KR100965361B1 - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

A refrigerator is disclosed. The disclosed refrigerator includes an opening formed at one side of the door; Ice storage container is stored on the back side of the door, the ice storage container is provided to be withdrawn through the opening; Guide unit for guiding the withdrawal of the ice storage container; And a volume control unit for changing the volume of the ice storage container in stages. According to this, the volume of the ice storage container is varied according to the needs of the user. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of having to make ice several times in a situation such as summer when the amount of ice pieces is large.

Refrigerator, ice container, guide unit, volume control unit

Description

Refrigerator {REFRIGERATOR}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to an ice storage container of a refrigerator for storing ice cubes.

Refrigerators are home appliances for storing food in a fresh state for a long time by freezing or refrigerating food.

In general, a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment are provided inside the refrigerator body. In addition, the main body is provided with a freezer compartment door and a refrigerating compartment door to selectively open and close the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment. The freezing chamber door and the refrigerating chamber door are respectively installed on one side of the main body so that the tip is rotated forward and backward of the main body.

On the other hand, one side of the freezing chamber door or the refrigerating chamber door is provided with an auxiliary storage chamber (hereinafter, referred to as "home bar") so that the storage can be easily stored and withdrawn without opening the freezing chamber door or the refrigerating chamber door.

The home bar is provided on the rear surface of the freezing chamber door or the refrigerating chamber door and comprises a home bar housing forming a predetermined storage space and a home bar door opening and closing the storage space, respectively.

And the home bar door serves to selectively open and close the opening formed by cutting a portion of the freezer door or the refrigerating chamber door corresponding to the home bar housing. The groove bar door is installed so that its tip is rotated up and down about its lower end.

On the other hand, the freezing compartment is provided with an ice making device for making ice pieces, ice storage containers for storing the ice pieces iced in the ice making device may be provided.

However, such a conventional ice storage container has the following problems.

First, in order to take out the ice storage container in which the ice pieces manufactured by the ice making device are stored to the outside of the freezing compartment, the freezing compartment door should be rotated to open the freezing compartment. Therefore, a disadvantage arises that the putting in and out of the ice storage container becomes cumbersome.

Second, when the freezer compartment is opened to withdraw the ice storage container, the cold air inside the freezer compartment flows outward. Therefore, in the process of drawing out the ice storage container, cold air of the freezer compartment is unnecessarily leaked to the outside to increase power consumption of the refrigerator.

Third, the ice storage container is accommodated in the freezer compartment. Therefore, there is a concern that a disadvantage may occur in that the smell of other food stored in the freezer compartment is stored in the ice stored in the ice storage container.

Fourth, the ice storage container is provided in the refrigerating chamber in a predetermined volume. Therefore, when a large amount of ice is required, such as summer, there is an inconvenience to be iced several times.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to more easily withdraw the ice, and to provide a refrigerator configured to adjust the amount of ice storage according to the user's needs.

In order to achieve the above object, a refrigerator according to an aspect of the present invention, the opening formed on one side of the door; Ice storage container is stored on the back side of the door, the ice storage container is provided to be withdrawn through the opening; Guide unit for guiding the withdrawal of the ice storage container; And a volume control unit for changing the volume of the ice storage container in stages.

The ice storage container, the body portion of the hexahedron shape with the upper and lower surfaces open; And an expansion container which is inserted to be movable up and down along the inner surface of the body to form a storage space in which the upper surface is opened.

The volume control unit, the volume control groove is formed in the volume control direction of the ice storage container on any one of the inner side of both sides of the body portion and the outer side of both sides of the expansion container corresponding thereto; A volume control protrusion formed on the other side to correspond to the volume control groove; And a restraining unit for restraining the relative movement of the volume adjusting groove and the volume adjusting protrusion in stages.

The restraint unit includes: a restraint groove formed in one of the volume control groove and the volume control protrusion and provided along a volume control direction of the ice storage container; And a restraining protrusion formed on the other side and restrained step by step in the restraint groove.

The guide unit may include: a first guide part fixed inside the opening and guiding the ice storage container to be inclined downwardly toward the opening; And a second guide part which is guided by the first guide part and withdrawn into and out of the opening, and the ice storage container is seated to be retractable.

According to the refrigerator according to the present invention configured as described above, the following effects can be expected.

First, the volume of the ice container varies depending on the user's needs. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of having to make ice several times in a situation such as summer when the amount of ice pieces is large.

Second, the ice pieces stored in the ice storage container is withdrawn through the home bar. Therefore, since the ice storage container can be withdrawn from the inside and outside of the refrigerator without the door open, the ice cube can be taken out and used more simply.

