CN104903667B - Refrigerator with a door - Google Patents

Abstract

The refrigerator according to the present embodiment includes a storage mechanism that can be taken in and out of a door pocket portion of a refrigerating chamber door. The storage mechanism includes a container and a lid that opens and closes an entrance of the container by rotation. The cover is positioned above an upper edge portion of the surrounding wall of the door pocket portion in a state where the storage mechanism is stored in the door pocket portion.

Description

refrigerator

technical field

Embodiments of the present invention relate to refrigerators.

Background technique

In the refrigerator, a pocket portion is provided on the back side of the refrigerator compartment door, that is, the inside of the box, and the pocket portion can accommodate a relatively small storage product or an elongated storage product.

However, the stored items stored in the door pocket portion can only be picked up and placed one by one, which is not easy to use.

On the other hand, in recent years, there has been a consideration of providing a small item box in a door pocket portion so as to be removable (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). According to this technology, by storing some stored items in the small box, these stored items can be taken and placed together, and the usability can be improved.

prior art literature

Patent Literature

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2010-48435

Summary of Invention

The technical problem to be solved by the invention

However, even in the above-described structure provided with the small object box, the small object box itself does not have a cover. Therefore, there is a problem that foreign matter such as spilled fruit juice enters in the conventional cubby box.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, in a refrigerator provided with a storage mechanism that can be taken and placed relative to the door pocket portion of the refrigerating compartment door, foreign objects will not enter the storage mechanism, and the storage mechanism itself is more convenient to use. refrigerator.

Means for solving technical problems

The refrigerator according to the aspect of the invention is provided with a storage mechanism which can be taken in and placed with respect to the door pocket portion of the refrigerator compartment door. The storage mechanism includes a container and a lid that opens and closes the entrance and exit of the container by rotating. This cover is located above the upper edge part of the surrounding wall of the said door pocket part in the state which accommodated the said storage mechanism in the said door pocket part.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a main part of the first embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a refrigerator compartment door alone.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a small object box as an example of a storage mechanism.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the small item box.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the portion referenced F5 shown in FIG. 7 .

FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view showing a portion of the lid pivot (Japanese: pivot) of the small object box from the rear.

Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the small object box.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the portion referenced F8 shown in FIG. 7 .

Fig. 9 is a vertical cross-sectional front view of the small object box.

Fig. 10 is an external perspective view of the small object box.

11 is an enlarged exploded perspective view showing a handle shaft support portion of the small object box.

FIG. 12 is an external perspective view of the small item box in which the state of the handle is different.

FIG. 13 is an external perspective view of the small item box in which the state of the cover is different.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged view of the portion referenced F14 in FIG. 13 .

Fig. 15 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the main part of the small object box with different orientations.

FIG. 16 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 in which the dimension is different.

FIG. 17 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 1 showing the second embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 2 showing the third embodiment.

Detailed ways

[First Embodiment]

Hereinafter, the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 16 . In FIG. 1, the main body 1 and the refrigerator compartment door 2 of a refrigerator are shown. The main body 1 has the refrigerator compartment 3 in the inside as a box. The opening of the front surface which is the entrance and exit of the refrigerator compartment 3 is opened and closed by the rotation of the refrigerator compartment door 2 .

The refrigerator compartment door 2 has a door pocket portion 4 on the back side which is the inside of the box. Moreover, the refrigerator compartment door 2 has the door pocket parts 5-8 shown in FIG. 2 in addition to the door pocket part 4 on the back side. These door pocket parts 4-8 surround the inside of the box on the opposite side to the inner surface part 2a side of the refrigerator compartment door 2 by surrounding walls 4a-8a. The door pockets 4 to 8 are formed by surrounding walls 4a to 8a and respective bottom walls. In addition, in FIG. 1, only the bottom wall 4b of the door pocket part 4 is shown.

In addition, in FIG.1 and FIG.2, the small thing box 9 accommodated in the door pocket part 4 so that it can be taken out is shown. This small thing box 9 is an example of a storage mechanism, and is comprised from the container 9a, the cover 9b, and the handle 9c. As shown in FIG. 3, the container 9a has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has an inlet and outlet 10 from the upper surface portion to the front surface portion.

