KR102034293B1 - A refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention includes a storage compartment, a door sliding to the front and rear to open and close the storage compartment, and a first coupling device, the first basket being located in the storage compartment and slidable back and forth with the door, the second coupling coupled to the first coupling device. And a second basket positioned on one side of the first basket and sliding forward and backward, and a disengaging portion for releasing the engagement of the first coupling device and the second coupling device, wherein the first basket and the second basket are together. When the second basket reaches a predetermined position while sliding forward, the present invention relates to a refrigerator in which the first coupling device and the second coupling device are released by the disengagement unit.
Through the present invention, the user can open the sliding door of the freezer compartment located at the bottom of the refrigerator to check the contents of all of the bottom, middle and top baskets located inside the freezer compartment.

Description

Refrigerator {A refrigerator}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, when the sliding door of the freezer compartment located at the bottom of the refrigerator is opened, so that the contents of both the bottom, middle, and top baskets located inside the freezer compartment can be seen. The extent to which each of the baskets slides forward is directed to a refrigerator with appropriate adjustment.

The refrigerator is a device for storing food at a temperature lower than room temperature by providing cold air to a storage compartment formed inside the refrigerator through a refrigerant system.

In general, a refrigerator is divided into a refrigerator compartment for storing food at an image temperature and a freezer compartment for storing food at a sub-zero temperature.

Recently, various types of refrigerators have been released, and a model has been disclosed in which a refrigerating compartment is located at an upper side and a freezing compartment is located at the bottom.

However, in the case where the hinge door which is commonly used in the refrigerator is mainly used in the refrigerator having the freezing compartment located at the lower part, the height of the freezing compartment is low due to the characteristics of the freezing compartment manufactured with a relatively small storage capacity compared to the refrigerating compartment. There is a problem that inevitably bend the waist.

In order to solve this problem, the handle of the freezer compartment door is positioned on the upper part of the freezer compartment door as much as possible, when the user pulls the handle has been disclosed a sliding door of the form that the freezer compartment door sliding forward.

However, such a sliding door is inconvenient to check the food stored in the basket when the basket is opened again when several baskets are located in the freezer compartment.

That is, when a user does not remember a basket in which a specific storage is stored, the user may have to open all the baskets in order to find a desired storage.
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Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2011-085380 (2011.04.28.)

The present invention is to provide a refrigerator that can easily check the contents of the plurality of baskets located inside the freezer compartment when opening the sliding door of the freezer compartment located at the bottom of the refrigerator.

The present invention, storage room; A door sliding in front and rear to open and close the storage compartment; A first basket comprising a first coupling device, said first basket being located in said storage compartment and slidable back and forth with said door; A second basket including a second coupling device coupled to the first coupling device, the second basket being positioned on one side of the first basket and sliding forward and backward; And a disengaging portion for releasing the engagement of the first coupling device and the second coupling device, wherein the second basket reaches a predetermined position while the first basket and the second basket slide together forward. In this case, the refrigerator provides a refrigerator in which the coupling between the first coupling device and the second coupling device is released by the coupling release unit.

In addition, the second basket is located above the first basket, the first coupling device includes a first inclined portion protruding obliquely from the upper side of the first basket, the second coupling device, the second It may include a second inclined portion hinged to the lower side of the second basket and protruding obliquely from the lower side of the second basket.

The first coupling device may further include an elastic member hinged to an upper side of the first basket and providing an elastic force to the first coupling device.

The first coupling device may further include a first contact portion provided at the end of the first inclined portion, and the second coupling device may further include a second contact portion provided at the end of the second inclined portion. The first contact portion and the second contact portion may abut at least in part.

In addition, the first contact portion and the second contact portion may be formed to be inclined to facilitate the release of contact with each other.

In addition, the second coupling device may further include a second bent portion formed to be bent upward from the side of the second inclined portion.

In addition, the first guide portion for guiding the sliding of the first basket; And a second guide part for guiding the sliding of the second basket, wherein the disengagement part may be positioned between the first guide part and the second guide part.

In addition, the disengagement portion may protrude further toward the storage compartment than the second guide portion.

In addition, the front portion forming the front surface of the second basket may be made of a transparent material.

The present invention, storage room; A door sliding in front and rear to open and close the storage compartment; A bottom basket sliding forward and backward with the door; Located in the upper portion of the lower basket, the basket can be pulled out with the lower basket; And an upper basket positioned at an upper portion of the stopping basket, the upper basket being pulled out together with the stopping basket, and when the door is slid forward, the lower basket is slid forward with the door. The stopping basket is slid forward with the lower basket when the predetermined basket is reached, and the upper basket is slid forward with the stopping basket, and the refrigerator is stopped when the predetermined position is reached.

