JPH067079A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Refrigerator

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JPH067079A
JPH067079A JP16571192A JP16571192A JPH067079A JP H067079 A JPH067079 A JP H067079A JP 16571192 A JP16571192 A JP 16571192A JP 16571192 A JP16571192 A JP 16571192A JP H067079 A JPH067079 A JP H067079A
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vegetable
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vegetables
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Koji Nagata
晃司 永田
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Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Matsushita Refrigeration Co
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2317/00Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2317/06Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass with forced air circulation
    • F25D2317/061Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass with forced air circulation through special compartments

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  • Cold Air Circulating Systems And Constructional Details In Refrigerators (AREA)
  • Storage Of Fruits Or Vegetables (AREA)
  • Rotary Switch, Piano Key Switch, And Lever Switch (AREA)

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the refrigerator capable of holding the freshness of vegetables for a long period of time even when the amount of the stored vegetables is a little, by holding the vegetable-storing container at a high humidity and simultaneously treating the vegetables with an electric field. CONSTITUTION:A lid 13 having a moisture-permeable membrane 13a is installed so as to cover the top face of a vegetable-storing container 12 whose top face is opened. A pair of needle-like electrodes 14 and a flat plate electrode 16, and a high voltage electric source 17 are arranged around the vegetable-storing container 12, the electrodes being vertically faced to each other. The refrigerator is provided with switches 19, 20 so as not to be connected to the high voltage electric source 17, when the door of the vegetable chamber is opened.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、野菜を新鮮に長期保存
出来るようにした略密閉型の野菜室を有する冷蔵庫に関
するものである。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a substantially sealed vegetable compartment in which vegetables can be stored fresh for a long period of time.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】近年、冷蔵庫で野菜を新鮮な状態で長期
間保存する方法として、特開平2−21179号公報に
開示されているように、野菜容器の上面開口に透湿性シ
ートと遠赤外線放射型セラミックス粉末を混合した非透
湿性バインダーよりなる保湿シートを取り付ける方法が
提案されている。
2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as a method of storing vegetables in a refrigerator in a fresh state for a long period of time, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 21179/1990, a moisture permeable sheet and far-infrared radiation are provided at the top opening of a vegetable container. A method of attaching a moisture retaining sheet made of a non-moisture permeable binder mixed with die-shaped ceramic powder has been proposed.

【0003】以下に従来提案されている冷蔵庫の野菜貯
蔵容器について説明する。図4は、従来提案されている
冷蔵庫の野菜貯蔵容器を示す断面図で、図5は図4のA
−B線によって囲まれた部分を模式的に示した拡大断面
図である。1は野菜貯蔵容器で、2は透湿性シート3と
プリント層4とから構成されている保湿シートである。
透湿性シート3はポリエステルタフタ、ナイロンタフタ
等の強度のある適度の透湿性を有する織物であり、プリ
ント層4は前記透湿性シート3の表面にプリントされた
非透湿性バインダー層である。
A conventionally proposed vegetable storage container for a refrigerator will be described below. FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a conventionally proposed vegetable storage container for a refrigerator, and FIG.
It is an expanded sectional view which showed typically the portion surrounded by the -B line. Reference numeral 1 is a vegetable storage container, and 2 is a moisture retaining sheet including a moisture permeable sheet 3 and a print layer 4.
The moisture permeable sheet 3 is a woven fabric having strength and proper moisture permeability such as polyester taffeta and nylon taffeta, and the print layer 4 is a non-moisture permeable binder layer printed on the surface of the moisture permeable sheet 3.

【0004】このプリント層4は、円、三角形、四角形
などの所定形状の凹部が適宜分布するように形成して、
所定のプリント面積となるようにしたロータリースクリ
ーン(図示しない)を使用し、ロータリースクリーン
(図示しない)内に非透湿性バインダーからなるディス
バージョンを注入し、前記透湿性シート3全体に模様状
にプリントして乾燥してなるバインダー層である。
The print layer 4 is formed so that concave portions having a predetermined shape such as a circle, a triangle and a quadrangle are appropriately distributed.
A rotary screen (not shown) having a predetermined printing area is used, and a non-moisture permeable binder is injected into the rotary screen (not shown) to print a pattern on the entire moisture permeable sheet 3. It is a binder layer formed by drying.

