WO2020188797A1 - Refrigerator - Google Patents

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WO2020188797A1
WO2020188797A1 PCT/JP2019/011753 JP2019011753W WO2020188797A1 WO 2020188797 A1 WO2020188797 A1 WO 2020188797A1 JP 2019011753 W JP2019011753 W JP 2019011753W WO 2020188797 A1 WO2020188797 A1 WO 2020188797A1
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refrigerator
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智之 林
光 宇留野
栄二 新倉
淳子 貴島
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三菱電機株式会社
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D25/00—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled
    • F25D25/02—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled by shelves

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  • the present invention relates to a refrigerator.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above reasons, and an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that can be easily assembled while simplifying the door manufacturing process.
  • the refrigerator according to the present invention
  • the refrigerator body with a storage room inside and A first state that covers a part of the storage chamber and a second state that does not cover the part of the storage chamber by swiveling around each of two swivel shafts that are parallel to each other and are arranged apart from each other.
  • Two double doors that can be opened and
  • An imaging module including an imaging device for imaging the storage chamber and a box-shaped housing for accommodating the imaging device is provided.
  • the door has a flat box-shaped door body having an open side and a heat insulating material inside, and an inner panel fixed to the one side of the door body.
  • the inner panel projects from a frame piece fixed to the door body so as to cover the entire peripheral portion of the door body on one side, and the entire inner peripheral edge of the frame piece toward the bottom wall side of the door body. It has a tubular portion and a main piece that closes the end of the tubular portion on the bottom wall side of the door body.
  • a preset area in the storage chamber is provided in a state where the housing is attached to the inner panel so that the side wall of the housing contacts the inner wall of the tubular portion of the inner panel. It is arranged in the housing so that the whole is within the imaging range.
  • the image pickup apparatus is in a storage chamber in a state where the side wall of the housing of the image pickup module is in contact with the inner wall of the tubular portion of the inner panel and the housing is attached to the inner panel. It is arranged in the housing so that the entire preset area fits within the imaging range.
  • the image pickup module is attached to the inner panel of the refrigerator, the work of adjusting the orientation of the image pickup device becomes unnecessary, and the refrigerator can be easily assembled by that amount.
  • FIG. 1 Perspective view of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention
  • Perspective view of the door according to the embodiment Side view of the door according to the embodiment Perspective view showing a state in which the door pocket according to the embodiment is attached.
  • FIG. 1 which shows an example of the image of the storage room of the refrigerator which concerns on embodiment, when the tilt angle of the image pickup apparatus is set to 5 degrees.
  • Schematic diagram showing a part of the imaging module according to the embodiment Schematic configuration diagram of a refrigerator system including a refrigerator according to an embodiment
  • Cross-sectional view of the refrigerator according to the comparative example The figure which shows an example of the image of the storage room of the refrigerator which concerns on a comparative example.
  • the refrigerator according to the present embodiment has a refrigerator main body in which a storage chamber is formed, two double doors, and a box-shaped housing for imaging an imaging device and an imaging device for imaging the storage chamber. It includes an imaging module.
  • the two doors have a first state that covers a part of the storage chamber and a second state that does not cover a part of the storage chamber by swiveling around each of the two swivel shafts that are parallel to each other and are arranged apart from each other. And can be taken.
  • the door has a flat box-shaped door body having one side open and filled with a heat insulating material inside, and an inner panel fixed to one side of the door body.
  • the inner panel consists of a frame piece fixed to the door body so as to cover the entire circumference on one side of the door body, a main piece arranged on the bottom wall side of the door body from the frame piece, and an inner peripheral edge of the frame piece. It has a side piece that extends from the door body in the thickness direction and is continuous with the peripheral edge of the main piece. Then, in the imaging module, the entire preset area in the storage chamber is within the imaging range in a state where the housing is attached to the inner panel so that the side wall of the housing is in contact with the side wall of the inner panel. It is located inside the housing.
  • the refrigerator 1000 includes a refrigerator main body 101, double doors 201 and 202, and doors 203, 204 and 205. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the refrigerator 1000 includes a control board 1001 on which a control circuit (not shown) for executing various controls of the operation of the refrigerator 1000 is mounted, and an image server 3.
  • the + Z direction in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described as forward, the ⁇ X direction as rear, the + Z direction as upward, and the ⁇ Z direction as downward.
  • the refrigerator body 101 includes a refrigerating chamber R1 which is a storage chamber for refrigerating food, an ice making chamber R2, a freezing chamber R3 which is a storage chamber for freezing and storing food, and vegetables.
  • the doors 201 and 202 are arranged on the front side of the refrigerator compartment R1. Further, the ice making chamber R2, the freezing chamber R3, and the vegetable compartment R4 can be pulled out to the front of the refrigerator main body 101 together with the doors 203, 204, and 205 provided on the front surfaces thereof.
  • a plurality of shelf boards 102A, 102B, 102C, 102D are arranged in the refrigerator compartment R1.
  • the inside of the refrigerating chamber R1 is partitioned into a plurality of spaces by these plurality of shelf boards 102A, 102B, 102C, 102D.
  • Food is placed on the shelves 102A, 102B, 102C, 102D.
  • the plurality of shelf boards 102A, 102B, 102C, and 102D are each supported by the shelf board support portion 103 at a preset position in the refrigerating chamber R1.
  • the shelf board support portion 103 is provided so as to project from the inner wall of the refrigerating chamber R1 to the inside of the refrigerating chamber R1.
  • the shelf board support portion 103 may have a structure capable of changing the positions of the shelf boards 102A, 102B, 102C, and 102D in the Z-axis direction.
  • the space below the shelf board 102D is the chilled chamber R11.
  • a chilled case 111 is arranged in the chilled chamber R11.
  • the chilled case 111 can be pulled forward along a guide member (not shown) such as a rail laid along the X-axis direction.
  • the two doors 201 and 202 each have a flat rectangular box shape, and swivel around each of the two swivel shafts J1 and J2 arranged parallel to each other and separated from each other.
  • the first state that covers the front of the refrigerating chamber R1 and the second state that does not cover the front of the refrigerating chamber R1 can be taken.
  • the two doors 201 and 202 are arranged so that one side extending in the longitudinal direction when viewed from the thickness direction thereof is parallel to the swivel shafts J1 and J2.
  • the door 201 has a flat rectangular box-shaped door main body 211 whose one side is open, and an inner panel 212 fixed to one side of the door main body 211.
  • the door 202 also has a door main body 221 and an inner panel 222 fixed to the door main body 211.
  • the inside of each of the door bodies 211 and 221 is filled with a heat insulating material (not shown).
  • the door bodies 211 and 221 are made of metal or resin.
  • the inner panel 212 has a rectangular frame-shaped frame piece 212a, a square tubular portion 212b, and a rectangular plate-shaped main piece 212c.
  • the inner panel 212 is formed of, for example, resin.
  • the frame piece 212a is fixed to the door body 211 so as to cover the entire peripheral portion on one side of the door body 211.
  • the frame piece 212a has a rectangular frame-shaped base portion 212d and a protruding portion 212e extending in a U shape along three sides of the base portion 212d and projecting to a side opposite to the main piece 212c side.
  • the tubular portion 212b projects from the entire inner peripheral edge of the frame piece 212a toward the bottom wall 211a of the door body 211.
  • the main piece 212c closes the end of the tubular portion 212b on the bottom wall 211a side of the door body 211.
  • the side piece 212f located on the door 202 side of the tubular portion 212b of the inner panel 212 of the door 201, that is, on the + Y direction side is on the main piece 212c side in the thickness direction of the door body 211. It is inclined so as to approach the frame piece 212a side, that is, the ⁇ X direction side, the door 202, that is, the + Y direction side.
  • the side piece 212h of the tubular portion 212b of the inner panel 212 located on the ⁇ Y direction side is also inclined so as to be closer to the door 202, that is, to be located on the + Y direction side toward the ⁇ X direction side. ..
  • the inclination angle ⁇ 2 of the side side 212f with respect to the X-axis direction is set based on, for example, the ease of removing the mold in injection molding.
  • the inclination angle ⁇ 1 of the side side 212f with respect to the X-axis direction is larger than the inclination angle ⁇ 2 of the side side 212h with respect to the X-axis direction.
  • This inclination angle ⁇ 1 is set to be the same as the inclination of the optical axis of the image pickup apparatus 21 described later with respect to the X-axis direction, and is set to an angle in a range larger than 0 degrees and smaller than 5 degrees, for example. There is. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, pockets 104A, 104B, and 105 for storing food are attached to the inner panel 212.
  • protrusions for supporting the pockets 104A, 104B, and 105 are provided on the side piece 212f and the side piece 212h located on the ⁇ Y direction side of the tubular portion 212b of the inner panel 212, respectively. It is projected on the inner wall of the tubular portion 212b.
  • the pocket 104A has a bottom wall 141 and a side wall 142 extending from the entire peripheral edge of the bottom wall 141 in the thickness direction of the bottom wall 141.
  • the side wall 142 has a recess 142a that engages with a protrusion (not shown) provided on the inner wall of the tubular portion 212b of the inner panel 212, and a housing 231 of the imaging module 2 described later.
  • a recess 142b that engages with the provided protrusion 231b is formed.
  • the pocket 104B also has the same structure as the pocket 104A.
  • the pockets 104A and 104B are taken into the inner panel 212 in a state where the recess 142a is engaged with the protrusion of the tubular portion 212b and the recess 142b is engaged with the protrusion 231b provided in the housing 231 of the imaging module 2. Be worn.
  • the pocket 105 also has a bottom wall 151 and a side wall 152 extending from the entire periphery of the bottom wall 151 in the thickness direction of the bottom wall 151.
  • the side wall 152 is formed with a recess (not shown) that engages with a protrusion (not shown) provided on the inner wall of the tubular portion 212b of the inner panel 212.
  • the pocket 106 is also attached to the inner panel 222 of the door 202.
  • the image pickup module 2 captures and outputs an image of the inside of the refrigerator compartment R1 from the door 201 side.
  • the image pickup module 2 supports an image pickup device 21 that images the inside of the refrigerator compartment R1, a long box-shaped housing 23 that houses the image pickup device 21, and the image pickup device 21, and moves the image pickup device 21 in the Z-axis direction. It has a moving device 22 to be made to move.
  • the housing 23 has a long box-shaped main body portion 231 having an open side along the longitudinal direction and an open side of the main body portion 231 formed of a translucent material. It has a window portion 232 fixed to the main body portion 231 so as to cover it.
  • the housing 23 is arranged in a posture in which the longitudinal direction is parallel to the turning shaft J1 of the door 201. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the housing 23 has the main body portion 231 of the housing 23 on the door 202 side of the tubular portion 212b of the inner panel 212 of the door 201, that is, the side piece 212f located on the + Y direction side. It is attached to the inner panel 212 so that the side wall 231a is in contact with the inner panel 212. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the side wall 231a is formed with a recess 231c that engages with a protrusion 212g projecting from the side piece 212f of the tubular portion 212b.
  • the housing 23 is detachably attached to the inner panel 212 in a state where the recess 231c is engaged with the protrusion 212g projecting from the side piece 212f of the tubular portion 212b. Further, the side wall 231d facing the side wall 231a in the lateral direction of the main body 231 of the housing 23 engages with the protrusion 231b that engages with the recess 142b of the pocket 104A and the recess (not shown) of the pocket 104B. A protrusion (not shown) and a protrusion are provided.
  • the image pickup apparatus 21 passes through the central portion of the refrigerating chamber R1 in the alignment direction of the swivel axes J1 and J2, that is, the Y-axis direction and is orthogonal to the Y-axis direction, and is aligned with the swivel axes J1 and J2. It is arranged at a position deviated by a distance W1 in the Y-axis direction with respect to the parallel virtual plane VPL1.
  • the distance W1 is set so as to be larger than 0 mm and 150 mm or less, for example.
  • the image pickup device 21 is arranged in the housing 23 in a posture in which the optical axis PJ1 intersects the virtual plane VPL1.
  • the housing 23 is attached to the inner panel 212 so that the side wall 231a of the main body 231 of the housing 23 is in contact with the side piece 212f of the tubular portion 212b of the inner panel 212. It is arranged in the housing 23 so that the entire preset area in the refrigerating chamber R1 is within the imaging range.
  • the imaging device 21 is arranged on the + X direction side of any of the shelves 102A, 102B, 102C, and 102D of the refrigerating chamber R1, and is in the Y-axis direction of the shelves 102A, 102B, 102C, and 102D.