In addition, the stopping basket includes a first coupling device, and the upper basket includes a second coupling device for selectively coupling with the first coupling device, and the sidewall of the storage compartment has the upper basket reaching a predetermined position. In this case, a coupling releasing unit for releasing the coupling between the first coupling device and the second coupling device may be provided.

The stopping basket may include a stopping roller provided at a lower side thereof, and the lower basket may include a lower rail for guiding the stopping roller and a lower rail engaging jaw positioned at a rear of the lower rail, and the lower basket may be predetermined. When reaching the position, the stopping roller may be in contact with the lower rail catching jaw and the stopping basket may be pulled out together with the lower basket.

Through the present invention, the user can open the sliding door of the freezer compartment located at the bottom of the refrigerator to check the contents of all of the bottom, middle and top baskets located inside the freezer compartment.

That is, the user can check the storage stored in each basket by only grasping and pulling the handle of the sliding door of the freezing compartment.

This saves the user from having to manually open multiple baskets to find the desired repository.

1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a side view illustrating a plurality of baskets accommodated in a storage compartment of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a perspective view and a partially enlarged view showing a storage compartment and a plurality of guide portions located on sidewalls of the storage compartment according to an example of the present invention.
4 is a perspective view illustrating a bottom basket according to an example of the present invention.
5 is a perspective view illustrating a suspension basket according to an example of the present invention.
6 is a bottom perspective view illustrating an upper basket according to an example of the present invention.
7 is a side view illustrating a process of releasing the coupling of the first coupling device and the second coupling device according to an example of the present invention.
8 is a side view illustrating a process of withdrawing the basket from the storage compartment according to an example of the present invention.

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

1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a side view illustrating a plurality of baskets accommodated in a storage compartment of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a perspective view and a partially enlarged view showing a storage compartment and a plurality of guide portions located on sidewalls of the storage compartment according to an example of the present invention.

1 to 3, the refrigerator 1 according to an example of the present invention includes a case 10, a refrigerator compartment (not shown), a freezer compartment 100, a plurality of refrigerator compartment doors 50, and a freezer compartment door 200. , Lower basket 300, suspended basket 400, upper basket 500, first coupling device (see 600 in FIG. 5), second coupling device (see 700 in FIG. 6), and disengagement portion 800 It may include.

The case 10 forms the overall appearance of the refrigerator 1 as shown in FIG. 1.

The case 10 may be, for example, a rectangular parallelepiped, but is not limited thereto.

Inside the case 10, a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment as storage spaces for storing food, and a cooling device for storing cold air in the storage spaces.

The refrigerating compartment is stored at the temperature of the image is stored, it can be opened and closed by a plurality of refrigerating compartment door (50).

The freezer compartment 100 stores a stored product at a sub-zero temperature, and may be opened and closed by the freezer compartment door 200 to be described later. In FIG. 1, a refrigerator having a refrigerating compartment in an upper portion and a freezing compartment 100 in a lower portion is shown, but a refrigerating compartment may be located in a lower portion and a freezing compartment 100 in an upper portion, and a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment may be positioned left and right. In addition, in the following, the refrigerating chamber and the freezing chamber 100 are collectively referred to as a storage chamber.

In the freezing chamber 100, a plurality of baskets 300, 400, and 500 to be described later are located. The plurality of baskets 300, 400, and 500 may be slid out or slid out from the freezing compartment 100.

As shown in FIG. 3, the sidewall 105 of the freezing compartment 100 may include a sliding guide 110 that guides sliding movement of the plurality of baskets 300, 400, and 500. The sliding guide 110 may include a plurality of guide parts 111, 112, and 113.

The plurality of guide parts 111, 112, and 113 may include a first guide part 111, a second guide part 112, and a third guide part 113. The plurality of guide parts 111, 112, and 113 may be spaced apart in the vertical direction. At least a portion of each of the guide parts 111, 112, and 113 may extend in a horizontal direction.

The first guide portion 111 is in contact with at least a portion of the suspension guide portion (see 460 in FIG. 6) of the suspension basket 400 to be described later to guide the sliding movement of the suspension basket 400.

The second guide portion 112 is in contact with at least a portion of the first upper guide portion (see 561 in FIG. 6) of the upper basket 500 to be described later to guide the sliding movement of the upper basket 500. In addition, the lower portion of the second guide portion 112, as shown in Figure 3, the coupling release portion 800 protruding in the freezing chamber 100 inward direction than the second guide portion 112 may be located, This will be described in detail below.

The third guide portion 113 is in contact with at least a portion of the second upper guide portion (see 562 of FIG. 6) of the upper basket 500 to be described later to guide the sliding movement of the upper basket 500.

