WO2018164030A1

WO2018164030A1 - Refrigerator

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Publication number: WO2018164030A1
Application number: PCT/JP2018/008225
Authority: WO
Inventors: 洋一阿比留; 田中　逸雄
Original assignee: パナソニックＩｐマネジメント株式会社
Priority date: 2017-03-08
Filing date: 2018-03-05
Publication date: 2018-09-13
Also published as: JP2018146201A

Abstract

This refrigerator comprises an illumination unit (88) that is provided to a side wall surface of a storage chamber of a refrigerator body. A cover (14) of the illumination unit (88) has a front surface cover section (14a) that wraps around to an opening front end surface of the storage chamber. An engagement rib (15) that causes the cover (14) to engage with a refrigerator body-side base (11) is provided to a side surface cover section (14b) of the cover (14). The engagement rib (15) is structured to engage with the base (11) so as to pull the front surface cover section (14a) of the cover (14) toward an opening front end surface side of the storage chamber.

Description

refrigerator

This disclosure relates to refrigerators, and more particularly to the interior lighting configuration.

Generally, refrigerators are provided with interior lighting in order to improve the visibility in the storage room when the door is opened (for example, see Patent Document 1).

FIG. 11 shows a conventional refrigerator described in Patent Document 1. A conventional refrigerator 100 described in Patent Document 1 is turned on when a refrigerator main body 101, a storage chamber 102 provided in the refrigerator main body 101, a door 103 that opens and closes the storage chamber 102, and the door 103 is opened. An illumination unit 104 that illuminates the inside of the storage room 102 is provided. The lighting unit 104 is provided vertically at the front end portions of both side walls of the storage chamber 102.

As shown in FIG. 12, the illumination unit 104 is configured such that a pedestal 106 holding an illumination board with LED is embedded in a slit opening 105 on the side wall of the storage chamber 102, and a light-transmitting cover 107 is attached to the pedestal 106. Has been.

In the refrigerator 100 described in Patent Document 1, when the door 103 is opened, the lighting unit 104 is turned on. Thereby, the visibility in the storage chamber 102 is improved and the usability is improved.

However, the lighting unit 104 has only a function of lighting inside the storage room 102 to illuminate the inside of the storage room 102.

Therefore, the applicant should make the cover of the lighting unit go around to the front end surface located around the opening of the storage room, and when the door is opened, it will brighten the front part around the opening of the storage room. Tried.

¡If the cover of the lighting unit is turned to the front end surface of the storage room in this way, the front part of the opening of the storage room when the door is opened can be brightened, and the image of the refrigerator can be greatly changed. In addition, the front part of the opening of the storage room becomes bright, so that the vicinity of the place where the refrigerator is installed can be brightened, and the convenience when trying to put in and out food with the room lights off is improved. Also effective in practical terms.

However, in order to realize the illumination configured as described above, for example, an engagement rib for press-fitting and fixing to a pedestal or the like needs to be provided in a portion that goes around the front end surface of the cover. However, if an engagement rib is provided in the part that goes around the front end surface of the cover, when the cover is viewed from the front side, the root part of the engagement rib becomes partially darker than the other parts, resulting in spots. The design will deteriorate.

In order to solve this problem, an engagement rib may be provided on the side surface portion of the cover so that the side surface portion is attached to the pedestal. However, if such a configuration, that is, a configuration in which the side surface portion of the cover is fixed to the pedestal, the portion that wraps around the front end surface of the storage chamber floats from the front end surface of the storage chamber, and the quality varies. That causes the problem.

Japanese Patent No. 552001

The present disclosure has been made in view of the above-described problems, and provides a refrigerator in which the function of the interior lighting is enhanced by eliminating the quality variation due to the floating of the cover around the front end surface of the storage room.

