KR20090011707A

KR20090011707A - Refrigerator

Info

Publication number: KR20090011707A
Application number: KR1020070075571A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 최오봉
Original assignee: 엘지전자 주식회사
Priority date: 2007-07-27
Filing date: 2007-07-27
Publication date: 2009-02-02

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and particularly, to a refrigerator that installs a rolling member that can be folded up and down in the front part of the bottom of the main body, and installs a rolling member at both corners of the rear part to enhance the appearance of the product and reduce the door step. It is about.

To this end, the present invention is the main body door is installed; Located on the bottom of the main body to move the main body, it provides a refrigerator comprising a transmission member which is folded up and down in the main body to be selectively contacted or spaced apart from the ground.

Description

Refrigerator {Refrigerator}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator. More particularly, the present invention relates to a refrigerator in which the level of the product is easily aligned, the appearance is clean, and the contact surface with the ground is reduced when the product is installed, thereby minimizing the step difference of the door.

Generally, a refrigerator is a device for low temperature storage of food, and is stored in a refrigerator or refrigerated according to a required state of food to be stored, and cold air supplied into the refrigerator is generated by a heat exchange action of the refrigerant.

That is, the cycle of compression, condensation, expansion, and evaporation is repeatedly performed to continuously supply the inside of the refrigerator, and the supplied refrigerant is evenly transferred to the inside of the refrigerator by convection, thereby storing food in the refrigerator at a desired temperature. .

In the main body of the refrigerator, a freezer compartment in which food is stored in a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment in which food is stored in a compartment are partitioned by a partition wall, and doors are provided on the front left and / right sides of the main body according to the product type.

The door prevents cold air inside the main body from leaking to the outside and prevents external heat from flowing into the main body, and is installed rotatably from the main body to selectively shield the front surface of the main body opened by the user. .

On the other hand, the refrigerator according to the prior art, as shown in Figure 5, typically the four wheels (2) for the movement of the refrigerator in each corner of the bottom of the main body 1 is respectively installed and fixing the refrigerator in the front of the bottom A pair of height adjustment legs 3 are provided.

However, since the refrigerator 2 is installed at each of four corners of the main body 1 so as to contact the ground even after the main body 1 moves, the main body 1 according to the high and low level of the floor where the wheels 2 contact. The hinge part 5 which deform | transforms the hinge part 5 which rotatably fixes the door 4 is deform | transformed, and the step | variety of the door 4 arises eventually.

Therefore, in order to prevent the occurrence of the upper and lower steps before and after the door (4) when installing the product, the trouble of having to level the whole product occurs, especially in the case of a double-door refrigerator, the front wheel (2) and the hinge portion (5) Since the position is close, the influence of the stepped deformation of the door 4 is very large.

In addition, since the wheel 2 is exposed as it is seen from the front, there is a problem that the appearance of the product is not luxurious and clunky.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, by reducing the contact surface with the ground by installing a transmission member such as wheels folded up and down in the main body so as to contact or separated from the ground and the whole product after installation The purpose is to provide a refrigerator that does not need to be leveled again.

The present invention for achieving the above object, the door is installed body; Located on the bottom of the main body to move the main body, it provides a refrigerator comprising a transmission member which is folded up and down in the main body to be selectively contacted or spaced apart from the ground.

Here, the main body is provided with a recessed portion accommodated while the transmission member is folded upward.

Preferably, the transmission member is folded upward while being rotated by a hinge connected to the main body.

In addition, the transmission member is provided at both front edges of the main body.

Preferably, the transmission member is further configured at both rear edges of the rear portion of the main body, and supports the main body at four points when the main body moves.

Preferably, height adjustment legs are further configured at both front edges of the bottom of the main body.

Alternatively, the transmission member is configured at both the front middle and rear edges of the main body, and supports the main body at three points when the main body moves.

Preferably, the door is further configured to face a pair of front sides of the main body.

The refrigerator of the present invention configured as described above has the following useful effects.

First, it is installed in such a way that it can be contacted or separated from the ground by folding the transmission member up and down at the front of the bottom of the main body, and after installation, the appearance is clean and the contact surface with the ground is reduced. It is easy to fit.

