WO2022208651A1

WO2022208651A1 - Refrigerator

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Publication number: WO2022208651A1
Application number: PCT/JP2021/013509
Authority: WO
Inventors: 悠平鈴木
Original assignee: 三菱電機株式会社
Priority date: 2021-03-30
Filing date: 2021-03-30
Publication date: 2022-10-06
Also published as: JPWO2022208651A1

Abstract

A refrigerator that is provided with a storage container capable of attaching to a refrigerator compartment door, and that prevents the storage container from falling even when a force is unexpectedly applied thereto from below. The refrigerator is provided with: a door provided, on a rear surface, with a pair of ribs extending rearward at a prescribed spacing in the left-right direction when a storage compartment is closed; and, the storage container, which is attached to one of the pair of ribs. One of the pair of ribs has, on an inner wall, a first locking means capable of locking the storage container. The storage container has a groove part on a side surface attached to the inner wall. The groove part has: a first groove section that extends in the front-rear direction; and, rearward of the first groove section, a second groove section continuous with the first groove section, wider on top than the first groove section, and having a wide section above the first groove section. When the first locking means is inserted into the first groove section and the storage container is moved forward relative to the door, the first locking means is engaged with the wide section and the storage container is attached to the one of the pair of ribs.

Description

refrigerator

The present invention relates to a refrigerator equipped with a storage container on the back of a door that opens and closes a storage compartment.

Some refrigerators are equipped with egg storage cases for storing eggs. Places for arranging egg storage cases include refrigerator compartment shelves and doors that open and close storage compartments.
As a conventional technique, L-shaped locking recesses are formed on both sides of the egg storage case body, and when it becomes necessary to take out the egg case body, the front part is slightly lifted (about 1 cm) with one hand. There is a method in which the user can easily draw out and withdraw without resistance by just pressing the handle (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-278679 A

In the conventional egg storage case, after moving the egg storage case so that the convex part of the mounting destination passes through the horizontal part of the L-shaped locking recess provided on both sides, the convex part of the mounting destination and the L-shaped The egg storage case is fixed in the refrigerator by engaging the vertical portion of the locking recess and moving the egg storage case downward.

However, in the conventional egg storage case, the horizontal portion of the L-shaped engaging recess extends to the bottom surface of the egg storage case. Therefore, when attaching the egg storage case to the back of the refrigerator door, there are cases where a storage pocket is attached under the egg storage case. There was a risk of the egg storage case coming into contact with the bottom surface and being pushed up from below by the article, causing the projecting portion serving as a support to come off the L-shaped locking recess, causing the egg storage case to fall.

The present disclosure solves the above-described problems by providing a storage container that can be attached to a door that opens and closes a storage compartment, and prevents the storage container from falling from the door even when force is applied to the storage container unexpectedly. An object of the present invention is to obtain a refrigerator that suppresses the

In order to achieve the above object, the refrigerator according to the present disclosure includes a box body having a storage compartment with an opening formed in the front, and a storage compartment attached to the front face of the box so as to be rotatable to open and close the storage compartment. When the chamber is closed, the door has a pair of ribs extending rearward at a predetermined interval in the left-right direction on the back surface, and a storage container attached to one of the pair of ribs. One of the ribs has a first locking means on the inner wall capable of locking the storage container, the storage container has a groove on a side surface attached to the inner wall, and the groove extends in the front-rear direction. one groove portion, a second groove portion rearwardly of the first groove portion, continuous with the first groove portion, wider than the first groove portion, and having a wide portion above the first groove portion; The first locking means is inserted into the first groove, and by moving the storage container forward with respect to the door, the first locking means is engaged with the wide portion, and the pair of A storage container is attached to one of the ribs.

A refrigerator according to the present disclosure has locking means capable of locking a storage container on a rib of a door that opens and closes a storage compartment. a second groove continuous with the first groove and having a widened portion above the first groove, the widened portion being engaged by the locking means to attach the receptacle to the rib. Therefore, even if force is suddenly applied to the storage container from below, the storage container is prevented from coming off the refrigerating compartment door.

1 is a schematic perspective view showing a refrigerator according to Embodiment 1; FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view in the depth direction of the refrigerator according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view in the depth direction of the refrigerating compartment and its surroundings of the refrigerator according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view showing a state where the egg storage case is attached to the right side door of the refrigerating compartment according to Embodiment 1. FIG. Fig. 4 is a rear perspective view of the right side door of the refrigerating compartment according to Embodiment 1; 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the right side door of the refrigerating compartment, showing the inner wall surface of the right rib in Embodiment 1. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an egg storage case according to Embodiment 1. FIG. Fig. 2 is a schematic side view of the egg storage case in Embodiment 1; 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the egg storage case and the right rib when attaching the egg storage case to the right rib in Embodiment 1. FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the refrigerator compartment right door and the egg storage case when attaching the egg storage case to the right rib in Embodiment 1. FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional view of the right side door of the refrigerating compartment and the egg storage case when the egg storage case in Embodiment 1 is attached to the right rib; FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the right side door of the refrigerating compartment, showing the inner wall surface of the right rib in Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the right side door of the refrigerator compartment, showing the inner wall surface of the right rib in Embodiment 2; Fig. 10 is a schematic side view of the egg storage case in Embodiment 2;

A refrigerator according to the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. The present specification is not limited to only the following embodiments, and modifications or omissions can be made without departing from the scope of the present specification. Also, the drawings may represent the actual structure in a simplified manner. Furthermore, in the drawings, the size of each component and the positional relationship between components may differ from the actual one. In addition, the reference numerals with the same reference numerals are the same, and this is common throughout the specification.
Also, in the following description, terms representing directions (for example, "up", "upper", "lower", "lower", "left", "left", "right", ""right","front","front","front","back","rear","back","depth","inside","outside", etc.) are used as appropriate, but this is for explanation purposes. and these terms are not intended to limit the invention. Moreover, in this specification, horizontal means that two directions are within a range of 0±5°. Also, "perpendicular" means that two directions are within a range of 90±5°. In addition, in this specification, the directions substantially match means that the two directions are within the range of 0±5°. In addition, in this specification, the height, width, etc. substantially match not only when the vertical positions and widths of the two structures match, but also when the vertical positions and widths of the two structures difference is within the range of 0±1 mm.

