WO2017046837A1

WO2017046837A1 - Refrigerator

Info

Publication number: WO2017046837A1
Application number: PCT/JP2015/075976
Authority: WO
Inventors: 博孝矢野; 明弘佐々木
Original assignee: 三菱電機株式会社
Priority date: 2015-09-14
Filing date: 2015-09-14
Publication date: 2017-03-23

Abstract

Provided is a refrigerator which is provided with an ice making unit having an ice tray and an ice storage box and in which the ice making unit can be freely placed in a freezing chamber. This refrigerator having the freezing chamber installed within a body is provided with the ice making unit having: the ice tray in which ice is made in the freezing chamber; and the ice storage box which stores therein the ice made in the ice tray, below the ice tray. The ice making unit has: a front part oriented toward a front side in the freezing chamber; a rear part oriented toward a far side in the freezing chamber; and side parts oriented toward left and right sides in the freezing chamber. The ice tray has a projected shape projecting downward at the rear part. The ice storage box has a hole formed at the rear part, into which the projected shape of the ice tray is inserted. In the ice making unit, the ice tray and the ice storage box are connected with each other to be integrated through the insertion of the projected shape of the ice tray into the hole of the ice storage box, and the front parts of the ice tray and the ice storage box are aligned with each other on a continuous plane.

Description

refrigerator

The present invention relates to a refrigerator provided with an ice making unit having an ice tray and an ice storage box disposed in a freezer compartment.

Conventionally, an ice making corner having an ice tray and an ice storage box has been fixed to a fixing frame installed in a freezer compartment of a refrigerator (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, the ice tray is housed in a minus temperature zone storage chamber set in a temperature zone lower than 0 ° C. provided in the lower part of the refrigerator compartment. An ice storage box is disposed below the ice tray. The ice storage box is smoothly drawn out by the left and right ice storage box rails which are frame bodies provided on the side walls in the negative temperature zone storage chamber.

JP 2004-053092 A

In the conventional ice making corner of a refrigerator, a fixing frame is required to place the ice making corner in the refrigerator, and the user cannot freely place the ice making corner as a unit in the freezer compartment. It was easy to interfere with storage such as ingredients to save.

An object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that includes an ice making unit having an ice tray and an ice storage box, and that can freely place the ice making unit in a freezer compartment. .

The refrigerator according to the present invention is a refrigerator including a freezing chamber disposed in a main body, and an ice tray that makes ice in the freezer chamber, and ice that is made in the ice tray below the ice tray. An ice storage unit, and the ice making unit includes a front portion directed to the front side of the freezer compartment, a back portion directed to the back side of the freezer compartment, and left and right sides of the freezer compartment. And the ice tray has a convex shape protruding downward on the back surface portion, and the ice storage box has a hole into which the convex shape of the ice tray is inserted in the back surface portion. The ice making unit is integrated by connecting the ice making tray and the ice storage box by inserting the convex shape of the ice tray into the hole of the ice storage box, and the ice making tray and the ice making unit. The front part of the ice storage box is aligned on a continuous plane. It is intended.

According to the refrigerator according to the present invention, the ice making unit is integrated by connecting the ice making tray and the ice storage box by inserting the convex shape of the ice tray into the hole of the ice storage box, and the user installs the ice making unit in the freezer compartment. Can be arranged freely.
In addition, the ice tray has a convex shape protruding downward on the back surface, and the ice storage box has a hole formed on the back surface where the convex shape of the ice tray is inserted, and the ice tray and ice storage box are formed on the back surface portion. By providing the connecting portion, the ice tray can be stably installed in the ice storage box, and user convenience is improved.
In addition, the ice making unit has a clean impression and is excellent in design by arranging the front part of the ice tray and the ice storage box in the freezer compartment on a continuous plane.

