TW201430305A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

An embodiment of a refrigerator has a storage unit, which may be taken out and put in relative to a bag of a freezer door. The storage unit has a container, and a cover to open and close the container by turning. The cover is positioned higher than an upper edge portion of the surrounding wall of the bag when the storage unit is stored in the bag.

Description

refrigerator

An embodiment of the invention is directed to a refrigerator.

In the refrigerator, a pocket portion is provided on the back side of the refrigerator compartment door, that is, inside the refrigerator, and a relatively small storage or elongated storage can be accommodated in the pocket portion.

However, for the storage items stored in the bag portion, they can only be placed and taken out one by one, and the usability is not good.

On the other hand, in recent years, it is considered that a small object case can be placed in and out of the bag portion (see, for example, Patent Document 1). According to this idea, since a plurality of storage items are housed in the small object casing, the storage items can be collectively placed and taken out, thereby improving the usability.

[Previous Technical Literature] [Patent Literature]

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2010-48435

However, despite the small object box described above, the small object box itself No cover. Therefore, the conventional small object case has a problem that foreign matter such as a spilled juice enters.

Therefore, the present invention provides a refrigerator in which the foreign matter is not allowed to enter the storage unit in the refrigerator including the storage unit that can be placed in and taken out from the pocket of the refrigerating compartment door, and the storage unit itself is used. Convenience is good.

The refrigerator of this embodiment is provided with the storage unit which can be inserted and taken out with respect to the pocket part of a refrigerator compartment door. The storage unit has a container and a lid that opens and closes the inlet and outlet of the container by rotation. The cover is positioned above the upper edge portion of the surrounding wall of the bag portion in a state in which the storage unit is housed in the bag portion.

1‧‧‧ Ontology

2, 41‧‧‧ refrigerator door

2a‧‧‧ Inside face

3‧‧‧Refrigerator

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 42, 43, 44‧‧‧ bags

4a, 5a, 6a, 7a, 8a‧‧‧

4a ₁ ‧‧‧The upper edge of the wall

4b‧‧‧ bottom wall

6a ₁ ‧‧‧right side

6a ₂ ‧‧‧Left side

9‧‧‧Small object box

9a‧‧‧ Container

9a ₁ ‧‧‧Foot

9b‧‧‧ cover

9c‧‧‧Handle

10‧‧‧ Entrance

11‧‧‧Supported Department

12‧‧‧Axis

13‧‧‧Hands

14, 15‧‧‧ claws

16‧‧‧Axis

17‧‧‧Fixed Department

18‧‧‧ bearing hole

19‧‧‧ Protrusion

20‧‧‧Baffle

31‧‧‧ Protrusion

G ₁ , G ₂ , G ₃ ‧‧‧ distance

L ₁ ‧‧‧Total size of the handle and container in the fore and aft direction

L ₂ ‧‧‧Dimensions between the wall of the bag and the inner face of the refrigerating compartment door

‧‧‧‧specified angle

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing a main part of a first embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a single door of the refrigerating compartment door.

3 is an exploded perspective view of a small object case as an example of a storage unit.

Figure 4 is a plan view of a small object box.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion of the symbol F5 shown in Fig. 7.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective view showing the pivotal portion of the cover of the small-sized object case from the rear.

Figure 7 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the small object case.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged view of a portion of the symbol F8 shown in Fig. 7.

Figure 9 is a longitudinal sectional front view of the small object cartridge.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a small object case.

Fig. 11 is an enlarged exploded perspective view showing a pivotal portion of a handle of a small-sized object case.

Fig. 12 is an external perspective view of a small object case in which the state of the handle is different.

Fig. 13 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a small object case in which the state of the cover is different.

Figure 14 is an enlarged view of a portion of the symbol F14 of Figure 13 .

Fig. 15 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing a main part of the small object cartridge in a different direction.

Fig. 16 is a view corresponding to Fig. 1 in which the dimensional views are different.

Fig. 17 is a view corresponding to Fig. 1 showing a second embodiment.

