TWI570375B - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

refrigerator [Reference to related application]

The present application is based on the benefit of the priority of Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-246463, filed on Nov. 28, 2013, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.

This embodiment relates to a refrigerator.

There is known a refrigerator including a rack that is disposed below a top surface of a storage compartment and that defines a storage space between the top surface and the top surface, and in such a refrigerator, may be considered in view of ease of use The rack provided in the storage compartment is provided as a drawer which can be pulled in the front-rear direction.

Further, a space is provided on the upper portion of the back surface of the storage compartment, the space is provided with an evaporator that generates cold air circulating in the storage chamber, and a damper for switching the generated cold air to the storage compartment. In the case of a duct or the like, the convex portion sometimes protrudes downward from the top surface of the storage compartment located above the rack, so that the top surface is not necessarily flat (for example, refer to Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei-4-165284 (Japan)).

Therefore, there is a concern that the drawing frame has been pulled to the front. When the storage device is stored in the state and the storage rack is stored in the rear of the storage compartment, the stored storage object comes into contact with the convex portion protruding from the top surface of the storage compartment, and the storage object is overturned, or the storage compartment door is incomplete. The closed door is in a door ajar state.

[Previous Technical Literature] [Patent Literature]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 4-165284

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator including a drawer that can be disposed in a front-rear direction and disposed under the storage compartment, and a storage space is defined between the drawer and the top surface, even if convex The portion protrudes downward at the rear portion of the top surface of the storage compartment, and when the drawer is stored toward the rear of the storage compartment, the storage object placed on the shelf does not contact the convex portion of the storage compartment, thereby preventing storage. Flip up or the door is half open.

The refrigerator according to the embodiment includes a convex portion that protrudes downward at a rear portion of the top surface of the storage compartment, and the drawing frame is disposed to be positioned below the top surface in a front-rear direction and is partitioned from the top surface. And a cover member covering the upper portion of the rear portion of the drawing frame; and the cover member is disposed below the convex portion in a state where the drawing frame is stored behind the storage chamber. According to the embodiment, even if the convex portion protrudes downward at the rear portion of the top surface of the storage compartment, when the drawer is stored toward the rear of the storage compartment, the storage object placed on the shelf does not contact the convex portion of the storage compartment. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the storage from falling over or the door being half opened.

10‧‧‧ refrigerator

11‧‧‧ refrigerator main body

12‧‧‧ partition wall

14‧‧‧Freezer storage room

15‧‧‧ Pulling container

16‧‧‧Refrigeration store

16a‧‧‧Top

17‧‧‧ convex

18‧‧‧Evaporator

19‧‧‧Evaporator room

20‧‧‧ Pulling frame

21‧‧‧ Pipes

22‧‧‧ Spacer

24‧‧‧ ‧ boards

25‧‧‧Loader

26‧‧‧Frame

28‧‧‧Hands

30‧‧‧Sliding protrusion

32‧‧‧rails

40‧‧‧ Cover member

41‧‧‧ Side wall

42‧‧‧Back wall

43‧‧‧Top

44‧‧‧ venting port

Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a refrigerator in which a refrigerator door is omitted in the embodiment.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part of the refrigerator of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing main parts of the refrigerator of Fig. 1 in a state in which the drawing frame has been pulled out.

4 is a perspective view of a drawing frame and a cover member of the refrigerator of the embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a drawing frame and a cover member of a refrigerator according to a modification of the embodiment.

Hereinafter, a refrigerator according to an embodiment will be described based on the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1 which is a cross-sectional view of the refrigerator 10 in which the refrigerator door is omitted, the refrigerator 10 is provided with a refrigerator main body 11 including a foaming partition between the outer casing forming the outer casing and the inner casing forming the storage space. Thermal insulation box for thermal materials. The storage space formed inside the refrigerator main body 11 is divided into the upper frozen storage compartment 14 and the lower refrigerated storage compartment 16 by the partition wall 12, and the front surface opening sections of the refrigerating storage compartment 14 and the refrigerating storage compartment 16 are respectively unillustrated The refrigerator door is shown to be closed.

The freezing storage compartment 14 is a space cooled to a freezing temperature (for example, -18 ° C or less), and an evaporator chamber 19 accommodating the evaporator 18 is provided on the back thereof.