It is a front view which shows the state which removed the door of the refrigerator which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the ice making unit which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a top view which shows the ice tray with a rotation ice removal mechanism which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 3 showing the ice tray with the rotating ice removing mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view which shows the ice storage box which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the ice making unit at the time of ice removal operation which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is an enlarged view which shows the state which has arrange | positioned the ice making unit which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention in the freezer compartment. It is a perspective view of the freezer compartment which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the lower surface of the ice making unit which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a front view which shows the state which removed the door of the conventional refrigerator which concerns on a comparative example. It is a perspective view which shows the ice making corner of the conventional refrigerator which concerns on a comparative example.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In addition, in each figure, what attached | subjected the same code | symbol is the same or it corresponds, and this is common in the whole text of a specification.
Furthermore, the forms of the constituent elements shown in the entire specification are merely examples and are not limited to these descriptions.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state in which the door of the refrigerator 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is removed.
As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator main body 1 is filled with a heat insulating material (not shown) between an outer box 2 made of steel plate and an inner box 3 made of resin. The refrigerator body 1 has a freezer compartment 4 at the top and a refrigerator compartment 5 at the bottom. The freezer compartment 4 is provided with a freezer compartment door (not shown). The refrigerator compartment 5 is provided with a refrigerator compartment door (not shown). The inner box 3 has a partition 6 that divides the freezer compartment 4 and the refrigerator compartment 5 into each compartment.

A compressor (not shown) that compresses the refrigerant is installed at the lower back of the refrigerator body 1. A cooler (not shown) is installed on the inner surface of the freezer compartment 4. A freezer compartment air passage 7 having a blower (not shown) that blows the cool air cooled by the cooler to each chamber is installed on the front surface of the cooler in the freezer compartment 4. The freezer compartment air passage 7 is connected to the outlet 8 of the freezer compartment 4.

A shelf 9 for food storage is installed in the freezer compartment 4. Further,

shelves

10 and 11 for food storage are installed in the refrigerator compartment 5.

The ice making unit 12 is disposed in the freezer compartment 4 without providing a fixing frame or the like.

Next, the ice making unit 12 will be described.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing ice making unit 12 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a top view showing the ice tray 13 with the rotating ice removing mechanism 15 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 3 showing the ice tray 13 with the rotating ice removing mechanism 15 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a top view showing ice storage box 14 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the ice making unit 12 during the deicing operation according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 7 is an enlarged view showing a state in which the ice making unit 12 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is arranged in the freezer compartment 4. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the freezer compartment 4 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the lower surface 14e of the ice making unit 12 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 9, the ice making unit 12 includes an ice making tray 13 for making ice in the freezer compartment 4 and an ice storage box 14 for storing ice made in the ice making tray 13 below the ice making tray 13. And having.
The ice making unit 12 in this example has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape in which the length in the direction from the front side to the back side in the freezer compartment 4 is longer than the lateral width directed to the side in the freezer compartment 4. The ice making unit 12 includes a front surface portion 12 a directed to the front side in the freezer compartment 4, a back surface portion 12 b directed to the back side in the freezer chamber 4, and

side surface portions

12 c and 12 d directed to the left and right sides in the freezer chamber 4. Have.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the ice tray 13 has two rotating deicing mechanisms 15 divided into 10 sections so that 10 ice pieces can be produced by one ice making. The two rotation deicing mechanisms 15 are divided at the center of the ice tray 13 along the direction from the front side to the back side in the freezer compartment 4. Each of the two rotating ice removal mechanisms 15 has a rectangular shape. The ice tray 13 has a rectangular frame 16 surrounding the two rotary ice removing mechanisms 15.

The rotation deicing mechanism 15 includes an ice making unit 15a for making ice, a rotation shaft 15b, an action shaft 15c, a handle 15e connected to the rotation shaft 15b and the action shaft 15c, and a rotation shaft 15b. And a rear rotating shaft 15f extending to the back side of the.
The rotating shaft 15b extends in the direction from the front side to the back side in the freezer compartment 4 of the ice making unit 15a.
The action shaft 15c applies a user's force, and is disposed in parallel to the rotation shaft 15b and closer to the

