Refrigerator

Abstract

To provide a refrigerator in which cold air hardly leaks from a cooling chamber.SOLUTION: A refrigerator comprises a case, a drawer, and a blocking member. In the case, a cooling chamber comprising an opening opened frontward is formed. The drawer comprises: a panel for blocking the opening; and a container located in the cooling chamber, and to be drawn out together with the panel. The blocking member is attached to the case. When the drawer is drawn out, the blocking member blocks at least a portion of a gap between the drawn-out container and the case.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to refrigerators. [Background technology]

[0002] In a refrigerator according to the background art, a cooling compartment is defined by a housing. A drawer-type storage section is housed in the cooling compartment (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2001-33144 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the background art, there is a problem that the cold air in the cooling chamber is likely to leak out of the cooling chamber. In detail, when the storage unit is pulled out of the housing, a gap is formed between the storage unit and the housing. Through this gap, the cold air is likely to leak out of the cooling chamber.

[0005] An object of the present disclosure is to provide a refrigerator in which cool air is less likely to leak from the cooling compartment. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A refrigerator according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a housing, a drawer, and a closing member. The housing defines a cooling chamber having an opening that opens forward. The drawer includes a panel that closes the opening, and a container that is located within the cooling chamber and is pulled out together with the panel. The closing member is attached to the housing, and closes at least a portion of a gap between the pulled-out container and the housing when the drawer is pulled out. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the refrigerator of the present disclosure, cold air is less likely to leak from the cooling compartment. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a front view showing a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the refrigerator shown in FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the housing shown in FIG. [Figure 4] 4 is a perspective view of the container shown in FIG. 2 and the flow path shown in FIG. 3 when viewed obliquely from above and in the front. [Diagram 5] 5 is a perspective view of the storage unit shown in FIG. 4 when viewed obliquely from below and behind. [Figure 6] FIG. 5 is a plan view of the container shown in FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a side view illustrating a schematic view of the blocking member 4 in a first position. [Figure 8] FIG. 4 is a side view illustrating a schematic view of the blocking member 4 in a second position. [Figure 9] FIG. 4 is a front view illustrating a schematic view of the blocking member 4 in a second position. [Figure 10] FIG. 1 is a plan view that illustrates a schematic configuration of a refrigerator according to a first modified example and also illustrates a closing member 4 in a first position. [Figure 11] FIG. 1 is a plan view that illustrates a schematic configuration of a refrigerator according to a first modified example and also illustrates a closing member 4 in a second position. [Figure 12] FIG. 11 is a side view that illustrates a schematic configuration of a refrigerator 100 according to a second modified example and also illustrates a schematic showing a closing member 4 in a first position. [Figure 13] FIG. 11 is a side view that illustrates a schematic configuration of a refrigerator according to a second modified example and also illustrates a schematic showing a closing member 4 in a second position. [Figure 14] FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a refrigerator according to a third modified example. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] Hereinafter, a refrigerator 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference symbols, and the repeated description will be avoided.

[0010] The refrigerator 100 is a general term for a device that cools an object. The object is typically food or drink. Cooling is a concept that includes freezing and refrigeration. "Freezing" means cooling the room temperature to 0°C or lower. "Refrigeration" means cooling below room temperature in a temperature range higher than 0°C. Examples of the refrigerator 100 include a freezer and a refrigerator. A freezer has only a freezer compartment. The freezer compartment is an example of a cooling compartment, and is a space in which an object is frozen. It is preferable that cold air at a temperature of -18°C or lower is supplied to the freezer compartment. In addition to the freezer compartment, the refrigerator has a refrigerator compartment. The refrigerator compartment is another example of a cooling compartment, and is a space in which an object is refrigerated. The refrigerator compartment may be a so-called vegetable compartment suitable for preserving vegetables, which is a specific example of an object. In the embodiment, a refrigerator will be described as an example of the refrigerator 100.

