JPH11183014A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Refrigerator

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JPH11183014A
JPH11183014A JP34886997A JP34886997A JPH11183014A JP H11183014 A JPH11183014 A JP H11183014A JP 34886997 A JP34886997 A JP 34886997A JP 34886997 A JP34886997 A JP 34886997A JP H11183014 A JPH11183014 A JP H11183014A
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refrigerator
compartment
vegetable
room
chamber
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Hideo Kumakura
秀雄 熊倉
Terukazu Shirogata
輝一 白潟
Kanako Yamada
佳奈子 山田
Tsuneji Nihei
恒二 仁平
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Hitachi Ltd
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Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To form the space of a refrigerating chamber in a mode of an upper and lower stage refrigerating container to provide facility by a method wherein a cooling unit having the same height as that of the opening part of a refrigerating chamber is arranged in the rear part of the back of the refrigerating chamber and arrangement of a compressor is changed. SOLUTION: A refrigerating unit 19 having the same height as that of the opening part of a refrigerating chamber 4 to form a containing part as a storage chamber at a lowermost state is arranged in the rear of the back of the refrigerator chamber 4. A compressor 17 forming a machining chamber 18 is arranged on the ceiling surface of a cold storage chamber 2, where facility is adverse, or a place above the rear part of a refrigerator body. Through arrangement described above, the volume of a machine room 18 is moved from the lower side to the upper side of a partition wall to partition the cold storage chamber 2 and a vegetable chamber 3 from each other. When the volume of each storage chamber is constant, the position of a partition wall for the sold storage chamber 2 and the vegetable chamber 3 is lowered by height equivalent to a quotient given by dividing the volume of the machine room 18 by the bottom area of a refrigerator body 1. Thereby, containing efficiency is improved and a storage format having improved facility is provided.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【0001】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、冷蔵庫における圧
縮機などを収納する機械室の配設構成方法に関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for arranging a machine room for accommodating a compressor in a refrigerator.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】図7は、従来例となる冷蔵庫本体1の断
面図である。収納室は上から冷蔵室2、野菜室3、冷凍
室4という構成から成り、冷蔵室2はヒンジ機構5で保
持される冷蔵回転扉6を有し、野菜室3は野菜引出扉
7、冷凍室4は上段冷凍引出扉9と下段冷凍引出扉10
を有する収納形態として構成されている。冷凍室4の収
納形態を構成する方法は、図7に示すような上段冷凍引
出扉9と下段冷凍引出扉10の2枚で構成する方法と、
図8に示すような冷凍引出扉8として1枚で構成する方
法が採用されている。
2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a refrigerator main body 1 according to a conventional example. The storage room is composed of a refrigerator room 2, a vegetable room 3, and a freezer room 4 from the top. The refrigerator room 2 has a refrigerator revolving door 6 held by a hinge mechanism 5, and the vegetable room 3 has a vegetable drawer door 7, freezing. Room 4 has an upper freezing drawer door 9 and a lower freezer drawer door 10
It is configured as a storage form having A method of configuring the storage mode of the freezing compartment 4 includes a method including two pieces of an upper freezing drawer door 9 and a lower freezer drawer door 10 as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, a method is employed in which the refrigeration drawer door 8 is formed of a single piece.

【0003】冷蔵室2内は、冷蔵食品の収納部となる冷
蔵回転扉6側の複数個のポケット11と、冷蔵庫本体1
側の複数個の棚12が配設されている。この冷蔵室2に
収納される飲料や調味料、総菜などの冷蔵食品および冷
蔵食材は、大きさや量、形状、使い勝手などの点から各
々の収納部に分類収納されている。野菜室3内は、野菜
引出扉7によって引き出される下段野菜容器13とその
上部に設置された上段野菜容器14から成り、収納され
る野菜や果物の大きさや量、形状、使い勝手などの点か
ら各々の収納容器に分類収納されている。
A plurality of pockets 11 on the side of a refrigerated revolving door 6 serving as a storage section for refrigerated food,
A plurality of shelves 12 are arranged on the side. The refrigerated foods and chilled foods such as beverages, seasonings, and side dishes stored in the refrigeration compartment 2 are categorized and stored in respective storage sections in terms of size, amount, shape, usability, and the like. The inside of the vegetable compartment 3 is composed of a lower vegetable container 13 pulled out by the vegetable drawer door 7 and an upper vegetable container 14 installed on the upper portion thereof, and each of the vegetables and fruits is stored in terms of size, quantity, shape, usability, etc. Classified and stored in storage containers.

【0004】図7に示す冷凍室4内は、上段冷凍引出扉
9によって引き出される上段冷凍容器16と、その下部
に設置された下段冷凍引出扉10によって引き出される
下段冷凍容器15から成り、収納される冷凍食品や冷凍
食材の大きさや量、形状、使い勝手などの点から各々の
収納容器に分類収納されている。また、図8に示す冷凍
室4内は、冷凍引出扉8によって引き出される下段冷凍
容器15と、その上部に形成された上段冷凍容器16か
ら成り、収納される冷凍食品および冷凍食材の大きさや
量、形状、使い勝手などの点から各々の収納容器に分類
収納されている。
The freezing compartment 4 shown in FIG. 7 comprises an upper freezing container 16 drawn out by an upper freezing drawer door 9 and a lower freezing container 15 drawn out by a lower freezing drawer door 10 installed below. The frozen foods and frozen foods are classified and stored in respective storage containers in terms of size, amount, shape, usability, and the like. Further, the inside of the freezing compartment 4 shown in FIG. 8 is composed of a lower freezing container 15 drawn out by the freezing drawer door 8 and an upper freezing container 16 formed on the upper portion thereof. Each storage container is classified and stored in terms of shape, shape, and convenience.

