TWI624638B - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The refrigerator of the present invention comprises: a box body having a space formed therein as a storage compartment; a door piece opened and closed to open or close the front storage compartment; and an illumination device when the front door piece is opened, when the front door piece is closed The amount of illuminating light is turned on or off in the storage compartment, and the storage container is installed in the front storage compartment to store the storage object, and has an opening hole for allowing the light emitted from the illuminating device to pass through the inside of the storage container; a container lid of the container; the container lid, a portion of the opening, having a light illuminating window for the container cover through which the light emitted by the illuminating device is transmitted; the shape of the light illuminating window of the container cover is the position of the upper edge end in the front-rear direction It is more than 15° from the front side of the lower edge.

Description

refrigerator

The present invention relates to a refrigerator. Especially about the lighting in the storage room.

In the past, the refrigerator has a storage compartment that is open to the front of the refrigerator body in which the heat insulating material is filled between the inner box and the outer box, and a door piece that opens and closes the opening portion of the storage compartment. For example, the inside of the storage compartment has an upper stage container and a lower stage container which are accommodated so as to be freely pulled out in the front-rear direction, and an interior lamp. In addition, the interior lamp inside the storage compartment illuminates the stored food, and has a function of maintaining the freshness of the fruits and vegetables such as vegetables and increasing the nutrient. Further, there has been known a refrigerator (for example, refer to Patent Document 1), which has a notification means for notification so that the user can grasp the functions such as the freshness of the fruits and vegetables, the increase of nutrients, and the like. A light source or the like of the interior lamp is used to turn off the light source or the like as a means of notification.

Advanced technical literature Patent literature

Patent Document 1: Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2010-156531

As described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the light source is configured such that when the door piece of the storage compartment is opened, the user's eyes can directly view the light source. Therefore, the user is irritated. In addition, keep the freshness of fruits and vegetables, camp The amount of light in the interior lamp for the purpose of increasing the amount of nutrients is stronger than the amount of light required to illuminate the interior of the store to make it easy to see the interior of the store. Therefore, even if the light source is disposed at a position that is not directly viewed, light reflected by the storage case or the like may cause a glare.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a refrigerator having an interior lamp that does not cause glare to a user.

The refrigerator of the present invention comprises: a box body having a space formed therein as a storage compartment; a door piece opened and closed to open or close the front storage compartment; and an illumination device when the front door piece is opened, when the front door piece is closed The amount of illuminating light is turned on or off in the storage compartment, and the storage container is installed in the front storage compartment to store the storage object, and has an opening hole for allowing the light emitted from the illuminating device to pass through the inside of the storage container; a container lid of the container; the container lid, a portion of the opening, having a light illuminating window for the container cover through which the light emitted by the illuminating device is transmitted; the shape of the light illuminating window of the container cover is the position of the upper edge end in the front-rear direction It is more than 15° from the front side of the lower edge.

In addition, the refrigerator of the present invention further includes an interior lampshade covering the illumination device, and the interior lampshade has a part of the opening, and has a light illumination window for the interior of the lampshade that transmits light emitted by the illumination device.

According to the refrigerator of the present invention, when the door piece of the storage compartment is opened, the amount of illumination of the illumination device is reduced or turned off when the door piece is closed, so that the user does not feel glare or reduce the degree of glare.

In addition, the lighting device is covered by the lampshade inside the library, so The user does not look directly at the illuminated portion of the illumination device, so that the user does not feel glare or reduce the degree of glare.