In addition, the sliding guide 110 may include a side wall guide roller 114.

The side wall guide roller 114 is located in front of the third guide portion 113, and the second upper guide portion of the upper basket 500 in contact with at least a portion of the third guide portion 113 (see 562 of FIG. 6). A) and rotates according to the forward and backward sliding movement of the upper basket 500. That is, the side wall guide roller 114 guides the sliding movement of the upper basket 500.

The freezer compartment door 200 slides forward and backward to open and close the freezer compartment 100. The freezer compartment door 200 may be, for example, a structure sliding forward and backward as shown in FIG. 1, but is not limited thereto. As another example, the lower end of the freezer compartment door 200 may be hinged, and the upper end of the freezer compartment door 200 may be rotated to open and close the freezer compartment door 200.

The freezer compartment door 200 may include a handle 210 that a user can grip.

The handle part 210 may be located at an upper end of the freezer compartment door 200 as shown in FIG. 1. As the handle portion 210 is positioned at the upper side, the user does not need to bend the waist to grip the handle portion 210, which is more convenient.

In addition, the freezer compartment door 200 may include a door guide part 220 that guides the freezer compartment door 200 to slide forward and backward.

As an example, the door guide part 220 may be fixed to the freezing compartment door 200 and the sidewall 105 of the freezing compartment 100 to guide the sliding movement of the freezing compartment door 200. The door guide part 220 may include a plurality of rails.

4 is a perspective view illustrating a bottom basket according to an example of the present invention. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a suspension basket according to an example of the present invention. 6 is a bottom perspective view showing an upper basket according to an example of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the lower basket 300 is located inside the freezing compartment 100 and provides a space for storing the storage. The lower basket 300 may provide a wider storage space than the middle basket 400 and the upper basket 500 to be described later.

The lower basket 300, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the lower front part 310, the lower rear part 320, the lower side part 330, the lower bottom part 340, the lower storage part 350, and the lower part. The guide unit 360 may include a lower roller 370 and a lower rail 380.

The lower front part 310, the lower rear part 320, the lower side part 330, and the lower bottom part 340 form a rectangular parallelepiped with an upper part to open the lower storage part 350, which is an accommodation space of the storage. to provide.

The lower rear part 320 may be formed to have a lower height than the lower front part 310 as illustrated in FIG. 4. The lower rear part 320 is provided with a lower height so that the cold air provided from the refrigerator is introduced above the lower rear part 320, and the lower front part 310 is provided with a high degree so that the introduced cold air is provided inside the lower basket 300 as much as possible. This is because it should not be leaked. However, the height of the lower rear part 320 should be calculated to a suitable height in consideration of the storage amount of the storage.

The upper end of the lower side portion 330 is provided with a lower guide portion 360 which is bent outward as shown in FIG.

The lower guide part 360 may be coupled to the door guide part 220 or supported by a support part (not shown) provided in the freezer compartment door 200. Alternatively, the lower side of the lower basket 300 may be supported by a support part provided in the door. Thus, the lower basket 300 may move together with the freezer compartment door 200.

The lower rail 380 may be positioned above the lower guide part 360.

The lower rail 380 is provided so that the stopping roller 470 of the stopping basket 400 to be described later rotates. That is, the lower rail 380 guides the sliding movement of the interruption basket 400.

The lower rail 380 may include, for example, a lower rail latching jaw 381 as illustrated in FIG. 4.

The lower rail catching jaw 381 serves to push the stopping roller 470 in the drawing direction by contacting the stopping roller 470 when the lower basket 300 is pulled out. Therefore, the stopping basket 400 may be drawn out together with the lower basket 300.

That is, when the lower basket 300 moves forward, only the stopping roller 470 rotates for a predetermined period of time, and the stopping basket 400 remains stopped, and once the stopping roller 470 stops the lower rail engaging jaw 381. When caught, the stopping basket 400 is also advanced with the lower basket 300 (sliding out). Here, the stop roller 470 of the stop basket 400 may be located at the front side of the stop basket 400, but is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 5, the stopping basket 400 is, for example, the stopping front part 410, the stopping back part 420, the stopping side part 430, the stopping bottom part 440, the stopping storage part 450, and the stopping guide part. 460, stop roller 470, and stop rail 480.

The interruption front part 410, the interruption back part 420, the interruption side part 430, and the interruption bottom part 440 form a rectangular parallelepiped with an upper part to open the interruption storage part 450, which is an accommodation space of the storage. to provide.

The stop front part 410 may serve as a grip when the user wants to take out the stop basket 400.

The interruption back part 420 may be formed to have a height lower than the interruption front part 410 as shown in FIG. 5. The reason is the same as that described in the lower rear part 420, and thus will be omitted.