【0005】上記の各貯蔵室の構成において、圧縮機1
7などが設置された機械室18を、図7あるいは図8に
示すように冷凍室4の背面下部に設置し、冷却器20
は、冷凍室4あるいは野菜室3の背面に冷蔵庫本体1を
形成する断熱材の一部を介して機械室18の上部に配設
する構成か、あるいは、図9および図10に示すように
冷却器20を冷凍室4背面と機械室18の間に冷蔵庫本
体1を形成する断熱材の一部を介して構成する方法がと
られている。
[0005] In the configuration of each storage chamber described above, the compressor 1
7 or the like is installed in the lower rear part of the freezer compartment 4 as shown in FIG.
Has a structure in which it is disposed above the machine room 18 via a part of a heat insulating material forming the refrigerator main body 1 on the back of the freezing room 4 or the vegetable room 3, or as shown in FIGS. A method is adopted in which the vessel 20 is configured between the back of the freezer compartment 4 and the machine compartment 18 via a part of a heat insulating material forming the refrigerator main body 1.

【0006】冷蔵庫内を冷却する冷凍サイクルは、図7
および図8に示す圧縮機17と冷却器20を上下に配置
した冷蔵庫本体1の断面図で説明すると、冷蔵庫本体1
の背面最下部の機械室18内に設置された圧縮機17と
冷凍室4背面に設置された冷却器20によって構成さ
れ、冷却器20の上部に設けられたファン駆動用モータ
ー21によって強制通風用ファン22を回転させ、庫内
空気を循環させると共に冷却器20での熱交換を促進さ
せ、冷却された冷気を冷気風路23を通して冷蔵庫本体
1内に循環させている。
FIG. 7 shows a refrigeration cycle for cooling the inside of a refrigerator.
And a sectional view of the refrigerator body 1 in which the compressor 17 and the cooler 20 shown in FIG.
The compressor 17 is installed in the machine room 18 at the lowermost part of the back of the refrigerator, and the cooler 20 is installed on the back of the freezing room 4. The fan drive motor 21 provided on the upper part of the cooler 20 is used for forced ventilation. The fan 22 is rotated to circulate the air inside the refrigerator and promote heat exchange in the cooler 20, and circulate the cooled cool air through the cool air passage 23 into the refrigerator body 1.

【0007】冷却器20の下側には、除霜用の管ヒータ
ー25が配置され、更に、その下部には除霜水用樋26
が配置されている。冷蔵庫本体1内に設けられた各貯蔵
室の温度は、冷気風路23の一部に設置された冷気量調
節用ダンパー24の開閉動作によって、各貯蔵室の温度
を所定の温度に保持する制御がなされている。
Below the cooler 20, there is arranged a tube heater 25 for defrost, and further below it a gutter 26 for defrost water.
Is arranged. The temperature of each storage room provided in the refrigerator body 1 is controlled to maintain the temperature of each storage room at a predetermined temperature by opening / closing operation of a damper 24 for adjusting the amount of cold air provided in a part of the cool air passage 23. Has been made.

【0008】[0008]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】図7あるいは図8に示
す従来例となる冷蔵庫の各貯蔵室構成と、冷凍サイクル
を形成する機械室18と冷却器20の位置関係を観察す
ると、冷凍室4の背面下部に機械室18を設置し、冷凍
室4と野菜室3の背面後部にまたがり、冷却器20を設
置したことで両貯蔵室の奥行きが浅く収納容器を設ける
形態としては複雑になり、且つ、両貯蔵室の収納容量を
増加させようとすると、必然的に上部に配置された冷蔵
室2と野菜室3との間の区画壁位置が高くなると共に、
野菜室3の野菜引出扉7の位置を高めることになる。こ
の状況は、図9および図10に示す冷却器20を、機械
室18と冷凍室4の間に配設置した場合も同様である。
When observing the configuration of each storage room of the conventional refrigerator shown in FIG. 7 or FIG. 8 and the positional relationship between the machine room 18 and the cooler 20 forming the refrigeration cycle, The machine room 18 is installed at the lower rear part of the refrigerator room, and the refrigerator room 20 extends over the rear rear part of the freezing room 4 and the vegetable room 3, and the cooler 20 is installed. And when it is going to increase the storage capacity of both storage rooms, while the partition wall position between the refrigerator room 2 and the vegetable room 3 arranged on the upper part naturally becomes high,
The position of the vegetable drawer door 7 of the vegetable room 3 will be raised. This situation is the same when the cooler 20 shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 is disposed between the machine room 18 and the freezing room 4.

【0009】更に、温度が高くなる機械室18に隣接し
て貯蔵室の中では一番温度が低い冷凍室4が設けられて
いることによって、両者を熱的に遮断するに必要な断熱
材の厚さを確保せねばならないことと、冷凍室4の奥行
きが浅くなったことによって、上段冷凍容器16と下段
冷凍容器15の合計容量を必要容量として確保するため
には、両冷凍容器の合計深さ寸法を増加させる必要があ
り、上段冷凍容器16と下段冷凍容器15の両冷凍容器
深さが増し、収納物の出し入れがしにくい容器形態とな
って使い勝手を阻害し、機械室18と冷却器20の間に
設けられた本体を形成する断熱材の一部が庫内側に出っ
張る形態となる。
Further, the freezing room 4 having the lowest temperature in the storage room is provided adjacent to the machine room 18 where the temperature becomes high. Since the thickness must be ensured and the depth of the freezing compartment 4 is reduced, the total depth of both the freezing containers 16 and the lower freezing container 15 is required to ensure the required capacity. It is necessary to increase the size, the depth of the upper freezing container 16 and the lower freezing container 15 are both increased, and the container is difficult to take in and out of the stored items. A part of the heat insulating material forming the main body provided between the protrusions 20 protrudes inside the refrigerator.

【0010】更に、上段冷凍容器16と下段冷凍容器1
5で構成する両冷凍容器の深さを効率良く分割できなく
なり、収納性と使い勝手の点で制約を受ける。冷凍室4
においては、家庭での冷凍食品が増加する傾向にあり、
冷凍室4の大容量化が望まれている現在、市場の流れか
らも拡大する基調に有り、対応が更に難しくなりつつあ
る。
Further, the upper freezing container 16 and the lower freezing container 1
5 makes it impossible to efficiently divide the depths of the two refrigerating containers, and is restricted in terms of storability and usability. Freezer compartment 4
In, the frozen food at home tends to increase,
At present, when the capacity of the freezer compartment 4 is desired to be increased, the market trend is expanding, and it is becoming more difficult to respond.