【0005】非透湿性バインダーとしてはアクリル系バ
インダー、ウレタン系バインダー等が用いられ、粉末状
の遠赤外線放射型セラミックスが混合されている。この
非透湿性バインダーが透湿性シート3上に塗布されるこ
とにより、透湿性シート3上に湿気の透過を低下させる
低透湿部分が形成されるようになっている。
Acrylic binders, urethane binders, etc. are used as the non-moisture permeable binder, and powdery far infrared radiation type ceramics are mixed. By applying this non-moisture permeable binder onto the moisture permeable sheet 3, a low moisture permeable portion that reduces moisture transmission is formed on the moisture permeable sheet 3.

【0006】そして、野菜貯蔵容器1は冷蔵庫(図示し
ない)下部に着脱自在に配置され、この野菜貯蔵容器1
上面には野菜等を出し入れするための開口5が形成され
ている。この開口5には、同開口5を覆う保湿シート2
と保湿シート2の外周辺に配設された塩化ビニール等の
ゴム製パッキン6とからなる蓋体7が取り付けられてい
て、冷蔵庫の冷蔵室下部に該野菜貯蔵容器1が収納され
たとき、野菜貯蔵容器1の上面開口5が蓋体7によって
完全密閉されるようになつている。
[0006] The vegetable storage container 1 is detachably arranged in a lower portion of a refrigerator (not shown).
An opening 5 is formed on the upper surface for taking in and out vegetables and the like. In this opening 5, a moisturizing sheet 2 that covers the opening 5
A lid 7 consisting of a rubber packing 6 made of vinyl chloride or the like arranged around the outside of the moisturizing sheet 2 is attached to the vegetable storage container 1 when the vegetable storage container 1 is stored in the lower part of the refrigerator compartment. The upper opening 5 of the storage container 1 is completely sealed by the lid 7.

【0007】以上のように構成された冷蔵庫の野菜貯蔵
容器について、以下その動作について説明する。まず、
前記保湿シート2は透湿性シート3とプリント層4とよ
り構成されているため、プリント層4の面積やプリント
のデザインを適宜変更することにより該保湿シート2の
透湿度や湿度の透過する位置を自由に変更することが出
来るようになっている。
The operation of the vegetable storage container of the refrigerator constructed as above will be described below. First,
Since the moisturizing sheet 2 is composed of the moisture permeable sheet 3 and the print layer 4, the moisture permeability of the moisturizing sheet 2 and the position through which the humidity permeates can be changed by appropriately changing the area of the print layer 4 and the design of the print. It can be changed freely.

【0008】また、非透湿性バインダーに粉末状の遠赤
外線放射型セラミックスを混合してなるプリント層4が
前記透湿性シート3上に塗布されたならば、保湿シート
2は上記のように湿度コントロールを可能ならしめる機
能を有すると共に、プリント層4を構成する遠赤外線放
射型セラミックスからは常温で効率良く遠赤外線が放射
されるようになっている。
If a print layer 4 made by mixing a powdery far-infrared radiation type ceramics with a non-moisture permeable binder is applied on the moisture permeable sheet 3, the moisture retaining sheet 2 controls the humidity as described above. In addition to having the function of enabling the above, the far-infrared radiation type ceramics forming the print layer 4 efficiently radiates far-infrared radiation at room temperature.

【0009】従って、野菜貯蔵容器1内に野菜が収納さ
れると、野菜の蒸散作用により出てくる水分を適度にコ
ントロールすることにより、野菜貯蔵容器1内を野菜に
適した高湿度に保つことができる。また、遠赤外線放射
型セラミックス粉末が常温で遠赤外線を野菜貯蔵容器1
内に放射され、遠赤外線効果により野菜の新鮮さを長く
保持することが出来るというものであつた。
Therefore, when the vegetables are stored in the vegetable storage container 1, the moisture generated by the transpiration of the vegetables is appropriately controlled to keep the inside of the vegetable storage container 1 at a high humidity suitable for the vegetables. You can In addition, the far-infrared radiation type ceramic powder emits far-infrared rays at room temperature in the vegetable storage container 1
It was radiated to the inside and the effect of far-infrared rays could keep the freshness of vegetables for a long time.