The lid 9b opens and closes the inlet and outlet 10 of the container 9a. As shown in FIG. 4 , the cover 9b is formed in a substantially square shape in plan view in accordance with the shape of the inlet and outlet 10 . Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3, the cover 9b is formed in the shape curved so that it may descend|fall forward, and the rear edge part is divided|segmented to the left and right, and each two supported parts 11 are integrally provided. As shown in FIG. 5 , the supported portion 11 has a substantially U-shaped cross section. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 6 , the container 9a has two shafts 12 serving as lid support portions integrally separated from left and right at the rear edge portion of the port 10 . As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 , the supported portion 11 is hung on the shaft 12 . Thereby, the lid 9b is attached to the container 9a so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction around the shaft 12 . The lid 9b opens and closes the inlet/outlet 10 of the container 9a by rotating the lid 9b in the vertical direction.

On the other hand, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8 in addition to Figs. 3 and 4 , a grip portion 13 is provided on the front edge portion of the cover 9b. The grip portion 13 protrudes forward at the center portion on the front side of the cover 9b. The grip portion 13 is integrally provided on the cover 9b. Moreover, the claw part 14 is provided in the front edge part of the cover 9b. The claw part 14 is an example of a to-be-engaged part, and is provided over the entire rear side of the cover 9b. On the other hand, the claw part 15 is provided in the container 9a. The claw portion 15 is an example of an engaging portion, and is provided on the front edge portion of the port 10 . By engaging the claw portion 14 with the claw portion 15, the lid 9b is restrained to the container 9a in a closed state. That is, these claw portions 14 and 15 function as an example of a lock restraint mechanism for restraining the lid 9b to the container 9a in a closed state. 4 , 7 , 9 , and 10 , the entire accessory case 9 is shown in a state where the lid 9b is restrained to the container 9a in a closed state. In addition, in FIG.7 and FIG.9, the some leg part 9a1 provided in the outer lower surface part _of the container 9a is shown.

The handle 9c is an inverted U shape. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 11 , the handle 9c has a short cylindrical shaft portion 16 inside each of its left and right base end portions. Furthermore, the handle 9c has a non-circular detachment-prevented portion 17 at each of the front end portions of the both shaft portions 16 . In this case, the loosening-prevented portion 17 has a so-called oval shape. On the other hand, the container 9a has the bearing hole 18 formed in each upper part of the both side surface part of the left and right. The bearing hole 18 is a hole having a shape corresponding to the detachment-prevented portion 17 of the handle 9c. In this case, the bearing hole 18 is a so-called oval hole. The shaft portions 16 are inserted into the bearing holes 18 from the outer side toward the inner side from the loosening-prevented portion 17 . Thereby, the handle 9c is attached to the container 9a so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction around the shaft portion 16 . As shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 12 , the handle 9c rises and falls by the rotation in the up-down direction.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the insertion of the disengagement-prevented portion 17 and the shaft portion 16 into the bearing hole 18 is performed in a state where the handle 9c is positioned at an angle of a predetermined angle α within the range of the angle in which the handle 9c can rise and fall. In a state where the handle 9c is positioned at an angle other than that, the loosening-preventing portion 17 is engaged with the inner surface of the container 9a, whereby the loosening-preventing portion 17 and the shaft portion 16 are prevented from being loosened.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 9 , 12 , 13 , and 14 , the handle 9 c is provided with protrusions 19 at each intermediate portion of the left and right side portions. As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 , in a state in which the handle 9c is raised, the lid 9b is opened to a position where the protrusion 19 is exceeded. Then, the cover 9b is locked to the protrusion 19 to prevent the return protrusion 19 of the cover 9b. Thereby, the cover 9b is kept in an open state. In addition, in FIG. 1, the lid|cover 9b of the opened state is shown by the dashed-two dotted line. That is, the protrusion 19 of the handle 9c functions as an example of an open holding mechanism for holding the cover 9b in an open state.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the small object box 9 has a size in which the lid 9b is positioned above the upper edge portion 4a ₁ of the surrounding wall 4a of the door pocket portion 4 in a state stored in the door pocket portion 4 . In addition, the door pocket part 6 shown in FIG. 2 is the door pocket part which can carry out the pick-and-place of the small object box 9 similarly to the door pocket part 4. As shown in FIG. And the height of the surrounding wall 6a of this door pocket part ₆ differs in the right side part _6a1 and the left side part 6a2. The height of the lower right side part 6a ₁ of the right side part 6a ₁ and the left side part 6a ₂ is lower than that of the surrounding wall 4a of the door pocket part 4 . On the other hand, the height of the left side part 6a ₂ which is the higher one is equal to the height of the surrounding wall 4a of the door pocket part 4 . That is, these door pocket parts 4 and 6 have a plurality of surrounding walls 4a and 6a with different heights. In other words, these door pockets 4 and 6 have a plurality of surrounding walls 4a and 6a having different heights. And the cover 9b is located above the upper edge part of the highest surrounding wall 4a and the upper edge part of the left side part _6a2 of the surrounding wall 6a.