Specifically, a refrigerator according to an example of the present disclosure includes a refrigerator main body, an inner box that forms a storage chamber having an opening, an outer box that forms an outline of the refrigerator main body, and an illumination unit. The inner box has a front end surface provided around the opening of the storage chamber and an opening provided on the side wall surface of the storage chamber. The illumination unit includes a pedestal provided on the outer box side of the opening, an illumination substrate provided on the pedestal, and a cover. The cover includes a side cover portion that covers the opening, a front cover portion that wraps around to the front end surface, and an engagement rib for engaging the cover with the base. The engaging rib is provided on the side cover portion so as to be inclined in the direction opposite to the front cover portion.

With this configuration, the front cover portion of the cover that covers the lighting unit is pressed against the front end surface of the storage chamber and can be prevented from floating from the front end surface. In addition, since the engagement rib to which the cover is attached is provided on the side cover portion, it is also possible to prevent spots due to the engagement rib as in the case where the engagement rib is provided on the front cover portion. Therefore, while solving the problem of mottle due to the floating of the front cover part and the engagement rib, the front end surface of the storage room is brightened, the image of the refrigerator is renewed, the design is improved, and the convenience is enhanced. be able to. Moreover, with such a configuration, it is possible to provide a refrigerator in which the quality variation problem is solved and the function of interior lighting is enhanced.

Further, in the refrigerator according to an example of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the inner box may have an inclined surface that extends toward the opening side of the storage chamber on the side wall surface on the opening side of the storage chamber. In this case, the light from the illumination board may be configured to irradiate the front cover part through between the inclined surface and the side cover part. With such a configuration, the front cover portion of the cover that has wrapped around the front end surface of the storage chamber can be brightened by a simple configuration in which the wall surface on the opening side of the storage chamber is inclined. With such a configuration, it is possible to inexpensively provide a refrigerator that has a simple configuration and brightens up to the front surface portion around the opening of the storage room.

Moreover, in the refrigerator according to an example of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the storage chamber may be partitioned into a plurality of storage chambers, and the lighting substrate may be provided in each of the plurality of storage chambers. In this case, the pedestal may be provided across a plurality of storage rooms. With such a configuration, the illumination board corresponding to each storage room can be incorporated by attaching only one long pedestal, and productivity can be improved.

Moreover, in the refrigerator according to an example of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the cover may be provided across a plurality of storage rooms. With such a configuration, it is only necessary to attach one long cover to attach the cover, so that productivity can be improved. Moreover, since a front cover part also becomes a continuous thing over a some store room, the refrigerator excellent in the designability is obtained.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a refrigerator according to an example of an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a half-cut perspective view of a refrigerator according to an example of the embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the refrigerator according to an example of the embodiment of the present disclosure as viewed from the bottom side with the door of the refrigerator opened. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a refrigerator door according to an example of the embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a wall surface unit of a refrigerator according to an example of an embodiment of the present disclosure as viewed from the storage room side. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the inner box of the refrigerator according to an example of the embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the interior lighting provided on the side of the inner box of the refrigerator according to an example of the embodiment of the present disclosure. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. FIG. 9 is a half-cut perspective view of the interior lighting provided on the ceiling surface of the refrigerator according to an example of the embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of interior lighting provided on the ceiling surface of the refrigerator according to an example of the embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a conventional refrigerator. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing an inner box of a conventional refrigerator.

Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings, taking as an example a refrigerator for storing wine used by being incorporated in a system kitchen. Note that the present disclosure is not limited to the following embodiments.

(Embodiment)
First, an overall configuration of a refrigerator according to an example of an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

1 is an external perspective view of a refrigerator according to an example of an embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG. 2 is a half perspective view of a refrigerator according to an example of an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 3 is an embodiment of the present disclosure. It is the perspective view which the door of the refrigerator by an example was opened and was seen from the bottom face side. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a refrigerator door according to an example of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a wall surface unit of the refrigerator according to the example of the embodiment of the present disclosure as viewed from the storage room side. is there.

1 to 5, a refrigerator 90 according to an example of the embodiment of the present disclosure includes a refrigerator body 1. In the refrigerator main body 1, a simple partition plate 2 is provided, and two upper and

lower storage chambers

3 and 4 are partitioned. Furthermore, a shelf 5 on which wine bottles and the like are placed is installed in each of the

storage rooms

3 and 4.

