JP3589838B2 - refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a bottle storage container for a door inner plate.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As the closest prior art, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 55-50405, an openable / closable lid is provided on the bottom surface of an upper container of at least two stages of containers removably attached to an inner plate of a refrigerator door. There is a bottle storage container in which the lid is opened so that relatively long items such as bottles can be stored in the lower container.
[0003]
Further, as disclosed in JP-A-59-52381, there is a bottle storage container provided with more engaging portions for detachably attaching containers than the number of containers provided on the inner plate of the refrigerator door.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 55-50405, there is a problem that heavy bottles cannot always be placed on the hinge side for both the right-opening refrigerator door and the left-opening refrigerator door. In JP-A-59-52381, there is a problem that the engaging heights of both sides of each storage container are the same, and the rotational force applied to the container when the door is opened and closed is received at the same rotation center, and the present invention solves these problems. The purpose is to do.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, a refrigerator main body, a laterally-opening door that is openably and closably attached to the refrigerator main body, and a detachable engagement with a container mounting portion of a door inner plate of the laterally-opening door are provided. With a container,
The container has a height position step in the middle of the refrigerator width direction, and an engagement portion having a different engagement position height with the container mounting portion on both sides of the height position step,
The lower side of the height position sectioned by the height position step of the container is arranged on the side of the refrigerator main body of the side-opening door ,
The side-opening door is provided with engaging portions having different heights on the container mounting portions on the left and right sides of the door inner plate,
When the side-opening door is right-opening, the low-height engagement portion of the container is engaged with the low-height engagement portion of the container mounting portion on the right-side mounting side of the side-opening door to the refrigerator body. Attach the part,
When the side-opening door is left-opening, the low-height engaging portion of the container is engaged with the low-height engaging portion of the container mounting portion on the left-side mounting side of the side-opening door to the refrigerator body. In this configuration, the height of the engagement position of the engagement portions on both sides of the container is made different from each other so that the rotation center that receives the rotational force applied to the container when the door is opened and closed is formed. Will be different. In addition, the container is provided with a height difference in the width direction of the refrigerator, so that storage items having different heights can be easily stored. In addition, by placing relatively heavy bottles on the hinge side of the refrigerator door, the inertial force applied to the relatively heavy bottles when opening and closing the door can be kept low, and the door opening and closing operation is light and quiet. Can contribute.
[0006]
The invention described in claim 2, upper SL container, to the lateral opening formula door, and characterized in that it is attachable to the right and left reverse, easily relatively heavy heavy bottles This configuration Can be disposed on the hinge side of the refrigerator door.
[0007]
The invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that a hole is provided in the bottom portion on the lower side of the height position of the container partitioned by the height position step, and a bottle storage container is formed together with the lower container through the hole. With this configuration, a rational storage layout involving bottles can be easily realized.
[0008]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the bottle storage container, two containers are engaged with each other, and the bottle storage container is relatively heavy. It is possible to increase the resistance to the impact due to the inertial force applied to the bottles when opening and closing the door .
[0009]
請 Motomeko invention described in 5, which is characterized in that the same things in the shape diagonal of the four corners as viewed in the vertical direction of the container having a height level difference, With this configuration, a container for storing relatively heavy bottles can be easily arranged on the hinge side of the refrigerator door.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
A refrigerator door container mounting device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0011]
The following embodiments embody the present invention and are not intended to limit the technical scope of the present invention.
[0012]
An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall view of a refrigerator in which the horizontal opening type door of the present invention is opened rightward. FIG. 2 is a front view of the horizontal opening type door unit of the refrigerator of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the upper container partitioned by the height position step of the refrigerator of FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion A where the upper container of FIG. 3 is engaged with the lower container. FIG. 5 is an overall view of the refrigerator in which the horizontal opening type door of the present invention is opened leftward. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the upper container of FIG. FIG. 7 is a front view in which the upper container of FIG. 6 is attached to a door. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the upper container of FIG. FIG. 9 is a front view in which the upper container of FIG. 8 is attached to a door. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a main part of another embodiment of an engaging portion for attaching the upper container of FIG. 3 to a bank portion formed at the left and right ends of the door inner plate.
[0013]
In FIG. 1, 1 is a refrigerator, 2 is a refrigeration room, 3 is one or more shelves arranged in the refrigeration room for efficiently cooling articles, 4 is a chilled room, 5 is a water supply tank for automatic ice making. , 6 is a cool air outlet, 7 is an interior light, 8 is a temperature controller, 9 is a side-opening door pivotally supported by the refrigerator 1 so that it can be opened and closed, and 10 and 11 are door inner plates of the side-opening door 9. A bank portion 12 is formed at the left and right end portions by projecting from the door inner plate and integrally formed, and is an upper container. Steps are provided at the height position and the bottom position in the width direction of the container 12.