[0011] In addition, in each drawing, the front-rear direction Y, the left-right direction X, and the up-down direction Z are defined as follows. That is, the front-rear direction Y is defined with the direction in which the opening 134 (see FIG. 3) faces as the front Y1. The rear Y2 is the opposite direction to the front Y1. The left-right direction X is defined when the refrigerator 100 is viewed from the front Y1. The left-right direction X is perpendicular to the front-rear direction Y and includes the left X1 and the right X2. The up-down direction Z is perpendicular to each of the front-rear direction Y and the left-right direction X. The up-down direction Z includes the upper Z1 and the lower Z2.

[0012] [Embodiment] Fig. 1 is a front view showing a refrigerator 100 according to an embodiment. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the refrigerator 100 shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the housing 1 shown in Fig. 1.

[0013] (Housing 1, Cooling chamber 13) As shown in Figs. 1 to 3, refrigerator 100 includes housing 1 having thermal insulation properties. Cooling chambers 11 to 15 are formed in housing 1. Cooling chambers 11 to 15 are separated from each other by housing 1 itself or by partitions (not shown). The essential part of the embodiment is cooling chamber 13 among cooling chambers 11 to 15. Therefore, hereinafter, description of cooling chambers 11, 12, 14, and 15 will be omitted.

[0014] The cooling chamber 13 has an opening that opens toward the front Y1.

[0015] The housing 1 has, for example, a plurality of walls 131-133. In the embodiment, the plurality of walls 131-133 partition the cooling chamber 13. The plurality of walls 131-133 extend along the front Y1. In the embodiment, the wall 131 extends in the front-rear direction Y and the left-right direction X. The wall 131 is, for example, a bottom wall of the housing 1 and defines the lower end of the cooling chamber 13. The walls 132, 133 extend in the front-rear direction Y and the up-down direction Z. The walls 132, 133 are left and right walls of the housing 1 and define the left and right ends of the cooling chamber 13. The opening 134 has a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view from the front Y1 (hereinafter, referred to as a "front view"). The opening 134 is surrounded by the periphery 17 of the housing 1. The peripheral edge 17 is a portion located around the opening 134 at least at the front ends of the walls 131 to 133 (see FIG. 3 in particular).

[0016] The housing 1 further has walls 135, 136 (see FIG. 3 in particular). The wall 135 is a rear wall and defines at least a part of the rear end of the cooling chamber 13. Not limited to this, the wall 135 may define the entire rear end of the cooling chamber 13. The wall 135 is inclined with respect to the wall 131. In other words, the wall 135 intersects with each of the up-down direction Z and the front-rear direction Y. The wall 135 faces the opening 134 on the rear Y2 side. The wall 136 is a rear wall of the housing 1. The wall 136 divides the cooling chamber 13 from a space 16 that is different from the cooling chamber 13. The space 16 is sometimes called a machine room. The space 16 houses, for example, a compressor and a water tray.

[0017] Further, a pair of guide rails 161, 162 (see FIG. 3) are provided on the inner surfaces of the walls 132, 133 at positions facing each other in the left-right direction X. The inner surfaces of the walls 132, 133 are portions of the walls 132, 133 that face the cooling chamber 13. The pair of guide rails 161, 162 are provided at positions approximately symmetrical to each other in the left-right direction X. The guide rails 161, 162 extend along the front-rear direction Y and are provided to move the drawer 3 along the front-rear direction Y.

[0018] (Cooling section 2) As shown in FIG. 3, the refrigerator 100 includes the cooling unit 2 in the housing 1. In the embodiment, the cooling unit 2 is arranged in the space 16 and inside the wall 136 as shown by the dashed line in FIG. 3. The cooling unit 2 may be arranged in the space 16 and inside the walls 132 and 133. The cooling unit 2 generates cold air and sends it to the cooling chambers 11 to 15. The cooling unit 2 is not particularly limited as long as it can supply cold air, and can be realized, for example, by a refrigeration cycle (not shown). The refrigeration cycle has a compressor, a condenser, a pressure reducer, and an evaporator through which a refrigerant circulates. The cooling unit 2 further has a fan (not shown) that sends the cold air generated by the refrigeration cycle to the cooling chambers 11 to 15.