As shown in FIG. 2, the refrigerator body 1 includes a metal (for example, iron plate) outer box 6 that is open at the front, a hard resin (for example, ABS resin) inner box 7, an outer box 6, and an inner box 7. And a foam heat insulating material (not shown) such as hard urethane filled with foam.

As shown in FIG. 3,

illumination units

88 and 9 for irradiating the interiors of the

storage rooms

3 and 4 are provided at the left and right sides of the opening of the refrigerator main body 1 and the ceiling surface opening. The configuration of the

illumination units

88 and 9 will be described later.

Further, the

storage chambers

3 and 4 of the refrigerator body 1 are configured to be opened and closed by a door 20 whose front surface is rotatable. As shown in FIG. 4, the door 20 has a central plate 21 made of, for example, a triple glass plate unit in which a heat insulating gas such as argon gas is sealed. The door 20 is configured so that the inside of the

storage chambers

3 and 4 can be seen from the outside while acting as a heat insulating door by the central plate 21. The door 20 is provided with a handle 22.

Furthermore, an operation display unit 23 for setting and displaying the temperatures of the

storage chambers

3 and 4 is provided in the approximate center of the upper portion of the door 20. The operation display unit 23 is operated by being touched from the front side of the door 20. The display content is configured to be visible from the front of the operation display unit 23.

Further, a cooling chamber 25 is provided on the back of the refrigerator body 1. In the cooling chamber 25, a cooler 26 and a cooling fan 27 are installed. The cooler 26 generates cool air in the cooling chamber 25 by evaporation of the refrigerant compressed by the compressor 29 incorporated in the machine chamber 28 in the lower part of the refrigerator body 1. Further, the cooling fan 27 supplies the cold air generated in the cooling chamber 25 to the

storage chambers

3 and 4, and then collects the cold air in the cooling chamber 25 and circulates it again to the

storage chambers

3 and 4.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first blow-out air passage 47 and the second blow-off air passage 48 that supply cold air to the

storage chambers

3 and 4 include the wall surface unit 30 that forms the

storage chambers

3 and 4 in the refrigerator body 1. Utilized, it is formed inside the wall surface unit 30. That is, the wall surface unit 30 is configured by combining the cooling chamber side wall surface plate 32 and the storage chamber side wall surface plate 31. In addition, the wall surface unit 30 has a first blowing air passage 47 and a second blowing air passage 48 by air

passage forming ribs

45 and 46 provided on the inner surfaces of the cooling chamber side wall surface plate 32 and the storage chamber side wall surface plate 31, respectively. Each is formed.

As shown in FIG. 5, the wall surface unit 30 includes a damper device 36 that controls the opening and closing of the cool air from the cooling fan 27, and the cool air from the damper device 36 to the first blowing air passage 47 and the second blowing air passage 48. The first through hole 43 and the second through hole 44 are respectively guided,

cool air outlets

51a and 51b, and cool

air return ports

52a and 52b. The cooling fan 27 includes a multi-blade fan 27a and a fan guide 42 that covers the multi-blade fan 27a. The fan guide 42 covers the damper device 36.

Next, the configuration of the

illumination units

88 and 9 will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an inner box of a refrigerator according to an example of the embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the interior lighting provided on the side of the inner box of the refrigerator according to an example of the embodiment of the present disclosure. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. FIG. 9 is a half-cut perspective view of the interior lighting provided on the ceiling surface of the refrigerator according to an example of the embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of interior lighting provided on the ceiling surface of the refrigerator according to an example of the embodiment of the present disclosure.

First, the lighting unit 88 provided on the side of the opening of the refrigerator body 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

Of the side wall surface of the inner box 7 of the refrigerator main body 1, the portion on the opening side, that is, the side wall surface of the opening of each

storage chamber

3, 4, as shown by a virtual line Y in FIG. An inclined surface 7b extending toward the left in FIG. 8 is provided. As shown in FIG. 6, the inclined surface 7b is provided with a slit-like opening 10 elongated in the vertical direction.