In addition, the container 9a of the small object box 9 is softer than the door pockets 4 and 6, in other words, compared with the inner surface of the refrigerator compartment door 2 and the surrounding walls 4a and 6a that form the peripheral walls of the door pockets 4 and 6. material formed. This prevents the door pockets 4 and 6 from being damaged by the container 9a of the small object box 9 .

Furthermore, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1 , when the lid 9b of the small object box 9 exists in the substantially horizontal rotation position, the length protruding in the box interior direction is the largest. Then, when the lid 9b exists in a substantially horizontal rotation position where the protruding length in the in-box direction, that is, the protruding length in the in-box direction is the maximum protruding length, the lid 9b is separated from the shelf 20 for placing the stored products in the box. distance G ₁ . In addition, as shown by the dashed-two dotted line in FIG. 1, even when the handle 9c exists in the substantially horizontal rotation position, the length which protrudes in the box interior direction becomes the largest. And the handle 9c is spaced apart from the shelf 20 in the box by a distance G ₂ when the handle 9c exists in a substantially horizontal rotation position where the protruding length in the in-box direction, that is, the protruding length in the in-box direction is the maximum protruding length.

In addition to this, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 15 , when the small object box 9 is stored in the door pockets 4 and 6 in a state where the front and rear are reversed, the handle 9c is also present in the substantially horizontal rotation position. , the protruding length in the direction of the box is the largest. And the handle 9c is spaced apart from the shelf 20 in the box by the distance G3 when the handle 9c exists in the substantially horizontal rotation position where the length protruding in the in-box direction, that is, the projection length in the in _- box direction is the maximum projection length. In addition, in FIG. 15, only the door pocket part 4 is shown.

16, when the handle 9c is in a substantially horizontal rotation position, the handle 9c is directed to the opposite direction to the inside of the box, in this case, to the inner surface portion 2a of the refrigerator compartment door 2 The length of the side protrusion is the maximum. In addition, the dimension L2 between the surrounding walls 4a and 6a of the door pocket parts 4 and 6 and the inner surface part 2a of the refrigerator compartment door ₂ , that is, the dimension in the depth direction, is larger than the handle 9c, which protrudes in the opposite direction to the inside of the box. When the length, that is, the protruding length in the direction opposite to the in-box direction, is at the substantially horizontal rotation position of the maximum protruding length, the total dimension L1 in the front _- rear direction of the handle 9c and the container 9a is large. In addition, in FIG. 16, only the door pocket part 4 is shown.

According to the refrigerator according to the present embodiment, as an example of the storage mechanism, the small item box 9 that can be taken in and placed on the door pockets 4 and 6 of the refrigerator compartment door 2 is provided. Moreover, this small thing box 9 has the container 9a, and the cover 9b which opens and closes the entrance 10 of this container 9a by rotation. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, this cover 9b is located above the upper edge part of the surrounding walls 4a and 6a of the door pocket parts 4 and 6 in the state which accommodated the small thing case 9 in the door pocket parts 4 and 6.

Thereby, it is basically possible to store some stored items in the cubby box 9, and to take and put these stored items together, thereby improving the usability as a refrigerator. Moreover, as long as the inlet/outlet 10 of the container 9a is closed by the cover 9b, it is possible to prevent foreign matter such as spilled juice from entering. In addition, the lid 9b is positioned above the upper edge portions of the surrounding walls 4a and 6a of the door pockets 4 and 6 in a state where the small object box 9 is accommodated in the door pockets 4 and 6 . Therefore, the lid 9b can be opened and closed without being hindered by the surrounding walls 4a, 6a in the state where the small object box 9 is stored in the door pockets 4, 6. In addition, the usability of the small item box 9 itself can also be improved in the case of taking and placing stored items.