Third, since the ice storage container moves downward inclined and withdraws through the home bar, the ice storage container is prevented from entering or exiting the food stored in the home bar, or the withdrawal of the ice bank is interrupted by the ice stored in the ice bank. It can be minimized.

Fourth, the ice storage container is installed in a predetermined installation space that is installed on the back of the freezer door. Therefore, the phenomenon that the smell of food stored in the storage space of the refrigerator is minimized by the ice pieces stored in the ice storage container, so that the user can use the ice more hygienically and comfortably.

Hereinafter, a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing the appearance of a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a view showing the inside of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, the freezer compartment 11 and the refrigerating compartment 13 are provided in the refrigerator body 10. The freezing compartment 11 and the refrigerating compartment 13 are divided left and right inside the main body 10. In addition, the main body 10 is provided with a freezing chamber door 11a and a refrigerating chamber door 13a so that the other end is rotated forward and backward around each end. The freezing chamber door 11a and the refrigerating chamber door 13a selectively open and close the freezing chamber 11 and the refrigerating chamber 13, respectively.

On the other hand, supporting side walls 11b and 13b are provided at both ends of the rear surface of the freezing chamber door 11a and the refrigerating chamber door 13a.

The supporting side walls 11b and 13b are formed by protruding a portion of the door liner forming the rear surface appearance of the freezing chamber door 11a and the refrigerating chamber door 13a by a predetermined height.

A plurality of fixing protrusions (not shown) are provided at positions corresponding to each other on opposite surfaces of the support side walls 11b and 13b.

A plurality of door baskets 14 are provided on the rear surfaces of the freezing chamber doors 11a and the refrigerating chamber doors 13a corresponding to the supporting side walls 11b and 13b.

The interior of the door basket 14 is a storage space for storing food. The door basket 14 is detachably installed on the rear surfaces of the freezing chamber door 11a and the refrigerating chamber door 13a.

On the other hand, the freezing chamber door (11a) and the refrigerating chamber door (13a) is provided with groove bars (15, 17), respectively. The home bars 15 and 17 are for dispensing food such as beverages without opening the refrigerating chamber door 13a and the freezing chamber door 11a. The home bars 15 and 17 are respectively composed of home bar housings 15a and 17a and home bar doors 15b and 17b.

The groove housings 15a and 17a are formed in an approximately polyhedral shape in which an upper surface and a rear surface closely contacting the rear surface of the freezing chamber door 11a or the refrigerating chamber door 13a are opened. The home bag housings 15a and 17a are provided on the rear surface of the freezing chamber door 11a or the refrigerating chamber door 13a corresponding to the support side walls 11b and 13b. Inside the home housing (15a) (17a) is provided with storage space (15s) (17s) for storing the beverage and the like.

In addition, a part of the freezing chamber door 11a or the refrigerating chamber door 13a is cut to form the openings 15c and 17c. The opening 15c formed in the freezer compartment 11a among the openings 15c and 17c communicates with the storage space 15s of the home housing 15a.

Therefore, the food container is placed in or out of the storage space 15s of the home housing 15a through the opening 15c, or the ice storage container 100 installed in the storage space 15s of the home housing 15a (FIG. 3). Are withdrawn.

The opening 17c formed in the refrigerating chamber door 13a among the openings 15c and 17c communicates with the storage space 17s of the home housing 17a. Therefore, the food is fed into and out of the storage space 17s of the home bag housing 17a through the opening 17c.

The grooved bar doors 15b and 17b are rotatably installed on the front end of the freezing chamber door 11a or the refrigerating chamber door 13a about their lower ends. The groove bar doors 15b and 17b selectively open and close the openings 15c and 17c, respectively.

In particular, the storage space 15s of the home bag housing 15a is selectively opened and closed by the home bar door 15b installed in the freezer compartment door 11a.

An ice maker 22 may be provided on the rear surface of the freezing chamber door 11a corresponding to the upper side of the home housing 15a to make ice chips.

An upper portion of the ice maker 22 may be equipped with a bucket 21 for storing water supplied to the ice maker 22.

In this case, the ice pieces iced in the ice maker 22 are transferred to the home bag housing 15a and stored in the ice storage container 100 (see FIG. 3) installed in the storage space 15s of the home bag housing 15a. Will be.

On the contrary, if the ice cube is delivered to the ice storage container 100, the positions of the ice maker 22 and the bucket 21 may be appropriately changed.

Hereinafter, the ice storage container 100 will be described in detail.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of II in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an ice storage container mounted in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 shows an ice storage container and a second guide part in FIG. 4. Perspective view.

3 to 5, the ice storage container 100 is installed in the storage space 15s of the home housing 15a. The ice storage container 100 is installed in and out of the storage space 15s of the home housing 15a through the opening 15c.