On the other hand, the lighting unit 88 incorporated in the opening 10 includes a pedestal 11 positioned on the back side (foaming heat insulating material side) of the opening 10 of the

storage chambers

3 and 4, a lighting substrate 12 mounted on the pedestal 11, and an LED 13. And a cover 14 covering the front surface of the head. The illumination board 12 includes at least one light emitter, for example, an LED 13 arranged in a vertical direction. In addition, the light-emitting body provided in the illumination board | substrate 12 is not restricted to LED, A light bulb etc. may be sufficient.

The pedestal 11 has a length over the

openings

10 and 10 of the

storage chambers

3 and 4. The pedestal 11 is disposed on the back side of the

openings

10 and 10 and closes the

openings

10 and 10. At least one holding hole 16 for mounting at least one cover is arranged in the pedestal 11 at a predetermined interval in the vertical direction.

Further, the cover 14 is a resin part having translucency with a substantially L-shaped cross section (see FIG. 8). The cover 14 includes a front cover part 14a and a side cover part 14b. As shown in FIG. 8, the front cover portion 14 a is configured to go around to the front end surface 7 a of the inner box 7 and cover the front end surface 7 a. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the side cover portion 14 b is configured to cover the side wall surfaces of the opening portions of the

storage chambers

3 and 4. The side cover portion 14b is preferably configured to cover the inclined surface 7b.

Since the inclined surface 7 b is provided on the side wall surface of the opening portion of the

storage chambers

3 and 4, a space 18 is formed between the inner box 7 and the cover 14. With such a configuration, the light from the LED 13 can be applied to the front cover portion 14 a via the space portion 18.

Further, a plurality of engagement ribs 15 for attaching the cover 14 to the pedestal 11 are arranged on the back side of the cover 14. The engagement rib 15 is provided on the back side of the side cover portion 14b. The cover 14 is attached to the pedestal 11 by the engagement rib 15 being fitted into the holding hole 16 of the pedestal 11 from the front side of the illumination board 12. That is, the edge of the opening 10 of the inner box 7 is sandwiched between the base 11 and the cover 14.

Further, the engagement rib 15 of the cover 14 is provided such that the tip end thereof is inclined toward the back direction of the

storage chambers

3 and 4. In other words, as shown in FIG. 8, the engagement rib 15 is provided so as to be inclined to the side opposite to the front end face 7a side. The engagement rib 15 is fitted into the holding hole 16 of the base 11 so that the front cover portion 14a is drawn toward the front end face 7a side of the

storage chambers

3 and 4 as shown by an arrow Z in FIG. It is configured.

The cover 14 also has a length that continuously covers the

openings

10 and 10 of the

storage chambers

3 and 4, similarly to the base 11.

Next, the lighting unit 9 provided at the opening on the ceiling surface of the refrigerator body 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10.

As shown in FIG. 9, a recess 9 a having a front opening is provided at the front end portion of the ceiling surface of the inner box 7. The lower surface of the recess 9a is covered with a pedestal plate 91 as shown in FIG. The front surface of the recess 9 a is covered with a front plate 96.

The illumination unit 9 is provided on a pedestal plate body 91 as shown in FIG. The illumination unit 9 includes an illumination board 92 incorporated in the recess 91a of the pedestal plate 91, and a cover 94 attached to the recess 91a so as to cover the front of the illumination board 92. The illumination board 92 includes a plurality of LEDs 93 arranged in the width direction of the refrigerator body 1.

The base plate body 91 is formed wide so as to constitute a ceiling wall surface. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the pedestal plate body 91 includes a front side portion that is a substantially horizontal surface, and a back side portion that is inclined upward toward the back of the

storage chambers

3 and 4. And. The recess 91a is provided on the back side. With such a configuration, the illumination unit 9 is provided to be inclined so as to illuminate the back direction of the

storage chambers

3 and 4.

