JPH0289982A

JPH0289982A - Refrigerator

Info

Publication number: JPH0289982A
Application number: JP24137388A
Authority: JP
Inventors: Hideji Saeki; 秀治佐伯
Original assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
Current assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
Priority date: 1988-09-27
Filing date: 1988-09-27
Publication date: 1990-03-29
Anticipated expiration: 2010-04-12
Also published as: JPH0733952B2

Abstract

PURPOSE:To illuminate a neighboring low-temperature chamber sufficiently by one set of a lamp in a refrigerator by making a partitioning plate of a transparent plate since one sheet of the partitioning plate can insulate the transmission of heat when the difference of set temperatures between the low-temperature chamber and a neighboring chamber is small. CONSTITUTION:The opening of a door is detected by the door switch 8 of a refrigerating chamber 5 and a lamp 7 in a refrigerator is lighted. When the door of a low-temperature chamber 6 is opened under a condition that the door of the refrigerating chamber 5 is being opened, the door switch 9 of the low-temperature chamber 6 detects the opening of the door and the lamp 7 in the refrigerator keeps the lighted condition thereof. In this case, the low- temperature chamber 6 receives light of the lamp 7 in the refrigerating chamber 5 through a transparent vertical partitioning plate 11 whereby the inside of the low-temperature chamber 6 may be illuminated. When the door of the refrigerating chamber 5 is closed and the door of the low-temperature chamber 6 is also closed, the door switches 8, 9 detect the closing of the doors and the lamp 7 in the refrigerator may be put off. When the door of the low- temperature chamber 6 is opened subsequently, the door switch 9 of the low-temperature chamber 6 detects the opening of the door and the lamp 7 in the refrigerator may be lighted. The light of the lamp 7 is transmitted through the vertical partitioning plate 11 in the same manner and the inside of the low-temperature chamber 6 may be illuminated.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】〔産業上の利用分野〕この発明は冷蔵庫の照明に関するものである。[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] This invention relates to lighting for refrigerators.

[Conventional technology]

第４図は例えば実開昭５７−７９３８６号公報に示され
た従来の冷蔵庫を示す正面図であり１図において（１）
は冷蔵庫本体、（５）は冷蔵室、　（１３）は冷凍室。FIG. 4 is a front view showing a conventional refrigerator shown in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 57-79386.
is the refrigerator itself, (5) is the refrigerator compartment, and (13) is the freezer compartment.

（１４ａ）は仕切壁（１４）の貫通穴、（７）は庫内灯
、　（１５）はしゃへい板である。(14a) is a through hole in the partition wall (14), (7) is an interior light, and (15) is a shielding plate.

次に作用について説明する。冷凍室（１３）と冷蔵室（
５）を区画する仕切壁（１４）の近傍に設けられた庫内
灯（７）の光は冷蔵室内を照らすとともに、一部の光は
しゃへい板（１５）を通って冷凍室も照明することにな
る。Next, the effect will be explained. Freezer compartment (13) and refrigerator compartment (
5) The light from the interior light (7) installed near the partition wall (14) that partitions the refrigerator compartment illuminates the inside of the refrigerator compartment, and some of the light also passes through the shielding plate (15) and illuminates the freezer compartment. become.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

従来の冷蔵庫は以上のように構成されているので２例え
ば冷蔵室と低温室の組合わせに応用する場合には、低温
室に入る光は少なく制限され不十分という問題点があっ
た。Since conventional refrigerators are constructed as described above, there is a problem that, for example, when applied to a combination of a cold room and a cold room, the light entering the cold room is limited and insufficient.

この発明は上記のような問題点を解消するためになされ
たもので、１つの庫内灯で隣室である低温室を十分照明
しようとするものである。This invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and is intended to sufficiently illuminate the adjacent cold room with one interior light.