Embodiment 1.
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of refrigerator 100 according to Embodiment 1 as viewed obliquely from above. As shown in FIG. 1, a refrigerator 100 includes a box 1 that is a refrigerator body.
FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the refrigerator 100 when viewed from the right side of a cross section perpendicular to the depth direction at a position passing through the switchable compartment 10 . A housing 1 is composed of an outer box 2 made of steel plate, an inner box 3 made of resin, and a heat insulating material 4 filled between the outer box 2 and the inner box 3 . As shown in FIG. 2 , refrigerator 100 has a plurality of storage compartments inside housing 1 .

As a plurality of storage compartments, a refrigerating compartment 8 is arranged above, and below the refrigerating compartment 8, an ice making compartment 9 (not shown) and a switching compartment 10 capable of switching refrigerating temperature zones are arranged side by side. . A freezer compartment 11 is arranged under the ice making compartment 9 and the switching compartment 10 , and a vegetable compartment 12 is arranged under the freezer compartment 11 .

Refrigerator 100 has refrigerating chamber left side door 13, refrigerating chamber right side door 14, and ice maker, which are doors for opening and closing storage compartments corresponding to refrigerating chamber 8, ice making chamber 9, switching chamber 10, freezer compartment 11, and vegetable compartment 12. A chamber door 15, a switching chamber door 16, a freezer compartment door 17 and a vegetable compartment door 18 are provided. A refrigerator compartment left door 13 and a refrigerator compartment right door 14 are rotatably fixed to the box body 2 via hinges 5, respectively, and open and close the refrigerator compartment 8 in a double-door manner. The ice making compartment door 15, the switching compartment door 16, the freezing compartment door 17, and the vegetable compartment door 18 are doors for opening and closing the ice making compartment 9, the switching compartment 10, the freezing compartment 11, and the vegetable compartment 12, respectively, and are drawer-type doors.

The structure of the refrigerator 100 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is an example, and the structure of the refrigerator 100 may be such that the freezer compartment 11 and the vegetable compartment 12 are upside down. Further, the structure of the door for opening and closing the refrigerating compartment 8 may be a single door of a single opening type.

Refrigerator 100 comprises a refrigerating cycle with compressor 20, cooler 21, condenser 22 (not shown), capillary tube 23 (not shown), etc. inside box 2 on the back surface 19 side.

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing in more detail the configurations of the refrigerator compartment 3 and the refrigerator compartment right side door 14 of FIG. The right side door 14 of the refrigerating compartment has a back surface 25 that constitutes the front surface of the refrigerating compartment 3 when the door is closed, and a surface 26 that constitutes a part of the front surface of the refrigerator 100 . A free pocket 30 for storing foodstuffs, etc., an egg storage case 31 as a storage container for storing eggs, and a bottle pocket 32 for storing beverages, etc. are attached to the rear surface 25 of the right side door 14 of the refrigerating compartment in this order from the top. there is
As shown in FIG. 3, the refrigerating compartment 8 includes a plurality of refrigerating compartment shelves 7a, a plurality of sliding refrigerating compartment shelves 7b capable of pushing the refrigerating compartment shelves 7a into the innermost part of the refrigerating compartment 8, and a chilled compartment upper refrigerating compartment shelf. 7c, a plurality of chilled compartments 7d are provided, and a plurality of refrigerator compartment shelves 7a are adjustable in height. The vertical distance between each refrigerator compartment shelf 7a is equal to or greater than the vertical width of the egg storage case 31. As shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the refrigerating compartment right side door 14 viewed from the rear with the refrigerating compartment right side door 14 opened from the box body 2 . An egg storage case 31 is attached to the rear surface 25 of the right side door 14 of the refrigerator compartment. The egg storage case 31 can be removed from the right side door 14 of the refrigerator compartment. FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of the refrigerator compartment right side door 14 when the egg storage case 31 is removed from the refrigerator compartment right side door 14 from the same viewpoint as FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the refrigerating compartment right side door 14 (hereinafter referred to as the door 14) includes a front plate 35 forming a design surface, which is the surface 26 of the door 14, and a Along therewith, a door frame 36 provided behind the front plate 35 to form the side surface 27 of the door 14 and an inner plate 37 attached to the rear surface of the door frame 36 to form the back surface 25 of the door 14 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 5, the door 14 is formed by bending an inner plate 37 that forms the back surface 25 on the back surface 25, and the right rib 40, which is the first rib, and the second rib 40 are arranged to extend rearward. It has a left rib 41 which is 2 ribs. The right rib 40 is a rib provided behind the rear surface 25 of the front surface 26 of the door 14 and on the right side of the left-right center of the door 14 (left side of the left-right center of the door 14 in FIG. 5). . The left rib 41 is provided on the left side of the center of the door 14 (right side of the center of the door 14 in FIG. 5) when the surface 26 of the door 14 is viewed from the front. In this specification, the term “rear” means the rear in the depth direction of the refrigerator 100, and corresponds to the front side of the rear surface 25 when the door 14 is opened and the rear surface 25 is viewed from the front. A right rib 40 and a left rib 41 are structures for attaching a storage container to the door 14, and are provided on the rear surface 25 in parallel with each other and having a predetermined width in the left-right direction.