【0010】[0010]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら上記のよ
うな構成では、野菜から蒸散してくる水分により野菜貯
蔵容器1内を高湿度に保っているため、野菜の収納量が
少ないときには前記野菜貯蔵容器1内を長期間高湿度に
保つことが出来ない。また、冷蔵庫の野菜貯蔵容器1は
低温になるため、遠赤外線放射型セラミックス粉末から
放射される遠赤外線は極めて弱い。従って、従来提案さ
れている冷蔵庫の野菜貯蔵容器には野菜をあまり長期間
新鮮に保存することが出来ないという課題があった。
However, in the above-mentioned structure, since the inside of the vegetable storage container 1 is kept at a high humidity by the water evaporated from the vegetables, the vegetable storage container can be stored when the storage amount of the vegetables is small. It is not possible to keep high humidity inside 1 for a long time. Further, since the vegetable storage container 1 of the refrigerator has a low temperature, far infrared rays emitted from the far infrared ray emitting ceramic powder are extremely weak. Therefore, there has been a problem that vegetables cannot be freshly stored for a long time in the vegetable storage container of the refrigerator proposed hitherto.

【0011】本発明は上記課題に鑑み、野菜貯蔵容器内
を高湿度に保つと共に、野菜を電場処理することによ
り、野菜の収納量が少ないときでも長期間野菜を新鮮に
保持できる冷蔵庫を提供することを目的とする。
In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a refrigerator capable of keeping vegetables fresh for a long period of time by keeping the inside of a vegetable storage container at a high humidity and subjecting the vegetables to an electric field treatment, even when the storage amount of vegetables is small. The purpose is to

【0012】[0012]

【課題を解決するための手段】この目的を達成するため
に本発明の冷蔵庫は、野菜容器の開放された天面に透湿
膜を有する蓋体を設け略密閉型とした野菜容器の周囲
に、上下あるいは左右側面に針状電極と針状電極と対向
させた平板電極と、高圧電源とを設けたものである。
In order to achieve this object, a refrigerator of the present invention is provided with a lid body having a moisture permeable membrane on an open top surface of a vegetable container, and the refrigerator is provided around a vegetable container which is substantially sealed. A needle-shaped electrode, a plate electrode facing the needle-shaped electrode, and a high-voltage power source are provided on the upper and lower sides or the left and right side surfaces.

【0013】また、野菜室扉が開放状態にある時は、高
圧電源に通電しないようにしたものである。
Further, when the vegetable compartment door is open, the high voltage power supply is not energized.

【0014】[0014]

【作用】本発明の冷蔵庫は、上記構成により、冷蔵庫の
野菜貯蔵容器に野菜が収納された時、野菜から蒸散して
くる余分な水蒸気は、蓋の透湿膜により適度に外部へ透
湿され野菜貯蔵容器内を適度な高湿度に保つと共に、野
菜を所定時間電場処理することにより、乾燥を抑制する
ことが出来る。また、野菜の収納量が少なく、貯蔵容器
内を長期間高湿度に保つことが出来ない場合でも、電場
処理の効果により長期間野菜の乾燥を抑制し、新鮮に保
存出来る。
According to the refrigerator of the present invention, when the vegetable is stored in the vegetable storage container of the refrigerator, the excess water vapor evaporated from the vegetable is appropriately permeated to the outside by the moisture permeable film of the lid. Drying can be suppressed by keeping the inside of the vegetable storage container at an appropriate high humidity and subjecting the vegetables to an electric field for a predetermined time. Further, even when the storage amount of vegetables is small and the inside of the storage container cannot be kept at high humidity for a long period of time, the effect of the electric field treatment suppresses the drying of the vegetables for a long period of time and enables fresh storage.