【0011】野菜室3においては、冷凍室4と同様に背
面後部に冷却器20が設置されていることに伴い、奥行
きが浅くなり、必要容量を確保するためには深さ寸法を
増加させる必要があり、上段野菜容器14と下段野菜容
器13との合計容器深さが増して、収納物の出し入れが
しにくい容器形態となって使い勝手を阻害し、下部に設
けられた冷凍室4の収納部高さが上昇したことに加え
て、冷蔵室2と野菜室3とを区画する区画壁位置が一段
と高くなり、同時に野菜室3の野菜引出扉7の位置を高
めることになり、厚生省の調べによる日本人成人女性の
平均身長の約156センチを基に算定した野菜引出扉7
の高さ上限値である93センチを超えてしまい、出し入
れがしにくい高さとなって使い勝手を阻害する。
In the vegetable compartment 3, the cooler 20 is installed at the rear of the back as in the freezing compartment 4, so that the depth becomes shallow, and the depth dimension must be increased in order to secure the required capacity. And the total container depth of the upper vegetable container 14 and the lower vegetable container 13 is increased, so that the container is difficult to take in and out of the stored items, which hinders usability. In addition to the height increase, the partition wall position for partitioning the refrigerator compartment 2 and the vegetable compartment 3 is further increased, and at the same time, the position of the vegetable drawer door 7 of the vegetable compartment 3 is increased. Vegetable drawer door 7 calculated based on the average height of a Japanese adult woman of about 156 cm
The height exceeds the upper limit of 93 cm, which makes it difficult to put in and out, which hinders usability.

【0012】更に、野菜室3においては、健康・栄養志
向と相まって、家庭での青果物が増加する傾向にあり、
野菜室3の大容量化が望まれている現在、市場の流れか
らも拡大する基調に有り、対応が一段と難しくなりつつ
ある。また、冷蔵室2においては、図7および図8、図
9および図10に示すように、背面下部に設けられた冷
却器20から強制通風用ファン22によって吐出される
冷気量を制御する冷気量調節用ダンパー24が冷気風路
23の一部に設置されており、冷蔵室2の背面下部と野
菜室3の背面上部にまたがり形成されている。これに伴
い、冷蔵室2においては、本体側の棚12の最下段収納
部の奥に凸部を生じ、最下段の棚12下の奥行きが浅く
なって収納性を阻害している。
Further, in the vegetable room 3, there is a tendency that the number of fruits and vegetables at home increases, in combination with the orientation of health and nutrition.
At present, there is a demand for increasing the capacity of the vegetable room 3, and the trend is to expand from the market flow, and the response is becoming more difficult. In the refrigerating compartment 2, as shown in FIGS. 7, 8, 9 and 10, the amount of cool air that controls the amount of cool air discharged from the cooler 20 provided at the lower rear portion by the forced ventilation fan 22 is shown. An adjustment damper 24 is provided in a part of the cool air passage 23, and is formed to extend over a lower rear portion of the refrigerator compartment 2 and an upper rear portion of the vegetable compartment 3. Along with this, in the refrigerator compartment 2, a convex portion is formed at the back of the lowermost storage portion of the shelf 12 on the main body side, and the depth below the lowermost shelf 12 becomes shallow, which impairs the storageability.

【0013】また、冷凍室4の下段冷凍引出扉10、上
段冷凍引出扉9および野菜室3の野菜引出扉7の高さ寸
法が増加したことに伴い、冷蔵室2の冷蔵回転扉6自体
の高さ寸法が減少し、冷蔵回転扉6側のポケット11に
収納したい食品の収納量を減少させざるを得ない状況と
なってしまう。ビン、缶、紙パック、ペットボトルなど
の飲料容器サイズと種類の多様化に加え、調味料も容器
サイズや種類が多様化している昨今、冷蔵室2の冷蔵回
転扉6側に収納する食品の増加への対処と逆行すること
になっている。冷蔵室2の本体側の棚12の収納部にお
いては、最上段の棚12奥に収納された食品には手が届
きにくく、使い勝手の更なる改善が求められている。
The height of the lower freezer drawer door 10, the upper freezer drawer door 9 and the vegetable drawer door 7 of the vegetable compartment 3 has been increased, and the refrigerating revolving door 6 itself of the refrigerating compartment 2 itself has been increased. As a result, the height dimension is reduced, and the amount of food to be stored in the pocket 11 on the side of the refrigerated revolving door 6 must be reduced. In addition to diversifying the size and type of beverage containers such as bottles, cans, paper packs, and PET bottles, seasonings are also diversifying in container size and type. It is to go against the increase. In the storage section of the shelf 12 on the main body side of the refrigerator compartment 2, the food stored in the back of the uppermost shelf 12 is difficult to reach, and further improvement in usability is required.

【0014】課題を要約すると、冷凍室4の必要容量と
野菜室3の必要容量を確保した上で冷蔵室2の冷蔵回転
扉6側のポケット11の収納容量を確保し、更に、野菜
室3の野菜引出扉7の高さを使い勝手を阻害しない床面
からの高さ上限値である93センチ以下に抑えることで
ある。
In summary, the required capacity of the freezer compartment 4 and the required capacity of the vegetable compartment 3 are secured, the storage capacity of the pocket 11 on the side of the refrigerated revolving door 6 of the refrigerator compartment 2 is secured, and the vegetable compartment 3 is further secured. The height of the vegetable drawer door 7 is kept to 93 cm or less, which is the upper limit value from the floor surface which does not hinder usability.

【0015】図7および図8、図9および図10に示す
従来例となる冷蔵庫の各貯蔵室構成と、冷凍サイクルを
形成する機械室18と冷却器20の配置を、各貯蔵室の
必要容量と区画壁による分割位置との関係から見直し、
収納効率が高く、且つ使い勝手の良い貯蔵形態を構築す
ることである。
The configuration of each storage room of the conventional refrigerator shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, and FIGS. 9 and 10, and the arrangement of the machine room 18 and the cooler 20 forming the refrigeration cycle are shown by the required capacity of each storage room. Review from the relationship between and the division position by the partition wall,
An object of the present invention is to construct a storage form having high storage efficiency and easy to use.

