JPH11108549A - refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide a refrigerator-freezer with reduced weight or reduced production cost. Kind Code: A1 A frame body extending from the door to the inside of a refrigerator using a rail and a fixed roller installed in the refrigerator, and a door with a container attached to the refrigerator so as to be able to be pulled out of the refrigerator. Then, the container is attached with screws or engaging claws.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container holding structure for a drawer door of a refrigerator or a freezer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIGS. 6 and 7 show a conventional container holding structure for a drawer door of a refrigerator.

That is, in the figure, 21 is a refrigerator-freezer main body, and 22 and 23 are doors for closing a front opening of the refrigerator-freezer main body. The door 22 is a rotary door having a hinge or the like attached to one side edge, and 23 is a drawer door. This door 23
Is provided with a container 24 as shown in FIG.
When the container 3 is pulled out, the container 24 is drawn out from the vegetable compartment 25 formed by the refrigerator-freezer body 21 and the like.

Next, a structure for holding the container 24 to the door 23 will be described.

[0005] Reference numeral 26 denotes a frame attached to the inner plate side of the door 23, which is attached to extend inside the door formed by the refrigerator-freezer body 21. The frame 26 suspends the flange 24a of the container 24 as shown in FIG. Reference numeral 27 denotes a bridge connecting the frame 26. This erection rod 27
Is for preventing the container 24 from coming off the frame 26. That is, the container 24 just enters the square frame formed by the erection rod 27 and the frame body 26 in cooperation with the door 23, and the container does not move back and forth and right and left. Of course, at this time, the flange portion 24a of the container 24 is suspended from the frame 26 as shown in FIG. Usually, since the above-mentioned frame body 26 and erection rod 27 are made of metal, they are expensive parts.

A conventional example of this kind is disclosed in, for example,
There is 215461.

[0007]

As described above, the container 2
If the metal frame 26 and the erection rod 27 are used to attach the door 4 to the door 23, there is a problem that the weight becomes large and the product becomes expensive. The present invention has been made to solve the above problems.

An object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator which is lightweight and has low production costs.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, a refrigerator according to the present invention is provided with a frame extending to the inside of a refrigerator at a door, holding the container on the frame, and installing the container in a refrigerator. In a refrigerator having a door with a container that can be pulled out of the refrigerator using a rail and fixed rollers, the container is attached to the frame and the container extending from the door to the inside of the refrigerator. It is attached with the provided engaging means.

[0010] Specifically, the engagement means is attached with an engagement claw or a screw.

Further, a movable roller slidable on a rail provided on the refrigerator-freezer main body side is provided on the frame, and an engaging claw provided on the frame is engaged with an incision provided on the container, and the rail is provided. Is provided with a guide piece for preventing the movable roller from derailing.

Further, a movable roller slidable on a rail provided on the refrigerator-freezer main body side is provided on the container itself, and a guide piece for preventing the movable roller from derailing is provided on the rail. is there.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The details of the present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a drawer door provided with the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part of the P part of FIG. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a drawer door showing an embodiment different from FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an embodiment different from FIGS. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state in which the drawer door provided with the present embodiment is incorporated in a refrigerator main body.

First, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Reference numeral 1 denotes a drawer door for closing a front opening of the refrigerator-freezer main body. The door 1 holds a resin container 2 with a frame or the like to be described later on a door inner plate (not shown) side as shown in the drawing. And it is attached to a refrigerator (not shown) formed by the refrigerator-freezer body with a fixed roller or the like so as to be able to be pulled out. 3 is a frame. The frame 3 is attached to both sides of the door 1 on the inner plate side with screws or the like. Usually, this is made of metal, and serves to attach the container 2 to the door 1 so that when the food (frozen food, vegetables, etc.) is stored in the container 2, the container operates integrally with the door.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a movable roller provided on the frame 3. The movable roller 4 slides in a rail (not shown) provided inside the refrigerator. With this roller 4,
Although not shown in the figure, the door 1 with the container 2 is attached to the inside of the door so as to be freely drawn out in relation to the fixed roller. Reference numeral 5 denotes an incision provided in the container 2, and reference numeral 6 denotes a locking claw provided in the frame 3, which is engaged with the incision 5 as shown in FIG. 2 to fix the container 2 to the frame 2. is there. That is, the container 2 is slid toward the door 1 so that the flange portion 7 of the container 2 slides on the frame 3 from the direction of arrow Q in FIG. The container 2 enters and holds the container 2 between the frames 3. Reference numeral 8 denotes a stopper for preventing the container 2 from being detached from the frame 3 when the container 2 is placed at a predetermined position between the frames 3.