1‧‧‧ refrigerator

2‧‧‧Insulation box

3‧‧‧Front door left door

4‧‧‧Front door of the refrigerator

5‧‧‧Ice chamber door

6‧‧‧Switch frozen door panel

7‧‧‧Freezer door

8‧‧‧ Vegetable room door

9‧‧‧Operator panel

10‧‧‧Refrigerator

11‧‧‧ Ice making room

12‧‧‧Switching room

13‧‧‧Freezer

14‧‧‧ vegetable room

20‧‧‧Compressor

21‧‧‧ cooler

22‧‧‧Cooling fan

30‧‧‧ pipeline

31‧‧‧Return line

40‧‧‧Control device

50‧‧‧Liu shelf

60‧‧‧ refrigerator door rack

71‧‧‧Ice compartment storage container

72‧‧‧Switching room storage container

73-1‧‧‧Free storage compartment upper storage container

73-2‧‧‧ Freezer compartment lower storage container

74-1‧‧‧The upper storage container of the vegetable room

74-2‧‧‧The lower part of the vegetable compartment storage container

75‧‧‧Open hole

84‧‧ ‧ vegetable compartment partition

85‧‧‧ vegetable cover

86-1‧‧‧Cennel lights

86-2‧‧‧Scope of illumination

87‧‧‧Reed switch

88‧‧‧ Magnet

89‧‧‧illuminance sensor

90‧‧ Sight

91‧‧‧ top of the vegetable room

92‧‧‧Cone lampshade

93‧‧‧Lighting window for the lampshade

94‧‧‧The container cover is illuminated by light

95‧‧‧Upper edge

96‧‧‧Bottom edge

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the refrigerator 1 in the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a view for explaining the configuration of the inside of the refrigerator 1 viewed from the side surface side of the refrigerator 1 in the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a view for explaining the configuration of the inside of the refrigerator 1 viewed from the front side of the refrigerator 1 in the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a view showing the outline of the internal structure of the vegetable compartment 14 in the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a view for explaining a state in which the vegetable compartment door piece 8 is opened in the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a view for explaining the vegetable lid 85 in the refrigerator 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a view for explaining the internal configuration of the periphery of the vegetable compartment 14 from the front side of the refrigerator 1 in the second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a view for explaining a state in which the vegetable compartment door piece 8 is opened in the second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a view for explaining the configuration of the periphery of the interior lamp 86-1 in the vegetable compartment 14 in the refrigerator 1 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings and the like. In the following drawings, the same reference numerals are used for the same or equivalent devices, and are common to the embodiments described below. Further, the form of the constituent elements shown in the entire specification is merely an example, and is not limited to the form described in the specification. In particular, the combination of the constituent elements is not limited to the combination in each embodiment, and the constituent elements described in the other embodiments may be used in other embodiments. In the following description, the upper side of the drawing is referred to as "upper side" and the lower side is referred to as "lower side". Further, for the sake of easy understanding, the term indicating the direction (for example, "right", "left", "front", "back", etc.) or the like is used as appropriate, but it is used to explain that these terms are not intended to limit the invention. Moreover, the up-down direction when the refrigerator is viewed from the front (front) side is the height direction, the left-right direction is the width direction, and the front-back direction is the front-back direction (depth direction). Moreover, the dimensional relationship of each constituent element in the drawing is sometimes different from that of the actual device.

Embodiment 1.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the refrigerator 1 in the first embodiment of the present invention. In addition, FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a configuration in which the inside of the refrigerator 1 is viewed from the side surface side of the refrigerator 1 in the first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 shows the internal structure that can be seen when the plane parallel to the side surface of the refrigerator 1 (the A-A cross section shown in Fig. 1) is cut. Furthermore, FIG. 3 is a view for explaining the configuration of the inside of the refrigerator 1 viewed from the front side of the refrigerator 1 in the first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 3 shows the internal structure that can be seen when the plane parallel to the front surface of the refrigerator 1 is cut.

The refrigerator 1 of the first embodiment stores a stored product such as a food, and is refrigerated (for example, 10 ° C or lower) or frozen (for example, -12 ° C or lower). As shown in Fig. 1, the refrigerator 1 in the first embodiment has a heat insulating box 2 as a heat-insulating box. The heat insulating box 2 of the first embodiment has an outer casing made of steel and a resin. The box and the heat insulating material filled in the space between the outer box and the inner box. Further, as shown in Fig. 2, the heat insulating box 2 has an opening on the front side (front side), and a space formed inside the inner box serves as a storage chamber for storing foods such as foods. In the refrigerator 1 of the first embodiment, a plurality of storage compartments are formed by one or a plurality of partition member compartments.

The storage compartment in the uppermost stage of the refrigerator 1 of the first embodiment is the refrigerating compartment 10. Further, the storage compartment below the refrigerating compartment 10 is the switching compartment 12. Further, the storage room adjacent to the switching chamber 12 and arranged in parallel is the ice making chamber 11. The storage compartment below the switching chamber 12 and the ice making compartment 11 is the freezing compartment 13. Further, the storage compartment located at the lowermost portion below the freezing compartment 13 is the vegetable compartment 14.