Fig. 18 is a view corresponding to Fig. 2 showing a third embodiment.

[First Embodiment]

Hereinafter, the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 16 . In Fig. 1, a body 1 and a refrigerating compartment door 2 of a refrigerator are shown. The body 1 has a refrigerating compartment 3 inside the refrigerator, that is, inside. The opening and closing opening of the front surface of the refrigerating compartment 3 is opened and closed by the rotation of the refrigerating compartment door 2.

The refrigerating compartment door 2 has a pocket portion 4 on the inner side of the refrigerator, that is, on the back side. Further, the refrigerating compartment door 2 has, on the back side thereof, the bag portions 5 to 8 shown in Fig. 2 in addition to the bag portion 4. The pocket portions 4 to 8 surround the inside of the refrigerator on the side opposite to the inner surface portion 2a side of the refrigerating compartment door 2 by the surrounding walls 4a to 8a. The pockets 4 to 8 are formed by the surrounding walls 4a to 8a and the respective bottom walls. Further, in Fig. 1, only the bottom wall 4b of the pocket portion 4 is shown.

In addition, in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the small object case 9 accommodated in the pocket part 4 which can be inserted and taken out is shown. The small object cartridge 9 is an example of a storage unit, and includes a container 9a, a lid 9b, and a handle 9c. As shown in FIG. 3, the container 9a has a rectangular parallelepiped shape. And there is an inlet and outlet 10 from the upper surface portion thereof to the front surface portion.

The lid 9b opens and closes the inlet and outlet 10 of the container 9a. As shown in FIG. 4, the cover 9b has a substantially quadrangular shape in plan view in accordance with the form of the entrance and exit 10. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the lid 9b has a shape that is curved toward the front and the bottom, and is separated from the left and right at the rear edge portion to integrally have two supported portions 11. As shown in FIG. 5, the supported portion 11 has a substantially U-shaped cross section. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the container 9a has two shafts 12 as cover holders integrally formed on the right and left sides of the inlet and outlet 10, respectively. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the supported portion 11 is hung on the shaft 12. Thereby, the lid 9b is attached to the container 9a so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction around the shaft 12. The lid 9b opens and closes the inlet and outlet 10 of the container 9a by the rotation in the vertical direction.

On the other hand, in addition to FIGS. 3 and 4, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the grip portion 13 is provided at the front edge portion of the lid 9b. The grip portion 13 protrudes forward at a central portion on the front side of the lid 9b. The grip portion 13 is integrally provided on the lid 9b. Further, a claw portion 14 is provided at a front edge portion of the lid 9b. The claw portion 14 is an example of the engaged portion and is provided over the entire rear side of the cover 9b. On the other hand, the claw portion 15 is provided in the container 9a. The claw portion 15 is an example of an engagement portion and is provided at a front edge portion of the entrance and exit 10 . By engaging the claw portion 14 with the claw portion 15, the lid 9b is restricted in the closed state of the closed container 9a. In other words, the claw portions 14 and 15 function as an example of the closing restriction unit that restricts the lid 9b to the closed state of the closed container 9a. In addition, in FIG. 4, FIG. 7, FIG. 9, and FIG. 10, the whole small-sized object case 9 in the state which closed the cover 9b in the closed state of the container 9a is shown. Further, in Figs. 7 and 9, a plurality of leg portions 9a ₁ provided on the outer lower surface portion of the container 9a are shown.

The handle 9c has an inverted U shape. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, the handle 9c has a short cylindrical shaft portion 16 on each inner side of the left and right base ends. Further, the handle 9c has a non-circular fixed portion 17 at each end portion of the both shaft portions 16. At this time, the fixed portion 17 has a so-called elliptical shape. On the other hand, the container 9a is formed with a bearing hole 18 in each upper portion of the left and right side surface portions. The bearing hole 18 is a hole having a shape corresponding to the fixed portion 17 of the handle 9c. At this time, the bearing hole 18 becomes a so-called elliptical hole. The shaft portion 16 is inserted into the bearing hole 18 from the outer side toward the inner side of the fixed portion 17 . Thereby, the handle 9c is attached to the container 9a so as to be rotatable in the up-and-down direction around the shaft part 16. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 12, the handle 9c is moved up and down by the rotation in the vertical direction.

