TWI652440B - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The refrigerator includes a refrigerator compartment door (11). The refrigerator compartment door (11) includes a front member (front side member) (41), a door back (rear side member) (31), a camera mounting member (mounting member) (70), and a small camera (camera) (71). The camera mounting member (70) is mounted on the door back (31). The small camera (71) is disposed on the camera mounting member (70). A projecting wall (protrusion) (32b) is formed on the door back (31). The camera mounting member (70) is mounted on the protruding wall (32b).

Description

refrigerator

One aspect of the present invention relates to a refrigerator in which a camera is mounted on a door.

In recent years, with the miniaturization of electronic components, it is technically feasible to install electronic components having a wiring substrate such as a display panel and an operation panel in a refrigerator. In addition, with the advancement of information and communication technology, expectations for connecting household appliances such as refrigerators to the Internet have increased.

Under this trend, attempts have been made to install electronic components such as a display panel, an operation panel, and a camera in a refrigerator door. In addition, a refrigerator is also proposed in which a camera that can take pictures of the inside of a refrigerator is installed in the refrigerator and the conditions inside the refrigerator can be checked from a distance.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a refrigerator 1 including a camera 18 that captures the inside of the refrigerator 3 and a communication unit 52 that transmits an image in the refrigerator captured by the camera 18 to an external device. As an example, the camera 18 is provided in the inner panel 14 of the right door 3b of the refrigerator compartment 3. In addition, the door pocket (storage box) 9b adjacent to the camera 18 has a portion on the camera 18 side formed in a direction away from the camera 18. This ensures the field of view of the camera 18 using the wide-angle lens in the left-right direction.

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2015-111025

However, as described above, in the refrigerator of Patent Document 1, in order to ensure the visual field of the camera 18 in the left-right direction, the corner portion of the door pocket 9b is cut away to form a receiving portion having an inclined shape on one side. This reduces the capacity of the door pocket. In addition, the accommodating portion of the door pocket has an irregular shape, which may cause a decrease in convenience during use.

Therefore, an object of one aspect of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator having a camera in a door, and to provide a structure capable of suppressing a reduction in the capacity of a storage box and photographing a wider range in the refrigerator.

A refrigerator according to an aspect of the present invention includes a door. The door includes a front-side member, a back-side member arranged to face the front-side member, a mounting member mounted on the back-side member, and a camera arranged on the mounting member. A protrusion is formed on the back-side member. In addition, the mounting member is mounted on the protruding portion.

In the refrigerator according to the aspect of the present invention, the height of the mounting member from the back-side member may be higher than the height of the protrusion from the back-side member.

In the refrigerator according to the aspect of the present invention, the door may further include at least one storage box on the back-side member side; at least a part of the at least one storage box may be attached to the mounting member.

The refrigerator according to the aspect of the present invention may include a plurality of the storage boxes. In addition, the storage box at the lowermost stage of the back-side member is mounted on the back-side member; at least a part of the other storage boxes are mounted on the mounting member. In addition, in the refrigerator configured as above, the lower end portion of the mounting member may be positioned below the upper end portion of the storage box at the lowermost stage.

In the refrigerator according to the aspect of the present invention, the door may further include at least one storage box on the back side member side; at least one of the storage boxes may be mounted on the back side member.

In the refrigerator according to the aspect of the present invention, a boundary portion between the mounting member and the protruding portion may be covered with a door gasket.

In addition, in the refrigerator according to the aspect of the present invention, the storage room such as a refrigerating compartment may be divided into a plurality of storage sections; the camera may be provided in each storage section.

The refrigerator according to the aspect of the present invention may further include a storage box in a storage room such as a refrigerator. In addition, the camera may be used to mainly capture a storage area other than a storage box in the storage room.

As described above, according to the refrigerator of one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the capacity of the storage box from being reduced and to photograph a wider area of the refrigerator using a camera mounted on the door.

1‧‧‧ refrigerator

11‧‧‧Refrigerator door (door)

31‧‧‧door back (back side member)

32‧‧‧ protruding wall (protrusion)

32a‧‧‧ lower protruding wall

32b‧‧‧ protruding wall (protrusion)

41‧‧‧ Front member (front side member)

42‧‧‧Display panel setting board

61‧‧‧Storage Box

62‧‧‧Storage Box

63‧‧‧Storage Box

70‧‧‧camera mounting member (mounting member)

71‧‧‧Small Camera (Camera)

84‧‧‧ opening

111‧‧‧Refrigerator door (door)

131‧‧‧door back (back side member)

132b‧‧‧ protruding wall (protrusion)

170‧‧‧camera mounting member (mounting member)

211‧‧‧Refrigerator door (door)

231‧‧‧door back (back side member)

232b‧‧‧ protruding wall (protrusion)

270‧‧‧camera mounting member (mounting member)

311‧‧‧Refrigerator door (door)

331‧‧‧door back (back side member)

332b‧‧‧ protruding wall (protrusion)

370‧‧‧camera mounting member (mounting member)

411‧‧‧Refrigerator door (door)

431‧‧‧Door back (back side member)

470‧‧‧camera mounting member (mounting member)

511‧‧‧Refrigerator door (door)

531‧‧‧door back (back side member)

532b‧‧‧ protruding wall (protrusion)

532c‧‧‧Concave

570‧‧‧camera mounting member (mounting member)

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the appearance of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view showing a configuration of a refrigerating compartment of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a configuration of a rear side of a refrigerator compartment door included in the refrigerator shown in FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a rear side of a refrigerator compartment door included in the refrigerator shown in FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a back side of a front member of the refrigerator compartment door shown in FIG. 3.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a configuration of a front side of a door back constituting the refrigerator compartment door shown in FIG. 3.

7 (a) to (c) are perspective views showing a camera mounting member mounted on the refrigerator compartment door shown in FIG. 3.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state where a camera mounting member is removed from the refrigerator compartment door shown in FIG. 3.

Fig. 9 is a side view showing a configuration of an open end portion side of the refrigerator compartment door shown in Fig. 3.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state where a camera mounting member is attached to the refrigerator compartment door shown in FIG. 3.

Fig. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the X-X line portion of the refrigerator compartment door shown in Fig. 9.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a rear side of a refrigerator compartment door included in a refrigerator according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a rear side of a refrigerator compartment door included in a refrigerator according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a rear side of a refrigerator compartment door included in a refrigerator according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a rear side of a refrigerator compartment door included in a refrigerator according to a fourth embodiment.

16 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a rear side of a refrigerator compartment door provided in a refrigerator according to a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a rear side of a refrigerator compartment door included in a refrigerator according to a fifth embodiment.

18 is a side view showing a configuration of an open end portion side of a refrigerator compartment door included in a refrigerator according to a sixth embodiment.

19 is a side view showing a configuration of an open end portion side of a refrigerator compartment door provided in a refrigerator according to a modification of the sixth embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same symbols are assigned to the same parts. These names and functions are the same. Therefore, detailed explanations for these are not repeated.

(First Embodiment)

In this embodiment, a refrigerator including a camera and a display panel in a refrigerator door will be described as an example of a refrigerator according to the present invention. However, a refrigerator without a display panel is also an aspect of the present invention.

(Overall composition of refrigerator)

FIG. 1 shows the external configuration of a refrigerator 1 according to this embodiment. The refrigerator 1 includes a refrigerating compartment 4 in an upper stage, a freezing compartment in a middle stage, and a vegetable compartment (second refrigerating chamber) in a lower stage.

The configuration or arrangement of each storage compartment of the refrigerator 1 is not limited to the above description. The structure and arrangement of each storage room can be appropriately changed depending on the capacity, use, and the like of the refrigerator.

In addition, the upper refrigerator compartment 4 is provided with left and right divided French door refrigerator compartment doors 11 (the refrigerator compartment door on the right side) and 12 (the refrigerator compartment door on the left side). In the present embodiment, the refrigerator compartment door 11 on the right side is larger than the refrigerator compartment door 12 on the left side. A freezer door 13 of a pull-out type is provided in the middle freezer. A pull-out type vegetable room door 14 is provided in the lower vegetable room.