[0019] The cooling unit 2 includes a flow path 22 for cold air in the housing 1. The flow path 22 guides the cold air generated by the cooling unit 2. The flow path 22 has a plurality of air outlets. The plurality of air outlets includes an air outlet 221. The cold air that has circulated in the flow path 22 is blown out from the air outlet 221 toward the cooling chamber 13. The cold air from the other air outlets is blown out toward the cooling chambers 11, 12, 14, and 15, respectively. The flow path 22 further includes a plurality of suction ports. The plurality of suction ports includes an suction port 222. The cold air in the cooling chamber 13 is sucked into the flow path 22 from the suction port 222. The sucked cold air flows through the flow path 22 and is sent to the refrigeration cycle.

[0020] (Drawer 3) Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the drawer 3 (see Fig. 2) and the flow path 22 (see Fig. 3) when viewed obliquely from above and in the front. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the drawer 3 (see Fig. 4) when viewed obliquely from below and in the rear. Note that Figs. 4 and 5 do not show the blocking member 4 (see Figs. 7 to 9).

[0021] As shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the refrigerator 100 further includes a drawer 3. The drawer 3 includes a panel 31, a pair of sliders 321 and 322, a container 33, and a shaft 34 (see Fig. 5 in particular). In the drawer 3, the panel 31 closes the opening 134 (see Figs. 2 and 3). Hereinafter, the position where the panel 31 closes the opening 134 may be referred to as the "closed position" (see Fig. 1). When an object is stored and the panel 31 is in the closed position, the container 33 is located in the cooling chamber 13. That is, the container 33 is stored in the cooling chamber 13. The container 33 is pulled out of the cooling chamber 13 together with the panel 31. In detail, the container 33 is pulled out of the cooling chamber 13 in the forward direction Y1 through the opening 134 as the panel 31 moves from the closed position to the forward direction Y1 (see Fig. 2).

[0022] In detail, the panel 31 has a generally rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and has a size capable of closing the opening 134 (see also Figs. 1 and 2). The panel 31 has a rear surface 311. Of the two main surfaces of the panel 31 that are spaced apart in the front-rear direction Y, the rear surface 311 is the main surface on the rear direction Y2 side. When the drawer 3 is in the closed position, the rear surface 311 abuts against the peripheral edge 17 (see Fig. 3). In this way, the panel 31 closes the opening 134 (see Fig. 1). A pair of sliders 321, 322 are attached to the rear surface 311.

[0023] The sliders 321, 322 extend in the rear direction Y2 from specific positions on the rear surface 311. The specific positions are positions spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction X on the rear surface 311. The sliders 321, 322 typically have shapes that are approximately symmetrical to each other in the left-right direction X. The sliders 321, 322 slide in the front-rear direction Y along the guide rails 161, 162 (see FIG. 3) while abutting against the guide rails 161, 162, respectively. This allows the drawer 3 to move in the front Y1 and rear direction Y2 within the cooling chamber 13 through the opening 134 with the closed position (see FIG. 1) as a reference.

[0024] The shaft 34 is located rearward Y2 from the drawer 3 and extends in the left-right direction X (see FIG. 5 in particular). In detail, the shaft 34 is provided at a position a specific distance away from the rear surface 311 in the rear direction Y2. The specific distance is equal to or greater than the size of the container 33 in the front-rear direction Y. The shaft 34 has a portion 341 between the sliders 321, 322. The portion 341 extends linearly in the left-right direction X. In this embodiment, the vertical cross section of the portion 341 is circular.

[0025] The container 33 is located within the cooling chamber 13 and is pulled out of the cooling chamber 13 together with the panel 31 .