[0014]
The upper container 12 is detachably engaged with the bank portions 10 and 11 of the door inner plate so as to store relatively heavy bottles on the hinge side of the refrigerator door. The upper container 12 is detachably attached so as to protrude about half from the bank portions 10 and 11 of the door inner plate in the front-rear direction. Reference numeral 13 denotes a lower container, and 14 denotes a bottle storage container formed by engaging the upper container 12 and the lower container 13. The engaged state will be described later with reference to FIG. Reference numeral 15 denotes a drawer type first freezing room, 16 denotes a drawer type second freezer room, and 17 denotes a drawer type vegetable room.
[0015]
In FIG. 2, reference numerals 18a and 18b denote a pair of engaging portions formed by integral molding by projecting from the bank portions 10 and 11 of the door inner plate for detachably attaching the upper container 12. Reference numerals 19a and 19b denote a pair of engaging portions which are formed integrally with each other by projecting from the bank portions 10 and 11 of the door inner plate when the upper container 12 is detachably mounted left and right reversed.
[0016]
In FIG. 3, reference numeral 20 denotes a partition wall provided near a step in the height position, and partitions the upper container 12. Reference numeral 21 denotes a one-sided bottom portion which defines the upper container 12 and has a hole. Reference numerals 22a and 22b denote recessed members provided on the upper container 12 which protrude from the bank portions 10 and 11 of the door inner plate, correspond to a pair of engagement portions 18a and 18b formed by integral molding, and are engaged with and detachably attached thereto. It is a joint. Reference numerals 23a and 23b denote door inner plates in a case where the upper container 12 is detachably attached to the left and right sides so as to store relatively heavy bottles on the hinge side of the refrigerator door when the horizontally opening door 9 is opened to the left. It is a concave engaging portion provided on the upper container 12 which is engaged with a pair of engaging portions 19a, 19b which are formed by being integrally formed by being protruded from the bank portions 10, 11.
[0017]
22a and 23a in the concave engaging portions are provided on a surface facing the surface on which the other concave engaging portions 22b and 23b are provided. The concave engaging portions 22a, 22b, 23a, 23b are offset from the center in the front-rear direction. Reference numerals 24a, 24b, 24c, and 24d denote four corners of the upper container 12, which have the same shape in the direction of the arrow B, so that the left and right mounting can be easily performed. In the case of mounting left and right reversed, it is sufficient if the diagonals (24a and 24c, 24b and 24d) have the same shape. Reference numeral 25 denotes an engagement portion with the lower container 13 provided in the upper container 12 partitioned by the height position step.
[0018]
FIG. 4 shows the shape of the engagement portion 25 with the lower container 13 provided in the upper container 12 divided by the height position step. The upper container 12 is inwardly engaged with the lower container 13. The shape of the engaging portion 25 is not limited to this.
[0019]
In FIG. 5, the upper container 12 is mounted on the left and right sides so as to store relatively heavy bottles on the hinge side of the refrigerator door when the horizontal opening type door 9 is opened leftward.
[0020]
In FIG. 6, an upper container 12 having a flat lower end is provided with a hole in one bottom 21 on the lower side of the height position, which is defined by a height step.
[0021]
In FIG. 7, the upper container 12 (see FIG. 6) in which a hole is formed in the one-sided bottom portion 21 having a flat lower end portion and a lower side on the lower side is detached from the door without engaging with the lower container 13. Freely attached.
[0022]
In FIG. 8, the upper container 12 does not have a hole in the one-side bottom portion 21 on the lower side of the height position divided by the height position step.
[0023]
In FIG. 9, the upper container 12 (see FIG. 8) having a flat lower end and no hole at the bottom is detachably attached to the door with the deep bottom being the hinge side of the refrigerator door without engaging the lower container 13. I have.
[0024]
In FIG. 10, reference numeral 26 denotes an engaging portion of the door inner plate provided at the center of the upper container 12 in the front-rear direction with the bank portions 10 and 11.
[0025]
Containers that are detachably engaged with the refrigerator door by making the engagement position heights of both sides different from each other have different rotation centers that receive the rotational force applied to the container when the door is opened and closed.
[0026]
By providing a height difference step in the width direction of the refrigerator in the container, storage items having different heights can be easily stored.
[0027]
A hole is provided in the bottom of one side of the container partitioned by the height position step, and a bottle storage container configured with the lower container through the hole can simplify a rational storage layout involving bottles.
[0028]
By arranging the bottle storage container by engaging the two containers, the bottle storage container has an increased resistance to the impact due to the inertial force applied to the relatively heavy bottles when opening and closing the door.
[0029]
By disposing the bottle storage container detachably on the hinge side of the refrigerator door, the inertial force applied to the relatively heavy bottles when opening and closing the door can be kept low, contributing to a light and quiet door opening and closing operation. .
