JP7508241B2 - Refrigerator and water tank - Google Patents

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JP7508241B2
JP7508241B2 JP2020044563A JP2020044563A JP7508241B2 JP 7508241 B2 JP7508241 B2 JP 7508241B2 JP 2020044563 A JP2020044563 A JP 2020044563A JP 2020044563 A JP2020044563 A JP 2020044563A JP 7508241 B2 JP7508241 B2 JP 7508241B2
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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本発明の実施形態は、冷蔵庫及び給水タンクに関するものである。 An embodiment of the present invention relates to a refrigerator and a water tank.

自動製氷機能を備えた冷蔵庫では、冷蔵室内に給水タンクを設置し、この給水タンク内の水を製氷皿に給水して製氷を行っている（例えば、下記特許文献１参照）。 In refrigerators equipped with an automatic ice-making function, a water tank is installed inside the refrigerator compartment, and the water in the water tank is supplied to the ice tray to make ice (see, for example, Patent Document 1 below).

このような冷蔵庫において、給水タンクは、冷蔵室の底面に載置され、庫内の目立ちやすい位置に設けられることが多いが、これまで給水タンクの意匠性について考慮されているものはなかった。 In such refrigerators, the water tank is often placed on the bottom of the refrigerator compartment and in a conspicuous location inside the refrigerator, but until now, no consideration had been given to the design of the water tank.

特開２００６－１８９１９３号公報JP 2006-189193 A

本発明の実施形態は、上記事情を考慮してなされたものであり、使い勝手が良く意匠性に優れた冷蔵庫を提供することを目的とする。 The embodiment of the present invention was made in consideration of the above circumstances, and aims to provide a refrigerator that is easy to use and has a good design.

一実施形態の冷蔵庫は、製氷皿へ給水するための水を貯水する給水タンクを貯蔵室に備える冷蔵庫において、前記給水タンクは、上面が開口した容器本体と、前記容器本体の上面を閉塞する蓋体とを備え、前記容器本体は、前側に設けられた容器幅広部と、前記容器幅広部の後側に設けられ前記容器幅広部より幅方向に狭い容器幅狭部と、前記容器幅狭部の側面に設けられた容器係止部とを備え、前記蓋体は、前記容器幅広部の後方において前記容器係止部に係止する固定部材と、前記固定部材を回転可能に支持する回動軸とを備え、前記固定部材が前記回動軸に対して回動することにより前記固定部材が前記容器係止部との係止を解除し、係止が解除された状態において、前記固定部材の反回動軸側の末端部が前記蓋体に当接可能である、冷蔵庫。
 In one embodiment, a refrigerator has a storage compartment with a water supply tank that stores water to supply to an ice tray, the water supply tank comprising a container body having an open top and a lid that closes the top of the container body, the container body comprising a wide container portion provided at the front side, a narrow container portion provided at the rear of the wide container portion and narrower in the width direction than the wide container portion, and a container locking portion provided on a side of the narrow container portion, the lid comprising a fixed member that engages with the container locking portion behind the wide container portion and a rotating shaft that rotatably supports the fixed member, the fixed member rotates about the rotating shaft to release the engagement between the fixed member and the container locking portion, and in the released state, an end portion of the fixed member on the counter-rotating shaft side can abut against the lid body.

本発明の一実施形態の冷蔵庫の概略構成を示す縦断面図FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention. 図１の冷蔵室の要部を示す正面図FIG. 2 is a front view showing a main part of the refrigerator compartment of FIG. 図２のＡ－Ａ断面図AA cross-sectional view of FIG. 固定部材によって蓋体を容器本体に固定した給水タンクの斜視図FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a water supply tank in which a lid is fixed to a container body by a fixing member; 給水タンクの分解斜視図Exploded perspective view of the water tank 給水タンクの断面図Cross-section of the water tank 図６のＢ－Ｂ断面図BB cross-sectional view of FIG. 図６のＣ－Ｃ断面図6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. 固定部材による蓋体の固定を解除した給水タンクの斜視図FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the water supply tank with the lid body released from the fixing member; 固定部材による蓋体の固定を解除した給水タンクの断面図1 is a cross-sectional view of a water supply tank with the lid body released from the fixing member;

以下、本発明の一実施形態の冷蔵庫１について図面に基づき説明する。なお、本明細書において、給水タンク３０の前、後及び左右とは、給水タンク３０を冷蔵室６のタンク室に収納したときの前、後及び左右である。また、給水タンク３０の幅方向とは、給水タンク３０を冷蔵室６のタンク室に収納したときの左右方向である。 The refrigerator 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this specification, the front, rear, left and right of the water supply tank 30 refer to the front, rear, left and right when the water supply tank 30 is stored in the tank room of the refrigerator compartment 6. Also, the width direction of the water supply tank 30 refers to the left and right direction when the water supply tank 30 is stored in the tank room of the refrigerator compartment 6.

（１）冷蔵庫１の構成
図１に示すように、冷蔵庫１は、前面に開口する冷蔵庫本体２を備える。冷蔵庫本体２は、鋼板製の外箱３と合成樹脂製の内箱４との間に形成された断熱空間５に真空断熱材や発泡断熱材等の断熱材を有して構成されている。冷蔵庫本体２は内箱４の内部に複数の貯蔵空間が設けられており、具体的には、上段から順に、冷蔵室６、野菜室７が設けられ、その下方に製氷室８と小冷凍室（不図示）が左右に並べて設けられ、これらの下方に冷凍室１０が設けられている。 (1) Configuration of Refrigerator 1 As shown in Fig. 1, refrigerator 1 includes refrigerator body 2 that opens at the front. Refrigerator body 2 is configured with insulation material such as vacuum insulation material or foam insulation material in insulation space 5 formed between outer box 3 made of steel plate and inner box 4 made of synthetic resin. Refrigerator body 2 has a plurality of storage spaces provided inside inner box 4, and specifically, from the top, refrigerator compartment 6 and vegetable compartment 7 are provided, below which ice-making compartment 8 and small freezer compartment (not shown) are provided side by side on the left and right, and below these, freezer compartment 10 is provided.