The pedestal plate 91 and the front plate 96 are in contact with the front portions of the

storage chambers

3 and 4. In a space surrounded by the front plate 96, the wall surface of the recess 9a, and the pedestal plate body 91, a heat insulating material 97 such as polystyrene foam is mounted. The left and right ends of the front plate 96 are attached and fixed to the outer box 6 of the refrigerator main body 1 with screws 98. That is, if the screw 98 is removed, the front plate 96, the base plate body 91, and the heat insulating material 97 can be detached from the refrigerator main body 1.

In the refrigerator 90 configured as described above, operation effects of the lighting unit will be described below.

First, the effect of the lighting unit 88 provided on the side surface of the refrigerator body 1 will be described.

The lighting unit 88 provided on the side surface of the refrigerator body 1 is provided with a front cover portion 14 a that goes around to the front end surface of the opening of the refrigerator body 1 in the cover 14. With such a configuration, when the door 20 is opened and the LED 13 is turned on, the front cover portion 14a shines brightly. Thereby, the front cover part 14a, that is, the front end face 7a of the refrigerator main body 1 is brightened like a band, and a new image can be given to the refrigerator 90. Moreover, the installation place vicinity of the refrigerator 90 can be brightened and the convenience at the time of putting in and out food can be improved.

In the refrigerator 90 of the present embodiment, the cover 14 is attached to the base 11 by the engagement rib 15. The engagement rib 15 is provided on the side cover portion 14 b of the cover 14. With such a configuration, the front cover portion 14a does not have a mottled pattern as in the case where the engagement ribs 15 are provided on the front cover portion 14a, and the entire area of the cover 14 of the illumination unit 88 is brightened almost uniformly. .

Further, since the engagement rib 15 is provided to be inclined, the front cover portion 14a is pulled toward the front end face side of the opening of the

storage chambers

3 and 4 by fitting into the holding hole 16 of the base 11. It is. With such a configuration, even if the engagement rib 15 is provided on the side cover part 14 b, the front cover part 14 a comes into pressure contact with the front end face 7 a of the inner box 7. Therefore, such a configuration can suppress the front cover portion 14a from floating from the front end surface 7a of the inner box 7. As a result, the quality variation can be greatly reduced, and the yield can be improved to reduce the cost.

That is, the front end face located around the openings of the

storage chambers

3 and 4 can be brightened at a low cost while solving the problem of the mottle of the front cover portion 14a and the mottle due to the engagement rib 15. Therefore, with such a configuration, the image of the refrigerator can be renewed and convenience can be enhanced.

Further, in the present embodiment, the side wall surfaces of the openings of the

storage chambers

3 and 4 are provided with inclined surfaces 7b that spread forward. Between the inclined surface 7b and the side surface cover part 14b, the space part 18 which can irradiate the light from LED13 ahead is formed. With such a configuration, it is not necessary to widen the opening as a complicated configuration such as making the side walls of the openings of the

storage chambers

3 and 4 stepped, and the inner box 7 can be easily molded. A refrigerator can be provided inexpensively.

Furthermore, the pedestal 11 has a length straddling the

storage chambers

3 and 4. The pedestal 11 holds an illumination board 12 for the upper storage chamber 3 and an illumination board 12 for the lower storage chamber 4. That is, the plurality of illumination boards 12 can be incorporated simply by attaching the base 11 to the inner box 7. That is, productivity can be improved by reducing the number of assembly steps.

Further, the cover 14 can be attached by the work of simply fitting the engaging rib 15 into the holding hole 16 of the base 11, and the productivity can be further increased.

Moreover, the cover 14 has a length over the substantially entire length in the vertical direction of the

storage chambers

3 and 4, similarly to the base 11. Compared with the case where the cover 14 is provided corresponding to each of the illumination substrate 12 for the upper storage chamber 3 and the illumination substrate 12 for the lower storage chamber 4, the number of man-hours for attaching to the refrigerator main body 1 is increased. Can be greatly reduced.

Moreover, since the front cover portion 14a also has a continuous structure without a joint or the like, it can be excellent in design. In particular, since the front cover portion 14a shines when the door 20 is opened, this light also becomes continuous and can be further improved in design.