The configuration of each door of the refrigerator 1 is not limited to the above description. The doors of each storage room can be appropriately adopted according to the structure, use, and position of each storage room, for example, a folio method, a method of opening and closing from either the left and right ends, a method of opening and closing from the left and right sides, and a pull-out type.

In this embodiment, the surface provided with a door is the front (front) of a refrigerator. In addition, the front side is used as a reference, and each side of the refrigerator 1 is set to an upper surface, a side surface, a rear surface, and a bottom surface according to a position where the refrigerator 1 is installed in a general state. Therefore, in this specification, when it is defined as "front side" or "rear side", it means that the front or back side is provided based on an arbitrary position, or the direction from the arbitrary position toward the front or back. In this specification, a direction from the front to the back of the refrigerator 1 and a direction from the back to the front of the refrigerator 1 are referred to as a front-rear direction. In this specification, a direction from one side to the other side of the refrigerator 1 is referred to as a left-right direction. Furthermore, in this specification, in principle, the "right side" of a refrigerator or freezer door means the side corresponding to the right side when viewed from the front of the refrigerator, and the "left side" of a refrigerator or freezer door means when viewed from the front of the refrigerator Corresponds to the left side.

A display panel 50 is provided on the right refrigerator compartment door (door) 11. The display panel 50 is arranged at a central portion in the vertical direction of the refrigerator compartment door 11. The display panel 50 can be, for example, a liquid crystal display, Organic EL display. In addition, the display panel 50 may be made removable. In this case, the removed display panel 50 can be used as a tablet terminal.

The display panel 50 can display operation information of the refrigerator, control information of the refrigerator, information of existing items in the refrigerator, calendar information, recipe information, message information, and the like. The display panel 50 can also display an image in a refrigerator captured by a small camera 71 described later. In addition, when the display panel 50 is connected to a network, it can also display various webpage information obtained through the network. In addition, an input element such as a touch sensor is provided on the display surface or the edge of the display panel, so that the input operation can also be performed on the display panel 50 according to the display content.

(Construction of refrigerator compartment and refrigerator compartment door)

Next, the internal configuration of the refrigerator compartment 4 and a more specific configuration of the refrigerator compartment door 11 provided in the refrigerator compartment 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6.

FIG. 2 shows the inside of the refrigerator compartment 4 with the refrigerator compartment doors 11 and 12 opened. 3 and 4 show the configuration of the back side (inside) of the refrigerator compartment door 11. FIG. 5 shows a configuration of a front member (front side member) 41 constituting the refrigerator compartment door 11. FIG. 6 shows a configuration of a door back (back side member) 31 constituting the refrigerator compartment door 11.

The refrigerator 1 is formed in an external shape by a heat-insulating box 2 having a heat-insulating structure. The interior of the refrigerator 1 is divided into storage spaces (refrigerator compartment 4, freezer compartment, vegetable compartment, etc.) by a partition wall having a heat-insulating structure.

The refrigerating compartment 4 refrigerates and stores the contents. As shown in FIG. 2, in the refrigerating compartment 4, racks 5 a, 5 b, 5 c, and 5 d are arranged side by side in order from above. With each of the frames 5a to 5d, the inside of the refrigerator compartment 4 is sequentially divided into a first storage portion 4a, a second storage portion 4b, a third storage portion 4c, and a fourth storage portion 4d from above. In addition, under the stand 5d, viewed from the front, there is a refrigerating compartment 6 on the right, an egg box 7 on the upper center, a small item box 8 on the lower center, and a water supply tank 9 on the left.

In front of the refrigerating compartment 4, refrigerating compartment doors 11 and 12 each having a heat insulating material and pivotally supported at the left and right ends of the refrigerating compartment are provided. A storage box (storage container) 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66 for arranging a milk carton, a water bottle, a bottle, a seasoning bottle, and the like is arranged on the back side (back side) of the refrigerator compartment doors 11 and 12.

In addition, a protruding wall (protrusion) 32 is formed on the back side of the refrigerator compartment doors 11 and 12. On the left refrigerator compartment door 12, protruding walls 32 extending in the up-down direction along the ends are formed near the ends on the left and right sides, respectively. That is, the refrigerator compartment door 12 is provided with two protruding walls 32 so as to sandwich the left and right ends of each of the storage boxes 64, 65, and 66.

On the back side of the refrigerator compartment door 11 on the right side, a protruding wall 32 is formed near the end portion pivotally supported on the side of the refrigerator compartment 4 (that is, on the hinge portion 22 side) and extends in the up-down direction along the end portion. In addition, a wall-shaped camera mounting member (mounting member) 70 extending in the up-down direction along the open end portion is disposed on the open end portion side (the side where the door is opened) of the refrigerator compartment door 11 on the back side.

The camera mounting member 70 includes a small camera (camera) 71. The small camera 71 is used to photograph the inside of the refrigerator 4. Therefore, the small camera 71 is provided on the back side (that is, the door back 31) of the refrigerator compartment door 11. Although four small cameras are provided in this embodiment, the number of small cameras 71 is not limited to four. The number of the small cameras 71 may be one or plural.

As will be described later, the camera mounting member 70 including the small camera 71 is mounted so as to be removable from the refrigerator compartment door 11. Thereby, without significantly changing the structure of a conventional refrigerator compartment door without a camera, the camera can be easily installed in the refrigerator by adding the camera mounting member 70.

3 and 4 show the configuration of the back side of the refrigerator compartment door 11. The refrigerator compartment door 11 includes, as main constituent members, a front member (front side member) 41, a door back (rear side member) 31, a heat insulation layer (not shown), a camera mounting member 70, and the like.

FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the front member 41. FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the back (rear) side of the front member 41. The structure of the door back 31 is shown in FIG. FIG. 6 shows the configuration of the front side (the side facing the front member 41) of the door back 31.

The front member 41 is located on the front side of the refrigerator compartment door 11 and constitutes the front surface of the refrigerator compartment door 11. The front member 41 is provided with a display panel setting plate 42 (see FIG. 5) to which the display panel 50 is fixed, and the display panel 50 is detachably mounted on the display panel setting plate 42. The display panel 50 can display an image in the refrigerator compartment 4 captured by the small camera 71. A glass panel is embedded in a portion other than the display panel 50 on the surface of the front member 41.

In addition, another aspect of the present invention may have a configuration in which the refrigerator compartment door includes only a small camera and does not include a display panel. In this case, the image data in the refrigerator captured by the small camera 71 is transmitted from a transmitting unit (not shown) in the refrigerator to a tablet terminal located at a distance or the like. Thereby, an image in a refrigerator captured by a small camera can be displayed on a tablet terminal.

The door back 31 and the front member 41 are arranged to face each other, and constitute the back side of the refrigerator compartment door 11. The door back 31 is formed of, for example, a plate-like member made of resin. A plurality of storage boxes 61, 62, and 63 are detachably mounted on the door back 31. Each storage box 61, 62, and 63 is arrange | positioned on the back surface of the refrigerator compartment door 11 so that it may extend to the left-right direction.

A projection wall (projection) 32 is formed on the back side of the refrigerator compartment door 11 so as to follow the outer periphery of the door. The protruding wall 32 is also called a bank, a flange, or the like. The protruding wall 32 can be formed by, for example, partially protruding a resin-like plate-like member forming the door back 31. The protruding wall 32 prevents the cold air in the refrigerator compartment 4 from leaking from the side surface of the refrigerator compartment door 11 or the side edges of the refrigerator compartment door 11 are frosted by the cold air in the refrigerator compartment 4. The protruding wall 32 is used to support the storage boxes 61, 62, and 63 on the back surface of the refrigerator compartment door 11 in a stable state.