And the ice storage container 100 is the ice storage container 100, the upper surface and the lower surface is inserted into the hexahedron-shaped body portion 110 and the inner surface of the body portion 110 so that the upper and lower movement is possible It consists of an expansion container 120 to form the open ice storage space (100s).

Here, one surface of the ice storage container 100 is preferably formed of a transparent or translucent material to identify the ice stored in the ice storage space (100s) from the outside.

In addition, the ice storage container 100, recessed toward the rear side from the lower end of the front of the expansion container 120 to a predetermined height, is formed between the front of the body portion 110 and the front of the expansion container 120. Handle portion 101 may be provided.

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, the storage space 15s of the home housing 15a may be opened by one surface of the ice storage container 100, that is, the home bar door 15b, which is seen from the front surface of the freezer compartment 11a. One surface of the ice storage container 100 is seen when the front of the ice storage container 100.

The ice storage container 100 is installed in the storage space (15s) of the home housing (15a) by the guide units (140, 150) for guiding the withdrawal.

The guide units 140 and 150 are fixed to the inside of the opening 15c and guide the ice storage container 100 to be inclined downwardly toward the opening, and the first guide part 140 and the first guide part. It is guided by the 140 and withdrawn into and out of the opening (15c), the ice storage container 100 includes a second guide portion 150 is seated releasably.

First, the coupling of the first guide part 140 and the second guide part 150 will be described in detail.

The first guide part 140 downwards the second guide part 150 on which the ice storage container 100 is seated toward the opened front surface of the first guide part 140, that is, the opening 15c. Guide them to move at an angle.

This is because the ice storage container 100 and the second guide part 150 are withdrawn into and out of the storage space 15s of the home housing 15a. This is to prevent the phenomenon in which ice stored in the ice storage space 100s is disturbed when the ice storage container 100 is dismounted by being caught on the rear surface of the freezing chamber door 11a adjacent to the opening 15c.

To this end, in order to guide the ice storage container 100 and the second guide portion 150 inclined downward toward the opening 15c, a pair of guide slots 141 are formed on both side surfaces of the first guide portion 140, respectively. Is provided.

In addition, a pair of guide protrusions 151 are provided on both side surfaces of the second guide part 150, respectively.

The guide protrusion 151 may be inserted into and out of the storage space 15s of the home housing 15a through the opening 15c in a state where the ice storage container 100 is seated. To guide you.

The guide protrusion 151 slides along the guide slot 141 in a state where the guide protrusion 151 is inserted into the guide slot 141 of the first guide part 140.

The guide protrusion 151 includes a first guide protrusion 152 and a second guide protrusion 153. The first guide protrusion 152 protrudes outward from an upper end of both side outer center portions of the second guide part 150.

In addition, the second guide protrusion 153 protrudes outward from the center of both side outer rear ends of the second guide part 150 corresponding to the first guide protrusion 152. That is, in the first guide protrusion 152 and the second guide protrusion 153, the ice storage container 100 and the second guide portion 150 are storage spaces of the home housing 15a through the opening 15c. 15s are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in the direction of entering and exiting in and out.

This is to allow the ice storage container 100 and the second guide part 150 to be horizontal in a state of being stored in the storage space 15s of the home bag housing 15a.

On the other hand, the first guide portion 140 to guide the second guide portion 150 to be drawn in and out of the storage space (15s) of the home housing (15a) in the ice storage container 100 is seated It is provided.

The first guide part 140 is formed in a hexahedral shape in which front and rear surfaces and a lower part thereof are opened, and the second guide part 150 is installed in the interior thereof so that the first guide part 140 is retractable forward.

An ice transfer opening 144 is provided on an upper surface of the first guide part 140. The ice transfer opening 144 serves as a passage through which the ice produced by the ice maker 22 is supplied to the ice storage space 100s of the ice storage container 100. The ice transfer opening 144 is formed by opening an upper surface of the first guide part 140. The ice transfer opening 144 may be formed in a rectangular shape having a size equal to or less than an opening of the ice storage container 100, that is, an inlet of the ice storage space 100s.

In addition, an ice transfer guide 145 is provided on an upper surface of the first guide portion 140 corresponding to the edge of the ice transfer opening 144. The ice transfer guide 145 is formed in a hopper shape in which both sides thereof are inclined downward toward the ice transfer opening 144. The ice transfer guide unit 145 serves to guide the ice produced by the ice maker 22 to the ice storage space 100s of the ice storage container 100 through the ice transfer opening 144. .

