WO2015079604A1

WO2015079604A1 - Refrigerator

Info

Publication number: WO2015079604A1
Application number: PCT/JP2014/004495
Authority: WO
Inventors: 正治乾
Original assignee: 株式会社東芝; 東芝ライフスタイル株式会社
Priority date: 2013-11-28
Filing date: 2014-09-02
Publication date: 2015-06-04
Also published as: JP2015105757A; TW201522881A; CN104677035A; CN104677035B; TWI570375B; MY188988A

Abstract

The present invention is provided with: a convexity (17) that is provided to the back of the ceiling surface (16a) of a storage chamber (16) and that protrudes downwards; a drawer shelf (20) that is disposed in a manner able to be pulled out in the front-back direction below the ceiling surface (16a) and that demarcates a housing space in the space with respect to the ceiling surface (16a); and a cover member (40) that covers the back top of the drawer shelf (20). In the state of the drawer shelf (20) being housed at the back of the storage chamber (16), the cover member (40) is disposed below the convexity (17).

Description

refrigerator

Citation of related application

This application is based on and seeks the benefit of priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-246463 filed on November 28, 2013, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Is done.

This embodiment relates to a refrigerator.

There is known a refrigerator provided with a shelf arranged below the ceiling surface of the storage room and defining a storage space between the ceiling surface, and in such a refrigerator, it is arranged in the storage room in consideration of convenience. The shelf may be provided in a drawer shelf that can be pulled out in the front-rear direction.

By the way, on the upper back of the storage room, there is provided a space for arranging an evaporator for generating cold air circulating in the storage room, a damper or a duct for switching and supplying the generated cold air to the storage room, A convex portion may protrude downward from the ceiling surface of the storage room located above the shelf, and the ceiling surface is not necessarily flat (see, for example, JP-A-4-165284 (Japan)).

Therefore, after placing the stored items in a state in which the drawer shelf is pulled out forward, when storing the shelf to the rear of the storage chamber, the mounted stored items are projected to the protruding portion protruding from the ceiling surface of the storage chamber. There is a risk that the stored items may fall over, or the storage room door may be in a half-door state where the door is not completely closed.

JP-A-4-165284

Therefore, in a refrigerator provided with a drawer shelf that can be pulled out in the front-rear direction below the storage room and partitions the storage space with the ceiling surface, a convex portion protrudes downward at the rear part of the ceiling surface of the storage room. However, when storing the drawer shelf to the rear of the storage room, the storage items placed on the shelf do not come into contact with the convex part of the storage room, and the refrigerator can prevent overturning of the stored items and half-doors. The purpose is to provide.

The refrigerator according to the embodiment divides a storage space between a convex portion protruding downward at the rear portion of the ceiling surface of the storage room and the ceiling surface so as to be able to be drawn out in the front-rear direction. A drawer shelf and a cover member that covers a rear upper portion of the drawer shelf are provided, and the cover member is disposed below the convex portion in a state where the drawer shelf is housed behind the storage chamber.

It is sectional drawing of the refrigerator which abbreviate | omitted the refrigerator door which concerns on embodiment. It is a principal part enlarged view of the refrigerator of FIG. It is a principal part expanded sectional view in the state which pulled out the drawer shelf of the refrigerator of FIG. It is a perspective view of the drawer shelf and cover member of the refrigerator which concern on embodiment. It is a perspective view of the drawer shelf and cover member of the refrigerator which concern on the example of a change of embodiment.

Hereinafter, a refrigerator according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1 which is a cross-sectional view of the refrigerator 10 with the refrigerator door omitted, a refrigerator main body comprising a heat insulating box body filled with a foam heat insulating material between an outer box forming an outer shell and an inner box forming a storage space 11 is provided. The storage space formed inside the refrigerator main body 11 is partitioned into an upper refrigerated storage chamber 14 and a lower refrigerated storage chamber 16 by a partition wall 12, and front opening portions of the refrigerated storage chamber 14 and the refrigerated storage chamber 16. Are closed by a refrigerator door (not shown).

The freezer storage chamber 14 is a space that is cooled to a freezing temperature (for example, −18 ° C. or lower), and an evaporator chamber 19 that houses the evaporator 18 is provided on the back thereof.

