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EP2594878B1
EP2594878B1 EP12007425.7A EP12007425A EP2594878B1 EP 2594878 B1 EP2594878 B1 EP 2594878B1 EP 12007425 A EP12007425 A EP 12007425A EP 2594878 B1 EP2594878 B1 EP 2594878B1
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Woonkyu Seo
Seonkyu Kim
Seungjin Yoon
Jungyeon Hwang
Daesung Lee
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D25/00—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D25/00—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled
    • F25D25/02—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled by shelves
    • F25D25/024—Slidable shelves
    • F25D25/025—Drawers

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  • This relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator efficiently using the space of a refrigerating compartment and/or freezing compartment.
  • a refrigerator stores items in a frozen or refrigerated state by lowering an internal temperature of a compartment thereof through discharge of cold air generated by a refrigeration cycle including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator.
  • a refrigerator may include a freezing compartment for storing items in a frozen state, and a refrigerating compartment for storing items at low temperature.
  • a Kimchi refrigerator may store items such as Kimchi or vegetables in a fresh state.
  • a refrigerator may include a plurality of doors, at least one of the plurality of doors being connected to a refrigerator body by hinges to open or close a front side of the refrigerator body.
  • the refrigerator may include a drawer type door mounted to a front wall of a drawer slidably installed in the refrigerator. Items of various sizes and shapes may be stored in the freezing and refrigerating compartments, which may include a plurality of shelves or racks to vertically partition the storage compartment to receive such items.
  • the drawer described above may include mounting structures at opposite lateral sides thereof which may reduce storage space of the drawer.
  • JP 2000 046465 A discloses a refrigerator according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a pulley is provided at almost the center of an inner base part of an ice storage room, and a drawer type storage container comes near to a central part to ride on the pulley for putting in and putting out by rotating the pulley.
  • DE 20 2004 017126 U1 describes a cooling or freezing device with at least one drawer which can be inserted into its inner container.
  • a guide of the drawer is formed in the bottom region by means of rolling elements.
  • JP H09 280727 A describes a storing container in a refrigerator.
  • the refrigerator which is designated by reference numeral "10" is applicable not only to a top mount type refrigerator in which the inner space of the refrigerator is vertically partitioned to define a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment such that the freezing compartment is arranged above the refrigerating compartment, but also to a side-by-side type refrigerator in which the inner space of the refrigerator is laterally partitioned to define a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment such that the freezing compartment and refrigerating compartment are laterally arranged.
  • exemplary embodiments will be described in conjunction with a bottom freezer type refrigerator. That is, the inner space of the exemplary refrigerator 10 is vertically partitioned to define a freezing compartment 32 positioned below a refrigerating compartment 22.
  • the freezing compartment 32 may be maintained at a sub-zero temperature, and the refrigerating compartment 22 may be maintained at a temperature relatively higher than that of the freezing compartment 32.
  • the refrigerator 10 may include a body which defines an outer appearance of the refrigerator 10 while also protecting mechanical devices received therein.
  • the body of the refrigerator 10 may include an outer case 12 which defines an outer appearance of the refrigerator 10, and an inner case 14 which defines storage compartments therein, namely, the freezing compartment 32 and the refrigerating compartment 22.
  • a certain space may be defined between the outer case 12 and the inner case 14.
  • a passage for circulation of cold air may be formed in the space.
  • a machinery chamber may be formed in the space between the outer case 12 and the inner case 14 to accommodate a refrigerant cycle device for generating cold air through circulation of a refrigerant.
  • a refrigerant cycle device for generating cold air through circulation of a refrigerant.
  • the refrigerant cycle device may include, for example, a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, and an evaporator for changing the phase of the refrigerant from liquid to gas, to cause the refrigerant to exchange heat with the outside of the refrigerant cycle device.
  • the refrigerator 10 may include a freezing compartment door 30 for opening or closing the freezing compartment 32, and a refrigerating compartment door 20 for opening or closing the refrigerating compartment 22.
  • Each of the freezing compartment door 30 and refrigerating compartment door 20 may be pivotally mounted to the body of the refrigerator 10 at one end thereof by hinges.