In addition, fixing grooves 147 are formed on both side surfaces of the first guide part 140, respectively. The fixing groove 147 is for fixing the first guide part 140. A fixing protrusion (not shown) provided in the supporting side wall 11b of the freezing chamber door 11a protruding into the storage space 15s of the home housing 15a is inserted into the fixing groove 147.

The guide slot 141 includes a first guide slot 142 in which the first guide protrusion 152 is inserted and slides, and a second guide slot 143 in which the second guide protrusion 153 is inserted and sliding. It is composed of

The first guide slot 142 is provided with a first horizontal section 142a, an inclined section 142b, and a second horizontal section 142c.

The first horizontal section 142a is a direction in which the second guide part 150 on which the ice storage container 100 is seated is pulled from the upper end of both side surfaces of the first guide part 140, that is, the first guide part. It extends horizontally toward a front end of both sides of the part 140 by a predetermined length.

The inclined section 142b extends by a predetermined length downward in a direction toward the direction in which the second guide part 150 on which the ice storage container 100 is seated is drawn from the front end of the first horizontal section 142a. do.

The second horizontal section 142c extends horizontally by a predetermined length toward the direction in which the second guide part 150 on which the ice storage container 100 is seated is drawn from the front end of the inclined section 142b. . The front end of the second horizontal section 142c is located at the center of both front end parts of the first guide part 140.

The second guide slot 143 also includes a first horizontal section 143a, an inclined section 143b, and a second horizontal section 143c.

The first horizontal section 143a is a direction in which the second guide part 150 in which the ice storage container 100 is seated is drawn out from the center of the rear end portions of both side surfaces of the first guide part 140. It extends horizontally toward the front end of the guide portion 140 by a predetermined length.

The inclined section 143b extends by a predetermined length downward in a direction toward the direction in which the second guide part 150 on which the ice storage container 100 is seated is drawn from the front end of the first horizontal section 143a. do.

The second horizontal section 143c extends horizontally by a predetermined length toward the direction in which the second guide part 150 on which the ice storage container 100 is seated is pulled out at the front end of the inclined section 143b. . The front end of the second horizontal section 143c is located at the lower end of both side front ends of the first guide part 140.

As a result, the second guide part 150 on which the ice storage container 100 is seated is positioned inside the first guide part 140, that is, the second guide part 150 is located in the home housing. In the state accommodated in the storage space 15s of the 15a, the first guide protrusion 152 and the second guide protrusion 153 are respectively the first horizontal section 142a of the first guide slot 142. It is positioned at the rear end and the rear end of the first horizontal section 143a of the second guide slot 143.

In this case, the ice storage container 100 and the second guide part 150 are horizontally adjacent to the upper end of the ice transfer opening 144 and the opening 15c of the first guide part 140. Is located.

Next, when the second guide portion 150 on which the ice storage container 100 is seated moves toward the opening 15c, the first guide protrusion 152 and the second guide protrusion 153 are respectively It slides along the inclined section 142b of the first guide slot 142 and the inclined section 143b of the second guide slot 143.

Accordingly, the second guide part 150 moves downwardly inclined toward the opening 15c. At this time, the upper surface of the ice storage container 100 and the second guide portion 150 is spaced downward from the upper end of the ice transfer opening 144 and the opening 15c of the first guide portion 140 by a predetermined distance. do.

Meanwhile, when the second guide part 150 on which the ice storage container 100 is seated continues to move toward the opening 15c, the first guide protrusion 152 and the second guide protrusion 153 may be Each slides along the second horizontal section 142c of the first guide slot 142 and the second horizontal section 142c of the second guide slot 143.

The first guide protrusion 152 and the second guide protrusion 153 respectively have a front end of the second horizontal section 142c of the first guide slot 142 and a second horizontal section of the second guide slot 143. When it is positioned at the front end, the second guide part 150 and a portion of the tip of the ice storage container 100 seated thereon are stored in the storage space 15s of the home housing 15a through the opening 15c. It is drawn to the outside.

In this embodiment, the ice storage container 100 is guided by the first guide part 140 in a state in which the ice storage container 100 is seated on the second guide part 150.

Alternatively, the second guide part 150 may be omitted so that the ice storage container 100 may be directly guided by the first guide part 140.

In this case, the guide slot 141 is formed in the first guide portion 140 in order to withdraw the ice storage container 100 to the outside of the storage space 15s of the home bag housing 15a. It is preferable that the front ends, that is, the second horizontal sections 142c and 143c are formed to penetrate through both front ends of the first guide part 140 to be opened to the outside.

Next, the combination of the second guide portion 150 and the ice storage container 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5.

5, as described above, the ice storage container 100 of the ice storage container 100, the body portion 110 and the body portion 110 of the hexahedral shape of the upper and lower surfaces are open; The expansion container 120 is inserted to enable the vertical movement along the inner surface to form an ice storage space (100s) of the upper surface is opened.