The door piece covers the opening portion of each storage compartment in an openable and closable manner. The storage compartment is opened or closed to the space outside the refrigerator 1 by the opening and closing of the door piece. The refrigerating compartment left door piece 3 and the refrigerating compartment right door piece 4 are shutter pieces that block the refrigerating compartment 10, which are formed by two left and right split type. An operation panel 9 on which the user performs an operation or the like is provided on the outer side surface of the left door panel 3 of the refrigerating compartment.

The ice making compartment door panel 5, the switching freezing compartment door panel 6, the freezing compartment door panel 7 and the vegetable compartment door panel 8 are drawer type door panels for blocking the ice making compartment 11, the switching compartment 12, the freezing compartment 13 and the vegetable compartment 14, respectively. . The drawer type door piece is pulled out together with the storage box accommodating the storage. The frame (not shown) provided to the door piece is moved in parallel with a rail (not shown) formed horizontally on the left and right inner wall surfaces of each storage compartment, thereby making the drawer type door together with the storage contents The storage box is opened and closed in the depth direction (front-rear direction) of the refrigerator 1.

Further, the refrigerator 1 is provided with a compressor 20, a cooler 21, a cooling fan 22, a line 30, and the like on the back side of the refrigerator 1 as a cooling mechanism for cooling each storage compartment. Connecting the compressor 20, the cooler 21, the condenser, and the capillary by piping A tube or the like to constitute a refrigerant circuit. The compressor 20 and the cooler 21 are shown in Fig. 2 . The compressor 20 sucks in the refrigerant, compresses it into a state of high temperature and high pressure, and discharges it. A condenser that exotherms the refrigerant and condenses it. Further, as a capillary of the expansion device, the passing refrigerant is depressurized and expanded. The cooler 21 exchanges heat between the refrigerant and the air to vaporize the refrigerant. The air cooled by the cooler 21 is blown by the cooling fan 22, and is supplied to the freezing compartment 13, the switching compartment 12, the ice making compartment 11, and the refrigerating compartment 10 through the line 30 on the back surface of the refrigerator 1. Further, the recirculated cold air from the refrigerating compartment 10 is supplied to the vegetable compartment 14 via a refrigerating compartment return air passage (not shown). The air supplied to the vegetable compartment 14 is returned to the cooler 21 through the return line 31.

Here, for example, isobutane (R600a) is used as the refrigerant for the refrigeration cycle apparatus. Other refrigerants can also be used, however, isobutane has the following advantages: it does not destroy the ozone layer when discarded, and has a lower warming coefficient and the like.

In addition, the refrigerator 1 has a control device 40. The control device 40 is a device that performs management, control, and the like of the devices in the refrigerator 1. For example, the opening degree of the air brake (not shown) provided in the line 30, the number of revolutions of the compressor 20, and the cooling fan are controlled based on the temperature detected by the thermistor (not shown) provided in each storage compartment. The amount of air supplied by 22 or the like is such that the temperature of each storage compartment reaches a set temperature. Here, as will be described later, control is performed on the opening and closing operation of the vegetable compartment door piece 8 in the vegetable compartment 14.

The refrigerating compartment 10 houses therein a refrigerator door rack 60 provided on the inner side of the inner shelf 50, the refrigerating compartment left door panel 3, and the refrigerating compartment right door panel 4, and cools the storage placed on the inner shelf 50. . Further, the ice making chamber 11 has an ice making compartment storage container 71, and the water is frozen and made into ice and stored. The switching chamber 12 has a switching chamber storage container 72 which is capable of switching the temperature of the room to various temperature zones for storage. The chamber is, for example, a freezing temperature zone of about -18 ° C, a refrigerating temperature zone of about 3 ° C, a cooling temperature zone of about 0 ° C, and a weak freezing temperature zone of about -7 ° C. The freezer compartment 13 has a freezer compartment upper storage container 73-1 and a freezer compartment lower storage container 73-2, and freezes the storage.