【0016】[0016]

【課題を解決するための手段】最下段の貯蔵室として収
納部を形成する冷凍室の開口部の高さ寸法と概ね同じく
らいの高さの冷却ユニットを冷凍室の背面後部に設置
し、機械室を形成する圧縮機などを、使い勝手の良くな
い冷蔵室の天井面若しくは、冷蔵庫本体の背面上部に設
置させる。また、冷却器と組で使用される強制通風用フ
ァン、ファン駆動用モーター、除霜用管ヒーターおよび
除霜水用樋を、概ね冷却器の上下方向の投影面に大半が
位置するように配置して、冷却ユニットとして構成して
おく。
A cooling unit having a height substantially equal to the height of an opening of a freezing room forming a storage portion as a lowermost storage room is installed at a rear rear portion of the freezing room, and a machine is provided. A compressor or the like that forms the room is installed on the ceiling of the refrigerator, which is not convenient to use, or on the upper back of the refrigerator. In addition, the forced ventilation fan, fan drive motor, defrosting tube heater and defrosting water gutter used in combination with the cooler are arranged so that most of them are located on the vertical projection plane of the cooler. Then, it is configured as a cooling unit.

【0017】従って、機械室の体積分が冷蔵室と野菜室
を区画する区画壁の下側から上側に移動したことにな
り、各貯蔵室の容積を一定とすると必然的に冷蔵室と野
菜室の区画壁の位置が機械室の体積を冷蔵庫本体の底面
積で除した商となる高さ分だけ下げた構成が可能とな
る。
Therefore, the volume of the machine room has moved from the lower side of the partition wall separating the refrigerator room and the vegetable room to the upper side, and if the volume of each storage room is constant, the refrigerator room and the vegetable room are inevitable. The position of the partition wall can be reduced by a height that is a quotient obtained by dividing the volume of the machine room by the bottom area of the refrigerator main body.

【0018】また、冷凍室においては、背面後部の断熱
材の位置を、冷蔵庫本体の背面を形成する断熱材と同一
平面上として形成することが可能となり、冷凍室の開口
部の高さ寸法と概ね同じくらいの冷却ユニットを冷凍室
の背面後部に構成することによる相乗効果により、冷凍
室内の内箱形状が単純な矩形となり、内部に形成される
上段冷凍容器および下段冷凍容器の各容器深さも収納さ
れる食品や食材の大きさや量、形状、使い勝手などの要
望に併せて設定することを可能とするものである。
Further, in the freezing room, the position of the heat insulating material at the rear rear portion can be formed on the same plane as the heat insulating material forming the rear surface of the refrigerator main body, and the height of the opening of the freezing room can be reduced. Due to the synergistic effect of arranging approximately the same cooling unit at the rear rear part of the freezer compartment, the inner box shape inside the freezer compartment becomes a simple rectangle, and the depth of each container of the upper freezer container and the lower freezer container formed inside also becomes It is possible to set according to the demands such as the size, amount, shape, usability, etc. of the stored foods and foodstuffs.

【0019】更に、機械室を移設したことに伴い、熱の
発生源となっていた圧縮機の影響も無くなり、室温に対
する断熱性の確保をすることで対処できることになり、
野菜室においては、冷却ユニットが、冷凍室の背面後部
に移動させることによって、冷却ユニットの直上部の冷
気風路を形成する部分に設置されていた冷気量調節用ダ
ンパーの設置位置を冷蔵室と野菜室の背面後部にまたが
る位置から野菜室の背面後部に下げることができ、冷気
風路内スペースに形成できる構造に小形化することによ
って、冷蔵室最下段の背面後部に凸部として形成する必
要が無くなり、冷気風路を確保するスペースのみの構成
になって、冷却ユニットの構成に要した断熱材を含む断
面積分から冷気風路の断面積分を差し引いた内箱底面積
分が拡大されたことになる。
Further, the relocation of the machine room eliminates the influence of the compressor, which has been a source of heat, so that it can be dealt with by securing the heat insulation properties at room temperature.
In the vegetable compartment, the cooling unit is moved to the rear rear portion of the freezing compartment, so that the installation position of the cold air amount adjustment damper installed in the portion forming the cold air passage just above the cooling unit is set to the refrigerator compartment. It is necessary to form a convex at the rear rear of the lowermost part of the refrigerator compartment by downsizing from a position straddling the rear rear of the vegetable compartment to the rear rear of the vegetable compartment, and by miniaturizing it into a structure that can be formed in the space in the cool air passage. Has been eliminated, and only the space for securing the cool air passage has been configured, and the bottom integral of the inner box, which is obtained by subtracting the sectional integral of the cool air passage from the sectional integral including the heat insulating material required for the configuration of the cooling unit, has been expanded. Become.

【0020】従って、拡大した分を含む底面積で野菜室
を形成する所定の体積を除した商が野菜室の内箱高さと
なり、野菜室の上段野菜容器と下段野菜容器の大容量化
と収納底面積の拡大を可能とすると共に、野菜室の野菜
引出扉の上面の高さを日本人成人女性の平均身長の約1
56センチを基に算定した野菜引出扉の高さ上限値であ
る93センチ以下に抑えた設定にすることが可能とな
る。
Accordingly, the quotient obtained by dividing the predetermined volume forming the vegetable compartment by the bottom area including the enlarged portion becomes the height of the inner box of the vegetable compartment, and the capacity of the upper vegetable container and the lower vegetable container of the vegetable compartment can be increased. The storage bottom area can be expanded, and the height of the top of the vegetable drawer door in the vegetable room is approximately 1% of the average height of a Japanese adult woman.
This makes it possible to set the vegetable drawer door to a height of 93 cm or less, which is the upper limit value of the vegetable drawer door calculated based on 56 cm.

【0021】冷蔵室においては、機械室を形成する圧縮
機などを使い勝手の良くない天井面、若しくは冷蔵庫本
体の背面上部に設置した形態とする。従って、機械室の
移動に伴い冷凍室および野菜室の高さが機械室の体積を
冷蔵庫本体の断面積で除した商となる高さ分だけ低くな
ることから、冷蔵室の容積を一定とすると必然的に冷蔵
室の内箱を形成する底面の高さが下がり、冷蔵室の収納
部が全体的により使いやすい高さとして構成できること
になる。
In the refrigerating room, a compressor or the like forming a machine room is installed on an inconvenient ceiling surface or on an upper rear portion of the refrigerator body. Therefore, the height of the freezer compartment and the vegetable compartment is reduced by the height of the quotient obtained by dividing the volume of the machine compartment by the cross-sectional area of the refrigerator main body with the movement of the machine compartment. Inevitably, the height of the bottom surface forming the inner box of the refrigerator compartment is reduced, and the storage portion of the refrigerator compartment can be configured to have a height that is easier to use as a whole.

