Shelf of cooling storage and cooling storage

Abstract

Provided is a shelf having a glass plate and a frame body for holding an end portion of the glass plate, and having excellent operability. The shelf of the refrigerator comprises: a glass plate having one end edge portion extending in one direction; and a frame body having an insertion portion including an insertion groove into which the one end edge portion is inserted. The insertion section has: an upper plate section positioned on the upper side in the thickness direction of the one end edge section; the lower plate part is positioned on the lower side of the one end edge part in the thickness direction; and an outer part which connects the upper plate part and the lower plate part on the outer side of the one end edge part, and which constitutes the insertion groove together with the upper plate part and the lower plate part. The upper surface of the insertion part includes an inclined part, and the inclined part faces outwards and inclines upwards.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a shelf of a cooling store and the cooling store. Background Art

[0002] For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-14564 describes a refrigerator including a shelf including a glass plate as a component. Summary of the invention

[0003] Usually, in order to change the height position or perform maintenance (cleaning, etc.), the shelf of the cooling storage is arranged to be displaceable in the cooling room, or can be removed from the cooling room.

[0004] When changing or maintaining the height position, the shelf is pulled out or carried by human fingers.

[0005] In a shelf including a glass plate as a component, a frame made of resin is attached to the end of the glass plate to protect the end of the glass plate or improve the design. The operation of the shelf as described above is often performed by holding the frame portion at the end of the shelf with fingers.

[0006] On the other hand, from the viewpoint of design, the surface of the frame is sometimes preferably a smooth surface. However, when the surface of the frame is smooth, the hand is easy to slip when operating the above-mentioned shelf, and the operability of the shelf may be deteriorated. In particular, since the shelf including the glass plate is relatively heavy, the operability (ease of holding the frame) is very important.

[0007] An object of the present disclosure is to provide a shelf having a glass plate and a frame body for holding an end portion of the glass plate, and having excellent operability.

[0008] A shelf of a cooling storage in one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a glass plate having an end edge extending in one direction; and a frame having an insertion portion, the insertion portion including an insertion groove into which the end edge is inserted. The insertion portion includes: an upper plate portion located on the upper side in the thickness direction of the end edge; a lower plate portion located on the lower side in the thickness direction of the end edge; and an outer portion connecting the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion on the outer side of the end edge, and forming an insertion groove together with the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion. The upper surface of the insertion portion includes an inclined portion, which is inclined toward the outside and upward.

[0009] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a shelf having a glass plate and a frame body that holds an end portion of the glass plate and having excellent operability. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0010] Figure 1 This is a perspective view showing the interior of a cooling room of a cooling storage according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 2It is a perspective view of a shelf according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 3 yes Figure 2 A top view of the shelf is shown. Figure 4 yes Figure 2 Front view of the shelf shown. Figure 5 It is composed Figure 2 A perspective view (rear perspective view) of the frame of the shelf is shown. Figure 6 yes Figure 3 A cross-sectional view of the shelf taken along line VI-VI is shown. Figure 7 Yes means Figure 3 Another view of the cross section of the shelf along line VI-VI is shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0011] Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the same reference numerals are used for the same components, and their names and functions are also the same.

[0012] In the present embodiment, a cooling storage 1 having more than one cooling chamber is cited as an example for explanation. In the present disclosure, a "cooling storage" refers to a general situation in which the temperature of the internal space (cooling chamber) is lower than the temperature of the outside air and the temperature of the stored items can be reduced. The cooling storage may be, for example, a refrigerator or a freezer. The cooling storage may have only one cooling chamber or may have multiple cooling chambers. In the case where the cooling storage has multiple cooling chambers, the multiple cooling chambers may also include at least two of a refrigerator, a freezer, a vegetable chamber, a fresh-keeping chamber, a partial freezer, and the like.

[0013] (Overall structure of cooling storage) First, the overall structure of the cooling storage 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. Figure 1 1 is a diagram showing the appearance of the cooling room 11 of the cooling store 1 as viewed from the front oblique direction. Figure 1 In the figure, a door provided on the front side of the cooling storage 1 is omitted.

[0014] The outer shape of the cooling storage 1 is mainly composed of a frame 10 (e.g., an insulating frame). The frame 10 forms a storage space of the cooling storage 1. The storage space formed by the frame 10 is divided into a storage space of the upper layer, i.e., a cooling room (refrigerating room) 11, and other cooling rooms (freezing room 12 and vegetable room 13) by a partition 2 extending in the horizontal direction.

