JP2887628B2 - Refrigerator storage box - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator or a freezer, and more particularly to a storage box for storing a refrigerator or the like inside a commercial refrigerator or a freezer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to store refrigerated goods and the like in a refrigerator or a freezer, it is preferable that cold air is uniformly contacted with the outer surface of the refrigerated goods or the like to uniformly cool and hold the same. In that sense, it is not preferable to directly stack a plurality of refrigerated products and the like. In order to store such refrigerated products and the like, storage boxes of various shapes and structures have been proposed and used so far. For example, the storage boxes are provided on the front (facing the back of the refrigerator door) and the bottom. A box with a cool air through hole (Fig. 6), a basket-shaped body (Fig. 7), a cool air through hole only at the bottom (Fig. 8), and a box with a flange at the upper edge A shape (FIG. 9) and a shape in which a groove is formed on the inner surface to promote the supply of cold air to a contact portion of a refrigerated material or the like (FIG. 10).

[0003]

The storage box described above has a fixed shape and size. In other words, the height is constant. On the other hand, the height of chilled items is not constant, so if a large storage box that can store tall chilled items is provided in the refrigerator, the storage The upper space inside is a dead space without refrigeration. In addition, a short storage box is used, and the interval between the storage boxes is widened only when storing tall refrigerated items. In this case, there is not much dead space, but since the distance between the storage boxes is large, leakage of cold air increases when the door of the refrigerator is opened, which is not preferable in keeping the internal cold air temperature. Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to effectively utilize the space inside the refrigerator without generating a dead space, and to reduce the leakage of cold air when the door is opened. It is intended to provide a box. In this specification,
The expression "refrigerator" means "freezer" unless otherwise specified.
Shall be included.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, a refrigerator storage box according to the present invention comprises a first front panel.
A bottomed body having a rack attached to the
Having a frame-like portion attached to the front panel
And a box extension frame extending upward from the main body.
The bottomed main body and the box extension frame are connected to the first front panel.
Panel and the second front panel are fitted so as to be overlapped with each other.
Together with the rack and the frame-shaped part.
The height is adjustable so that it can be inserted
And features .

[0005]

The storage box having the above-described structure is a box extension frame or
Is supported on the inner wall of the refrigerator by a movable rail provided on the side surface of the bottomed main body . When the height of the refrigerated product is small , the first front panel and the frame of the box extension frame are bottomed.
Push it into the second front panel of the main unit to reduce the height, and when the height of the refrigerated item is large, pull out the box extension frame to extend the height of the storage box, and adjust it to the size of the refrigerated item. After adjusting the height, the refrigerated product is stored in a refrigerator.
The front panel of the box extension frame is combined with the front panel of the bottomed main body , as if it were a single plate, separating the flow of cool air.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts. In FIG. 1, a storage box 1 is configured by combining a box extension frame 10 and a main body 20 with a bottom . The box extension frame 10 has a front panel
(Second front panel) 11, rear panel (second rear panel)
Flannel) 12, a frame 13, a movable rail 14, and the like. In addition, the bottomed main body 20 is provided with a front panel (first
Front panel) 21, rear panel (second rear panel)
22, a rack 23, etc., but the box extension frame 10
Details of the bottomed body 20 are shown in the exploded view of FIG.

In FIG. 2, the front panel 11 of the box extension frame 10 has a handle 11a on the front, and the movable rail 14,
15 is connected to the rear panel 12. The connection between the front panel 11 and the movable rails 14 and 15 and the connection between the latter and the rear panel 12 are performed by appropriate fastening members such as bolts and screws, and the movable rails 14 and 15 also have a function as a strength member. The frame portion 13 is fixed to the rear panel 12 by two clamps 16 and screws (not shown), and is also fixed to the front panel 11 in a similar manner. The frame 13 has a plurality of slide shafts 13a extending vertically.

