JP4056530B2 - refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to, for example, a refrigerator that can store vegetables having a long shape in an upright state in the same manner as when grown.

Conventionally, a refrigerator A as shown in FIG. 8 as a refrigerator having a storage room kept at a temperature of about 5 to 10 [deg.] C. in order to keep vegetables and the like fresh, that is, a "vegetable room" generally referred to. There is a ´.
In such a vegetable room, as shown in FIG. 8, when the door 20 ′ of the vegetable room B ′ is opened, there are cases where drawer-type storage cases are provided in multiple stages.
Therefore, for example, when storing vegetables having long shapes such as sweet corn, asparagus, spring chrysanthemum, celery, leeks in the vegetable room, as described in Patent Document 1, the long shape is used. There was no method other than laying the vegetables they had aside and storing them.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-159952

By the way, vegetables having a long shape as described above (hereinafter simply referred to as “long vegetables”) usually grow such that stems (or leaves) rise from the ground. It is known that long vegetables grown in this way are laid down and stored side by side as described above, so that amino acids and sugars that are indicators of deliciousness and freshness are decomposed or consumed.
Therefore, it is desirable to store the long vegetables in the vegetable room in an upright state as in the case of growth.
Then, this invention is made | formed in view of the said situation, The place made into the objective is to provide the refrigerator which can be stored in an upright state, without laying a long vegetable sideways.

To accomplish the above object, comprises a door opened and closed by rotating in a substantially horizontal direction, in a refrigerator having a storage chamber for storing food at a predetermined temperature, said storage chamber to accommodate the vegetables since a vegetable compartment of the vegetable compartment along with provided side by side and next room than the room temperature is lower the vegetable compartment, drawer-type housing case is provided, et al is in the vegetable compartment, the next room side of the inner surface of the door refrigerators are long article containing means for accommodating the front side become biased position with a by opening the said door position the food product having a long shape in an upright state wherein the thus provided It is configured as.
Refrigerators also conceivable, characterized in that said accommodating case hits portion is not provided when said accommodating case is drawn out in a state in which the said door to the inner surface of the door open approximately 90 degrees.
Since it is comprised in this way, foods, such as vegetables which have a long shape, can be stored in an upright state like the time of growth, and it becomes possible to store freshness of vegetables etc. well. In addition, since the storage room is configured as a vegetable room for storing vegetables, vegetables having a long shape can be stored in an upright state in the same way as during growth, and the most suitable environment (temperature, It can be stored under humidity. Further, since the housing means is provided on the inner side of the door in the opened state, the housing case is pulled out even when the door can be opened only about 90 degrees, for example. Sometimes it is preferred because it does not hit the receiving means.
The long object storage means is a container having a substantially hexahedron structure, and is configured such that an opening for inserting the food having the long shape is provided in a part or the whole of the upper surface of the container. May be.
By configuring the long object storage means in this way, it becomes possible to store food such as vegetables in an upright state.
The side surface of the container facing the inner surface of the door may be slidable in the vertical direction.
With this configuration, for example, the food can be easily inserted and removed by sliding the side surface of the container according to the shape of the food such as vegetables stored in the long object storage means. .

As another example of the long object storage means, there is a plate-shaped fastening member in which the long object storage means is attached to the inner surface of the door and the cross-sectional shape cut along a horizontal plane is a U-shape or an arc shape.
By configuring the long object storage means as described above, it is possible to easily store food having a long shape simply by attaching the plate-like fastening member to the door .

