BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a refrigerator according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the refrigerator;
FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of a refrigerator having hinged doors;
FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of a refrigerator having sliding doors;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a refrigerator having sliding lids;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a refrigerator having hinged lids;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a refrigerator having a tray board; and
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing that the tray board is stored on the sidewall.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIGS. 1 and 2 show a refrigerator 10 according to the present invention. The refrigerator 10 includes a container 12 that encloses a cooling space 14, which is adapted to store food, a refrigerating circuit 16 that lowers the temperature of cooling space 14, and a support moving fixture 18 that is adapted to move the refrigerator 10 with small force. The refrigerating circuit 16 is adapted to constitute a self-contained system so that no plumbing is required, and portability is provided.
The container 12 includes an access device 20 that allows access into the cooling space 14. The access device 20 is at least partially transparent so that the inside of the cooling space 14 is visible from outside the refrigerator 10.
The refrigerator 10 further includes a manual moving fixture 22 that is adapted to move the refrigerator 10 with manual force. The manual moving fixture 22 includes a handle 24.
The container 12 has a rectangular shape, and includes a front wall 26, two side walls 28, a rear wall 30, a top wall 32 and a bottom wall 34.
In one embodiment shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4, the handle 24 includes one or more rods 38 that are attached to the side walls 28 of the container 12. The rod 38 is spaced from the side wall 28 with a predetermined interval, and fixed to the side wall 38 with brackets 40.
In another embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the handle 24 includes one or more recess 36 that is provided on the side walls 28 of the container 12. The recess 36 has a depth and length that is adapted to receive fingers of a user.
The support moving fixture 18 includes a plurality of casters 43 that are attached to the bottom wall 34 of the container 12.
In one embodiment, the access device 20 includes one or more doors 42 that provide access into the cooling space 14 through the front wall 26 of the container 12. The door 42 is a sliding door 44 (refer to FIG. 4), or a hinged door 46 (refer to FIGS. 1 and 3).
In another embodiment, the access device 20 includes one or more lids 48 that provide access into the cooling space 14 through the top wall 32 of the container 12. The lid 48 is a sliding lid 50 (refer to FIG. 5), or a hinged lid 52 (refer to FIG. 6).
The door 42 or the lid 48 is made of a transparent and thermally insulating material.
FIGS. 7 and 8 show that the refrigerator 10 may include a tray board 54, which is provided on or near the top wall 32. The tray board 54 may be stored in a tray board recess 58 on the sidewall 28 with one or more the hooks 56 when the tray board 54 is not used.
While the invention has been shown and described with reference to different embodiments thereof, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that variations in form, detail, compositions and operation may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the accompanying claims.