Moreover, according to the refrigerator which concerns on this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the door pocket parts 4 and 6 which can take in and take out the small object box 9 have a plurality of surrounding walls 4a and 6a having different heights. And the cover 9b is located above the upper edge part of the left side part _6a2 of the highest surrounding wall 4a and the surrounding wall 6a. Accordingly, in any of the door pockets 4 and 6, the lids 9b of the small item boxes 9 stored in the door pockets 4 and 6 can be opened and closed without being hindered by the surrounding walls 4a and 6a. In this way, the small object box 9 can be used without problems, and the usability of the small object box 9 can be improved.

Furthermore, according to the refrigerator according to the present embodiment, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1 , when the lid 9b exists in the pivoted position where the projection length in the in-box direction is the maximum projection length, the lid 9b is removed from the shelf 20 in the box. leave. Thereby, the lid 9b can be opened and closed without being hindered by the shelf 20 in the box in a state where the small-object box 9 is stored in the door pockets 4 and 6 . Thereby, the usability of the small object box 9 can be improved.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3, according to the refrigerator concerning this embodiment, the container 9a has the entrance and exit 10 from the upper surface part to the front surface part. Thereby, it is possible to facilitate the handling of the stored product with respect to the container 9a. Thereby, the usability of the small object box 9 can be improved.

In addition, according to the refrigerator according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 , as an example of the lock restraint mechanism for restraining the lid 9b to the container 9a in a closed state, the lid 9b is provided with the claw portion 14, and the container 9b is provided with a claw 14. Claws 15 are provided on 9a. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the stored product from flying out, falling, and the like from the container 9a. Thereby, the usability of the small object box 9 can be improved.

Moreover, according to the refrigerator concerning this embodiment, the small-thing box 9 has the handle 9c. Thereby, it becomes easy to take in and place the small object box 9 with respect to the door pockets 4 and 6, and to convey the small object box 9. As shown in FIG. Thereby, the usability of the small object box 9 can be improved.

Furthermore, according to the refrigerator according to the present embodiment, the handle 9c can be turned. And as shown by the double-dot chain line in FIG. 1, this handle|steering-wheel 9c is spaced apart from the shelf in a box, when it exists in the rotation position where the protrusion length in the inside direction of a box becomes the maximum protrusion length. Thereby, in the state where the small object box 9 is accommodated in the door pockets 4 and 6, the handle 9c can be raised and lowered without being hindered by the shelf 20 in the box. Thereby, the usability of the small object box 9 can be improved.

In addition, according to the refrigerator according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15 , in the state where the small object box 9 is stored in the door pockets 4 and 5 in a reversed state, the handle 9c which can be turned exists as a protrusion in the direction of the inside of the box. When the length is the rotated position of the maximum protruding length, it is separated from the shelf 20 in the box. Thereby, even in a state where the small object box 9 is stored in the door pockets 4 and 5 reversely, the handle 9c can be undulated without being hindered by the shelf 20 in the box. Thereby, the usability of the small object box 9 can be improved.

Moreover, according to the refrigerator concerning this embodiment, the handle 9c has the protrusion 19 shown in FIGS. Thereby, while keeping the lid 9b in the open state, the storage product can be taken in and out of the container 9a. Thereby, the usability of the small object box 9 can be improved.

Furthermore, according to the refrigerator according to the present embodiment, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 16 , for the handle 9c that can be turned, the protrusion length in the direction opposite to the direction in the refrigerator is the maximum protrusion length. When the handle 9c in the rotated position is compared with the total dimension L1 in the front _- rear direction of the container 9a, the dimension L2 between the surrounding walls 4a and 6a of the door pocket parts 4 and 6 and the inner surface part 2a of the refrigerator compartment door ₂ is made larger . Thereby, in the state which accommodated the small object box 9 in the door pocket parts 4 and 6, the handle 9c can be made to rise and fall without being hindered by the inner surface part 2a of the refrigerator compartment door 2. As shown in FIG. Thereby, the usability of the small object box 9 can be improved.

In contrast to the above, FIG. 17 is a diagram showing the second embodiment, and FIG. 18 is a diagram showing the third embodiment. In addition, in 2nd Embodiment and 3rd Embodiment, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected to the same part as 1st Embodiment, description is abbreviate|omitted, and only a different part is described.