As described above, the refrigerator 90 according to the present embodiment eliminates the problem of mottle due to the floating of the front cover portion 14a and the engagement rib 15, and the front end surfaces of the

storage chambers

3 and 4 when the door 20 is opened. Can be brightened, the image of the refrigerator can be renewed, and convenience can be enhanced.

Next, functions and effects of the lighting unit 9 provided on the ceiling surface of the refrigerator body 1 will be described. Since the lighting unit 9 provided on the ceiling surface of the refrigerator body 1 is installed in the recess 9a at the front end portion of the ceiling surface of the inner box 7, the interior can be brightened.

Moreover, the base plate body 91 provided with the lighting unit 9 can be easily detached from the refrigerator main body 1 by removing the screw 98 together with the connected front plate 96. With such a configuration, the front panel 96, the base plate body 91, and the heat insulating material 97 are removed from the recess 9a, and a component having other functions, for example, an operation unit display unit operable from the front side is provided in the recess 9a. Etc. can be provided. That is, the refrigerator 90 having different functions can be provided by sharing the inner box 7 of the refrigerator body 1. Therefore, the multifunctional function of the refrigerator can be promoted with one inner box. The pedestal plate 91 has a wide shape and is configured to also serve as a ceiling wall surface of the refrigerator body 1. With such a configuration, the configuration of the refrigerator 90 can be simplified, and the refrigerator can be provided at low cost.

As mentioned above, although the refrigerator 90 by an example of this indication has been explained using the above-mentioned embodiment, this indication is not limited to this, and can be variously changed within the range which achieves the object of this indication. Needless to say.

For example, although the refrigerator 90 of the present embodiment has been illustrated as an example of a refrigerator for storing wine that is built-in and used in a system kitchen or the like, it may be a refrigerator that is used without being built-in, The refrigerator is not limited to a refrigerator suitable for storing wine, and may be a refrigerator that stores food in a cooled state.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case where there are two storage chambers is illustrated, but there may be two or more storage chambers, and the temperature zones of the two or more storage chambers are in different temperature zones. It may be set.

As described above, the embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. That is, the scope of the present disclosure is shown not by the above description but by the scope of claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims.

As described above, the present disclosure provides a refrigerator in which the function of interior lighting is enhanced without degrading quality. Therefore, it can be widely applied to various refrigerators and storages having a lighting function, regardless of whether they are for general use or business use.

1 Refrigerator body 2 Partition plate 3 Storage room (upper storage room)
4 storage room (lower storage room)
6 Outer box 7 Inner box 7a Front end surface 7b Inclined surface 9 Illumination unit 10 Opening 11

Pedestal

12, 92

Illumination board

13, 93 LED
DESCRIPTION OF

SYMBOLS

14,94 Cover 14a Front cover part 14b Side cover part 15 Engagement rib 16 Holding hole 18 Space part 20 Door 88 Illumination unit 90 Refrigerator 91 Base plate body 96 Front plate 97 Heat insulating material

Claims

The refrigerator body,
An inner box forming a storage chamber having an opening;
An outer box forming an outer shell of the refrigerator body;
A lighting unit provided in the inner box,
The inner box has a front end surface provided around the opening of the storage chamber, and an opening provided on a side wall surface of the storage chamber,
The illumination unit includes a pedestal provided on the outer box side of the opening, and an illumination substrate and a cover provided on the pedestal,
The cover has a side cover portion that covers the opening, a front cover portion that goes around to the front end surface, and an engagement rib for engaging the cover with the pedestal,
The refrigerator is provided in the side cover portion with the engaging rib inclined in the opposite direction to the front cover portion.
The inner box has an inclined surface that spreads toward the opening side of the storage chamber on the side wall surface on the opening side of the storage chamber, and the light from the illumination board transmits the inclined surface and the side cover portion. The refrigerator of Claim 1 comprised so that it might irradiate to the said front cover part through between.
The storage room is divided into a plurality of storage rooms,
The illumination board is provided in each of the plurality of storage rooms,
The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pedestal is provided across the plurality of storage rooms.
The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the cover is provided across the plurality of storage rooms.