By adopting the above-mentioned structure, it is possible to eliminate the construction rod used conventionally. In other words, the resin container 2 itself with the flange portion 7 can be directly fixed to the frame 3 by making the resin container 2 itself firm.

Next, a description will be given with reference to FIG. 3 and 1
The difference is that the movable roller 4 is attached to the frame 3 or the container 2
The difference is whether it is attached to. The one shown in FIG. 3 has the movable roller 4 attached to the container 2. When the movable roller 4 is directly attached to the container 2, the strength of the container 2 is of course a problem. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the rib 9 with the flange 7 is extended rearward from the container 2, and The roller 4 is attached. The container 2 and the frame 3 may be fixed to each other with the structure shown in FIG. 1 or with a screw 10 as shown in FIG.

With such a structure, the frame 3
Can be minimized, and the stopper 8 described with reference to FIG. 2 can be omitted. Of course, when the container 2 shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 is to be washed with water, the container 2 can be detached from the frame 3 by pulling out the drawer door and then removing the locking claws 6 or the screws 10. Is also possible.

Next, referring to FIG. 4, what is shown in this figure is a container having a fruit case 11 in the container 2 as shown in FIG. The fruit case 11 is indicated by a broken line,
The container 2 jumps out of the container 2 through the notch 12 in the back wall 2a of the container 2. When the present invention is applied to the container 2 having such a configuration, a flange 7 is provided on the periphery of the upper end opening of the container 2, and a place where the container 2 is locked to the frame 3 (in the figure, the height of the container 2 is 1). It is sufficient that the second flange portion 13 is provided at a position (height dimension of / 2). Further, in order to strengthen the connection between the frame 3 and the container 2, a plurality of locking claws 6 may be provided as shown in the figure.

Next, FIG. 5 shows a door 1 with a container 2 shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3, and FIG.
1 shows the relationship between the rail 16 and the movable roller 4 when is incorporated in the refrigerator compartment 15 of the refrigerator-freezer body 14. As described above, in the case of the present application, there is no metal erection rod conventionally used, and there is a possibility that the movable roller 4 may come off the rail 16. Therefore, in the present application, the rails 16 are provided with guides 17 for preventing derailing. By adopting such a structure, it is possible to easily fix the container to the frame and to prevent the movable roller from coming off the rail without the conventional installation rod.

With the structure as described above, by connecting the frame and the container provided on the inner plate side to each other, it is possible to remove the erection rod which conventionally connected between the frames, so that the number of parts can be reduced. Not only can the number of production steps be reduced and cost can be significantly reduced, but also the refrigerator itself can be reduced in weight.

Although the shrinkage of the container is larger than that of the frame made of metal, the provision of guide pieces for preventing derailing on the rail side makes it possible to sufficiently reduce the cost as in the present invention. It can be handled.

[0023]

According to the above-described structure of the present invention, it is possible to provide a refrigerator having a low weight and a low production cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a drawer door of a refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part of a P part of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a drawer door of a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state where the drawer door provided with the present embodiment is incorporated in a refrigerator main body.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a conventional refrigerator-freezer, and is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of the refrigerator.

7 is a view of the refrigerator-freezer shown in FIG. 6 before the container is incorporated into a drawer door.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Drawer door, 2 ... Container, 3
... frame, 4 ... movable roller, 5 ... cut window, 6 ... locking claw, 7 ... flange section, 8 ... stopper, 9 ... rib, 10 ...
Screw, 11 ... fruit case, 12 ...
Notch, 13 ... second flange, 14.
..Refrigerator body, 15 ...
16 ... rail, 17 ... guide piece.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A frame extending to the inside of the door and holding the container inside, a locking means provided on the frame and engaging with the container, and installed on an inner side wall in the door. Rails and
A refrigerator comprising: a roller supported by the container and moving on the rail; and wherein the container is provided so as to be able to be pulled out. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein said locking means is a claw-shaped protrusion or a screw. 3. An apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising an engaging claw provided on said frame, an incision provided on said container engaged with said engaging claw, and a guide piece for said roller provided on said rail. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein said roller is provided on said container itself, and a guide piece of said roller provided on said rail is provided.