JP3568342B2 - refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly to a refrigerator suitable for storing various sizes of storage items by changing a subdivision area in a storage container in a vegetable room.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The vegetable room of the refrigerator is provided with a storage container having an upper surface opening which does not have a subdivided area by a partition for storing vegetables such as leafy vegetables, root vegetables and fruit vegetables having various shapes. For storing small-sized fruits, fruits and vegetables, a basket is used separately from the storage container, which is detachably provided on the upper edge of the storage container. Since the storage container does not have a subdivision area, for example, in the summer, etc., a large storage space can be used to store multiple large beverage bottles at the same time, and it is possible to sufficiently respond to the use of occasional use. is there.
[0003]
In addition, there are some storage containers in which storage regions dedicated to beverage bottles are subdivided by partitions to avoid mixing of vegetables and beverage bottles. However, depending on the shape of the vegetables and the like to be stored, it may not fit in the subdivided storage area, and the adaptability is greatly impaired.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The storage container of the vegetable room is preferably a container that does not have a subdivision by a highly flexible partition. However, since there is no subdivision area, it is inevitable that vegetables of various shapes are arranged in a disorderly manner throughout the vessel, and sometimes it becomes difficult to arrange them. Moreover, even after the items are once arranged, the stable arrangement may be broken by taking out some of the vegetables, and it often takes time to arrange the stored items.
[0005]
In order to make it easier to organize, the inside of the storage container may be subdivided by a fixed partition, but if the inside of the container is subdivided as such a permanent storage area, adaptability will be impaired, and Can not respond enough.
[0006]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator in which various shapes of vegetables and the like can be easily arranged in a storage container, and which can sufficiently respond to an occasional use.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention secures a small storage area on the near side in the storage container in a refrigerator provided with a storage container with an upper surface opened so as to occupy almost the entire area in the vegetable room. A partition member is provided detachably, two small containers of different sizes are provided in the storage area, and a hook portion is formed in the small container to hang on an upper edge of the partition member. The other small container is configured to be housed therein.
[0008]
[0009]
[0010]
[0011]
The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that at least one arc-shaped concave portion for receiving the body of a large beverage bottle is formed at the upper edge of the partition member.
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 4, the refrigerator has a refrigerator main body 1 formed so as to have an opening on the entire front surface. The refrigerator body 1 is configured by filling a heat insulating material 4 such as urethane foam between an outer box 2 made of a steel plate and an inner box 3 made of a hard resin material. The interior of the refrigerator body 1 is partitioned into independent refrigerator compartments 9, vegetable compartments 10, and freezer compartments 11, 12 by intermediate partition walls 6, 7, 8 each formed by filling the interior with a heat insulating material 5. ing.
[0013]
Further, the front opening of the refrigerator compartment 9 is closed by a highly airtight rotary insulation door 13. The front opening of the vegetable compartment 10 is sealed by a highly airtight drawer-type heat-insulating door 14, and the front openings of the freezing compartments 11 and 12 are sealed by highly airtight drawer-type heat-insulating doors 15 and 16, respectively. A storage container 17 described later in detail is provided in the vegetable compartment 10. Further, inside the freezer compartments 11 and 12, storage containers 18 and 19 having upper openings are provided. These storage containers 17, 18, and 19 are connected to the heat insulating doors 14, 15, and 16, respectively, so that when the heat insulating doors 14, 15, and 16 are pulled out, they can be pulled out at the same time. The storage container 17 provided in the vegetable compartment 10 is formed in a rectangular shape as shown in FIG. 5, and a basket 20, two small containers 21 and 22 are provided therein.
[0014]
The storage container 17, the basket 20, and the small containers 21, 22 are shown again in FIG. The storage container 17 is made of a hard resin material, and is formed with an opening on the entire upper surface. The basket 20 and the small containers 21 and 22 are similarly made of a hard resin material, and are formed so as to have openings over the entire upper surface. The basket 20 is detachably provided such that both left and right ends are placed on the upper edge of the storage container 17. Each of the small containers 21 and 22 is detachably provided so as to hang a hook portion described later on an upper edge of a partition member 23 which is mounted upright on the bottom of the storage container 17.
[0015]
The details of the small containers 21 and 22 and the partition member 23 are shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2A, the small container 21 is formed with a hook portion 24 that hangs on the upper edge of the partition member 23. Further, as shown in FIG. 2B, the small container 22 is similarly formed with a hook portion 25 to be hooked on the upper edge of the partition member 23. Further, the small containers 21 and 22 of the present embodiment are configured such that the entire small container 21 can be accommodated in the small container 22.
[0016]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2 (c), the partition member 23 is formed with a longitudinal groove 26 which fits into a long and narrow projection formed on a side surface near the bottom of the storage container 17 described later. Further, arc-shaped concave portions 27 for receiving the body of the beverage bottle are formed near the respective ends in the longitudinal direction of the partition member 23, respectively.
[0017]
Further, as shown in FIG. 3, elongated first and second projections 28 and 29 extending in the vertical direction are formed on the side surface near the bottom of the storage container 17. The first projection 28 is provided at a certain distance from the front wall of the storage container 17 so as to secure a small storage area on the near side in the storage container 17. On the other hand, the second protrusion 29 is provided close to the front wall of the storage container 17. The thickness of the first and second projections 28 and 29 is smaller than the width of the groove 26 of the partition member 23, and the groove 26 of the partition member 23 is fitted into the respective projections 28 and 29 so that the partition member 23 is It can be mounted upright. The first and second projections 28 and 29 are formed on a pair of two opposing side surfaces.