In the present embodiment, a protruding wall 32 is formed in the vicinity of an end portion (end portion on the left side in FIG. 3) on the hinge portion 22 side of the refrigerator compartment door 11 to extend in the vertical direction. On the other hand, in the refrigerator compartment 11 Near the opening end portion (the right end portion in FIG. 3), a camera mounting member 70 is disposed. In addition, the camera mounting member 70 has the same function as the protruding wall 32. More specifically, a protruding wall 32 b having a lower height than the protruding wall 32 is formed on the open end side of the refrigerator compartment 11. A camera mounting member 70 is mounted on this protruding wall 32b. In addition, it has the same function as the protruding wall. In addition, as will be described later, an opening portion 84 is formed in a front end portion of the protruding wall 32b. A wire harness 81 and the like connected to the small camera 71 are arranged in this opening portion 84.

A lower protruding wall 32a is formed in the vicinity of the open end portion side of the refrigerator compartment 11 on the side of the storage box 63 disposed at the lowermost stage (see FIG. 4). The lower protruding wall 32a, like the protruding wall 32, can be formed by partially projecting a resin plate-like member forming the door back 31.

In this way, a protruding wall (side wall) is formed by the camera mounting member 70 and the lower protruding wall 32 a on the open end side of the refrigerator compartment door 11 on the back side.

The external shape of the refrigerator compartment door 11 is formed by fitting the door back 31 on the back surface of the front member 41 and covering the side portions with the intermediate cover 21 and the side cover 23. A heat-insulating layer made of a foamed heat-insulating material or the like is arranged between the front member 41 and the door back 31.

The heat insulating layer is made of, for example, a vacuum heat insulating material, a foamed heat insulating material, and the like. The vacuum insulation material is a sheet-shaped or plate-shaped insulation material. The foamed heat insulating material contains, for example, foamed polyurethane (also referred to as rigid polyurethane foam).

The intermediate cover 21 is attached to the open end of the refrigerator compartment door 11. An electric heater for preventing frost formation may be disposed inside the intermediate cover 21. In addition, the side cover 23 is attached to the right end portion (the end portion on the opposite side of the open end portion) of the refrigerator compartment door 11. A hinge portion 22 is provided inside the side cover 23 (see FIG. 4).

In addition, a door gasket 24 is attached to an outer peripheral portion of the back surface of the refrigerator compartment door 11 to improve the airtightness in the refrigerator compartment 4. The door gasket 24 is not provided on the open end side. Opening end of the refrigerator compartment door 11 The part closes the gap with the open end part of the adjacent refrigerator compartment door 12 with the gasket provided in the intermediate cover 21, and maintains the airtightness in the refrigerator compartment 4.

In addition, four small cameras 71 (71a, 71b, 71c, 71d) are provided on a front portion 70a (a protruding front end portion) of the camera mounting member 70. The compact camera 71 is configured by, for example, a CCD camera. The uppermost small camera 71 a of the four small cameras 71 is located above the storage box 61. The small camera 71 a mainly captures the first storage portion 4 a of the refrigerator compartment 4. The second small camera 71 b is located between the storage box 61 and the storage box 62 from the top. The small-sized camera 71 b mainly captures the second storage portion 4 b of the refrigerator compartment 4.

A third compact camera 71c is located on the side of the storage box 62 from the top. The small camera 71 c mainly captures the third storage portion 4 c of the refrigerator compartment 4. The lowermost compact camera 71d is located between the storage box 62 and the storage box 63. The small camera 71 d mainly captures the fourth storage portion 4 d of the refrigerator compartment 4.

In this way, a plurality of small cameras 71 each having a different height position are provided, and each of the storage units in the refrigerator compartment 4 can be imaged using the small cameras. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the dead space in the refrigerating room which cannot be photographed.

In addition, in this embodiment, the installation range of the camera mounting member 70 does not extend below the refrigerator compartment door 11, but extends only above the arrangement position of the storage box 63. That is, the lowermost compact camera 71d is located above the lowermost storage box 63.

In addition, in a position where the storage box 63 is mounted, the camera mounting member 70 is not formed, but a lower protruding wall 32a is formed. A lower protruding wall 32a is provided below the refrigerating compartment door 11 instead of the camera mounting member 70, so that the storage box 63 at the lowermost stage for storing heavy objects such as large-capacity bottles can be supported on the lower protruding wall 32a. Thereby, it can be fixed to the door back 31 in a more stable state. In addition, it is possible to suppress the capacity of the storage box 63 from being reduced as compared with a case where the camera mounting member 70 is positioned on the side of the storage box 63.

As shown in FIG. 2, a refrigerator compartment 6, an egg box 7, a small item box 8, and the like, which are covered by a box, are arranged in the lowermost stage in the refrigerator compartment 4. These storage spaces are covered by the box body. Therefore, even if shooting with a camera installed in the refrigerator compartment door 11, there is a high possibility that the inside of the storage space cannot be clearly captured due to the front wall of the box body arranged in the front. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a small camera for photographing the lowermost stage in the refrigerator compartment 4 is not provided. Thereby, a lower protruding wall 32 a is formed at a position where the storage box 63 is mounted, and the storage box 63 is supported.

(About the internal structure of the refrigerator compartment door and the camera mounting member)

Next, the internal structure of the refrigerator compartment door 11 to which the small camera 71 is mounted will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. A more specific configuration of the camera mounting member 70 mounted on the refrigerator compartment door 11 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9 and the like. 7 (a) to 7 (c) are views when the camera mounting member 70 is viewed from various directions. FIG. 8 shows a state where the camera mounting member 70 is removed from the refrigerator compartment door 11. FIG. 9 is a side view of the open end portion side of the refrigerator compartment door 11. In FIG. 9, illustration of the intermediate cover 21 is omitted.

The small camera 71 is connected to the wiring harness 81 inside the camera mounting member 70 (see FIG. 8). The wire harness 81 is an assembly of wirings connecting the small camera 71 and the control unit and the power supply unit of the small camera 71.

In the present embodiment, the display panel 50 includes a control section and a power supply section of the small camera 71. Therefore, the wiring harness 81 is connected to the display panel 50. In addition, another wiring harness (not shown) is connected to the display panel 50 from a front side of the front member 41 of the refrigerator compartment door 11 through a hinge portion 22 from a control portion (not shown) arranged on the main body portion of the refrigerator 1.

In addition, when the front member 41 and the door back 31 are arranged to face each other, the other front end portion of the harness 81 (one front end portion is connected to the display panel 50) is pulled out from the opening portion 84 of the door back 31 (see FIG. 8). Thereby, wiring (not shown) to each small camera 71 side of the camera mounting member 70 can be performed. connection. Further, a connector 82 is attached to the front end portion of the wire harness 81 to be connected to the wiring on the small camera 71 side.

As described above, the compact camera 71 can be supplied with power or the like from the main body of the refrigerator 1. In addition, the image data captured by the small camera 71 can be transmitted to the control board of the display panel 50.

As shown in FIG. 5, holes 43 a and 43 b are formed in the display panel installation plate 42 to allow the connector 82 and the harness 81 to pass through. In addition, on the back side of the display panel installation plate 42, a sheet member 43 is arranged around the arrangement holes 43 a and 43 b. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the holes 43 a and 43 b and the sheet member 43 are arranged in the substantially central portion in the vertical direction of the open end portion side (the middle cover 21 side) of the front member 41. The arrangement positions of the holes 43 a and 43 b and the sheet member 43 correspond to the positions of the wire harness housing portions (not shown) of the display panel installation plate 42.

The sheet member 43 is arranged around the holes 43a and 43b. When the raw material of the foamed heat insulating material is injected, the sheet member 43 can prevent the raw material from entering the holes 43a and 43b. In this embodiment, two rectangular holes are provided. However, the shape and number of holes are not limited to this.