The partition wall 12 thermally partitions the storage space formed inside the refrigerator main body 11 into upper and lower portions, the upper surface of the partition wall 12 constitutes the bottom surface of the freezing storage compartment 14, and the lower surface of the partition wall 12 constitutes the top surface 16a of the refrigerating storage compartment 16.

A convex portion 17 that protrudes downward is provided at a rear portion of the lower surface of the partition wall 12, that is, at a rear portion of the top surface 16a of the refrigerating storage chamber 16, and the thickness of the entire convex portion 17 is higher. The front portion of the partition wall 12 becomes large. A duct 21 that communicates with the evaporator chamber 19 is disposed inside the partition wall 12, and a fan (fan) (not shown) and a switching damper are disposed inside the convex portion 17 at the rear of the partition wall 12 by The air blowing fan and the switching damper are controlled, and the cold air generated in the evaporator chamber 19 is switched to be introduced into the freezing storage compartment 14 partitioned above the partition wall 12 and the refrigerating storage compartment 16 divided below.

The refrigerating storage compartment 16 is a space that is cooled to a refrigerating temperature (for example, 2 to 4 ° C), and has a drawing frame 20 at an upper portion thereof and a partitioning plate 22 that also serves as a mounting frame at a lower portion thereof. A plurality of mounting frames 25 are disposed between the drawing frame 20 and the partitioning plate 22, and a drawing container 15 is disposed between the partitioning plate 22 and the bottom of the refrigerating storage compartment 16, and the drawing container 15 is disposed to be opposite The refrigerator body 11 is slid in the front-rear direction.

The drawing frame 20 is disposed to be positioned below the top surface 16a of the refrigerating storage compartment 16 in the front-rear direction, and a storage space is defined between the drawing frame 20 and the top surface 16a. The rear portion of the drawer 20 is covered by the cover member 40.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the drawing frame 20 includes a shelf 24 on which a storage object is placed, and a frame 26 that is provided to surround the periphery of the shelf plate 24; and in the present embodiment, A frame 26 made of synthetic resin is integrally formed around the frame 24 having a transparent glass plate.

The frame 26 is provided at the front portion with a handle portion 28 for the user to push and pull the drawer 20, and the left and right side portions are provided with sliding projections 30 supported by the refrigerating storage compartment 16. The sliding protrusion 30 is slidably supported on a guide rail 32 that protrudes from the left and right sides of the inner box of the refrigerator main body 11 in the front-rear direction (refer to FIGS. 2 and 3), whereby the drawing frame 20 can be The push-pull ground is supported by the refrigerated storage compartment 16.

A stopper protrudes upward from the front end portion of the guide rail 32, and the front end of the drawer 20 is pulled to the front end of the refrigerating storage compartment 16 in the front-rear direction. In the resulting position, the stopper is locked to the rear end portion of the slide projection 30 provided on the frame 26, thereby preventing the drawer 20 from moving further forward. In other words, the drawing frame 20 is restricted from moving forward by the stopper so as not to protrude further forward than the front end of the refrigerating storage compartment 16.

The cover member 40 includes a side wall portion 41 and a rear wall portion 42 which are erected upward from the left and right side portions and the rear portion of the frame 26 at the rear portion of the drawing frame 20, and a frame top portion 43 and upper ends of the side wall portion 41 and the rear wall portion 42. Continuously and substantially in parallel with the shelf 24 of the drawer 20; and the front surface of the cover member 40 is open. Thereby, the space covered by the cover member 40 at the rear portion of the drawer 20 is sandwiched by the opening provided on the front surface of the cover member 40, and the front portion of the drawer 20 is sandwiched between the shelf 24 and the top of the refrigerating storage compartment 16. The space between the faces 16a is connected.

The cover member 40 is integrally formed with a side wall portion 41, a rear wall portion 42, and a frame top portion 43 by, for example, a transparent resin molding, and is composed of a member separate from the drawing frame 20.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the cover member 40 is disposed below the convex portion 17 in a state where the drawing frame 20 is housed in the rear of the refrigerating storage compartment 16, and the convex portion 17 is provided on the top surface of the refrigerating storage compartment 16. 16a, and the front end of the top portion 43 is provided at a position forward of the front end of the convex portion 17, or at the same position as the front end of the convex portion 17 in the front-rear direction.