side surface portions

12c and 12d of the ice tray 13 than the rotation shaft 15b.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the user grasps the handle 15e and rotates the inner side of the left and right sides downward, the action shaft 15c that receives the force transmitted from the handle 15e becomes the rotating shaft 15b and The ice making portion 15a rotates with the rear rotation shaft 15f as the center of rotation, tilting the inside downward. Then, the rear end portion of the ice making portion 15a abuts against a stopper (not shown) of the frame 16 of the ice tray 13 with the ice making portion 15a rotated by about 120 degrees. As a result, twisting occurs in the ice making section 15a, and the ice made is released and dropped into the ice storage box 14. As described above, the direction of rotation of the ice making unit 15a when the user ices the handle 15e and rotates it is the direction toward the inside of the two rotation deicing mechanisms 15 on both the left and right sides.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the two rotary ice removing mechanisms 15, the length L1 of the rotary shaft 15b and the action shaft 15c extending forward from the frame 16 of the front surface portion 12a of the ice tray 13 is as short as about 13 mm, for example. . Further, the distance S1 between the rotating shaft 15b connected to the handle 15e and the action shaft 15c is as large as about 25 mm, for example. That is, the length L1 of the rotating shaft 15b and the action shaft 15c is shorter than the interval S1 between the rotating shaft 15b and the action shaft 15c. Further, the interval S1 between the rotating shaft 15b and the action shaft 15c is larger than the length L1 of the rotating shaft 15b and the action shaft 15c.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 8, and 9, the frame 16 of the ice tray 13 is formed with notches 17 in the

side portions

12c and 12d. The notch 17 is provided by cutting out a part of the side wall of the frame 16 of the ice tray 13 that hangs downwards outward. The notch 17 is provided between the frame 16 of the

side

12c and 12d of the ice tray 13 and the handle 18 of the

side

12c and 12d of the ice box 14 in a state where the ice tray 13 and the ice storage box 14 are connected. The gap is such that the user can put his hand.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5 to 9, the ice storage box 14 is open at the top and has a box front surface 14a, a box rear surface 14b, two box side surfaces 14c and 14d, and a lower surface 14e, and stores ice made ice. It is a box shape to keep.
The ice storage box 14 has a handle 18 that a user can handle on at least both the front surface portion 12a and the back surface portion 12b. The handle 18 is a hook that hangs downward at the upper end of the ice storage box 14. The handle portion 18 has a front surface portion 12a larger than a back surface portion 12b. The handle portion 18 is formed over one circumference including the

side surface portions

12c and 12d from the front surface portion 12a and the back surface portion 12b.

As shown in FIG. 6, the front part 12 a of the ice storage box 14 has an inclined shape in which the box front face 14 a on the back side of the handle 18 is retracted from the upper part to the lower part in the freezer compartment 4. For this reason, in the front part 12a of the ice storage box 14, a wide gap 19 is formed between the handle part 18 and the box front face 14a which are larger than the rear part 12b.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the frame 16 of the ice tray 13 has two convex shapes 20 protruding downward on the back surface portion 12 b.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the ice storage box 14 has two holes 21 formed in the upper surface portion of the handle portion 18 of the back surface portion 12 b. Two convex shapes 20 of the ice tray 13 are respectively inserted into the two holes 21.
The ice making unit 12 is configured such that the convex shape 20 provided on the frame 16 of the back surface portion 12 b of the ice tray 13 is inserted into the hole 21 provided in the handle portion 18 of the back surface portion 12 b of the ice storage box 14. The ice storage box 14 is connected and integrated.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6 to 9, the ice making unit 12 in which the ice tray 13 and the ice storage box 14 are connected to each other makes the ice tray 13 and the front surface portion 12a of the ice storage box 14 flat on a continuous vertical plane. ing. That is, the frame 16 of the front surface portion 12a of the ice tray 13 and the handle portion 18 of the front surface portion 12a of the ice storage box 14 are evenly aligned as a continuous vertical plane of the front surface portion 12a.
If the frame 16 of the front surface portion 12a of the ice tray 13 and the handle portion 18 of the front surface portion 12a of the ice storage box 14 are flat as a continuous plane of the front surface portion 12a, it is not a continuous vertical plane but a continuous plane. It may be an inclined plane.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a linear shape extending on the floor surface 22, which is a mounting surface on which the ice storage box 14 in the freezer compartment 4 is placed, in a direction from the front side to the back side in the freezer compartment 4. A plurality of convex portions 23 are provided at equal intervals.
On the other hand, the lower surface 14 e of the ice storage box 14 has a convex portion 24 that enters between two adjacent linear convex portions 23. The convex portions 24 are respectively provided at the four corners of the lower surface 14e of the ice storage box 14 because the lower surface 14e of the ice storage box 14 has a rectangular shape. Therefore, when the ice making unit 12 is placed on the floor surface 22 with the front surface portion 12a of the ice making unit 12 facing the front side in the freezer compartment, the four convex portions 24 on the lower surface 14e of the ice storage box 14 are simultaneously adjacent to each other. It enters between the two linear protrusions 23 that fit. However, even if the height of the convex portion 24 is lower than the height of the linear convex portion 23 and the convex portion 24 enters between the two adjacent linear convex portions 23, the two adjacent linear convex portions A space is formed between the portions 23.