The sheet member 43 is preferably formed of a material having heat insulation in order to maintain the heat insulation performance of the refrigerator compartment door 11. In addition, in order to facilitate the formation of the holes 43a and 43b, it is preferable that the holes 43a and 43b are formed of a material that is softer than the main component of the heat-insulating layer, that is, foamed polyurethane. For example, the sheet member 43 is formed of sponge, expanded polystyrene, or the like.

FIG. 6 shows a part of the configuration of the front side (the side facing the front member 41) of the door back 31. FIG. 6 shows the detailed configuration of the left end portion 31 a side (the middle cover 21 side) of the arrangement harness 81.

Here, the left end of the door back 31 is 31a, and the right end of the door back 31 is 31b. The left end portion 31 a corresponds to an open end portion where the middle cover 21 is attached. In the present embodiment, a spacer member 33 is arranged along the left end portion 31 a of the door back 31.

Holes 35 a and 35 b are formed in the spacer member 33 to allow the connector 82 and the harness 81 to pass through. Sheet members 34a and 34b are arranged around the holes 35a and 35b, respectively. The sheet members 34a and 34b are provided to prevent the raw materials from entering the holes 35a and 35b when the raw materials of the foamed heat insulating material are injected. In addition, the spacer member 33 is formed with a plurality of injection ports 36 for injecting a raw material for the foamed heat insulating material.

The spacer member 33 is formed of, for example, a plastic resin or the like, and is fitted into the protruding wall 32 b on the opening end side of the door back 31. Thereby, a part of the spacer member 33 is exposed from the opening part 84 formed in the front-end | tip part of the protruding wall 32b. In addition, the spacer member 33 is formed with a holding member 83 (see FIG. 8) that protrudes from the opening portion 84 toward the rear side of the refrigerator compartment door 11.

When the refrigerator compartment door 11 is manufactured, the door back 31 is fitted into the back surface of the front member 41. At this time, the door back 31 and the front member 41 are aligned so that the hole 43 a of the front member 41 faces the hole 35 a of the door back 31 and the hole 43 b of the front member 41 faces the hole 35 b of the door back 31. . Next, the sheet members around each hole are brought into close contact with each other.

In this state, the space between the door back 31 and the front member 41 is filled with a foamed heat insulating material. At this time, with the display panel installation plate 42 on the front member 41 side as the lower side, the spacer member 33 on the door back 31 side as the upper side, the liquid surface obtained by dropping the raw material liquid of the foamed heat insulation material in each hole (ie The positions of the holes 43a and 35a, and the holes 43b and 35b) face down. This can prevent the raw material liquid of the foamed heat-insulating material from entering the holes and blocking the holes. When the dripping liquid level of the raw material liquid of the foamed heat-insulating material may be above the facing surface of each hole, the thickness of the sheet member 43 arranged around the holes 43a and 43b can be increased to suppress foamed heat The raw material liquid of the wood enters the hole and plugs the hole.

The opening portion 84 may be formed after the inside of the protruding wall 32 b is filled with a foamed heat insulating material. In this case, after the heat insulating material is foamed, the front end portion of the cut-out protruding wall 32b forms an opening portion 84.

Thereafter, the connector 82 and the wiring harness 81 are passed through the holes 43a and 43b and the holes 35a and 35b, and guided from the wiring harness accommodating portion of the display panel installation plate 42 to the opening portion 84. In addition, in this embodiment, The three connectors 82 and the wire harness 81 connected to the small cameras 71a, 71b, and 71c pass through holes (ie, holes 43a and 35a) located on the upper side. In addition, the connector 82 and the harness 81 connected to the small camera 71d pass through holes (ie, holes 43b and 35b) located on the lower side.

In the above-mentioned manner, the front member 41 and the door back 31 are arranged to face each other with the heat-insulating layer inside, to constitute the refrigerator door 11 shown in FIG. 8. In addition, after each small camera 71 is connected to each connector 82, the camera mounting member 70 is mounted on the protruding wall 32b.

Next, the configuration of the camera mounting member 70 will be described with reference to Figs. 7 (a) to 7 (c). For convenience of explanation, the names of the respective parts are added based on the position of the camera mounting member 70 when the camera mounting member 70 is mounted on the refrigerator compartment door 11 when viewed from the back side of the refrigerator compartment door 11. FIG. 7 (a) shows a state where the camera mounting member 70 is viewed from the front portion 70a side and the open end portion side. FIG. 7 (b) shows a state where the camera mounting member 70 is viewed from the front portion 70a side and the side cover 23 side. FIG. 7C shows a state where the camera mounting member 70 is viewed from the rear side and the side cover 23 side.

The camera mounting member 70 is, for example, a resin molded product made of a plastic resin. As described above, since the camera mounting member 70 constitutes a part of the protruding wall 32 of the refrigerator compartment door 11, it is formed in a wall shape extending in the vertical direction of the refrigerator compartment door 11. The camera mounting member 70 includes a front surface portion 70a, a right surface portion 70b, a left surface portion 70c, and an upper surface portion 70e. The front portion 70 a is provided with a screw hole for screwing the camera mounting member 70 to the holding member 83. In addition, a decorative plate for hiding parts such as the small video camera 71 and screw holes may be provided on the front portion 70a. The camera mounting member 70 has a space 74 inside. In this space 74, parts and wiring of the small camera 71 (71a, 71b, 71c, 71d), a connector 82, a wiring harness 81, and the like are arranged.

The lower portion of the camera mounting member 70 has a concave shape on the back side. That is, the height C of the wall separating the rear surface of the door back 31 from the lower portion of the camera mounting member 70 is lower than that of the camera. The height A of the wall of the upper part of the machine mounting member 70 on the back of the separation door back 31 is low (see FIG. 4). Each small camera 71 is arranged above a camera mounting member 70 having a height A.

As shown in FIG. 9, the height C of the wall of the lower portion of the camera mounting member 70 is substantially the same as the height of the lower protruding wall 32 a. In this way, the height of the lower portion of the protruding wall on the side of the open end of the refrigerator compartment door 11 is reduced. With this, it is possible to easily take out stored items such as a beverage bottle and a beverage pack stored in the lowermost storage box 63 from the open end side of the refrigerator compartment door 11.

As shown in FIG. 7 (a), the right side surface portion 70b of the camera mounting member 70 has a substantially flat shape. The right side surface 70b of the camera mounting member 70 overlaps the side surface of the lower protruding wall 32a (see FIG. 4 and the like).

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 7 (b) and 7 (c), the left side surface 70c of the camera mounting member 70 has a stepped portion between the front portion (front portion 70a side) and the rear portion (door back 31 side). 70d. That is, the width of the rear portion of the camera mounting member 70 is wider than the width of the front portion. The step portion 70d has a function as a support portion when the storage boxes 61 and 62 are attached to the door back 31.

In addition, on the left side surface portion 70c of the camera mounting member 70, an engaging portion 72 for mounting the storage boxes 61 and 62 is formed in a rear portion thereof. In the present embodiment, a plurality of engaging portions 72 are provided at the mounting positions of the storage boxes 61 and 62. In addition, although not shown, an engagement portion having the same shape is also formed on the protruding wall 32 formed on the side cover 23 side of the door back 31. The engaging portion is engaged with a protrusion (not shown) or the like formed in the storage box, and has a function of fixing the storage box to the door back 31.

In addition, a thin plate-shaped insertion portion 73 is provided at a lower end portion of the left side surface portion 70 c of the camera mounting member 70. The insertion portion 73 is sandwiched between the storage box 63 and the lower protruding wall 32 when the camera mounting member 70 is mounted on the refrigerator compartment door 11 (see FIG. 11). This can prevent the camera mounting member 70 from protruding inward.

In addition, in order to improve the heat insulation performance in the refrigerator compartment 4, a heat insulating material such as expanded polystyrene may be disposed in an empty area in the space 74.