At the upper end of the interruption side part 430, a stop guide part 460 is formed to be bent outward as shown in FIG. 5.

The stop guide part 460 serves to guide sliding of the stop basket 400 in the front-rear direction in contact with at least a portion of the first guide part 111.

The stop roller 470 may be positioned below the stop guide 460, and the stop rail 480 may be positioned above the stop guide 460.

The stopping roller 470 moves on the lower rail 380 in rotation. The stopping roller 470 reduces the force required for the user to slide the stopping basket 400 back and forth. In addition, the stopping basket 400 can be moved back and forth more smoothly by the stopping roller 470.

The stopping roller 470 may be located at the front of the side of the stopping basket 400 as an example, but is not limited thereto.

The stop rail 480 is provided so that the top roller 570 of the top basket 500 mentioned later may rotate. That is, the stopping rail 480 guides the sliding movement of the upper basket 500.

The suspension rail 480 may include, for example, a suspension rail latching jaw 481 positioned forward as shown in FIG. 5. However, this description does not limit the position of the stopping rail catching jaw 481.

The stopping rail locking step 481 is in contact with the upper roller 570 of the upper basket 500 to be described later. As such, when the upper basket 500 is pulled out while the upper roller 570 is in contact with the stopping rail catching jaw 481, the stopping basket 400 is also taken out. That is, the stopping rail catching jaw 481 may receive a force drawn from the upper roller 570.

Here, the upper roller 570 may be located at the front of the upper basket 500.

Referring to FIG. 6, the upper basket 500 is, for example, an upper front part 510, an upper rear part 520, an upper side part 530, an upper bottom part 540, an upper storage part (not shown), and a first one. The upper guide part 561, the second upper guide part 562, the upper roller 570, and the upper basket guide roller 590 may be included.

The upper front part 510, the upper rear part 520, the upper side part 530, and the upper bottom part 540 form an open rectangular parallelepiped to form an upper storage part 550, which is an accommodation space of the storage. to provide.

The upper front part 510 may include a grip part 511 as an example. The gripping portion 511 may be formed on the upper front portion 510 to be recessed to facilitate gripping by a user.

The upper front part 510 may be made of a transparent material as an example. In this case, the user has an advantage that it is possible to see what is stored in the upper basket 500 through the upper front portion 510.

The upper bottom portion 520 may be formed of a plurality of gratings as shown in FIG. 6 as an example. Through such a plurality of grids there is an advantage that the cold air flowing from the bottom can be easily introduced.

At the lower end of the upper side surface portion 530, a first upper guide portion 561 is provided as shown in FIG. 6.

The first upper guide part 561 serves to guide the upper basket 500 to slide in the front-rear direction in contact with the second guide part 112 at least in part.

In addition, the middle of the upper side portion 530, the second upper guide portion 562 is provided as shown in FIG.

The second upper guide part 562 is in contact with at least a portion of the third guide part 113 and serves to guide the upper basket 500 to slide in the front-rear direction. In addition, it is already a salping bar that the second top guide portion 562 may be in contact with the side wall guide roller 114. In this case, the upper basket 500 is guided by the upper roller 570 and the side wall guide roller 114, that is, two rollers 570 and 114, which will be described later, so that the upper and lower baskets can be slid forward and rearward more smoothly.

Here, the positions of the first upper guide part 561 and the second upper guide part 562 are not limited to the lower end and the middle part of the upper side part 530, and which can guide the sliding movement of the upper basket 500. It is possible to position.

In addition, any one of the first upper guide portion 561 and the second upper guide portion 562 may be omitted.

An upper roller 570 may be positioned below the first upper guide part 561.

The upper roller 570 rotates and moves over the suspension rail 480. The upper roller 570 reduces the force required for the user to slide the upper basket 500 back and forth. In addition, the upper basket 500 may be slidably moved back and forth by the upper roller 570.

The upper roller 570 may be located at the front of the upper basket 500 as shown in FIG. 6 as an example, but the position of the upper roller 570 is not limited thereto. In addition, it is already the salping bar that the upper roller 570 can transmit the force drawn out to the suspension rail engaging jaw 481.

The upper basket guide roller 590 is provided at the end of the extension portion 591 extending rearward from the upper basket as shown in FIG. 6. The upper basket guide roller 590, through this structure, the upper basket 500 easily removes the upper basket 500 from the stopping basket 400 to the outside, and then reinserts the upper basket 500. It helps to be laid. That is, the upper basket guide roller 590 provided on the extension portion 591 protruding to the rear is placed on the suspension rail 480 of the suspension basket 400 and pushes the upper basket 500 downward while pushing backward. Through this, the upper basket 500 can be easily mounted to the suspension basket 400.