冷蔵室６及び野菜室７は、いずれも冷蔵温度帯（例えば、１～４℃）に冷却される貯蔵室であり、それらの間は、合成樹脂製の仕切板１１により上下に仕切られている。図２に示すように、仕切板１１と最下段の棚板１２とで上下に仕切られた空間は、冷蔵室６の一方側壁（左側壁）に寄せて配設された縦仕切壁１３によって冷蔵庫幅方向に区画されている。冷蔵室６の左側壁と縦仕切壁１３に挟まれた空間（以下、タンク室ということもある）には、給水タンク３０及び給水装置３１が設けられている。給水タンク３０は、仕切板１１に設けられた不図示の位置決め部によって前後方向における所定位置に収納されるようになっている。また、縦仕切壁１３と冷蔵室６の他方側壁（右側壁）に挟まれた空間（以下、チルド室ということもある）には、収納容器１４が収納されている。なお、縦仕切壁１３は、図２に示すように収納容器１４の前側部分の後方に隠れるように配置されている。 The refrigerator compartment 6 and the vegetable compartment 7 are both storage compartments that are cooled to a refrigeration temperature range (for example, 1 to 4°C), and are divided vertically by a partition plate 11 made of synthetic resin. As shown in FIG. 2, the space divided vertically by the partition plate 11 and the lowest shelf board 12 is divided in the refrigerator width direction by a vertical partition wall 13 arranged against one side wall (left side wall) of the refrigerator compartment 6. A water supply tank 30 and a water supply device 31 are provided in the space (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the tank room) between the left side wall of the refrigerator compartment 6 and the vertical partition wall 13. The water supply tank 30 is stored in a predetermined position in the front-rear direction by a positioning part (not shown) provided on the partition plate 11. A storage container 14 is stored in the space (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the chilled room) between the vertical partition wall 13 and the other side wall (right side wall) of the refrigerator compartment 6. As shown in FIG. 2, the vertical partition wall 13 is positioned so that it is hidden behind the front part of the storage container 14.

製氷室８、小冷凍室及び冷凍室１０は、いずれも冷凍温度帯（例えば、－１０～－２０℃）に冷却される貯蔵室である。製氷室８には、製氷皿３３と離氷機構３４を含む製氷装置３２と、製氷装置３２で作製した氷を貯めておく貯氷箱９とが設置されている。製氷装置３２は、冷蔵室６に設けられた給水タンク３０及び給水装置３１とともに自動製氷装置を構成し、給水装置３１によって吸い上げられた給水タンク３０の水が製氷皿３３に供給されるようになっている。 The ice-making compartment 8, small freezer compartment, and freezer compartment 10 are all storage compartments that are cooled to a freezing temperature range (e.g., -10 to -20°C). The ice-making compartment 8 is equipped with an ice-making device 32 that includes an ice-making tray 33 and an ice-release mechanism 34, and an ice storage box 9 that stores the ice made by the ice-making device 32. The ice-making device 32, together with a water supply tank 30 and a water supply device 31 provided in the refrigerator compartment 6, constitutes an automatic ice-making device, and the water in the water supply tank 30 drawn up by the water supply device 31 is supplied to the ice-making tray 33.

冷蔵庫本体２の冷蔵温度帯の貯蔵室（冷蔵室６及び野菜室７）の奥部には、冷蔵温度帯の貯蔵室を冷却するための冷蔵冷却器２０が設けられている。冷蔵冷却器２０の上方には冷蔵冷却器２０で生成された冷気を冷蔵空間に送風する冷蔵ファン２１が設けられている。 A refrigeration cooler 20 for cooling the refrigeration temperature range storage compartments (refrigeration compartment 6 and vegetable compartment 7) of the refrigerator body 2 is provided at the back. A refrigeration fan 21 is provided above the refrigeration cooler 20 to blow the cold air generated by the refrigeration cooler 20 into the refrigerated space.

冷蔵庫本体２の冷凍温度帯の貯蔵室（製氷室８、小冷凍室、冷凍室１０）の奥部には、冷凍温度帯の貯蔵室を冷却するための冷凍冷却器２２が設けられている。冷凍冷却器２２の上方には冷凍冷却器２２で生成された冷気を冷蔵空間に送風する冷凍ファン２３が設けられている。 At the back of the freezing temperature range storage compartments (ice making compartment 8, small freezer compartment, freezer compartment 10) of the refrigerator body 2, a freezing cooler 22 is provided to cool the freezing temperature range storage compartments. A freezing fan 23 is provided above the freezing cooler 22 to blow the cold air generated by the freezing cooler 22 into the refrigerated space.

冷蔵冷却器２０及び冷凍冷却器２２は、冷蔵庫本体２の背面下部に形成された機械室２４に収納された圧縮機２５や凝縮器とともに冷凍サイクルを構成し、圧縮機２５から吐出された冷媒によって冷却される。 The refrigeration cooler 20 and the freezer cooler 22 form a refrigeration cycle together with a compressor 25 and a condenser housed in a machine chamber 24 formed in the lower back of the refrigerator body 2, and are cooled by the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 25.

（２）収納容器１４
図２及び図３に示すように、縦仕切壁１３と冷蔵室６の右側壁に挟まれたチルド室に収納された収納容器１４は、前壁１４ａ、後壁、左右側壁及び底面を備える上面に開口する略直方体状の容器である。 (2) Storage container 14
As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the storage container 14 stored in the chilled compartment sandwiched between the vertical partition wall 13 and the right side wall of the refrigerator compartment 6 is a roughly rectangular parallelepiped container that is open on the top and has a front wall 14a, a rear wall, left and right side walls, and a bottom.

前壁１４ａの上端部には、前壁１４ａの前方及び上方へ突出する容器突出部１５が設けられている。図３に示すように、容器突出部１５は、収納容器１４の前壁１４ａの前方に間隔をあけて設けられた容器正面部１６と、容器正面部１６と前壁１４ａとを連結する左右方向に延びる連結部１７と、容器正面部１６及び連結部１７の左右側部と前壁１４ａとを連結する側面部１８とを備える。 A container protrusion 15 is provided at the upper end of the front wall 14a, protruding forward and upward from the front wall 14a. As shown in FIG. 3, the container protrusion 15 includes a container front portion 16 provided at a distance in front of the front wall 14a of the storage container 14, a connecting portion 17 extending in the left-right direction connecting the container front portion 16 to the front wall 14a, and a side portion 18 connecting the left and right sides of the container front portion 16 and the connecting portion 17 to the front wall 14a.