【0022】また、収納食品の出し入れがしにくかった
冷蔵室の最上段の棚奥の領域も機械室として有効に活用
できる形態にすることができる。更に、冷蔵室の本体側
の棚の最下段奥に冷気量調節用ダンパーの設置部として
形成されていた凸部も無くなることから、棚の奥まで有
効に使用できる収納性の高い形態とすることが可能にす
ることができる。
Further, the area at the back of the uppermost shelf in the refrigerating compartment, where it is difficult to put stored food in and out, can be made to be a form that can be effectively used as a machine room. Furthermore, since the convex portion formed as the installation portion of the cold air volume adjustment damper at the bottom of the shelf on the main body side of the refrigerator compartment is also eliminated, a highly storable form that can be effectively used to the back of the shelf is adopted. Can be possible.

【0023】冷蔵室の冷蔵回転扉側に設けられた複数個
のポケットの収納領域も、冷蔵室と野菜室の区画壁を構
成する仕切部が下がった分だけ下側に拡大できることに
なり、飲料や調味料などの増加に対処しきれなかったボ
トル類への収納対応も緩和されることになる。
The storage area of a plurality of pockets provided on the side of the refrigerating revolving door of the refrigerating compartment can be expanded downward by an amount corresponding to the lowering of the partition part constituting the partition wall between the refrigerating compartment and the vegetable compartment. It will also ease the storage of bottles that could not cope with the increase in food and seasonings.

【0024】[0024]

【発明の実施の形態】以下、本発明による前述の手段を
用いた実施例として、図1に冷凍室4の扉を上段冷凍引
出扉9と下段冷凍引出扉10の2枚で構成した実施例の
断面図、図2には冷凍室4の扉を冷凍引出扉8の1枚で
構成した実施例の断面図を用いて説明する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As an embodiment using the above-described means according to the present invention, an embodiment in which the door of a freezing compartment 4 is composed of two pieces, an upper freezing drawer door 9 and a lower freezer drawer door 10, is shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment in which the door of the freezing compartment 4 is constituted by one freezing drawer door 8 in FIG.

【0025】収納室は、従来例と同様の上から冷蔵室
2、野菜室3、冷凍室4という構成から成り、冷蔵室2
はヒンジ機構5で保持される冷蔵回転扉6を有し、野菜
室3は野菜引出扉7として構成されており、図1に示す
ような上段冷凍引出扉9と下段冷凍引出扉10の2枚で
構成する方法と、図2に示すような冷凍引出扉8の1枚
で構成する方法を採用している。冷蔵室2内は、冷蔵食
品の収納部となる冷蔵回転扉6側の複数個のポケット1
1と、冷蔵庫本体1側の複数個の棚12が配設されてい
る。
The storage room is composed of a refrigerator room 2, a vegetable room 3, and a freezer room 4 in the same manner as in the conventional example.
Has a refrigerating revolving door 6 held by a hinge mechanism 5, the vegetable compartment 3 is configured as a vegetable drawer door 7, and two upper and lower freezer drawer doors 9 and 10 as shown in FIG. And a method of using one piece of the freezing drawer door 8 as shown in FIG. A plurality of pockets 1 on the side of the refrigerated revolving door 6 serving as a storage section for refrigerated food are provided in the refrigeration compartment 2.
1 and a plurality of shelves 12 on the refrigerator body 1 side.

【0026】この冷蔵室2に収納される飲料や調味料、
総菜などの冷蔵食品および冷蔵食材は、大きさや量、形
状、使い勝手などの点から各々の収納部に分類収納され
ている。野菜室3内は、野菜引出扉7によって引き出さ
れる下段野菜容器13とその上部に設置された上段野菜
容器14から成り、収納される野菜や果物の大きさや
量、形状、使い勝手などの点から各々の収納容器に分類
収納されている。
Beverages and seasonings stored in the refrigerator compartment 2
Refrigerated foods and refrigerated ingredients such as side dishes are categorized and stored in respective storage units in terms of size, amount, shape, usability, and the like. The inside of the vegetable compartment 3 is composed of a lower vegetable container 13 pulled out by the vegetable drawer door 7 and an upper vegetable container 14 installed on the upper portion thereof, and each of the vegetables and fruits is stored in terms of size, quantity, shape, usability, etc. Classified and stored in storage containers.

【0027】図1に示す冷凍室4内は、上段冷凍引出扉
9によって引き出される上段冷凍容器16と、その下部
に設置された下段冷凍引出扉9によって引き出される下
段冷凍容器15から成り、収納される冷凍食品や冷凍食
材の大きさや量、形状、使い勝手などの点から各々の収
納容器に分類収納されている。
The freezing compartment 4 shown in FIG. 1 is composed of an upper freezing container 16 drawn out by an upper freezing drawer door 9 and a lower freezing container 15 drawn out by a lower freezing drawer door 9 installed thereunder. The frozen foods and frozen foods are classified and stored in respective storage containers in terms of size, amount, shape, usability, and the like.

【0028】また、図2に示す冷凍室4内は、冷凍引出
扉8によって引き出される下段冷凍容器15と、その上
部に形成された上段冷凍容器15から成り、収納される
冷凍食品および冷凍食材の大きさや量、形状、使い勝手
などの点から各々の収納容器に分類収納されている。
The freezer compartment 4 shown in FIG. 2 comprises a lower freezer container 15 drawn out by a freezing drawer door 8 and an upper freezer container 15 formed on the upper portion thereof. It is classified and stored in each storage container in terms of size, amount, shape, usability, and the like.