The first coupling device 600 is coupled to the second coupling device 700 to be described later, and the coupling with the second coupling device 700 may be released by the coupling release unit 800 to be described later.

The first coupling device 600 is provided in the stopping basket 400 as shown in FIG. 5. As an example, the first coupling device 600 may be provided inside the suspension rail 480. Through such a configuration, it may be influenced by the disengagement portion 800 protruding inward than the second guide portion 112.

The first coupling device 600 may include a first base 610 and a first coupling member 620.

The first base 610 may include a first hinge shaft receiving part 611, an elastic member supporting part 612, a recessed surface 613, a first mounting surface 614, and a first coupling hole 615. have.

The first hinge shaft receiving portion 611 extends upward from the bottom surface of the recessed surface 613 to be coupled to the first hinge shaft 621 of the first coupling member 620 which will be described later. The first hinge shaft 621 coupled with the first hinge shaft receiving portion 611 provides a center of pivot movement to the first coupling member 620. In FIG. 5, as an example, although the first hinge shaft receiving portion 611 includes a groove and the first hinge shaft 621 is inserted into the groove, the first hinge shaft receiving portion 611 and the first hinge shaft receiving portion 611 are inserted. The structure of the hinge shaft 621 is not limited thereto, and the first hinge shaft receiving portion 611 and the first hinge shaft 621 are coupled to each other so that the first coupling member 620 is connected to the first base 610. Any structure can be provided that can provide a pivot center for relative pivoting.

The pair of elastic member supporters 612 protrude from the bottom of the recessed surface 613 to support the elastic member 630 positioned to surround the elastic member guide bar 625 to be described later. Guide bar accommodation holes 612a are formed in the space between the pair of elastic member support parts 612. However, the shape of the elastic member support portion 612 is not limited thereto, and is formed to extend upward from the bottom of the recessed surface 613 to support the elastic member 630 and the elastic member guide bar 625 may be selectively accommodated. Any structure can be possible.

The guide bar receiving hole 612a selectively receives the elastic member guide bar 625 to be described later.

The recessed surface 613 is recessed from the first mounting surface 614 to be described later, and accommodates the first coupling member 620. As illustrated, the first hinge shaft receiving part 611 and the elastic member support part 612 may protrude from the bottom of the recessed surface 613.

The first mounting surface 614 provides a surface for the first coupling device 600 to be mounted to the stopping basket 400.

The first coupling hole 615 is provided on the first mounting surface 614 to mount the first coupling device 600 to the stopping basket 400. In more detail, the first base 610 may be screwed to the stopping basket 400 through the first coupling hole 615. However, the coupling method of the first coupling device 600 and the stop basket 400 is not limited thereto, and may be coupled in various ways, such as adhesion by an adhesive or integrally formed.

The first coupling member 620 is selectively coupled to the second coupling member 720 which will be described later, and the coupling between the first coupling member 620 and the second coupling member 720 will be described later. Can be released by

The first coupling member 620 includes a first hinge shaft 621, a first inclined portion 622, a first bent portion 623, a first operation limiting portion 624, and an elastic member guide bar 625. It may include.

The first hinge shaft 621 is coupled to the first hinge shaft receiving portion 611 to provide a rotation center to the first coupling member 620.

The first inclined portion 622 may have a shape inclined to protrude upward from an imaginary line A connecting the first mounting surface 614 of the first base 610. In addition, the first inclined portion 622 may have an inclined shape so as to gradually increase from an upper portion of the first hinge shaft 621 to an upper portion of the elastic member guide bar 625 to be described later.

The first inclined portion 622 may include a first contact portion 622a at a distal end of the portion that most protrudes upward.

The first contact portion 622a may be coupled in a form of being in contact with the second contact portion 722a of the second coupling device to be described later. The first contact portion 622a may have a predetermined angle so that the contact is easily released as if sliding with the second contact portion 722a.

The first bent portion 623 is bent downward from the side surface of the first inclined portion 622. The first bent portion 623 may form the side appearance of the first coupling member 620 in this manner.

The first operation limiting part 624 extends from the lowest formed point among the first inclined parts 622 to contact the first mounting surface 614. That is, the first operation limiting unit 624 extends from the first inclined portion 622 positioned above the first hinge shaft 621. Through such a structure, rotational movement of the first coupling member 620 rotating around the first hinge shaft receiving portion 611 and the first hinge shaft 621 may be limited.

The elastic member guide bar 625 may be cylindrical as an example, and the elastic member 630 may be positioned to surround the outer circumference of the cylindrical elastic member guide bar 625.