連結部１７は、前壁１４ａの上部から前方へ略水平に突出し、容器正面部１６の下部に連結されている。連結部１７の下方には、容器正面部１６と前壁１４ａとの間に下方に開口する容器手掛け部１９が形成されている。容器手掛け部１９は、使用者の指が下方から挿入され収納容器１４を出し入れする際に手掛けとして機能する。 The connecting portion 17 protrudes forward approximately horizontally from the upper portion of the front wall 14a and is connected to the lower portion of the container front portion 16. Below the connecting portion 17, a container handle portion 19 that opens downward is formed between the container front portion 16 and the front wall 14a. The container handle portion 19 functions as a handle when the user inserts their fingers from below to insert or remove the storage container 14.

容器正面部１６は、左右方向に収納容器１４の全幅にわたって設けられ、棚板１２と収納容器１４の上面開口部の前端との間で形成された隙間を前方から閉塞している。容器正面部１６の上端部には、上方に行くほど後方へ傾斜する容器傾斜部１６ｄが形成されている。 The container front portion 16 is provided across the entire width of the storage container 14 in the left-right direction, and closes the gap formed between the shelf board 12 and the front end of the top opening of the storage container 14 from the front. A container inclined portion 16d is formed at the upper end of the container front portion 16, which is inclined backward as it goes upward.

容器正面部１６の下端部には、上下方向の寸法が一定に設けられた左右方向に延びる帯状の第２強調部１６ａが設けられている。第２強調部１６ａは、容器正面部１６の他の部分と視覚的に区別可能な領域であり、例えば、材質や色彩や模様や部材厚み等が異なる領域である。この第２強調部７４ａは、着色や表面加工や金属蒸着などによって他の部分より透明度が低い部分であることが好ましい。 A second emphasis portion 16a is provided at the lower end of the container front portion 16 as a band extending in the left-right direction with a constant vertical dimension. The second emphasis portion 16a is an area that can be visually distinguished from other parts of the container front portion 16, and is, for example, an area that is made of a different material, color, pattern, material thickness, etc. This second emphasis portion 74a is preferably an area that is less transparent than other parts due to coloring, surface treatment, metal deposition, etc.

（３）給水タンク３０
給水タンク３０は、図４～図８に示すように、上面に開口する容器本体３６と、容器本体３６の上面開口を閉塞する蓋体３８とを備える。給水タンク３０は、容器本体３６に給水装置３１を介して製氷皿３３へ給水するための水（製氷水）を貯水し、蓋体３８によって製氷水が容器本体３６からこぼれるのを防止する。 (3) Water supply tank 30
4 to 8, the water supply tank 30 includes a container body 36 that opens at the top, and a lid 38 that closes the top opening of the container body 36. The water supply tank 30 stores water (ice-making water) in the container body 36 to be supplied to the ice tray 33 via the water supply device 31, and the lid 38 prevents the ice-making water from spilling out of the container body 36.

容器本体３６は、左右の側壁３６ｃの間隔に比べ前壁３６ａと後壁３６ｂとの間隔が大きい前後方向に長い略直方体状の合成樹脂製の容器である。容器本体３６は、容器本体３６の前側に設けられた容器幅広部３７と、容器幅広部３７の後側に設けられた容器幅狭部３９とを備える。 The container body 36 is a synthetic resin container that is approximately rectangular and long in the front-to-rear direction, with the distance between the front wall 36a and the rear wall 36b being larger than the distance between the left and right side walls 36c. The container body 36 has a wide container portion 37 provided on the front side of the container body 36, and a narrow container portion 39 provided on the rear side of the wide container portion 37.

容器幅広部３７は、前壁３６ａと左右の側壁３６ｃの前部で区画された部分である。容器幅広部３７の後部には、後方に行くほど幅狭となるくびれ部３７ａが形成され、くびれ部３７ａの後端に容器幅狭部３９が設けられている。容器幅狭部３９は、くびれ部３７ａの後端から後方へ延びる左右の側壁３６ｃと後壁３６ｂで区画された部分であり、容器幅広部３７より左右方向（幅方向）に狭くなっている。 The wide container portion 37 is a portion defined by the front wall 36a and the front portions of the left and right side walls 36c. A narrow container portion 39 is provided at the rear end of the narrow container portion 37a, which narrows toward the rear. The narrow container portion 39 is defined by the left and right side walls 36c and the rear wall 36b that extend rearward from the rear end of the narrow container portion 37a, and is narrower in the left-right direction (width direction) than the wide container portion 37.

また、容器本体３６は、前壁３６ａの上端部から前方及び上方に突出するように前壁３６ａの略全幅にわたって設けられた前突出部４０と、左右の側壁３６ｃに設けられた容器係止部４２と、上面開口部の周縁部から外方へ突出する容器フランジ部４４とを備える（図５及び図７参照）。 The container body 36 also includes a front protrusion 40 that is provided over substantially the entire width of the front wall 36a so as to protrude forward and upward from the upper end of the front wall 36a, container locking portions 42 that are provided on the left and right side walls 36c, and a container flange portion 44 that protrudes outward from the periphery of the top opening (see Figures 5 and 7).

前突出部４０は、前壁３６ａの前方に間隔をあけて設けられたタンク正面部４６と、タンク正面部４６の左右両端に設けられた側面部４７と、タンク正面部４６の上端に設けられた上面部４８と、容器本体３６の前壁３６ａから上方へ突出する背面部４１を備え、側面部４７の下部が容器本体３６の上端両側部に連結され、側面部４７の上部及び上面部４８が背面部４１に連結されている。 The front protrusion 40 comprises a tank front portion 46 spaced apart in front of the front wall 36a, side portions 47 provided on both the left and right ends of the tank front portion 46, a top portion 48 provided at the top end of the tank front portion 46, and a back portion 41 protruding upward from the front wall 36a of the container body 36, with the lower portion of the side portion 47 connected to both sides of the top end of the container body 36, and the upper portion of the side portion 47 and the top portion 48 connected to the back portion 41.

前突出部４０は、タンク正面部４６と前壁３６ａとの間に下方に開口するタンク手掛け部４９が形成されている（図６参照）。タンク手掛け部４９は、使用者の指が下方から挿入され給水タンク３０を引き出す際に手掛けとして機能する。 The front protrusion 40 has a tank handle 49 that opens downward between the tank front portion 46 and the front wall 36a (see FIG. 6). The tank handle 49 functions as a handle when the user inserts their fingers from below to pull out the water tank 30.