(About the installation of the camera mounting member and storage box to the refrigerator door)

Next, a method of attaching the camera mounting member 70 and each storage box to the refrigerator compartment door 11 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 11. FIG. 10 shows a state where the uppermost storage box 61 and the lowermost storage box 63 are attached to the refrigerator compartment door 11. FIG. 11 shows a cross-sectional configuration of a boundary portion between the lower portion of the camera mounting member 70 and the lower protruding wall 32a. Fig. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along a line X-X shown in Fig. 9.

As shown in FIG. 8, an opening portion 84 is provided at the front end portion of the protruding wall 32 b on the open end side in the refrigerator compartment door 11, and the spacer member 33 is exposed from the opening portion 84. The spacer member 33 is provided with a connector 82 and a wire harness 81 connected to the small camera 71. In addition, the spacer member 33 is provided with a holding member 83 for screwing the camera mounting member 70 and protrudes from the opening portion 84. In addition, the camera mounting member 70 is mounted on the protruding wall 32b. That is, the camera mounting member 70 is provided so that the opening portion 84 provided in the protruding wall 32 b and the connector 82 and the wire harness 81 exposed from the opening portion 84 are shielded (covered) by the camera mounting member 70. In addition, before the camera mounting member 70 is mounted, each connector 82 may be connected to each small camera 71 in a space 74 inside the camera mounting member 70 in advance.

After the camera mounting member 70 is attached, a door gasket 24 is attached to an outer peripheral portion of the door back 31. Thereafter, the intermediate cover 21 is attached to the open end side of the refrigerator compartment door 11. Thereby, the boundary portion between the camera mounting member 70 and the door back 31 on the open end side of the refrigerator compartment door 11 is shielded by the door gasket 24 and the intermediate cover 21 (see FIG. 4). Therefore, the appearance of the side of the open end of the refrigerator compartment door 11 can be maintained. In addition, it is possible to prevent contaminants, dust, and the like from entering the boundary portion between the camera mounting member 70 and the door back 31.

Thereafter, the storage boxes 61, 62 and 63 are attached to the refrigerator compartment door 11. In this embodiment, the engaging portions of the storage boxes 61 and 62 for mounting the refrigerator compartment door 11 are formed on the camera mounting member 70 and the protruding wall 32, respectively. Thereby, the storage boxes 61 and 62 have one end part in the left-right direction (in this embodiment, The side cover 23 side) is attached to the protruding wall 32, and the other end portion (in this embodiment, the open end portion side) is attached to the camera mounting member 70.

In addition, the engaging portions 34 to which the lowermost storage box 63 of the refrigerator compartment door 11 is mounted are formed on the lower protruding wall 32 a and the protruding wall 32, respectively. Thereby, the lowermost storage box 63 is attached to the protruding wall 32 formed in the door back 31.

Further, in each of the storage boxes 61, 62, and 63, a reinforcing rib 91 is formed on a side surface on the side of the side cover 23 side. The reinforcing rib 91 has a shape that abuts against the protruding wall 32 of the refrigerator compartment door 11 when the storage boxes 61, 62, and 63 are attached to the refrigerator compartment 11 (see FIG. 10). By providing the reinforcing rib 91, the storage boxes 61, 62, and 63 can be fixed to the refrigerator compartment door 11 in a more stable state. That is, by fixing the storage boxes 61, 62, and 63 to the protruding wall 32 of the refrigerator compartment door 11 with the reinforcing rib 91, the weight of the storage items applied to the storage box can be dispersed without being concentrated on the engaging portion.

In addition, in the storage box 61, a stepped portion 92 is formed on a side surface located on the side of the open end. Although not shown, the same stepped portion 92 is also formed in the storage box 62. The step portion 92 has a shape that comes into contact with the step portion 70d of the camera mounting member 70 when the storage boxes 61 and 62 are mounted on the refrigerator compartment door 11 (see FIG. 10).

By providing the step portion 92, the storage boxes 61 and 62 can be fixed to the refrigerator compartment door 11 in a more stable state. That is, by fixing the storage boxes 61 and 62 to the stepped portion 70d of the camera mounting member 70 by the stepped portion 92, the weight of the storage items applied to the storage box can be dispersed without being concentrated on the engaging portion. In addition, when the capacity of the storage box is small or the durable weight of the storage box is small, the step portion may not be provided.

In the storage box 63 at the lowermost stage, a stepped portion 93 is formed on a side surface on the side of the open end. The step portion 93 has a shape that abuts against the lower protruding wall 32 a of the refrigerator compartment door 11 when the storage box 63 is mounted on the refrigerator compartment door 11 (see FIGS. 9 and 10). By providing the step portion 93, the storage box 63 can be made It is fixed to the refrigerator compartment door 11 in a more stable state. That is, by fixing the storage box 63 to the lower protruding wall 32a of the refrigerator compartment door 11 by the step portion 93, the weight of the storage items applied to the storage box can be dispersed without being concentrated on the engaging portion.

In addition, in the lowermost storage box 63, heavier storage items such as a beverage bottle and a beverage pack are often placed. Therefore, regarding the storage box 63 at the lowermost stage, the stability of the storage box 63 can be further improved not by the additional camera mounting member 70 but by the lower protruding wall 32a mounted on the door back 31.

The projecting wall 32 and the lower projecting wall 32a of the door back 31 are filled with a foamed heat insulating material inside. In addition, since the protruding wall 32 and the lower protruding wall 32 a of the door back 31 are part of the door back 31 itself, they are stronger than the additional camera mounting member 70. Therefore, the storage box 63 at the lowermost stage where the heavy storage items are placed can be supported stably by not supporting the camera mounting member 70 but by the door back 31.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10 and the like, the height A of the camera mounting member 70 from the door back 31 is higher than the height B of the protruding wall 32 from the door back 31. Thereby, in the state where the refrigerator compartment door 11 is closed, the small camera 71 provided in the front part 70a of the camera mounting member 70 can be arrange | positioned closer to the accommodation part of the refrigerator compartment 4.

With this configuration, it is possible to more easily image the inside of the refrigerator compartment 4. In addition, by increasing the height A and the widths of the storage boxes 61 and 62 in the front-rear direction, it is possible to suppress the narrowing of the viewing angle of the small camera 71 to some extent. In addition, by increasing the height A, it is possible to suppress the high-height storage contents of the storage box 63 placed at the lowermost stage from being reflected in the field of view of the small-sized camera 71d disposed at the lowermost stage.

Next, a configuration of a boundary portion between the lower portion of the camera mounting member 70 and the lower protruding wall 32 a will be described with reference to FIG. 11. As shown in FIG. 11, an insertion portion 73 protruding downward is formed at a lower end portion of the left side surface portion 70 c of the camera mounting member 70.

In addition, a recessed portion 32 c is formed above the lower protruding wall 32 a into which the insertion portion 73 is inserted. The recessed portion 32 c is formed to a position below the upper end portion 63 a of the storage box 63. The insertion portion 73 is inserted into a space between the recessed portion 32 c and the storage box 63.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the lower end portion (that is, the insertion portion 73) of the camera mounting member 70 is disposed below the upper end portion 63 a of the storage box 63. Thereby, the boundary between the lower end portion of the camera mounting member 70 and the lower protruding wall 32 a can be shielded by the storage box 63. Therefore, the aesthetic appearance of the refrigerator compartment door 11 can be improved.

In addition, when the storage box 63 is detached, the upper end portion 63 a of the storage box 63 does not cross the boundary between the lower end portion of the camera mounting member 70 and the lower protruding wall 32 a. Therefore, when the storage box 63 is shifted upward in order to remove the storage box 63, the upper end portion 63a of the storage box 63 can be suppressed from catching the lower end portion of the camera mounting member 70. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the removal of the storage box 63 from being difficult or the upper end portion 63 a of the storage box 63 or the lower end portion of the camera mounting member 70 from being damaged.

In addition, by inserting the insertion portion 73 downward, in the event that a contaminant enters the gap between the storage box 63 and the lower projection 32a, the contaminant can be prevented from entering the space 74 of the camera mounting member 70.

