Refrigerator

Abstract

To provide a refrigerator in which a shelf in an interior can rotate upward, and that reduces the possibility that the shelf is unintentionally lifted.SOLUTION: A refrigerator comprises a first shelf 131 of which a rear part is pivotally supported by a side surface in an interior, and of which a front part can rotate upward. The first shelf includes a first glass plate 136. The refrigerator also comprises a second shelf supported by the first shelf, and capable of sliding in a front-rear direction with respect to the first shelf. The second shelf includes a second glass plate 138. The second glass plate is formed thicker than the first glass plate.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator.

Background Art

[0002] For example, Patent Document 1 describes a shelf device for a refrigerator or the like.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] An object of the present disclosure is to reduce the possibility that a shelf in a refrigerator rotates upward unintentionally, with respect to a refrigerator in which the shelf in the compartment is rotatable upward.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] In one aspect of the present disclosure, the refrigerator includes a first shelf whose rear portion is pivotally supported on a side surface inside the compartment and whose front portion is rotatable upward. The first shelf includes a first glass plate. The refrigerator further includes a second shelf supported on the first shelf and slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the first shelf. The second shelf includes a second glass plate. The second glass plate is formed thicker than the first glass plate.

Effects of the Invention

[0006] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, with respect to a refrigerator in which the shelf in the compartment is rotatable upward, the possibility that the shelf rotates upward unintentionally can be reduced.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0008] Hereinafter, each embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. <Overall Configuration of Refrigerator>

[0009] First, with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the overall configuration of the refrigerator 100 according to the first embodiment will be described.

[0010] The outer shape of the refrigerator 100 is mainly composed of a heat-insulating box body 110. The storage space of the refrigerator 100 is formed by this heat-insulating box body 110. The storage space formed by the heat-insulating box body 110 is partitioned, for example, from the upper stage in order of the refrigerating chamber 111, the vegetable chamber 117, and the freezing chamber 112 by a plurality of partitions extending in the horizontal direction. In the present embodiment, the freezing chamber 112 includes a first freezing area 113, an ice-making and ice-storing area 114, and a second freezing area 115.

[0011] The refrigerating chamber 111 is provided with left and right refrigerating chamber doors 111L and 111R. The vegetable chamber 117 is provided with a drawer-type vegetable chamber door 117X. The first freezing area 113 is provided with a drawer-type freezing chamber door 113X. The ice-making and ice-storing area 114 is provided with a drawer-type ice-making chamber door 114X. The second freezing area 115 is provided with a drawer-type freezing chamber door 115X.

[0012] In the following, the surface where the door is provided is referred to as the front or the front surface of the refrigerator, and the opposite surface is referred to as the back or the rear surface. And when the refrigerator 100 is viewed from the front, the left direction is referred to as the left direction of the refrigerator 100, the right direction is referred to as the right direction of the refrigerator 100, the upper direction is referred to as the upper direction of the refrigerator 100, and the lower direction is referred to as the lower direction of the refrigerator.

[0013] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, regarding the refrigerator 100 according to the present embodiment, a plurality of horizontal shelves 121, 122, 130, and 123 are attached in the refrigerating chamber 111. The shelves 121, 122, 130, and 123 are detachably attached to the side surface of the hood liner 120 constituting the refrigerating chamber 111. The lowermost shelf 123 also constitutes the ceiling of the chilled chamber 118.

[0014] And particularly in this embodiment, the third shelf 130 from the top is configured such that the width in the front-rear direction can be changed, or the front part thereof can be lifted rearward and upward and leaned against the back. This can form a wide space above the shelf 123, enabling large objects to be stored in the refrigerator compartment 111. Hereinafter, this third shelf from the top is also referred to as the variable shelf 130. <Configuration of the Variable Shelf>

[0015] Hereinafter, the configuration of the variable shelf 130 according to this embodiment will be described.

[0016] The variable shelf 130 according to this embodiment is usually set in the first form in which the first shelf 131 protrudes forward, as shown in FIGS. 4(A), 5, 6, and 7. In this state, many objects can be placed on the upper surface of the variable shelf 130. That is, objects can be placed on the upper surface of the front part, i.e., the first shelf 131, and the upper surface of the rear part, i.e., the second shelf 132, of the variable shelf 130.

[0017] When the user of the refrigerator 100 wants to store a large object in front of the first shelf 131, i.e., the front part of the lowermost shelf 123, it can be set in the second form in which the second shelf 132 is stored in the first shelf, as shown in FIGS. 4(B), 8, 9, and 10. In this state, objects can be placed on the upper surface of the first shelf 131 of the variable shelf 130, and tall objects such as beer bottles can also be placed on the front part of the shelf 123.

[0018] When the user of the refrigerator 100 wants to store an even larger object on the entire lowermost shelf 123, it is set in the third form in which it is leaned against the back surface of the refrigerator compartment 111, as shown in FIG. 4(C). In this case, objects cannot be placed on the variable shelf 130, but large objects such as a rice cooker or a watermelon can be placed on the entire shelf 123.

[0019] More specifically, referring to FIG. 11, in the present embodiment, the first shelf 131 is composed of an outer first support frame 135 and an inner first glass plate 136.

[0020] The first support frame 135 is pivotally supported on the side surface of the hood liner 120 of the refrigerator compartment 111. More specifically, shafts 1351, 1351 that are fitted into the side surface of the hood liner 120 are formed at the rear portions of both the left and right side surfaces of the first support frame 135. And on the bottom surface of the first support frame 135, the left and right sides extend downward, and rails 1352, 1352 are formed inside the extended portions 1350, 1350. That is, in the present embodiment, the second shelf 132 and the second glass plate 138 are configured to be stored below the first glass plate 136. Note that the left and right ends of the first support frame 135 are supported by the protruding portions on the side surface of the hood liner 120, so that the first shelf 131 is maintained horizontally.