The mounting surface of the ice storage box 14 in the freezer compartment 4 that forms the plurality of linear protrusions 23 may be the shelf surface of the shelf 9 as well as the floor surface 22 in the freezer compartment 4. That is, like the floor surface 22, the shelf surface of the shelf 9 may have a plurality of linear protrusions extending in the direction from the front side to the back side in the freezer compartment 4 at equal intervals.
Even when the ice making unit 12 is placed on the floor surface 22 with the front surface portion 12 a of the ice making unit 12 facing the left and right sides in the freezer compartment 4, the four convex portions 24 on the lower surface 14 e of the ice storage box 14. However, it is preferable to enter between two adjacent linear convex portions 23 at the same time. Thereby, the rectangular parallelepiped ice making unit 12 can be freely arranged in the freezer compartment 4 without tilting the ice making unit 12, and for example, a space can be provided on the front side of the ice making unit 12 in the freezer compartment 4. .

The operation of the refrigerator 100 according to the first embodiment configured as described above will be described below.

The refrigerant gas compressed to a high temperature and high pressure by the compressor is dissipated by a condenser (not shown) installed in the portion where the heat insulating material of the refrigerator main body 1 is filled with foam, and becomes a liquid refrigerant. The liquid refrigerant passes through a dryer (not shown) installed at the lower back of the refrigerator body 1, is decompressed by a capillary (not shown), and is sent to a cooler to be vaporized. At this time, since the refrigerant absorbs ambient heat, the gas around the cooler is cooled.

The cold air cooled by the cooler flows into the freezer compartment air passage 7 provided with a blower installed at the back surface in the freezer compartment 4 and in front of the cooler. The cold air that has flowed into the freezer compartment air passage 7 flows into the freezer compartment 4 from the air outlet 8 provided in front of the freezer compartment air passage 7.
The cold air flowing into the freezer compartment 4 cools the ice making unit 12 installed in the freezer compartment 4 to make ice.
Further, the cold air diverted from the freezer compartment air passage 7 flows into the refrigerating compartment 5 from a blower outlet (not shown) provided in front of the refrigerating compartment air passage (not shown).

FIG. 10 is a front view showing a state in which the door of the conventional refrigerator 200 according to the comparative example is removed. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an ice making corner 212 of a conventional refrigerator 200 according to a comparative example.
As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, in the conventional refrigerator 200, the ice making corner 212 having the ice tray 213 and the ice storage box 214 is fixed by a frame body 225 installed in the freezer compartment 204, so that the user can freely Could not be installed.
On the other hand, in Embodiment 1, by providing the ice making unit 12 without providing the fixing frame, the user can freely arrange the ice making unit 12 in the freezer compartment 4, and the usability is improved. .