As shown in FIG. 3, the insertion of the fixed portion 17 and the shaft portion 16 with respect to the bearing hole 18 is performed in a state where the handle 9c is at an angle of a predetermined angle α within an angular range in which the handle 9c can move up and down. When the handle 9c is at an angle other than this, the fixed portion 17 is locked to the inner side surface of the container 9a, whereby the fixed portion 17 and the shaft portion 16 are fixed.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 9, 12, 13, and 14, the protrusions 19 are provided on the handle portion 9c at the intermediate portions of the left and right side portions. As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the lid 9b is opened to a position beyond the projection 19 in a state where the handle 9c is raised. Further, the lid 9b is locked to the projection 19 to stop the return of the lid 9b by the projection 19. Thereby, the lid 9b is kept in an open state. Further, in Fig. 1, the lid 9b in the open state is indicated by a two-dot chain line. That is, the projection 19 of the handle 9c functions as an example of an open holding means that holds the lid 9b in an open state.

As shown in Fig. 1, the small-sized object casing 9 has a size as described below, that is, in a state in which the small-sized object casing 9 is housed in the bag portion 4, the lid 9b is larger than the upper edge portion of the surrounding wall 4a of the pocket portion 4. 4a ₁ is located above. Moreover, the bag part 6 shown in FIG. 2 is a bag part which can be put in and taken out by the small object case 9 like the bag part 4. Further, the height of the surrounding wall 6a of the bag portion 6 is different from that of the left side portion 6a ₂ in the right side portion 6a ₁ . The lower one of the right side portion 6a ₁ and the left side portion 6a ₂ , that is, the right side portion 6a _{1 has} a lower height than the surrounding wall 4a of the pocket portion 4. On the other hand, the higher one, that is, the height of the left side portion 6a ₂ is equal to the height of the surrounding wall 4a of the pocket portion 4. That is, the pocket portions 4, 6 have a height of a plurality of different surrounding walls 4a, 6a. In other words, the pocket portions 4, 6 have a plurality of surrounding walls 4a, 6a having different heights. Further, the lid 9b is located above the upper edge portion of the highest surrounding wall 4a and the upper edge portion of the left side portion 6a ₂ of the surrounding wall 6a.

Further, the container 9a of the small-sized object case 9 is formed of a material softer than the bag portions 4, 6, in other words, the container 9a of the small-sized object case 9 is constituted by the inner face portion of the refrigerating chamber door 2 which forms the peripheral wall portion of the bag portions 4, 6. And the surrounding walls 4a, 6a are made of a softer material. Thereby, the container 9a of the small-sized object case 9 is prevented from being scratched by the bag parts 4 and 6.

Further, as shown by the two-dot chain line in Fig. 1, the cover 9b of the small-sized object casing 9 has a maximum length protruding toward the inside of the refrigerator when it is at a substantially horizontal rotational position. Further, when the lid 9b is located at a substantially horizontal rotational position in which the length protruding in the direction of the refrigerator, that is, the protruding length in the direction of the inside of the refrigerator reaches the maximum protruding length, the lid 9b is only placed from the partition plate 20 for storing the storage in the refrigerator. Separate the distance G ₁ . Further, as shown by the two-dot chain line in Fig. 1, the length of the handle 9c protruding toward the inside of the refrigerator is also maximized when it is in the substantially horizontal rotational position. And, when positioned within the handle 9c projecting toward the direction of the length of the refrigerator, i.e. the length in the projecting direction of the refrigerator reaches a substantially horizontal rotational position of maximum projection length from the refrigerator 20 spaced from the separator G _2.