The partition wall 12 thermally partitions the storage space formed inside the refrigerator main body 11, the upper surface of the partition wall 12 constitutes the bottom surface of the refrigerated storage chamber 14, and the lower surface of the partition wall 12 is the refrigerated storage chamber. 16 ceiling surfaces 16a are formed.

The rear surface of the partition wall 12, that is, the rear surface of the ceiling surface 16 a of the refrigerated storage chamber 16 is provided with a convex portion 17 that protrudes downward, and the overall thickness is larger than the front portion of the partition wall 12. . A duct 21 communicating with the evaporator chamber 19 is disposed inside the partition wall 12, and a blower fan and a switching damper (not shown) are disposed inside the convex portion 17 at the rear of the partition wall 12. The cold air generated in the evaporator chamber 19 by controlling the blower fan and the switching damper is switched between the refrigerated storage chamber 14 partitioned above the partition wall 12 and the refrigerated storage chamber 16 partitioned below. It is supposed to be.

The refrigerated storage room 16 is a space that is cooled to a refrigeration temperature (for example, 2 to 4 ° C.). A drawer shelf 20 is provided at the upper portion, and a partition plate 22 that also serves as a mounting shelf is provided at the lower portion. . A plurality of mounting shelves 25 are disposed between the drawer shelf 20 and the partition plate 22, and are slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the refrigerator main body 11 between the partition plate 22 and the bottom of the refrigerator compartment 16. A drawer container 15 is provided.

The drawer shelf 20 is disposed below the ceiling surface 16a of the refrigerated storage room 16 so that it can be pulled out in the front-rear direction, and a storage space is defined between the drawer shelf 20 and the ceiling surface 16a. A rear upper portion of the drawer shelf 20 is covered with a cover member 40.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the drawer shelf 20 includes a shelf plate 24 on which stored items are placed, and a frame 26 provided so as to surround the periphery of the shelf plate 24. In this case, a synthetic resin frame 26 is integrally formed around a shelf plate 24 made of a transparent glass plate.

The frame 26 is provided with a handle 28 for the user to put in and out the drawer shelf 20 at the front, and provided with sliding protrusions 30 supported by the refrigerated storage chamber 16 on both the left and right sides. The sliding shelf 30 is supported by a guide rail 32 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) protruding from the left and right side surfaces of the inner box of the refrigerator main body 11 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction, so that the drawer shelf 20 can be taken in and out. To the refrigerated storage chamber 16.

A stopper protrudes upward at the front end of the guide rail 32, and when the front end of the drawer shelf 20 is pulled out to a position that coincides with the front end of the refrigerated storage chamber 16 in the front-rear direction, a sliding protrusion 30 provided on the frame 26. A stopper is locked to the rear end portion of the rear end portion to prevent the drawer shelf 20 from moving further forward. In other words, the forward movement of the drawer shelf 20 is limited by the stopper so as not to protrude forward from the front end of the refrigerator compartment 16.

The cover member 40 includes a side wall portion 41 and a rear wall portion 42 that rise upward from the left and right side portions and the rear portion of the frame 26 at the rear portion of the drawer shelf 20, and the upper end of the side wall portion 41 and the rear wall portion 42. The shelf ceiling part 43 provided substantially in parallel with the shelf plate 24 of the product is provided, and the front surface is open. Thereby, the space covered with the cover member 40 at the rear part of the drawer shelf 20 is the space between the shelf plate 24 and the ceiling surface 16a of the refrigerated storage chamber 16 at the front part of the drawer shelf 20, and the front surface of the cover member 40. It communicates through the opening provided in.

The cover member 40 has, for example, a side wall portion 41, a rear wall portion 42, and a shelf ceiling portion 43 that are integrally formed by transparent resin molding, and is constituted by a member different from the drawer shelf 20.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cover member 40 is disposed below the convex portion 17 provided on the ceiling surface 16 a of the refrigerated storage chamber 16 in a state where the drawer shelf 20 is stored behind the refrigerated storage chamber 16. The front end of the shelf ceiling portion 43 is provided in front of the front end of the convex portion 17 or the same position in the front-rear direction as the front end of the convex portion 17.

