JPS6237097Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an improved structure of a storage container, and in particular makes effective use of a relatively deep storage container.

Conventionally, this kind of storage container is often placed at the bottom of the refrigerator so that it can be taken out and taken out freely, but if the container is formed deep, the storage capacity increases, but it is difficult to take out the items at the bottom of the container, and it is difficult to store a large amount. As a result, the circulation of cold air deteriorated, causing vegetables and other vegetables to lose their freshness quickly and to rot. For this reason, many containers were made with shallow bottoms to give priority to preserving freshness even if the storage capacity was reduced, which was not desirable from the standpoint of effective use of refrigerators and the like.

This proposal has been made in view of the above-mentioned points, and an example in which the invention is applied to a refrigerator will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a refrigerator consisting of an outer box 2, an inner box 3, and a heat insulating material 4 filled with foam between the two boxes 2 and 3, and a machine room 6 in which a refrigerant compressor 5 and the like are housed is formed at the outer bottom. are doing. The bottom wall 1A of the refrigerator 1 has a stepped portion rising upward at the rear to accommodate relatively tall equipment such as the refrigerant compressor 5 disposed at the rear of the machine room 6. Also rising upward at the rear of the bottom wall 3A of the inner box 3, the rising side 3B and the upper flat side 3C
This forms a stepped portion.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a storage container main body which can be placed in and out of the storage chamber 8 formed by the inner box 3, and has an opening on the top surface, and when placed in the storage chamber 8, the horizontal part of the stepped portion The bottom plate 7A is bent to substantially follow the bottom wall 3A of the inner box 3, and the top opening is enlarged to form an upper wide opening a; The lower narrow opening b and the side surface are formed into a substantially hook shape. Furthermore, the storage container main body 7 has a rear bottom side 7B of the wide opening a,
It is directly or indirectly placed in contact with the plan view 3C of the step part of the bottom wall 3A of the inner box 3, and the top opening is slidably arranged on both side walls of the inner box 3, the back wall 3D, etc. It is closed by a cover plate 9 made of a suitable material such as a glass plate.

Reference numeral 10 denotes an auxiliary basket which is formed by combining metal wires in a net shape or the like to form a container with an opening on the top surface, and its width is made narrow by about half the width of the opening of the storage container main body 7;
In addition, the front and rear widths are formed to be slightly narrower than between the front and rear walls 7C and 7D of the main body 7, and the handle portions are bent and extend approximately horizontally in the front and rear directions so as to be approximately symmetrical to each other. 11, 11' are formed. This auxiliary basket 10 is disposed in the main body 7 so as to be freely inserted and removed without being limited in its front and rear positions,
A support bar 12 on which the handle portion 11 located at the front is attached to a proper position on the front wall 7C of the main body 7 over substantially the entire width thereof.
The support beam 1 is slidably placed on the inwardly protruding placement piece 12A, and the rear portion on the other handle portion 11' side is placed on the flat side 3C.
2 and a flat side 3C, it is arranged so as to be slidable in both directions within the wide opening a. Naturally, the dimension between the outer ends of the handle portions 11, 11' of the auxiliary basket 10 is larger than the distance between the inner end of the support bar 12 of the main body 7 and the inner surface of the back wall 7D.

One or more grooves 1 are formed on the plane side 3C.
3 are formed in the front-rear direction, and as shown by the arrows in FIG. It can be promoted without any problems. Although it is easy to mount the support beam 12 as a separate body from the main body 7 as in the embodiment, it may be formed integrally with the front wall 7C of the main body 7.

The main plan is configured as above, so if you store items that are frequently taken in and out in the auxiliary basket,
Even if the lower narrow opening becomes deep, it is not troublesome in daily use, and moreover, the auxiliary basket can be taken out using the handle and carried to a desired place such as a sink, thereby improving usability. Moreover, the items stored in the narrow opening at the bottom can be easily delivered by sliding the auxiliary basket in the left and right directions, causing almost no inconvenience. Furthermore, the distance between the auxiliary basket and the main body is maintained at the handle portion, and air circulation is not obstructed, so that the freshness of the articles in the narrow opening can be maintained for a long time. Furthermore, since the rear part of the auxiliary basket is placed on the rear bottom of the wide opening, most of the load of the auxiliary basket is supported by the rear bottom and the basket can be stably installed inside the storage container body. Even when a large number of items are stored in the basket, the basket will not be deformed or tilted and the items will not be lost. Moreover, since a groove is formed at the rear bottom of the wide opening on which the auxiliary basket is placed, the cold air flows into the narrow opening through this groove, causing damage to the items inside the auxiliary basket. Therefore, cold air circulation is not obstructed. or,
Since the auxiliary basket is formed smaller than the width of the main body opening, articles can be easily delivered to the narrow opening at the bottom without being taken out, and the articles stored in the narrow opening can be transferred to the wide opening. By storing it in an auxiliary basket, it is possible to avoid being pressed by it, and it is possible to reduce spoilage and damage without reducing the amount of storage.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view of the main parts of a refrigerator equipped with the storage container of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view of the storage container of the present invention, Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional perspective view of the main parts, and Fig. 4 is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view of the main parts of the refrigerator equipped with the storage container of the present invention. It is a sectional view of the main part. 7...Storage container main body, 10...Auxiliary basket, 12...
...Support bar, 13...Concave groove.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A container-shaped container having an opening on the top surface, the rear part of the bottom plate being bent upward, and a main body consisting of an upper wide opening and a lower narrow opening, and having a width narrower than the width of the opening of the main body and opening on the top surface. an auxiliary basket, further forming handle portions extending substantially horizontally forward and rearward so as to be substantially symmetrical to each other at the front and rear portions of the auxiliary basket, respectively;
In addition, the auxiliary basket has a handle portion located at the front on a support bar protruding inward from the front wall of the main body, and a handle portion located at the rear located inside the back wall of the wide opening portion and mounted on the rear wall. are respectively placed on the rear bottom of the wide opening so as to be slidable in both directions, and a groove is formed in the rear bottom of the wide opening in the front-rear direction. container.