Fig. 4 is a view showing the outline of the internal structure of the vegetable compartment 14 in the first embodiment of the present invention. The vegetable compartment 14 is a space in which fruits and vegetables such as vegetables are stored as storage materials. The vegetable compartment door piece 8 is a door piece that blocks the opening portion of the vegetable compartment 14. In the space inside the vegetable compartment 14 in the first embodiment, the vegetable compartment upper storage container 74-1, the vegetable compartment lower storage container 74-2, the vegetable compartment partition 84, and the vegetable cover 85 are housed. The vegetable compartment upper storage container 74-1 and the vegetable compartment lower storage container 74-2 are containers for storing vegetables and the like. The vegetable compartment upper storage container 74-1 and the vegetable compartment lower storage container 74-2 move in conjunction with the opening and closing of the vegetable compartment door piece 8, and are pulled out when the vegetable compartment door piece 8 is pulled apart. Here, the lower portion of the vegetable compartment storage container 74-2 has an opening hole 75 at the rear portion so that light emitted (emitted) by the interior lamp 86-1 as an illumination device is not blocked. Further, the vegetable compartment partition 84 is a slightly plate-shaped member. The vegetable compartment partition 84 is snap-fitted and fixed to the vegetable compartment lower storage container 74-2.

Further, a magnet 88 is provided on the upper portion of the vegetable compartment door 8. A reed switch 87 is provided in front of the top surface 91 of the vegetable compartment corresponding to the position of the magnet 88, and the switch is switched when the magnet 88 approaches or moves away.

The vegetable lid 85 is attached to the vegetable compartment lower stage storage container 74-2 so that the cold air blown into the vegetable compartment is not directly blown to the protective cover of the vegetables or the like housed in the vegetable compartment lower storage container 74-2. The vegetable cover 85 of the first embodiment will be described later. Here, in the refrigerator 1 of the first embodiment, although the vegetable cover is provided 85, but it is not an essential component.

The interior lamp 86-1 is an illumination device provided on the rear side of the vegetable compartment 14 behind the vegetable cover 85. The interior lamp 86-1 emits light from the rear side toward the front side to illuminate the vegetable compartment 14 with light. The light irradiation by the interior lamp 86-1 of the first embodiment not only illuminates the inside of the library, but also irradiates the fruits and vegetables such as vegetables stored in the vegetable compartment 14 to increase the freshness of the fruits and vegetables, the increase of nutrients such as vitamins, and the like. The function. Therefore, even when the vegetable compartment door 8 is closed, the interior lamp 86-1 emits light. Therefore, in a state where the vegetable compartment door 8 is closed, the interior lamp 86-1 can illuminate the light within the irradiation range 86-2.

Fig. 5 is a view for explaining a state in which the vegetable compartment door piece 8 is opened in the first embodiment of the present invention. In the state in which the vegetable compartment door 8 is open, the irradiation range 86-2 of the interior lamp 86-1 is as shown in Fig. 5. For example, suppose the user opens the vegetable compartment door piece 8 and wants to take out the vegetables. The interior lamp 86-1 is configured such that light does not directly enter the line of sight 90 of the user when the vegetables are to be removed.

Next, the operation of lighting or the like of the interior lamp 86-1 will be described. When the vegetable compartment door 8 is closed and the reed switch 87 and the magnet 88 are in a close state, the control unit 40 causes the interior lamp 86-1 to illuminate. By causing the interior lamp 86-1 to emit light, the freshness of the fruits and vegetables such as vegetables stored in the vegetable compartment 14 can be maintained, and the nutrient can be increased.

Further, in a state where the vegetable compartment door piece 8 is opened and the reed switch 87 and the magnet 88 are apart from each other, the control device 40 causes the light amount of the interior lamp 86-1 to be lowered or turned off. In the first embodiment, the amount of light is reduced to a predetermined amount of light so that it can illuminate vegetables or the like, and the user does not feel glare or reduce the degree of glare.