[0021] The first glass plate 136 is a glass plate-like member formed in a rectangular shape in plan view. The first glass plate 136 is fitted into a rectangular opening formed in the first support frame 135.

[0022] Referring to FIG. 12, the second shelf 132 is composed of a second support frame 137 and a second glass plate 138.

[0023] Referring to FIGS. 4 to 12, the second support frame 137 is configured to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the first support frame 135. More specifically, both left and right end portions 1372, 1372 of the second support frame 137 are slidably supported by the rails 1352, 1352 of the first support frame 135. Note that when the second support frame 137 extends forward from the first support frame 135, both left and right end portions 1372, 1372 are supported by the protruding portions on the side surface of the hood liner 120, so that the second shelf 132 and the first shelf 131 are maintained horizontally.

[0024] The second glass plate 138 is a plate-shaped glass member formed in a rectangular shape in plan view. The second glass plate 138 is fitted into a rectangular opening formed in the second support frame 137.

[0025] In the present embodiment, in a state where the second support frame 137 protrudes forward from the first support frame 135, the upper surfaces of the first glass plate 136 and the second glass plate 138 are at the same height, and the upper surfaces of the first support frame 135 and the second support frame 137 are also at the same height.

[0026] Because of such a configuration, as shown in Fig. 4(A), the second shelf 132 is in a state of being pulled forward from the first shelf 131, as shown in Fig. 4(B), the second shelf 132 is in a state of being pushed into the first shelf 131, and as shown in Fig. 4(C), the second shelf 132 is placed against the back of the refrigerator compartment 111 by rotating the front parts of the second shelf 132 and the first shelf 131 upward and backward together.

[0027] And particularly in the present embodiment, as shown in Fig. 13, the thickness t of the second glass plate 138 is formed to be larger than the thickness t of the first glass plate 136. Thereby, in the state shown in Fig. 4(B) or Fig. 13, even when an object 90 is placed at the rear part of the first shelf 131, the possibility that the second shelf 132 is rotated upward and backward together with the first shelf 131 unintentionally is reduced. B than the thickness t of the first glass plate 136 F

[0028] Furthermore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 13, when the second shelf 132 is pushed into the first shelf 131, the rear end portion of the second glass plate 138 is configured to be located in front of the shafts 1351, 1351 of the first support frame 135. More specifically, the second support frame 137 has a portion extending rearward of the second glass plate 138 and extending longer in the rearward and downward direction. As a result, the second shelf 132 can be smoothly stored below the first glass plate 136, and when being stored, the rear end portion of the second support frame 137 abuts against the rear wall of the first support frame 135, and the rear end portion of the second glass plate 138 is located in front of the shafts 1351, 1351. As a result, as shown in FIG. 13, even when an object 90 is placed on the rear end portion of the upper surface of the first shelf 131, the possibility that the first shelf 131 and the second shelf 132 bounce upward and rearward unintentionally can be reduced.

[0029] Also, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, when the second shelf 132 is pushed into the first shelf 131 and an object 90 is placed at the rear end portion of the first shelf 131, in a right side view, the counterclockwise moment caused by the first shelf 131 and the second shelf 132 about the shafts 1351, 1351 is configured to be larger than the clockwise moment caused by the object 90. For example, assuming that the object 90 is a 500 - milliliter plastic bottle, it is preferable that the various dimensions of the first shelf 131 and the second shelf 132 are designed to satisfy the following formula. m1×g×l1×sinθ1> m2×g×l2×sinθ2 m1: Total weight of the first shelf 131 and the second shelf 132 l1: Distance from the center of gravity of the first shelf 131 and the second shelf 132 to the center of the shaft 1351 θ1: Angle between the direction from the shaft 1351 to the center of gravity and the perpendicular direction m2: Object (500 grams) l2: Distance from the bottom surface of the object to the center of the shaft 1351 θ2: Angle between the direction from the shaft 1351 to the bottom surface of the object and the perpendicular direction

[0030] Also, in the present embodiment, as described above, since the second shelf 132 and the second glass plate 138 are stored below the first glass plate 136, the center of gravity position of the variable shelf 130 becomes lower, and the angle θ1 between the direction from the axis 1351 to the center of gravity and the perpendicular direction becomes larger. That is, in a right side view, the counterclockwise moment becomes larger, and the variable shelf 130 is configured to be difficult to lift.

[0031] The embodiments disclosed this time should be considered to be illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present disclosure is indicated by the claims rather than the above description, and it is intended that all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the claims be included. Also, configurations obtained by combining the configurations of different embodiments described in this specification with each other are also included in the scope of the present disclosure.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0032] 100: Refrigerator 111: Refrigerating Chamber 130: Variable Shelf 131: First Shelf 132: Second Shelf 135: First Support Frame 136: First Glass Plate 137: Second Support Frame 138: Second Glass Plate 1351: Axis

Claims

1. Comprising a first shelf pivotally supported on the side surface inside the compartment at the rear and rotatable upward at the front, The first shelf includes a first glass plate, Further comprising a second shelf supported on the first shelf and slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the first shelf, The second shelf includes a second glass plate, A refrigerator in which the second glass plate is formed thicker than the first glass plate.

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the rear end portion of the second glass plate is located in front of the pivot shaft of the first shelf.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the second shelf is stored below the first glass plate of the first shelf.

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