タンク正面部４６は、上方に行くほど後方へ傾斜しており、その傾斜角度が、図３に示すように収納容器１４の前面部を構成する容器正面部１６と略同一の傾斜角度を有している。本実施形態では、給水タンク３０のタンク正面部４６及び収納容器１４の容器正面部１６は、上方に行くほどごく僅かに鉛直方向より後方へ傾斜している。 The tank front portion 46 is inclined rearward as it goes upward, and the inclination angle is substantially the same as the container front portion 16 that constitutes the front portion of the storage container 14, as shown in FIG. 3. In this embodiment, the tank front portion 46 of the water supply tank 30 and the container front portion 16 of the storage container 14 are inclined rearward from the vertical direction very slightly as they go upward.

なお、タンク正面部４６は、上側に行くほど肉厚に設けられていることが好ましい。また、タンク正面部４６の前面及び背面は、上方に行くほどごく僅かに鉛直方向より後方へ傾斜し、鉛直方向に対するタンク正面部４６の背面の角度が、鉛直方向に対するタンク正面部４６の前面の角度より大きく設定されていることが好ましい。 It is preferable that the tank front portion 46 is thicker as it goes upward. It is also preferable that the front and back surfaces of the tank front portion 46 are slightly tilted backward from the vertical direction as they go upward, and that the angle of the back surface of the tank front portion 46 relative to the vertical direction is set to be larger than the angle of the front surface of the tank front portion 46 relative to the vertical direction.

タンク正面部４６は、左右方向に前壁３６ａの全幅にわたって設けられ、上下方向に収納容器１４の容器正面部１６の下端と同じ高さから容器正面部１６の上端と同じ高さまで設けられている。本実施形態では、給水タンク３０のタンク正面部４６の上端部に上方に行くほど後方へ傾斜するタンク傾斜部４６ｄが容器傾斜部１６ｄと同じ高さに略平行に形成されている。 The tank front portion 46 is provided across the entire width of the front wall 36a in the left-right direction, and is provided up-down from the same height as the lower end of the container front portion 16 of the storage container 14 to the same height as the upper end of the container front portion 16. In this embodiment, a tank inclined portion 46d that inclines rearward as it goes upward is formed at the upper end of the tank front portion 46 of the water supply tank 30, approximately parallel to the same height as the container inclined portion 16d.

タンク正面部４６の下端部には、上下方向の寸法が一定に設けられた左右方向に延びる帯状の第１強調部４６ａが設けられている。第１強調部４６ａは、タンク正面部４６の他の部分と視覚的に区別可能な領域であり、例えば、材質や色彩や模様や部材厚み等が異なる領域である。この第１強調部４６ａは、着色や表面加工や金属蒸着などによって他の部分より透明度が低い部分であることが好ましい。 A first emphasis portion 46a is provided at the lower end of the tank front portion 46 as a strip extending in the left-right direction with a constant vertical dimension. The first emphasis portion 46a is an area that can be visually distinguished from other parts of the tank front portion 46, and is, for example, an area that is made of a different material, color, pattern, material thickness, etc. It is preferable that this first emphasis portion 46a is an area that is less transparent than other parts due to coloring, surface treatment, metal deposition, etc.

第１強調部４６ａの下端４６ｂは、タンク正面部４６の下端に位置し、チルド室に収納された収納容器１４の第２強調部１６ａの下端１６ｂと同じ高さに位置する。また、第１強調部４６ａの上端４６ｃは、チルド室に収納された収納容器１４の第２強調部１６ａの上端１６ｃと同じ高さに位置する。 The lower end 46b of the first emphasis portion 46a is located at the lower end of the tank front portion 46, and is located at the same height as the lower end 16b of the second emphasis portion 16a of the storage container 14 stored in the chilled compartment. In addition, the upper end 46c of the first emphasis portion 46a is located at the same height as the upper end 16c of the second emphasis portion 16a of the storage container 14 stored in the chilled compartment.

前突出部４０の上面部４８は、タンク正面部４６の上端から後方へ行くほど低くなるように傾斜する傾斜面をなし、上面部４８の後端４８ａが背面部４１の上端に連結されている。背面部４１は、容器本体３６の上面開口部の前端から上方に行くほどごく僅かに鉛直方向より前方へ傾斜する傾斜面をなしている。
なお、前突出部４０の上面部４８は、タンク正面部４６の上端から後方へ行くほど水平方向に対する傾斜角度が漸次小さくなるように湾曲する傾斜面であってもよい。また、前突出部４０は上方に行くほどタンク正面部４６の幅方向の寸法が小さくなる先細形状をなしていることが好ましい。 The upper surface 48 of the front protrusion 40 forms an inclined surface that slopes downward from the upper end of the tank front portion 46 toward the rear, and a rear end 48a of the upper surface 48 is connected to the upper end of the back surface portion 41. The back surface portion 41 forms an inclined surface that slopes very slightly forward from the vertical direction as it extends upward from the front end of the top opening of the container body 36.
The upper surface 48 of the front protrusion 40 may be an inclined surface that is curved so that the angle of inclination with respect to the horizontal direction gradually decreases from the upper end of the tank front portion 46 toward the rear. Also, it is preferable that the front protrusion 40 has a tapered shape in which the dimension in the width direction of the tank front portion 46 decreases toward the upper portion.

容器フランジ部４４は、容器本体３６の上面開口部の周縁部から外方へ突出する部分である。容器フランジ部４４は、前壁３６ａ、左右の側壁３６ｃ、後壁３６ｂの上端部に設けられ、容器本体３６の上面開口部の全周に設けられている。 The container flange portion 44 is a portion that protrudes outward from the periphery of the top opening of the container body 36. The container flange portion 44 is provided on the upper ends of the front wall 36a, the left and right side walls 36c, and the rear wall 36b, and is provided around the entire periphery of the top opening of the container body 36.

くびれ部３７ａの後方において左右の側壁３６ｃの上端部から側方へ突出する容器フランジ部４４には、側壁３６ｃからの突出量が小さくなるように幅方向内方へ凹んだ切欠部４４ａが設けられている。切欠部４４ａにおいて側壁３６ｃに沿った縁部には、下方へ突出する容器係止部４２が設けられている。 The container flanges 44, which protrude laterally from the upper ends of the left and right side walls 36c behind the constricted portions 37a, are provided with notches 44a that are recessed inward in the width direction so that the amount of protrusion from the side walls 36c is reduced. The edges of the notches 44a along the side walls 36c are provided with container locking portions 42 that protrude downward.