Fig. 6 is a view for explaining the vegetable lid 85 in the refrigerator 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The vegetable cover 85 of the first embodiment has a light irradiation window for the container cover 94. The container cover light irradiation window 94 is a hole formed in a part of the vegetable cover 85 for allowing the light of the interior lamp 86-1 to penetrate into the vegetable compartment lower storage container 74-2 without reducing the amount of light. As shown in Fig. 6, the container cover light irradiation window 94 has a shape in which the upper edge end portion 95 is located on the front side of the lower edge portion 96 in the front-rear direction. Specifically, when the refrigerator 1 is viewed from the side surface side, the angle formed by the line connecting the upper edge end portion 95 and the lower edge end portion 96 to the line segment passing through the vertical direction of the lower edge end portion 96 is 15° or more. Therefore, for example, when the user of 150 cm pulls the vegetable compartment door piece 8 out of the closed state by 400 mm, the portion of the vegetable cover 85 including the upper edge end portion 95 covers the container cover light-illuminating window 94, and the user does not see the container cover. The window 94 is illuminated with light. Therefore, the vegetable compartment 14 can be made beautiful.

As described above, in the refrigerator 1 of the first embodiment, when the vegetable compartment door 8 is closed, when the vegetable compartment door 8 is opened, the amount of illumination of the interior lamp 86-1 is lowered to light or The light is turned off, so that the user can be made not to feel glare or to reduce the degree of glare. When the light emitted from the interior lamp 86-1 has a function such as the freshness of the fruits and vegetables and the increase of nutrients such as vitamins, the amount of light emitted in the state in which the vegetable compartment door piece 8 is closed is high, so that it is effective to reduce the amount of light or to extinguish the light. of. The interior lamp 86-1 emits light from the rear side toward the front side, and therefore, illumination when the vegetable compartment door piece 8 is opened can be efficiently performed.

In addition, the vegetable compartment lower storage container 74-2 has an opening hole 75, and can illuminate the vegetables and the like stored in the container without shielding the light irradiated by the interior lamp 86-1 as the illumination device. Further, when the vegetable lid 85 is attached to the vegetable compartment lower storage container 74-2, the shape of the container lid light irradiation window 94 of the vegetable lid 85 is such that the upper edge end portion 95 is positioned lower in the front-rear direction. The edge portion 96 is more than 15° on the front side, whereby when the vegetable compartment door 8 is opened, The user can not see the container cover with the light irradiation window 94, so that it can be more beautiful.

Embodiment 2.

Fig. 7 is a view for explaining the internal configuration of the periphery of the vegetable compartment 14 from the front side of the refrigerator 1 in the second embodiment of the present invention. In the refrigerator 1 of the second embodiment, the illuminance sensor 89 is provided on the top surface 91 of the vegetable compartment. The illuminance sensor 89 detects the illuminance of the set position. In the state where the vegetable compartment door piece 8 is closed, it is set at the position of the shade of the vegetable compartment door piece 8. The control device 40 determines the opening and closing state of the vegetable compartment door piece 8 based on the illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor 89.

Fig. 8 is a view for explaining a state in which the vegetable compartment door piece 8 is opened in the second embodiment of the present invention. Next, the operation of lighting or the like of the interior lamp 86-1 will be described. When the control device 40 determines that the vegetable compartment door piece 8 is closed and the illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor 89 is lower than a preset threshold value, the interior lamp 86-1 is turned on. By lighting the interior lamp 86-1, the freshness of the vegetables and the like stored in the vegetable compartment 14 can be maintained, and the nutrient can be increased.

Further, when it is determined that the vegetable compartment door piece 8 is opened and the illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor 89 is higher than a preset threshold value, the control device 40 causes the interior lamp 86-1 to reduce the amount of light. In the second embodiment, the control device 40 adjusts the amount of light emitted from the interior lamp 86-1 based on the illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor 89 so that the fruits and vegetables such as vegetables can be irradiated, and the user does not feel the user. Stinging or reducing the degree of glare.

As described above, the refrigerator 1 according to the second embodiment includes the illuminance sensor 89, and the control device 40 adjusts the opening and closing of the vegetable compartment door piece 8 and the interior lamp 86-1 based on the illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor 89. The amount of illuminating can therefore make the user feel less glare or reduce the degree of glare.

Embodiment 3.

Fig. 9 is a view for explaining the configuration of the periphery of the interior lamp 86-1 in the vegetable compartment 14 in the refrigerator 1 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In the third embodiment, as shown in Fig. 9, an interior lamp cover 92 that covers the interior lamp 86-1 is provided. The interior lampshade 92 is constructed of an opaque material that reduces or blocks the light of the interior lamp 86-1 so that light from the interior lamp 86-1 is not directly incident on the user.