In the refrigerator 10 of the present embodiment as described above, the cover member 40 that covers the upper rear portion of the drawer shelf 20 is provided on the ceiling surface 16 a of the refrigerator compartment 16 in a state where the drawer shelf 20 is housed behind the refrigerator compartment 16. The user recognizes the size (height) of the stored item that comes into contact with the convex portion 17 when the drawer shelf 20 is stored behind the refrigerated storage chamber 16 because it is arranged below the convex portion 17 formed. be able to.

Moreover, in the present embodiment, the front end of the shelf ceiling portion 43 of the cover member 40 is provided forward from the front end of the convex portion 17 or to the same position in the front-rear direction as the front end of the convex portion 17. When stored in the rear of the refrigerated storage chamber 16, it is possible to limit the placement of stored items on the shelf plate 24 that come into contact with the projections 17, preventing the stored items from falling over, and the storage chamber door to be halfway. The door state can be prevented.

In the present embodiment, the drawer shelf 20 has a region where the cover member 40 is not disposed in front of the convex portion 17, so that the upper and lower sides sandwiched between the shelf plate 24 and the ceiling surface 16 a of the refrigerated storage chamber 16. A space wide in the direction can be efficiently used as the accommodation space.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the drawer shelf 20 and the cover member 40 are comprised from another member, the drawer shelf 20 and the cover member 40 are easy to manufacture.

In addition, when the drawer shelf 20 and the cover member 40 are detachable members, the drawer shelf 20 and the cover member 40 can be detached and washed separately when the drawer shelf 20 and the cover member 40 are washed. Can be washed efficiently.

Furthermore, since the cover member 40 is transparent, light passes through the cover member 40 and reaches the stored items stored below the cover member 40, so the visibility of the stored items is good.

In the present embodiment, the case where the cover member 40 closes the left and right side surfaces, the rear surface, and the upper surface of the rear portion of the drawer shelf 20 has been described. However, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the side wall portion 41 and the rear wall portion 42. In addition, a vent 44 that penetrates the shelf ceiling 43 may be provided. By providing the vent hole 44 in the cover member 40 in this manner, the cool air in the refrigerated storage chamber 16 can easily flow through the drawer shelf 20, and the cooling efficiency of the stored items placed on the drawer shelf 20 can be improved. Can do. The vent 44 may be provided on at least one of the upper side and the back side of the drawer shelf 20 or may be provided on any of the side wall 41, the rear wall 42, and the shelf ceiling 43.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, these embodiment is shown as an example and is not intending limiting the range of invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof as well as included in the scope and gist of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Refrigerator, 11 ... Refrigerator main body, 12 ... Partition wall, 14 ... Refrigerated storage room, 16 ... Refrigerated storage room, 16a ... Ceiling surface, 17 ... Convex part, 18 ... Evaporator, 19 ... Evaporator room, 20 ... Drawer Shelf, 21 ... duct, 22 ... partition plate, 24 ... shelf board, 25 ... mounting shelf, 26 ... frame, 30 ... sliding protrusion, 32 ... guide rail, 40 ... cover member, 41 ... side wall, 42 ... rear Wall part, 43 ... shelf ceiling part, 44 ... vent

Claims

A convex part that protrudes downward provided at the rear part of the ceiling surface of the storage room, and a drawer shelf that is disposed so as to be able to be pulled out in the front-rear direction below the ceiling surface and forms a storage space between the ceiling surface; A cover member covering a rear upper part of the drawer shelf;
The refrigerator in which the cover member is disposed below the convex portion in a state where the drawer shelf is housed behind the storage chamber.
The cover member includes a shelf ceiling portion that defines an upper portion of the drawer shelf,
In a state in which the drawer shelf is housed in the rear of the storage chamber, the front end of the shelf ceiling portion is disposed in front of the front end of the convex portion or at the same position in the front-rear direction as the front end of the convex portion. Item 10. The refrigerator according to Item 1.
The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the drawer shelf and the cover member are made of different members.
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cover member is transparent.
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the cover member includes a vent on at least one of an upper side and a back side of the drawer shelf.
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a handle portion on a front surface of the drawer shelf.
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the drawer shelf is configured by integrally molding a glass shelf plate and a resin frame provided around the shelf plate.
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the drawer shelf does not protrude forward from a front end of the storage room.
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the drawer shelf is disposed so that it can be pulled out in the front-rear direction.
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the cover member includes left and right side wall portions, a rear wall portion, and a shelf ceiling portion, and the front surface is open.