[0026] Specifically, the container 33 is a box with a bottom, and has an opening 331 that opens upward Z1. An object is stored in the container 33. Specifically, the container 33 has a wall 332A that is substantially rectangular in a plan view. The wall 332A is a bottom wall of the container 33, and extends in the left-right direction X and the front-rear direction Y. The container 33 further has walls 332B to 332E that extend upward Z1 from an outer edge of the wall 332A. Of the walls 332B to 332E, the wall 332C is inclined with respect to each of the up-down direction Z and the front-rear direction Y, similar to the wall 135 (see FIG. 3). Furthermore, when the drawer 3 is in the closed position, the wall 332A is positioned slightly upward Z1 from the wall 131 (see FIG. 3) of the cooling chamber 13, the wall 332C is positioned slightly forward Y1 from the wall 135, and the walls 332D and 332E are positioned slightly inside the cooling chamber 13 from the walls 132 and 133.

[0027] The container 33 has rims 333-336 at the upper end surrounding the opening 331 (see FIG. 4 in particular). The rims 333, 334, 335, 336 define the left X1, right X2, rear Y2, and front Y1 of the opening 331. The rims 333, 334 abut against the sliders 321, 322 from above Z1. The rim 335 has a plurality of ribs 337 (see FIG. 5 in particular) arranged at intervals in the left-right direction X. In detail, each rib 337 protrudes downward Z2 from the lower end of the rim 335 and protrudes rear Y2 from the wall 332C. In FIG. 5, for convenience, only two ribs are given the reference symbol "337".

[0028] The container 33 is inserted downward Z2 from an opening defined by the panel 31, the sliders 321, 322, and the shaft 34. The container 33 is supported by the sliders 321, 322, and the shaft 34. In detail, the lower ends of the rims 333, 334 abut against the upper ends of the sliders 321, 322. The lower edges of the multiple ribs 337 abut against the shaft 34.

[0029] With the above configuration, when a force in the front-rear direction Y is applied to the panel 31 by a user operation, the container 33 is displaced in the front-rear direction Y together with the panel 31.

[0030] FIG. 6 is a plan view of the drawer 3 (see FIG. 4). As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 6, a plurality of through holes 339 are formed in the periphery 336. In FIG. 4 and FIG. 6, only one through hole is given the reference symbol "339". The plurality of through holes 339 penetrate the periphery 336 in the up-down direction Z and are arranged in the left-right direction X. Therefore, when the drawer 3 is in the closed position, the cold air blown out from the air outlet 221 flows above the container 33 in the cooling chamber 13 (see arrow A1). The cold air flows from the upper Z1 to the lower Z2 through the plurality of through holes 339. After that, the cold air flows along the wall 332B and the wall 332A of the container 33 in the cooling chamber 13, and is then guided rearward from the container 33 (see arrows A2 and A3). After that, the cold air flows into the flow path 22 from the air inlet 222 (see arrow A4). This allows the object inside the container 33 to be cooled without temperature unevenness.

[0031] (Blocking member 4) Fig. 7 is a side view that shows the blocking member 4 in the first position, Fig. 8 is a side view that shows the blocking member 4 in the second position, and Fig. 9 is a front view that shows the blocking member 4 in the second position.

[0032] As shown in Figs. 7 to 9, refrigerator 100 further includes closing member 4. Closing member 4 is attached to housing 1. When drawer 3 is pulled out, closing member 4 closes at least a part of the gap between pulled-out container 33 and housing 1. With this configuration, it is possible to provide refrigerator 100 in which cool air is less likely to leak from cooling chamber 13. The details are as follows.