  • the entire region including both ends of the above is arranged in the housing 23 in a posture within the imaging range.
  • the tilt angle ⁇ 10 of the optical axis PJ1 of the image pickup device 21 with respect to the virtual plane VPL1 is set based on, for example, an image taken by the image pickup device 21 when the tilt angle ⁇ 10 of the image pickup device 21 is changed.
  • the image in the refrigerating chamber R1 is captured while changing the inclination angle ⁇ 10 of the optical axis PJ1 of the image pickup device 21 with respect to the X axis direction.
  • the tilt angle ⁇ 10 of the optical axis PJ1 of the image pickup apparatus 21 with respect to the X-axis direction is set to 0 degrees, the captured image GA1 as shown in FIG.
  • the tilt angle ⁇ 10 of the optical axis PJ1 of the imaging device 21 with respect to the X-axis direction is set to 5 degrees
  • a blind spot is generated near the end on the ⁇ Y direction side of the end on the + X direction side of the shelf board 102B. ..
  • the tilt angle ⁇ 10 of the optical axis PJ1 of the image pickup apparatus 21 with respect to the X-axis direction is set to an angle larger than 0 degrees and smaller than 5 degrees.
  • the optical axis PJ1 of the image pickup device 21 is the main body 231 of the housing 23. It is arranged in the housing 23 in a posture parallel to the surface of the side wall 231a in contact with the side piece 121f.
  • the image pickup module 2 has a moving device 22 that supports the image pickup device 21 and moves the image pickup device 21 along the longitudinal direction of the housing 23, as shown in FIG.
  • the moving device 22 moves the image pickup device 21 along the longitudinal direction of the housing 23 arranged in a posture in which the longitudinal direction is parallel to the swivel axis J1 to move the image pickup device 21 in the direction along the swivel axis J1.
  • the moving device 22 includes a stepping motor 2201, a worm gear 2202, a pinion 2203, a rack 2204, and a support portion 2208 that collectively supports the stepping motor 2201, the worm gear 2202, the pinion 2203, and the rack 2204 together with the image pickup device 21. ..
  • the moving device 22 also has a long guide portion (not shown) that guides the support portion 2208 along the longitudinal direction of the housing 23.
  • the worm gear 2202 is fixed to the drive shaft of the stepping motor 2201.
  • the large gear 2203a and the small gear 2203b are integrally formed, and the large gear 2203a and the small gear 2203b are pivotally attached to the same shaft 2203c.
  • the shaft 2203c is rotatably supported by the support portion 2208. Further, the large gear 2203a meshes with the worm gear 2202, and the small gear 2203b meshes with the rack 2204. Then, when the worm gear 2202 is rotated by the stepping motor 2201, the pinion 2203 is rotated, and the shaft 2203c of the pinion 2203 moves linearly along the rack 2204.
  • control board 1001 is arranged at the upper part on the rear surface side of the refrigerator main body 101.
  • the control board 1001 has a processor and a memory. Then, the control board 1001 controls the operation of the refrigerator 1000 by the processor executing the program stored in the memory.
  • the image server 3 has a processor and a memory, and stores image information indicating a captured image in the refrigerator compartment R1 imaged by the image pickup apparatus 21 in the memory, and also stores the image information in the refrigerator compartment R1 stored in the memory. To the outside.
  • the image server 3 is arranged above the refrigerator compartment R1 of the refrigerator main body 101.
  • the image server 3 is electrically connected to, for example, the control board 1001 and operates by receiving power supplied from the control board 1001.
  • the image server 3 of the refrigerator 1000 constitutes a refrigerator system together with the router device 7, the cloud server 9, and the terminal device 10.
  • the terminal device 10 include a personal computer, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, and the like.
  • the cloud server 9 has a storage (not shown), and when it receives the image information of the captured image in the refrigerating room R1 of the refrigerator 1000 from the image server 3, the received image information is stored in the storage.
  • the router device 7 can communicate with the cloud server 9 via the network NT.
  • the network NT include the Internet, LAN (Local Area Network), and the like.
  • the image server 3 transmits the image information of the captured image in the refrigerating room R1 stored in the memory to the cloud server 9 via the router device 7 and the network NT.
  • the cloud server 9 receives the image information from the image server 3, the cloud server 9 stores the received image information in the storage.
  • the terminal device 10 can communicate with the cloud server 9 via the network NT. For example, suppose that the user performs an operation for displaying the image in the refrigerator compartment R1 of the refrigerator 1000 on the terminal device 10. In this case, the terminal device 10 transmits the transmission request information requesting the cloud server 9 to transmit the image information to the cloud server 9. On the other hand, when the cloud server 9 receives the transmission request information from the terminal device 10, the cloud server 9 identifies the image information corresponding to the transmission request information from the image information stored in the storage, and transfers the specified image information to the terminal device 10. Send. Then, when the terminal device 10 receives the image information from the cloud server 9, the terminal device 10 displays the captured image in the refrigerator compartment R1 of the refrigerator 1000 indicated by the received image information.
  • the position of the image pickup module 9002 having the image pickup device 21 is different from the position of the image pickup module 2 according to the present embodiment.
  • the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 3 are attached to the same configurations as those in the embodiment.
  • the image pickup module 9002 has an image pickup device 21 and a housing 9023 for accommodating the image pickup device 21, and is arranged above the shelf plate 102A in the vicinity of the swivel axis J2 of the door 202.
  • the distance between the region A91 near the end on the + Y direction side of the shelf board 102A and the imaging device 21, and the region A92 near the end on the ⁇ Y direction side of the shelf board 102A and the imaging The distance difference between the distance from the device 21 and the distance is about the same as the length of the shelf plate 102A in the Y-axis direction.
  • the captured image GA90 shown in FIG. 12A the image GA (A91) near the end on the + Y direction side of the shelf board 102A and the image GA (A92) near the end on the + Y direction side are not well balanced. Become. In this case, the user may find it difficult to see the captured image in the refrigerator compartment R1.
  • the image pickup device 21 is arranged at a position deviated from the central portion in the Y-axis direction of the refrigerating chamber R1 by a distance W1. That is, the distance between the region near the end of the shelf board 102A on the ⁇ Y direction side and the image pickup device 21, and the distance between the region near the end of the shelf board 102A on the + Y direction side and the image pickup device 21. , The distance difference is shorter than that of the refrigerator 9000 according to the comparative example.
  • the captured image GA10 shown in FIG. 12B the balance between the image GA (A21) near the end on the + Y direction side of the shelf board 102A and the image GA (A22) near the end on the ⁇ Y direction side is balanced. The image is good.
  • the image pickup device 21 has a shape in which the side wall 231a of the housing 23 of the image pickup module 2 is brought into contact with the side piece 212f of the tubular portion 212b of the inner panel 212. With the housing 23 attached to the inner panel 212, the housing 23 is arranged in the housing 23 so that the entire preset area in the refrigerator compartment R1 is within the imaging range. As a result, when the image pickup module 2 is attached to the inner panel 212 of the refrigerator 1000, the work of adjusting the orientation of the image pickup device 21 becomes unnecessary, and the refrigerator can be easily assembled by that amount. Further, it is not necessary to provide the inner panel 212 with a positioning structure for positioning the image pickup apparatus 21. Therefore, it is possible to make it common with the manufacturing process of the inner panel of the refrigerator door which is not provided with the existing imaging device, so that the manufacturing process of the door can be simplified.
  • the housing 23 of the imaging module 2 is the main body of the housing 23 on the door 202 side of the tubular portion 212b of the inner panel 212 of the door 201, that is, the side piece 212f located on the + Y direction side. It is attached to the inner panel 212 so as to bring the side wall 231a of the portion 231 into contact with the inner panel 212. As a result, the imaging module 2 can be brought closer to the central portion of the refrigerating chamber R1 in the Y-axis direction, so that distortion of the captured image captured by the imaging device 21 can be reduced accordingly.
  • the image pickup apparatus 21 passes through the central portion of the refrigerating chamber R1 in the Y-axis direction and is orthogonal to the Y-axis direction, and is deviated from the virtual plane VPL1 parallel to the swivel axes J1 and J2 by a distance W1. It is placed in the correct position.
  • the image pickup device 21 is arranged in the housing 23 in a posture in which the optical axis PJ1 intersects the virtual plane VPL1. As a result, the entire preset region in the refrigerating chamber R1 can be easily accommodated in the imaging range of the imaging device 21.
  • the side piece 212f located on the door 202 side of the tubular portion 212b of the inner panel 212 of the door 201 according to the present embodiment, that is, on the + Y direction side is from the main piece 212c side in the thickness direction of the door body 211.
  • the imaging module 2 is simply attached to the inner panel 212 by bringing the housing 23 of the imaging module 2 into contact with the side piece 212f of the tubular portion 212b and the side wall 231a of the main body portion 231 of the housing 23.
  • the device 21 can be oriented so that its optical axis PJ1 intersects the virtual plane VPL1. Therefore, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to adjust the orientation of the image pickup apparatus 21.
  • the housing 23 of the imaging module 2 according to the present embodiment is removable from the inner panel 212.
  • the image pickup module 2 can be attached to the inner panel 212 as needed, so that the method of using the refrigerator 1000 can be diversified.
  • the image pickup module 2 has a moving device 22 for moving the image pickup device 21 in a direction along the swivel axes J1 and J2.
  • the image pickup apparatus 21 can be arranged at an arbitrary position in the refrigerating chamber R1 in the Z-axis direction.
  • a refrigerator includes pockets 2104A and 2104B having a first member 2141 and a second member 2142 slidable in the Y-axis direction with respect to the first member 2141 as shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B. It may be.
  • the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 5 are attached to the same configurations as those in the embodiment.
  • the first member 2141 is provided in one direction along the first bottom wall 12411 from both ends of the first bottom wall 21411 and the first bottom wall 21411 in the X-axis direction.
  • first member 2141 includes side walls 21413 and 21414 extending in the + Z direction from the end portion of the peripheral portion of the first bottom wall 21411 on the ⁇ Y direction side and the end portion continuous with the first side wall 21412. Have.
  • the second member 2142 is arranged so as to overlap the second bottom wall 21421 arranged so as to partially overlap the first bottom wall 21411 and the pair of first side wall 21412, respectively, in the X-axis direction of the second bottom wall 21421. It has a second side wall 21422 extending in the + Z direction from each of both ends of the above. Further, the second member 2142 has side walls 21423, 21424, which extend in the + Z direction from the end portion on the + Y direction side and the end portion where the second side wall 21422 extends in the peripheral portion of the second bottom wall 21421. It has 21425.
  • the pocket 2104A slides the second member 2142 with respect to the first member 2141 in the Y-axis direction, so that the main piece 212c of the inner panel 212 of the pocket 2104A in the Y-axis direction is shown in FIGS. 15A and 15B.
  • the width of the portion facing the first width W11 can be changed to either a first width W11 or a second width W12 longer than the first width W11.
  • the first width W11 is inside the tubular portion 212b adjacent to the imaging module 2 in the ⁇ Y direction in a state where the imaging module 2 is arranged inside the tubular portion 212b of the inner panel 212.
  • the second width W12 corresponds to a width that can be arranged inside the tubular portion 212b of the inner panel 212.
  • the pocket 2104B also has the same configuration as the pocket 2104A.
  • one pocket 2104A and 2104B can be applied to both the case where the image pickup module 2 is attached to the inner panel 212 and the case where the image pickup module 2 is not attached to the inner panel 212. Can be done. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately prepare pockets for the case where the image pickup module 2 is attached to the inner panel 212 and the case where the image pickup module 2 is not attached to the inner panel 212, so that the number of parts required for the refrigerator can be increased. It can be reduced.
  • the imaging module 2 has a moving device 22 that moves the imaging device 21 along the longitudinal direction of the housing 23.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the imaging module may have a plurality of imaging devices arranged in parallel in the directions along the swivel axes J1 and J2 of the doors 201 and 202. According to this configuration, a mobile device is not required, so that the configuration of the imaging module can be simplified accordingly.
  • a housing in which the imaging module is long and arranged along the swivel axes J1 and J2 of the doors 201 and 202 in the longitudinal direction, and a plurality of imaging devices arranged in parallel along the longitudinal direction of the housing It may have a moving device for moving a plurality of imaging devices along the longitudinal direction of the housing.
