JPH09119773A - Stopper of shelf for refrigerator and the like - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to reduce the rotating radius of the telescopic shelf. SOLUTION: The cold storage chamber is divided into upper and lower parts, and the shelf so provided as to mount and contain food and the like is so formed as to make it possible to telescopically extend or contract in the longitudinal direction and to be rotatably telescopic at a rear end fulcrum as a center. The shelf has a rotary support shaft 17, the upper surface rotatable at the support shaft as a center is a flat rear shelf 18 and the upper surface so longitudinally slidable as to be containable under the rear shelf is a flat front shelf 23. The shaft 17 of the shelf 18 is disposed to the vicinity of the center of the rear shelf, and a locking pawl 33 to be locked to a shelf rail 24 for mounting the front shelf is provided at the front lower surface of the shelf 23. A cutout 35 which coincides with the pawl 33 when the shelf 23 is moved to the rearmost side is provided at the rail.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stopper device for a shelf such as a refrigerator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional refrigerator of this kind is disclosed in
As described in Japanese Patent No. 25273, a shelf provided for placing and storing food by dividing it into upper and lower parts is divided into left and right, one side is an ordinary net shelf, and the other side is provided with an extendable and retractable shelf that can extend and retract in the front-rear direction. A rear shelf that has a claw portion at the rear end that fits this retractable shelf into a frame fixed to the rear of the shelf and that rotates around this claw portion; The front shelf is slidable, and the front shelf is housed in the rear shelf so that the claws can be rotated to store large food items.

[0003]

However, in the conventional refrigerator shelves, since the rear shelves are provided with the claw portions as the center of rotation, the shelving radius of the shelves is large and the shelves must be wide. There was a problem that it could not be rotated.

The present invention solves the above problem,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a stopper device for a shelf such as a refrigerator that can reduce the radius of rotation of the shelf.

[0005]

According to the invention of claim 1, the storage chamber is divided into upper and lower parts, and a shelf provided to store and store foods and the like is extendable in the front-rear direction and rotatable about the rear end support shaft. In a refrigerator with movable telescopic shelves, the telescopic shelves can be housed under a rear shelf having a rotation support shaft and having a flat upper surface which rotates about the rotation support shaft and under the rear shelf. A front shelf that has a flat upper surface that is slidable in the front-rear direction, the rotation support shaft of the rear shelf is arranged near the center of the rear shelf, and the shelf mounting rail is located on the lower front surface of the front shelf. When the front shelf is stored in the rear shelf, a locking claw that is locked to the front shelf is provided on the mounting rail, and a notch that corresponds to the locking claw is provided when the front shelf is moved to the rearmost side. After this, the shelf is held by the rotation support shaft and the locking claws to prevent the retractable shelf from rotating due to the weight of the food on the top. , So that the small pivoting radius of rotation around the rotation support portion when make the retractable shelf.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a refrigerator showing one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cutaway perspective view of a main part of the refrigerator compartment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a rear shelf of the telescopic shelf according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a rear shelf of the telescopic shelf of the present invention as viewed from below, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a front shelf of the telescopic shelf of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the shelf rail of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a side view showing the shelf rail of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing a state in which the telescopic shelf of the present invention is pulled out. FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing a normal state in which the front shelf of the retractable shelf of the present invention is housed in the rear shelf. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the telescopic shelf of the present invention is stored to the maximum. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the telescopic shelf of the present invention is rotated rearward and upward.

A refrigerator 1 comprises a steel box outer box 2 opening forward, an inner box 3 made of hard synthetic resin opening front and incorporated in the outer box at intervals. The main body 5 is constituted by the foamed polyurethane heat insulating material 4 filled between the boxes 2 and 3 by an in-situ foaming method. The inner box 3 is divided into upper and lower parts by a partition wall 6, a refrigerating chamber 7 is formed on the upper side, and a freezing chamber 8 is formed on the lower side. The front opening of the refrigerator compartment 7 is closed by a door 9, and the front opening of the freezer compartment 8 is closed by a drawer door 10 so as to be openable and closable.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a plurality of shelves for vertically partitioning the inside of the refrigerator compartment 7, and one of the shelves is a plastic elastic shelf 12
It is formed with.

