Refrigerators and storage containers

Claims

1. a heat-insulating box having a storage chamber formed therein; a door provided on the front surface of the heat-insulating box body for opening and closing the opening of the storage chamber; a door opening / closing sensor that detects the opening / closing state of the door; a storage container provided in the door or the storage chamber for storing stored items; a power receiving antenna coil provided in the housing; a power supplying-side antenna coil that is provided on the door or the storage compartment and that wirelessly supplies power to the power receiving-side antenna coil when the door opening / closing sensor detects an opening or closing operation of the door; a detection sensor provided in the storage container, the detection sensor detecting the stored item when power is supplied from the power receiving antenna coil and outputting the detection result; a sensor communication unit provided in the storage container, the sensor communication unit wirelessly transmitting the detection result to the power supplying antenna coil via the power receiving antenna coil when the detection result is input from the detection sensor; a control device that receives the detection result via the power supply side antenna coil; and The storage container includes: a main body having a bottom plate on which the storage item is placed and a side wall provided on a periphery of the bottom plate; a cover attached to an outer surface of the main body and forming, together with the main body, an attachment space for accommodating the detection sensor, the sensor communication unit, and the power receiving side antenna coil; a member provided between the main body and the lid when the lid is attached to the main body, for sealing the attachment space; refrigerator.

2. The member is a waterproof member. The refrigerator according to claim 1.

3. the door has a back panel facing the storage compartment; The power supply antenna coil is provided on the back plate, a first mounting space in which the power receiving side antenna coil is provided is formed in the side wall portion, a second mounting space in which the detection sensor is provided is formed in the bottom plate, When the storage container is attached to the door, the power receiving side antenna coil and the power supply side antenna coil are disposed opposite to each other. The refrigerator according to claim 1.

4. A pair of ribs is provided on two vertical sides of the back panel, The storage container is a door pocket attached to the pair of ribs and fixed to the door. The refrigerator according to claim 3.

5. The door is provided with a door pocket attached to a pair of ribs provided on two vertical sides of the back panel, The storage container is stored in the door pocket. The refrigerator according to claim 3.

6. the door has a back panel facing the storage compartment and a pair of ribs provided on two vertical sides of the back panel, the power supply side antenna coil is provided on one of the pair of ribs, a first mounting space in which the power receiving side antenna coil is provided is formed in the side wall portion, a second mounting space in which the detection sensor and the sensor communication unit are provided is formed in the bottom plate; When the storage container is attached to the door, the power receiving side antenna coil and the power supply side antenna coil are disposed opposite to each other. The refrigerator according to claim 1.

7. The door is provided with a door pocket fixed to the pair of ribs, The storage container is stored in the door pocket. The refrigerator according to claim 6.

8. the lid portion is a plate bent along the bottom plate and the side wall portion, The lid portion is fixed to the main body portion by a fixing device. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

9. The waterproof member is an elastic sealing member. The refrigerator according to claim 2.

10. The control device When the door opening / closing sensor detects the opening / closing operation of the door, the power supplying side antenna coil is energized to supply power to the detection sensor and the sensor communication unit, and the detection result is received from the sensor communication unit via the power receiving side antenna coil and the power supplying side antenna coil. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

11. The detection sensor is a weight sensor that detects the weight value of the stored item. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

12. a communication unit that connects the control device to an external information processing device for communication; The control device a ratio of the weight value detected by the weight sensor to a reference value for the stored item is calculated, and information on the ratio is transmitted to the information processing device via the communication unit; The refrigerator according to claim 11.

13. A storage container that stores stored items and is housed in a refrigerator, a power-receiving-side antenna coil to which power is wirelessly supplied from a power-supply-side antenna coil provided in the refrigerator; a detection sensor electrically connected to the power receiving antenna coil, which detects the stored item when power is supplied from the power receiving antenna coil, and outputs the detection result; a sensor communication unit electrically connected to the power receiving-side antenna coil and the detection sensor, and configured to wirelessly transmit the detection result to the power supplying-side antenna coil via the power receiving-side antenna coil when the detection result is input from the detection sensor; a main body having a bottom plate on which the storage item is placed and a side wall provided on a periphery of the bottom plate; a cover attached to an outer surface of the main body and forming, together with the main body, an attachment space for accommodating the detection sensor, the sensor communication unit, and the power receiving side antenna coil; a member that is provided between the main body and the lid when the lid is attached to the main body and seals the attachment space, a weight sensor for detecting the weight of the stored item is provided on the bottom plate as the detection sensor; the power receiving-side antenna coil and the power supplying-side antenna coil face each other when the storage container is placed in a storage compartment or on a door of the storage compartment of the refrigerator; Storage container.

14. The member is a waterproof member. The storage container of claim 13.