  • Each of the freezing compartment door 30 and refrigerating compartment door 20 may include a plurality of doors. That is, as shown in FIG. 2 , each of the freezing compartment door 30 and refrigerating compartment door 20 may be configured such that it opens forward while being pivotally moved about opposite lateral edges of the refrigerator 10.
  • a barrier 16 may be positioned between the freezing compartment 32 and the refrigerating compartment 22, to partition the freezing compartment 32 and refrigerating compartment 22.
  • the barrier 16 may be formed at the inner case 14 such that it has a certain thickness.
  • the barrier 16 may extend horizontally to vertically partition the freezing compartment 32 and refrigerating compartment 22 such that the freezing compartment 32 and refrigerating compartment 22 are disposed below and above the barrier 16, respectively.
  • a partition wall 18 may be positioned in the freezing compartment 32, for example, at a central portion thereof, to partition the freezing compartment 32 into two separate spaces.
  • the partition wall 18 may be vertically installed at the inner case 14 such that the freezing compartment 32 is divided into two laterally arranged compartments.
  • the freezing compartment door 30 may include two doors for opening or closing respective freezing compartments 32.
  • FIGs. 1 and 2 there is no partition wall installed in the refrigerating compartment 22 to laterally partition the refrigerating compartment 22.
  • a partition wall may be installed in the refrigerating compartment 22, as in the freezing compartment 32.
  • Racks, drawers, baskets, and the like may be disposed in each of the freezing compartment 32 and refrigerating compartment 22, to store various items.
  • a drawer 40 may be mounted in the freezing compartment and slidably extracted or retracted. Food and other such items may be stored in the drawer 40.
  • a vertically-extending cover may be mounted to a front wall of the drawer 40 to preserve cold air in the freezing compartment 32 even when the freezing compartment door 30 is opened.
  • a plurality of drawers 40 may be provided in the freezing compartment 32.
  • the drawers 40 may be arranged at opposite sides of the partition wall 18, and stacked vertically.
  • a light source 150 to emit light may be installed in the freezing compartment 32 and/or refrigerating compartment 22.
  • the light source 150 may operate when the user opens the freezing compartment door 30 or refrigerating compartment door 20.
  • the light source 150 may emit light toward the interior of the freezing compartment 32 and/or refrigerating compartment 22.
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a coupled state of various elements of a drawer of a refrigerator, in accordance with an embodiment as broadly described herein, and FIG. 4 is a side view of the drawer shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the term "storage compartment” apply to both the freezing compartment 32 and the refrigerating compartment 22. That is, the drawer as embodied and broadly described herein may apply not only to the freezing compartment 32, but also to the refrigerating compartment 22.
  • the refrigerator as embodied and broadly described herein may include a drawer 100 slidably installed on a bottom surface 14a of the compartment in which it is received.
  • mounting of the drawer 100 is not achieved using lateral side mounting structures, but is achieved using a mounting structure installed on the bottom, or installation, surface 14a of the compartment. Accordingly, downward sagging of the drawer 100 may be avoided even when relatively heavy items are stored in the drawer 100.
  • the bottom, or installation surface 14a may be, for example, the barrier 16 which partitions the freezing compartment 32 and refrigerating compartment 22.
  • the barrier 16 may be a horizontal partition wall which partitions the freezing compartment 32 and refrigerating compartment 22 such that the refrigerating compartment 22 is disposed above the freezing compartment 32.
  • the barrier 16 may be a horizontal partition wall, which partitions the freezing compartment 32 and refrigerating compartment 22 such that the freezing compartment 32 is disposed above the refrigerating compartment 22.
  • space efficiency may be enhanced by installation of the mounting structure of the drawer 100 at the barrier 16, which otherwise forms a dead space.
  • the bottom/installation surface 14a may instead be a lowermost wall of the freezing compartment 32 or refrigerating compartment 22.
  • the barrier 16 disposed between the refrigerating compartment 22 and the freezing compartment 32 does not serve as the bottom/installation surface 14a.
  • the bottom/installation surface 14a may be a wall defining the bottom of the freezing compartment 32.
  • FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the drawer and its movement structure according to an embodiment as broadly described herein. Although the bottom/installation surface is not shown in FIG. 5 , simply for ease of illustration, it may be well understood, referring to FIGs. 3 and 4 , that the bottom/installation surface is disposed below the first rails.
