JPH0620071Y2 - refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of use) The present invention relates to a refrigerator in which a front opening is divided into a plurality of sections by vertical columns and horizontal columns, and a rotatable door is provided in each of the sections. .

(Prior Art) Conventionally, a refrigerator shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is known as this type of refrigerator. As shown in the figure, in this refrigerator, a vertical column that divides the opening (1) into left and right is provided in the front opening of the main body (1).
A horizontal pillar (3) which is divided into an upper part and a lower part (2) is provided, and both ends of the vertical pillar (2) are fixed to mounting positions in the main body (1). The horizontal pillars (3) are on both sides of the vertical pillar (2), and one end of each horizontal pillar (3) is fixed to the main body (1) and the other end is fixed to the vertical pillar (2). Each compartment of the front opening is closed by a door (4) pivotally fixed at one side edge, and the inside (5) is cooled by a cooler (6).

In many cases, a refrigerator having a front opening divided into a plurality of compartments is used for commercial purposes.In particular, in a commercial refrigerator, the contents such as food are put in a container (7) of an appropriate size. Stored in the warehouse (5).

(Problems to be solved by the invention) Since the opening size of each compartment of the front opening of the conventional refrigerator is fixed, the width dimension (L1) of the container (7) is larger than that of the compartment of the front opening of the refrigerator. If it is smaller than the opening size (L2), it can be stored in the storage (5) as it is, but in the opposite case, it cannot be stored as it is, so it was transferred to another container and stored. Therefore,
There is a problem in that an extra container is required, the cost for purchasing the extra container, and the wasteful time and labor for moving the contents to another container are required.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, and therefore to provide a refrigerator having a structure capable of storing and taking out even a container which is slightly larger than the front dimension defined by a vertical column and a horizontal column. That is.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The constitution that characterizes the refrigerator according to the present invention is that a vertical column having a rectangular cross section is formed with convex portions or concave portions on both upper and lower end surfaces, and the convex portion or concave portion is provided at the mounting position of the vertical column. That is, the vertical column is rotatably installed by forming a concave portion or a convex portion to be fitted.

(Operation of means for solving the problem) Normally, the wide surface of the vertical column is provided so as to face the front, but when storing a container with a width slightly larger than the partitioned frontage, The column is turned 90 degrees so that the narrow surface of the vertical column faces the front, and thus the front dimension becomes slightly larger, and the container can be stored from the front.

(Embodiment) Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in Fig. 2, the main body of this refrigerator is also
The front opening of (1) is divided into a plurality of sections by a vertical column (10) and a horizontal column (11), and the door on one side is omitted in FIG. 2, but each section has a door (4). It is designed to be closed by. As shown in FIG. 1, the vertical column (10) has a rectangular cross section, for example, a rectangular cross section with a side ratio of 1: 2. Also, a cooler (6) is installed in the inside (5).

In the refrigerator according to the present invention, the vertical column (10) is rotatably attached, so that preferably both ends of the horizontal column (11) are fixed to the side wall of the main body (1) and the vertical column (10) is fixed. A convex portion or a concave portion is formed on both upper and lower end surfaces, and a concave portion or a convex portion corresponding to the convex portion or the concave portion is provided at the mounting position. In the illustrated embodiment, the vertical column (10) is divided into two parts so as to be located above and below the horizontal column (11), and the protrusions (12) are formed on both end faces of each vertical column as shown in FIG.
The main body (1) and the horizontal pillar (11) are provided with a concave portion (13) fitted to the convex portion (12) at the mounting position of the vertical pillar. The projections (12) on both end surfaces of the vertical column may be on the same vertical line, but are usually provided on the central axis.

Therefore, since the vertical column (10) of this refrigerator usually has a wide surface facing the front and is rotatable, as shown in FIG. When storing a container having a width dimension (L1) slightly larger than (L2), that is, a container (7) for containing an item to be stored such as food, open the door (4) next to it, and As shown by an imaginary line in FIG. 1, the vertical column (10) is rotated 90 degrees so that its narrow surface faces the front. As a result, the opening size increases slightly and the container
It is possible to store and take out (7). That is, the vertical pillar (10)
If the cross section of 2a × a is taken and the convex portion (12) is located at the center of the end face, the opening size of the partition of the front opening is increased by 1/2 × a, and L′ 2 = L2 + 1 / 2 × a, so the container
Even if the width dimension (L1) of (7) is larger than the original frontage dimension (L2),
If it is smaller than L'2, it can be stored. After storage, the vertical column (1
Turn 0) back to its original position and close the door (4). The container
The removal of (7) is performed in the reverse procedure.

Incidentally, in the above embodiment, the convex portions (12) on both end faces of the vertical column (10).
Is provided and the concave portion (13) is formed at the mounting position, on the contrary, a concave portion may be provided at the end face of the vertical column (10) and a convex portion may be provided at the mounting position. However, it is clear that they can perform the same function.

(Effect of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, the front dimension can be slightly increased, so that even if the width dimension of the container for containing the food or the like is slightly large, the container can be stored. it can. Therefore, when an extra container is not required and the width dimension of the container is slightly large, it is possible to save unnecessary time and labor such as transferring to another container.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a refrigerator according to an example of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the refrigerator with one side door omitted, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of an example of a vertical column and a horizontal column used in the refrigerator according to the present invention, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a conventional refrigerator, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the conventional refrigerator. In the figure, 1: case body, 4: door, 10: vertical column, 11: horizontal column, 12: convex portion, 13: concave portion,

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A refrigerator in which a rotatable door is provided in each of the compartments of a front opening of a refrigerator body divided into a plurality of compartments by a horizontal pillar and a vertical pillar, wherein the vertical pillar has a rectangular cross section. A convex portion or a concave portion is formed on both upper and lower end surfaces thereof, and a concave portion or a convex portion that fits with the convex portion or the concave portion is provided at a mounting position of the vertical column in the main body and the horizontal column. A refrigerator in which the vertical column is rotatably installed.