  • the frame piece 212a of the inner panel 212 has a rectangular frame shape
  • the main piece 212c has a rectangular plate shape
  • the tubular portion 212b has a square tubular shape
  • the shapes of the 212a, the main piece 212c, and the tubular portion 212b are not limited thereto.
  • the moving device 22 has a stepping motor 2201, a worm gear 2202, a pinion 2203, and a rack 2204 has been described.
  • the configuration of the moving device 22 is not limited to this, and may be, for example, one having a transport mechanism of the image pickup device 21 using a ball screw, or a transport mechanism of the image pickup device 21 using a linear motor. It may have.
  • the present invention is suitable for a refrigerator equipped with an imaging device for photographing the storage room.

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The purpose of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that can be easily assembled while a step for manufacturing a door is simplified. This refrigerator (1000) comprises a refrigerator body (101), two doors (201, 202) that are double doors opening from the center, and an imaging module (2) having an imaging device (21) and a casing (23). The door (201) has a door body (211) and an inner panel (212) secured to the door body (211). The inner panel (212) has a frame piece (212a) secured to the door body (211), a cylindrical part (212b) that projects from the entire inner-side peripheral edge of the frame piece (212a), and a main piece (212c) that blocks the end part of the cylindrical part (212b). The imaging device (21) is disposed inside the casing (23) so that, in a state in which the casing (23) is attached to the inner panel (212) while the side wall of the casing (23) is in contact with the cylindrical part (212b) of the inner panel (212), the entirety of a preset region within a refrigeration chamber (R1) fits into an imaging range.

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冷蔵庫refrigerator
　この発明は、冷蔵庫に関するものである。 The present invention relates to a refrigerator.
　冷蔵庫の前面側に露出する外被パネルと冷蔵庫の貯蔵庫内に面する内側板とを有し貯蔵庫を開閉する扉と、貯蔵庫内を撮影する撮影装置と、を備え、内側板が、貯蔵庫内側から見てロ字状であり貯蔵庫側へ突出する隆起壁部を有し、撮影装置が、その隆起壁部の内側に配設されている冷蔵庫が提案されている（例えば、特許文献１参照）。 It is equipped with a door that opens and closes the storage with an outer panel exposed on the front side of the refrigerator and an inner plate facing the inside of the refrigerator storage, and a photographing device that photographs the inside of the storage, and the inner plate is from the inside of the storage. There has been proposed a refrigerator which is square-shaped when viewed and has a raised wall portion protruding toward the storage, and an imaging device is arranged inside the raised wall portion (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
特開２０１４－１９６８３４号公報Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-196834
　しかしながら、特許文献１に示された冷蔵庫は、その組み立て工程において、撮影装置を内側板に取り付ける際、貯蔵庫内の全域が画角に収まるように撮像装置の向きを調整する必要があるため、撮影装置の内側板への取り付け作業に手間を要する。また、撮像装置の内側板への取り付け作業を容易にするために撮像装置の位置決めをするための位置決め構造を内側板に設ける場合、その位置決め構造を有する内側板専用の製造工程が必要となる。このため、既存の撮像装置を備えていない冷蔵庫の扉の内側板の製造工程との共通化を図ることが困難になり、その分、冷蔵庫の扉の製造工程が複雑化する虞もある。 However, in the refrigerator shown in Patent Document 1, when the imaging device is attached to the inner plate in the assembly process, it is necessary to adjust the orientation of the imaging device so that the entire area in the storage is within the angle of view. It takes time and effort to attach the device to the inner plate. Further, when a positioning structure for positioning the imaging device is provided on the inner plate in order to facilitate the attachment work of the imaging device to the inner plate, a manufacturing process dedicated to the inner plate having the positioning structure is required. For this reason, it becomes difficult to make it common with the manufacturing process of the inner plate of the refrigerator door which is not equipped with the existing imaging device, and the manufacturing process of the refrigerator door may be complicated accordingly.
　本発明は、上記事由に鑑みてなされたものであり、扉の製造工程を簡素化しつつ容易に組み立てることができる冷蔵庫を提供することを目的とする。 The present invention has been made in view of the above reasons, and an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that can be easily assembled while simplifying the door manufacturing process.
　本発明に係る冷蔵庫は、
　内側に貯蔵室が形成された冷蔵庫本体と、
　互いに平行であり且つ離間して配置された２つの旋回軸それぞれの周りに旋回することにより前記貯蔵室の一部を覆う第１状態と前記貯蔵室の前記一部を覆わない第２状態とを取り得る観音開き式の２つの扉と、
　前記貯蔵室内を撮像する撮像装置と前記撮像装置を収納する箱状の筐体とを備える撮像モジュールと、を備え、
　前記扉は、一面が開放された扁平な箱状であり内側に断熱材が充填された扉本体と、前記扉本体の前記一面側に固定されたインナパネルと、を有し、
　前記インナパネルは、前記扉本体の前記一面側の周部全体を覆うように前記扉本体に固定された枠片と、前記枠片の内側の周縁全体から前記扉本体の底壁側へ突出する筒状部と、前記筒状部の前記扉本体の底壁側の端部を閉塞する主片と、を有し、
　前記撮像装置は、前記筐体の側壁が前記インナパネルの前記筒状部の内壁に接触する形で前記筐体が前記インナパネルに取着された状態で、前記貯蔵室内の予め設定された領域全体が撮像範囲に収まるように、前記筐体内に配置されている。 The refrigerator according to the present invention
The refrigerator body with a storage room inside and
A first state that covers a part of the storage chamber and a second state that does not cover the part of the storage chamber by swiveling around each of two swivel shafts that are parallel to each other and are arranged apart from each other. Two double doors that can be opened and
An imaging module including an imaging device for imaging the storage chamber and a box-shaped housing for accommodating the imaging device is provided.
The door has a flat box-shaped door body having an open side and a heat insulating material inside, and an inner panel fixed to the one side of the door body.
The inner panel projects from a frame piece fixed to the door body so as to cover the entire peripheral portion of the door body on one side, and the entire inner peripheral edge of the frame piece toward the bottom wall side of the door body. It has a tubular portion and a main piece that closes the end of the tubular portion on the bottom wall side of the door body.
In the imaging device, a preset area in the storage chamber is provided in a state where the housing is attached to the inner panel so that the side wall of the housing contacts the inner wall of the tubular portion of the inner panel. It is arranged in the housing so that the whole is within the imaging range.
　本発明に係る冷蔵庫によれば、撮像装置が、撮像モジュールの筐体の側壁がインナパネルの筒状部の内壁に接触する形で筐体がインナパネルに取着された状態で、貯蔵室内の予め設定された領域全体が撮像範囲に収まるように、筐体内に配置されている。これにより、冷蔵庫のインナパネルに撮像モジュールを取着する際、撮像装置の向きを調整する作業が不要となるので、その分、冷蔵庫を容易に組み立てることができる。また、インナパネルには、撮像装置の位置決めをするための位置決め構造を設ける必要も無い。従って、既存の撮像装置を備えていない冷蔵庫の扉のインナパネルの製造工程との共通化を図ることができるので、扉の製造工程の簡素化を図ることができる。 According to the refrigerator according to the present invention, the image pickup apparatus is in a storage chamber in a state where the side wall of the housing of the image pickup module is in contact with the inner wall of the tubular portion of the inner panel and the housing is attached to the inner panel. It is arranged in the housing so that the entire preset area fits within the imaging range. As a result, when the image pickup module is attached to the inner panel of the refrigerator, the work of adjusting the orientation of the image pickup device becomes unnecessary, and the refrigerator can be easily assembled by that amount. Further, it is not necessary to provide the inner panel with a positioning structure for positioning the imaging device. Therefore, it is possible to make it common with the manufacturing process of the inner panel of the refrigerator door which is not provided with the existing imaging device, so that the manufacturing process of the door can be simplified.
本発明の実施の形態に係る冷蔵庫の斜視図Perspective view of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention 実施の形態に係る冷蔵庫の図１のＡ－Ａ線での断面矢視図Cross-sectional arrow view of the refrigerator according to the embodiment along the line AA of FIG. 実施の形態に係る冷蔵庫の図２のＢ－Ｂ線での断面矢視図Cross-sectional arrow view of the refrigerator according to the embodiment in line BB of FIG. 実施の形態に係る扉の斜視図Perspective view of the door according to the embodiment 実施の形態に係る扉の側面図Side view of the door according to the embodiment 実施の形態に係る扉のポケットが取り付けられた状態を示す斜視図Perspective view showing a state in which the door pocket according to the embodiment is attached. 実施の形態に係る扉のポケットが取り付けられた状態を示す側面図Side view showing a state in which the door pocket according to the embodiment is attached. 実施の形態に係るポケットと撮像モジュールの一部とを示す斜視図Perspective view showing the pocket according to the embodiment and a part of the imaging module. 実施の形態に係る冷蔵庫の、撮像装置の傾斜角度を０度に設定した場合の貯蔵室内の画像の一例を示す図The figure which shows an example of the image of the storage room of the refrigerator which concerns on embodiment, when the tilt angle of the image pickup apparatus is set to 0 degree. 実施の形態に係る冷蔵庫の、撮像装置の傾斜角度を５度に設定した場合の貯蔵室内の画像の一例を示す図The figure which shows an example of the image of the storage room of the refrigerator which concerns on embodiment, when the tilt angle of the image pickup apparatus is set to 5 degrees. 実施の形態に係る撮像モジュールの一部を示す概略図Schematic diagram showing a part of the imaging module according to the embodiment 実施の形態に係る冷蔵庫を含む冷蔵庫システムの概略構成図Schematic configuration diagram of a refrigerator system including a refrigerator according to an embodiment 比較例に係る冷蔵庫の断面図Cross-sectional view of the refrigerator according to the comparative example 比較例に係る冷蔵庫の貯蔵室内の画像の一例を示す図The figure which shows an example of the image of the storage room of the refrigerator which concerns on a comparative example. 実施の形態に係る冷蔵庫の貯蔵室内の画像の一例を示す図The figure which shows an example of the image of the storage room of the refrigerator which concerns on embodiment. 変形例に係る扉について、インナパネルにポケットが撮像モジュールとともに取着された状態を示す斜視図A perspective view showing a state in which a pocket is attached to the inner panel together with an imaging module for the door according to the modified example. 変形例に係る扉について、インナパネルにポケットのみが取着された状態を示す斜視図A perspective view showing a state in which only a pocket is attached to the inner panel of the door according to the modified example. 変形例に係るポケットについて、インナパネルに撮像モジュールとともに取着される場合の状態を示す斜視図A perspective view showing a state in which the pocket according to the modified example is attached to the inner panel together with the image pickup module. 変形例に係るポケットについて、インナパネルにポケットのみが取着される場合の状態を示す斜視図A perspective view showing a state in which only the pocket is attached to the inner panel of the pocket according to the modified example. 変形例に係る扉のインナパネルにポケットが撮像モジュールとともに取着された状態を示す側面図Side view showing a state in which a pocket is attached to the inner panel of the door according to the modified example together with the imaging module. 変形例に係る扉のインナパネルにポケットのみが取着された状態を示す側面図Side view showing a state in which only a pocket is attached to the inner panel of the door according to the modified example.
　この発明を実施するための形態について添付の図面を参照しながら説明する。本実施の形態に係る冷蔵庫は、内側に貯蔵室が形成される冷蔵庫本体と、観音開き式の２つの扉と、貯蔵室内を撮像する撮像装置と撮像装置を収納する箱状の筐体とを有する撮像モジュールと、を備える。２つの扉は、互いに平行であり且つ離間して配置された２つの旋回軸それぞれの周りに旋回することにより貯蔵室の一部を覆う第１状態と貯蔵室の一部を覆わない第２状態とを取り得る。また、扉は、一面が開放された扁平な箱状であり内側に断熱材が充填された扉本体と、扉本体の一面側に固定されたインナパネルと、を有する。インナパネルは、扉本体の一面側の周部全体を覆うように扉本体に固定された枠片と、枠片より扉本体の底壁側に配置された主片と、枠片の内側の周縁から扉本体の厚さ方向に延出し主片の周縁に連続する側片と、を有する。そして、撮像モジュールは、筐体の側壁をインナパネルの側壁に接触させる形で筐体がインナパネルに取着された状態で、貯蔵室内の予め設定された領域全体が撮像範囲に収まるように、筐体内に配置されている。 The mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings. The refrigerator according to the present embodiment has a refrigerator main body in which a storage chamber is formed, two double doors, and a box-shaped housing for imaging an imaging device and an imaging device for imaging the storage chamber. It includes an imaging module. The two doors have a first state that covers a part of the storage chamber and a second state that does not cover a part of the storage chamber by swiveling around each of the two swivel shafts that are parallel to each other and are arranged apart from each other. And can be taken. Further, the door has a flat box-shaped door body having one side open and filled with a heat insulating material inside, and an inner panel fixed to one side of the door body. The inner panel consists of a frame piece fixed to the door body so as to cover the entire circumference on one side of the door body, a main piece arranged on the bottom wall side of the door body from the frame piece, and an inner peripheral edge of the frame piece. It has a side piece that extends from the door body in the thickness direction and is continuous with the peripheral edge of the main piece. Then, in the imaging module, the entire preset area in the storage chamber is within the imaging range in a state where the housing is attached to the inner panel so that the side wall of the housing is in contact with the side wall of the inner panel. It is located inside the housing.