[0015] In this way, the cooling store 1 of this embodiment includes the cooling chamber 11. Figure 1In the embodiment, cooling room (refrigerating room) 11 is located on the upper side of cooling storage 1, and freezing room 12 and vegetable room 13 are located on the lower side of cooling storage 1. However, the arrangement of each cooling room is not limited to this.

[0016] In the present embodiment, the surface provided with the door is referred to as the front or front surface of the cooling storage 1. Then, based on the configuration of the cooling storage 1 set in the normal state, the surfaces of the cooling storage 1 are referred to as the upper surface, the side surface, the back surface, and the bottom surface, with the front surface as the reference. The directions such as front and back, left and right, and up and down mean the directions when the user using the cooling storage 1 observes from the front side of the cooling storage 1. In addition, when the cooling storage 1 is set on a horizontal plane, when the cooling storage 1 is observed from the front, the left and right directions (the lateral direction orthogonal to the up and down directions) are the left and right directions of the cooling storage 1. In addition, when the cooling storage 1 is placed on the setting surface, the up and down directions of the cooling storage 1, i.e., the longitudinal direction orthogonal to the left and right directions, are the up and down directions of the cooling storage 1. In addition, with respect to the components such as the shelf 4 arranged in the cooling storage 1, the directions such as front and back, left and right, and up and down of the cooling storage 1 in the state where the components are arranged in the cooling storage 1 set on the horizontal plane are the directions such as front and back, left and right, and up and down of the components in the setting state.

[0017] A plurality of shelves 4 are provided in the cooling chamber 11. The cooling chamber 11 is divided into small spaces by these components.

[0018] The shelf 4 is arranged in the cooling chamber 11. In the present embodiment, the shelf 4 is supported by the rail 3 or the like provided on the inner side of the side wall of the cooling chamber 11. Thus, the shelf 4 is arranged in a state that it can be displaced in the front-back direction. In addition, the shelf 4 can be removed from the cooling chamber 11. The number of the shelves 4 arranged in the cooling chamber 11 is not particularly limited.

[0019] <Cooling room shelves> The detailed structure of the shelf 4 arranged in the cooling chamber 11 will be described. Figure 2 to Figure 4 The appearance of the shelf 4 is shown.

[0020] The shelf 4 includes at least a glass plate 5 and a frame 6 .

[0021] (glass plate) The shape of the glass plate 5 is not particularly limited, but the shape of the glass plate 5 shown in the figure is a substantially rectangular flat plate. The glass plate 5 forms a main body of the shelf 4. The glass plate 5 is made of, for example, tempered glass.

[0022] The glass plate 5 is at least on the front side ( Figure 3 The lower side of the paper) has a direction (A) (refer to Figure 3 ) extends from one end side 5a (refer to Figure 6 ).

[0023] (Frame) The frame 6 is a member that protects and supports the end portion (including the one end side portion 5a) of the glass plate 5. The frame is, for example, a member made of resin, and can be manufactured by various resin molding techniques.

[0024] The frame 6 has an insertion portion 60 including an insertion groove 61 (see FIG. 1 ) into which at least one end portion 5a of the glass plate 5 is inserted. Figure 6 ). Figure 2 to Figure 4 In the embodiment, the end portion of the glass plate 5 including the one end side portion 5 a is completely inserted into the insertion groove 61 of the frame body 6 .

[0025] Reference Figure 6 The insertion portion 60 includes: an upper plate portion 62, which is located on the upper side of one end edge portion 5a in the thickness direction (of the glass plate 5); a lower plate portion 63, which is located on the lower side of one end edge portion 5a in the thickness direction (of the glass plate 5); and an outer portion 64, which connects the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion on the outer side of one end edge portion 5a, and together with the upper plate portion 62 and the lower plate portion 63, forms an insertion groove 61.

[0026] In this embodiment, the upper surface 60a of the insertion portion 60 includes an inclined portion 60c that is inclined upward toward the outside. Here, "outside" refers to the outer peripheral end side (toward the main surface direction of the shelf 4 (glass plate 5) Figure 7 In addition, in the setting state of the shelf 4 of the present embodiment, the “outside” corresponds to the front surface side of the cooling store 1. The “upper surface” of the insertion portion 60 refers to the entire surface of the insertion portion 60 as seen from a top view (in a direction perpendicular to the main surface of the shelf 4, from a top surface 60a side, which is one main surface of the shelf 4).

[0027] Thus, fingers can be hooked on the inclined portion 60 c of the upper surface 60 a of the insertion portion 60 (frame 6 ), and thus the shelf 4 can be easily operated.