The elastic member 630 is positioned to surround the outer circumferential surface of the elastic member guide bar 625, and an elastic member support part 612 is disposed below the elastic member 630, and a first inclination on the upper portion of the elastic member 630. Part 622 is located. Through such a structure, when the first inclined portion 622 pivots downward, the elastic member 630 provides an elastic force to the first inclined portion 622. That is, the elastic member 630 serves to push up the first inclined portion 622 rotated downward.

The second coupling device 700 is coupled to the first coupling device 600, and the coupling with the first coupling device 600 may be released by the coupling release unit 800 which will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 6, the second coupling device 700 may be provided at a lower portion of the upper basket 500. Through this structure, it can be selectively coupled with the first coupling device 600 provided on the upper portion of the stopping basket (400). That is, the positions of the first coupling device 600 and the second coupling device 700 are not limited, but they should be provided at corresponding positions so that they can be selectively coupled.

The second coupling device 700 may include a second base 710 and a second coupling member 720.

The second base 710 may include a second hinge shaft 711, a second mounting surface 712, a second coupling member accommodation hole 713, and a second coupling hole 714.

The second hinge shaft 711 is coupled to the second hinge coupling portion 721 to be described later to provide a rotation center to the second coupling member 720. However, the structure is not limited thereto, and the second hinge shaft 711 may have any structure capable of providing a rotation center to the second coupling member 720 through coupling with the second hinge coupling portion 721. .

The second mounting surface 712 provides a surface for the second coupling device 700 to be mounted to the upper basket 500.

The second mounting surface 712 is provided with a second coupling member receiving hole 713 and a second coupling hole 714 to be described later.

The second coupling member accommodation hole 713 selectively accommodates the second coupling member 720 to be described later. That is, the second coupling member 720 is formed larger than the size of the cross section of the second coupling member 720 to be accommodated. The second coupling member 720 may be a rectangular hole as shown in FIG. 6 as an example, but is not limited thereto. Any shape may be provided as long as the second coupling member 720 can accommodate the second coupling member 720.

The second coupling hole 714 is provided on the second mounting surface 712 to mount the second coupling device 700 to the upper basket 500. In more detail, the second base 710 may be screwed to the upper basket 500 through the second coupling hole 714. However, the coupling method of the second coupling device 700 and the upper basket 500 is not limited thereto, and may be various methods similar to the coupling method of the first coupling device 600 and the stopping basket 400.

The second coupling member 720 is selectively coupled to the first coupling member 620, and the coupling between the first coupling member 620 and the second coupling member 720 is coupled to the release portion 800 to be described later. Can be released by

The second coupling member 720 may include a second hinge coupling part 721, a second inclined part 722, a second bent part 723, and a second operation limiting part 724.

The second hinge coupling portion 721 is coupled to the second hinge shaft 711 to provide a rotation center to the second coupling member 720. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the second hinge coupling part 721 may be a hole that is roundly formed to be hinged with the cylindrical second hinge axis 711.

The second inclined portion 722 may have a shape inclined to protrude downward from an imaginary line B connecting the second mounting surface 712 of the second base 710. In addition, the second inclined portion 722 may have an inclined shape so as to be gradually lowered from the lower portion of the second hinge coupling portion 721.

The second inclined portion 722 may include a second contact portion 722a at the end of the portion that most protrudes downward.

The second contact portion 722a may be coupled to the first contact portion 622a so as to face the opposite direction and contact the first contact portion 622a. In addition, the second contact portion 722a may have a predetermined angle so that the engagement with the first contact portion 622a can be easily released. As an example, the second contact portion 722a may form a right angle with the second inclined portion 722.

The second bent portion 723 is bent upward from the side surface of the second inclined portion 722. The second bent portion 723 forms the side appearance of the second coupling member 720 in such a manner. In addition, the second bent portion 723 is not removed from the second contact portion 722a to the disengagement portion 800, which will be described later, in the process of completely removing the upper basket 500 from the freezing chamber 100 and then inserting the upper basket 500 again. It can also serve as a guide for riding.

The second operation limiting part 724 extends from the highest formed point of the second inclined part 722 to contact the second mounting surface 712. That is, the second operation limiting part 724 extends from the second inclined part 722 positioned below the second hinge coupling part 721. Through such a structure, rotational movement of the second coupling member 720 rotating around the second hinge shaft 711 and the second hinge coupling portion 721 may be limited.

The decoupling part 800 serves to release the coupling between the first coupling device 600 and the second coupling device 700. The decoupling part 800 may be formed to protrude from the second guide part 112 toward the freezing compartment 100 as an example. In addition, the disengagement portion 800 may be shorter than the length of the second guide portion 112.

As an example, as shown in FIG. 3, the disengagement part 800 may be located at the front part of the second guide part 112 among the entire parts of the second guide part 112.