【0015】また、野菜室扉が開放状態にある時は、開
閉器により高圧電源に通電しないようにすることによ
り、安全性を確保することが出来る。
When the vegetable compartment door is open, safety can be ensured by turning off the high voltage power supply by the switch.

【0016】[0016]

【実施例】【Example】

(実施例1)以下本発明の一実施例について、図面を参
照しながら説明する。
(Embodiment 1) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

【0017】図1は、本発明の冷蔵庫の野菜室8の断面
図を示すもので、冷蔵室9の下部に設けられ、野菜室8
と冷蔵室9は仕切り板10により区画されている。仕切
り板10には前後に通気口10a、10bが設けられ、
冷蔵室の冷気が野菜室8に循環するようになっている。
前記野菜室8は、扉11とこの扉11と一体で開閉収納
される野菜貯蔵容器12と、前記扉11が閉められた時
に前記野菜貯蔵容器12の天面開口部を密接して覆うよ
うに設けられた蓋体13とで構成されている。前記蓋体
13は一部がポリオレフィン系やシリコン系等の透湿膜
13aから成っている。
FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a vegetable compartment 8 of the refrigerator according to the present invention, which is provided at the bottom of the refrigerating compartment 9 and has a vegetable compartment 8.
The refrigerator compartment 9 is partitioned by a partition plate 10. The partition plate 10 is provided with vent holes 10a and 10b at the front and rear,
Cold air in the refrigerator compartment is circulated to the vegetable compartment 8.
The vegetable compartment 8 closely covers the door 11 and the vegetable storage container 12 that is opened and closed integrally with the door 11 and the top opening of the vegetable storage container 12 when the door 11 is closed. It is composed of a lid 13 provided. The lid 13 is partially made of a moisture permeable film 13a made of polyolefin or silicon.

【0018】また、前記透湿膜13a上方の仕切り板1
0には一個あるいは複数個の針状電極14を配設し、前
記野菜貯蔵容器12の底辺下方の内箱15に銅、アル
ミ、ステンレス等の金属性の平板電極16を配設してい
る。そして、前記野菜貯蔵容器12の背面内箱15に高
圧電源17を有し、該高圧電源17と前記針状電極14
及び平板電極16を高圧線18により接続している。
The partition plate 1 above the moisture permeable membrane 13a.
One or a plurality of needle-shaped electrodes 14 are provided at 0, and a metal plate electrode 16 made of copper, aluminum, stainless steel or the like is provided in an inner box 15 below the bottom of the vegetable storage container 12. Further, a high voltage power supply 17 is provided in a back inner box 15 of the vegetable storage container 12, and the high voltage power supply 17 and the needle-shaped electrode 14 are provided.
The flat plate electrode 16 is connected by a high voltage line 18.

【0019】更に、前記扉11と一体で野菜貯蔵容器1
2が収納された時のみ、前記高圧電源17が通電状態と
成しうるように、前記扉11と接触する開閉器19と前
記野菜貯蔵容器12と接触する開閉器20を断熱箱21
に配設している。
Furthermore, the vegetable storage container 1 is integrated with the door 11.
In order that the high-voltage power supply 17 can be energized only when 2 is stored, a switch 19 that contacts the door 11 and a switch 20 that contacts the vegetable storage container 12 are installed in the heat insulating box 21.
It is installed in.

【0020】以上のように構成された冷蔵庫について、
図1及び図3を用いてその動作を説明する。
Regarding the refrigerator configured as described above,
The operation will be described with reference to FIGS.

【0021】まず、前記野菜貯蔵容器12内に野菜が収
納されると、野菜自体から蒸散作用により排出される水
分により、略密閉型となっている野菜貯蔵容器12内は
高湿度になる。そして、前記蓋体13の透湿膜13aの
作用により、余分な水蒸気は低湿度である前記冷蔵室9
へ透過していく為、野菜に適した85〜95%程度に維
持されるので乾燥が抑制される。
First, when the vegetables are stored in the vegetable storage container 12, the moisture which is discharged from the vegetables themselves by the transpiration action causes high humidity in the substantially sealed vegetable storage container 12. Then, due to the action of the moisture permeable film 13a of the lid 13, the excess water vapor has a low humidity, and thus the refrigerating chamber 9
Since it is permeated through to, it is maintained at about 85 to 95% suitable for vegetables, so that the drying is suppressed.