Second, when applied to a two-door refrigerator it is possible to prevent the step of the two doors in advance to maintain the aesthetics of the refrigerator, and to secure the sealing force of the cold air circulating inside the body.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention that can be specifically realized the object of the present invention will be described in detail. In the description of this embodiment, the same name and the same reference numerals are used for the same configuration and additional description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the refrigerator of the present invention includes a main body 10 provided with a door 11 on a front surface thereof, a first transmission member 20 and a first transmission member provided on a bottom surface of the main body 10. It is comprised including the two transmission members 30.

The main body 10 is provided with a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment for storing food therein, the front of which is open at the front, and in the drawing, a double door type refrigerator in which the doors 11 are installed in pairs on both sides of the front face is installed. .

The first transmission member 20 and the second transmission member 30 are moving means such as wheels fixed to the bracket 12 to move the main body 10, among which the first transmission member 20 is It is installed at the front edge of the bottom of the main body 10.

3 and 4, the first transmission member 20 is folded up and down in the main body 10 so that the main body 10 and the hinge pin 22 can be selectively contacted or separated from the ground. It can be combined into a hinge structure by).

In this case, when the first transmission member 20 is fully folded upward 90 °, the main transmission unit 10 may partially or entirely include the first transmission member 20 so that the first transmission member 20 is not exposed to the outside. It is preferable that the accommodating seating part 21 is recessed.

In the drawing, as the embodiment of the present invention, when the first transmission member 20 is completely folded, the seating portion 21 is completely accommodated so as not to be exposed to the outside at all.

The first transmission member 20 can be folded up and down from the main body 10 to be installed so as to be contacted or spaced apart from the ground, instead of taking the coupling method of the hinge structure, a multi-stage link structure or a rail structure that can be fixed up and down step by step Various methods may be adopted.

The second transmission member 30 distributes the load evenly together with the first transmission member 20 when the main body 20 moves, so as to ensure stable movement without shaking the main body 10, the rear of the bottom of the main body 10. It is installed at both corners of the part.

In the case of a refrigerator having a general shape, since the main body 10 is formed in a quadrangle, the first transmission member 20 is installed at one middle portion of the main body 10 as described above, and the second transmission member 30 is disposed at both corners of the other side. At the time of installation, the 1st and 2nd transmission members 20 and 30 support the main body 10 at four points, and the whole is arrange | positioned in the rectangular form.

On the other hand, although not shown in the drawings as another embodiment of the present invention, if the first transmission member 20 is installed in the middle of the front surface of the bottom surface of the main body 10, the first and second transmission member (20, 30) ) And the distance of the hinge portion 13 for fixing the door 11 to be rotatable from the main body 10 can be spaced apart from each other as much as possible.

Accordingly, the load transmitted due to the contact between the first and second transmission members 20 and 30 and the floor may be prevented from directly affecting the door 11, and in this case, the first transmission member ( 20 is preferably provided in plurality so as to support the main body 10 at three points together with the second transmission member 30 while keeping the distance from the door 11 as far as possible.

In addition, the height adjustment leg 40 for fixing the current position may be further configured at both sides of the front portion of the bottom surface of the main body 10 after the position movement of the refrigerator is completed.

The height adjustment leg 40 is coupled to the main body 10 by a screw fastening method can be adopted a general height adjustment leg 40 that can be moved relative position up and down from the main body 10, other convenience of height adjustment Of course, it can be made of a damping means which is interposed with an elastic member.

The arrangement of the transmission members 20 and 30 of the present invention is further provided when the door 11 is provided in pairs on both sides of the front surface of the main body 10 so as to be adopted in a double door type refrigerator which can increase the storage capacity. Can be useful.

On the other hand, in the drawings, but described as an example of a two-door refrigerator formed in the freezer compartment, the freezer compartment of the present invention may be employed in a variety of forms of the refrigerator, such as the position is located above.

The refrigerator of the present invention configured as described above functions as follows.

In order to move the position of the refrigerator, first, the height adjusting legs 40 provided at both corners of the bottom of the main body 10 are moved upward, and the first and second transmission members 20 and 30 of the bottom of the main body 10 are moved indoors. When the refrigerator is pushed in a state of being in contact with the bottom surface, the motorized members 20 and 30 perform the movement while supporting the refrigerator at four points in a rectangular shape.