【0029】本発明の狙いは、冷凍室4の必要容量と野
菜室3の必要容量を確保した上で冷蔵室2の冷蔵回転扉
6側のポケット11の収納必要容量を確保し、更に、冷
蔵室2と野菜室3との間の区画壁の位置を下げ、野菜引
出扉7の高さを使い勝手を阻害しない床面からの高さ上
限値である93センチ以下に抑えることであり、図7お
よび図8、図9および図10に示す従来例となる冷蔵庫
の各貯蔵室構成と、冷凍サイクルを形成する機械室18
と冷却ユニット19の配置を、各貯蔵室の必要容量と区
画壁による分割位置との関係から見直し、収納効率が高
く、且つ使い勝手の良い貯蔵形態の構築である。
The aim of the present invention is to secure the required capacity of the freezer compartment 4 and the required capacity of the vegetable compartment 3, secure the required storage capacity of the pocket 11 on the side of the refrigerated revolving door 6 of the refrigerator compartment 2, The position of the partition wall between the room 2 and the vegetable room 3 is lowered, and the height of the vegetable drawer door 7 is suppressed to 93 cm or less, which is the upper limit value from the floor surface which does not hinder usability. , A storage room of a refrigerator as a conventional example shown in FIGS. 8, 9 and 10, and a machine room 18 forming a refrigeration cycle.
The arrangement of the cooling units 19 and the cooling units 19 are reviewed from the relationship between the required capacity of each storage room and the division position by the partition wall, and the storage configuration is high in storage efficiency and easy to use.

【0030】前述の各収納室構成において、最下段の貯
蔵室として収納部を形成する冷凍室4の開口部の高さ寸
法と概ね同じくらいの高さの冷却ユニット19を冷凍室
4の背面後部に設置し、機械室18を形成する圧縮機1
7などを、使い勝手の良くない冷蔵室2の天井面若しく
は、冷蔵庫本体1の後部上方に設置させている。従っ
て、機械室18の体積分が冷蔵室2と野菜室3を区画す
る区画壁の下側から上側に移動したことになり、各貯蔵
室の容積を一定とすると必然的に冷蔵室2と野菜室3の
区画壁の位置が機械室18の体積を冷蔵庫本体1の底面
積で除した商となる高さ分だけ下げた構成が可能となっ
ている。
In each of the storage compartments described above, a cooling unit 19 having a height substantially equal to the height of the opening of the freezing compartment 4 forming the storage section as the lowermost storage compartment is provided at the rear rear portion of the freezing compartment 4. Compressor 1 which is installed in
7 and the like are installed on the ceiling surface of the inconvenient refrigerator compartment 2 or above the rear part of the refrigerator body 1. Therefore, the volume of the machine room 18 has moved from the lower side to the upper side of the partition wall that divides the refrigerator compartment 2 and the vegetable compartment 3, and if the volume of each storage compartment is constant, the refrigerator compartment 2 and the vegetable compartment are inevitable. A configuration in which the position of the partition wall of the chamber 3 is reduced by a height that is a quotient obtained by dividing the volume of the machine room 18 by the bottom area of the refrigerator main body 1 is possible.

【0031】また、冷凍室4においては、背面後部の断
熱材の位置を、冷蔵庫本体1の背面を形成する断熱材と
同一平面上として形成することが可能となり、冷凍室4
の開口部の高さ寸法と概ね同じくらいの冷却ユニット1
9を冷凍室4の背面後部に構成することによる相乗効果
により、冷凍室4内の内箱形状が単純な矩形となり、内
部に形成される上段冷凍容器16および下段冷凍容器1
5の各容器深さも収納される食品や食材の大きさや量、
形状、使い勝手などの要望に併せて設定することができ
るようになった。
In the freezing room 4, the position of the heat insulating material at the rear of the rear surface can be formed on the same plane as the heat insulating material forming the rear surface of the refrigerator main body 1.
Cooling unit 1 approximately as high as the opening
Due to the synergistic effect of forming the rear part of the freezing compartment 4 at the rear of the freezing compartment 4, the inner box shape in the freezing compartment 4 becomes a simple rectangle, and the upper freezing container 16 and the lower freezing container 1 formed inside are formed.
5. The size and amount of food and ingredients that are also stored in each container depth,
It can now be set according to the demands such as shape and usability.

【0032】更に、機械室18を冷蔵室2の天井若しく
は冷蔵庫本体1の後部上方に移設したことに伴い、熱の
発生源となっていた圧縮機17の影響も無くなり、室温
に対する断熱性の確保をすることで対処できることにな
った。野菜室3においては、冷却ユニット19を冷凍室
4の背面後部に設置したことによって、冷蔵室2と野菜
室3にまたがるように設置されていた冷気量調節用ダン
パー24を、冷気風路23内のスペースに形成できる構
造に小形化したことによって冷蔵室2最下段の背面後部
に凸部を生じることが無くなり、冷気風路23を確保す
るスペースのみの構成になり、冷却ユニット19の構成
に要した断熱材を含む断面積分から冷気風路23の断面
積分を差し引いた内箱底面積分が拡大されたことになっ
ている。
Further, as the machine room 18 is relocated to the ceiling of the refrigerator compartment 2 or above the rear part of the refrigerator body 1, the effect of the compressor 17, which has been a source of heat, is eliminated, and the heat insulating property for room temperature is secured. Can be dealt with. In the vegetable compartment 3, the cooling unit 19 is installed at the rear rear portion of the freezer compartment 4, so that the damper 24 for adjusting the amount of cold air, which is installed so as to straddle the refrigerator compartment 2 and the vegetable compartment 3, is placed in the cool air passage 23. Is reduced to a structure that can be formed in the space of the cooling unit 2, no convex portion is formed on the rear rear portion of the lowermost stage of the refrigerator compartment 2, and only the space for securing the cool air passage 23 is required. This means that the bottom integral of the inner box obtained by subtracting the integral of the cross section of the cool air passage 23 from the integral of the section including the heat insulating material is enlarged.

【0033】従って、拡大した分を含む底面積で野菜室
3を形成する所定の体積を除した商が野菜室3の内箱高
さとなり、野菜室3の上段野菜容器14と下段野菜容器
13の大容量化と収納底面積の拡大を可能とすると共
に、野菜室3の野菜引出扉7の上面の高さを日本人成人
女性の平均身長の約156センチを基に算定した野菜引
出扉7の高さ上限値である93センチ以下に抑えた設定
にすることを可能としている。
Accordingly, the quotient obtained by dividing the predetermined volume forming the vegetable compartment 3 by the bottom area including the enlarged portion becomes the inner box height of the vegetable compartment 3, and the upper vegetable container 14 and the lower vegetable container 13 of the vegetable compartment 3 Vegetable drawer door 7 that has a large capacity and an increased storage bottom area, and the height of the vegetable drawer door 7 in the vegetable compartment 3 is calculated based on the average height of a Japanese adult woman of about 156 cm. It is possible to set the height to be less than or equal to 93 cm, which is the upper limit of the height.