The telescopic shelf 12 has a flat top plate 13 on which food is placed on the top surface, side plates 14 provided on both sides of the top plate, a bottom plate 15 bent inward from the lower part of the side plate, and The rising piece 16 and the bottom plate 1 provided in front of the bottom plate
Rear shelf 18 having a rotating shaft 17 provided at the lower end of
And a flat upper plate 19 for placing food on the upper surface slidable in the front-rear direction so as to be freely slidable under the rear shelf, a step 20 formed behind the upper plate, and a front of the upper plate 19. And a front shelf 23 provided with a handle portion 21 on which a finger is hung when expanding and contracting, and side plates 22 provided on both sides of the upper surface plate 19. The rotary support shaft 17 is formed near the center of the rear shelf 18.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a shelf rail formed on the inner wall of the main body 5 so as to protrude inward, and the telescopic shelf 12 is mounted on the shelf rail. The telescopic shelf 12 is configured such that the front shelf 23 is slid rearward, and the front shelf is stored in the rear shelf 18 so as to be overlapped and reduced.

At the rear end of the shelf rail 24, a bearing portion 25 which is open at the upper side and pivotally supports the rotation support shaft 17 of the rear shelf 18 is provided. The shelf rail 24 is not provided behind the bearing portion, and the rotation escape portion 2 of the telescopic shelf 12 is not provided.
It is 6.

The front shelf rail 2 is provided on the side plate 22 of the front shelf 23.
4 to prevent it from moving rearward when it is pulled out, a locking piece 28 provided on a handle 21 placed on the shelf rail 24, and a rising piece 16.
And the upper plate 19 of the front shelf 23 is placed on the upper plate 1 of the rear shelf 18.
3. A tapered mounting piece 29 provided on the step portion 20 which is flush with the mounting piece 3, a mounting stopper piece 30 facing the rising piece 16 at the rear of the mounting piece, and a front shelf 23 being a rear shelf. 1
The guide piece 32 has a stopper 31 which moves on the rising piece 16 when stored in the rising piece 8 and is locked to the rising piece.

Reference numeral 33 is a locking claw provided on the front lower surface of the upper surface plate 19 of the front shelf 23 for preventing floating, and the front end of the locking claw is located under the shelf rail 24 and together with the front shelf 23. The rack rails are clamped so that they can move in the front-back direction.

The shelf rail 24 accommodates the rattling prevention piece 34 protruding downward on the bottom plate 15 of the rear shelf 18, and
A notch 35 having a two-stage structure for allowing the locking claw 32 to escape is formed.

In the stopper device for a shelf such as a refrigerator constructed as described above, the retractable shelf 12 pulls out the front shelf 23 to place the mounting piece 29 on the rising piece 16 of the rear shelf 18. , The stopper piece 30 is regulated by the rising piece 16, and the stepped portion 20 allows the overlapping portion to escape to allow the upper plate 13 of the rear shelf 18 and the upper plate 19 of the front shelf 23.
Are arranged on the same surface so that food can be placed on the entire surface of the shelf 11, and the front shelf 23 does not come off from the rear shelf 18.

In addition, the retractable shelves 12 are the front shelves 23 and the rear shelves 1.
8 or the rotating support shaft 1 in the stored state.
By rotating 7 around the fulcrum, food having a high height can be put in the refrigerator compartment 7.

By sandwiching the shelf rail 24 between the retractable shelf 12 and the front shelf 23 and the locking claws 33, it is possible to suppress the lifting of the rotary support shaft 17 as a fulcrum.
The upper part of the shelf rail, which was necessary when the 3 was pulled out, can be eliminated. Therefore, the retractable shelf 1
Numeral 2 allows the food storage space in the fully opened state to be widened.