蓋体３８は、容器本体３６の上面開口を覆う蓋本体５０と、蓋本体５０の左右の側端部に設けられた固定部材５１とを備える合成樹脂成形体である。 The lid body 38 is a synthetic resin molded body that includes a lid body 50 that covers the top opening of the container body 36 and fixing members 51 provided on the left and right side ends of the lid body 50.

蓋本体５０は、蓋本体５０の前側に設けられた蓋幅広部５２と、蓋幅広部５２の後側に設けられた蓋幅狭部５３と、蓋幅狭部５３に設けられた蓋フランジ部５４を備える。蓋幅広部５２は、容器本体３６の容器幅広部３７と幅方向長さが略同一に設けられ、容器幅広部３７の上面を覆うようになっている。蓋幅狭部５３は、容器本体３６の容器幅狭部３９と幅方向長さが略同一に設けられ、容器本体３６の容器幅狭部３９の上面を覆うようになっている。 The lid body 50 includes a wide lid portion 52 provided on the front side of the lid body 50, a narrow lid portion 53 provided on the rear side of the wide lid portion 52, and a lid flange portion 54 provided on the narrow lid portion 53. The wide lid portion 52 has a widthwise length that is approximately the same as the wide container portion 37 of the container body 36, and is adapted to cover the upper surface of the wide container portion 37. The narrow lid portion 53 has a widthwise length that is approximately the same as the narrow container portion 39 of the container body 36, and is adapted to cover the upper surface of the narrow container portion 39 of the container body 36.

蓋フランジ部５４は、蓋幅狭部５３の左右側面及び背面の下端部から外方へ突出する部分であり、蓋幅狭部５３の側方に幅方向内方へ凹んだ取付凹部５５が形成されている。取付凹部５５には、固定部材５１が設けられている。 The lid flange portion 54 is a portion that protrudes outward from the left and right side surfaces and the lower end of the back surface of the narrow lid portion 53, and a mounting recess 55 that is recessed inward in the width direction is formed on the side of the narrow lid portion 53. A fixing member 51 is provided in the mounting recess 55.

また、蓋フランジ部５４の下面には、下方へ延びる垂下壁５６，５７が設けられている。垂下壁５６は、垂下壁５７の内側に間隔をあけて設けられており、垂下壁５７より下方へ長く延びている。 The underside of the lid flange portion 54 is provided with hanging walls 56, 57 that extend downward. Hanging wall 56 is provided on the inside of hanging wall 57 with a gap between them, and extends further downward than hanging wall 57.

蓋本体５０は、両垂下壁５６，５７の間において容器本体３６の左右側壁３６ｃ及び後壁３６ｂの上端が嵌まり、蓋幅広部５２の前面５２ａが容器本体３６の前壁３６ａの上端部に密着することで、蓋幅広部５２の後端部５２ｃが容器幅広部３７の後端部（つまり、くびれ部３７ａの先端部）と上下方向に重なるように、容器本体３６の上面開口を閉塞する。 The lid body 50 fits between the left and right side walls 36c and the upper ends of the rear wall 36b of the container body 36 between the hanging walls 56, 57, and the front surface 52a of the lid wide portion 52 is in close contact with the upper end of the front wall 36a of the container body 36, so that the rear end 52c of the lid wide portion 52 vertically overlaps with the rear end of the container wide portion 37 (i.e., the tip of the narrowed portion 37a), thereby closing the top opening of the container body 36.

蓋本体５０が、容器本体３６の上面開口を閉塞すると、蓋幅広部５２及び蓋幅狭部５３が容器本体３６の上面開口部より上方へ突出し、蓋幅広部５２の前面５２ａが前突出部４０の背面部４１と近接対向する。その際、図６に示すように、蓋体３８の上面前端を構成する蓋幅広部５２の上面前端５２ｂが、前突出部４０の上面部４８の後端４８ａと同じ高さに位置していることが好ましい。また、容器本体３６の前突出部４０の後端における幅方向長さが、容器幅広部３７の前端や蓋幅広部５２の前端における幅方向長さと同一であることが好ましい。 When the lid body 50 closes the top opening of the container body 36, the lid wide portion 52 and the lid narrow portion 53 protrude upward from the top opening of the container body 36, and the front surface 52a of the lid wide portion 52 closely faces the rear surface 41 of the front protrusion 40. At that time, as shown in FIG. 6, it is preferable that the top front end 52b of the lid wide portion 52 constituting the top front end of the lid body 38 is located at the same height as the rear end 48a of the top surface 48 of the front protrusion 40. It is also preferable that the widthwise length at the rear end of the front protrusion 40 of the container body 36 is the same as the widthwise length at the front end of the container wide portion 37 and the front end of the lid wide portion 52.

図４，図５及び図７に示すように、固定部材５１は、蓋フランジ部５４の取付凹部５５に設けられた前後方向に延びる回動軸５８に回動可能に支持され、蓋幅狭部５３の側方に配置されている。固定部材５１は、回動軸５８の下方に左右の側壁３６ｃへ向けて突出する蓋係止部５９と、蓋係止部５９の更に下方に操作部６０とが設けられている。 As shown in Figures 4, 5 and 7, the fixing member 51 is rotatably supported by a pivot shaft 58 extending in the front-rear direction provided in the mounting recess 55 of the lid flange portion 54, and is disposed to the side of the lid narrow portion 53. The fixing member 51 is provided with a lid locking portion 59 that protrudes below the pivot shaft 58 toward the left and right side walls 36c, and an operating portion 60 further below the lid locking portion 59.

なお、固定部材５１の外側面には、幅方向外方へ突出する外側突条６１が前後方向に沿って設けられてもよい。また、図９に示すように、蓋係止部５９を前後方向に間隔をあけて複数箇所（本実施形態では２箇所設ける）を設けても良く、複数箇所の蓋係止部５９の間に前後方向に延びる内側突条６２を設けても良い。内側突条６２を設ける場合、蓋係止部５９に内側突条６２が接続されていることが好ましい。 In addition, an outer ridge 61 that protrudes outward in the width direction may be provided along the front-rear direction on the outer surface of the fixing member 51. Also, as shown in FIG. 9, the lid locking portions 59 may be provided at multiple locations (two locations in this embodiment) spaced apart in the front-rear direction, and an inner ridge 62 extending in the front-rear direction may be provided between the multiple lid locking portions 59. When the inner ridge 62 is provided, it is preferable that the inner ridge 62 is connected to the lid locking portion 59.