【0022】一方、前記高圧電源17へはタイマー(図
示しない)制御等により一日一回所定時間通電され、前
記針状電極14に数kVの電圧が印可されて、前記針状
電極14と平板電極16の空間に高電場が形成される。
その結果、前記野菜貯蔵容器12内の野菜は一日一回所
定時間電場処理されることになるので、呼吸が抑制され
る。この電場処理時間は数分から数十分の短時間でよい
(尚、青果物の電場処理による鮮度保持については、食
品流通技術vol.19,no.2,p62〜p64,
1990等に記載されている)。
On the other hand, the high-voltage power supply 17 is energized once a day for a predetermined time by a timer (not shown) control or the like, and a voltage of several kV is applied to the needle-shaped electrode 14, so that the needle-shaped electrode 14 and the flat plate are flattened. A high electric field is formed in the space of the electrode 16.
As a result, the vegetables in the vegetable storage container 12 are subjected to the electric field treatment once a day for a predetermined time, so that breathing is suppressed. This electric field treatment time may be a short time of several minutes to several tens of minutes (for keeping freshness of fruits and vegetables by electric field treatment, food distribution technology vol. 19, no. 2, p62 to p64,
1990, etc.).

【0023】また、図2に示したように前記野菜貯蔵容
器12が野菜室8内へ確実に収納されて、二つの開閉器
19、20が閉じられた時のみ、前記高圧電源17へ通
電可能な状態と成るため安全性が高い。尚、前記高圧電
源17は直流でも交流でも良い。
As shown in FIG. 2, the high-voltage power supply 17 can be energized only when the vegetable storage container 12 is securely stored in the vegetable compartment 8 and the two switches 19 and 20 are closed. It is highly safe because it will be in a different state. The high voltage power supply 17 may be DC or AC.

【0024】以上のように本実施例によれば、野菜室8
を野菜貯蔵容器12と透湿膜13aを有する蓋体13で
略密閉とし、蓋体13の上方に針状電極14を、野菜貯
蔵容器12の下方に平板電極16を配設し、野菜室8背
面に高圧電源17を配することにより、野菜貯蔵容器1
2内を野菜に適した高湿度に保つと共に、野菜を高電場
処理することにより、蒸散作用や呼吸作用を抑制して野
菜を長期間新鮮に保存することが出来る。
As described above, according to this embodiment, the vegetable compartment 8
Is substantially sealed with a vegetable storage container 12 and a lid 13 having a moisture permeable membrane 13a, a needle electrode 14 is provided above the lid 13 and a flat plate electrode 16 is provided below the vegetable storage container 12, and the vegetable compartment 8 By arranging the high-voltage power supply 17 on the back, the vegetable storage container 1
By keeping the inside of 2 at a high humidity suitable for vegetables and treating the vegetables with a high electric field, it is possible to suppress the transpiration action and the breathing action and preserve the vegetables fresh for a long period of time.

【0025】特に、野菜の収納量が少ないときは、短期
間で低湿度になり乾燥しやすくなるが、このような場合
でも高電場処理の効果で呼吸作用が抑制されるため、従
来より長期間野菜の鮮度を維持することが出来る。
In particular, when the amount of vegetables stored is small, the humidity becomes low and the drying becomes easy in a short period of time. However, even in such a case, the respiratory action is suppressed by the effect of the high electric field treatment, so that it is longer than before. The freshness of vegetables can be maintained.

【0026】また、野菜貯蔵容器12が野菜室8内へ確
実に収納されて、二つの開閉器19、20が閉じられた
時のみ、前記高圧電源17へ通電可能な状態と成るよう
に構成したものであるから安全性が高い。
The high-voltage power source 17 can be energized only when the vegetable storage container 12 is securely stored in the vegetable compartment 8 and the two switches 19 and 20 are closed. Since it is a thing, it is highly safe.