　例えば図１に示すように、本実施の形態に係る冷蔵庫１０００は、冷蔵庫本体１０１と、観音開き式の扉２０１、２０２と、扉２０３、２０４、２０５と、を備えている。また、冷蔵庫１０００は、図２に示すように、冷蔵庫１０００の動作の各種制御を実行する制御回路（図示せず）が実装された制御基板１００１と、画像サーバ３と、を備えている。なお、本明細書では、適宜、図１および図２における＋Ｚ方向を前方、－Ｘ方向を後方、＋Ｚ方向を上方、－Ｚ方向を下方として説明する。 For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator 1000 according to the present embodiment includes a refrigerator main body 101, double doors 201 and 202, and doors 203, 204 and 205. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the refrigerator 1000 includes a control board 1001 on which a control circuit (not shown) for executing various controls of the operation of the refrigerator 1000 is mounted, and an image server 3. In this specification, the + Z direction in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described as forward, the −X direction as rear, the + Z direction as upward, and the −Z direction as downward.
　冷蔵庫本体１０１には、図１に示すように、食品を冷蔵するための貯蔵室である冷蔵室Ｒ１と、製氷室Ｒ２と、食品を冷凍保存するための貯蔵室である冷凍室Ｒ３と、野菜を冷蔵するための貯蔵室である野菜室Ｒ４と、が形成されている。扉２０１、２０２は、冷蔵室Ｒ１の前面側に配置されている。また、製氷室Ｒ２、冷凍室Ｒ３および野菜室Ｒ４は、それぞれの前面に設けられた扉２０３、２０４、２０５とともに、冷蔵庫本体１０１の前方へ引き出すことができる。 As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator body 101 includes a refrigerating chamber R1 which is a storage chamber for refrigerating food, an ice making chamber R2, a freezing chamber R3 which is a storage chamber for freezing and storing food, and vegetables. A vegetable compartment R4, which is a storage chamber for refrigerating the food, is formed. The doors 201 and 202 are arranged on the front side of the refrigerator compartment R1. Further, the ice making chamber R2, the freezing chamber R3, and the vegetable compartment R4 can be pulled out to the front of the refrigerator main body 101 together with the doors 203, 204, and 205 provided on the front surfaces thereof.
　図２に示すように、冷蔵室Ｒ１には、複数の棚板１０２Ａ、１０２Ｂ、１０２Ｃ、１０２Ｄが配設されている。冷蔵室Ｒ１内は、これらの複数の棚板１０２Ａ、１０２Ｂ、１０２Ｃ、１０２Ｄにより、複数の空間に仕切られている。棚板１０２Ａ、１０２Ｂ、１０２Ｃ、１０２Ｄの上には、食品が載置される。複数の棚板１０２Ａ、１０２Ｂ、１０２Ｃ、１０２Ｄは、それぞれ棚板支持部１０３により、冷蔵室Ｒ１内の予め設定された位置で支持されている。棚板支持部１０３は、冷蔵室Ｒ１の内壁から冷蔵室Ｒ１の内側へ突出するように設けられている。なお、棚板支持部１０３は、棚板１０２Ａ、１０２Ｂ、１０２Ｃ、１０２ＤのＺ軸方向における位置を変更できる構造を有するものであってもよい。棚板１０２Ｄの下側の空間は、チルド室Ｒ１１である。チルド室Ｒ１１内には、チルドケース１１１が配置されている。チルドケース１１１は、Ｘ軸方向に沿って敷設されたレールのような案内部材（図示せず）に沿って、前方へ引き出すことができる。 As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of shelf boards 102A, 102B, 102C, 102D are arranged in the refrigerator compartment R1. The inside of the refrigerating chamber R1 is partitioned into a plurality of spaces by these plurality of shelf boards 102A, 102B, 102C, 102D. Food is placed on the shelves 102A, 102B, 102C, 102D. The plurality of shelf boards 102A, 102B, 102C, and 102D are each supported by the shelf board support portion 103 at a preset position in the refrigerating chamber R1. The shelf board support portion 103 is provided so as to project from the inner wall of the refrigerating chamber R1 to the inside of the refrigerating chamber R1. The shelf board support portion 103 may have a structure capable of changing the positions of the shelf boards 102A, 102B, 102C, and 102D in the Z-axis direction. The space below the shelf board 102D is the chilled chamber R11. A chilled case 111 is arranged in the chilled chamber R11. The chilled case 111 can be pulled forward along a guide member (not shown) such as a rail laid along the X-axis direction.
　２つの扉２０１、２０２は、図１に示すように、それぞれ、扁平な矩形箱状であり、互いに平行であり且つ離間して配置された２つの旋回軸Ｊ１、Ｊ２それぞれの周りに旋回することにより冷蔵室Ｒ１の前方を覆う第１状態と冷蔵室Ｒ１の前方を覆わない第２状態とを取り得る。また、２つの扉２０１、２０２は、それらの厚さ方向から見たときの長手方向に延在する一辺が旋回軸Ｊ１、Ｊ２と平行になるように配置されている。扉２０１は、図３に示すように、一面が開放された扁平な矩形箱状の扉本体２１１と、扉本体２１１の一面側に固定されたインナパネル２１２と、を有する。また、扉２０２も、扉本体２２１と、扉本体２１１に固定されたインナパネル２２２と、を有する。扉本体２１１、２２１それぞれの内側には、断熱材（図示せず）が充填されている。扉本体２１１、２２１は、金属または樹脂から形成されている。 As shown in FIG. 1, the two doors 201 and 202 each have a flat rectangular box shape, and swivel around each of the two swivel shafts J1 and J2 arranged parallel to each other and separated from each other. The first state that covers the front of the refrigerating chamber R1 and the second state that does not cover the front of the refrigerating chamber R1 can be taken. Further, the two doors 201 and 202 are arranged so that one side extending in the longitudinal direction when viewed from the thickness direction thereof is parallel to the swivel shafts J1 and J2. As shown in FIG. 3, the door 201 has a flat rectangular box-shaped door main body 211 whose one side is open, and an inner panel 212 fixed to one side of the door main body 211. Further, the door 202 also has a door main body 221 and an inner panel 222 fixed to the door main body 211. The inside of each of the door bodies 211 and 221 is filled with a heat insulating material (not shown). The door bodies 211 and 221 are made of metal or resin.
　インナパネル２１２は、図４Ａおよび図４Ｂに示すように、矩形枠状の枠片２１２ａと、角筒状の筒状部２１２ｂと、矩形板状の主片２１２ｃと、を有する。インナパネル２１２は、例えば樹脂から形成されている。枠片２１２ａは、扉本体２１１の一面側の周部全体を覆うように扉本体２１１に固定されている。枠片２１２ａは、矩形枠状の基部２１２ｄと、基部２１２ｄの３辺に沿ってコ字状に延在し主片２１２ｃ側とは反対側へ突出する突出部２１２ｅと、を有する。 As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the inner panel 212 has a rectangular frame-shaped frame piece 212a, a square tubular portion 212b, and a rectangular plate-shaped main piece 212c. The inner panel 212 is formed of, for example, resin. The frame piece 212a is fixed to the door body 211 so as to cover the entire peripheral portion on one side of the door body 211. The frame piece 212a has a rectangular frame-shaped base portion 212d and a protruding portion 212e extending in a U shape along three sides of the base portion 212d and projecting to a side opposite to the main piece 212c side.
　筒状部２１２ｂは、枠片２１２ａの内側の周縁全体から扉本体２１１の底壁２１１ａ側へ突出している。主片２１２ｃは、筒状部２１２ｂの扉本体２１１の底壁２１１ａ側の端部を閉塞している。また、図４Ｂに示すように、扉２０１のインナパネル２１２の筒状部２１２ｂにおける扉２０２側、即ち、＋Ｙ方向側に位置する側片２１２ｆは、扉本体２１１の厚さ方向において主片２１２ｃ側から枠片２１２ａ側へ近づくほど、即ち、－Ｘ方向側ほど、扉２０２に近づくように、即ち、＋Ｙ方向側に位置するように傾斜している。また、インナパネル２１２の筒状部２１２ｂにおける－Ｙ方向側に位置する側片２１２ｈも、－Ｘ方向側ほど、扉２０２に近づくように、即ち、＋Ｙ方向側に位置するように傾斜している。これにより、インナパネル２１２を射出成形で作製する場合、金型を図４Ｂにおける－Ｘ方向側へ抜き易くなる。側辺２１２ｆのＸ軸方向に対する傾斜角度θ２は、例えば射出成形における金型の抜き易さに基づいて設定される。側辺２１２ｆのＸ軸方向に対する傾斜角度θ１は、側辺２１２ｈのＸ軸方向に対する傾斜角度θ２よりも大きい。この傾斜角度θ１は、後述する撮像装置２１の光軸のＸ軸方向に対する傾きと同じになるように設定されており、例えば０度よりも大きく且つ５度よりも小さい範囲の角度に設定されている。また、インナパネル２１２には、図５に示すように、食品を収納するためのポケット１０４Ａ、１０４Ｂ、１０５が取着されている。ここで、インナパネル２１２の筒状部２１２ｂにおける側片２１２ｆと－Ｙ方向側に位置する側片２１２ｈとのそれぞれには、ポケット１０４Ａ、１０４Ｂ、１０５を支持するための突起（図示せず）が筒状部２１２ｂの内壁に突設されている。 The tubular portion 212b projects from the entire inner peripheral edge of the frame piece 212a toward the bottom wall 211a of the door body 211. The main piece 212c closes the end of the tubular portion 212b on the bottom wall 211a side of the door body 211. Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, the side piece 212f located on the door 202 side of the tubular portion 212b of the inner panel 212 of the door 201, that is, on the + Y direction side is on the main piece 212c side in the thickness direction of the door body 211. It is inclined so as to approach the frame piece 212a side, that is, the −X direction side, the door 202, that is, the + Y direction side. Further, the side piece 212h of the tubular portion 212b of the inner panel 212 located on the −Y direction side is also inclined so as to be closer to the door 202, that is, to be located on the + Y direction side toward the −X direction side. .. As a result, when the inner panel 212 is manufactured by injection molding, the mold can be easily pulled out in the −X direction side in FIG. 4B. The inclination angle θ2 of the side side 212f with respect to the X-axis direction is set based on, for example, the ease of removing the mold in injection molding. The inclination angle θ1 of the side side 212f with respect to the X-axis direction is larger than the inclination angle θ2 of the side side 212h with respect to the X-axis direction. This inclination angle θ1 is set to be the same as the inclination of the optical axis of the image pickup apparatus 21 described later with respect to the X-axis direction, and is set to an angle in a range larger than 0 degrees and smaller than 5 degrees, for example. There is. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, pockets 104A, 104B, and 105 for storing food are attached to the inner panel 212. Here, protrusions (not shown) for supporting the pockets 104A, 104B, and 105 are provided on the side piece 212f and the side piece 212h located on the −Y direction side of the tubular portion 212b of the inner panel 212, respectively. It is projected on the inner wall of the tubular portion 212b.