On the other hand, the second guide portion 150 corresponds to the body portion, and is formed in a hexahedral shape with the upper and lower surfaces and the front open.

As a result, the second guide part 150 is guided by the first guide part 140 in a state where the ice storage container 100 is seated to store the home housing 15a through the opening 15c. In and out of the space 15s, the ice storage container 100 is guided by the second guide part 150 to the inside and outside of the storage space 15s of the home housing 15a through the opening 15c. Are withdrawn.

To this end, a locking rib 115 is provided on the front surface of the ice storage container 100. And interlocking protrusions 113 are provided at the rear end portions of both sides of the ice storage container 100, respectively.

In addition, the second guide portion 150 is provided with a support portion 155 extending in the thickness direction of the body portion 110 from the lower end of both sides for the support of the ice storage container 100, It is formed on the upper end of both sides of the two guide portion 150, and extends by a predetermined length in the thickness direction of the body portion 110 in the direction facing each other in the upper end of both sides of the second guide portion 150 Interlocking ribs 154 are provided.

The locking rib 115 extends downwardly from the lower end of the front surface of the ice storage container 100 by a predetermined length, and extends left and right from the left and right ends of the front surface of the ice storage container 100.

The interlocking protrusion 113 protrudes upward by a predetermined height from the rear end portions of both sides of the ice storage container 100.

The locking ribs 115 and the interlocking protrusions 113 interlock with the ice storage container 100 that moves in and out of the storage space 15s of the home bar housing 15a through the opening 15c. The second guide unit 150 serves to move.

To this end, the locking ribs 115 and the interlocking protrusions 113 are selectively brought into close contact with both front ends of the second guide part 150 and the rear end of the interlocking rib 154 of the second guide part 150, respectively.

On the other hand, the inclined portion 111 is provided at the rear end of both sides of the body portion 110.

The inclined portion 111 is a direction in which the lower rear end portions of both sides of the body portion 110 are drawn out of the storage space 15s of the home housing 15a through the opening 15c. It is formed by tilting downward toward it.

The inclined portion 111 has the ice storage container 100 drawn out of the storage space 15s of the home bag housing 15a through the opening 15c on the second guide portion 150. It is to be removed from the second guide portion 150 by moving upwardly inclined.

As a result, when the ice storage container 100 moves in the direction in which the ice storage container 100 is received into the storage space 15s of the home bag housing 15a, the locking ribs 115 are bottomed of the second guide part 150. By pushing the tip, the second guide part 150 is stored in association with the ice storage container 100.

Next, when the ice storage container 100 is moved in the direction to be drawn out of the storage space 15s of the home housing 15a through the opening 15c, the interlocking protrusion 113 is the interlocking rib ( The second guide part 150 is pulled out by interlocking with the ice storage container 100 by pushing the interlocking rib 154 in close contact with the rear end of the 154.

In the present embodiment, when the ice storage container 100 moves in the direction in which the ice storage container 100 is received into the storage space 15s of the home bag housing 15a, the second guide part 150 is moved by the locking ribs 115. It is interlocked with the ice storage container 100 and is accommodated on the first guide part 140.

Unlike this, however, when the ice storage container 100 moves in a direction in which the ice storage container 100 is accommodated into the storage space 15s of the home bag housing 15a, the rear surface of the second guide part 150 is the ice storage container 100. It may be configured to be pushed in the rear of the).

Hereinafter, the volume control unit 130 for changing the volume of the ice storage container step by step will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

6 is an exploded view illustrating the ice storage container and the second guide part in FIG. 5.

Referring to FIG. 6, the volume control unit 130 controls the volume of the ice storage container 100 by stepwise constraining the movement of the expansion container 120 with respect to the body part 110.

The volume control unit 130, the volume control groove 131 and the volume respectively formed in any one of the both sides of the outer side and the corresponding to the outer side of the expansion container 120 and the other side corresponding to the body portion 110, respectively It includes a control projection 132, and includes a restriction unit (133, 134) for restraining the relative movement of the volume control groove 131 and the volume control projection (132) step by step.

In FIG. 6, the volume adjusting groove 131 is formed in the expansion container 120, and the volume adjusting protrusion 132 is formed in the body portion 110, but the position is not limited thereto. Of course, can be interchanged.

The volume control grooves 131 are formed on both sides of the expansion container 120, respectively, and are continuously formed from the upper end to the lower end of the expansion container 120. That is, it is formed in the volume control direction of the ice storage container (100).