[0028] Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a shelf having a glass plate and a frame body for holding the end portion of the glass plate, which has excellent operability.

[0029] The inclined portion 60c is preferably located near the outer end of the insertion portion 60. In this case, the position near the outer end of the insertion portion 60 is more likely to be grasped, so the effect of improving operability can be more reliably exerted.

[0030] However, the upper surface 60a of the insertion portion 60 may also have a top surface 60e that is convex toward the upper side at a position closer to the outside than the inclined portion 60c. Thus, the front end of the frame 6 becomes a rounded shape, which can improve the aesthetics of the front end of the frame 6 compared to the case where the front end of the frame 6 is a pointed shape, and when the front end of the frame 6 is touched with a finger or the like, pain will not be felt, and the shelf can be operated without pressure.

[0031] In the present embodiment, the intersection line between the inclined portion 60c of the upper surface 60a of the insertion portion 60 and the surface perpendicular to one direction (A) does not have an inflection point. The inclined portion 60c of the upper surface 60a of the insertion portion 60 does not have an inflection point on the cross section along one direction (A). That is, when the shelf 4 is arranged in the cooling chamber 11 (setting state), the intersection line (with the plane curve with the front-back direction as the x-axis and the up-down direction as the y-axis) of the surface perpendicular to the left and right directions of the cooling storage 1 and the inclined portion 60c does not have an inflection point. In this case, the inclined portion 60c is an inclined surface without undulations, so it is easy for the finger and the shelf 4 to make surface contact with a larger area on the inclined portion 60c of the upper surface 60a of the frame 6 (insertion portion 60). Therefore, the friction between the finger and the shelf 4 becomes larger, and the operability of the shelf 4 is further improved. In addition, it is easy to wipe off the dirt on the inclined portion 60c, and cleaning becomes easy.

[0032] like Figure 7 As shown, the inclined portion 60c of the upper surface 60a of the insertion portion 60 may include a high gradient portion 60c2 having a larger inclination angle (gradient) than the low gradient portion 60c1. In this case, when the frame 6 (insertion portion 60 ) of the shelf 4 is gripped with fingers to pull out the shelf 4 , the fingers can be hooked on the high gradient portion 60 c 2 , and the pulling operation can be easily performed.

[0033] In the present embodiment, the upper surface 60a of the insertion portion 60 further includes a horizontal portion 60d that is parallel to the main surface of the glass plate 5 (horizontal in the set state) on the inner side (the back side in the set state) of the inclined portion 60c. In addition, in the present embodiment, the inclined portion 60c is in contact with the horizontal portion 60d. And the entire horizontal portion 60d overlaps with the glass plate 5 in the thickness direction of the glass plate 5 (the direction perpendicular to the main surface of the glass plate 5). That is, in a plane observation (top view) observed from the thickness direction of the glass plate 5, the entire horizontal portion 60d overlaps with the glass plate 5. In this case, the thickness of the upper plate portion 62 of the frame 6 (insertion portion 60) is uniform in the horizontal portion 60d. This improves the rigidity of the portion of the upper plate portion 62 supporting the glass plate 5, thereby stably holding the glass plate 5, thereby improving the strength (rigidity) of the shelf plate 4.

[0034] Reference Figure 7In this embodiment, the lower surface 60b of the insertion portion 60 has a second inclined portion 60f inclined upward toward the outside, so that the thickness of the insertion portion 60 becomes smaller toward the outside (the front surface side in the set state). That is, the curvature of the inclined portion 60c of the upper surface 60a of the insertion portion 60 along the front-to-back direction is lower than the curvature of the lower surface 60b of the insertion portion 60 along the front-to-back direction of the second inclined portion 60f. In this case, it is easy to clamp the frame 6 (insertion portion 60) from both sides of the upper surface 60a and the lower surface 60b with fingers, so the operability of the shelf is further improved. In addition, the "lower surface" of the insertion portion 60 refers to the entire surface of the insertion portion 60 seen from the lower surface (in a direction perpendicular to the main surface of the shelf 4, from a top view observed from the side of the lower surface 60b of one main surface of the shelf 4).

[0035] In addition, if Figure 7 As shown, in a case where at least one of the upper surface 60a of the insertion portion 60 and the lower surface 60b of the insertion portion 60 includes an inclined portion (inclined portion 60c, second inclined portion 60f) inclined upward toward the outside, the rigidity of the insertion portion 60 (especially the bending rigidity along one direction (a), i.e., the width direction) is improved compared to a case where the upper surface 60a of the insertion portion 60 and the lower surface 60b of the insertion portion 60 are flat surfaces (the upper plate portion 62 and the lower plate portion 63 are flat plate shapes).