　ポケット１０４Ａは、図５および図６に示すように、底壁１４１と、底壁１４１の周縁全体から底壁１４１の厚さ方向に延出する側壁１４２と、を有する。側壁１４２には、図７に示すように、インナパネル２１２の筒状部２１２ｂの内壁に設けられた突起（図示せず）に係合する凹部１４２ａと、後述する撮像モジュール２の筐体２３１に設けられた突起２３１ｂに係合する凹部１４２ｂと、が形成されている。ポケット１０４Ｂもポケット１０４Ａと同様の構造を有する。そして、ポケット１０４Ａ、１０４Ｂは、凹部１４２ａが筒状部２１２ｂの突起に係合し、凹部１４２ｂが撮像モジュール２の筐体２３１に設けられた突起２３１ｂに係合した状態で、インナパネル２１２に取着される。図５に戻って、ポケット１０５も、底壁１５１と、底壁１５１の周縁全体から底壁１５１の厚さ方向へ延出する側壁１５２と、を有する。そして、側壁１５２には、インナパネル２１２の筒状部２１２ｂの内壁に設けられた突起（図示せず）に係合する凹部（図示せず）が形成されている。また、図３に示すように、扉２０２のインナパネル２２２にもポケット１０６が取着されている。 As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the pocket 104A has a bottom wall 141 and a side wall 142 extending from the entire peripheral edge of the bottom wall 141 in the thickness direction of the bottom wall 141. As shown in FIG. 7, the side wall 142 has a recess 142a that engages with a protrusion (not shown) provided on the inner wall of the tubular portion 212b of the inner panel 212, and a housing 231 of the imaging module 2 described later. A recess 142b that engages with the provided protrusion 231b is formed. The pocket 104B also has the same structure as the pocket 104A. Then, the pockets 104A and 104B are taken into the inner panel 212 in a state where the recess 142a is engaged with the protrusion of the tubular portion 212b and the recess 142b is engaged with the protrusion 231b provided in the housing 231 of the imaging module 2. Be worn. Returning to FIG. 5, the pocket 105 also has a bottom wall 151 and a side wall 152 extending from the entire periphery of the bottom wall 151 in the thickness direction of the bottom wall 151. The side wall 152 is formed with a recess (not shown) that engages with a protrusion (not shown) provided on the inner wall of the tubular portion 212b of the inner panel 212. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the pocket 106 is also attached to the inner panel 222 of the door 202.
　撮像モジュール２は、扉２０１側から冷蔵室Ｒ１内の画像を撮影して出力する。この撮像モジュール２は、冷蔵室Ｒ１内を撮像する撮像装置２１と、撮像装置２１を収納する長尺の箱状の筐体２３と、撮像装置２１を支持し撮像装置２１をＺ軸方向へ移動させる移動装置２２と、を有する。筐体２３は、図５に示すように、長尺の箱状であり長手方向に沿った一面が開放された本体部２３１と、透光性材料から形成され本体部２３１の開放された一面を覆うように本体部２３１に固定された窓部２３２と、を有する。筐体２３は、長手方向が扉２０１の旋回軸Ｊ１と平行になる姿勢で配置されている。そして、筐体２３は、図６に示すように、扉２０１のインナパネル２１２の筒状部２１２ｂにおける扉２０２側、即ち、＋Ｙ方向側に位置する側片２１２ｆに筐体２３の本体部２３１の側壁２３１ａを接触させる形でインナパネル２１２に取着されている。また、側壁２３１ａには、図７に示すように、筒状部２１２ｂの側片２１２ｆに突設された突起２１２ｇに係合する凹部２３１ｃが形成されている。そして、筐体２３は、その凹部２３１ｃが筒状部２１２ｂの側片２１２ｆに突設された突起２１２ｇに係合した状態で、インナパネル２１２に着脱自在に取着される。また、筐体２３の本体部２３１の短手方向において側壁２３１ａに対向する側壁２３１ｄには、ポケット１０４Ａの凹部１４２ｂに係合する突起２３１ｂと、ポケット１０４Ｂの凹部（図示せず）に係合する突起（図示せず）と、が突設されている。 The image pickup module 2 captures and outputs an image of the inside of the refrigerator compartment R1 from the door 201 side. The image pickup module 2 supports an image pickup device 21 that images the inside of the refrigerator compartment R1, a long box-shaped housing 23 that houses the image pickup device 21, and the image pickup device 21, and moves the image pickup device 21 in the Z-axis direction. It has a moving device 22 to be made to move. As shown in FIG. 5, the housing 23 has a long box-shaped main body portion 231 having an open side along the longitudinal direction and an open side of the main body portion 231 formed of a translucent material. It has a window portion 232 fixed to the main body portion 231 so as to cover it. The housing 23 is arranged in a posture in which the longitudinal direction is parallel to the turning shaft J1 of the door 201. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the housing 23 has the main body portion 231 of the housing 23 on the door 202 side of the tubular portion 212b of the inner panel 212 of the door 201, that is, the side piece 212f located on the + Y direction side. It is attached to the inner panel 212 so that the side wall 231a is in contact with the inner panel 212. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the side wall 231a is formed with a recess 231c that engages with a protrusion 212g projecting from the side piece 212f of the tubular portion 212b. Then, the housing 23 is detachably attached to the inner panel 212 in a state where the recess 231c is engaged with the protrusion 212g projecting from the side piece 212f of the tubular portion 212b. Further, the side wall 231d facing the side wall 231a in the lateral direction of the main body 231 of the housing 23 engages with the protrusion 231b that engages with the recess 142b of the pocket 104A and the recess (not shown) of the pocket 104B. A protrusion (not shown) and a protrusion are provided.
　撮像装置２１は、図３に示すように、旋回軸Ｊ１、Ｊ２の並び方向、即ち、Ｙ軸方向における冷蔵室Ｒ１の中央部を通り且つＹ軸方向に直交するとともに、旋回軸Ｊ１、Ｊ２に平行な仮想平面ＶＰＬ１に対して、Ｙ軸方向において距離Ｗ１だけずれた位置に配置されている。距離Ｗ１は、例えば０ｍｍよりも大きく１５０ｍｍ以下となるように設定される。そして、撮像装置２１は、その光軸ＰＪ１が仮想平面ＶＰＬ１と交差する姿勢で筐体２３内に配置されている。そして、撮像装置２１は、筐体２３の本体部２３１の側壁２３１ａがインナパネル２１２の筒状部２１２ｂの側片２１２ｆに接触させる形で筐体２３がインナパネル２１２に取着された状態で、冷蔵室Ｒ１内の予め設定された領域全体が撮像範囲に収まるように、筐体２３内に配置されている。具体的には、撮像装置２１は、冷蔵室Ｒ１の棚板１０２Ａ、１０２Ｂ、１０２Ｃ、１０２Ｄのいずれかの＋Ｘ方向側に配置された状態で、棚板１０２Ａ、１０２Ｂ、１０２Ｃ、１０２ＤのＹ軸方向における両端部を含む領域全体が撮像範囲に収まる姿勢で筐体２３内に配置されている。 As shown in FIG. 3, the image pickup apparatus 21 passes through the central portion of the refrigerating chamber R1 in the alignment direction of the swivel axes J1 and J2, that is, the Y-axis direction and is orthogonal to the Y-axis direction, and is aligned with the swivel axes J1 and J2. It is arranged at a position deviated by a distance W1 in the Y-axis direction with respect to the parallel virtual plane VPL1. The distance W1 is set so as to be larger than 0 mm and 150 mm or less, for example. The image pickup device 21 is arranged in the housing 23 in a posture in which the optical axis PJ1 intersects the virtual plane VPL1. Then, in the imaging device 21, the housing 23 is attached to the inner panel 212 so that the side wall 231a of the main body 231 of the housing 23 is in contact with the side piece 212f of the tubular portion 212b of the inner panel 212. It is arranged in the housing 23 so that the entire preset area in the refrigerating chamber R1 is within the imaging range. Specifically, the imaging device 21 is arranged on the + X direction side of any of the shelves 102A, 102B, 102C, and 102D of the refrigerating chamber R1, and is in the Y-axis direction of the shelves 102A, 102B, 102C, and 102D. The entire region including both ends of the above is arranged in the housing 23 in a posture within the imaging range.
　撮像装置２１の光軸ＰＪ１の仮想平面ＶＰＬ１に対する傾斜角度θ１０は、例えば撮像装置２１の傾斜角度θ１０を変更したときの撮像装置２１により撮影して得られる画像に基づいて設定される。例えば撮像装置２１を棚板１０２Ｂの＋Ｘ方向側に配置した状態で、撮像装置２１の光軸ＰＪ１のＸ軸方向に対する傾斜角度θ１０を変更しながら冷蔵室Ｒ１内の画像を撮像する。撮像装置２１の光軸ＰＪ１のＸ軸方向に対する傾斜角度θ１０を０度にした場合、図８Ａに示すような撮影画像ＧＡ１が得られ、傾斜角度θ１０を５度にした場合、図８Ｂに示すような撮影画像ＧＡ２が得られたとする。撮影画像ＧＡ１の場合、棚板１０２Ｂの画像ＧＡ（１０２Ｂ）の右端部近傍の画像ＧＡ（Ａ１１）に示すように、棚板１０２Ｂの＋Ｘ方向側の端部における＋Ｙ方向側の端部近傍に載置された食品の一部が画角から外れてしまう（例えば図８Ａの画像ＧＡ（Ｆ１）参照）。即ち、撮像装置２１の光軸ＰＪ１のＸ軸方向に対する傾斜角度θ１０を０度にした場合、棚板１０２Ｂの＋Ｘ方向側の端部における＋Ｙ方向側の端部近傍に死角が発生してしまう。一方、撮影画像ＧＡ２の場合、棚板１０２Ｂの画像ＧＡ（１０２Ｂ）の左端部近傍の画像ＧＡ（Ａ１２）に示すように、棚板１０２Ｂの＋Ｘ方向側の端部における＋Ｙ方向側の端部上方に位置する部分が画角から外れてしまう。即ち、撮像装置２１の光軸ＰＪ１のＸ軸方向に対する傾斜角度θ１０を５度にした場合、棚板１０２Ｂの＋Ｘ方向側の端部における－Ｙ方向側の端部近傍に死角が発生してしまう。この場合、撮像装置２１の光軸ＰＪ１のＸ軸方向に対する傾斜角度θ１０は、０度よりも大きく且つ５度よりも小さい角度に設定される。 The tilt angle θ10 of the optical axis PJ1 of the image pickup device 21 with respect to the virtual plane VPL1 is set based on, for example, an image taken by the image pickup device 21 when the tilt angle θ10 of the image pickup device 21 is changed. For example, with the image pickup device 21 arranged on the + X direction side of the shelf board 102B, the image in the refrigerating chamber R1 is captured while changing the inclination angle θ10 of the optical axis PJ1 of the image pickup device 21 with respect to the X axis direction. When the tilt angle θ10 of the optical axis PJ1 of the image pickup apparatus 21 with respect to the X-axis direction is set to 0 degrees, the captured image GA1 as shown in FIG. 8A is obtained, and when the tilt angle θ10 is set to 5 degrees, as shown in FIG. 8B. It is assumed that a photographed image GA2 is obtained. In the case of the captured image GA1, as shown in the image GA (A11) near the right end of the image GA (102B) of the shelf board 102B, the image GA1 is placed near the + Y direction end of the + X direction end of the shelf board 102B. A part of the placed food is out of the angle of view (see, for example, image GA (F1) in FIG. 8A). That is, when the inclination angle θ10 of the optical axis PJ1 of the imaging device 21 with respect to the X-axis direction is set to 0 degrees, a blind spot is generated near the end on the + X-direction side of the shelf board 102B on the + X-direction side. On the other hand, in the case of the captured image GA2, as shown in the image GA (A12) near the left end of the image GA (102B) of the shelf board 102B, the upper end of the shelf board 102B on the + X direction side is above the + Y direction end. The part located in is out of the angle of view. That is, when the tilt angle θ10 of the optical axis PJ1 of the imaging device 21 with respect to the X-axis direction is set to 5 degrees, a blind spot is generated near the end on the −Y direction side of the end on the + X direction side of the shelf board 102B. .. In this case, the tilt angle θ10 of the optical axis PJ1 of the image pickup apparatus 21 with respect to the X-axis direction is set to an angle larger than 0 degrees and smaller than 5 degrees.
　前述のように側片１２１ｆの傾斜角度θ１が、撮像装置２１の光軸ＰＪ１の最適な傾斜角度θ１０に設定されている場合、撮像装置２１は、光軸ＰＪ１が筐体２３の本体部２３１の側壁２３１ａの側片１２１ｆに接触する面に平行になる姿勢で筐体２３内に配置される。 As described above, when the tilt angle θ1 of the side piece 121f is set to the optimum tilt angle θ10 of the optical axis PJ1 of the image pickup device 21, the optical axis PJ1 of the image pickup device 21 is the main body 231 of the housing 23. It is arranged in the housing 23 in a posture parallel to the surface of the side wall 231a in contact with the side piece 121f.