【0027】(実施例2)次に第2の実施例について、
図3を参照しながら説明する。
(Embodiment 2) Next, regarding the second embodiment,
This will be described with reference to FIG.

【0028】図3は、実施例2における冷蔵庫の野菜室
22の横断面図を示すもので、扉や野菜貯蔵容器などの
構成は図1と同一であり説明は省略する。野菜貯蔵容器
12の左右側面の断熱箱21表面に一個あるいは複数個
の針状電極23と平板電極24を向かい合って配設し、
前記野菜貯蔵容器12の背面後部に高圧電源25を有す
る。前記高圧電源25は、針状電極23及び平板電極2
4と高圧線26により接続されている。
FIG. 3 is a transverse cross-sectional view of the vegetable compartment 22 of the refrigerator in the second embodiment, in which the door and the vegetable storage container are the same as those in FIG. One or a plurality of needle-like electrodes 23 and flat plate electrodes 24 are arranged facing each other on the surface of the heat insulating box 21 on the left and right sides of the vegetable storage container 12,
A high voltage power supply 25 is provided at the rear of the back surface of the vegetable storage container 12. The high-voltage power supply 25 includes a needle electrode 23 and a flat plate electrode 2
4 and the high voltage line 26.

【0029】上記のように構成された冷蔵庫について、
その動作は第1の実施例と同様なので説明を省略する。
Regarding the refrigerator configured as described above,
Since the operation is the same as that of the first embodiment, its explanation is omitted.

【0030】以上のように、第1の実施例と異なり、針
状電極23と平板電極24を野菜貯蔵容器12の左右側
面の断熱箱21に固定したものであるから、高圧線26
を全て断熱箱21内に容易に埋設することができ、高圧
線26の絶縁性を向上させることが可能である。また、
前記針状電極23も強固に固定することが出来る。
As described above, unlike the first embodiment, since the needle electrodes 23 and the plate electrodes 24 are fixed to the heat insulating boxes 21 on the left and right side surfaces of the vegetable storage container 12, the high voltage wire 26
Can be embedded in the heat insulating box 21 easily, and the insulation of the high voltage line 26 can be improved. Also,
The needle electrode 23 can also be firmly fixed.

【0031】[0031]

【発明の効果】以上のように本発明の冷蔵庫は、天面が
開放した野菜貯蔵容器と、該天面を覆うように設けた透
湿膜を有する蓋体と、前記野菜貯蔵容器の周囲に配設さ
れたひとつ又は複数の針状電極と平板電極と、前記針状
電極に高電圧を発生させる高圧電源とを有したものであ
るから、野菜貯蔵容器内を野菜に適した高湿度に保つと
共に、野菜を高電場処理することにより、蒸散作用や呼
吸作用を抑制して野菜を長期間新鮮に保存することがで
きる。
As described above, in the refrigerator of the present invention, the vegetable storage container having an open top surface, the lid having the moisture permeable membrane provided so as to cover the top surface, and the periphery of the vegetable storage container are provided. Since it has one or a plurality of needle-shaped electrodes and a flat plate electrode arranged, and a high-voltage power source for generating a high voltage in the needle-shaped electrodes, the inside of the vegetable storage container is kept at a high humidity suitable for vegetables. At the same time, by treating the vegetables with a high electric field, it is possible to suppress transpiration and respiration, and preserve the vegetables for a long period of time.

【0032】特に野菜の収納量が少ないときは、短期間
で野菜貯蔵容器内が低湿度になり乾燥しやすくなるが、
このような場合でも高電場処理の効果で呼吸作用が抑制
されるため、従来より長期間野菜の鮮度を維持すること
ができる。
Particularly when the amount of vegetables stored is small, the humidity in the vegetable storage container becomes low in a short period of time, which facilitates drying.
Even in such a case, since the breathing action is suppressed by the effect of the high electric field treatment, the freshness of the vegetables can be maintained for a longer period of time than before.