And, by moving the height adjustment feet 40 provided at both front corners of the main body 10 downward from the main body 10 and fixed to the floor surface of the room, the movement and installation of the refrigerator is conveniently completed, and the door 11 When opening and closing), the refrigerator can no longer move and be firmly supported.

Finally, when the fixing of the refrigerator is completed as described above, when the first transmission member 20 is folded upward from the main body 10 to be accommodated in the seating portion 21, the contact surface with the ground is reduced and the horizontality of the entire product is reduced. There is no need to refit and since the first transmission member 20 is not directly exposed when viewed from the front, the appearance of the product is neat.

On the other hand, as another embodiment of the present invention, when the first transmission member 20 is installed in the middle of the front surface of the bottom surface of the main body 10, the rear of the main body 10 by the remaining two second transmission member 30. The front part of the main body 10 can also be naturally balanced as long as the addition level is kept horizontal.

Therefore, the product is stably supported at three points even in a room with a relatively uneven floor, so that the refrigerator can be moved quickly and smoothly, and the first and second transmission members 20 and 30 are provided with the door 11. Since it is fixed to the position as far as possible and can minimize the step of the door (11) by the transfer of load during movement.

In addition, when the refrigerator is not in a horizontal state, the inclined direction of the refrigerator may be easily determined by the first transmission member 20 of the front middle portion.

In particular, since the first and second transmission members 20 and 30 can support the main body 20 in three points in a triangular form, it is easy to move the position in the room even when the double door refrigerator is located and is horizontal to the floor surface of the room. It can be installed in one state, it is possible to secure the sealing force of the cold air circulating inside the main body 10 is prevented in advance of the step of the door.

As described above, a preferred embodiment according to the present invention has been described, and the fact that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms in addition to the above-described embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope thereof is known to those skilled in the art. It is obvious to those who have it.

Therefore, the above-described embodiments should be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive, and thus, the present invention is not limited to the above description but may be modified within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

First, the refrigerator of the present invention configured as described above is installed so as to be contacted or spaced apart from the ground while folding the transmission member up and down at the front of the bottom of the main body, so that the appearance is clean and the contact surface with the ground is reduced and the ground is not flat. There is an industrial advantage that allows the product to be leveled quickly and easily.

Second, when applied to a two-door refrigerator there is an industrial advantage to prevent the step of the two doors in advance to maintain the aesthetics of the refrigerator, and to secure the sealing force of the cold air circulating inside the body.

1 is a partial bottom perspective view showing a refrigerator according to the present invention;

2 is a partial front view of the bottom of the refrigerator according to the present invention;

3 and 4 are partially cutaway side views of the bottom of the refrigerator according to the present invention;

Figure 5 is a partial perspective view of the bottom of the refrigerator according to the prior art.

10: body 11: door

12: bracket 13: hinge part

20: first transmission member 21: seating portion

22: hinge pin 30: second transmission member

40: height adjustable legs

Claims

A main body in which the door is installed;

A transmission member positioned on a bottom surface of the main body to move the main body and being installed to be selectively contacted or spaced apart from the ground by being folded upward and downward from the main body;

Refrigerator comprising a.

The method of claim 1,

The main body is a refrigerator, characterized in that the recess is formed in the receiving portion is received while the transmission member is folded upward.

The method of claim 1,

And the transmission member is folded upward while rotating by a hinge connected to the main body.

The method of claim 1,

The transmission member is a refrigerator, characterized in that installed on both sides of the front portion of the main body.

The method of claim 4, wherein

The transmission member is further configured on both sides of the rear portion of the main body, characterized in that the refrigerator supports the main body at four points during the movement of the main body.

The method of claim 5, wherein

Refrigerator, characterized in that the height adjustment legs are further configured at both front edges of the bottom of the main body.

The method of claim 1,

The said transmission member is comprised in the front middle part and the rear part edge of the said main body, The refrigerator characterized by supporting the main body at three points when the said main body moves.

The method of claim 1,

Refrigerator, characterized in that the door is further configured to face both sides of the front of the main body as a pair.