The volume control groove 131 may be formed by reducing the thickness of a portion of both sides of the expansion container 120, in order to prevent the weakening of strength due to the characteristics of the ice storage container 100 stored in a low temperature environment. A portion of both sides of the expansion container 120 is preferably bent to the inside of the expansion container 120.

On the other hand, when expanding the volume of the ice storage container 100 to the maximum, the volume control protrusion 132 moved along the volume control groove 131 is separated to the upper end of the expansion container 120 In order to prevent separation of the body 110 and the expansion container 120, the upper end of the volume control groove 131 is preferably formed in a blocked state.

The volume control protrusion 132 is formed on both side surfaces of the body portion 110 to correspond to the volume control groove 131.

At this time, the volume control protrusion 132 is preferably formed on both inner side lower ends of the body portion 110 to maximize the maximum volume of the ice storage container (100).

The restraining units 133 and 134 are formed in one of the volume adjusting groove 131 and the volume adjusting protrusion 132 and the other restraining groove 133 provided along the volume adjusting direction of the ice storage container 100. It is formed in the constraint groove 133 includes a restriction projection 134 is stepped.

6, the restriction groove 133 is provided in the volume control groove 131 spaced apart along the volume control direction of the ice storage container is provided in plurality, the restriction projection 134 is the volume control projection 132 It is shown as an example that is formed in.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the positions of the restricting groove 133 and the restricting protrusion 134 may be changed.

On the other hand, the restraint groove 133 is formed on any one of both sides of the inner surface and both sides forming the volume control groove 131, is formed to open in the cashier container 100 in the cashier direction.

In addition, the restraining protrusion 134 is formed on the side surface of the volume adjusting protrusion 132 to correspond to the restraining groove 133.

Here, the restraining protrusion 134 is formed to be elastically supported in the vertical direction of the volume control direction of the ice storage container (100).

In the present embodiment, the restraining protrusion 134 is provided with a leaf spring supported by the inner wall of the volume adjusting protrusion 132. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the constraint protrusion 134 supported by the compression spring may be formed.

On the other hand, the restraint groove 133, both sides of the inner side is formed to be inclined in the volume control direction of the ice storage container. This is for guiding the movement of the restraint protrusion 134.

Accordingly, the upper side of the constraining groove 133 is inclined upward toward the upper surface of the expansion container 120, and the lower side of the constraining groove 133 is inclined downward toward the lower surface of the expansion container 120.

Hereinafter, a withdrawal process of the ice storage container 100 in the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

7 to 9 is a view showing the withdrawal process and volume control process of the ice storage container in the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, in order to use the ice stored in the ice storage space 100s of the ice storage container 100, the opening 15c is opened by first opening the home bar door 15b of the home bar 15. . Then, the ice storage container 100 is pulled out of the storage space 15s of the home housing 15a, that is, in the withdrawal direction.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 8, the second guide part 150 on which the ice storage container 100 is seated also moves in the extraction direction by friction between the two guide parts 150. The ice storage container 100 and the second guide part 150 are moved by the guide protrusion 151 of the second guide part 150 and the guide slot 141 of the first guide part 140. You are guided.

That is, the second guide part 150 moves horizontally in the drawing direction and then moves downward inclined downward and then moves horizontally again. Therefore, even if the ice is excessively stored in the ice storage space (100s) of the ice storage container 100 protrudes a portion of the ice above the ice storage container 100, the withdrawal of the ice storage container 100 is the freezer compartment door It is not harassed by (11a).

When the guide protrusion 151 is positioned at the front end of the guide slot 141, the second guide part 150 no longer moves in the drawing direction.

In such a state, as shown in FIG. 9, when the ice storage container 100 is continuously pulled in the extraction direction, only the ice storage container 100 moves in the extraction direction, and through the opening 15c. It is drawn out of the storage space 15s of the home bag housing 15a.

At this time, the ice storage container 100 moves in the withdrawal direction until the interlocking protrusion 113 is in close contact with the rear end of the interlocking rib 154 of the second guide portion 150. And the interlocking protrusion 113 is in close contact with the rear end of the interlocking rib 154, the ice storage container 100 is the storage space of the home housing (15a) through only the portion of the front end of the opening (15c) 15s) is drawn out.

In this state, the ice storage container 100 is moved so that its tip is inclined upward in the withdrawal direction. Accordingly, the ice storage container 100 is removed from the second guide part 150 and is completely drawn out of the storage space 15s of the home bag housing 15a. At this time, the ice storage container 100 is separated from the second guide part 150 by the inclined portion 111 of the ice storage container 100 so that both do not interfere with each other.

Hereinafter, a refrigerator according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in the description, a configuration overlapping with the first embodiment described above and a detailed description thereof will be replaced with the description below.

10 is an exploded view showing the ice storage container and the second guide part in the second embodiment of the present invention.