Further, the interior lampshade 92 has a light irradiation window 93 for the interior of the lampshade. The light-illumination window 93 for the lampshade in the library is a hole formed in a part of the interior lampshade 92 for guiding the light of the interior lamp 86-1 to the vegetable compartment 14 without reducing the amount of light. Here, the hole of the light irradiation window 93 for the lampshade in the interior can be blocked with a transparent resin material or the like. The irradiation range 86-2 of the light of the interior lamp 86-1 can be adjusted by adjusting the size of the light irradiation window 93 in the interior of the lamp. Here, the positional relationship between the interior lamp 86-1 and the light-illumination window 93 for the lampshade in the interior is adjusted so that the irradiation direction of the light passing through the illumination window 93 of the interior lamp cover is different from the direction of the line of sight of the user. For example, it is preferable that the positional relationship between the interior lamp 86-1 and the light-illumination window 93 of the interior lampshade is such that the light of the light-illumination window 93 through the interior lampshade is irradiated obliquely downward toward the front side of the refrigerator 1.

As described above, the refrigerator 1 according to the third embodiment is provided with the interior lampshade 92, and the size of the opening portion of the light-illuminated window 93 for the interior of the interior of the interior lampshade 92 and the positional relationship between the interior lamp 86-1 and the like are adjusted. Thereby, the irradiation range 86-2 of the light of the interior lamp 86-1 can be arbitrarily set. Therefore, the user can be made to reduce the glare caused by the lamp inside the library without directly looking at the interior lamp 86-1.

Embodiment 4.

In the first to third embodiments described above, it is explained that most of the fruits and vegetables are stored. The storage compartment 86-1 of the vegetable compartment 14 or the like is not limited to the vegetable compartment 14 and may be applied to other storage compartments.

In addition, it is also applicable to light other than light having functions such as freshness of fruits and vegetables and increase in nutrients such as vitamins.

Claims (10)

A refrigerator comprising: a box body having a space formed therein as a storage compartment; a door piece opened and closed to open or close the front storage compartment; and an illumination device, when the front door piece is opened, is smaller than when the front door piece is closed The amount of light is turned on or off in the storage compartment, and the storage container is installed in the front storage compartment to store the storage, and has an opening hole for allowing the light emitted from the front lighting device to pass through the inside of the storage container; a container lid having a portion of the opening and having a light illuminating window for the container cover through which the light emitted by the illuminating device is transmitted; the container illuminating window is shaped such that the upper edge portion of the front and rear direction is lower The edge portion is more than 15° on the front side. In the refrigerator according to the first aspect of the invention, the light-irradiation window for the container lid of the front container, the front opening container, and the front container lid are arranged in order from the rear side to the front side of the storage compartment. In the refrigerator according to the first or second aspect of the invention, the pre-recording lighting device emits light having at least one of the freshness retention and the increase in nutrients of the storage stored in the storage compartment. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2 further includes an illuminance sensor that detects an illuminance at a position where the illuminance sensor adjusts the illuminance of the pre-recording illuminating device based on the detected illuminance. In the refrigerator according to the first or second aspect of the invention, the light-emitting device emits light from the rear side of the front storage compartment toward the front side. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising an interior lamp cover covering the front lighting device; the inner lamp cover partially opening, and the inner lamp cover for transmitting light emitted by the front lighting device is irradiated with light window. According to the refrigerator of the third aspect of the invention, in the pre-recording lighting device, light is emitted from the rear side of the front storage compartment toward the front side. The refrigerator according to claim 3, further comprising an interior lamp cover covering the front lighting device; the inner lamp cover partially opening, and having a light irradiation window for the inner lamp cover for transmitting light emitted by the front lighting device. The refrigerator according to claim 4, further comprising an interior lamp cover covering the front lighting device; the inner lamp cover partially opening, and having a light irradiation window for the inner lamp cover for transmitting light emitted by the front lighting device. The refrigerator according to claim 5, further comprising an interior lamp cover covering the front lighting device; the inner lamp cover partially opening, and having a light irradiation window for the inner lamp cover for transmitting light emitted by the front lighting device.