[0036] In addition, in this embodiment, (similar to the inclined portion 60c of the upper surface 60a of the insertion portion 60), the intersection line of the second inclined portion 60f of the lower surface 60b of the insertion portion 60 and the surface perpendicular to the one direction (A) does not have an inflection point. In this case, similar to the inclined portion 60c of the upper surface 60a of the insertion portion 60, the operability of the shelf 4 is further improved. In addition, cleaning is also facilitated.

[0037] exist Figure 7 In the embodiment, the lower surface 60b of the insertion part 60 has a second horizontal portion 60g on the inner side (the back side in the set state) of the second inclined portion 60f. Moreover, the entire second horizontal portion 60g overlaps with the glass plate 5 in the thickness direction of the glass plate 5. Thus, similar to the horizontal portion 60d of the upper surface 60a of the insertion part 60, the glass plate 5 can be stably held, thereby improving the strength of the shelf.

[0038] The bottom surface of the insertion groove 61 of the insertion portion 60 may have a portion inclined along the second inclined portion 60f (outer surface of the outer portion 64). In this case, since the thickness of the outer portion 64 is less uneven, it is easy to mold the frame with high dimensional accuracy.

[0039] In addition, the insertion portion 60 may have a plurality of ribs 65 connecting the upper plate portion 62 and the lower plate portion 63 in the thickness direction of the glass plate 5 in the insertion groove 61 (see Figure 5 as well as Figure 6 ).

[0040] In this case, the glass plate 5 is positioned by the rib 65 and inserted into the insertion groove 61 so that the one end side portion 5 a reaches the middle of the depth of the insertion groove 61 (the depth from the opening of the insertion groove 61 to the outer side portion 64 ). <Cooling room> Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to a cooling store having the shelf (for example, the shelf 4 ) according to the above-mentioned aspect of the present disclosure.

[0041] Reference Figure 1 The cooling store 1 of the present embodiment includes a housing 10 having a cooling chamber 11 , and the shelf 4 is installed in the cooling chamber 11 . In the housing 10 , the shelf 4 is supported by, for example, the guide rails 3 of the cooling chamber 11 and is disposed so as to be displaceable in the front-rear direction.

[0042] When the shelf 4 is arranged to be displaceable, the frequency of operation of gripping the shelf 4 is high, and thus the shelf having excellent operability of the present disclosure is particularly useful.

[0043] The embodiments disclosed herein should be considered to be illustrative and non-restrictive in all aspects. The scope of the present disclosure is not indicated by the above description, but by the claims, and is intended to include all changes within the meaning and scope equivalent to the claims. In addition, the structures obtained by combining the structures of the different embodiments described in this specification are also included in the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A shelf of a cooling store, characterized in that: It includes: A glass plate having an end edge extending in one direction; as well as The frame has an insertion portion, wherein the insertion portion includes an insertion groove into which the one end edge portion is inserted, The insert portion has: an upper plate portion, which is located on the upper side of the one end side portion in the thickness direction; a lower plate portion located at a lower side in a thickness direction of the one end edge portion; and an outer portion, which connects the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion at the outer side of the one end edge portion and forms the insertion groove together with the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion, The upper surface of the insertion portion includes an inclined portion, and the inclined portion is inclined upward toward the outside.

2. The shelf of the cooling store according to claim 1, characterized in that: An intersection line between the inclined portion of the upper surface of the insertion portion and a plane perpendicular to the one direction has no inflection point.

3. The shelf of the cooling store according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper surface of the insertion portion further includes a horizontal portion inside the inclined portion, the horizontal portion being parallel to the main surface of the glass plate. The entirety of the horizontal portion overlaps the glass plate in the thickness direction of the glass plate.

4. The shelf of the cooling store according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower surface of the insertion portion has a second inclined portion that is inclined upward toward the outside so that the thickness of the insertion portion decreases toward the outside.

5. The shelf of the cooling store according to claim 4, characterized in that: An intersection line between the second inclined portion of the lower surface of the insertion portion and a plane perpendicular to the one direction has no inflection point.

6. The shelf of the cooling store according to claim 4, characterized in that: A bottom surface of the insertion groove of the insertion portion has a portion inclined along the second inclined portion.

7. A cooling store, characterized in that: It includes: The shelf according to any one of claims 1 to 6; as well as The frame is configured so that the shelf can be displaced in the front-rear direction.

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