As shown in FIG. 5, the right rib 40 includes, in order from the right side, an outer wall 42 (not shown) of the right rib 40, a rear wall 43 of the right rib 40, and a right rib 40 when the surface 26 of the door 14 is viewed from the front. The left rib 41 has, in order from the left, an outer wall 45 of the left rib 41, a rear wall 46 of the left rib 41 and an inner wall 47 (not shown) of the left rib 41. As shown in FIG. An egg storage case 31 is attached to the inner wall 44 of the right rib 40 and the inner wall 47 of the left rib 41 , and the egg storage case 31 is attached to the rear surface 25 of the door 14 .
As shown in FIG. 5, the right rib 40 has a first protrusion 50 as a first locking means for attaching the egg storage case 31 to the inner wall 44 of the right rib 40 and a first protrusion 50 . Below 50 is a second projection 51 for attaching the egg container 31 to the inner wall 44 of the right rib 40, which is a second locking means. Similarly, the left rib 41 has a third protrusion 52 which is a third locking means for attaching the egg storage case 31 to the inner wall 47 of the left rib 41, and an opening below the third protrusion 52. , and a fourth protrusion 53 which is a fourth locking means for attaching the egg storage case 31 to the inner wall 44 of the left rib 41 .
The first protrusion 50 , the second protrusion 51 , the third protrusion 52 and the fourth protrusion 53 are positioned between the free pocket 65 and the bottle pocket 66 . The first convex portion 50 and the third convex portion 52, and the second convex portion 51 and the fourth convex portion 53 have bilaterally symmetrical structures. The heights at which the first protrusion 50 and the third protrusion 52 are provided are equal. Moreover, the heights at which the second convex portion 51 and the fourth convex portion 53 are provided are the same.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the region indicated by the dashed line of the inner wall 44 of the right rib 40 in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, the door 14 includes a front panel 35, an inner panel 37, and a door frame 36 (not shown). and a foamed heat insulating material 49 filled with a vacuum heat insulating material 48 interposed therebetween.
6, the right rib 40 has a side surface 43a between the rear wall 43 of the right rib 40 and the inner wall 44 of the right rib 40. As shown in FIG. By providing the side surface 43a, when the egg storage case 31 is attached to the right rib 40, the first curved surface portion 61 and the third curved surface portion 63 that are in contact with the side surface 43a are guided to the inner wall 44 of the right rib 40. can do.

The first protrusion 50 and the second protrusion 51 are provided on the inner wall 44 of the right rib 40 so as to protrude leftward and outward when the surface 26 of the door 14 is viewed from the front. direction has a longitudinal direction.
The rear end 51b of the second protrusion 51 (the rear end in the depth direction of the refrigerator 100) and the rear end 50b of the first protrusion 50 (the rear end in the depth direction of the refrigerator 100) are the rear ends. 51 b is closer to the rear wall 43 of the right rib 40 .
As an example, the size of the first projection 50 is depth direction length X1=20 mm, vertical direction length X2=3 mm, and horizontal direction length X3=3 mm. As an example, the size of the second convex portion 51 is a depth direction length Y1=30 mm, a vertical direction length X2=3 mm, and a horizontal direction length Y3=3 mm.
In FIG. 6, the depth direction length Y1 of the second protrusion 51 is longer than the depth direction length X1 of the first protrusion 50, and the front end 50a of the first protrusion 50 (of the refrigerator 100, The forward end in the depth direction) and the front end 51a of the second protrusion 51 (the forward end in the depth direction of the refrigerator 100) are substantially aligned in the vertical direction, but this embodiment does not conform to this. Not limited. The rear end 51b of the second protrusion 51 is closer to the rear wall 43 of the right rib 40 than the rear end 50b of the first protrusion 50. The values of X1 and Y1 can vary as long as the portion 50 can support the egg container 31 .

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of the egg storage case 31 in Embodiment 1 as seen from above.

As shown in FIG. 7, the egg storage case 31 is a box-shaped storage container, and has a bottom plate 55 for supporting stored items and a side surface portion 56 forming a side surface of the storage container. Egg container 31 is moved forward as indicated by the arrow in FIG. 7 and attached to inner wall 44 of right rib 40 and inner wall 47 of left rib 41 . The egg storage case 31 is molded from resin.

The bottom plate 55 has a substantially rectangular flat plate shape when viewed from above, and the bottom plate 55 has arc-shaped corners at four corners. A side portion 56 is formed on the upper surface 55 a of the bottom plate 55 along the entire circumference of the bottom plate 55 .

The side portion 56 has a first side portion 57 (front portion) in the longitudinal direction of the bottom plate 55 . The first side portion 57 forms the front surface 56 a of the egg container 31 . The side portion 56 further has a second side portion 58 (rear portion) parallel to the first side portion 57 . A second side surface 58 forms a rear surface 56b of the egg container 31 . The side portion 56 further has a third side portion 59 (right side portion) on the right side when the first side portion 57 is viewed from the front. The third side portion 59 forms the right side 56c of the egg storage case 31. As shown in FIG. The side portion 56 further has a fourth side portion 60 (left side portion) on the left side when the first side portion 57 is viewed from the front. The fourth side portion 60 forms the left side 56 d of the egg storage case 31 . The first side portion 57 (front portion), the second side portion 58 (rear portion), the third side portion 59 (right side portion), and the fourth side portion 60 (left side portion) are each substantially rectangular flat plates. It has a shape and is provided substantially perpendicular to the upper surface 55 a of the bottom plate 55 .

