JPH0440151Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] This invention relates to an improvement of the freezer compartment of a refrigerator, and in particular, it is designed to make it easier to clean every nook and cranny around the freezer box.

[Conventional technology]

Figures 5, 6 and 7 are from the 1980s.
This figure shows a conventional refrigerator shown in Publication No. 39481. In the figure, 1 is the refrigerator main body, 2 is a freezer compartment, and cold air cooled by an internal cooler 3 is sent to the freezer compartment 2 and freezer by a fan 4. Air is blown through a front fan grill 7 to an ice making compartment 5 and a frozen product storage compartment 6 which are arranged side by side in the lower part of the room. 8 is a cross-sectional gutter-shaped freezer box, and 9 is an ice making compartment 5 and a frozen product storage compartment 6.
This intermediate partition plate 9 is placed upright on a heat insulating partition wall 10 that covers the lower opening of the freezer box 8 and separates the freezer compartment 2 and the refrigerator compartment 11. ing.

In the conventional refrigerator configured as described above, in order to clean the gap between the contact area between the intermediate partition plate 9 and the heat insulating partition wall 10, which is particularly susceptible to dirt, the middle partition plate 9 must be removed. 10 is deformed during foaming as shown in FIG. 7, the intermediate partition plate 9 is directly pushed upward as shown by the arrow, and the freezing box 8 is also deformed in such a way that the central portion swells upward as shown by the chain line in the figure. .

[Problems to be solved by the invention] This invention makes it possible to easily wipe away dirt in the gap between the intermediate partition plate and the heat-insulating partition wall with a cloth, etc., without removing it. The purpose is to prevent the freezing box from deforming even if the partition wall is deformed during foaming.

[Means for solving problems]

In the case of this device, a raised protrusion with a curved surface is provided on the upper surface of the insulation partition wall for freezing and refrigerator compartments, extending over the entire depth of the protrusion, and an intermediate partition plate is placed on the protrusion. The lower ends of the two are placed against each other. In another embodiment of this invention, protrusions are provided at the front and rear of the lower end of the intermediate partition plate, and both of these protrusions are partially placed on the protrusions provided on the heat-insulating partition wall, and the center A notch space is provided in the part. Furthermore, in another embodiment, a locking piece is provided at the top of the protrusion of the heat insulating partition wall to sandwich and cover the gap from the side so that the notch gap provided at the lower end of the intermediate partition plate is not visible from the side. It is set up.

[Effect]

In the case of this device, the joint between the intermediate partition plate and the heat-insulating partition wall has a curved and raised surface, and the gap created there is located at a higher position. They can be easily wiped off with a cloth, etc., on the heat-insulating partition wall without staining. In addition, even if the heat insulating partition wall is deformed during foaming, it should be kept in partial contact with the intermediate partition wall.
Since the remaining spaces are notched spaces, the pushing up force applied to the intermediate partition plate can be alleviated by the notched spaces, thereby preventing deformation of the freezing box. Furthermore, since the notch gap in the intermediate partition plate is covered from the outside with a locking piece protruding from the top of the protrusion provided on the heat insulating partition wall, the notch gap is not visible from the side. This eliminates the ``backlash'' on the left and right sides of the intermediate partition plate.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of this invention will be described below.
That is, in FIGS. 1 and 2, 2 is a freezer compartment, and a refrigerator compartment 11 directly below it is connected to a heat insulating partition wall 10.
It has been developed. 8 is the above-mentioned insulating partition wall 1 with its lower opening facing down so as to span the entire width of the freezer compartment 2.
A cross-sectional trough-shaped freezing box placed on top of the
Reference numeral 9 denotes an intermediate partition plate 10a that divides the inside of the freezer box 8 into the left and right ice making compartments 5 and the frozen product storage compartment 6.
A protrusion of a predetermined height is raised on the heat insulating partition wall 10 with a curved surface and extended to its full depth, and the lower end of the intermediate partition plate 9 rests on this protrusion. ing. FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the intermediate partition plate according to this invention, and in this case, the intermediate partition plate has ridges on the heat insulating partition wall only at the front and rear portions at its lower end, as shown in the figure. The main feature is that a protrusion 9a is provided at the front and rear so as to be in contact with the protrusion 10a, and a notch 9b is provided in the center along the longitudinal direction, and the other features are as shown in FIGS. It is similar to that of . Furthermore, FIG. 4 shows still another embodiment of this invention, in which the notch gap 9b of the intermediate partition plate 9 is sandwiched between the top of the protrusion 10a of the heat insulating partition wall 10 from both outside sides. It is characterized in that a covering locking piece 10b is provided protrudingly,
The other parts are the same as those in FIGS. 1 and 2.

[Effect of idea]

Since the refrigerator of this invention is constructed as described above, even if thawing water occurs in the freezer compartment or liquid is accidentally spilled, it will not get into the gap between the intermediate partition plate and the insulating partition wall. It can be easily wiped off with a cloth or the like while it accumulates on the heat-insulating partition wall, without causing it to accumulate on the heat-insulating partition wall. Furthermore, the deformation of the insulation partition wall that occurs during foaming, etc., is alleviated by the intermediate partition plate, thereby preventing deformation of the freezer box.Furthermore, the locking piece provided at the top of the protrusion of the insulation partition wall allows the gap between the intermediate partition plate It is possible to hide it, and also prevent it from rattling on the left and right sides.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partial perspective view of a freezing box section in an embodiment of this invention, Fig. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the one in Fig. 1, taken in the direction of arrow A, and Fig. 3 is another one of the one in Fig. 1. 4 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 2 showing another embodiment of this invention; FIG. 5 is a front view of the conventional one; and FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional view of the conventional device, and FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view of the conventional device. In addition, in the figure, 2 is a freezer compartment, 5 is an ice-making compartment, 6 is a frozen product storage compartment, 8 is a freezing box, 9 is an intermediate partition plate, 9a is a protrusion, 9b is a notch space, 10 is a heat insulating partition wall, 10a indicates a protrusion, and 10b indicates a locking piece. In addition, the same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) An insulating partition wall that vertically separates a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment, and is placed and fixed on top of the insulating partition wall so that the lower opening is sealed. It is equipped with a cross-sectional gutter-shaped freezer box and an intermediate partition plate that divides the inside of the freezer box into an ice-making compartment and a frozen product storage compartment, and the lower end of the intermediate partition plate is placed at a predetermined height on the upper surface of the above-mentioned heat-insulating partition wall. A refrigerator characterized in that the refrigerator is placed on a protrusion that is raised with a curved surface and extends in the depth direction. (2) At the lower end of the intermediate partition plate in the gutter-shaped freezer box, there is a notch space located in the center along the longitudinal direction, and an insulating partition provided before and after the notch space to separate the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment. The refrigerator according to claim 1, which is a utility model, and is provided with a protrusion that abuts against a protrusion raised on the wall. (3) At the top of the protrusion raised on the heat-insulating partition wall that separates the freezer and refrigerator compartments, a notch in the center provided at the lower end of the intermediate partition plate placed on the protrusion is placed on the side. The refrigerator according to claim 2 of the utility model registration claim, in which a locking piece protrudes from the side and covers the body in a sandwiched manner.