JPS6354989B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a shelf support device installed in refrigerators, etc., and an object of the present invention is to make the shelves expandable and contractible in the front and rear directions on the same plane, thereby effectively utilizing the space inside the refrigerators. shall be.

For this purpose, it is known that sliding shelves are arranged inside the refrigerator, but in order to store all of these shelves at the rear of the refrigerator, a large space corresponding to the depth of the column is required. A storage section of the dimensions is required,
Further, there were drawbacks such as the operation being troublesome and the placement of small articles becoming unstable.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and one embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the figure, reference numeral 1 indicates a shelf installed in each refrigerator, and a plurality of horizontal rod members 2, which are arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction inside the refrigerator at predetermined intervals.
2', 2''... and a connecting material 3 made of a synthetic resin such as polypropylene that is low temperature resistant and has high flexibility and can be bent by the notch 3a, which fixes the horizontal rod members 2, 2', 2'' at a predetermined interval. It is configured. The horizontal rod member 2 is relatively wide, and the horizontal rod members 2', 2'', . This is a front shelf support having a substantially U-shaped cross section and a protrusion 7 integrally formed at the rear thereof, and a rear shelf support 8 having a substantially U-shape and a substantially U-shaped cross section at the rear thereof. It is arranged.
The rear shelf support 8 has a horizontal upper part 10, a raised part 11 that is raised higher than the rear part, and a lower part 15 that continues from this. 8, the rear shelf support 8 rotates about the hinge 12 as a fulcrum as shown in FIG. 2, and can be installed substantially parallel to the back surface 13 of the inner box 5. Further, the front part of the rear shelf support 8 is held by the protrusion 7 of the front shelf support 4. Pins 3b of connecting members 3 provided at both ends of the shelf 1 are slidably engaged in the front and rear shelf supports 4 and 8. Further, the depth dimension of the horizontal rod member 2 is approximately matched to the dimension up to the raised portion 11 of the support 8.

Therefore, a plurality of horizontal rod members 2, 2', 2''...
are connected at predetermined intervals by connecting members 3, so when placing large items to be refrigerated on the lower shelf (not shown) and cooling them, the horizontal rod members 2, 2', 2'', etc. are sequentially pressed toward the back of the warehouse (in the direction of arrow M in FIG. 1), the connecting member 3 is bent at the corner portion 14 of the rear shelf support 8, and the horizontal rod member 2' , 2''... are sequentially moved to the lower part 15, and finally, the shelf 1 is completely seated in the rear shelf support 8 as shown in Fig. 3, and a space is formed at the front of the refrigerator. By using this, large items to be refrigerated can be easily taken in and taken out, and small items can be placed on the wide horizontal rod member 2 remaining at the back of the refrigerator. If the shelf 1 is not needed at all, the rear shelf support 8 can be rotated as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. It can be expanded and used effectively. Further, a raised portion 11 on the rear part of the rear shelf support 8
When items to be refrigerated are stored on the shelf 1, the shelf 1 has the effect of acting as a stopper to prevent the items to be refrigerated from falling backward.

As described above, the present invention includes a bendable shelf, front and rear shelf supports that slidably support both ends of the shelf, and a substantially linear front shelf support;
The approximately U-shaped rear supports are arranged in a row, and the rear supports are rotatably arranged at the corners, allowing the shelf area to be freely increased or decreased, and when not in use, the rear shelf supports can be attached to the back support. By storing all the shelves and rotating them, a large space is provided, and the storage space of the shelves themselves can be further downsized. Further, if the front end of the rear shelf support is supported by a protrusion formed integrally with the front shelf support, assembly becomes easy. Further, if the wide horizontal rod members are positioned at the front and the narrow horizontal rod members at the rear, small articles can be placed stably.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a cutaway perspective view of the main parts of a refrigerator that employs an embodiment of the shelf of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a side view of the shelf support, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the main parts of an example of the use of the shelf. It is. 1...shelf, 2...wide horizontal rod member, 2', 2''...
...Narrow horizontal rod member, 4...Front shelf support, 7...
Projection, 8... Rear shelf support, 12... Hinge part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. On both sides of the interior of a refrigerator, etc., there are a front shelf support that is approximately U-shaped in cross section and linear, and a rear shelf that is approximately U-shaped and approximately U-shaped in cross section. A support is provided, the rear shelf support is arranged so as to be rotatable at a corner thereof and to be connected to the front shelf support, and a bendable shelf is slidable on the front and rear shelf supports. A movable shelf support device for refrigerators, etc. 2. A shelf support device for a refrigerator or the like according to claim 1, wherein a protrusion for supporting the rear shelf support is integrally formed at the rear end of the front shelf support. 3. The horizontal rod member is comprised of a wide horizontal rod member and a narrow horizontal rod member.
Shelf support device for refrigerators, etc., as described in Section 1.