[0033] In the embodiment, the blocking member 4 is provided on the wall 131 among the multiple walls 131 to 133. When the panel 31 is in the closed position (see FIG. 1) and the panel 31 is in a state where the opening 134 is blocked by the panel 31, the blocking member 4 is located at a first position (see FIG. 7) between the container 33 and the housing 1. The blocking member 4 is located from the first position to a second position (see FIG. 8) in the process of the container 33 being pulled out. When the blocking member 4 is located at the second position (see FIG. 8), the tip 42 of the blocking member 4 is located farther from the wall 131 in a front view than when the blocking member 4 is located at the first position (see FIG. 7). As a result, the blocking member 4 blocks at least a part of the gap between the blocking member 4 and the housing 1.

[0034] In the process of drawing out the drawer 3 from the cooling chamber 13, the wall 332A of the drawer 3 (specifically, the container 33) moves forward Y1 at a position away from the wall 131 (see FIG. 3) of the cooling chamber 13 in the upward Z1 direction. During this time, the cold air is blown out from the air outlet 221 toward the cooling chamber 13. If the refrigerator 100 does not have the closing member 4, the cold air in the cooling chamber 13 leaks out of the cooling chamber 13 from a gap between the walls 131-133 and the container 33. However, if the refrigerator 100 has the closing member 4 and the closing member 4 is located at the second position, the tip 42 of the closing member 4 is located farther from the wall 131 than the wall 332A of the container 33 in a front view (see FIG. 8 in particular). Therefore, the closing member 4 closes the gap between the walls 131-133 and the container 33. Therefore, the closing member 4 becomes a ventilation resistance in the flow path through which the cold air leaks from the inside of the cooling chamber 13 to the outside. Therefore, the cool air from the air outlet 221 flows through the cooling chamber 13 and easily flows into the air inlet 222. That is, the cool air is less likely to leak from the cooling chamber 13.

[0035] (Spacer 43) The refrigerator 100 further has a spacer 43 on the closing member 4. The spacer 43 is provided on at least one of the closing member 4 and the drawer 3 and faces the other of the closing member 4 and the drawer 3 so that a gap is formed between the closing member 4 and the drawer 3 when the drawer 3 is stored (i.e., in the closed position). Fig. 7 shows the spacer 43 provided on the closing member 4.

[0036] The spacer 43 is interposed between the closing member 4 and the wall 135 when the drawer 3 is in the closed position (see FIG. 1). The size of the spacer 43 in the left-right direction X is smaller than the size of the closing member 4 in the left-right direction X. This prevents the flow of cool air from the air outlet 221 from being blocked by the closing member 4 when the drawer 3 is in the closed position. That is, the cool air blown out from the air outlet 221 flows smoothly as shown by arrows A1 to A4 (see FIG. 4).

[0037] The configuration of the blocking member 4 will be described in more detail below. The blocking member 4 has a plate-shaped portion 41. The plate-shaped portion 41 is generally rectangular. The plate-shaped portion 41 has a size in the left-right direction X that satisfies a first condition and a second condition. The first condition is that the plate-shaped portion 41 is larger than the size of the container 33 in the left-right direction X. The second condition is that the plate-shaped portion 41 is smaller than the distance in the left-right direction X between the inner surface of the wall 132 and the inner surface of the wall 133. It is preferable that the size of the plate-shaped portion 41 in the left-right direction X is close to the distance between the inner surfaces of the walls 132 and 133. FIGS. 7 to 9 show an example in which the left and right ends of the plate-shaped portion 41 are almost in contact with the walls 132 and 133. In the process of pulling out the drawer 3, the tip 42 of the plate-shaped portion 41 moves from a position closer to the wall 131 than the wall 332A to a position farther away.

[0038] In the embodiment, the closing member 4 is rotatably attached to a portion of the housing 1 located below the container 33 (more specifically, the wall 131) when the drawer 3 is stored in the cooling chamber 13. More specifically, the refrigerator 100 further includes a rotating member 5. The rotating member 5 rotates the closing member 4 from the first position to the second position during the above process. Since the specific gravity of the cold air is high, it tends to flow downward Z2. According to the above configuration, the closing member 4 closes the gap that occurs between the wall 131 and the drawer 3. This makes it difficult for the cold air to leak outside the cooling chamber 13.