The side surface portion 56 has a first curved surface portion 61 in contact with the first side surface portion 57 and the third side surface portion 59, and a second curved surface portion 62 in contact with the third side surface portion 59 and the second side surface portion 58. , a third curved surface portion 63 in contact with the second side surface portion 58 and the fourth side surface portion 60 , and a fourth curved surface portion 64 in contact with the fourth side surface portion 60 and the first side surface portion 57 .
The side portion 56 forms a storage space 66 together with the bottom plate 55 .

The egg storage case 31 accommodates an egg holder 67 for holding a plurality of eggs in a storage space 66 . The egg holding part 67 has a plate-like tray 69 formed with a plurality of openings 68 for holding eggs, and a plurality of legs 70 standing downward around the tray 69 . When the legs 70 are placed on the bottom plate 55 of the egg storage case 31 , the tray 69 is arranged at a predetermined height with respect to the top surface 55 a of the bottom plate 55 . With such a configuration, when an egg or an egg pack is inserted into each opening 68, the egg storage case 31 can stably hold the egg.

The egg storage case 31 and the egg holder 67 are made of transparent hard plastic such as polystyrene or acrylonitrile styrene, and have a thickness of about 3 mm. The side portion 56 and the bottom plate 55 are integrally formed by resin molding. Since the egg storage case 31 and the egg holding part 67 are resin molded products, it is preferable to provide the resin injection gate on the bottom surface 55b of the bottom plate 55 or the bottom surface 71 (not shown) of the tray 69, which is not conspicuous when the product is used. desirable.

The curvature radii R of the first curved surface portion 61, the second curved surface portion 62, the third curved surface portion 63, and the fourth curved surface portion 64 of the egg storage case 31 are the same as the inner plate 37 and the right rib 40 of the door 14, respectively. is greater than the radius of curvature of the connecting surface 72, which is a curved surface. As an example, the radius of curvature of the connecting surface 72 is 5 mm. A connection surface 72 is formed between the inner plate 37 and the right rib 40 so that the corners of the free pocket 65 and the bottle pocket 66 are brought into contact and the free pocket 65 and the bottle pocket 66 are attached to the rear surface of the door 14. It is a curved surface. As an example, the curvature radius R of the first curved surface portion 61, the second curved surface portion 62, the third curved surface portion 63 and the fourth curved surface portion 64 in the egg storage case 31 shown in FIG. 7 is 22 mm.

The egg storage case 31 and the egg holding portion 67 have a bilaterally symmetrical configuration when viewed from the front of the first side portion 57 (front portion). Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 8, the egg storage case 31 and the egg holding part 67 are positioned along the left and right center lines AA' (Fig. 8) is symmetrical. The left and right center lines AA' correspond to the front and rear center lines when the surface 26 of the door 14 is viewed from the front with the door 14 closed. The egg storage case 31 has the same configuration as before the rotation when the bottom plate 55 is rotated horizontally and rotated 180° so that the first side portion 57 and the second side portion 58 are exchanged.

The egg storage case 31 has openings 73a for handles in the third side portion 59 (right side portion), the first curved surface portion 61 and the second curved surface portion 62. As shown in FIG. Similarly, the egg storage case 31 has a handle opening 73b on the fourth side surface portion 60 (right side surface portion), the third curved surface portion 63 and the fourth curved surface portion 64 .
The vertical width of the handle opening 73a and the handle opening 73b is formed to a width that allows the user to insert his/her finger and to lift the egg storage case 31 by inserting the knuckle of the user's finger. , and is 16 mm as an example. When the egg storage case 31 is attached to the right rib 40 provided on the back surface 25 (back surface) of the door 14, the lateral width of the handle opening 73a is set to the rear wall 43 of the right rib 40 (the width of the door 14). A part of the handle opening 73a protrudes toward the front side when the rear surface (rear surface) is viewed from the front, and the part of the handle opening 73a is formed to have a width that allows the user to insert a finger. is 80 mm. The handle opening 73b also has the same structure as the handle opening 73a with respect to the left rib 41. As shown in FIG.
The egg storage case 31 has a handle portion 74a above the handle opening 73a. Similarly, the egg storage case 31 has a handle portion 74b above the handle opening 73b.
By adopting such a structure, the user can insert his or her fingers into the

handle openings

73a and 73b and lift the

handle portions

74a and 74b to allow the egg storage case 31 to move toward the right rib 40. and the left rib 41 can be attached or detached. Therefore, the egg storage case 31 of Embodiment 1 does not need to be provided with a handle flange, and the storage space 66 of the egg storage case 31 can be expanded compared to the case where the handle flange is provided. In the present disclosure, the egg storage case 31 has a handle opening 73a and a handle portion 74a on the third side portion 59 (right side portion), but instead of the handle opening 73a and the handle portion 74a, A handle formed by bending the upper portion of the third side portion 59 (right side portion) toward the inside of the egg storage case 31 may be provided.
As described above, when the egg storage case 31 is rotated 180 degrees so that the first side portion 57 and the second side portion 58 are exchanged, it has the same configuration as before the rotation, so that the opening for the handle can be opened. The configurations of 73b and handle portion 74b are the same as those of handle opening 73a and handle portion 74a, and description thereof is omitted.

Next, the right side portion 59 of the egg storage case 31 shown in FIG. 8 will be described. FIG. 8 is a schematic front view of the right side portion 59 viewed from the front in the direction of the line of sight arrow in FIG. Right side 59 forms the side of egg container 31 that attaches to inner wall 44 of right rib 40 . The left-right direction in FIG. 8 corresponds to the front-rear direction in the depth direction of the refrigerator 100 when the egg storage case 31 is attached to the rear surface 25 of the door 14 and the door 14 is closed. In the following description, the configuration of the right side surface portion 59 in the depth direction of the refrigerator 100 when the egg storage case 31 is attached to the rear surface 25 of the door 14 and the door 14 is closed will be described. Since the right side portion 59 and the left side portion 60 have the same configuration when viewed from the front, only the configuration of the right side portion 59 will be described in this embodiment. , the groove portion 84, the wide portion 83, the wide portion 85, and the mounting recess portion 86 will not be described.

