, and as the door moves back and forth, the storage compartment is opened and closed. A storage container is provided that can be taken in and out of the storage room. In this device, a movable rail member is integrally attached to the door so as to extend in the front-rear direction, a fixed rail member is attached to the inner surface of the side wall of the storage room so as to extend in the front-rear direction, and a movable rail member is further attached to the rear end of the movable rail member. A roller is rotatably supported, and the movable roller is movably supported by the fixed rail member, and a fixed roller is rotatably supported on the inner surface of the side wall of the storage chamber, and the movable rail member is supported by the fixed roller. The movable rail member is supported at two points, the fixed roller and the movable roller, and a storage container with an open upper surface is removably attached to the movable rail member. Therefore, in this case, the weight of the door, the storage container, and the vegetables, etc. stored in the storage container is supported by the movable rail member supported at two points: the fixed roller and the movable roller. In order to prevent the door from being pulled out when the door is fully pulled out and to prevent the movable roller from coming off the fixed rail member, a stopper is generally provided on the movable rail member.

[Problems with background technology]

By the way, the movable rail member that supports the weight of the door, the storage container, and the vegetables, etc. stored in this storage container is supported by two points: a fixed roller and a movable roller, so even when the door is fully pulled out, the fixed roller and the movable rail member are supported at two points. It is necessary to maintain the dimension between the movable roller and the movable roller to a predetermined dimension or more. However, in the conventional configuration described above, the fixed roller is pivotally supported on the inner surface of the side wall of the storage chamber, so even when the door is fully pulled out, the movable roller is spaced a predetermined distance from the fixed roller to the back of the storage chamber. As a result, even when the storage container is fully pulled out together with the door, the rear part of the storage container remains inside the storage chamber, and in this case, the rear part of the storage container cannot be seen from above. Therefore, even if the temporary storage container is made large, it not only has the disadvantage of giving the user the illusion that the storage container is small, but also makes it difficult to put in and take out vegetables etc. from the rear part of the storage container. The disadvantage is that it is troublesome.

[Purpose of invention]

The present invention aims to provide a refrigerator in which the storage container can be completely pulled out from the storage compartment by pulling out the door.

[Summary of the idea]

In the present invention, a supporting member is fixed to a side wall of a storage chamber so that its tip protrudes forward from the storage chamber,
By rotatably supporting a fixed roller on the front end of the support member and supporting the movable rail member with the fixed roller, the fixed roller can be positioned in front of the storage chamber, As a result, the present invention is characterized in that even if the movable rail member is pulled out more forward than before, a predetermined dimension can be maintained between the fixed roller and the movable roller.

[Example of idea]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, in Fig. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes the main body of the refrigerator.Inside the refrigerator, there are, in order from the top, a freezer compartment 2, a refrigerator compartment 3, and a storage compartment 4 for refrigerating vegetables, fruits, etc., each with an open front. It is formed to do so. Reference numerals 5 and 6 denote doors for the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment, respectively, which are provided at the front openings of the freezer compartment 2 and the refrigerator compartment 3 so as to be rotatable to open and close. 7 is a substantially rectangular door that opens and closes the front opening of the storage room 4 by moving back and forth as will be described later, and 8 is a pair of movable doors formed by bending a metal plate into a substantially U-shape, for example. As shown in FIG. 2, these two movable rail members 8, 8 are integrally attached to both upper corners of the inner surface of the door 7 so as to extend in the front and back direction, for example, by screws. Reference numerals 9, 9 denote shafts protruding outward in the horizontal direction from the respective rear ends of the pair of movable rail members 8, 8, and a pair of movable rollers 10, 10 are rotatably supported on these shafts 9, 9. ing. 1
Reference numerals 1 and 11 denote a pair of stoppers that are integrally attached to a pair of movable rail members 8 and 8 at positions spaced a predetermined distance forward from movable rollers 10 and 10. On the other hand, in FIGS. 1 and 3, reference numeral 12 denotes a pair of fixed rail members (only one of which is shown) formed by bending a metal plate material into a substantially U-shape. They are fixed to the upper inner surfaces of the left and right side walls of 4 so as to extend in the front-rear direction, for example, by screws. A pair of movable rollers 1 are provided inside each of these fixed rail members 12.
0 and 10 are supported so as to be movable in the front-back direction along the fixed rail member 12. Reference numeral 13 denotes a pair of support members (only one of which is shown) fixed to the inner surfaces of the left and right side walls of the storage chamber 4, for example, by screws.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, their front ends project forward from the storage chamber 4 by a predetermined length.
In addition, when screwing the supporting members 13 to the side wall of the storage chamber 4, as shown in FIG. Both supporting members 13 are tightened to reinforced plates 14 (only one of which is shown), thereby increasing the support strength of both supporting members 13. Reference numerals 15 denote shafts (only one shown) horizontally projecting from inside the front ends of both support members 13, and a pair of fixed rollers 16 (only one shown) are rotatably supported on these shafts 15. There is. Reference numeral 17 denotes a pair of steps formed at predetermined portions of both support members 13, and as shown in FIG. 7 is prevented from being pulled out any further to prevent the movable rollers 10, 10 from coming off the fixed rail member 12. By appropriately setting the dimension l (see FIG. 6) between the fixed roller 16 and the movable roller 10 when the door 7 is fully pulled out, the door 7 supported by the movable rail members 8 and The weight of the storage container 19 and the like can be reliably supported at two points, the fixed roller 16 and the movable roller 10. On the other hand, reference numeral 18 designates a pair of relief recesses (only one of which is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5) formed on the inner surface of the door 7 so as to correspond to the front end of the support member 13 and both fixed rollers 16. The escape recess 18 allows the front end of the support member 13 and both fixed rollers 16 to escape when the door 7 is closed. Reference numeral 19 denotes a storage container formed in a shape along the inner circumferential surface of the storage chamber 4, and as shown in FIG. The movable rail members 8, 8 are removably attached by engaging with each other.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained. now,
Assume that the door 7 is in a closed state as shown in FIG. In this state, when the door 8 is fully pulled forward, the stoppers 11, 11 come into contact with the stepped portions 14 of both the support members 13, as shown in FIG. withdrawal is blocked. At this time, since the fixed roller 16 is located in front of the storage chamber 4, a predetermined dimension l necessary for supporting the movable rail member 8 is secured between the fixed roller 16 and the movable roller 10, and then the movable rail The members 8, 8 are pulled out more forward than those of the conventional structure. Therefore, when the door 7 is fully pulled out forward as shown in FIG. 6, the storage container 19 is also pulled out further forward than in the conventional structure, so that the entire top opening of the storage container 19 is removed from the storage chamber 4. drawn out.