In addition, the disengagement portion 800 may be located below the second guide portion 112. However, the position of the disengagement unit 800 is not limited thereto, and may be determined at the time of manufacture so that the upper basket 500 may be properly withdrawn, and the user may arbitrarily position the disengagement unit 800 as necessary. It can also be made to change.

The decoupling part 800 is positioned to release the coupling between the first coupling device 600 and the second coupling device 700, and is provided on both side walls of the guide part 110 as needed, or on either side. It may be provided in.

Hereinafter, a process of drawing out the basket of the refrigerator according to an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

7 is a side view illustrating a process of releasing the coupling of the first coupling device and the second coupling device according to an example of the present invention. 8 is a side view showing a process of withdrawing the basket from the freezer according to an example of the present invention.

In the state in which the freezer door 200 is closed, the lower basket 300, the stopping basket 400, and the upper basket 500 are accommodated in the freezer compartment 100 as shown in FIG. 8A. Located. At this time, the cold air is introduced into the freezer compartment 100 to maintain the freezing or refrigerated state of the accommodation contained in the basket (300, 400, 500).

When the user grips the handle portion 210 of the freezer compartment door 200 and pulls it forward, the freezer compartment door 200 slides forward as shown in FIG. 8B, and the freezer compartment door 200 is moved. Together the lower basket 300 is pulled forward. At this time, until the lower basket 300 is drawn out by a predetermined distance, the stopping basket 400 and the upper basket 500 remain stopped.

When the user grips the handle portion 210 of the freezer compartment door 200 and continues to pull forward, the lower basket 300 additionally moves forward together with the freezer compartment door 200 as shown in FIG. Withdrawal, the interrupting basket 400 and the upper basket 500 are also withdrawn forward.

Referring to FIG. 8 (b), it can be seen that the stopping roller 470 is hung on the lower rail catching jaw 381, and when the lower basket 300 is drawn out in this state, the lower rail catching jaw 381. Since the stopping roller 470 is provided with a force to be pulled forward, the stopping basket 400 provided with the stopping roller 470 is also drawn out forward.

In addition, the first coupling device 600 and the second coupling device 700 provided on the lower portion of the upper basket 500 provided in the upper portion of the suspension basket 400, as shown in (a) of FIG. The first contact portion 622a and the second contact portion 722a are coupled to each other in contact with each other. Therefore, when the stopping basket 400 is pulled forward in this state, the first contact portion 622a pushes the second contact portion 722a, so that the first coupling device 600 includes the second coupling device 700. The result is to pull up to one upper basket (500).

Further, when the user grips the handle portion 210 of the freezer compartment door 200 and continues to pull forward, the bottom basket 300 is additionally provided with the freezer compartment door 200 as shown in FIG. It is withdrawn to the front, the stopping basket 400 is also withdrawn further forward with the lower basket 300, the upper basket 500 is maintained in a stopped state.

Referring to FIG. 8 (c), it can be seen that the stopping roller 470 is caught in the lower rail catching jaw 381. In this state, the lower basket 300 is pulled out and the stopping basket is removed for the reason as described above. 400 is also drawn forward.

In addition, the first coupling device 600 provided in the upper portion of the suspension basket 400 and the second coupling device 700 provided in the lower portion of the upper basket 500 by the continuous withdrawal of the suspension basket 400 are coupled. The upper basket 500 is released so that the top basket 500 is stopped.

Referring to the process of releasing the coupling between the first coupling device 600 and the second coupling device 700 in more detail, as shown in Figure 7 (a), the first coupling device 600 is the coupling release portion 800 As the upper basket 500 withdraws from the spaced apart), the coupling is gradually closer to the disengaged portion 800, and the second basket as shown in FIG. 7 (b) is continuously drawn out of the upper basket 500. The second inclined portion 722 of the coupling device 700 comes into contact with the disengaging portion 800. When the disengagement basket 800 and the second inclined portion 722 are in contact with each other, the stopping basket 400, the upper basket 500, and the second coupling device 700 continue to move forward. As shown in FIG. 2, the second inclined portion 722 is rotated while riding up the disengaged portion 800.

Through this process, the coupling between the first coupling device 600 and the second coupling device 700 is completely released, so that the stopping basket 400 no longer transmits any force to the upper basket 500. If the upper basket 500 is to remain in a stationary state at the time when the coupling between the first coupling device 600 and the second coupling device 700 is completely released.

It is already seen that the first contact 622a and the second contact 722a may be inclined at a predetermined angle so that the first contact 622a and the second contact 722a can be easily disengaged.

The user can check the storage stored in the lower basket 300, the stopping basket 400, and the upper basket 500 as shown in FIG. 8 (d).