　また、撮像モジュール２は、図９に示すような、撮像装置２１を支持し、撮像装置２１を筐体２３の長手方向に沿って移動させる移動装置２２を有する。移動装置２２は、撮像装置２１を、長手方向が旋回軸Ｊ１と平行になる姿勢で配置された筐体２３の長手方向に沿って移動させることにより、撮像装置２１を旋回軸Ｊ１に沿った方向へ移動させる。移動装置２２は、ステッピングモータ２２０１と、ウォームギヤ２２０２と、ピニオン２２０３と、ラック２２０４と、撮像装置２１とともにステッピングモータ２２０１、ウォームギヤ２２０２、ピニオン２２０３およびラック２２０４を纏めて支持する支持部２２０８と、を有する。また、移動装置２２は、長尺であり支持部２２０８を筐体２３の長手方向に沿って案内するガイド部（図示せず）も有する。ウォームギヤ２２０２は、ステッピングモータ２２０１の駆動軸に固定されている。ピニオン２２０３は、大ギヤ２２０３ａと小ギヤ２２０３ｂとが一体に構成され、大ギヤ２２０３ａと小ギヤ２２０３ｂとが同一の軸２２０３ｃに枢着されている。軸２２０３ｃは、支持部２２０８に回転自在に支持されている。また、大ギヤ２２０３ａはウォームギヤ２２０２に噛合し、小ギヤ２２０３ｂはラック２２０４に噛合している。そして、ステッピングモータ２２０１によりウォームギヤ２２０２を回転させると、ピニオン２２０３が回転し、ピニオン２２０３の軸２２０３ｃがラック２２０４に沿って直線状に移動する。 Further, the image pickup module 2 has a moving device 22 that supports the image pickup device 21 and moves the image pickup device 21 along the longitudinal direction of the housing 23, as shown in FIG. The moving device 22 moves the image pickup device 21 along the longitudinal direction of the housing 23 arranged in a posture in which the longitudinal direction is parallel to the swivel axis J1 to move the image pickup device 21 in the direction along the swivel axis J1. Move to. The moving device 22 includes a stepping motor 2201, a worm gear 2202, a pinion 2203, a rack 2204, and a support portion 2208 that collectively supports the stepping motor 2201, the worm gear 2202, the pinion 2203, and the rack 2204 together with the image pickup device 21. .. The moving device 22 also has a long guide portion (not shown) that guides the support portion 2208 along the longitudinal direction of the housing 23. The worm gear 2202 is fixed to the drive shaft of the stepping motor 2201. In the pinion 2203, the large gear 2203a and the small gear 2203b are integrally formed, and the large gear 2203a and the small gear 2203b are pivotally attached to the same shaft 2203c. The shaft 2203c is rotatably supported by the support portion 2208. Further, the large gear 2203a meshes with the worm gear 2202, and the small gear 2203b meshes with the rack 2204. Then, when the worm gear 2202 is rotated by the stepping motor 2201, the pinion 2203 is rotated, and the shaft 2203c of the pinion 2203 moves linearly along the rack 2204.
　図２に戻って、制御基板１００１は、冷蔵庫本体１０１の後面側の上部に配置されている。制御基板１００１は、プロセッサとメモリとを有する。そして、制御基板１００１は、プロセッサがメモリに記憶されたプログラムを実行することにより、冷蔵庫１０００の動作を制御する。 Returning to FIG. 2, the control board 1001 is arranged at the upper part on the rear surface side of the refrigerator main body 101. The control board 1001 has a processor and a memory. Then, the control board 1001 controls the operation of the refrigerator 1000 by the processor executing the program stored in the memory.
　画像サーバ３は、プロセッサとメモリとを有し、撮像装置２１により撮像された冷蔵室Ｒ１内の撮影画像を示す画像情報をメモリに記憶するとともに、メモリに記憶された冷蔵室Ｒ１内の画像情報を外部へ送信する。画像サーバ３は、冷蔵庫本体１０１の冷蔵室Ｒ１の上方に配置されている。この画像サーバ３は、例えば、制御基板１００１に電気的に接続され、制御基板１００１から電力の供給を受けて動作する。 The image server 3 has a processor and a memory, and stores image information indicating a captured image in the refrigerator compartment R1 imaged by the image pickup apparatus 21 in the memory, and also stores the image information in the refrigerator compartment R1 stored in the memory. To the outside. The image server 3 is arranged above the refrigerator compartment R1 of the refrigerator main body 101. The image server 3 is electrically connected to, for example, the control board 1001 and operates by receiving power supplied from the control board 1001.
　冷蔵庫１０００の画像サーバ３は、例えば図１０に示すように、ルータ装置７、クラウドサーバ９および端末装置１０とともに冷蔵庫システムを構成する。端末装置１０としては、例えばパーソナルコンピュータ、スマートフォン、タブレット端末等が挙げられる。クラウドサーバ９は、ストレージ（図示せず）を有し、画像サーバ３から冷蔵庫１０００の冷蔵室Ｒ１内の撮影画像の画像情報を受信すると、受信した画像情報をストレージに記憶させる。ルータ装置７は、ネットワークＮＴを介して、クラウドサーバ９と通信可能となっている。ネットワークＮＴとしては、インターネット、ＬＡＮ（Local Area Network）等が挙げられる。画像サーバ３は、メモリに記憶された冷蔵室Ｒ１内の撮影画像の画像情報を、ルータ装置７およびネットワークＮＴを介して、クラウドサーバ９へ送信する。クラウドサーバ９は、画像サーバ３から画像情報を受信すると、受信した画像情報をストレージに記憶させる。 As shown in FIG. 10, for example, the image server 3 of the refrigerator 1000 constitutes a refrigerator system together with the router device 7, the cloud server 9, and the terminal device 10. Examples of the terminal device 10 include a personal computer, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, and the like. The cloud server 9 has a storage (not shown), and when it receives the image information of the captured image in the refrigerating room R1 of the refrigerator 1000 from the image server 3, the received image information is stored in the storage. The router device 7 can communicate with the cloud server 9 via the network NT. Examples of the network NT include the Internet, LAN (Local Area Network), and the like. The image server 3 transmits the image information of the captured image in the refrigerating room R1 stored in the memory to the cloud server 9 via the router device 7 and the network NT. When the cloud server 9 receives the image information from the image server 3, the cloud server 9 stores the received image information in the storage.
　端末装置１０は、ネットワークＮＴを介してクラウドサーバ９と通信可能である。例えばユーザが、端末装置１０に対して冷蔵庫１０００の冷蔵室Ｒ１内の画像を端末装置１０に表示させるための操作を行ったとする。この場合、端末装置１０は、クラウドサーバ９に対して画像情報の送信を要求する送信要求情報を、クラウドサーバ９へ送信する。一方、クラウドサーバ９は、端末装置１０から送信要求情報を受信すると、ストレージに記憶されている画像情報の中から送信要求情報に対応する画像情報を特定し、特定した画像情報を端末装置１０へ送信する。そして、端末装置１０は、クラウドサーバ９から画像情報を受信すると、受信した画像情報が示す冷蔵庫１０００の冷蔵室Ｒ１内の撮影画像を表示する。 The terminal device 10 can communicate with the cloud server 9 via the network NT. For example, suppose that the user performs an operation for displaying the image in the refrigerator compartment R1 of the refrigerator 1000 on the terminal device 10. In this case, the terminal device 10 transmits the transmission request information requesting the cloud server 9 to transmit the image information to the cloud server 9. On the other hand, when the cloud server 9 receives the transmission request information from the terminal device 10, the cloud server 9 identifies the image information corresponding to the transmission request information from the image information stored in the storage, and transfers the specified image information to the terminal device 10. Send. Then, when the terminal device 10 receives the image information from the cloud server 9, the terminal device 10 displays the captured image in the refrigerator compartment R1 of the refrigerator 1000 indicated by the received image information.
　次に、本実施の形態に係る冷蔵庫１０００の撮像装置２１により撮影された画像の特徴について、比較例と対比しながら説明する。図１１に示すように、比較例に係る冷蔵庫９０００は、撮像装置２１を有する撮像モジュール９００２の位置が本実施の形態に係る撮像モジュール２の位置と相違する。なお、図１１において、実施の形態と同様の構成については図３と同一の符号を付している。撮像モジュール９００２は、撮像装置２１と、撮像装置２１を収納する筐体９０２３と、を有し、扉２０２の旋回軸Ｊ２近傍における棚板１０２Ａの上方に配置されている。比較例に係る冷蔵庫９０００では、棚板１０２Ａの＋Ｙ方向側の端部近傍の領域Ａ９１と撮像装置２１との間の距離と、棚板１０２Ａの－Ｙ方向側の端部近傍の領域Ａ９２と撮像装置２１との間の距離と、の距離差が棚板１０２ＡのＹ軸方向における長さと同程度になる。そうすると、図１２Ａに示す撮影画像ＧＡ９０のように、棚板１０２Ａの＋Ｙ方向側の端部近傍の画像ＧＡ（Ａ９１）と＋Ｙ方向側の端部近傍の画像ＧＡ（Ａ９２）とのバランスが悪い画像になってしまう。この場合、ユーザが冷蔵室Ｒ１内の撮影画像を見にくいと感じる虞がある。 Next, the features of the image taken by the image pickup device 21 of the refrigerator 1000 according to the present embodiment will be described in comparison with the comparative example. As shown in FIG. 11, in the refrigerator 9000 according to the comparative example, the position of the image pickup module 9002 having the image pickup device 21 is different from the position of the image pickup module 2 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 11, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 3 are attached to the same configurations as those in the embodiment. The image pickup module 9002 has an image pickup device 21 and a housing 9023 for accommodating the image pickup device 21, and is arranged above the shelf plate 102A in the vicinity of the swivel axis J2 of the door 202. In the refrigerator 9000 according to the comparative example, the distance between the region A91 near the end on the + Y direction side of the shelf board 102A and the imaging device 21, and the region A92 near the end on the −Y direction side of the shelf board 102A and the imaging The distance difference between the distance from the device 21 and the distance is about the same as the length of the shelf plate 102A in the Y-axis direction. Then, as in the captured image GA90 shown in FIG. 12A, the image GA (A91) near the end on the + Y direction side of the shelf board 102A and the image GA (A92) near the end on the + Y direction side are not well balanced. Become. In this case, the user may find it difficult to see the captured image in the refrigerator compartment R1.
　これに対して、本実施の形態に係る冷蔵庫１０００では、図３に示すように、撮像装置２１が冷蔵室Ｒ１におけるＹ軸方向における中央部から距離Ｗ１だけずれた位置に配置されている。即ち、棚板１０２Ａの－Ｙ方向側の端部近傍の領域と撮像装置２１との間の距離と、棚板１０２Ａの＋Ｙ方向側の端部近傍の領域と撮像装置２１との間の距離と、の距離差が比較例に係る冷蔵庫９０００に比べて短い。これにより、図１２Ｂに示す撮影画像ＧＡ１０のように、棚板１０２Ａの＋Ｙ方向側の端部近傍の画像ＧＡ（Ａ２１）と－Ｙ方向側の端部近傍の画像ＧＡ（Ａ２２）とのバランスが良好な画像となる。 On the other hand, in the refrigerator 1000 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the image pickup device 21 is arranged at a position deviated from the central portion in the Y-axis direction of the refrigerating chamber R1 by a distance W1. That is, the distance between the region near the end of the shelf board 102A on the −Y direction side and the image pickup device 21, and the distance between the region near the end of the shelf board 102A on the + Y direction side and the image pickup device 21. , The distance difference is shorter than that of the refrigerator 9000 according to the comparative example. As a result, as in the captured image GA10 shown in FIG. 12B, the balance between the image GA (A21) near the end on the + Y direction side of the shelf board 102A and the image GA (A22) near the end on the −Y direction side is balanced. The image is good.