[Means to solve the problem]

この発明に係る冷蔵庫は１本体、この本体内に隣接して
設けられ、設定温度差の小さな第１の室及び第２の室、
この両室を仕切る透過性を有する中−の仕切板、前記両
室のいずれか一方に設けられた庫内灯、前記本体に設け
られ前記両室の扉の少なくとも一方の扉が開いた時に前
記庫内灯を点灯させるスイッチを備えたものである。The refrigerator according to the present invention includes one main body, a first chamber and a second chamber that are provided adjacently within the main body and have a small difference in set temperature;
A medium partition plate having transparency that separates the two chambers, an internal light provided in either one of the two chambers, and an internal light provided in the main body that allows the light to be displayed when at least one of the doors of the two chambers is opened. It is equipped with a switch that turns on the interior light.

[Effect]

この発明に係る冷蔵庫は、隣接する室の設定湯度の差が
小さい場合、仕切板は断熱材でなくてもよく仕切板１枚
で可能であり、この板を透明にすることにより一方の室
の庫内灯の光を他方の室に分配し、一方の室の庫内灯で
他方の室の照明を行うものである。In the refrigerator according to the present invention, when the difference in hot water temperature setting between adjacent rooms is small, the partition plate does not need to be made of heat insulating material, and it is possible to use only one partition plate, and by making this plate transparent, it is possible to The light from the internal lamp of one chamber is distributed to the other chamber, and the internal lamp of one chamber illuminates the other chamber.

Ｃ実施例〕以下、この発明の一実施例を第１図〜第３図について説
明する。図１において、（１）は冷蔵庫本体（２）は縦
仕切体、　（３）、　（４）は横仕切体、（５）は第１
の室である冷蔵室、（６）は第２の室で０℃前後に保た
れるチルド室、（７）は庫内灯２（８）はスイッチであ
る冷蔵室（５）のドアスイッチ、（９）はスイッチであ
るチルド室（６）のドアスイッチ、　（ｉｏ）、　（Ｉ
＋）は縦仕切板、（＋２）は冷気を送るダクト、　（１
２ａ）は冷蔵室（５）に冷気を送るダクト、　（＋２ｂ
）はチルド室（６）に冷気を送るダクト、　（１６）は
透光性の棚、　（１７）は透光性のケースである。C Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. In Figure 1, (1) is the refrigerator body (2) is the vertical partition, (3) and (4) are the horizontal partitions, and (5) is the first
(6) is the chilled room which is kept at around 0℃ in the second room, (7) is the interior light 2, (8) is the switch for the door switch of the refrigerator compartment (5), (9) is the door switch of the chilled room (6), (io), (I
+) is a vertical partition plate, (+2) is a duct that sends cold air, (1
2a) is a duct that sends cold air to the refrigerator compartment (5), (+2b
) is a duct that sends cold air to the chilled room (6), (16) is a translucent shelf, and (17) is a translucent case.

次に作用について説明する。冷蔵室（５）の扉を開くと
、冷蔵室（５）のドアスイッチ（８）により扉開が検知
され、庫内灯（７）が点灯する。このとき冷蔵室（５）
の扉を開いたままチルド室（６）の扉を開けると、チル
ド室（６）のドアスイッチ（９）が扉開を検知して庫内
灯（７）は９点灯状態を保つ。このときチルド室（６）
は冷蔵室（５）の庫内灯（７）の光を透明な縦仕切板（
１１）により透過して受光し、チルド室（６）内は照明
される。冷蔵室（５）の扉を閉にして、チルド室（６）
も閉にするとドアスイッチ（８）、　（９）は扉開を検
知して庫内灯（７）は消灯する。次にチルド室（６）の
扉を開くとチルド室（６）のドアスイッチ（９）が扉開
を検知して庫内灯（７）点灯させる。この庫内灯（７）
の光は、前記と同様にして縦仕切（１１）を透過してチ
ルド室（６）内を照明する。このときチルド室（６）、
冷蔵室（５）の棚（１６）やケース（１７）が透明であ
ればより効率よくチルド室（６）を照明できる。Next, the effect will be explained. When the door of the refrigerator compartment (5) is opened, the door switch (8) of the refrigerator compartment (5) detects the door opening, and the interior light (7) is turned on. At this time, the refrigerator compartment (5)
When the door of the chilled chamber (6) is opened while the door of the chilled chamber (6) is open, the door switch (9) of the chilled chamber (6) detects the opening of the door and the interior light (7) remains lit. At this time, the chilled chamber (6)
is a transparent vertical partition plate (
11), the inside of the chilled chamber (6) is illuminated. Close the door of the refrigerator compartment (5) and open the chilled compartment (6).
When the door is closed, the door switches (8) and (9) detect the opening of the door and the interior light (7) turns off. Next, when the door of the chilled room (6) is opened, the door switch (9) of the chilled room (6) detects the opening of the door and turns on the interior light (7). This interior light (7)
The light passes through the vertical partition (11) and illuminates the inside of the chilled chamber (6) in the same manner as described above. At this time, the chilled chamber (6)
If the shelf (16) and case (17) of the refrigerator compartment (5) are transparent, the chilled compartment (6) can be illuminated more efficiently.