In addition, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 15 , even when the small-sized object casing 9 is housed in the bag portions 4 and 6 in the opposite direction, the handle 9c is located at a substantially horizontal rotational position. The length protruding toward the inside of the refrigerator is also maximized. And, when positioned within the handle 9c projecting toward the direction of the length of the refrigerator, i.e. the length in the projecting direction of the refrigerator reaches a substantially horizontal rotational position of maximum projection length, spaced from the separator in the refrigerator 20 from G _3. Further, only the pocket portion 4 is shown in FIG.

Further, as shown by the two-dot chain line in Fig. 16, the handle 9c protrudes toward the inner surface portion 2a side of the refrigerating compartment door 2 in a direction opposite to the inner direction of the refrigerator when it is in a substantially horizontal rotational position. The length is maximized. Further, the dimension L ₂ between the surrounding walls 4a, 6a of the pocket portions 4, 6 and the inner surface portion 2a of the refrigerating compartment door 2, that is, the dimension in the depth direction, is longer than the handle 9c in a direction opposite to the direction opposite to the inside of the refrigerator. That is, the total size L _{1 of the} handle 9c and the front-rear direction of the container 9a is larger when the protruding length in the direction opposite to the direction in the refrigerator reaches the substantially horizontal rotational position of the maximum protruding length. Further, only the pocket portion 4 is shown in FIG.

The refrigerator according to the present embodiment includes an example of a storage unit that can be inserted and removed from the pockets 4 and 6 of the refrigerating compartment door 2 as a storage unit. Further, the small object casing 9 has a container 9a and a lid 9b for opening and closing the inlet and outlet 10 of the container 9a by rotation. Further, as shown in Fig. 1, the lid 9b is in the upper edge portion of the surrounding walls 4a, 6a of the pocket portions 4, 6 in a state in which the small-sized object cartridge 9 is housed in the pocket portions 4, 6. Located above.

As a result, basically, a plurality of storage items are housed in the small-sized object casing 9, and the storage items can be collectively placed and taken out, thereby improving the usability as a refrigerator. Further, when the inlet and outlet 10 of the container 9a are closed by the lid 9b, foreign matter such as spilled juice can be prevented from entering. Further, the lid 9b is placed above the upper edge portions of the surrounding walls 4a and 6a of the pocket portions 4 and 6 in a state in which the small-sized object case 9 is housed in the bag portions 4 and 6. Therefore, the lid 9b can be opened and closed in a state where the small-sized object case 9 is housed in the bag portions 4, 6, without being obstructed by the surrounding walls 4a, 6a. Moreover, it is also possible to improve the usability of the small-sized object casing 9 itself when the storage and the like are put in and taken out.

Further, according to the refrigerator of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the pocket portions 4, 6 which can be placed and taken out by the small-sized object cartridge 9 have a plurality of surrounding walls 4a, 6a having different heights. Further, the lid 9b is located above the uppermost wall portion 4a and the upper edge portion of the left side portion 6a ₂ of the surrounding wall 6a. Thereby, the lid 9b of the small-sized object cartridge 9 accommodated in the pocket portions 4 and 6 can be opened and closed in any of the pocket portions 4 and 6, without being obstructed by the surrounding walls 4a and 6a. Thus, the small object cartridge 9 can be used without any problem, and the usability of the small cartridge 9 can be further improved.

Further, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1, according to the refrigerator of the present embodiment, the cover 9b is separated from the partition 20 in the refrigerator when the protruding length in the direction of the inside of the refrigerator reaches the rotational position of the maximum protruding length. . Thereby, in a state in which the small-sized object casing 9 is housed in the bag portions 4 and 6, the lid 9b can be opened and closed without being obstructed by the partition plate 20 in the refrigerator. Thus, the usability of the small object cartridge 9 can be further improved.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3, according to the refrigerator of the present embodiment, the container 9a The inlet and outlet 10 is provided from the upper surface portion to the front surface portion. Thereby, it is easy to put in and take out the storage with respect to the container 9a. Thus, the usability of the small object cartridge 9 can be further improved.