【0034】冷蔵室2においては、機械室18を形成す
る圧縮機17などを使い勝手の良くない天井面、若しく
は冷蔵庫本体1の背面上部に設置した形態としている。
従って、機械室18の移動に伴い冷凍室4および野菜室
3の高さが機械室18の体積を冷蔵庫本体1の断面積で
除した商となる高さ分だけ低くなることから、冷蔵室2
の容積を一定とすると必然的に冷蔵室2の内箱を形成す
る底面が下げられ、冷蔵室2の収納部が全体的により使
いやすい高さとして構成されている。
In the refrigerating compartment 2, the compressor 17 forming the machine compartment 18 and the like are installed on a ceiling surface which is not easy to use or on the upper back of the refrigerator main body 1.
Accordingly, the height of the freezing compartment 4 and the height of the vegetable compartment 3 are reduced by the height of the quotient obtained by dividing the volume of the machine compartment 18 by the cross-sectional area of the refrigerator main body 1 with the movement of the machine compartment 18.
When the volume of the refrigeration compartment 2 is constant, the bottom surface forming the inner box of the refrigeration compartment 2 is inevitably lowered, and the storage portion of the refrigeration compartment 2 is configured to have a height that is easier to use overall.

【0035】また、収納食品の出し入れがしにくかった
冷蔵室2の最上段の棚奥の領域も機械室18として有効
に活用できる形態とすることができる。冷蔵室2の扉側
に設けられたポケット11の収納領域も、冷蔵室2と野
菜室3の区画壁を構成する仕切部が下げられる分だけ下
側に拡大できることになり、飲料や調味料などの増加に
対処しきれなかったボトル類への対応も緩和された形態
となっている。
Further, a region at the back of the uppermost shelf of the refrigerator compartment 2 where it is difficult to put stored food in and out can be used as the machine room 18 effectively. The storage area of the pocket 11 provided on the door side of the refrigerator compartment 2 can also be expanded downward by an amount corresponding to the lowering of the partition part constituting the partition wall of the refrigerator compartment 2 and the vegetable compartment 3, such as beverages and seasonings. The number of bottles that could not cope with the increase in the number of bottles has also been eased.

【0036】図4は、機械室18を構成する圧縮機17
などの構成部材を小形化した時の実施例で、機械室18
を必要最小限のスペースとして冷蔵庫本体1側の棚12
最上段の背面後部領域のみとし、冷蔵室2の棚12の収
納部を更に拡大した実施例である。
FIG. 4 shows a compressor 17 constituting a machine room 18.
In the embodiment in which the constituent members such as
As a necessary minimum space, the shelf 12 on the side of the refrigerator body 1
This is an embodiment in which only the rear rear area of the uppermost stage is provided and the storage section of the shelf 12 of the refrigerator compartment 2 is further enlarged.

【0037】図5は、年代別に見た日本人女性の平均身
長を示した図であり、図6は、図4の本発明による実施
例として提示した収納部の配置と日本人成人女性の平均
身長による人体寸法との位置関係を示した図である。
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the average height of Japanese women by age, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the arrangement of storage units and the average of Japanese adult women presented as an embodiment according to the present invention in FIG. It is a figure showing a physical relationship with a human body size by height.

【0038】[0038]

【発明の効果】本発明によれば、上から冷蔵室、野菜
室、冷凍室とした冷蔵庫本体に機械室を冷蔵室の天井
面、若しくは冷蔵庫本体の背面上方に設置する構成とし
たことによって、冷凍室を広さ感に優れた使いやすい上
段冷凍容器と下段冷凍容器から成る形態とすることがで
き、野菜室においては、同様に広さ感に優れた使いやす
い上段野菜容器と下段野菜容器から成る形態とすること
ができる。
According to the present invention, the machine room is installed on the ceiling surface of the refrigerator room or on the rear upper side of the refrigerator body in the refrigerator body which is a refrigerator room, a vegetable room, and a freezer room from the top. The freezer compartment can be made up of an easy-to-use upper freezer container and a lower freezer container with an excellent sense of spaciousness. It can be in the form of

【0039】更に、野菜室においては、野菜引出扉の上
面の高さを床上から93センチ以下の低い位置に設定で
きることから、二重の使い勝手改善効果が得られる。冷
蔵室においては、本体側収納部を形成する棚の最上段奥
あるいは上から2段目の棚奥の領域に、機械室を設置し
たことで、日本人成人女性の作業域内にすべての棚が配
置された使い勝手に優れる構成にすることができる。
Further, in the vegetable room, the height of the upper surface of the vegetable drawer door can be set at a low position of 93 cm or less from the floor, so that a double usability improvement effect is obtained. In the refrigeration room, the machine room was installed in the area at the top of the shelf that forms the main unit storage section or at the area behind the second shelf from the top, so that all shelves were within the working area of Japanese adult women. It is possible to make the arrangement excellent in usability.

【0040】また、冷蔵回転扉に設けられたポケットの
収納領域の拡大が図れることから、飲料や調味料の収納
量拡大ニーズに対処した形態の実現が可能となり、ボト
ル類の収納場所不足の不満を緩和できる収納形態の構築
ができるものである。
In addition, since the storage area of the pocket provided in the refrigerated revolving door can be expanded, it is possible to realize a form that meets the needs for expanding the storage amount of beverages and seasonings, and is dissatisfied with the shortage of storage places for bottles. It is possible to construct a storage form that can alleviate the problem.

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

【図1】本発明による一実施例の4枚扉構成の冷蔵庫断
面図。
FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a refrigerator having a four-door structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】本発明による一実施例の3枚扉構成の冷蔵庫断
面図。
FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a refrigerator having a three-door structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

【図3】本発明による一実施例の冷却ユニットの斜視
図。
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a cooling unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

【図4】機械室を小形化した時の本発明による一実施例
の冷蔵庫断面図。
FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention when the machine room is downsized.