The present invention is a refrigerator equipped with a door that pivots in a substantially horizontal direction and can be opened and closed, and has a storage room for storing food at a predetermined temperature, wherein the storage room is a vegetable room for containing vegetables, together with the vegetable compartment are provided side by side and next room than the room temperature is lower the vegetable compartment, drawer-type housing case is provided, et al is in the vegetable compartment, the said door a position of the next room side of the inner surface of the door The refrigerator has a long object storage means for storing a food having a long shape in an upright state at a biased position on the near side in the open state .
In addition, a refrigerator is also conceivable in which no portion is provided on the inner surface of the door so that the housing case will not contact when the housing case is pulled out with the door opened approximately 90 degrees .
Since it is comprised in this way, foods, such as vegetables which have a long shape, can be stored in an upright state like the time of growth, and it becomes possible to store freshness of vegetables etc. well. In addition, since the storage room is configured as a vegetable room for storing vegetables, vegetables having a long shape can be stored in an upright state in the same way as during growth, and the most suitable environment (temperature, It can be stored under humidity. Further, since the housing means is provided on the inner side of the door in the opened state, the housing case is pulled out even when the door can be opened only about 90 degrees, for example. Sometimes it is preferred because it does not hit the receiving means.
The long object storage means is a container having a substantially hexahedron structure, and is configured such that an opening for inserting the food having the long shape is provided in a part or the whole of the upper surface of the container. May be.
By configuring the long object storage means in this way, it becomes possible to store food such as vegetables in an upright state.
The side surface of the container facing the inner surface of the door may be slidable in the vertical direction.
With this configuration, for example, the food can be easily inserted and removed by sliding the side surface of the container according to the shape of the food such as vegetables stored in the long object storage means. .

As another example of the long object storage means, there is a plate-shaped fastening member in which the long object storage means is attached to the inner surface of the door and the cross-sectional shape cut along a horizontal plane is a U-shape or an arc shape.
By configuring the long object storage means as described above, it is possible to easily store food having a long shape simply by attaching the plate-like fastening member to the door .

Hereinafter, embodiments and examples of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings so that the present invention can be understood. It should be noted that the following embodiments and examples are examples embodying the present invention, and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.
Here, FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a container which is an example of a long object storage means according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view in the direction of arrow A shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view in the direction of arrow B, FIG. 4 is an external view of attachment of the long object storage means, FIG. 5 is another example of the external appearance of attachment of the long object storage means, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional explanatory view, FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of another example of a long object storage means, and FIG. 8 is an example of a conventional refrigerator.

First, an example of the appearance of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows a refrigerator A that is an example of a refrigerator.
The refrigerator A is roughly divided into three according to its functions. The upper part of the refrigerator A is mainly a refrigerator room O for refrigerated food, and the lower right part is a freezer room P for freezing food. A vegetable room B for mainly storing vegetables and the like is provided on the lower left side. That is, the refrigerator A is an example in which all the upper stages are provided in the refrigerator compartment and the lower compartment is provided with the vegetable compartment and the freezer compartment side by side. Q is an ice making chamber for making ice.

Next, the vegetable room B provided on the lower left side of the refrigerator A will be described in detail.
In the vegetable compartment B, a plurality of drawer-type storage cases 10 are provided (four in FIG. 4). Further, the vegetable compartment B includes a door 20 that can be freely opened and closed, and an inner plate 21 on the inner surface of the door 20 stores food such as vegetables having a long shape protruding in the depth direction of the storage case 10. A container 30 which is an example of the long object storage means is provided. Therefore, the two-step front surface on the lower side of the storage case 10 is retreated in the depth direction as compared to the two steps on the upper side.
The container 30 (accommodating means) is desirably provided so as to be biased so that the container 30 is on the near side when the door 20 is opened as shown in FIG. By providing the container 30 in this way, for example, when the door 20 can be opened only about 90 degrees, the storage case 10 does not hit the side surface 31 of the container 30 even if the storage case 10 is pulled out. (That is, there is no portion on the inner surface of the door 20 where the housing case 10 will contact when the housing case 10 is pulled out with the door 20 opened about 90 degrees.)
The container 30 provided on the inner plate 21 on the inner surface of the door 20 will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

First, FIG. 1A is a side view (side 31) of the container 30, and FIG. 1B is a front view of the container 30. FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the container 30 has a substantially hexahedron structure as a whole, and the inside is hollow. Furthermore, the upper surface of the container 30 is provided with an upper opening 32 for inserting a vegetable or the like having a long shape (long vegetable) into the container 30.
The side member 33 on the front side of the container 30 facing the inner surface of the door 20 is slidably attached in the vertical direction. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the side member 33 can slide up and down by engaging a vertically long protrusion 34 formed integrally with the side surface 31 with a claw member 33 a provided on the side member 33. It becomes possible.
FIG. 1 shows a state in which the side member 33 is raised to the maximum. Further, by lowering the side member 33 as much as possible, it can be lowered to a position where the lower opening 35 on the front side is closed.
As described above, since the side member 33 is slidably provided, the vegetable can be easily inserted and removed by sliding the side member 33 according to the shape of the vegetables to be stored.