The refrigerator according to the present embodiment has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment described above, but the constitution units 233 and 234 constituting the volume control unit 230 are characterized by the configuration.

Referring to FIG. 10, in the present embodiment, the volume control unit 230 may include any one of the inner sides of both sides of the body portion 210 and the outer sides of both sides of the expansion container 220 corresponding thereto. And a volume adjusting groove 231 and a volume adjusting protrusion 232 respectively formed in the restraining units 233 and 234 for restraining the relative movement of the volume adjusting groove 231 and the volume adjusting protrusion 232 stepwise. Include.

The volume control grooves 231 are respectively formed on both outer sides of the expansion vessel 220, and are continuously formed from the top to the bottom of the expansion vessel 220. That is, it is formed in the volume control direction of the ice storage container 200.

The volume control groove 231 is formed by bending part of both sides of the expansion container 220 into the expansion container 220.

The volume adjusting protrusion 232 is formed on both side surfaces of the body portion 210 to correspond to the volume adjusting groove 231. At this time, the volume control protrusion 232 is preferably formed on both inner side lower ends of the body portion 210 in order to maximize the maximum volume of the ice storage container (200).

On the other hand, the restraining units 233, 234, is formed in one of the volume control groove 231 and the volume control protrusion 232, the cross section along the volume control direction of the ice storage container 200 (sine wave (sine) and a constraining groove 233 provided as a wave and a constraining protrusion 234 formed on the other side and having a sinusoidal cross section corresponding to the constraining groove 233.

That is, in the present embodiment, the restraint groove 233 is continuously formed in the vertical direction of the expansion container 220. Therefore, the volume of the ice storage container 200 can be adjusted in various ways.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the restraining protrusion 234 is provided in plurality in correspondence with the restraining groove 233 formed in a continuous sinusoidal shape. Therefore, the force to which the body portion 210 and the expansion container 220 are coupled increases.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the restraining protrusion 234, as in the first embodiment, it is preferable that the ice storage container 200 is formed to be elastically supported in the vertical direction of the volume control direction.

Hereinafter, a refrigerator according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in the description, a configuration overlapping with the first embodiment described above and a detailed description thereof will be replaced with the description below.

11 is an exploded view of the ice storage container and the second guide part in the third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 11, in the present embodiment, the volume control unit 330 is formed at any one of the inner side of the body portion 310 and the outer side of the side of the expansion container 320 corresponding thereto. A cross section is formed along the volume control direction of the ice storage container 300 to the first control unit 331 and the first control unit 331 provided in a sinusoidal shape, the ice storage container 300 A second control unit 332 is formed in a sinusoidal cross-section along the volume control direction of the).

That is, the volume control unit 330 according to the present embodiment is formed on the inner side of the body portion 310 and the outer side of the expansion container 320 corresponding to each other. The cross-sectional shape is formed to have a sinusoidal wave shape in the volume control direction of the ice storage container (300).

As a result, the first control part 331 and the second control part 332 are combined to form the body part 310 and the expansion container 320, and the body part 310 along a sinusoidal fracture surface. And the relative movement of the expansion vessel 320 becomes possible.

At this time, it is preferable to form a predetermined gap between the inner side of the body portion 310 and the outer side of the expansion vessel 320 for the relative movement of the body portion 310 and the expansion vessel 320.

Hereinafter, a refrigerator according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in the description, a configuration overlapping with the first embodiment described above and a detailed description thereof will be replaced with the description below.

12 is an exploded view showing the ice storage container and the second guide part in the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

In the present embodiment, the volume control unit 430 may be applied as it is the configuration of the first embodiment or the second embodiment.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the volume control unit 430 is formed on any one of the inner side of both sides of the body portion 410 and the outer side of both sides of the expansion container 420 corresponding thereto and the other corresponding thereto, respectively. It includes a volume control groove 431 and the volume control projection 432, and includes a restriction unit (433, 434) for restraining the relative movement of the volume control groove 431 and the volume control projection (432) step by step.

However, referring to FIG. 12, in the present embodiment, guide ribs 435 are formed in the volume control direction of the ice storage container 400 on both side surfaces of the body part 410, and the expansion container corresponding thereto. Guide grooves 436 through which the guide ribs 435 are moved are formed at both outer sides of the 420.

This, when a gap occurs between the inner surface of the body portion 410 and the outer surface of the expansion container 420, such as a tolerance, when changing the volume of the ice storage container 400, the body portion 410 This is to prevent the problem that the volume control protrusion 432 is stuck in the volume control groove 431 due to the flow between the expansion container and 420.