As described above, according to this embodiment, a pair of support members 13 are fixed to the inner surfaces of the left and right side walls of the storage chamber 4 so that their front ends project forward from the storage chamber 4 by a predetermined length, and these support members 13 Since the fixed rollers 16 are rotatably supported at the front ends of each of the fixed rollers 16, the fixed rollers 17 are positioned in front of the storage chamber 4, and as a result, the gap between the fixed rollers 16 and the movable rollers 10 is After securing a predetermined dimension l necessary to support the movable rail member 8, the movable rail member 8 can be pulled out further forward than that of the conventional structure, and the entire top opening of the storage container 19 can be opened into the storage chamber 4.
can be extracted from. Therefore, when the user fully pulls out the door 7 and the storage container 19 from the storage chamber 4, unlike in the past, the rear part of the storage container 19 does not become a blind spot, and the upper surface opening of the storage container 19 does not become a blind spot. Since the whole can be seen from above, not only does it not give the user the illusion that the storage container 19 is small, but it also makes it easier to take in and out stored vegetables, fruits, etc. from the storage container 19. obtain. Moreover, since the storage container 19 completely comes out of the storage chamber 4 when the door 7 is fully opened, the storage container 19 does not have to be removed from the storage chamber 4.
It can be easily removed by lifting it upwards.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, but can be implemented with various modifications without departing from the scope of the invention.

[Effect of idea]

As is clear from the above description, the present invention allows the movable rail member to be pulled out from the storage room more forward than the conventional structure by pulling out the door, and therefore the storage container supported by the movable rail member can be Not only can it be completely pulled out from the storage compartment, eliminating the illusion that the storage container is small to the user, but it also makes it easier to pull stored items such as vegetables and fruits from the storage container. It has this excellent effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Figure 1 is an overall longitudinal sectional side view, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the door,
Fig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional front view of the main parts, Fig. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional side view, Fig. 5 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional plan view, and Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view with the door fully open to explain the function. FIG. In the figure, 1 is the storage body, 4 is the storage room, 7 is the door of the storage room, 8 is the movable rail member, 10 is the movable roller, 1
1 is a stopper, 12 is a fixed rail member, 13 is a support member, 16 is a fixed roller, 18 is an escape recess, 1
9 is a storage container.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A storage chamber formed at the lower part of the storage chamber and opened at the front, a door that opens and closes the front opening of the storage chamber by moving back and forth, and a movable rail member integrally attached to the door so as to extend in the front and back direction; a fixed rail member fixed to the inner surface of the side wall of the storage chamber so as to extend in the front-rear direction; and a fixed rail member rotatably supported by the rear end of the movable rail member so as to be movable along the fixed rail member. a movable roller fixed to a side wall of the storage chamber and having a front end protruding forward from the storage chamber; and a support member rotatably supported by the front end of the support member to support the movable rail member. A refrigerator comprising a fixed roller and a storage container supported by the movable rail member.