[0039] Each rotating member 5 includes a rotating shaft and a biasing member. Each rotating shaft protrudes from the corresponding plate-shaped portion 41 to both the left side X1 and the right side X2. Each rotating shaft is supported by the walls 132, 133 so that the plate-shaped portion 41 can rotate in the circumferential direction in the left-right direction X. The biasing member is attached to the corresponding rotating shaft and biases the tip 42 of the closing member 4 toward the drawer 3 side (i.e., the inside of the cooling chamber 13). In this case, one side and the other side of the closing member 4 abut against the container 33 of the drawer 3 in the closed position from the left side X1 and the right side X2, respectively, and are located at the first position. Each closing member 4 moves to the second position by the biasing force of the rotating member 5 in the process of drawing out the drawer 3.

[0040] [First Modification] Fig. 10 and Fig. 11 are diagrams that roughly show a configuration of a refrigerator 100 according to a first modified example. In particular, Fig. 10 is a plan view that roughly shows a closing member 4 in a first position, and Fig. 11 is a plan view that roughly shows a closing member 4 in a second position.

[0041] In the first modification, the blocking members 4 are provided on the walls 132 and 133, respectively, and are attached to the portions located on the sides of the drawer 3. In the first modification, the refrigerator 100 further includes a rotating member 5 corresponding to each of the blocking members 4. Each rotating member 5 rotates the corresponding blocking member 4 from the first position to the second position in the above process. Also, the blocking member 4 in the second position is not located directly below the container 33 (i.e., in the gap between the wall 332A and the wall 131). Therefore, the blocking member 4 does not provide ventilation resistance to the cold air, which has a relatively large specific gravity, directly below the container 33. As a result, the cold air flows smoothly inside the cooling chamber 13 (see arrows A1 to A4).

[0042] The rotating member 5 includes a rotating shaft and a biasing member. The rotating shaft protrudes from the plate-shaped portion 41 in both the upward Z1 and downward Z2 directions. The rotating shaft is supported by the wall 131 so that the plate-shaped portion 41 can rotate in the circumferential direction in the left-right direction X. The biasing member is typically a torsion coil spring. The biasing member is attached to the rotating shaft and biases the tip 42 of the blocking member 4 toward the inside of the cooling chamber 13. In this case, the blocking member 4 abuts against the wall 332A of the drawer 3 in the closed position from the downward Z2 and is located at the first position. The blocking member 4 moves to the second position by the biasing force of the rotating member 5 while the drawer 3 is being pulled out.

[0043] [Second modified example] Fig. 12 and Fig. 13 are diagrams that roughly show a configuration of a refrigerator 100 according to a second modified example. In particular, Fig. 12 is a side view that roughly shows a closing member 4 in a first position, and Fig. 13 is a side view that roughly shows a closing member 4 in a second position.

[0044] In the second modified example, the housing 1 further includes a wall 137. The wall 137 partitions the cooling chamber 13 in the same manner as the multiple walls 131-133. The wall 137 is located above the drawer 3 in the direction Z1, and extends in the front-rear direction Y and the left-right direction X. In other words, the wall 137 is an upper wall, and defines the upper end of the cooling chamber 13.

[0045] In the second modified example, the closing member 4 is provided on the wall 137 and is located above the drawer 3 at Z1. In the second modified example, the refrigerator 100 further includes a rotating member 5. Each rotating member 5 rotates the corresponding closing member 4 from the first position to the second position during the above process.

[0046] The rotating member 5 typically includes a rotating shaft. The closing member 4 abuts against the drawer 3 in the closed position from above and is located at the first position. The closing member 4 rotates from the first position to the second position by its own weight as the drawer 3 is pulled out. When the drawer 3 is pulled out, the closing member 4 hangs down in the cooling chamber 13 by its own weight. Therefore, while a biasing member was necessary in the first modified example, a biasing member is not an essential component in the second modified example. This simplifies the configuration of the refrigerator 100.