According to the first embodiment described above, the ice making unit 12 is configured such that the two convex shapes 20 protruding downward on the back surface portion 12 b of the ice tray 13 are inserted into the two holes 21 of the ice storage box 14. The ice tray 13 and the ice storage box 14 are connected and integrated. According to this structure, the user can arrange | position the ice making unit 12 freely in the freezer compartment 4, and usability improves.
Further, the ice tray 13 has two convex shapes 20 protruding downward on the back surface 12b portion, and the ice storage box 14 has two holes 21 into which the convex shapes 20 of the ice tray 13 are inserted on the back surface portion 12b. And a portion for connecting the ice tray 13 and the ice storage box 14 is provided on the back surface portion 12b. According to this configuration, the ice tray 13 can be stably installed in the ice storage box 14, and user convenience is improved. Further, during the ice removal operation, the ice tray 13 is unlikely to lift from the ice storage box 14, and workability is improved.
Further, the ice making unit 12 in which the ice tray 13 and the ice storage box 14 are connected aligns the ice tray 13 and the front surface portion 12a of the ice storage box 14 with a continuous vertical plane. According to this structure, it becomes a refreshing impression and is excellent in design.

Further, in the rotation deicing mechanism 15, the length L1 of the rotation shaft 15b and the action shaft 15c is shorter than the interval S1 between the rotation shaft 15b and the action shaft 15c. According to this configuration, it is possible to reduce the stress applied to the rotary shaft 15b and the action shaft 15c during the deicing operation, and to make it difficult to cause failure or destruction.
An interval S1 between the rotation shaft 15b and the action shaft 15c is larger than the length L1 of the rotation shaft 15b and the action shaft 15c. According to this configuration, the user can operate the handle 15e with a small force to perform the ice removing operation, and usability is improved.
The direction of rotation of the ice making unit 15a at the time of ice removal is a direction in which the left and right sides are directed downward on the inner side. According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the ice tray 13 from being lifted from the ice storage box 14 during the ice removing operation, and the usability is improved.

Further, the ice tray 13 is formed with notches 17 in the

side portions

12c and 12d. According to this configuration, cold air is introduced from the cutout portion 17 to the lower side of the ice tray 13, and sufficient cold air can be secured during ice making. Further, even when the user uses the notch portion 17 as a handle portion and water is poured into the ice tray 13 during water supply, the user can carry the ice tray 13 only on the notch portion 17 and carry it stably. . Further, when installing the ice tray 13 in the ice storage box 14, the user can continue to place the hand on the notch portion 17 and install it until the end. In this way, the user does not have a hand, and when installing the ice tray 13 in the ice storage box 14, the user does not have to change the ice tray 13 in the middle, and the usability is improved.

The ice storage box 14 has a handle 18 that a user can handle on both the front surface 12a and the back surface 12b. According to this configuration, the user can hold the ice making unit 12 or the ice storage box 14 on both the front surface portion 12a and the back surface portion 12b and lift it stably with both hands, improving usability.

The ice storage box 14 has a handle 18 over one circumference including the

side surface portions

12c and 12d from the front surface portion 12a and the back surface portion 12b. According to this configuration, the user can move the ice making unit 12 or the ice storage box 14 with his / her hands also from the

side surface portions

12c and 12d side, and the usability is improved.

The front surface portion 12a of the ice storage box 14 has an inclined shape in which the front surface 14a on the back side of the handle portion 18 is retracted from the top to the bottom in the freezer compartment. According to this configuration, it is possible to form a large gap 19 that can be easily put on the handle portion 18 of the front surface portion 12a of the ice storage box 14, thereby improving usability. Further, the handle 18 of the front face 12a can be secured in a state where the frame 16 of the front face 12a of the ice tray 13 and the handle 18 of the front face 12a of the ice storage box 14 are aligned on a continuous vertical plane. In addition, the ice surely falls into the ice storage box 14 when the ice is removed.