【図5】年代別に見た日本人女性の平均身長を示す図。FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the average height of Japanese women by age group.

【図6】本発明による一実施例の冷蔵庫の収納部と人体
寸法の位置関係図。
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a positional relationship between a housing portion and a human body size of the refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention.

【図7】従来例となる機械室と冷却ユニットが上下配置
の4枚扉構成の冷蔵庫断面図。
FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a conventional refrigerator having a four-door configuration in which a machine room and a cooling unit are vertically arranged.

【図8】従来例となる機械室と冷却ユニットが上下配置
の3枚扉構成の冷蔵庫断面図。
FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a refrigerator having a three-door configuration in which a conventional machine room and a cooling unit are vertically arranged.

【図9】従来例となる機械室と冷却ユニットが前後配置
の4枚扉構成の冷蔵庫断面図。
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional refrigerator having a four-door configuration in which a machine room and a cooling unit are arranged in front and rear.

【図10】従来例となる機械室と冷却ユニットが前後配
置の3枚扉構成の冷蔵庫断面図。
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional refrigerator having a three-door configuration in which a machine room and a cooling unit are arranged in front and rear.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1・・・冷蔵庫本体、2・・・冷蔵室、3・・・野菜
室、4・・・冷凍室、5・・・ヒンジ機構、6・・・冷
蔵回転扉、7・・・野菜引出扉、8・・・冷凍引出扉、
9・・・上段冷凍扉、10・・・下段冷凍扉、11・・
・ポケット、12・・・棚、13・・・下段野菜容器、
14・・・上段野菜容器、15・・・下段冷凍容器、1
6・・・上段冷凍容器、17・・・圧縮機、18・・・
機械室、19・・・冷却ユニット、20・・・冷却器、
21・・・ファン駆動用モーター、22・・・強制通風
用ファン、23・・・冷気風路、24・・・冷気量調節
用ダンパー、25・・・除霜用管ヒーター、26・・・
除霜水用樋。
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Refrigerator main body, 2 ... Refrigerator room, 3 ... Vegetable room, 4 ... Freezer room, 5 ... Hinge mechanism, 6 ... Refrigerator revolving door, 7 ... Vegetable drawer door , 8 ... Refrigerated drawer door,
9 ... Upper frozen door, 10 ... Lower frozen door, 11 ...
・ Pocket, 12 ・ ・ ・ Shelf, 13 ・ ・ ・ Lower vegetable container,
14: upper vegetable container, 15: lower frozen container, 1
6 ... upper freezing container, 17 ... compressor, 18 ...
Machine room, 19: cooling unit, 20: cooler,
Reference numeral 21: a motor for driving a fan, 22: a fan for forced ventilation, 23: a cool air passage, 24: a damper for adjusting the amount of cool air, 25: a heater for a defrosting tube, 26 ...
Gutter for defrost water.

───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (72)発明者 山田 佳奈子 神奈川県横浜市戸塚区吉田町292番地 株 式会社日立製作所マルチメディアシステム 開発本部内 (72)発明者 仁平 恒二 栃木県下都賀郡大平町大字富田800番地 株式会社日立製作所冷熱事業部内 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kanako Yamada 292 Yoshida-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture Within the Multimedia System Development Division of Hitachi, Ltd. 800 Tomita Inside Hitachi, Ltd.

Claims (6)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】上から冷蔵室、野菜室、冷凍室となるよう
に野菜室を冷凍室の上に形成した冷蔵庫において、冷凍
室の間口の高さ方向の寸法と概ね同じくらいの冷却ユニ
ットを冷凍室背面後部に設置すると共に、圧縮機を上記
冷蔵室の天井面若しくは冷蔵庫本体の背面上部に設置し
たことを特徴とする冷蔵庫。
1. A refrigerator in which a vegetable compartment is formed on a freezer compartment so as to form a refrigerator compartment, a vegetable compartment, and a freezer compartment from above, wherein a cooling unit having a size substantially equal to the height of a frontage of the freezer compartment is provided. A refrigerator, which is installed at the rear part of the back of the freezer compartment, and wherein the compressor is installed on the ceiling surface of the refrigerator compartment or on the upper rear part of the refrigerator body.
【請求項2】冷却ユニットは、冷却器の上部に設置され
る強制通風用のファンと冷却器下部に設置される除霜用
管ヒーターおよび除霜水を受ける樋などから成り、それ
らは、概ね冷却器の上下方向の投影面に大半が位置する
ように、上下に積み重ねられていることを特徴とする請
求項1記載の冷蔵庫。
2. The cooling unit comprises a fan for forced ventilation installed at the upper part of the cooler, a heater for defrosting pipe installed at the lower part of the cooler, a gutter for receiving defrost water, and the like. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the refrigerator is vertically stacked so that most of the refrigerators are located on a vertical projection surface of the cooler.
【請求項3】野菜室底面を形成する区画壁は冷却ユニッ
ト収納用突部を形成しないよう平面にしたことを特徴と
する請求項1記載の冷蔵庫。
3. A refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the partition wall forming the bottom of the vegetable compartment is flat so as not to form a projection for accommodating the cooling unit.
【請求項4】冷蔵室あるいは野菜室の区画壁は、冷気量
調節用ダンパーを冷気風路内に組み込むためのダンパー
設置用突部を形成しないように平面としたことを特徴と
する請求項1記載の冷蔵庫。
4. The partition wall of the refrigerator compartment or the vegetable compartment is flat so as not to form a damper setting projection for incorporating a damper for adjusting the amount of cool air into a cool air passage. The refrigerator as described.
【請求項5】圧縮機などを収納する機械室を上記冷蔵室
の天井面若しくは冷蔵庫本体の背面上部に設置したこと
を特徴とする請求項1記載の冷蔵庫。
5. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a machine room for accommodating a compressor or the like is installed on a ceiling surface of the refrigerator room or an upper rear portion of the refrigerator body.
【請求項6】野菜引出扉上面の床上からの高さ寸法を9
3センチ以下としたことを特徴とする請求項1記載の冷
蔵庫。
6. The height of the top of the vegetable drawer door from the floor is 9
2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the size is 3 cm or less.
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