[0047] In the second modified example, the closing member 4 also includes a plate-shaped portion 41 and a spacer 43. However, in the second modified example, the spacer 43 is attached to the tip 42 of the plate-shaped portion 41, and functions as a weight attached to the lower part of the closing member 4. Therefore, the closing member 4 hangs down relatively quickly into the cooling chamber 13 during the process of pulling out the drawer 3. The spacer 43 may be attached to a position on the plate-shaped portion 41 closer to the rotating member 5 than the tip 42. Alternatively, instead of the spacer 43, the weight can be realized by making the density of the plate-shaped portion 41 near the tip 42 higher than the density of other parts.

[0048] In addition, by virtue of the spacer 43, when the drawer 3 is pulled out, the dimension in the front-rear direction Y of the lower end of the closing member 4 becomes larger than the dimension in the front-rear direction Y of a portion located above the lower end of the closing member 4. As a result, the closing member 4 hangs down relatively quickly into the cooling chamber 13 with a simple structure.

[0049] [Third modified example, protruding portion 6] Fig. 14 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of refrigerator 100 according to the third modified example. As shown in Fig. 14, refrigerator 100 differs from the second modified example in that it further includes protruding portion 6. A portion of protruding portion 6 located below drawer 3 of housing 1 protrudes toward closing member 4 when drawer 3 is pulled out. Protruding portion 6 may be configured similarly to closing member 4 and rotating member 5 described in detail in the embodiment. Therefore, a detailed description of the configuration of protruding portion 6 will be omitted.

[0050] The embodiments and modifications of the present disclosure have been described above with reference to the drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments and modifications, and can be implemented in various aspects without departing from the gist of the disclosure. In addition, various disclosures can be formed by appropriately combining multiple components disclosed in the above-mentioned embodiments and modifications. For example, some components may be deleted from all components shown in the embodiments. Furthermore, components across different embodiments may be appropriately combined. The drawings are mainly shown schematically for ease of understanding, and the thickness, length, number, spacing, etc. of each component shown in the drawings may differ from the actual ones due to the convenience of drawing. In addition, the material, shape, dimensions, etc. of each component shown in the above-mentioned embodiments are examples and are not particularly limited, and various modifications are possible within a range that does not substantially deviate from the effects of the present disclosure.

[0051] (1) The spacer 43 of the embodiment may be applied to the first or second modified example. [Explanation of symbols]

[0052] 100: Refrigerator 1: Housing 11~15: Cooling room 131~137: Wall 134 :Aperture 2: Cooling section 3: Storage section 4: Leak prevention material 41: Plate-shaped part 42: Tip 43: Spacer 5: Rotating member 6:Protrusion

Claims

1. a housing in which a cooling chamber having an opening facing forward is formed; a drawer having a panel that closes the opening and a container that is located within the cooling chamber and that is drawn out together with the panel; a closing member attached to the housing and closing at least a part of a gap between the drawn-out container and the housing when the drawer is drawn out; Equipped with a refrigerator.

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the closing member is located between the container and the housing when the panel is in a state in which the opening is closed.

3. the closing member is rotatably attached to a portion of the housing that is located below or to the side of the container when the drawer is stored, The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a biasing member that biases the closing member toward the drawer side.

4. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the closing member is rotatably attached to the drawer so as to hang down under its own weight when the drawer is pulled out.

5. The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein a portion of the housing located below the drawer has a protruding portion that protrudes toward the closing member when the drawer is pulled out.

6. The refrigerator according to claim 4, further comprising a weight attached to a lower portion of the closing member.

7. The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein a dimension in the front-rear direction of a lower end portion of the closing member is larger than a dimension in the front-rear direction of a portion of the closing member located above the lower end portion.

8. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one of the closing member and the drawer is provided with a spacer extending toward the other side so that a gap is formed between the closing member and the drawer when the drawer is stored.

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