In the above, specific embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described. However, the present invention can be embodied in various forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, and therefore, the above-described embodiments should not be limited by the contents of the detailed description, and further described above. Even if embodiments are not listed one by one in the description, they should be construed broadly within the spirit and scope defined in the appended claims. It is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

1 is a view showing the appearance of a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a view showing the inside of a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a cross-sectional view of the I-I in Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the ice storage container is mounted in Figure 3,

5 is a perspective view showing the ice storage container and the second guide in Figure 4,

6 is an exploded view showing the ice storage container and the second guide part in FIG. 5;

7 to 9 is a view showing a cashier and the volume control process of the ice storage container in the first embodiment of the present invention,

10 is an exploded view showing the ice storage container and the second guide part in the second embodiment of the present invention;

11 is an exploded view of the ice storage container and the second guide part in the third embodiment of the present invention;

12 is an exploded view showing the ice storage container and the second guide part in the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

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delete delete delete delete An opening formed at one side of the door; A piece of ice is stored at the rear side of the door, and is provided to be withdrawn through the opening, and the upper and lower storage bodies are opened and the upper and lower storage spaces are inserted to enable vertical movement along the inner surface. Ice storage container having an expansion container to form; And And a volume control unit for changing the volume of the ice storage container in stages. The volume control unit, Volume control grooves formed in the volume control direction of the ice storage container in any one of the inner side of both sides of the body portion and the outer side of both sides of the expansion container corresponding thereto; A volume control protrusion formed on the other side to correspond to the volume control groove; And And a restraining unit for restraining the relative movement of the volume adjusting groove and the volume adjusting protrusion in stages. The method of claim 5, wherein the restraint unit, A restriction groove formed in one of the volume control groove and the volume control protrusion and provided along the volume control direction of the ice storage container; And And a restraining protrusion formed on the other side and restrained stepwise to the restraint groove. The method of claim 5, wherein the restraint unit, A confinement groove formed in one of the volume control groove and the volume control protrusion and having a sine wave in cross section along a volume control direction of the ice storage container; And And a restraint protrusion formed on the other side and provided to correspond to the restraint groove. 8. The method according to claim 6 or 7, The restraint groove is formed on any one surface of both sides of the volume control groove to be opened in the direction of the ice storage container, The restraint protrusion is a refrigerator, characterized in that provided on the side of the volume control protrusion to correspond to the restraint groove. The method of claim 6 or 7, wherein the restraining projection, Refrigerator, characterized in that it is formed to be elastically supported in the vertical direction of the volume control direction of the ice storage container. The method of claim 6, wherein the restraint groove, Both sides of the refrigerator characterized in that the inclined formed in the volume control direction of the ice storage container. An opening formed at one side of the door; A piece of ice is stored at the rear side of the door, and is provided to be withdrawn through the opening, and the upper and lower storage bodies are opened and the upper and lower storage spaces are inserted to enable vertical movement along the inner surface. Ice storage container having an expansion container to form; And And a volume control unit for changing the volume of the ice storage container in stages. The volume control unit, A first adjusting part formed on one side of the body side and an outer side of the expansion container corresponding to the body part and provided along a volume control direction of the ice storage container; And And a second control part formed on the other side in conformity with the first control part and formed along a volume control direction of the ice storage container. According to claim 5 or 11, The guide unit is further provided to guide the withdrawal of the ice storage container, The guide unit, A first guide part fixed in the opening and guiding the ice storage container to be inclined downwardly toward the opening; And And a second guide part which is guided by the first guide part and withdrawn into and out of the opening, and wherein the ice storage container is receivably seated therein. 13. The method of claim 12, And a pair of guide protrusions formed at either one of the outer side surfaces of both sides of the second guide portion and the corresponding inner side surfaces of the first guide portion are slid in a state of being inserted into the pair of guide slots formed at the other side. The method of claim 12, wherein the second guide portion, The refrigerator corresponds to the body part, and is formed in a hexahedron shape having upper and lower surfaces and a front surface open, and guides the ice storage container to be drawn in and out of the opening. 13. The method of claim 12, The second guide portion, the support portion extending in the thickness direction of the body portion from the lower end of both sides for the support of the ice storage container; And And a pair of interlocking ribs formed at upper end portions of both side surfaces of the second guide portion and extending in a thickness direction of the body portion. Refrigerator, characterized in that a pair of interlocking projections are formed at both rear upper ends of the body to draw out the guide when the ice storage container is pulled out. According to claim 5 or 11, Both side lower end rear end of the body portion, Refrigerator, characterized in that formed inclined downward in the withdrawal direction of the ice storage container. The method of claim 11, wherein the first control unit and the second control unit, Refrigerator, characterized in that formed in a sine wave shape that can be matched with each other.

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