Further, according to the refrigerator of the present embodiment, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, as an example of the closing restriction means for restricting the lid 9b to the closed state of the closed container 9a, the lid portion 9b is provided with the claw portion 14 on the container 9a. A claw portion 15 is provided on the upper portion. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the storage from flying out, falling, and the like from the container 9a. Thus, the usability of the small object cartridge 9 can be further improved.

Moreover, according to the refrigerator of the present embodiment, the small object cartridge 9 has the handle 9c. Thereby, the small object cassette 9 can be easily inserted into and out of the pockets 4 and 6, and the small object cassette 9 can be transported. Thus, the usability of the small object cartridge 9 can be further improved.

Further, according to the refrigerator of the present embodiment, the handle 9c is rotatable. Further, as shown by the two-dot chain line in Fig. 1, the handle 9c is separated from the partition in the refrigerator when the protruding length in the direction of the inside of the refrigerator reaches the rotational position of the maximum protruding length. Thereby, the handle 9c can be moved up and down without being obstructed by the partition 20 in the refrigerator in a state where the small-sized object case 9 is housed in the bag portions 4 and 6. Thus, the usability of the small object cartridge 9 can be further improved.

Further, according to the refrigerator of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15, in a state in which the small-sized object casing 9 is housed in the bag portions 4 and 5 oppositely, the projecting length of the rotatable handle 9c in the direction of the inside of the refrigerator is reached. The maximum protruding length of the rotational position is separated from the partition 20 in the refrigerator. Thereby, even before and after the small object box 9 Conversely, in the state of being accommodated in the bag portions 4, 5, the handle 9c can be rotated without being obstructed by the partition 20 in the refrigerator. Thus, the usability of the small object cartridge 9 can be further improved.

Further, according to the refrigerator of the present embodiment, the handle 9c has the projections 19 shown in Figs. 9, 12, 13, and 14 as an example of the open holding means for holding the lid 9b in an open state. Thereby, the lid 9b can be placed in and out of the container 9a while being held in the open state. Thus, the usability of the small object cartridge 9 can be further improved.

Further, according to the refrigerator of the present embodiment, as shown by the two-dot chain line in Fig. 16, the size L ₂ between the surrounding walls 4a, 6a of the bag portions 4, 6 and the inner surface portion 2a of the refrigerating chamber door 2 is made. The handle 9c is larger than the total size L _{1 of the} container 9a in the front-rear direction when the rotatable handle 9c is located at a rotational position in which the protruding length in the opposite direction to the inside of the refrigerator reaches the maximum protruding length. Thereby, the handle 9c can be moved up and down without being obstructed by the inner surface portion 2a of the refrigerating compartment door 2 in a state where the small-sized object casing 9 is housed in the pocket portions 4, 6. Thus, the usability of the small object cartridge 9 can be further improved.

In contrast to the above, FIG. 17 shows a second embodiment, and FIG. 18 shows a third embodiment. In the second embodiment and the third embodiment, the same portions as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will not be repeated, and only the different portions will be described.

[Second Embodiment]

In the second embodiment illustrated in FIG. 17, as shown by the two-dot chain line, when the rotatable handle 9c is located in the direction of the inside of the refrigerator, the protruding length reaches the maximum length. When the rotational position of the degree is as shown by the size 1, the handle 9c overlaps with the partition 20 in the refrigerator to interfere. Therefore, a projection 31 is provided on the outer side surface of the container 9a. The projection 31 is an example of an angle restricting means that restricts the rotation angle of the handle 9c to an angle that does not interfere with the partition 20 in the refrigerator. In this case, as an angle that does not interfere with the partition plate 20 in the refrigerator, for example, an angle that is substantially perpendicular to the two-dot chain line is set. According to this configuration, the rotation angle of the handle 9c is restricted to an angle until it is locked to the projection 31. Thereby, even if the rotatable handle 9c is located at the rotational position in which the protruding length in the direction of the refrigerator reaches the maximum protruding length, it interferes with the partition 20 in the refrigerator, and the handle 9c can be used without being separated by the partition in the refrigerator. 20 hindered. Thus, the usability of the small object cartridge 9 can be further improved.