このような外側突条６１及び内側突条６２は、固定部材５１を補強するとともに、固定部材５１が容器本体３６の容器係止部４２と係止している状態で給水タンク３０を上から保持する際に外側突条６１が滑り止めとして機能し、固定部材５１と容器本体３６の容器係止部４２との係合を解除した状態で蓋体３８を容器本体３６から取り外す際に内側突条６２が滑り止めとして機能する。 These outer ridges 61 and inner ridges 62 reinforce the fixing member 51, and the outer ridges 61 function as a non-slip surface when the water supply tank 30 is held from above with the fixing member 51 engaged with the container locking portion 42 of the container body 36, and the inner ridges 62 function as a non-slip surface when the lid 38 is removed from the container body 36 with the fixing member 51 disengaged from the container locking portion 42 of the container body 36.

固定部材５１は、使用者が操作部６０を側壁３６ｃに接近するように回動することで、図４及び図７に示すように蓋係止部５９が容器係止部４２に係止して蓋体３８を容器本体３６に固定する。このように蓋係止部５９が容器係止部４２に係止した状態では、図７及び図８に示すように、固定部材５１が容器幅広部３７の後方であって容器幅狭部３９の側方に位置し、固定部材５１の外側面が、容器幅広部３７の外側面と前後方向に重なる、又は、容器幅広部３７の外側面より容器本体３６の幅方向内側に位置することが好ましい。つまり、固定部材５１が容器幅広部３７より幅方向外方へ突出することなく容器幅広部３７の後方に配置されることが好ましい。 When the user rotates the operating portion 60 so as to approach the side wall 36c, the lid locking portion 59 of the fixing member 51 locks with the container locking portion 42 as shown in Figs. 4 and 7, and the lid 38 is fixed to the container body 36. In this state in which the lid locking portion 59 is locked with the container locking portion 42, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the fixing member 51 is located behind the container wide portion 37 and to the side of the container narrow portion 39, and it is preferable that the outer surface of the fixing member 51 overlaps with the outer surface of the container wide portion 37 in the front-to-rear direction, or is located inside the container body 36 in the width direction from the outer surface of the container wide portion 37. In other words, it is preferable that the fixing member 51 is located behind the container wide portion 37 without protruding outward in the width direction from the container wide portion 37.

また、固定部材５１の蓋係止部５９と容器係止部４２との係合を解除する場合は、使用者が側壁３６ｃから離れるように操作部６０を回動することで、蓋係止部５９が容器係止部４２から外れ、容器本体３６に対する蓋体３８の固定を解除する。 To release the engagement between the lid locking portion 59 of the fixing member 51 and the container locking portion 42, the user rotates the operating portion 60 away from the side wall 36c, causing the lid locking portion 59 to disengage from the container locking portion 42 and releasing the fixation of the lid body 38 to the container body 36.

なお、本実施形態では、蓋係止部５９が容器係止部４２から外れた後、図９及び図１０に示すように、蓋幅狭部５３の側面に近づくように操作部６０を上方へ回動すると、固定部材５１は、蓋幅広部５２の後方であって、蓋幅狭部５３の側方に配置される。その際、固定部材５１は、蓋幅広部５２より幅方向外方へ突出することなく蓋幅広部５２の後方に配置されることが好ましい。 In this embodiment, after the lid locking portion 59 is disengaged from the container locking portion 42, as shown in Figures 9 and 10, when the operating portion 60 is rotated upward so as to approach the side of the narrow lid portion 53, the fixing member 51 is positioned behind the wide lid portion 52 and to the side of the narrow lid portion 53. At that time, it is preferable that the fixing member 51 is positioned behind the wide lid portion 52 without protruding outward in the width direction from the wide lid portion 52.

このような給水タンク３０は、図２に示すように冷蔵室６の左側壁と縦仕切壁１３に挟まれたタンク室に収納されると、給水タンク３０の前面部とチルド室に収納された収納容器１４の前面部が左右方向（冷蔵庫幅方向）に重なるようになっている。 When such a water supply tank 30 is stored in the tank chamber between the left side wall of the refrigerator compartment 6 and the vertical partition wall 13 as shown in FIG. 2, the front part of the water supply tank 30 and the front part of the storage container 14 stored in the chilled compartment overlap in the left-right direction (the refrigerator width direction).

具体的には、図３に示すように、給水タンク３０及び収納容器１４をそれぞれタンク室及びチルド室に収納すると、給水タンク３０のタンク正面部４６と収納容器１４の容器正面部１６との前後方向位置が一致するとともに、給水タンク３０のタンク正面部４６に設けられた第１強調部４６ａと収納容器１４の容器正面部１６に設けられた第２強調部１６ａａとの前後方向位置が一致する。 Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, when the water supply tank 30 and the storage container 14 are stored in the tank chamber and the chilled chamber, respectively, the front-to-rear positions of the tank front portion 46 of the water supply tank 30 and the container front portion 16 of the storage container 14 coincide with each other, and the front-to-rear positions of the first highlight portion 46a provided on the tank front portion 46 of the water supply tank 30 and the second highlight portion 16aa provided on the container front portion 16 of the storage container 14 coincide with each other.

給水タンク３０のタンク正面部４６は、収納容器１４の容器正面部１６と略同一の傾斜角度を有しているため、給水タンク３０のタンク正面部４６が、チルド室に設けられた収納容器１４の容器正面部１６と左右方向に重なる。 The tank front portion 46 of the water supply tank 30 has approximately the same inclination angle as the container front portion 16 of the storage container 14, so that the tank front portion 46 of the water supply tank 30 overlaps in the left-right direction with the container front portion 16 of the storage container 14 provided in the chilled compartment.

また、給水タンク３０に設けられた第１強調部４６ａの下端４６ｂ及び上端４６ｃが、収納容器１４に設けられた第２強調部１６ａの下端１６ｂ及び上端１６ｃと高さ方向に一致するように設けられているため、第１強調部４６ａが第２強調部１６ａと左右方向に重なり、左右方向に連続した一続きの模様を構成する。 In addition, the lower end 46b and upper end 46c of the first emphasis portion 46a on the water supply tank 30 are arranged to coincide in the height direction with the lower end 16b and upper end 16c of the second emphasis portion 16a on the storage container 14, so that the first emphasis portion 46a overlaps with the second emphasis portion 16a in the left-right direction, forming a continuous pattern that continues in the left-right direction.