(to sum up)

As described above, the refrigerator 1 of the present embodiment is configured such that the small camera 71 in the refrigerating compartment 4 is arranged on the front portion 70 a of the camera mounting member 70 mounted on the refrigerating compartment door 11. In addition, the protruding wall 32b of the camera mounting member 70 mounted on the door back 31 constitutes a part of the protruding wall.

According to this configuration, a small camera 71 for imaging the inside of the refrigerator compartment 4 can be disposed at the front end portion of the protruding wall protruding from the door back 31. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the imaging range of the small camera 71 from being blocked by the storage boxes 61 and 62. Therefore, according to the refrigerator 1 of this embodiment, the storage boxes 61 and 62 can be suppressed. The shape or volume of the refrigerator is changed, and a wider range of the inside of the refrigerator compartment 4 is captured using a small camera 71 mounted on the refrigerator compartment door 11.

In the present embodiment, a camera mounting member 70 including a small camera 71 is detachably mounted from the refrigerator compartment door 11. Thereby, the structure of the conventional refrigerator compartment door which does not have a camera does not need to be changed drastically, and the camera which can take an image of a refrigerator compartment can be installed in a refrigerator easily by attaching the camera mounting member 70.

In addition, in one aspect of the present invention, the power supply and control section of the small camera 71 may be disposed inside the camera mounting member 70. Thereby, as long as a camera mounting member is attached to a protruding wall of a refrigerator compartment door having a conventional structure, a refrigerator capable of photographing a refrigerator can be provided.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the small camera 71 is provided at the open end of the larger refrigerator compartment door 11 among the refrigerator compartment doors 11 and 12. As a result, the small camera 71 is located at a more central portion in the left-right direction in the refrigerator compartment 4 as viewed from the front of the refrigerator 1. Therefore, a wider range in the refrigerator compartment 4 can be captured.

(Second Embodiment)

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the second embodiment, the structure around the camera mounting member 170 of the refrigerator compartment door 11 is different from that in the first embodiment. As for the other configurations, basically the same configuration as that of the first embodiment can be applied. Therefore, the following description focuses on the structure of the camera mounting member 170.

12 and 13 show the configuration of the back side of the refrigerator compartment door 111 of the refrigerator 1 according to the second embodiment. The refrigerator compartment door 111 is a member corresponding to the refrigerator compartment door 11 of the first embodiment. FIG. 12 shows the refrigerator compartment door 111 viewed from the open end side, and FIG. 13 shows the refrigerator compartment door 111 viewed from the side cover 23 side. In FIGS. 12 and 13, illustrations of the storage boxes 61, 62, and 63 are omitted.

The refrigerator compartment door 111 includes, as main constituent members, a front member (front side member) 41, a door back (rear side member) 131, a heat insulation layer (not shown), a camera mounting member 170, and the like. The front member 41 may have the same configuration as the front member 41 of the first embodiment. In addition, the heat insulation layer can apply the same structure as the heat insulation layer of 1st Embodiment.

The door back 131 has substantially the same structure as the door back 31 of the first embodiment. However, the configuration of the protruding wall on the open end side of the door back 131 (that is, the side where the middle cover 21 is provided) is different from that of the door back 31 of the first embodiment.

In this embodiment, projecting walls (protrusions) 132 and 132b are formed on the door back 131 constituting the back side of the refrigerator compartment door 111 so as to follow the outer periphery of the door. The protruding wall 132 is formed on the side cover 23 side of the refrigerator compartment door 111. The protruding wall 132 has the same shape as the protruding wall 32 of the first embodiment.

In this embodiment, a protruding wall 132 b having a lower height than the protruding wall 132 is formed on the side of the open end of the door back 131. A lower protruding wall 132a is formed below the open end portion side of the door back 131, as in the first embodiment.

In this embodiment, a camera mounting member 170 is attached to a front end portion of the protruding wall 132b. That is, in the present embodiment, the camera mounting member 170 is attached to the protruding wall 132 b and constitutes a front end portion of the protruding wall.

Three small cameras 71 (71a, 71b, 71c) are provided on a front portion 170a (a protruding front end portion) of the camera mounting member 170. In the present embodiment, the camera mounting member 170 is mounted on a protruding wall 132 b formed on the door back 131. Therefore, the height of the camera mounting member 170 from the door back 131 is higher than the height of the protruding wall 132 from the door back 131. Thereby, in the state where the refrigerator compartment door 111 is closed, the small camera 71 provided in the front part 170a of the camera mounting member 170 can be arrange | positioned closer to the accommodation part of the refrigerator compartment 4.

In addition, each of the small cameras 71 is connected to the connector 82 and the wiring harness 81 in the space inside the camera mounting member 170, as in the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 12, a plurality of engaging portions 134 are formed on the protruding wall 132 formed on the side cover 23 side of the door back 131 to receive the storage boxes 61, 62, and 63. The engaging portion 134 is engaged with a protrusion (not shown) or the like formed in the storage box, and has a function of fixing the storage box to the door back 131.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, a plurality of cards for mounting the storage boxes 61, 62, and 63 are also formed on the protruding wall 132 b and the lower protruding wall 132 a formed on the open end side of the door back 131.合 部 134.

Thereby, each storage box 61, 62, and 63 can be attached to the back surface of the refrigerator compartment door 111. The configuration of each of the storage boxes 61, 62, and 63 can be the same as that of the first embodiment.

As described above, in this embodiment, the engaging portions 134 for mounting the storage boxes 61, 62, and 63 mounted on the refrigerator compartment door 111 are all formed on the door back 131 (specifically, the protruding walls 132 and 132b, and the lower portion). Protruding wall 132a). Thereby, each storage box 61, 62, and 63 attached to the refrigerator compartment door 111 is directly attached to the door back 131.

As described above, all the storage boxes 61, 62, and 63 mounted on the refrigerator compartment door 111 are directly mounted on the door back 131, so that each storage box can be fixed in a stable state. In addition, since each storage box 61, 62 is directly mounted on the door back 131, compared with the first embodiment, the width of each storage box 61, 62 can be increased, and the storage amount of the storage boxes 61, 62 can be increased.

In addition, the camera mounting member 170 including the small camera 71 is removably installed from the refrigerator compartment door 111. This eliminates the need to significantly change the structure of a conventional refrigerator compartment door without a camera, and by adding a camera mounting member 170, it is possible to easily install a camera in the refrigerator that can take pictures in the refrigerator compartment. In addition, a storage box having the same shape as a conventional refrigerator compartment door without a camera can be used.

(Third Embodiment)

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the third embodiment, the structure around the camera mounting member 270 of the refrigerator compartment door 211 is different from the first embodiment. As for the other configurations, basically the same configuration as that of the first embodiment can be applied. Therefore, the following description focuses on the structure of the camera mounting member 270.

FIG. 14 shows the configuration of the back side of the refrigerator compartment door 211 of the refrigerator 1 according to the third embodiment. The refrigerator compartment door 211 is a member corresponding to the refrigerator compartment door 11 of the first embodiment. FIG. 14 shows the refrigerator compartment door 211 as viewed from the open end side. In Fig. 14, illustrations of the storage boxes 61, 62, and 63 are omitted.

The refrigerator compartment door 211 includes, as main constituent members, a front member 41, a door back 231, and a heat insulation layer. The front member 41 may have the same configuration as the front member 41 of the first embodiment. In addition, the heat insulation layer can apply the same structure as the heat insulation layer of 1st Embodiment.

The door back 231 has substantially the same structure as the door back 31 of the first embodiment. However, the configuration of the protruding wall on the open end side of the door back 231 (that is, the side where the intermediate cover 21 is provided) is different from that of the door back 31 of the first embodiment.

In the present embodiment, projecting walls (protrusions) 132 and 232b are formed on the door back 231 constituting the back side of the refrigerator compartment door 211 along the outer periphery of the door. The protruding wall 132 is formed on the side cover 23 side of the refrigerator compartment door 211. The protruding wall 132 has the same shape as the protruding wall 32 of the first embodiment.