また、上記実施例では庫内灯を冷蔵室（５）の右側奥に
付けているが冷蔵室（５）内のどの部分でもよい。また
、上記実施例では冷蔵室とチルド室に関して庫内灯を設
けたが、冷凍室と製氷室のように温度差の少ない所に設
けても同じ効果を得る。Further, in the above embodiment, the interior light is attached to the back right side of the refrigerator compartment (5), but it may be placed anywhere inside the refrigerator compartment (5). Further, in the above embodiment, an internal light is provided for the refrigerator compartment and the chilled compartment, but the same effect can be obtained even if it is provided in a place where there is a small temperature difference, such as the freezing compartment and the ice-making compartment.

〔Effect of the invention〕

この発明によれば本体、この本体内に隣接して設けられ
、設定温度差の小さい第１の室及び第２の室、この両室
を仕切る透過性を有する単一の仕切板、前記両室のいず
れか一方に設けられた庫内灯、前記本体に設けられ前記
両室の扉の少なくとも一方の扉が開いた時に前記庫内灯
を点灯させるスイッチを備えた構成にしたので庫内灯の
無い室も隅々まで照明できる効果を奏する。According to the present invention, a main body, a first chamber and a second chamber that are provided adjacently within the main body and have a small set temperature difference, a single partition plate having transparency that partitions these two chambers, and a single partition plate having a permeability that partitions the two chambers; An interior light provided in either one of the chambers, and a switch provided on the main body that turns on the interior light when at least one of the doors of both chambers is opened, so that the interior light can be turned on. It has the effect of illuminating every corner of a room that is empty.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

第１図はこの発明の一実施例による冷蔵庫の正面図、第
２図は第１図の■−■線断面図、第３図は第１図のｌ１
ｒ−ｎｌ線断面図、第４図は従来の冷蔵庫の断面正面図
である。図において、（１）は冷蔵庫本体、（５）は冷蔵室、（
６）はチルド室、（７）は庫内灯、（８）は冷蔵室ドア
スイッチ、（９）はチルド室ドアスイッチである。なお、各図中同一符号は同一または相当部分を示す。Fig. 1 is a front view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line ■-■ in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a l1 of Fig. 1.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional front view of a conventional refrigerator. In the figure, (1) is the refrigerator body, (5) is the refrigerator compartment, (
6) is a chilled compartment, (7) is an internal light, (8) is a refrigerator compartment door switch, and (9) is a chilled compartment door switch. Note that the same reference numerals in each figure indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Claims

[Claims]

A main body, a first chamber and a second chamber that are provided adjacently within the main body and have a small set temperature difference, a single partition plate having transparency that partitions these two chambers, and one of the two chambers. A refrigerator comprising an internal light provided therein, and a switch provided on the main body that turns on the internal light when at least one of the doors of the two chambers is opened.