The egg storage case 31 has grooves 75 on the right side 59 and the first curved surface 61 . The groove portion 75 is a groove for inserting and engaging the first convex portion 50 provided on the inner wall 44 of the right rib 40 . In FIG. 8, the groove formed within the dashed frame B is the groove portion 75 . The groove portion 75 is formed in front of the front and rear center line AA′ of the right side surface portion 59 .
The groove portion 75 has a first groove portion 75a formed in the first curved surface portion 61 and a second groove portion 75b formed in the right side surface portion 59 behind the first groove portion 75a. In FIG. 8, the region within the dotted line frame C of the groove portion 75 is the second groove portion 75b.
The first groove portion 75a is an opening that is linearly provided in the right side surface portion 59 in the depth direction with a vertical width Z1. The second groove portion 75b is formed behind the first groove portion 75a, is continuous with the first groove portion 75a, has a vertical width Z2 in the same direction as the first groove portion 75a, and is provided linearly in the depth direction. It is a closed opening. The second groove portion 75b has a larger vertical width than the first groove portion 75a, is wider above the first groove portion 75a, and has a wide portion 76 above the upper surface 75c of the first groove portion 75a.
The egg storage case 31 is attached to the right rib 40 by inserting the first convex portion 50 into the first groove portion 75a and engaging the wide portion 76 of the second groove portion 75b with the first convex portion 50. .
The height of the lower surface 75d of the first groove portion 75a and the lower surface 75e of the second groove portion 75b are substantially the same. The vertical width Z1 of the first groove portion 75a is larger than the vertical width of the first convex portion 50, and is 4.5 mm as an example.

Further, the right side surface portion 59 has a rectangular placement concave portion 80 along the bottom side 79 of the right side surface portion 59 . The placement recess 80 is a recess formed from the bottom surface 55b of the bottom plate 55 to the right side 56c, which is the surface of the right side 59, and is recessed inside the egg storage case 31. As shown in FIG. The placement recess 80 is a recess for engaging the second projection 51 provided on the inner wall 44 of the right rib 40 to attach the egg storage case 31 to the right rib 40 .

When the egg storage case 31 is attached to the door 14 and the door 14 is closed and the surface 26 of the door 14 is viewed from the front, the wide portion 76 and the placement recess 80 have a longitudinal direction in the depth direction. The length of the wide portion 76 in the depth direction is 0.5 mm to 1 mm larger than the depth Y1 of the first convex portion 50 .
The groove portion 75 is formed by an opening penetrating the right side surface portion 59 and the first curved surface portion 61 from the front surface to the back surface, but the present embodiment is not limited to this. It may be formed by a groove formed on the surface of the portion 61 .

As shown in FIG. 8, the right side surface portion 59 has a shape symmetrical to the groove portion 75 with respect to the front and rear center line AA' of the right side surface portion 59, behind the front and rear center line AA'. 77. The groove portion 77 has a third groove portion 77a and a fourth groove portion 77b having shapes symmetrical to the first groove portion 75a and the second groove portion 75b with respect to the front and rear center line AA'. Further, the groove portion 77 has a wide portion 78 having a shape symmetrical to the wide portion 76 with respect to the front and rear center line AA'.
The mounting recessed portion 80 is formed along the bottom side 79 of the right side portion 59 so as to overlap the front and rear center line AA' of the right side portion 59 . The mounting recess has a symmetrical shape with respect to the front and back center line AA' of the right side portion 59. As shown in FIG.
In addition, in FIG. 8, the groove portion 75 and the groove portion 77 are connected by a fifth groove portion 81 to enhance the design. The present embodiment is not limited to this, and groove portion 75 and groove portion 77 may be independently formed in right side surface portion 59 .

FIG. 9 is a schematic sectional view showing the positional relationship between the egg storage case 31 and the first protrusion 50 and the second protrusion 51 when attaching the egg storage case 31 to the right rib 40. FIG. FIG. 9 shows a cross-section of the door 14 and the egg storage case 31 in the depth direction of the refrigerator 100 and oriented up and down.
FIG. 10 has the same structure as FIG. 9 and shows a cross section of the egg storage case 31 and the right rib 40 with the surface 26 of the door 14 viewed from the front. FIG. 10 shows a cross section of the egg storage case 31 with AA' in FIG. The right rib 40 in FIG. 10 shows a cross section at a position in front of the egg storage case 31, and shows a cross section at a position passing through the first convex portion 50 and the second convex portion 51. . 10, the internal structure of the right rib 40 is omitted for simplification.

FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing cross sections of the door 14 and the egg storage case 31 in the same configuration as in FIG.
9 and 10, when the egg storage case 31 is attached to the inner wall 44 of the right rib 40, the first groove portion 75a, the second groove portion 75b, the wide portion 76, the placement concave portion 80, and the The positional relationship between the first convex portion 50 and the second convex portion 51 will be described.