In the present embodiment, a protruding wall 232 b having a lower height than the protruding wall 132 is formed on the open end portion side of the door back 231. In addition, a lower protruding wall 232a is formed below the open end portion side of the door back 231 as in the first embodiment.

A camera mounting member 270 is attached to a front end portion of the protruding wall 232b. That is, in this embodiment, the camera mounting member 270 is attached to the protruding wall 232b, and constitutes a front end portion of the protruding wall.

Four small cameras 71 (71a, 71b, 71c, 71d) are provided on a front portion 270a (a protruding front end portion) of the camera mounting member 270. In the present embodiment, the camera mounting member 270 is mounted on a protruding wall 232 b formed on the door back 231. Therefore, the height of the camera mounting member 270 from the door back 231 is higher than the height of the protruding wall 232 from the door back 231. Thereby, in the state where the refrigerator compartment door 211 is closed, the small camera 71 provided in the front part 270a of the camera mounting member 270 can be arrange | positioned closer to the accommodation part of the refrigerator compartment 4.

In addition, each of the small cameras 71 is connected to the connector 82 and the wiring harness 81 in the space inside the camera mounting member 270, as in the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 14, a plurality of engaging portions 134 are formed on the protruding wall 232 formed on the side cover 23 side of the door back 231 to receive the storage boxes 61, 62, and 63. The engaging portion 134 is engaged with a protrusion (not shown) or the like formed in the storage box, and has a function of fixing the storage box to the door back 231.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the storage boxes 61 and 62 are mounted on the camera mounting member 270 on the open end side of the door back 231.

That is, similarly to the first embodiment, an engaging portion for mounting the storage boxes 61 and 62 is formed on the left side portion of the camera mounting member 270 on the rear portion thereof. In addition, as in the first embodiment, the left side surface of the camera mounting member 270 has a stepped portion between a front portion (front side 270a side) and a rear portion (door back 231 side). That is, the width of the rear portion of the camera mounting member 270 is wider than the width of the front portion. The stepped portion functions as a support portion when the storage boxes 61 and 62 are attached to the door back 231.

The storage box 63 at the lowermost stage is the same as the first embodiment, and is not attached to the additional camera mounting member 270 but is attached to the lower protruding wall 232a of the door back 231. Thereby, the stability of the storage box 63 can be further improved.

As described above, according to the configuration of the third embodiment, the storage boxes 61 and 62 on which light-weight storage items are placed are mounted on the camera mounting member 270, and the storage box 63 on the lowermost stage where the heavy storage items are placed is attached to the door back 231. Of protruding wall 132.

According to this configuration, the same stepped portion as the stepped portion 70d of the first embodiment can be provided on the left side surface of the camera mounting member 270. Therefore, the stepped portion 92 provided on the side surfaces of the storage boxes 61 and 62 can be brought into contact with each other to store The boxes 61 and 62 are fixed to the refrigerator compartment door 211 in a more stable state. In addition, since the inner portion of the protruding wall 232 is covered by the camera mounting member 270, the boundary portion between the camera mounting member 270 and the door back 231 can be made inconspicuous. On the other hand, the right side surface portion 70b of the camera mounting member 270 does not cover the protruding wall 232b. Therefore, this configuration is preferably applied to a case where the gap between the protruding wall 232b and the door gasket is small.

(Fourth embodiment)

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the fourth embodiment, the structure around the camera mounting member 370 of the refrigerator compartment door 311 is different from the second embodiment. As for the other configurations, basically the same configuration as that of the second embodiment can be applied. Therefore, the following description focuses on the structure of the camera mounting member 370.

FIG. 15 shows the configuration of the rear side of the refrigerator compartment door 311 of the refrigerator 1 according to the fourth embodiment. The refrigerator compartment door 311 is a member corresponding to the refrigerator compartment door 111 of the second embodiment. FIG. 15 shows the refrigerator compartment door 311 viewed from the side cover 23 side. In FIG. 15, illustrations of the storage boxes 61, 62, and 63 are omitted.

The refrigerator compartment door 211 includes, as main constituent members, a front member (front side member) 41, a door back (rear side member) 331, a heat insulation layer (not shown), a camera mounting member 370, and the like. The front member 41 may have the same configuration as the front member 41 of the first embodiment. In addition, the heat insulation layer can apply the same structure as the heat insulation layer of 1st Embodiment.

The door back 331 has substantially the same structure as the door back 131 of the second embodiment. However, the configuration of the open end portion side of the door back 331 (that is, the side where the middle cover 21 is provided) is different from that of the door back 131 of the second embodiment.

In this embodiment, projecting walls (protrusions) 132 and 332b are formed on the door back 331 constituting the back side of the refrigerator compartment door 311 along the outer periphery of the door. The protruding wall 132 has the same shape as the protruding wall 132 of the second embodiment. The protruding wall 332b has substantially the same shape as the protruding wall 132b of the second embodiment. In addition, a lower protruding wall 332a is formed below the open end portion side of the door back 331 similarly to the second embodiment.

Further, a camera mounting member 370 is mounted on a front end portion of the protruding wall 332b. That is, in this embodiment, the camera mounting member 370 is attached to the protruding wall 332b, and constitutes the front end portion of the protruding wall. In addition, three small cameras 71 (71a, 71b, 71c) are provided on a front portion 370a (a protruding front end portion) of the camera mounting member 370.

The above configuration is substantially the same as the second embodiment. In this embodiment, the configuration of the right side face of the camera mounting member 370 is different from that of the second embodiment. In this embodiment, the right side surface of the camera mounting member 370 extends to a position where it reaches the flat surface of the door back 331, as in the first embodiment. That is, the entire side surface on the middle cover 21 side of the protruding wall 332b is covered by the camera mounting member 370.

With this configuration, the boundary portion between the camera mounting member 370 and the door back 331 on the side of the opened end of the refrigerator compartment door 311 is shielded by the door gasket 24 and the intermediate cover 21. Therefore, the appearance of the open end portion side of the refrigerator compartment door 311 can be maintained. In addition, it is possible to prevent contaminants, dust, and the like from entering the boundary portion between the camera mounting member 370 and the door back 331.

(Fifth Embodiment)

Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the fifth embodiment, the structure around the camera mounting member 470 of the refrigerator compartment door 411 is different from the first embodiment. As for the other configurations, basically the same configuration as that of the first embodiment can be applied. Therefore, the following description focuses on the structure of the camera mounting member 470.

16 and 17 show the configuration of the back side of the refrigerator compartment door 411 of the refrigerator 1 according to the fifth embodiment. The refrigerator compartment door 411 is a member corresponding to the refrigerator compartment door 11 of the first embodiment. 16 and 17 show the refrigerator compartment door 411 as viewed from the side cover 23 side. In addition, in FIG. 16, illustrations of the storage boxes 62 are omitted, and in FIG. 17, illustrations of all the storage boxes 61, 62, and 63 are omitted.

The refrigerator compartment door 411 includes, as main constituent members, a front member (front side member) 41, a door back (rear side member) 431, a heat insulating layer (not shown), a camera mounting member 470, and the like. The front member 41 may have the same configuration as the front member 41 of the first embodiment. In addition, the heat insulation layer can apply the same structure as the heat insulation layer of 1st Embodiment.

The door back 431 has substantially the same structure as the door back 31 of the first embodiment. However, the configuration of the formation position of the protruding wall on the open end side of the door back 431 (that is, the side where the middle cover 21 is provided) is different from that of the door back 31 of the first embodiment.

In the first embodiment, a lower protruding wall 32a is formed on a lower end portion of the door back 31 at an opening end side thereof. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, a protruding wall is not formed in the entire vertical direction on the side of the open end portion of the door back 431, and it is a shape dug.

Further, in the present embodiment, a camera mounting member 470 is mounted on the door back 431 at a position (a protruding portion forming position) where a protruding wall on the open end side is formed. That is, the camera mounting member 470 constitutes a protruding wall on the open end side.