　以上説明したように、本実施の形態に係る冷蔵庫１０００によれば、撮像装置２１が、撮像モジュール２の筐体２３の側壁２３１ａがインナパネル２１２の筒状部２１２ｂの側片２１２ｆに接触させる形で筐体２３がインナパネル２１２に取着された状態で、冷蔵室Ｒ１内の予め設定された領域全体が撮像範囲に収まるように、筐体２３内に配置されている。これにより、冷蔵庫１０００のインナパネル２１２に撮像モジュール２を取着する際、撮像装置２１の向きを調整する作業が不要となるので、その分、冷蔵庫を容易に組み立てることができる。また、インナパネル２１２には、撮像装置２１の位置決めをするための位置決め構造を設ける必要も無い。従って、既存の撮像装置を備えていない冷蔵庫の扉のインナパネルの製造工程との共通化を図ることができるので、扉の製造工程の簡素化を図ることができる。 As described above, according to the refrigerator 1000 according to the present embodiment, the image pickup device 21 has a shape in which the side wall 231a of the housing 23 of the image pickup module 2 is brought into contact with the side piece 212f of the tubular portion 212b of the inner panel 212. With the housing 23 attached to the inner panel 212, the housing 23 is arranged in the housing 23 so that the entire preset area in the refrigerator compartment R1 is within the imaging range. As a result, when the image pickup module 2 is attached to the inner panel 212 of the refrigerator 1000, the work of adjusting the orientation of the image pickup device 21 becomes unnecessary, and the refrigerator can be easily assembled by that amount. Further, it is not necessary to provide the inner panel 212 with a positioning structure for positioning the image pickup apparatus 21. Therefore, it is possible to make it common with the manufacturing process of the inner panel of the refrigerator door which is not provided with the existing imaging device, so that the manufacturing process of the door can be simplified.
　また、本実施の形態に係る撮像モジュール２の筐体２３は、扉２０１のインナパネル２１２の筒状部２１２ｂにおける扉２０２側、即ち、＋Ｙ方向側に位置する側片２１２ｆに筐体２３の本体部２３１の側壁２３１ａを接触させる形でインナパネル２１２に取着されている。これにより、撮像モジュール２をＹ軸方向における冷蔵室Ｒ１の中央部に近づけることができるので、その分、撮像装置２１により撮影される撮影画像の歪みを低減することができる。 Further, the housing 23 of the imaging module 2 according to the present embodiment is the main body of the housing 23 on the door 202 side of the tubular portion 212b of the inner panel 212 of the door 201, that is, the side piece 212f located on the + Y direction side. It is attached to the inner panel 212 so as to bring the side wall 231a of the portion 231 into contact with the inner panel 212. As a result, the imaging module 2 can be brought closer to the central portion of the refrigerating chamber R1 in the Y-axis direction, so that distortion of the captured image captured by the imaging device 21 can be reduced accordingly.
　更に、本実施の形態に係る撮像装置２１は、Ｙ軸方向における冷蔵室Ｒ１の中央部を通り且つＹ軸方向に直交するとともに、旋回軸Ｊ１、Ｊ２に平行な仮想平面ＶＰＬ１から距離Ｗ１だけずれた位置に配置されている。そして、撮像装置２１は、その光軸ＰＪ１が仮想平面ＶＰＬ１と交差する姿勢で筐体２３内に配置されている。これにより、撮像装置２１の撮像範囲に冷蔵室Ｒ１内の予め設定された領域全体が収まり易くなる。 Further, the image pickup apparatus 21 according to the present embodiment passes through the central portion of the refrigerating chamber R1 in the Y-axis direction and is orthogonal to the Y-axis direction, and is deviated from the virtual plane VPL1 parallel to the swivel axes J1 and J2 by a distance W1. It is placed in the correct position. The image pickup device 21 is arranged in the housing 23 in a posture in which the optical axis PJ1 intersects the virtual plane VPL1. As a result, the entire preset region in the refrigerating chamber R1 can be easily accommodated in the imaging range of the imaging device 21.
　また、本実施の形態に係る扉２０１のインナパネル２１２の筒状部２１２ｂにおける扉２０２側、即ち、＋Ｙ方向側に位置する側片２１２ｆは、扉本体２１１の厚さ方向において主片２１２ｃ側から枠片２１２ａ側へ近づくほど＋Ｙ方向側に位置するように傾斜している。これにより、撮像モジュール２の筐体２３を筒状部２１２ｂの側片２１２ｆに筐体２３の本体部２３１の側壁２３１ａを接触させる形で撮像モジュール２をインナパネル２１２に取着するだけで、撮像装置２１をその光軸ＰＪ１が仮想平面ＶＰＬ１と交差する姿勢にすることができる。従って、撮像装置２１の向きを調整する必要が無くなるという利点がある。 Further, the side piece 212f located on the door 202 side of the tubular portion 212b of the inner panel 212 of the door 201 according to the present embodiment, that is, on the + Y direction side is from the main piece 212c side in the thickness direction of the door body 211. The closer to the frame piece 212a side, the more inclined it is to be located on the + Y direction side. As a result, the imaging module 2 is simply attached to the inner panel 212 by bringing the housing 23 of the imaging module 2 into contact with the side piece 212f of the tubular portion 212b and the side wall 231a of the main body portion 231 of the housing 23. The device 21 can be oriented so that its optical axis PJ1 intersects the virtual plane VPL1. Therefore, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to adjust the orientation of the image pickup apparatus 21.
　更に、本実施の形態に係る撮像モジュール２の筐体２３は、インナパネル２１２に対して着脱自在である。これにより、撮像モジュール２を必要に応じてインナパネル２１２に取着することができるので、冷蔵庫１０００を使用方法の多様化を図ることができる。 Further, the housing 23 of the imaging module 2 according to the present embodiment is removable from the inner panel 212. As a result, the image pickup module 2 can be attached to the inner panel 212 as needed, so that the method of using the refrigerator 1000 can be diversified.
　また、本実施の形態に係る撮像モジュール２は、撮像装置２１を旋回軸Ｊ１、Ｊ２に沿った方向へ移動させる移動装置２２を有する。これにより、撮像装置２１を冷蔵室Ｒ１内のＺ軸方向における任意の位置に配置することができる。 Further, the image pickup module 2 according to the present embodiment has a moving device 22 for moving the image pickup device 21 in a direction along the swivel axes J1 and J2. As a result, the image pickup apparatus 21 can be arranged at an arbitrary position in the refrigerating chamber R1 in the Z-axis direction.
 　以上、本発明の実施の形態について説明したが、本発明は前述の実施の形態によって限定されるものではない。例えば、冷蔵庫が、図１３Ａおよび図１３Ｂに示すような、第１部材２１４１と第１部材２１４１に対してＹ軸方向へ摺動自在である第２部材２１４２とを有するポケット２１０４Ａ、２１０４Ｂを備えるものであってもよい。なお、図１３Ａおよび図１３Ｂにおいて、実施の形態と同様の構成については図５と同一の符号を付している。第１部材２１４１は、図１４Ａおよび図１４Ｂに示すように、第１底壁２１４１１と、第１底壁２１４１１のＸ軸方向における両端部それぞれから第１底壁１２４１１に沿った一方向、即ち、＋Ｚ方向へ延出する一対の第１側壁２１４１２と、を有する。ここで、Ｘ軸方向が第１方向に相当し、＋Ｚ方向が第２方向に相当する。また、第１部材２１４１は、第１底壁２１４１１の周部における－Ｙ方向側の端部および第１側壁２１４１２に連続する端部を除く端部から＋Ｚ方向へ延出する側壁２１４１３、２１４１４を有する。 Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. For example, a refrigerator includes pockets 2104A and 2104B having a first member 2141 and a second member 2142 slidable in the Y-axis direction with respect to the first member 2141 as shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B. It may be. In addition, in FIG. 13A and FIG. 13B, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 5 are attached to the same configurations as those in the embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B, the first member 2141 is provided in one direction along the first bottom wall 12411 from both ends of the first bottom wall 21411 and the first bottom wall 21411 in the X-axis direction. It has a pair of first side walls 21412 extending in the + Z direction. Here, the X-axis direction corresponds to the first direction, and the + Z direction corresponds to the second direction. Further, the first member 2141 includes side walls 21413 and 21414 extending in the + Z direction from the end portion of the peripheral portion of the first bottom wall 21411 on the −Y direction side and the end portion continuous with the first side wall 21412. Have.
　第２部材２１４２は、第１底壁２１４１１と一部が重なるように配置された第２底壁２１４２１と、一対の第１側壁２１４１２それぞれと重なるように配置され第２底壁２１４２１のＸ軸方向における両端部それぞれから＋Ｚ方向へ延出する第２側壁２１４２２と、を有する。また、第２部材２１４２は、第２底壁２１４２１の周部における＋Ｙ方向側の端部および第２側壁２１４２２が延出する端部を除く端部から＋Ｚ方向へ延出する側壁２１４２３、２１４２４、２１４２５を有する。 The second member 2142 is arranged so as to overlap the second bottom wall 21421 arranged so as to partially overlap the first bottom wall 21411 and the pair of first side wall 21412, respectively, in the X-axis direction of the second bottom wall 21421. It has a second side wall 21422 extending in the + Z direction from each of both ends of the above. Further, the second member 2142 has side walls 21423, 21424, which extend in the + Z direction from the end portion on the + Y direction side and the end portion where the second side wall 21422 extends in the peripheral portion of the second bottom wall 21421. It has 21425.
　ポケット２１０４Ａは、第２部材２１４２を第１部材２１４１に対してＹ軸方向へ摺動させることにより、図１５Ａおよび図１５Ｂに示すように、Ｙ軸方向におけるポケット２１０４Ａのインナパネル２１２の主片２１２ｃに対向する部分の幅を、第１幅Ｗ１１と第１幅Ｗ１１よりも長い第２幅Ｗ１２とのいずれかに変更できる。第１幅Ｗ１１は、図１５Ａに示すように、インナパネル２１２の筒状部２１２ｂの内側に撮像モジュール２が配置された状態で－Ｙ方向において撮像モジュール２に隣接して筒状部２１２ｂの内側に配置できる幅に相当する。また、第２幅Ｗ１２は、図１５Ｂに示すように、インナパネル２１２の筒状部２１２ｂの内側に配置できる幅に相当する。なお、ポケット２１０４Ｂもポケット２１０４Ａと同様の構成を有する。 The pocket 2104A slides the second member 2142 with respect to the first member 2141 in the Y-axis direction, so that the main piece 212c of the inner panel 212 of the pocket 2104A in the Y-axis direction is shown in FIGS. 15A and 15B. The width of the portion facing the first width W11 can be changed to either a first width W11 or a second width W12 longer than the first width W11. As shown in FIG. 15A, the first width W11 is inside the tubular portion 212b adjacent to the imaging module 2 in the −Y direction in a state where the imaging module 2 is arranged inside the tubular portion 212b of the inner panel 212. Corresponds to the width that can be placed in. Further, as shown in FIG. 15B, the second width W12 corresponds to a width that can be arranged inside the tubular portion 212b of the inner panel 212. The pocket 2104B also has the same configuration as the pocket 2104A.
　本構成によれば、１つのポケット２１０４Ａ、２１０４Ｂで、インナパネル２１２に撮像モジュール２が取着されている場合とインナパネル２１２に撮像モジュール２が取着されていない場合との両方に適用することができる。従って、インナパネル２１２に撮像モジュール２が取着されている場合とインナパネル２１２に撮像モジュール２が取着されていない場合とについて個別にポケットを準備する必要が無くなるので冷蔵庫に必要な部品点数を削減することができる。 According to this configuration, one pocket 2104A and 2104B can be applied to both the case where the image pickup module 2 is attached to the inner panel 212 and the case where the image pickup module 2 is not attached to the inner panel 212. Can be done. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately prepare pockets for the case where the image pickup module 2 is attached to the inner panel 212 and the case where the image pickup module 2 is not attached to the inner panel 212, so that the number of parts required for the refrigerator can be increased. It can be reduced.
　実施の形態では、撮像モジュール２が、撮像装置２１を筐体２３の長手方向に沿って移動させる移動装置２２を有する例について説明した。但し、これに限らず、例えば、撮像モジュールが、扉２０１、２０２の旋回軸Ｊ１、Ｊ２に沿った方向に並列した複数の撮像装置を有するものであってもよい。本構成によれば、移動装置が不要となるので、その分、撮像モジュールの構成の簡素化を図ることができる。 In the embodiment, an example has been described in which the imaging module 2 has a moving device 22 that moves the imaging device 21 along the longitudinal direction of the housing 23. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the imaging module may have a plurality of imaging devices arranged in parallel in the directions along the swivel axes J1 and J2 of the doors 201 and 202. According to this configuration, a mobile device is not required, so that the configuration of the imaging module can be simplified accordingly.