【0033】また、針状電極と平板電極が野菜貯蔵容器
の左右側面の断熱箱表面に配設したものであるから、前
記両電極と高圧電源とを接続する高圧線を全て断熱箱内
に容易に埋設することが出来るので、高圧線の絶縁性を
向上させることが出来る。
Further, since the needle electrode and the flat plate electrode are arranged on the surface of the heat insulating box on the left and right sides of the vegetable storage container, all the high voltage lines connecting the both electrodes and the high voltage power source can be easily installed in the heat insulating box. Since it can be embedded in, it is possible to improve the insulation of the high voltage line.

【0034】また、野菜室の扉が開放状態にある時は、
高圧電源に通電しないように開閉器を備えたもので、野
菜貯蔵容器が野菜室内へ確実に収納されたときのみ電場
処理するものであるから、高圧電極に万一手を触れるよ
うなことがあっても、安全性を確保することが出来る。
When the vegetable compartment door is open,
A switch is provided to prevent the high-voltage power supply from being energized, and the electric field is processed only when the vegetable storage container is securely stored in the vegetable compartment. However, safety can be ensured.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】本発明の第1の実施例における冷蔵庫の野菜室
の縦断面図
FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a vegetable compartment of a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】本発明の第1の実施例における冷蔵庫の野菜室
に設けた高圧発生回路を示すブロック図
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a high voltage generating circuit provided in a vegetable compartment of a refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

【図3】本発明の第2の実施例における冷蔵庫の野菜室
の横断面図
FIG. 3 is a transverse sectional view of a vegetable compartment of a refrigerator according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

【図4】従来の冷蔵庫の野菜貯蔵容器の断面図FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a conventional vegetable storage container of a refrigerator.

【図5】図4のA−B線によって囲まれた部分を模式的
に示した拡大断面図
5 is an enlarged sectional view schematically showing a portion surrounded by a line AB in FIG.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

11 野菜室扉 12 野菜貯蔵容器 13 蓋体 13a 透湿膜 14 針状電極 16 平板電極 17 高圧電源 19 開閉器 20 開閉器 21 断熱箱 23 針状電極 24 平板電極 25 高圧電源 11 Vegetable Room Door 12 Vegetable Storage Container 13 Lid 13a Moisture Permeation Membrane 14 Needle-shaped Electrode 16 Plate Electrode 17 High Voltage Power Supply 19 Switch 20 Switch 20 21 Insulation Box 23 Needle-shaped Electrode 24 Plate Electrode 25 High Voltage Power Supply

Claims (4)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 天面が開放した野菜貯蔵容器と、該天面
を覆うように設けた透湿膜を有する蓋体と、前記野菜貯
蔵容器の周囲に配設されたひとつ又は複数の針状電極と
平板電極と、前記針状電極に高電圧を発生させる高圧電
源とを有する冷蔵庫。
1. A vegetable storage container having an open top surface, a lid having a moisture permeable membrane provided so as to cover the top surface, and one or a plurality of needles arranged around the vegetable storage container. A refrigerator having an electrode, a plate electrode, and a high-voltage power supply that generates a high voltage on the needle electrode.
【請求項2】 針状電極が前記蓋体の上方に、平板電極
が前記野菜貯蔵容器の下方に配設された請求項1記載の
冷蔵庫。
2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the needle-shaped electrode is arranged above the lid and the plate electrode is arranged below the vegetable storage container.
【請求項3】 針状電極と平板電極が前記野菜貯蔵容器
の左右側面の断熱箱表面に配設された請求項1記載の冷
蔵庫。
3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the needle-shaped electrodes and the flat plate electrodes are arranged on the surfaces of the heat insulating boxes on the left and right sides of the vegetable storage container.
【請求項4】 野菜室扉が開放状態にある時は高圧電源
に通電しないように開閉器を備えた請求項1記載の冷蔵
庫。
4. The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising a switch so that the high voltage power supply is not energized when the vegetable compartment door is open.
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