The front panel 21 of the bottomed main body 20 has a box shape and receives the front panel 11 of the box extension frame in a nested manner. A long hole 21 a extending in the vertical direction is formed on the side surface of the front panel 21, and a fixing screw (not shown) screwed to the side surface of the front panel 11 is passed through. The rear panel 22 has the same structure, and has a height adjusting slot 22a on the side.
Having. The rack 23 is fixed to the front panel 21 and the rear panel 22 by clamps 25, respectively. A plurality of slide members 23a are provided on the side of the rack 23.
Are protrudingly provided to movably receive the slide shaft 13 a of the frame-shaped portion 13 of the box extension frame 10. A plurality of slide members 23a may be provided individually as shown in the figure, or a plurality of slide holes may be formed in one plate, and this plate may be provided in the rack 23.

The above-mentioned storage box 1 may be assembled by increasing its height as shown in FIG. 1 or may be assembled and used by lowering its height as shown in FIG. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the storage box 1 assembled with a shorter back as shown in FIG. The storage box 1 having this height is indicated by reference numeral 1a. 4, the main body 31 of the refrigerator 30
Are supported by legs 32 and are filled with a foamed heat insulating material.
A refrigerator room 33 is provided in an upper part of the main body 31, and a fan 35 and a cooler 37 are arranged in an upper part of the refrigerator. A cover 39 is provided below the cooler 37 and communicates with a duct 41 at the back of the refrigerator. By driving the fan 35, the air in the refrigerator circulates as shown by the arrow, and is cooled by the cooler 37.
The refrigerator is cooled when passing through the storage box 1a. In this state, even if a door (not shown) is opened, since the intervals between the storage boxes 1a are narrow, cool air does not leak therefrom. When the storage box 1a containing the refrigerated material to be taken out or the storage box 1a for storing the refrigerated material is pulled out, the cool air flows out to some extent, but this is unavoidable and the leakage of the cool air is minimized. Is suppressed.

FIG. 5 shows a storage box 1 adjusted to a medium height.
(Indicated by 1b), storage box 1 adjusted to a large height
(Indicated by reference numeral 1c) is used together with the storage box 1a. Although storage boxes 1a, 1b, and 1c of various heights are used, the distance between them does not change, so even if the front door is opened,
Air leakage remains low. Although not clearly shown in the drawing, a groove or a strip projection is integrally formed on the inner side wall of the refrigerator 30.

[0011]

As can be seen from the above description, according to the present invention, the storage box is composed of the box extension frame and the bottomed main body , and the refrigerated product is extended and contracted by extending the box extension frame . The height can be adjusted according to the height of the cold room, so that the cold air space in the refrigerator can be effectively used without producing a dead space, and the gap between the upper and lower storage boxes can be kept narrow and suitable, so that the cool air at the time of opening the door can be reduced. Leakage can be suppressed, energy loss can be prevented, and temperature change of the refrigerated product can be prevented. Further, since the same storage box can be used structurally, it is more economical than using a plurality of storage boxes having different sizes. When storing unused storage boxes outside the refrigerator, the storage boxes can be saved by minimizing the height and stacking them.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall side view of a storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded structural view of the storage box according to the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 3 is another assembled state diagram of the storage box.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a use state of the storage box.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing another use state of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional storage box.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another example of a conventional storage box.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing still another example of the conventional storage box.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing another example of a conventional storage box.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing still another example of the conventional storage box.

[Description of Signs] 1 ... storage box, 10 ... box extension frame , 11
... front panel (second front panel) , 13 ... frame-shaped part , 2
0: body part with bottom , 21: front panel (first front panel
Le) , 23 ... rack , 30 ... refrigerator.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A storage box suspended and supported on an inner side wall of a refrigerator, the rack being attached to a first front panel.
Attached to the second front panel with a bottomed body having
Extending upward from the bottomed main body portion with a frame-shaped portion provided
A box extension frame, wherein the bottomed main body and the box
The extension frame includes the first front panel and the second front panel.
The panels are fitted so that they can overlap each other, and
A storage box for a refrigerator, wherein a height of the storage box is adjustable by movably inserting the rack and the frame-shaped portion .