In the refrigerator 10 of the present embodiment, the cover member 40 that covers the upper portion of the rear portion of the drawing frame 20 is disposed below the convex portion 17 in a state where the drawing frame 20 is stored in the rear of the refrigerating storage compartment 16 . Since the convex portion 17 is provided on the top surface 16a of the refrigerating storage compartment 16, the user can recognize the size (height) of the stored matter that comes into contact with the convex portion 17 when the drawing frame 20 is stored in the rear of the refrigerating storage compartment 16.

Moreover, in the present embodiment, due to the top 43 of the cover member 40 The front end is provided at a position forward of the front end of the convex portion 17 or at the same position as the front end of the convex portion 17 in the front-rear direction, so that it can be restricted from coming into contact with the convex portion 17 when the drawing frame 20 is accommodated rearward of the refrigerating storage compartment 16 The storage is placed on the shelf 24 to prevent the storage from falling over or to prevent the storage compartment door from being half-opened.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the drawing frame 20 has a region where the cover member 40 is not disposed in front of the convex portion 17, the upper and lower sides of the shelf plate 24 and the refrigerating storage chamber 16 can be sandwiched between the upper and lower surfaces 16a. The wide direction of space is used effectively as a receiving space.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the drawing frame 20 and the cover member 40 are constituted by the separate members, the drawing frame 20 and the cover member 40 can be easily manufactured.

Further, by attaching the drawing frame 20 and the cover member 40 to a detachable member such as a separate member, the cover member 40 can be self-drawed in the case where the drawing frame 20 and the cover member 40 are cleaned. The pull frame 20 is removed and individually cleaned, so that the cleaning can be performed efficiently.

Further, since the cover member 40 is transparent, light passes through the cover member 40 and reaches the stored article stored under the cover member 40. Therefore, the visibility of the stored article is good.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the cover member 40 closes the left and right side faces, the back face, and the upper surface of the rear portion of the drawing frame 20 has been described. However, as shown in FIG. 5, the vent port 44 may be provided. 44 penetrates the side wall portion 41, the rear wall portion 42, and the frame top portion 43. By providing the vent opening 44 in the cover member 40 as described above, the cold air in the refrigerating storage compartment 16 is easily circulated above the drawing frame 20, so that the cooling efficiency of the stored articles placed on the drawing frame 20 can be improved. The vent 44 may also be disposed on at least one of the upper and the back of the drawing frame 20, or may be disposed on the side wall portion. 41. Any one of the rear wall portion 42 and the frame top portion 43.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. The invention and its modifications are intended to be included within the scope and spirit of the invention, and are also included in the scope of the invention described in the appended claims.

12‧‧‧ partition wall

14‧‧‧Freezer storage room

16‧‧‧Refrigeration store

16a‧‧‧Top

17‧‧‧ convex

19‧‧‧Evaporator room

20‧‧‧ Pulling frame

21‧‧‧ Pipes

24‧‧‧ ‧ boards

26‧‧‧Frame

28‧‧‧Hands

32‧‧‧rails

40‧‧‧ Cover member

41‧‧‧ Side wall

42‧‧‧Back wall

43‧‧‧Top

Claims (9)

A refrigerator comprising: a convex portion provided at a rear portion of a top surface of the storage compartment and protruding downward; the drawing frame being disposed in a front-back direction and being disposed below the top surface, and the drawing frame and the top surface a cover space is formed therebetween; and a cover member covers the upper portion of the rear portion of the drawer; and the cover member is disposed below the convex portion in a state where the pull frame is stored behind the storage chamber, wherein the cover member is disposed below the convex portion The cover member includes a top portion that partitions the upper portion of the drawer, and in a state in which the drawer is housed behind the storage chamber, a front end of the top of the rack is disposed further forward than a front end of the convex portion, or The front ends of the convex portions are at the same position in the front-rear direction. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the drawing frame and the cover member are composed of independent members. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is transparent. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the cover member has a vent opening at at least one of an upper side and a rear surface of the pull frame. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a handle portion is provided on a front surface of the drawer. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the drawing frame is formed by integrally molding a glass frame plate and a resin frame provided around the glass frame plate. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the drawing frame does not protrude further forward than a front end of the storage compartment. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the above-mentioned drawing frame is configured to be able to be pulled in the front-rear direction. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the cover member includes left and right side wall portions, a rear wall portion, and a top portion of the frame, and a front surface of the cover member is open.