When the user attaches the egg storage case 31 to the right rib 40, the bottom plate 55 of the egg storage case 31 is placed on the upper surface 51c of the second protrusion 51 as shown in FIG. At this time, the first convex portion 50 is positioned between the height of the upper surface 75c of the first groove portion 75a and the height of the lower surface 75d of the first groove portion 75a. Next, the user pushes the egg storage case 31 forward of the door 14 while placing the bottom plate 55 on the upper surface 51c of the second protrusion 51 . At this time, since the bottom surface 55b of the bottom plate 55, the upper surface 51c of the second protrusion 51, the longitudinal direction of the first groove 75a, and the longitudinal direction of the first protrusion 50 substantially match each other, the first protrusion can be smoothly formed. The portion 50 can be advanced through the first groove 75a and into the second groove 75b. Also, the distance in the depth direction between the front end 50a of the first protrusion 50 and the front end 51a of the second protrusion 51 and the distance in the depth direction between the front end 76b of the wide portion 76 and the front end 80b of the mounting recess 80 are substantially equal. match. The width of the wide portion 76 in the depth direction is, for example, 0.5 mm wider than the width of the first convex portion 50 in the depth direction (that is, the distance in the depth direction between the front end 50a and the rear end 50b). ing. Further, the width of the mounting recess 80 in the depth direction is larger than the width of the second protrusion 51 in the depth direction (that is, the distance in the depth direction between the front end 51a and the rear end 51b). Therefore, when the egg storage case 31 is pushed forward of the door 14 and the first projection 50 enters the second groove 75b, the upper surface 51c of the second projection 51 separates from the bottom plate 55, so that the eggs can be stored. The case 31 moves downward due to its own weight, the first projection 50 engages the wide portion 76, and the second projection 51 engages the mounting recess 80, as shown in FIG. As described above, the egg storage case 31 is attached to the inner wall 44 of the right rib 40, that is, the door 14. As shown in FIG.

The vertical positions of the first groove portion 75a, the second groove portion 75b, the mounting recess portion 80, the first projection portion 50 and the second projection portion 51 are set to satisfy the following relationship.
The vertical distance between the upper surface 50c of the first projection 50 and the upper surface 51c of the second projection 51 is h11, and the vertical distance between the lower surface 50d of the first projection 50 and the upper surface 51d of the second projection 51 is The vertical distance between the bottom surface 55b of the bottom plate 55 and the top surface 75c of the first groove portion 75a is h21, and the vertical distance between the bottom surface 55b of the bottom plate 55 and the bottom surface 75d of the first groove portion 75a is h12. When h22 is the vertical distance between the top surface 80a of the mounting recess 80 and the top surface 76a of the wide portion 76, h21≧h11, h11≧h23, and h12≧h22. With such a configuration, when attaching the egg storage case 31 to the right rib 40, the upper surface 76a of the wide width portion 76 and the upper surface 50c of the first convex portion 50 are at least partially in contact with each other, and the first convex portion It is possible to support the egg storage case 31 by the portion 50 .

In addition, when removing the egg storage case 31 from the door 14, the operation for attaching the egg storage case 31 may be reversed. Since the vertical interval between the refrigerating compartment shelves 7a is larger than the vertical size of the egg storage case 31, the egg storing case 31 can be placed on each refrigerating compartment shelf 7a.

Furthermore, the left side portion 60 also has the same configuration as the right side portion 59 when viewed from the front. Therefore, the egg storage case 31 can be attached to the right rib 40 and the left rib 41 with either the front part or the rear part facing forward. In other words, the egg storage case 31 can be flipped back and forth and attached to the rear surface of the door 14, and the attachment performance of the egg storage case 31 is improved as compared with the case of only one side.

In FIG. 6, the front end of the second protrusion 51 and the front end of the first protrusion 50 are aligned in a vertical direction, and the front end of the mounting recess 80 and the front end of the wide portion 76 are aligned in a vertical direction. , but the present embodiment is not limited to this. The front end of the second protrusion 51 and the front end of the first protrusion 50 do not have to be perpendicular to each other.

In this embodiment, the case where the egg storage case 31 is attached inside the door 14 has been described, but the present embodiment is not limited to this, and the egg storage case 31 is attached inside the left side door 15 of the refrigerator compartment. may be

In addition, in the present embodiment, the inner wall 44 of the right rib 40 is provided with one second projection 51 and one first projection 50 for attaching the egg storage case 31. is not limited to this. The right rib 40 may have, in addition to the first projection 50 , a third projection 150 as a third locking means on the inner wall 44 of the right rib 40 . At this time, the egg storage case 31 has grooves 151 on the right side surface 59 and the first curved surface 61 that have the same configuration as the groove 75 and correspond to the third protrusions 150 . When the bottom surface 56a of the egg storage case 31 is placed on the top surface 50a of the second protrusion 51, the third protrusion 150 is positioned between the upper surface 151a and the lower surface 151b of the corresponding groove 151. .
Even with such a configuration, when attaching the egg storage case 31 to the door 14, the user places the bottom plate 55 on the upper surface 50c of the second convex portion 51 and places the bottom surface 56a on the upper surface of the second convex portion 51. By pushing the egg storage case 31 in front of the door 14 while sliding 50c, the third convex portion 150 passes through the inside of the groove portion 151 and engages with the wide portion 152 of the groove portion 151. Even if the means are increased, the egg storage case 31 is attached inside the door 14. - 特許庁

When the egg storage case 31 is attached to the door 14, the distance between the first side portion 57 (front portion) and the inner plate 37 is about 1 mm. Therefore, when the egg storage case 31 is attached to the door 14, for example, eggs are stored only in the plurality of openings 68 on the rear side of the door 14 among the plurality of openings 68 of the tray 69. , the egg storage case 31 rotates while being supported by the first convex portion 50, the inner plate 37 and the lower side of the first side surface portion 57 come into contact, and the egg storage case 31 is supported by the inner plate 37. be done. Therefore, the egg storage case 31 can be attached to the right rib 40 even when the center of gravity of the egg storage case 31 and the contents is located behind the rear end of the second protrusion 51 .

Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, if the rear end 51b of the second protrusion 51 is behind the rear end 50b of the first protrusion 50, the second protrusion 51 may be located behind the front end 50a of the first protrusion 50 . A line D is a line drawn vertically through the rear end 50 of the first protrusion 50 . Even in such a structure, by placing the bottom surface 55b of the egg storage case 31 on the top surface 51c of the second protrusion 51, the positioning of the first protrusion 50 with respect to the first groove 75a can be performed. This saves the trouble of moving the egg storage case 31 up and down in order to insert the first convex portion 50 into the groove portion 75.例文帳に追加

Conventionally, when the egg storage case is removed from the refrigerator door, there is a risk that the egg storage case will come into contact with the bottom surface of the upper free pocket, the free pocket will be pushed up by the egg storage case, and the free pocket will come off the refrigerator door. there were. In this embodiment, the width of the groove 75 in the vertical direction is suppressed, and the maximum width is suppressed to 10 mm or less. The contact of the egg storage case 31 with the free pocket 65 is suppressed.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, when a force is applied to the egg storage case 31 from below after the egg storage case 31 is attached to the door 14, the upper surface 76a of the wide portion 76 (the upper surface of the second groove portion 75b) and the second The first convex portion 50 abuts on the lower surface 76e of the second groove portion 75b. Therefore, movement of the egg storage case 31 is suppressed, and drop of the egg storage case 31 is suppressed. Therefore, unlike the conventional egg storage case, it is not necessary to deepen the vertical width of the wide portion on the side surface so that the first convex portion 50 does not come off, and the length of the wide portion in the vertical direction can be suppressed. Therefore, the vertical width of the operation required when attaching the egg storage case 31 to the door 14 can be reduced.

Embodiment 2.
Refrigerator 200 (not shown) and egg storage case 201, which is a storage container, according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14. FIG. In addition, in FIG. 13, the same reference numerals refer to the same parts. Refrigerator right side door 213 of refrigerator 200 of Embodiment 2 has first projection 50 and second projection 51 having a longitudinal direction in the depth direction of Embodiment 1. 202 and a second protrusion 203 are formed on the inner wall 44 of the right rib 40 . The first convex portion 202 and the second convex portion 203 have their longitudinal directions inclined at an angle θ with respect to the depth direction. Further, in the egg storage case 201 of Embodiment 2, instead of the groove 75, the first groove 75a, the second groove 75b, the wide portion 76, and the placing recess 80 of Embodiment 1, grooves 204, A first groove portion 204a, a second groove portion 204b, a wide portion 205, a mounting concave portion 206, and a guiding concave portion 207 are provided on the first curved surface portion 208 and the right side surface portion 209, respectively. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.
When the bottom plate 212 is rotated 180 degrees in the horizontal direction, the egg storage case 201 has the same configuration as before rotation.

The egg storage case 201 shown in Embodiment 2 has grooves 204 on the right side portion 209 and the first curved portion 208 for inserting the first convex portion 202 into the right side portion 209 . The groove portion 204 is an opening provided so as to extend with an inclination of an angle θ with respect to the depth direction. The groove portion 204 has a first groove portion 204a and a second groove portion 204b. The first groove portion 204a is an opening provided linearly in the first curved surface portion 208 . The second groove portion 204b is an opening that is linearly provided in the right side surface portion 209 . The second groove portion 204b is formed continuously behind the first groove portion 204a, has a larger vertical width than the first groove portion 204a, and is formed wider than the first groove portion 204a. A wide portion 205 is provided above an upper surface 204c of the groove portion 204a. In FIG. 8, the groove within the dashed frame G is the groove portion 204 . The area within the dotted frame F of the groove 204 on the right side surface 209 is the second groove 204b. The wide portion 205 is formed in a parallelogram shape. The upper surface 205a of the wide portion 205 is inclined at an angle θ with respect to the depth direction.
As shown in FIG. 14, the egg storage case 201 has a front-rear symmetrical configuration with respect to the front-rear center line EE′ of the right side portion 209 . The right side surface portion 209 has a groove portion 213 having a shape symmetrical in the front-rear direction with respect to the groove portion 204 behind the front-rear center line AA'. The groove portion 213 has a third groove portion 213a and a fourth groove portion 213b having shapes symmetrical to the first groove portion 204a and the second groove portion 204b with respect to the front and rear center line AA'. Further, the groove portion 213 has a wide portion 214 having a shape symmetrical to the wide portion 205 with respect to the front and rear center line AA'.

The egg storage case 201 has a guiding recess 207 along the base 210 of the first curved surface 208 and having an upper surface 207a inclined at an angle θ with respect to the depth direction. The egg storage case 201 has a placement recess 206 which is wider in the vertical direction than the guidance recess 207 and formed wider than the guidance recess 207 on the right side of the egg storage case 201 continuously with the guidance recess 207 . 209. The mounting recess 206 is formed along the right edge 211 of the bottom surface 212a to the center line EE' of the right side surface portion 209. As shown in FIG. The upper surface 206a of the mounting recess 206 and the upper surface 207a of the guiding recess 207 are inclined at an angle θ with respect to the depth direction.

When attaching the egg storage case 201 to the door 14, the user moves the egg storage case 201 to the second protrusion so that the upper surface 207a of the guiding recess 207 is at least partially in contact with the upper surface 203a of the second protrusion 203. It is placed on the part 203 .

The egg storage case 201 of Embodiment 2 includes the upper surface 202a of the first convex portion 202, the upper surface 203a of the second convex portion 203, the upper surface 204c of the first groove portion 204a, the upper surface 205a of the wide portion 205, and the guiding concave portion. 207 and the upper surface 206a of the placement recess 206 are at the same inclination angle, the egg storage case 201 moves forward of the door 14 due to its own weight, and the first protrusion 202 moves toward the wide portion 205. It is engaged with the wide portion 205 at least partially in contact with the upper surface 205a. With such a configuration, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, it is possible to reduce the force required when the user attaches the egg storage case to the ribs.