[Second Embodiment]

In the second embodiment illustrated in FIG. 17 , as indicated by the two-dot chain line, the rotatable handle 9c is indicated by the dimension l at the turning position where the protrusion length in the in-box direction is the maximum protrusion length. , it overlaps with the shelf 20 in the box and interferes (Japanese: interfere). Therefore, the protrusion 31 is provided on the outer side surface of the container 9a. The protrusion 31 is an example of an angle restricting mechanism that restricts the rotation angle of the handle 9c to an angle that does not interfere with the shelf 20 in the box. In addition, in this case, as an angle which does not interfere with the shelf 20 in the box, for example, an angle within the substantially vertical direction indicated by a two-dot chain line is set. According to this structure, the rotation angle of the handle 9c is restricted to the angle within which the protrusion 31 is locked. Thereby, even if the rotatable handle 9c interferes with the shelf 20 in the box when the handle 9c in the box is at the turning position where the projection length in the in-box direction is the maximum projection length, the handle 9c can be moved without being hindered by the shelf 20 in the box use. Thereby, the usability of the small object box 9 can be improved.

[Third Embodiment]

In 3rd Embodiment illustrated in FIG. 18, the refrigerator compartment door 41 differs from the refrigerator compartment door 2 of 1st Embodiment. The refrigerator compartment door 2 of 1st Embodiment is a door which opens and closes the opening of the front surface of the refrigerator compartment 3 with one door. On the other hand, the refrigerator compartment door 41 of this 3rd Embodiment is one of the so-called half-opening door which opens and closes the opening of the front surface of the refrigerator compartment 3 by two left and right doors. Therefore, the width of the refrigerator compartment door 41 of the third embodiment is narrower than that of the refrigerator compartment door 2 of the first embodiment. The refrigerator compartment door 41 also has door pockets 42 to 44 on the back side which is the inside of the box. In addition, in the door pocket parts 42 and 43 of these door pocket parts 42 to 44, the small item box 9 is removably stored. In addition, other structures are provided in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

Therefore, also by this 3rd Embodiment, the same effect as 1st Embodiment can be acquired.

[Other Embodiments]

The refrigerator according to the present embodiment is not limited to the above-described plurality of embodiments, and can be appropriately changed and implemented within a range that does not deviate from the gist.

In addition, the plurality of embodiments described above are presented as examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These new embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and spirit of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the scope of its equivalents.

Claims (8)

1. A refrigerator, characterized in that, Equipped with a storage mechanism that can be picked up and placed with respect to the door pocket portion of the refrigerator compartment door, The storage mechanism includes a container and a lid that opens and closes an inlet and outlet of the container by turning, and the container has the inlet and outlet from an upper surface portion to a front surface portion, The cover has a shape in which the front end is lowered, and the cover is positioned above the upper edge portion of the surrounding wall of the door pocket in a state where the storage mechanism is housed in the door pocket portion, The storage mechanism has a rotatable handle, and each intermediate portion of the left and right side portions of the handle has a protrusion serving as an opening holding mechanism, and the cover is opened to a position beyond the protrusion in a state where the handle is raised. Location. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that, The door pocket portion that can be picked up and placed by the storage mechanism has a plurality of the above-mentioned surrounding walls with different heights; The said cover is located above the upper edge part of the highest surrounding wall. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The said cover is spaced apart from the shelf in a refrigerator, when it exists in the rotation position where the protrusion length in the inside direction of a refrigerator is the maximum protrusion length. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, There is a lock restraint mechanism for restraining the lid to the container in a closed state. 5. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that, When the said handle exists in the rotation position where the protrusion length of the inside direction of a refrigerator is the maximum protrusion length, this handle is separated from the shelf in a refrigerator. 6. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 5, characterized in that, The handle is separated from the shelf in the refrigerator when the handle is present in the rotating position where the protrusion length in the inward direction of the refrigerator is the maximum protrusion length in the state where the storage mechanism is stored in the door pocket portion in reverse. 7. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, It also has an angle limiting mechanism, The said angle restricting mechanism restricts the rotation angle of the said handle to the angle which does not interfere with the shelf in a refrigerator. 8. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The door that can be accessed by the storage mechanism compared to the total dimensions of the handle and the container in the front-rear direction when the handle is present at a pivoted position where the protrusion length in the direction opposite to the direction in the refrigerator is the maximum protrusion length The size between the surrounding wall of the bag portion and the inner surface portion of the refrigerator compartment door is large.

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