If the user wants the storage in the lower basket 300, the storage can be directly removed from the lower basket 300, if the user wants the storage in the stopping basket 400 or the upper basket 500 If necessary, the pull basket 400 or the upper basket 500 may be pulled forward, and then the desired storage may be taken out.

Furthermore, the user may completely remove the suspension basket 400 and the upper basket 500 from the freezer compartment 100.

Hereinafter, a process of withdrawing and reinserting a basket of a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

If the suspension basket 400 is completely removed from the upper portion of the freezer compartment 100 and the lower basket 300, the user may use the lower rail 380 of the lower basket 300 when the suspension roller 470 of the suspension basket 400 is removed. A suspension basket 400 may be mounted to seat on.

Thereafter, the user can mount the upper basket 500 to the stopping basket 400. In this case, the upper basket guide roller 590 of the upper basket 500 is placed on the stopping rail 480 of the stopping basket 400 and pushes the upper basket 500 downward while pushing the upper basket 500 to the upper basket 500. Can be easily mounted to the stopping basket 400.

When the mounted upper basket 500 is pushed backward, the second contact portion 722a of the second coupling device 700 meets the disengagement portion 800, where the second bent portion 723 is the second contact portion. 722a serves to guide so as not to get caught in the disengagement portion 800 to get on the way.

Thereafter, when the user closes the freezer door 200, the lower basket 300, the stopping basket 400, and the upper basket 500 are aligned as shown in FIG. 8A, and the freezing chamber 100. ) Is stored.

In the present embodiment, the middle basket may be referred to as a first basket, and the upper basket may be referred to as a second basket.

While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific embodiments. That is, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can make many changes and modifications to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims, and all such appropriate changes and modifications are possible. Equivalents should be considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

10: case
50: refrigerator door
100: freezer
200: freezer door
300: bottom basket
400: suspended basket
500: upper basket
600: first coupling device
700: second coupling device
800: disengagement unit

Claims (12)

storeroom;
A door sliding in front and rear to open and close the storage compartment;
A first basket comprising a first coupling device, said first basket being located in said storage compartment and slidable back and forth with said door;
A second basket including a second coupling device coupled to the first coupling device, the second basket being positioned above the first basket and sliding forward and backward; And
Including a disengagement portion, which releases the coupling of the first coupling device and the second coupling device,
The first coupling device is hinged to the upper side of the first basket, and includes an elastic member for providing an elastic force for pushing up the first inclined portion and the first inclined portion protrudingly formed from the upper side of the first basket,
The second coupling device includes a second inclined portion hinged to the lower side of the second basket, protruding obliquely from the lower side of the second basket,
When the second basket reaches a predetermined position while the first basket and the second basket are sliding forward together, the coupling between the first coupling device and the second coupling device is prevented by the coupling release unit. Refrigerator released.
delete delete The method of claim 1,
The first coupling device further includes a first contact portion provided at the end of the first inclined portion, and the second coupling device further includes a second contact portion provided at the end of the second inclined portion,
And the first contact portion and the second contact portion abut at least a portion.
The method of claim 4, wherein
And the first contact portion and the second contact portion are formed to be inclined to facilitate release of mutual contact.
The method of claim 4, wherein
The second coupling device further comprises a second bent portion formed to be bent upward from the side of the second inclined portion.
The method of claim 1,
A first guide part for guiding sliding of the first basket; And
Further comprising a second guide portion for guiding the sliding of the second basket,
The disengagement unit is a refrigerator, characterized in that located between the first guide portion and the second guide portion.
The method of claim 7, wherein
The disengagement portion of the refrigerator, characterized in that more protruding toward the storage compartment than the second guide portion.
The method of claim 1,
Refrigerator, characterized in that the front portion forming the front surface of the second basket is made of a transparent material.
The method of claim 1,
Located at the bottom of the first basket, further comprising a lower basket that slides forward and backward with the door,
When the door is slid forward, the lower basket is slid forward together with the door, and when the lower basket reaches a predetermined position, the first basket slid forward with the lower basket, and the second basket The refrigerator is slid forward with the first basket, and stops when reaching a predetermined position.
The method of claim 10,
The coupling release unit, characterized in that provided in the side wall of the storage compartment to release the coupling of the first coupling device and the second coupling device when the second basket reaches a predetermined position.
The method of claim 10,
The first basket includes a stop roller provided on the lower side,
The lower basket includes a lower rail for guiding the stopping roller and a lower rail engaging jaw located at the rear of the lower rail,
And when the lower basket reaches a predetermined position, the stopping roller is in contact with the lower rail engaging jaw and the first basket is drawn out together with the lower basket.

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