The floor surface 22 on which the ice storage box 14 in the freezer compartment 4 is placed has a plurality of linear protrusions 23 extending in the direction from the front side to the back side in the freezer compartment 4 at equal intervals. The lower surface 14e has a convex portion 24 that enters between two adjacent linear convex portions 23. According to this configuration, the ice making unit 12 or the ice storage box 14 can be stably placed in the freezer compartment 4. In general, when the amount of food in the freezer compartment 4 increases, the circulation of cold air becomes worse, and the ice making time tends to be longer than when there is little food. However, by having a plurality of linear projections 23 at equal intervals, it is possible to secure a passage of cold air as a space between the linear projections 23 on the lower surface 14 e of the ice storage box 14 and store it in the freezer compartment 4. Regardless of the amount of food that is being made, ice can be made stably.

The lower surface 14e of the ice storage box 14 has a rectangular shape, and the convex portions 24 are provided at the four corners of the lower surface 14e of the ice storage box 14, respectively. According to this configuration, the ice making unit 12 or the ice storage box 14 can be stably placed in the freezer compartment 4.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, a refrigerator having a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention may be a refrigerator that includes only a freezer compartment.

1 Refrigerator body, 2 outer box, 3 inner box, 4 freezer compartment, 5 refrigerator compartment, 6 partitions, 7 freezer compartment, 8 outlets, 9 shelves, 10 shelves, 11 shelves, 12 ice making units, 12a front part, 12b rear surface, 12c side surface, 12d side surface, 13 ice tray, 14 ice storage box, 14a box front surface, 14b box rear surface, 14c box side surface, 14d box side surface, 14e bottom surface, 15 rotation deicing mechanism, 15a ice making unit, 15b Rotating shaft, 15c working shaft, 15e handle, 15f rear rotating shaft, 16 frame, 17 notch, 18 handle, 19 gap, 20 convex shape, 21 hole, 22 floor, 23 linear convex portion, 24 convex portion , 100 refrigerator, 200 refrigerator, 204 freezer compartment, 212 ice making corner, 213 ice tray, 214 ice storage box, 225 frame.

Claims

A refrigerator having a freezer compartment arranged in the main body,
An ice making unit comprising: an ice making tray for making ice in the freezing chamber; and an ice storage box for storing ice made in the ice making tray below the ice making tray;
The ice making unit has a front part directed to the front side of the freezer compartment, a back part directed to the back side of the freezer compartment, and side parts directed to the left and right sides of the freezer compartment,
The ice tray has a convex shape protruding downward on the back surface portion,
In the ice storage box, a hole into which the convex shape of the ice tray is inserted is formed in the back surface portion,
In the ice making unit, the convex shape of the ice tray is inserted into the hole of the ice storage box so that the ice making tray and the ice storage box are connected and integrated, and the ice making tray and the ice storage box Refrigerator with a flat front surface.
The ice tray has two rotation deicing mechanisms that cause twisting of the ice making unit when the action shaft rotates about the rotation axis and causes the ice to be deiced and dropped into the ice storage box. The rotation deicing mechanism is divided along the direction from the front side to the back side in the freezer compartment,
In the rotation deicing mechanism, the length of the rotating shaft and the working shaft is shorter than the interval between the rotating shaft and the working shaft,
2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the two rotation deicing mechanisms are directions in which the rotation direction of the ice making unit at the time of deicing is directed inward on both the left and right sides.
3. The ice making tray according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ice making tray and the ice storage box are connected to each other, and a cutout portion is formed on the side surface portion to provide a gap between the ice making tray and the ice storage box. The refrigerator described.
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the ice storage box has a handle portion on which the user handles both the front surface portion and the back surface portion.
The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein the ice storage box has the handle portion over one circumference including the side surface portion from the front surface portion and the back surface portion.
The refrigerator according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the front part of the ice storage box has an inclined shape in which the front side of the box on the back side of the handle part is recessed from the top to the bottom of the freezer compartment.
The mounting surface on which the ice storage box in the freezer compartment is placed has a plurality of linear protrusions extending at an equal interval extending from the front side to the back side in the freezer compartment,
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a convex portion entering between the two adjacent linear convex portions on a lower surface of the ice storage box.
The lower surface of the ice storage box has a rectangular shape,
The refrigerator according to claim 7, wherein the convex portions are provided at four corners of the lower surface of the ice storage box.