（４）効果
以上のような本実施形態では、給水タンク３０の容器本体３６が、前側に設けられた容器幅広部３７と、容器幅広部３７の後側に設けられた容器幅狭部３９とを備える。そのため、使用者が容器本体３６を前方から把持しやすく、給水タンク３０に貯水した状態であっても容易に給水タンク３０を水平に保持することができ、貯水した水をこぼすことなくタンク室に給水タンク３０を収納することができる。しかも、タンク室に給水タンク３０を収納すると、容器幅狭部３９が容器幅広部３７の後方に隠れ前方から目立ちにくくなり、冷蔵庫の意匠性を向上することができる。 (4) Effects In the present embodiment as described above, the container body 36 of the water supply tank 30 includes the wide container portion 37 provided on the front side and the narrow container portion 39 provided on the rear side of the wide container portion 37. This makes it easy for a user to grip the container body 36 from the front, and the water supply tank 30 can be easily held horizontally even when water is stored in the water supply tank 30, allowing the water supply tank 30 to be stored in the tank chamber without spilling the stored water. Moreover, when the water supply tank 30 is stored in the tank chamber, the narrow container portion 39 is hidden behind the wide container portion 37 and is less noticeable from the front, improving the design of the refrigerator.

また、本実施形態のように容器幅広部３７の後方において固定部材５１の蓋係止部５９が容器係止部４２と係止する場合、タンク室に給水タンク３０を収納すると固定部材５１が容器幅広部３７の後方に隠れ前方から目立ちにくくなり、冷蔵庫の意匠性を向上することができる。 In addition, when the lid locking portion 59 of the fixing member 51 locks with the container locking portion 42 behind the container wide portion 37 as in this embodiment, when the water supply tank 30 is stored in the tank chamber, the fixing member 51 is hidden behind the container wide portion 37 and is less noticeable from the front, improving the design of the refrigerator.

また、本実施形態のように蓋幅広部５２の後側に設けられた蓋幅狭部５３の側方に固定部材５１が設けられている場合、固定部材５１が蓋体３８の側面から大きく飛び出ることがなく外観をすっきりとさせることができ、給水タンク３０の意匠性を向上することができる。特に、蓋体３８が容器本体３６の上面開口を閉塞した状態において、容器幅広部３７の後端と蓋幅広部５２の後端が上下方向に重なっている場合、容器本体３６と蓋体３８との一体感が増し、より一層、給水タンク３０の意匠性を向上することができる。 In addition, when the fixing member 51 is provided on the side of the narrow lid portion 53 provided on the rear side of the wide lid portion 52 as in this embodiment, the fixing member 51 does not protrude significantly from the side of the lid body 38, making the appearance neater and improving the design of the water supply tank 30. In particular, when the rear end of the wide container portion 37 and the rear end of the wide lid portion 52 overlap in the vertical direction with the lid body 38 closing the top opening of the container body 36, the sense of unity between the container body 36 and the lid body 38 is enhanced, and the design of the water supply tank 30 can be further improved.

また、容器本体３６が蓋体３８の前方に上方へ突出する前突出部４０を備える場合、タンク室に給水タンク３０を収納すると、蓋体３８が前突出部４０の後方に隠れ前方から目立ちにくくなり、冷蔵庫の意匠性を向上することができる。 In addition, if the container body 36 is provided with a front protrusion 40 that protrudes upward in front of the lid 38, when the water supply tank 30 is stored in the tank chamber, the lid 38 is hidden behind the front protrusion 40 and is less noticeable from the front, improving the design of the refrigerator.

また、蓋体３８が容器本体３６の上面開口を閉塞した状態において、蓋幅広部５２の上面前端５２ｂが、前突出部４０の上面部４８の後端４８ａと同じ高さに位置している場合、容器本体３６と蓋体３８との一体感が増し、より一層、給水タンク３０の意匠性を向上することができる。 In addition, when the lid 38 closes the top opening of the container body 36, if the top front end 52b of the lid wide portion 52 is located at the same height as the rear end 48a of the top portion 48 of the front protrusion 40, the container body 36 and the lid 38 are more integrated, further improving the design of the water supply tank 30.

また、容器幅広部３７の前端における幅方向長さが、容器本体３６の前突出部４０の後端における幅方向長さと同一である場合、容器本体３６と蓋体３８との一体感が増し、より一層、給水タンク３０の意匠性を向上することができる。 In addition, if the widthwise length at the front end of the wide container portion 37 is the same as the widthwise length at the rear end of the front protruding portion 40 of the container body 36, the container body 36 and the lid 38 will have a stronger sense of unity, further improving the design of the water supply tank 30.

また、本実施形態において、給水タンク３０の前面部を構成するタンク正面部４６が、収納容器１４の前面部を構成する容器正面部１６と左右方向に重なる場合、給水タンク３０と収納容器１４のデザインが統一され、冷蔵庫の意匠性を向上することができる。 In addition, in this embodiment, when the tank front portion 46 constituting the front portion of the water supply tank 30 overlaps in the left-right direction with the container front portion 16 constituting the front portion of the storage container 14, the designs of the water supply tank 30 and the storage container 14 are unified, improving the design of the refrigerator.

また、本実施形態において、給水タンク３０のタンク正面部４６に設けられた第１強調部４６ａと、収納容器１４の容器正面部７４に設けられた第２強調部７４ａとが左右方向に重なる場合、左右方向に連続した一続きの模様が形成され、給水タンク３０と収納容器１４のデザイン上の一体感が強調され、より一層、冷蔵庫の意匠性を向上することができる。 In addition, in this embodiment, when the first emphasis portion 46a provided on the tank front portion 46 of the water supply tank 30 and the second emphasis portion 74a provided on the container front portion 74 of the storage container 14 overlap in the left-right direction, a continuous pattern is formed that is continuous in the left-right direction, emphasizing the unity of the design of the water supply tank 30 and the storage container 14, and further improving the design of the refrigerator.