Four small cameras 71 (71a, 71b, 71c, 71d) are provided on a front portion 470a (a protruding front end portion) of the camera mounting member 470. The arrangement positions of the small cameras 71 may be the same as those of the first embodiment. Alternatively, it may be arranged below the compact camera 71d at the lowermost stage.

Since the camera mounting member 470 constitutes a protruding wall on the open end side of the refrigerator compartment door 411, it is formed in a wall shape extending in the vertical direction of the refrigerator compartment door 411. The camera mounting member 470 includes a front surface portion 470a, a right surface portion (not shown), a left surface portion 470c, and an upper surface portion 470e.

The left side surface 470d of the camera mounting member 470. That is, the width of the rear portion of the camera mounting member 470 is wider than the width of the front portion. The stepped portion 470d functions as a support portion when each of the storage boxes 61, 62, and 63 is attached to the door back 431.

In addition, an engaging portion 472 for mounting the storage boxes 61 and 62 is formed on a left side surface 470c of the camera mounting member 470 at a rear portion thereof. In addition, in the present embodiment, an engaging portion 473 is formed at a lower portion of the left side surface portion 470c for attaching the lowermost storage box 63. In addition, although not shown, an engagement portion having the same shape is also formed on the protruding wall 432 formed on the side cover 23 side of the door back 431.

According to this configuration, each of the storage boxes 61, 62, and 63 is attached to the protruding wall 432 on the side cover 23 side of the refrigerator compartment door 411, and is attached to the camera mounting member 470 on the open end side of the refrigerator compartment door 411. According to the configuration of the present embodiment, since the open end side of the refrigerator compartment door 411 is composed of only the camera mounting member 470, the aesthetic appearance when the refrigerator compartment door 411 is opened can be improved.

As described above, in one aspect of the present invention, the camera mounting member 470 may be attached to the formation position of the protruding wall on the opening end portion side of the refrigerator compartment door 411 to constitute the protruding wall on the opening end portion side. In addition, similar to the first embodiment, a projection wall having a lower height than the projection wall 432 may be formed on the open end portion side of the door back 431, and the camera mounting member 470 may be mounted so as to cover the projection wall.

(Sixth embodiment)

Next, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the sixth embodiment, the structure around the camera mounting member 570 of the refrigerator compartment door 511 is different from the first embodiment. As for the other configurations, basically the same configuration as that of the first embodiment can be applied. Therefore, the following description focuses on the structure of the camera mounting member 570.

FIG. 18 shows a side configuration of the refrigerator compartment door 511 of the refrigerator 1 according to the sixth embodiment. The refrigerator compartment door 511 is a member corresponding to the refrigerator compartment door 11 of the first embodiment. FIG. 18 is a side view of the open end portion side of the refrigerator compartment door 511. In FIG. 18, illustration of the intermediate cover 21 and the door gasket 24 is omitted.

The refrigerator compartment door 511 includes, as main constituent members, a front member (front side member) 41, a door back (rear side member) 531, a heat insulation layer (not shown), a camera mounting member 570, and the like. The front member 41 may have the same configuration as the front member 41 of the first embodiment. In addition, the heat insulation layer can apply the same structure as the heat insulation layer of 1st Embodiment.

The door back 531 has substantially the same structure as the door back 31 of the first embodiment. However, the configuration of the protruding wall on the open end side of the door back 531 is different from that of the door back 31 of the first embodiment.

In the present embodiment, projecting walls (protrusions) 532 and 532b are formed on the door back 531 constituting the back side of the refrigerator compartment door 511 along the outer periphery of the door. The protruding wall 532 is formed on the side cover 23 side of the refrigerator compartment door 511. The protruding wall 532 has the same shape as the protruding wall 32 of the first embodiment.

In the present embodiment, a protruding wall 532b is formed on the open end portion side of the door back 531. The height (width in the front-rear direction) of the protruding wall 532 b is higher than the height of the protruding wall 532. In addition, a lower protruding wall 532a is formed below the opening end portion side of the door back 531 as in the first embodiment. The height (width in the front-rear direction) of the lower protruding wall 532 a is substantially the same as the height of the protruding wall 532.

Further, in the door back 531, a recessed portion 532c is formed on the open end side. As shown in FIG. 18, the recessed portion 532c is formed to cut a part of the protruding wall 532b. In this embodiment, a camera mounting member 570 is attached to this recessed portion 532c (see FIG. 18).

A small camera 71 is provided at a front end portion of the camera mounting member 570. As shown in FIG. 18, the camera mounting member 570 is a removable configuration.

In this embodiment, two camera mounting members 570 are provided. In addition, one camera mounting member 570 is provided with one small camera 71 (71a or 71b). Thereby, in this embodiment, two small cameras 71a and 71b can be used to photograph the inside of the refrigerator compartment 4.

As shown in FIG. 18, each of the camera mounting members 570 is preferably arranged away from the arrangement positions of the storage boxes 61 and 62. This can prevent the storage box 61 or 62 from entering the field of view of the small camera 71. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the capacity of the storage boxes 61 and 62 from being reduced and to capture a wider range in the refrigerator compartment 4.

In addition, an engaging portion for mounting the storage boxes 61 and 62 may be provided on the protruding wall 532b similarly to the protruding wall 532 side. In addition, the storage boxes 61 and 62 may be provided with the same reinforcing ribs on the side of the open end as those on the side cover side. Therefore, a storage box having the same shape as a conventional refrigerator door without a camera can be used, and the storage box can be supported to the same extent as a conventional refrigerator door without a camera.

In the sixth embodiment, a configuration in which two small cameras 71 are provided is described, but the number of small cameras is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 19, the number of small cameras 71 may be only one. When the number of the small cameras 71 is one, as shown in FIG. 19, it is preferable that the small cameras 71 are disposed near a substantially central portion of the refrigerator compartment door 511 in the vertical direction. In addition, it is preferable to use a small camera 71 having a wide shooting range.

The embodiments disclosed in this specification are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description but by the scope of patent application, and it is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of patent application. In addition, the configurations obtained by combining the configurations of the different embodiments described in this specification are also included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (7)

A refrigerator including a door, comprising: a front-side member; a back-side member disposed opposite to the front-side member; a mounting member mounted on the back-side member; and a camera disposed on the mounting member; The rear side member is provided with a protruding portion and a pad located closer to the outer peripheral portion than the protruding portion; the mounting member is mounted on the rear side member such that an outer side portion of the mounting member overlaps a side surface of the protruding portion. A protruding portion on the upper side of the mounting member; and a boundary portion between the outer side portion of the mounting member and the back side member is covered by the gasket. A refrigerator including a door, comprising: a front side member; a back side member disposed opposite to the front side member; a mounting member mounted on the back side member; a camera disposed on the mounting member; and At least one storage box is disposed on the back-side member side; a projection is formed on the back-side member; a projection on which the mounting member is mounted on the back-side member; and a side portion on the inner side of the mounting member is formed for The engaging portion of the storage box is attached. For example, the refrigerator of the first or second patent application scope, wherein the height of the mounting member from the back-side member is higher than the height of the protrusion from the back-side member. For example, the refrigerator in the second item of the patent application includes a plurality of the storage boxes; the storage box at the lowermost stage of the back side member is installed on the back side member; and at least a part of the other storage boxes is installed on the mounting member. For example, the refrigerator according to item 4 of the patent application, wherein the lower end portion of the mounting member is located below the upper end portion of the storage box at the lowermost stage. For example, the refrigerator according to the first patent application scope, wherein the door is further provided with at least one storage box on the back side member side; at least one of the storage boxes is installed on the back side member. For example, the refrigerator in the second patent application range, wherein the engaging portion for mounting the storage box is also provided on the protruding portion; at least one of the storage boxes has an end on one side in the left-right direction mounted on the protruding portion. , The other end is mounted on the mounting member.