In addition, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be modified as appropriate without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. For example, in the refrigerator 100 of Embodiment 1, the right rib 40 has a first protrusion 50 as a first locking means for attaching the egg storage case 31 to the inner wall 44 and a second locking means. The left rib 41 has a second protrusion 51 which is a means for attaching the egg storage case 31 to the inner wall 47, and a third protrusion 52 which is a third locking means and a third protrusion 52 for attaching the egg storage case 31 to the inner wall 47. 4, but the present disclosure is not limited to this. Either the right rib 40 or the left rib 41 is provided with locking means, and the right rib 40 or the left rib 41 can support the egg storage case 31 by the locking means. It is possible to provide a configuration in which only the rib 40 is provided with the first locking means and the second locking means, and the left rib 41 is not provided with the locking means. Alternatively, it is possible to provide a configuration in which only the left rib 41 is provided with the third locking means and the fourth locking means, and the right rib 40 is not provided with the locking means.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Box, 2... Outer box, 3... Inner box, 4... Heat insulating material, 5... Hinge, 7a... Refrigerating compartment shelf, 7b... Sliding refrigerating compartment shelf, 7c... Chilled compartment upper refrigerating compartment shelf, 7d... Chilled Chamber 8 Refrigerating chamber 13 Refrigerating chamber left door 14 Refrigerating chamber right door 25 Back surface 26 Front surface 30 Free pocket 31 Egg storage case 32 Bottle pocket 35 Front panel 36... Door frame, 37... Inner plate, 40... Right rib, 41... Left rib, 42... Outer wall, 43... Rear wall, 44... Inner wall, 45... Outer wall, 46... Rear wall, 47... Inner wall, 48... Vacuum heat insulating material 49... Foam heat insulating material 50... First convex part 51... Second convex part 52... Third convex part 53... Fourth convex part 55... Bottom plate 55a... Upper surface 56 Side surface portions 56, 56a Front surface 56b Rear surface 56c Right side surface 56d Left side surface 57 First side surface portion 58 Second side surface portion 59 Third side surface portion 60... Fourth side surface part, 61... First curved surface part, 62... Second curved surface part, 63... Third curved surface part, 64... Fourth curved surface part, 66... Storage space, 67... Egg holding part , 68... Opening, 69... Tray, 70... Leg, 71... Lower surface, 72... Connection surface, 73a... Handle opening, 73b... Handle opening, 74a... Handle, 74b... Handle, 75... Groove , 75a... first groove, 75b... second groove, 75c... upper surface, 75d... lower surface, 75e... lower surface, 76... wide portion 76a... upper surface, 76b... front end, 77... groove, 77a... third groove, 77b... Fourth groove part 78... Wide part 79... Bottom side 80... Mounting concave part 80a Upper surface 80b... Front end 81... Groove part 82... Groove part 83... Wide part 84... Groove part 85... Wide width Part 86... Recess for placement 100... Refrigerator 201... Egg storage case 202... First convex part 202a... Upper surface 203... Second convex part 203a... Upper surface 204... Groove 204a... Third 1 groove portion, 204b... second groove portion, 204... upper surface, 205... wide portion, 205a... upper surface, 206... mounting recess, 206a... upper surface, 207... guiding recess, 207a... upper surface, 208... first curved surface portion 209 right side portion 210 bottom side 211 bottom side 213 refrigerating compartment right side door

Claims

a box having a storage chamber with an opening on the front;
A pair of ribs are rotatably attached to the front surface of the box body to open and close the storage chamber, and extend rearward at a predetermined interval in the left-right direction on the back surface when the storage chamber is closed. a door and
a storage container attached to one of the pair of ribs,
one of the pair of ribs has on its inner wall a first locking means capable of locking the container,
The storage container has a groove on a side surface attached to the inner wall,
The groove portion includes a first groove portion extending in the front-rear direction, a rearward portion of the first groove portion, continuous with the first groove portion, and wider than the first groove portion. a second groove having a wide portion above the groove;
By inserting the first locking means into the first groove and moving the storage container forward with respect to the door, the first locking means is engaged with the wide portion, and the pair of the container is attached to one of the ribs of
refrigerator.
one of the pair of ribs has a second locking means on the inner wall below the first locking means capable of locking the storage container;
the storage container has a concave portion formed along the bottom of the side surface on the side surface;
When the door closes the storage chamber, the rear end of the second locking means is behind the rear end of the first locking means, and
when the bottom plate of the storage container is placed on the second locking means, the first locking means is between the upper surface of the first groove and the lower surface of the first groove;
By inserting the first locking means into the first groove and moving the storage container forward with respect to the door, the first locking means is engaged with the wide portion, and the first locking means is engaged with the wide portion. two locking means are engaged with the recess, and the container is attached to one of the pair of ribs;
Refrigerator according to claim 1.
3. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said storage container houses a tray having an opening for holding a plurality of eggs.
The storage container has a curved surface between the side surface and the front surface,
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the grooves are formed on the curved surface and the side surface.
5. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein said storage container can be attached to one of said pair of ribs by reversing it back and forth.
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein said first groove and said second groove extend at an angle θ with respect to the depth direction.
The storage container has a handle opening above the side surface and a handle portion above the handle opening,
With the storage container attached to one of the pair of ribs, a portion of the handle opening and a portion of the handle portion are positioned behind the pair of ribs, and the handle portion 7. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a part of the can be gripped.