以上、本発明の実施形態を説明したが、これらの実施形態は例として提示したものであり、発明の範囲を限定することを意図していない。これらの実施形態は、その他の様々な形態で実施されることが可能であり、発明の趣旨を逸脱しない範囲で、種々の省略、置き換え、変更を行うことができる。これらの実施形態やその変形は、発明の範囲や要旨に含まれると同様に、特許請求の範囲に記載された発明とその均等の範囲に含まれるものである。 Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are within the scope of the invention and its equivalents as set forth in the claims, as well as the scope and gist of the invention.

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製氷皿へ給水するための水を貯水する給水タンクを貯蔵室に備える冷蔵庫において、
前記給水タンクは、上面が開口した容器本体と、前記容器本体の上面を閉塞する蓋体とを備え、
前記容器本体は、前側に設けられた容器幅広部と、前記容器幅広部の後側に設けられ前記容器幅広部より幅方向に狭い容器幅狭部と、前記容器幅狭部の側面に設けられた容器係止部とを備え、
前記蓋体は、前記容器幅広部の後方において前記容器係止部に係止する固定部材と、前記固定部材を回転可能に支持する回動軸とを備え、
前記固定部材が前記回動軸に対して回動することにより前記固定部材が前記容器係止部との係止を解除し、係止が解除された状態において、前記固定部材の反回動軸側の末端部が前記蓋体に当接可能である、冷蔵庫。 In a refrigerator having a water supply tank in a storage compartment for storing water to be supplied to ice trays,
The water supply tank includes a container body having an open top and a lid body that closes the top of the container body,
The container body includes a container wide portion provided on the front side, a container narrow portion provided on the rear side of the container wide portion and narrower in the width direction than the container wide portion, and a container locking portion provided on a side surface of the container narrow portion,
The lid body includes a fixing member that is engaged with the container engaging portion at a rear of the container wide portion, and a rotating shaft that rotatably supports the fixing member,
A refrigerator in which the fixing member rotates about the rotation shaft to release the engagement between the fixing member and the container engaging portion, and when the engagement is released, the end portion of the fixing member on the counter-rotation shaft side can abut against the lid body. 前記固定部材が前記容器係止部に係止したときに、前記固定部材の外側面が、前記容器幅広部の外側面と前後方向に重なる、又は、前記容器幅広部の外側面より前記容器本体の幅方向内側に位置する請求項１に記載の冷蔵庫。 The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein when the fixing member is engaged with the container engaging portion, the outer surface of the fixing member overlaps with the outer surface of the container wide portion in the front-rear direction, or is located inside the outer surface of the container wide portion in the width direction of the container body. 前記蓋体は、前側に設けられた蓋幅広部と、前記蓋幅広部の後側に設けられた前記蓋幅広部より幅方向に狭い蓋幅狭部とを備え、前記蓋幅狭部の側方に前記固定部材が設けられている請求項１又は２に記載の冷蔵庫。 The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lid body has a wide lid portion provided on the front side and a narrow lid portion provided on the rear side of the wide lid portion and narrower in the width direction than the wide lid portion, and the fixing member is provided on the side of the narrow lid portion. 前記容器幅広部の後端と前記蓋幅広部の後端が上下方向に重なっている請求項３に記載の冷蔵庫。 The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the rear end of the container wide portion and the rear end of the lid wide portion overlap in the vertical direction. 前記固定部材は、前記容器本体の側面と対向する面に前後方向に延びる突条を備える請求項１～４のいずれか１項に記載の冷蔵庫。 The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the fixing member has a protrusion extending in the front-rear direction on a surface facing the side surface of the container body. 前記容器本体は前記蓋体の前方において上方へ突出する前突出部を備える請求項１～５のいずれか１項に記載の冷蔵庫。 The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the container body has a front protrusion that protrudes upward in front of the lid. 前記蓋体の上面前端と前記前突出部の上面後端とが同じ高さに位置する請求項６に記載の冷蔵庫。 The refrigerator according to claim 6, wherein the front end of the top surface of the lid and the rear end of the top surface of the front protrusion are positioned at the same height. 前記前突出部は、容器本体の前壁の前方に間隔をあけて設けられたタンク正面部を備え、
前記タンク正面部は、上側に行くほど肉厚に設けられている請求項６又は７に記載の冷蔵庫。 The front protrusion includes a tank front portion provided in front of the front wall of the container body with a space therebetween,
8. The refrigerator according to claim 6, wherein the tank front portion is formed so as to become thicker toward the upper side. 前記タンク正面部の前面及び背面は、上方へ行くほど後方へ傾斜し、
鉛直方向に対する前記タンク正面部の背面の角度が、鉛直方向に対する前記タンク正面部の前面の角度より大きい請求項８に記載の冷蔵庫。 The front and rear surfaces of the tank front part are inclined rearward as they go upward,
9. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein an angle of a back surface of said tank front portion with respect to the vertical direction is larger than an angle of a front surface of said tank front portion with respect to the vertical direction. 上面が開口した容器本体と、前記容器本体の上面を閉塞する蓋体とを備え、冷蔵庫の貯蔵室に設けられ、製氷皿へ給水するための水を貯水する給水タンクにおいて、
前記容器本体は、前側に設けられた容器幅広部と、前記容器幅広部の後側に設けられ前記容器幅広部より幅方向に狭い容器幅狭部と、前記容器幅狭部の側面に設けられた容器係止部とを備え、
前記蓋体は、前記容器幅広部の後方において前記容器係止部に係止する固定部材と、前記固定部材を回転可能に支持する回動軸とを備え、
前記固定部材が前記回動軸に対して回動することにより前記固定部材が前記容器係止部との係止を解除し、係止が解除された状態において、前記固定部材の反回動軸側の末端部が前記蓋体に当接可能である、給水タンク。 A water tank for storing water to be supplied to ice trays, the water tank comprising a container body having an open top and a lid for closing the top of the container body, the water tank being provided in a storage compartment of a refrigerator,
The container body includes a container wide portion provided on the front side, a container narrow portion provided on the rear side of the container wide portion and narrower in the width direction than the container wide portion, and a container locking portion provided on a side surface of the container narrow portion,
The lid body includes a fixing member that is engaged with the container engaging portion at a rear of the container wide portion, and a rotating shaft that rotatably supports the fixing member,
A water supply tank in which the fixing member releases its engagement with the container engaging portion when the fixing member rotates about the pivot axis, and when the engagement is released, the end portion of the fixing member on the counter-rotation axis side can abut against the lid body.
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