[0030]
A container for storing relatively heavy bottles can be easily placed on the refrigerator door by making the shape of the four corners of the container having the height difference in the diagonal direction as viewed in the direction of arrow B the same. It can be detachably provided on the hinge side.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first aspect of the invention, since the engagement heights of the engagement portions on both sides of the container are made different from each other, the rotation force applied to the container when the door is opened and closed is received at different rotation centers, so that the door is opened and closed. It is hard to fall off even if it receives strong force sometimes. In addition, by providing the container with a height position step in the width direction of the refrigerator, it is possible to easily store and arrange the storage items having different heights, and it is possible to provide an inexpensive door pocket structure which is easy to use especially in a wide refrigerator. . In addition, by disposing relatively heavy bottles on the hinge side of the refrigerator door, the inertial force applied to the relatively heavy bottles when opening and closing the door can be kept low, and the door opening and closing operation is light and quiet. Can contribute to
[0032]
According to the invention described in claim 2, since the container can be attached to the lateral opening type door in a left-right opposite manner , a container for storing relatively heavy bottles can be easily mounted on the refrigerator door. It can be arranged on the hinge side.
[0033]
According to the invention as set forth in claim 3, a bottle is provided at the bottom of the lower side of the height position of the container partitioned by the height position step, and a bottle storage container connected to the lower container through the hole. Thus, a rational storage layout involving bottles can be easily realized.
[0034]
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in the bottle storage container, the two containers are engaged with each other and disposed so that the bottle storage container can be opened and closed by a relatively heavy bottle. The resistance to the impact due to the inertia force sometimes applied can be enhanced .
[0035]
According to the invention described in 請 Motomeko 5, by the same shape diagonal to each other when viewed in the direction of the arrow B the four corners of the container having a height level difference easily compared A container for storing heavy bottles can be disposed on the hinge side of the refrigerator door.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an entire refrigerator in which a door of the present invention is opened rightward.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the horizontal opening type door unit of the refrigerator shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an upper container partitioned by a height step of the refrigerator shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of an engagement portion of the upper container shown in FIG. 3 with a lower container.
FIG. 5 is a front view showing the entire refrigerator in which the door of the present invention is opened to the left.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the upper container shown in FIG. 3;
FIG. 7 is a front view in which the upper container shown in FIG. 6 is attached to a door.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the upper container shown in FIG. 3;
FIG. 9 is a front view in which the upper container shown in FIG. 8 is attached to a door.
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a main part of another embodiment of an engaging portion of the door inner plate provided on the upper container shown in FIG. 3 with a bank portion.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerator 2 Refrigerator room 3 Shelf 4 Chilled room 5 Water supply tank for automatic ice making 6 Cold air outlet 7 Interior light 8 Temperature controller 9 Side-opening door 10, 11 Bank part 12 of a door inner board Partition by height position step Upper container 13 Lower container 14 Bottle storage container 15 Pull-out first freezer compartment 16 Pull-out second freezer compartment 17 Pull-out vegetable compartments 18a, 18b Engagement at the right opening provided on the bank of door inner plate Parts 19a, 19b Engagement part 20 for left opening provided on the bank part of door inner plate Upper partition wall 21 Upper container bottom parts 22a, 22b Bank of door inner plate for right opening provided in upper container Engagement portions 23a, 23b Engagement portions 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d with the bank of the door inner plate for left opening provided in the upper container Four corners 25 of the upper container Provided in the upper container Engagement part 26 with lower container Door inner plate provided in upper container Engagement with the bank

Claims (5)

The refrigerator body,
A side-opening door that is attached to the refrigerator body so that it can be opened and closed,
A container which is detachably engaged with a container mounting portion of a door inner plate of the lateral opening type door,
The container has a height position step in the middle of the refrigerator width direction, and an engagement portion having a different engagement position height with the container mounting portion on both sides of the height position step,
The lower side of the height position sectioned by the height position step of the container is arranged on the side of the refrigerator main body of the side-opening door ,
The side-opening door is provided with engaging portions having different heights on the container mounting portions on the left and right sides of the door inner plate,
When the side-opening door is right-opening, the low-height engagement portion of the container is engaged with the low-height engagement portion of the container mounting portion on the right-side mounting side of the side-opening door to the refrigerator body. Attach the part,
When the side-opening door is left-opening, the low-height engaging portion of the container is engaged with the low-height engaging portion of the container mounting portion on the left-side mounting side of the side-opening door to the refrigerator body. Refrigerator characterized by attaching a part . Upper SL container, to the lateral opening formula doors, refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that it is attachable to the right and left reversed. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a hole is provided in a bottom portion on a lower side of the height position of the container partitioned by the height position step, and a bottle storage container is formed together with the lower container through the hole. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the bottle storage container is provided by engaging two containers. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the shape of the four corners of the container provided with the height position step as viewed in the up-down direction is the same at the diagonal.

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