　或いは、撮像モジュールが、長尺であり長手方向が扉２０１、２０２の旋回軸Ｊ１、Ｊ２に沿うように配置された筐体と、筐体の長手方向に沿って並列した複数の撮像装置と、複数の撮像装置を筐体の長手方向に沿って移動させる移動装置とを有するものであってもよい。 Alternatively, a housing in which the imaging module is long and arranged along the swivel axes J1 and J2 of the doors 201 and 202 in the longitudinal direction, and a plurality of imaging devices arranged in parallel along the longitudinal direction of the housing, It may have a moving device for moving a plurality of imaging devices along the longitudinal direction of the housing.
　実施の形態では、インナパネル２１２の枠片２１２ａが、矩形枠状であり、主片２１２ｃが、矩形板状であり、筒状部２１２ｂが、角筒状である例について説明したが、枠片２１２ａ、主片２１２ｃおよび筒状部２１２ｂの形状はこれらに限定されるものではない。 In the embodiment, an example in which the frame piece 212a of the inner panel 212 has a rectangular frame shape, the main piece 212c has a rectangular plate shape, and the tubular portion 212b has a square tubular shape has been described. The shapes of the 212a, the main piece 212c, and the tubular portion 212b are not limited thereto.
　実施の形態では、移動装置２２が、ステッピングモータ２２０１と、ウォームギヤ２２０２と、ピニオン２２０３と、ラック２２０４と、を有する例について説明した。但し、移動装置２２の構成はこれに限定されるものではなく、例えばボール螺子を利用した撮像装置２１の搬送機構を有するものであってもよいし、リニアモータを利用した撮像装置２１の搬送機構を有するものであってもよい。 In the embodiment, an example in which the moving device 22 has a stepping motor 2201, a worm gear 2202, a pinion 2203, and a rack 2204 has been described. However, the configuration of the moving device 22 is not limited to this, and may be, for example, one having a transport mechanism of the image pickup device 21 using a ball screw, or a transport mechanism of the image pickup device 21 using a linear motor. It may have.
　以上、本発明の実施の形態および変形例（なお書きに記載したものを含む。以下、同様。）について説明したが、本発明はこれらに限定されるものではない。本発明は、実施の形態及び変形例が適宜組み合わされたもの、それに適宜変更が加えられたものを含む。 Although the embodiments and modifications of the present invention (including those described in the description; the same shall apply hereinafter) have been described above, the present invention is not limited thereto. The present invention includes an appropriate combination of embodiments and modifications, and an appropriate modification.
　この発明は、貯蔵室内を撮影する撮像装置を備えた冷蔵庫に好適である。 The present invention is suitable for a refrigerator equipped with an imaging device for photographing the storage room.
２　撮像モジュール、３　画像サーバ、７　ルータ装置、９　クラウドサーバ、１０　端末装置、２１　撮像装置、２２　移動装置、２３　筐体、１０１　冷蔵庫本体、１０２Ａ，１０２Ｂ，１０２Ｃ，１０２Ｄ　棚板、１０３　棚板支持部、１０４Ａ，１０４Ｂ，１０５，１０６，２１０４Ａ，２１０４Ｂ　ポケット、１１１　チルドケース、１４１，１５１　底壁、１４２，１５２，２３１ａ，２３１ｄ，２１４１３，２１４１４，２１４２３，２１４２４，２１４２５　側壁、１４２ａ，１４２ｂ，２３１ｃ　凹部、２０１，２０２，２０３，２０４，２０５　扉、２１１，２２１　扉本体、２１２，２２２　インナパネル、２１２ａ　枠片、２１２ｂ　筒状部、２１２ｃ　主片、２１２ｄ　基部、２１２ｅ　突出部、２１２ｆ，２１２ｈ　側片、２１２ｇ，２３１ｂ　突起、３０　食品、２３１　本体部、２３２　窓部、１０００　冷蔵庫、１００１　制御基板、２１４１　第１部材、２１４２　第２部材、２２０１　ステッピングモータ、２２０２　ウォームギヤ、２２０３　ピニオン、２２０３ａ　大ギヤ、２２０３ｂ　小ギヤ、２２０３ｃ　軸、２２０４　ラック、２２０８　支持部、２１４１１　第１底壁、２１４１２　第１側壁、２１４２１　第２底壁、２１４２２　第２側壁、ＧＡ１，ＧＡ２，ＧＡ１０　撮影画像、Ｊ１，Ｊ２　旋回軸、ＮＴ　ネットワーク、ＰＪ１　光軸、Ｒ１　冷蔵室、Ｒ２　製氷室、Ｒ３　冷凍室、Ｒ４　野菜室、Ｒ１１　チルド室、ＶＰＬ１　仮想平面 2 imaging module, 3 image server, 7 router device, 9 cloud server, 10 terminal device, 21 imaging device, 22 mobile device, 23 housing, 101 refrigerator body, 102A, 102B, 102C, 102D shelf board, 103 shelf board support Part, 104A, 104B, 105, 106, 2104A, 2104B Pocket, 111 chilled case, 141,151 bottom wall, 142,152,231a,231d, 21413,21414,21423,21424,21425 side wall, 142a, 142b, 231c recess , 201,202,203,204,205 door, 211,221 door body, 212,222 inner panel, 212a frame piece, 212b tubular part, 212c main piece, 212d base, 212e protruding part, 212f, 212h side piece, 212g, 231b protrusion, 30 food, 231 main body, 232 window, 1000 refrigerator, 1001 control board, 2141 first member, 2142 second member, 2201 stepping motor 2202 worm gear, 2203 pinion, 2203a large gear, 2203b small gear , 2203c shaft, 2204 rack, 2208 support part, 21411 first bottom wall, 21412 first side wall, 21421 second bottom wall, 21422 second side wall, GA1, GA2, GA10 photographed image, J1, J2 swivel shaft, NT network, PJ1 optical axis, R1 refrigerator room, R2 ice making room, R3 freezer room, R4 vegetable room, R11 chilled room, VPL1 virtual plane

Claims (8)

  1. 　内側に貯蔵室が形成された冷蔵庫本体と、
    　互いに平行であり且つ離間して配置された２つの旋回軸それぞれの周りに旋回することにより前記貯蔵室の一部を覆う第１状態と前記貯蔵室の前記一部を覆わない第２状態とを取り得る観音開き式の２つの扉と、
    　前記貯蔵室内を撮像する撮像装置と前記撮像装置を収納する箱状の筐体とを備える撮像モジュールと、を備え、
    　前記扉は、一面が開放された扁平な箱状であり内側に断熱材が充填された扉本体と、前記扉本体の前記一面側に固定されたインナパネルと、を有し、
    　前記インナパネルは、前記扉本体の前記一面側の周部全体を覆うように前記扉本体に固定された枠片と、前記枠片の内側の周縁全体から前記扉本体の底壁側へ突出する筒状部と、前記筒状部の前記扉本体の底壁側の端部を閉塞する主片と、を有し、
    　前記撮像装置は、前記筐体の側壁が前記インナパネルの前記筒状部の内壁に接触する形で前記筐体が前記インナパネルに取着された状態で、前記貯蔵室内の予め設定された領域全体が撮像範囲に収まるように、前記筐体内に配置されている、
    　冷蔵庫。     The refrigerator body with a storage room inside and
    A first state that covers a part of the storage chamber and a second state that does not cover the part of the storage chamber by swiveling around each of two swivel shafts that are parallel to each other and are arranged apart from each other. Two double doors that can be opened and
    An imaging module including an imaging device for imaging the storage chamber and a box-shaped housing for accommodating the imaging device is provided.
    The door has a flat box-shaped door body having an open side and a heat insulating material inside, and an inner panel fixed to the one side of the door body.
    The inner panel projects from a frame piece fixed to the door body so as to cover the entire peripheral portion of the door body on one side, and the entire inner peripheral edge of the frame piece toward the bottom wall side of the door body. It has a tubular portion and a main piece that closes the end of the tubular portion on the bottom wall side of the door body.
    In the imaging device, a preset area in the storage chamber is provided in a state where the housing is attached to the inner panel so that the side wall of the housing contacts the inner wall of the tubular portion of the inner panel. It is arranged in the housing so that the whole is within the imaging range.
    refrigerator.
  2. 　前記２つの扉は、それぞれ、扁平な矩形箱状であり、厚さ方向から見たときの一辺が前記２つの旋回軸と平行になるように配置され、
    　前記筐体は、前記２つの扉のうちのいずれか一方の扉のインナパネルの前記筒状部における他方の扉側に位置する側片に前記筐体の側壁を接触させる形で前記インナパネルに取着されている、
    　請求項１に記載の冷蔵庫。     Each of the two doors has a flat rectangular box shape, and is arranged so that one side when viewed from the thickness direction is parallel to the two swivel axes.
    The housing is attached to the inner panel in such a form that the side wall of the housing is brought into contact with a side piece of the inner panel of one of the two doors located on the other door side in the tubular portion. Being attached,
    The refrigerator according to claim 1.
  3. 　前記２つの扉のうちのいずれか一方の扉のインナパネルの前記筒状部における他方の扉側に位置する側片は、前記厚さ方向において前記主片側から前記枠片側へ近づくほど前記他方の扉側に近づくように傾斜している、
    　請求項２に記載の冷蔵庫。     The side piece of the inner panel of one of the two doors located on the other door side in the tubular portion is closer to the frame piece side from the main piece side in the thickness direction of the other side piece. Inclined to approach the door side,
    The refrigerator according to claim 2.
  4. 　前記撮像装置は、前記２つの旋回軸の並び方向における前記貯蔵室の中央部を通り且つ前記並び方向に直交するとともに、前記２つの旋回軸に平行な仮想平面から、前記並び方向へずれた位置に配置され、光軸が前記仮想平面と交差する姿勢で前記筐体内に配置されている、
    　請求項１から３のいずれか１項に記載の冷蔵庫。     The imaging device passes through the central portion of the storage chamber in the alignment direction of the two swivel axes and is orthogonal to the alignment direction, and is positioned at a position deviated from the virtual plane parallel to the two swivel axes in the alignment direction. It is arranged in the housing in a posture in which the optical axis intersects the virtual plane.
    The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
  5. 　前記筐体は、前記インナパネルに対して着脱自在である、
    　請求項１から４のいずれか１項に記載の冷蔵庫。     The housing is removable with respect to the inner panel.
    The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
  6. 　第１底壁と、前記第１底壁の第１方向における両端部それぞれから前記第１底壁の厚さ方向に沿った第２方向へ延出する一対の第１側壁と、を有する第１部材と、
    　前記第１底壁と少なくとも一部が重なるように配置された第２底壁と、前記一対の第１側壁それぞれと少なくとも一部が重なるように配置され前記第２底壁の前記第１方向における両端部それぞれから前記第２方向へ延出する第２側壁と、を有し、前記第１部材に対して前記第１方向および前記第２方向に直交する第３方向へ摺動自在である第２部材と、を有するポケットを更に備え、
    　前記ポケットは、前記第２部材を前記第１部材に対して前記第１方向へ摺動させることにより、前記第１方向における前記ポケットの幅を、前記筒状部の内側に前記撮像モジュールが配置された状態で前記第１方向において前記撮像モジュールに隣接して前記筒状部の内側に配置できる第１幅と、前記第１幅よりも長い第２幅と、のいずれかに変更できる、
    　請求項１から５のいずれか１項に記載の冷蔵庫。     A first having a first bottom wall and a pair of first side walls extending from both ends of the first bottom wall in the first direction in a second direction along the thickness direction of the first bottom wall. Members and
    A second bottom wall arranged so as to overlap at least a part of the first bottom wall, and a second bottom wall arranged so as to overlap at least a part of each of the pair of first side walls in the first direction of the second bottom wall. A second side wall that extends from both ends in the second direction and is slidable in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction with respect to the first member. Further equipped with a pocket having two members and
    By sliding the second member in the first direction with respect to the first member, the pocket arranges the width of the pocket in the first direction inside the tubular portion. In this state, the width can be changed to either a first width that can be arranged inside the tubular portion adjacent to the imaging module in the first direction and a second width that is longer than the first width.
    The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
  7. 　前記撮像モジュールは、前記撮像装置を前記２つの旋回軸に沿った方向へ移動させる移動装置を更に備える、
    　請求項１から６のいずれか１項に記載の冷蔵庫。     The imaging module further includes a moving device that moves the imaging device in directions along the two swivel axes.
    The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6.
  8. 　前記撮像モジュールは、前記２つの旋回軸に沿った方向に並列した複数の撮像装置を有する、
    　請求項１から７のいずれか１項に記載の冷蔵庫。     The imaging module has a plurality of imaging devices arranged in parallel in a direction along the two swivel axes.
    The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
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