In order to attach the container 30 to the inner plate 21 on the inner surface of the door 20, an adhesive may be applied to the side surface of the container 30 on the door 20 side and attached to the inner plate 21. The side plate and the inner plate 21 may be directly screwed (bolt tightened).
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a concave portion 36 is formed in a part of the side surface 31 of the container 30, and a convex portion (not shown) provided on the inner plate 21 is engaged with the concave portion 36. The container 30 may be attached to the inner surface of the door 20.
Moreover, as a material of the container 30, it may be formed of a transparent or translucent resin material, and in this way, the vegetables stored in the container 30 can be easily visually confirmed from the outside of the container 30. Is possible.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the long object storage means is the container 30 having a substantially hexahedral structure has been described. However, in the following, the case where the long object storage means is simply a plate-like fastening member will be described. .
For example, as shown in FIG. 5, a plate-like fastening member 100 having a U-shaped cross section (cross section in the arrow C direction) cut along a horizontal plane may be provided on the inner plate 21 of the door 20. That is, as schematically shown in FIG. 6, by attaching the plate-like fastening member 100 to the inner plate 21, it is possible to insert and store long vegetables upright in the space 101 inside the U-shape. Is possible. In FIG. 5, the bottom plate-like fastening member 100 is provided with a bottom plate.
As another example, as shown in FIG. 7, a plate-like fastening member 200 having a circular cross section cut along a horizontal plane may be used.
As described above, by using the plate-like fastening member, it is possible to easily implement the function of the long object storage unit as compared with the case where the container 30 is used.
As yet another example, the inner plate 21 may be simply provided with a vertically long cloth bag.

  The present invention is applicable to refrigerators.

Explanatory drawing of the container which is an example of the elongate article storage means which concerns on embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow A shown in FIG. 1. B arrow sectional drawing shown by FIG. The attachment external view of a long thing storage means. The example of another attachment external appearance of a long thing storage means. Cross-sectional explanatory drawing of the elongate object storage means of another example. Cross-sectional explanatory drawing of the elongate object storage means of another example. An example figure of the conventional refrigerator.

Explanation of symbols

A ... Refrigerator 30 ......... Container (Long material storage means)
33 .... Side member (front side)

Claims (5)

In a refrigerator comprising a door that is pivotable in a substantially horizontal direction and can be opened and closed, and has a storage room for storing food at a predetermined temperature,
The storage room is a vegetable room for storing vegetables, the vegetable room is provided side by side with an adjacent room whose room temperature is lower than the vegetable room, and a drawer-type storage case is provided in the vegetable room ,
The front side become biased position with open said door a position of the next room side of the inner surface of the door is a long object storage means for storing a food product having an elongated shape in an upright state A refrigerator characterized by being provided . In a refrigerator comprising a door that is pivotable in a substantially horizontal direction and can be opened and closed, and has a storage room for storing food at a predetermined temperature,
The storage room is a vegetable room for storing vegetables, the vegetable room is provided side by side with an adjacent room whose room temperature is lower than the vegetable room, and a drawer-type storage case is provided in the vegetable room ,
Long object storage means for storing food having a long shape in an upright state is provided at a position adjacent to the adjacent room on the inner surface of the door and at a biased position on the front side when the door is opened. are, refrigerators, characterized in that said accommodating case hits portion is not provided when said accommodating case is drawn out in a state in which the said door to the inner surface of the door open approximately 90 degrees. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the adjacent room is a freezing room for freezing food.   The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the long object storage means is a plate-shaped fastening member having a U-shaped or arcuate cross-sectional shape cut along a horizontal plane.   The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein the plate-like fastening member is provided on the inner surface of the door at a position within a lower part of the front side space of the lower part of the storage case.

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