JPH05164461A - Lighting apparatus for refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To solve a problem, in which illumination light stimulates the eyes of a user, to prevent the direct coming in sight of light and to produce high- grade feeling in the lighting apparatus of a refrigerator. CONSTITUTION:An in-box light 2 is installed at the corner section 9 of the internal surface of a refrigerator body 1, and the front of the in-box light 2 is covered with a cover 7 composed of an opaque material. Slits 13 are formed to the cover 7 so that the light of the in-box light 2 lights up the innermost surface of the main body 1. Consequently, since the light of the in-box light 2 lights up the inside of a refrigerator through the slits 13 and indirect illumination is obtained, gentle illumination is acquired. A semitransparent material is used as the cover 7, and a reflecting plate directing the light of the slits 13 may be mounted around the in-box light 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an illuminating device for a refrigerator which can brightly illuminate the inside of the refrigerator without irritating the eyes of the user.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional technique relating to a lighting device for a refrigerator, for example, there is one disclosed in JP-A-2-247482. A conventional technique will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of a conventional refrigerator lighting device. As shown in the figure, a translucent cover 19 is locked and fixed to a corner portion 18 of an inner box 17 of a refrigerating compartment 16, and An interior lamp 21 is arranged in the space 20 of the corner portion 18. Therefore, the light of the interior lamp 21 is transmitted through the transparent cover 1
After passing through 9, the inside of the refrigerator compartment 16 is irradiated obliquely from the corner portion 18.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional configuration has a problem that the light from the interior lamp 21 directly enters the eyes of the user of the refrigerator and feels dazzling.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a lighting device for a refrigerator which is comfortable to use.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a refrigerator lamp attached to at least one corner portion of the inner surface of a refrigerator main body, and covers the front of the refrigerator lamp when locking the lamp. A cover made of an opaque material with a slit provided at a position where the light of the refrigerator light illuminates the inner surface of the refrigerator body is locked to the inner surface of the refrigerator body. Instead of the cover made of an opaque material, a translucent material is used. A cover made of is used, and a reflection plate that intensifies light passing through a slit of the cover and shields light to the front of the refrigerator compartment is provided around the interior lamp.

[0006]

Therefore, according to the structure of the present invention, the light of the interior lamp passes through the slit of the cover to illuminate the inner surface of the interior of the refrigerator, and the reflected light indirectly illuminates the entire interior of the refrigerator compartment. Since the light from the interior light does not directly enter the eyes, an extremely comfortable usability can be obtained.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1A and 1B show the first embodiment of the present invention.
2 shows a front view and a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ when the door of the refrigerator having the built-in lighting device in the embodiment is removed, and in the drawing, 1 is a refrigerator main body, 2 is a freezer compartment,
3 is a refrigerating compartment, 4 is a vegetable compartment, 5 is a partition wall for partitioning the freezing compartment 2 and the refrigerating compartment 3, 6 is a partition wall for partitioning the refrigerating compartment 3 and the vegetable compartment 4, and 7 is a refrigerating compartment 3. The cover is provided on the inner surface of the main body 1, that is, the corner portion 9 of the inner box 8 over substantially the entire height, and is made of a material that does not transmit light, that is, an opaque material. Reference numeral 7a is a locking claw provided on one side of the cover 7, and 7b is a locking claw also provided on the other side, and both locking claws 7a and 7b constitute a locking mechanism of the cover 7. is doing. The corner portion 9 is the inner surface 8 of the inner box 8 of the refrigerator compartment 3.
It is on the left and right sides of a. 8b is an inner box 8 continuous with the back surface 8a
The side surface 8b is provided with a protrusion 8c protruding into the corner portion 9. Further, a locked member 10 for locking the locking claw 7b of the cover 7 is provided at the inner side of the inner surface 8a in the corner portion 9. The upper and lower outer edges of the cover 7 are the inner box 8
Are in contact with the top surface 8d and the bottom surface 8e, the locking claw 7a is locked by the projection 8c, and the locking claw 7b is locked by the locked member 10, so that the corner portion 9 and the cover 7 are Due to space 1
1 is formed, and the interior lamp 12 is arranged in the space 11. In addition, a slit 13 is formed in a portion of the cover 7 where a line connecting the interior lamp 12 and the inner surface 8a of the inner box 8 intersects with the cover 7.
Is provided.

In the above structure, the light emitted from the interior lamp 12 passes through the slit 13, illuminates the inner surface 8a of the inner box 8, and indirectly illuminates the refrigerating compartment 3 with the reflected light. Since the light of the interior lamp 12 is blocked by the cover 7 made of a material that does not transmit light, it does not directly enter the eyes.

FIG. 2 shows an illuminating device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, 14 is a cover made of a material such as plastic that slightly transmits light, that is, a translucent material, and 15 is a cover. Light reflector, cover 1
4 is located on the back side of the interior of the cabinet 4 and covers the interior lamp 12;
Is positioned so that the light of (3) is condensed on the slit 13 and reflected.

In the above structure, the light emitted from the interior lamp 12 is concentrated on the slit 13 and irradiates and reflects the back surface 8a of the inner box 8 to illuminate the refrigerating compartment 3 brighter and indirectly. Therefore, the light of the interior lamp 12 is blocked by the reflector 15 and does not directly enter the eyes. Further, since the cover 14 can be manufactured using plastic or the like, the wall thickness can be reduced, the weight is light and the assembly is easy, the locking claws 7a and 7b can be easily formed, and the inexpensive refrigerator can be provided.

[0011]

As is apparent from the above-described embodiment, the present invention has a refrigerator lamp attached to at least one corner of the inner surface of the refrigerator main body, and covers the front of the refrigerator lamp when the refrigerator lamp is locked. Since the cover made of an opaque material that has a slit at the position where the light of the refrigerator illuminates the inner surface of the refrigerator is locked to the inner surface of the refrigerator body, the light of the interior light can pass through the slit and There is an effect that the inside of the refrigerator can be indirectly illuminated by reflecting the light on the surface, the light from the inside lamp does not directly enter the eyes, and the illumination of the inside of the refrigerator which is easy on the eyes can be obtained.

Further, by providing a semi-transparent cover that slightly transmits light and a reflecting plate that covers the inner surface of the cover and a part of the interior lamp to collect the light and concentrate the light in the slit. , It is possible to illuminate the interior brightly with more light.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 (a) is a front view of a refrigerator incorporating a lighting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention when a door is removed, and FIG. 1 (b) is a sectional view taken along the line AA ′ in FIG.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a lighting device for a refrigerator according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a main part of a conventional refrigerator lighting device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Refrigerator main body 7 Cover 8a Inner surface 9 Corner portion 12 Interior light 13 Slit

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A refrigerator lamp is attached to at least one corner of an inner surface of the refrigerator body, and the front surface of the refrigerator lamp is covered with the light of the refrigerator lamp illuminating the inner surface of the refrigerator body when locked. A refrigerator lighting device in which a cover made of an opaque material with slits is locked to the inner surface of the refrigerator body. 2. The interior lamp is provided with a reflector made of a translucent material instead of the cover made of an opaque material, and a reflection plate for strengthening light passing through a slit of the cover and shielding light to the front of the refrigerating compartment. The lighting device for a refrigerator according to claim 1, which is provided around the.