[Third embodiment]

In the third embodiment illustrated in Fig. 18, the refrigerating compartment door 41 is different from the refrigerating compartment door 2 of the first embodiment. The refrigerating compartment door 2 of the first embodiment is an opening that opens and closes the front surface of the refrigerating compartment 3 by a single door. On the other hand, the refrigerating compartment door 41 of the third embodiment is one of the so-called left and right split doors that open and close the opening of the front surface of the refrigerating compartment 3 by the left and right doors. Therefore, the width of the refrigerating compartment door 41 of the third embodiment is narrower than that of the refrigerating compartment door 2 of the first embodiment. The refrigerating compartment door 41 also has pocket portions 42 to 44 on the inner side of the refrigerator, that is, on the back side. Further, in the pocket portions 42 and 43 of the pocket portions 42 to 44, the small-sized object cartridge 9 can be housed and taken out. Further, other configurations are provided in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

Therefore, according to the third embodiment, the same operational effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.

[Other embodiments]

The refrigerator of the present embodiment is not limited to the above-described plurality of embodiments, and can be appropriately modified and implemented without departing from the scope of the invention.

The above-described embodiments are merely illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The present invention may be embodied in various other forms and various modifications, substitutions and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention. The invention and its modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the invention and the scope of the invention.

1‧‧‧ Ontology

2‧‧‧ refrigerator door

2a‧‧‧ Inside face

3‧‧‧Refrigerator

4‧‧‧ bag department

4a‧‧‧Wall

4a ₁ ‧‧‧The upper edge of the wall

4b‧‧‧ bottom wall

9‧‧‧Small object box

9a‧‧‧ Container

9b‧‧‧ cover

9c‧‧‧Handle

20‧‧‧Baffle

G ₁ , G ₂ ‧‧‧ distance

Claims (11)

A refrigerator includes a storage unit that can be inserted and taken out from a pocket portion of a refrigerating compartment door, and the storage unit includes a container and a lid that opens and closes an entrance and exit of the container by rotation, and the lid is stored in the storage unit In the state inside the bag portion, it is located above the upper edge portion of the surrounding wall of the bag portion. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the bag portion that can be placed in and taken out by the storage unit has a plurality of the surrounding walls having different heights, and the cover is located at an upper edge portion of the highest surrounding wall. Above. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the cover is spaced apart from the partition in the refrigerator when the cover is in a protruding length in the direction of the inside of the refrigerator to a maximum protruding length. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the container has the above-described entrance and exit from the upper surface portion to the front surface portion. The refrigerator according to claim 1, comprising: a closing restriction unit that restricts the cover to a closed state in which the container is closed. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit has a handle. The refrigerator according to claim 6, wherein the handle is rotatable, When the handle is located at a protruding length in the direction of the inside of the refrigerator to a rotational position of the maximum protruding length, the handle is spaced apart from the partition in the refrigerator. The refrigerator according to claim 6, wherein the handle is rotatable, and when the storage unit is housed in the bag portion oppositely before and after the storage unit, the protruding length of the handle in the direction of the refrigerator reaches a maximum protruding length. In the above rotational position, the handle is spaced from the partition in the refrigerator. The refrigerator according to claim 6, wherein the handle has an open holding unit that holds the cover in an open state. The refrigerator according to claim 6, further comprising an angle limiting unit, wherein the handle is rotatable, and when the handle is located in a protruding length in the direction of the refrigerator to reach the maximum protruding length of the rotating position, the refrigerator is The inner partition interferes with each other, and the angle restricting unit limits the rotation angle of the handle to an angle that does not interfere with the partition in the refrigerator. The refrigerator according to claim 6, wherein the handle is rotatable, and a size between the surrounding wall of the bag portion and the inner surface portion of the refrigerating chamber door that can be inserted and taken out by the storage unit is When the handle is located at a rotational position in which the protruding length in the direction opposite to the direction of the inside of the refrigerator reaches the maximum protruding length, the handle is larger than the total size of the container in the front-rear direction.