[0018]
In the storage container 17 having the above-described configuration, the small containers 21, 22 and the partition member 23 can be appropriately transferred according to each storage case, thereby making it possible to use the auxiliary device. When storing an elongated fruit or leafy vegetable (for example, cucumbers, asparagus, spinach, etc.), as shown in FIG. The small containers 21 and 22 are set in the storage area on the front side of the partition member 23 by hooking the hook portions 24 and 25, respectively. By storing vegetables such as cucumbers in the small containers 21 and 22 in an upright state, it is possible to prevent the vegetables from falling down and to arrange them neatly. Similarly, it is possible to store it in the storage area subdivided by the partition member 23 adjacent to the small container 21. Large-sized leafy vegetables (for example, cabbage, lettuce, etc.) or root vegetables (for example, radish, sweet potato, etc.) are stored in the storage area subdivided in the back of the partition member 23. Fruits that are easy to roll are stored in the basket 20.
[0019]
Further, when there is a large amount of elongated fruit vegetables or leafy vegetables, and at the same time there is a lot of stored items such as milk packs or juice packs, as shown in FIG. Set in the storage area outside. In this case, it is desirable that fruit or leafy vegetables that are easy to fall are stored in the small containers 21 and 22, and a milk pack or the like that is hard to fall is stored in the storage area on the front side of the partition member 23. The small containers 21 and 22 can be easily reset using the hook portions 24 and 25, and can be neatly arranged without wasting time.
[0020]
On the other hand, when there are many large leafy vegetables (for example, cabbage, lettuce, etc.) or fruits (for example, watermelon, pumpkin, etc.), as shown in FIG. The small container 21 is placed in the small container 22, and the small container 22 is set in the storage area outside the partition member 23. With such an arrangement, it is possible to secure a wide storage area in the storage container 17 similar to that having substantially no subdivided area. A plurality of large-sized vegetables such as cabbage and pumpkin can be simultaneously stored in this sufficiently large storage area.
[0021]
Unlike the conventional fixed partition, the partition member 23 of the present embodiment can be easily transferred and does not impair the high adaptability of the storage container 17 at all.
[0022]
When the number of stored items increases, for example, during storage of beverage bottles in the summer, as shown in FIG. The container 21 is placed in the storage area on the front side of the partition member 23. In this arrangement, a large beverage bottle (for example, 1.5 to 2 liters) is stored obliquely in accordance with the concave portion 27 of the partition member 23 as shown in FIG.
[0023]
In contrast to the case where the storage area dedicated to the beverage bottle is formed in the storage container 17 as a permanent storage area, the adaptability is not impaired to a large extent. When it is not particularly necessary, such as outside the season, it is not fixed as a storage area dedicated to the beverage bottle, and the partition member 23 is transferred and the storage area is easily turned to another storage item. be able to.
[0024]
As described above, in the storage container 17 of the present embodiment, the partition member 23 is appropriately moved and changed according to each storage situation, and the small containers 21 and 22 are set again so that variously shaped vegetables and the like can be handy. Can be organized. Moreover, since the partition member 23 is configured to be detachable, it is possible to sufficiently respond to the occasional use. It should be noted that the small containers 21 and 22 of the present embodiment may be constituted by only one of the small containers 21 and 22 instead of two.
[0025]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the present invention, a storage area having a small volume can be secured by the partition member, and it is extremely easy to arrange vegetables and the like having various shapes, and it can sufficiently cope with occasional use. It is possible.
[0026]
Furthermore , by setting a small container in a storage area having a small volume, particularly long and thin fruit or leaf vegetables can be neatly arranged.
[0027]
In addition , by storing the entire other small container in one small container, a large storage area can be secured in the storage container, and especially large-sized leafy vegetables or fruit vegetables can be arranged neatly. is there.
[0028]
Furthermore , by hooking the hook of the small container on the upper edge of the partition member, the small container can be easily re-set between the storage areas, and can be neatly done without wasting time in organizing vegetables and the like. It is possible to organize.
[0029]
In the invention according to claim 2 , by aligning the body of the large-sized beverage bottle with the concave portion of the partition member, the beverage bottle can be stored obliquely and fixed as a dedicated storage area. It is possible to easily transfer the partition member to another storage item without transferring the partition member.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a storage container according to the present invention.
FIGS. 2A and 2B are perspective views showing a small container according to the present invention. (C) is a perspective view showing a partition member according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing details of a storage container according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the refrigerator according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the refrigerator according to the present invention.
FIGS. 6 (a), (b), (c) and (d) are views for explaining how to use a storage container.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerator main body 10 Vegetable room 17 Storage container 20 Basket 21, 22 Small container 23 Partition member 28 First projection 29 Second projection

Claims (2)

In a refrigerator having a storage container (17) with an upper surface opened so as to occupy almost the entire area of the vegetable room (10) ,
Before SL container (17) front side detachably attached to the partition member (23) to secure the small housing area of the volume within the two small containers of different sizes in the storage zone (21, 22) The small container (21, 22) is provided with a hook portion (24, 25) to be hooked on the upper edge of the partition member (23) , and one small container (22) is inside the other small container. (21) A refrigerator characterized in that it can be entirely housed . 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein at least one arc-shaped concave portion for receiving a body portion of a large-sized beverage bottle is formed at an upper edge of the partition member.

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