JP2836643B2 - Electric refrigerator ice storage container - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ice storage container for an electric refrigerator in which a knob for removing ice from an ice storage container is mounted integrally with the ice storage container and is installed in a freezer compartment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional ice storage containers for electric refrigerators include:
For example, there is one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 51-47111.

[0003] The ice storage container of this conventional electric refrigerator is mounted on an upper wall of a freezing compartment so as to be able to be pulled out in the front-rear direction on a mounting member having a U-shaped cross section, and a space for storing food is provided below the ice storage container. Had. In addition, a knob for taking out the ice in the ice storage container is mounted in a projection integrally formed on the front outer wall of the ice storage container, and the projection is also used as a handle for attaching and detaching the ice storage container.

[0004]

However, the above configuration has a problem that, in recent years, the size of the ice storage container has been increased due to the increase in size of the refrigerator, and it has been difficult to attach and detach the ice storage container. On the other hand, when the projection for mounting the knob is also used as the handle for attaching and detaching the ice storage container, there is a problem that it is difficult to grip the handle by hand because the projection is merely a protrusion for holding the knob.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and improves the detachability of an ice storage container in a freezer compartment corresponding to an increase in size of a refrigerator, and attaches a knob for extracting ice from the ice storage container to the ice storage container. It is another object of the present invention to provide an ice storage container for an electric refrigerator that solves the problem of securing the quality of the outer wall of the front surface of the ice storage container.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is directed to an ice storage container, in which a concave portion is formed on a side surface, a U-shaped notch is provided on a lower surface of the concave portion, and ice is provided in the concave portion. A picking tool is provided.

[0007]

According to the present invention, both ends can be deformed inward in order to apply the elastic force of the knob itself, and the knob can be mounted in the recess on the side surface of the ice storage container. Next, a finger is inserted into a U-shaped notch provided on the lower surface of the concave portion of the ice storage container to remove the elasticity of the knob, and the knob can be detached from the ice storage container.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a refrigerator main body, 2 denotes an outer box forming an outer shell of the refrigerator main body 1, and 3 denotes an inner box forming an inner wall of the refrigerator main body 1. Reference numeral 4 denotes a foam insulating material filled and fired between the outer box 2 and the inner box 3. Reference numeral 5 denotes a heat insulating partition for partitioning the freezer compartment 6 from the refrigerator compartment 7. Reference numeral 8 denotes a duct for discharging the cool air cooled by the cooler 9 into the freezing compartment 6 by a fan and a motor 10. 11 is an automatic ice making machine, 12 is an ice making unit, in which a driving device (not shown) is housed. Reference numeral 13 denotes an ice tray made of a metal support frame (not shown).
And before and after by the ice making unit 12. The ice tray 13 is made of a flexible material such as polypropylene,
The interior is partitioned into a plurality of recesses 14 to produce ice of a predetermined size. The automatic ice maker 11 is fixed and attached to a partition plate 15. An ice storage container 16 is provided on the bottom surface of the frozen matter 6. A concave portion 17 is formed on the side surface of the ice storage container 16, and a U-shaped notch 18 is integrally formed on the lower surface of the concave portion 17. Reference numeral 19 denotes a handle for attaching and detaching the ice storage container 16 and is formed to have a full width over the entire surface. Numeral 20 is a U-shaped knob having elasticity, and the distance between both ends is larger than the distance between the bent parts. The width dimension c of the knob 20 is
The recess 17 of the ice storage container 16 is formed to be smaller than the depth dimension d.

Next, the knob 20 is inserted into the recess 17 of the ice storage container 16.
The operation of attaching and detaching is described. The space between the both ends of the knob 20 is deformed inward to the space between the bent portions, and the knob 20 is mounted to the depth of the concave portion 17 of the ice storage container 16. The knob 20 attached to the recess 17 has an elastic force and is locked in the recess 17. After mounting, the pick 20 is placed in the ice storage container 16.
It is formed so as not to protrude from the side surface. When attaching and detaching the knob 20, the finger 2 is easily inserted by putting a finger into the U-shaped notch 18 on the lower surface of the concave portion 17 and applying a force upward.
0 can be removed. Reference numerals 21 and 22 denote doors for closing the fronts of the freezing room 6 and the refrigerating room 7, and have inner door plates 23 and 24 on the back surface, respectively.

With the above-described configuration, the ice storage container 1
Since the handle 20 is not attached to the handle 19 of FIG.
Mounting of the ice storage container 16 becomes easy. Further, the knob 20 can be easily attached to and detached from the concave portion 17 of the ice storage container 16 and can be prevented from coming off even with a slight vibration.

[0012]

As described above, the present invention is directed to an ice storage container disposed below an automatic ice maker, a concave portion provided on a side surface of the ice storage container, and a U-shaped notch provided on a lower surface of the concave portion. When,
By providing the concave portion with a U-shaped elastic knob, the detachability of the ice storage container is improved, the appearance quality of the ice storage container is maintained, and there is no need to search for the knob each time, and the knob is picked. The equipment is mounted outside the ice storage container, which can achieve an excellent hygiene effect.

Further, since the knob can be stored in the recess, the ice storage container does not have to be attached or detached, and the notch allows easy insertion of the finger, so that the knob can be easily attached and detached.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part of an electric refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where a knob is attached to the ice storage container of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the ice storage container in which a knob is detached from the ice storage container of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the knob removed from the ice storage container of FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Automatic ice-making machine 16 Ice storage container 17 Concave part 18 U-shaped notch part 19 Handle 20 Picker

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An ice storage container for storing ice, a concave portion provided on a side surface of the ice storage container, a U-shaped notch provided on a lower surface of the concave portion, and held in the concave portion and held by elastic force. An ice storage container for an electric refrigerator equipped with an ice picker.