Further, the locking claws 33 of the front shelf 23 prevent the floating shelf 12 from floating, so that the rotary support shaft 17 of the rear shelf 18 can be positioned closer to the center of the rear shelf, and can be expanded and contracted. The turning radius of the shelves 12 can be reduced, the vertical intervals of the shelves 11 adjacent to the retractable shelves 12 can be narrowed, and the number of shelves 11 can be increased without changing the internal volume of the refrigerating chamber 7. ing.

Since the notch 35 of the shelf rail 24 has a two-step structure, the rattling prevention piece 34 provided on the lower portion of the bottom plate 15 of the rear shelf 18 can be positioned to regulate the lateral shift of the rear shelf 18, and When the front shelf 23 is stored in the rear shelf 18, the lifting claws 33 can regulate the floating of the retractable shelf 12.

The stopper 31 of the guide piece 32 is the front shelf 23.
The front shelf 23 is locked by the locking claw 33 to a depth of notch
5 so that the telescopic shelf 12 does not float.

In the above description, the retractable shelf 12 is used.
Has been described to be provided in the entire width of the refrigerator compartment 7, but it is needless to say that the telescopic shelf may be half of the shelf 11.

[0023]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the storage chamber is divided into upper and lower parts, and a shelf provided to store and store foods and the like is extendable in the front-rear direction and rotatable about the rear end support shaft. In a refrigerator with a retractable shelf, the retractable shelf has a rear shelf that has a rotation support shaft and has a flat upper surface that rotates about the rotation support shaft, and a rear shelf that can be stored under the rear shelf so that the retractable front and back can be stored freely. A front shelf that has a flat upper surface that can slide in the direction, the rotation support shaft of the rear shelf is arranged near the center of the rear shelf, and the front lower surface of the front shelf engages with the mounting rail of the shelf. When the front shelf is stored in the rear shelf, a locking claw to be stopped is provided, and a notch is provided on this mounting rail when the front shelf is moved to the rearmost, so that the front shelf is stored in the rear shelf. After this, the shelf is held by the rotation support shaft and the locking claws so that the retractable shelf does not rotate due to the weight of food on the top surface, and Telescopic possible to reduce the rotation radius around the rotating shaft when to make a shelf.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a refrigerator showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cutaway perspective view of a main part of the refrigerator compartment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a rear shelf of the telescopic shelf according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a rear shelf of the telescopic shelf according to the present invention as viewed from below;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a front shelf of the telescopic shelf according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a shelf rail of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing a shelf rail of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the telescopic shelf of the present invention is drawn out.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a normal state in which a front shelf of the telescopic shelf of the present invention is stored in a rear shelf.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the telescopic shelf of the present invention is stored to the maximum.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the telescopic shelf of the present invention is rotated rearward and upward.

[Explanation of Codes] 1 Refrigerator 7 Refrigerator 11 Shelf 12 Telescopic shelf 13,19 Top plate 17 Rotating support shaft 18 Rear shelf 23 Front shelf 24 Shelf rail 33 Locking claw 35 Notch

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Osamu Mochizuki 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Motoyuki Murasha 2-chome Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka No. 5-5 in Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A refrigerator in which a storage chamber is divided into upper and lower parts, and a shelf provided to store and store foods and the like is a retractable shelf which can be expanded and contracted in a front-rear direction and rotatable around a rear end support shaft, The retractable shelf has a rotation support shaft and has a flat upper surface that rotates about the rotation support shaft and a flat upper surface that is slidable in the front-rear direction so that it can be stored under the rear shelf. The front shelf of the rear shelf, the rotation shaft of the rear shelf is arranged near the center of the rear shelf, and the front lower surface of the front shelf is provided with a locking claw that is locked to the mounting rail of the shelf. A stopper device for a shelf such as a refrigerator, characterized in that the mounting rail is provided with a notch that coincides with the locking claw when the front shelf is moved to the rearmost.