  • first rails 120 are installed on the bottom 14a, or installation surface 14a, and a pair of second rails 110 are installed on the drawer 100.
  • the first rails 120 and second rails 110 are slidably coupled to each other to allow the drawer 100 to be slidably extracted from or retracted into the storage compartment.
  • Each first rail 120 includes a first vertical member 122 extending vertically from the bottom 14a, and a first horizontal member 124 extending horizontally from an end of the first vertical member 122.
  • the first horizontal member 124 extends horizontally from the first vertical member 122 such that the first horizontal member 124 faces the bottom 14a while defining a certain space between the bottom 14a and the first horizontal member 124.
  • Each first rail 120 includes a first roller 126 for slidably supporting a corresponding second rail 110.
  • the first roller 126 may be mounted on the first vertical member 122 and rotatable as it contacts the corresponding second rail 110.
  • the first roller 126 may be mounted at a horizontal end of the first vertical member 122.
  • the first roller 126 may be mounted at a horizontal end of the first vertical member 122 that is near the front side of the storage compartment so that the drawer 100 may be continuously supported by the first roller 126 during extraction thereof from the storage compartment. This may eliminate the need to install a plurality of rollers, which function as the first roller 126, for stable support of the drawer 100.
  • Each second rail 110 includes a second vertical member 112 extending vertically from a bottom 101 of the drawer 100, and a second horizontal member 114 extending horizontally from an end of the second vertical member 112.
  • the second horizontal member 114 extends horizontally from the second vertical member 112 such that the second horizontal member 114 faces the bottom 101 of the drawer 100 while defining a certain space between the bottom 101 of the drawer 100 and the second horizontal member 114.
  • Each second rail 110 may also include a second roller 116 that is rotatable while contacting the corresponding first rail 120.
  • the second roller 116 may be mounted at an end of the second horizontal member 112.
  • the second roller 116 be mounted at a portion of the second horizontal member 112 opposite the mounting position of the first roller 126, namely, at a horizontal end of the second horizontal member 112, which is disposed far from the front end of the storage compartment in a retracted state of the drawer 100.
  • the drawer 100 may be supported at two points, namely, the first and second rollers 126 and 116, at front and rear ends of the drawer 100 and, as such, the drawer 100 may be more stably supported, without being inclined, when the support points provided by the first and second rollers 126 and 116 are spaced away from each other in this manner.
  • a stopper 118 may be provided at each second rail 110 to limit the movement range of the corresponding first roller 126. When the first roller 126 reaches the stopper 118, the drawer 100 may be stopped and restricted from being further forwardly extracted.
  • the stopper 118 may have the form of, for example, a protrusion vertically extending from the corresponding second horizontal member 114.
  • the stopper 118 may have a gently curved structure extending toward a highest central portion thereof without forming a sharp step. In this case, the drawer 100 may be slowly stopped without being abruptly stopped when the first roller 126 comes into contact with the stopper 118.
  • the drawer 100 may also include a handle 102 mounted on a front wall of the drawer 100.
  • the handle 102 may be formed with a groove to allow the user to grasp the handle 102, or other arrangement as appropriate.
  • the pairs of first and second rails 120 and 110 may be respectively symmetrically arranged at opposite sides of the bottom 101 of the drawer 100. This symmetrical arrangement may stably support the drawer 100 at opposite sides of the bottom 101 of the drawer 100.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a coupled state of the first and second rails 120 and 110 a region where the first roller 126 is disposed.
  • the following description will be provided for the rails arranged at one side of the drawer 100.
  • the first vertical member 122 and first horizontal member 124 form. a substantially right angle having, for example, an " ⁇ " shape
  • the second vertical member 112 and second horizontal member 114 may form a substantially right angle having, for example, an " ⁇ " shape. This allows for engagement and overlap between the first horizontal member 124 and second horizontal member 114 so that, the drawer 100 may be prevented from being upwardly raised.
  • the first roller 126 may contact a lower end of the second horizontal member 114, to reduce friction generated when the second horizontal member 114 slides.
  • the first roller 126 may also sustain the weight of items stored in the drawer 100 while supporting the drawer 100.
  • the installation of the second roller 116 may be similar to that of the first roller 126, except that the second roller 116 is installed at the second horizontal member 114.
  • the second roller 116 may be arranged between the first horizontal member 124 and the first vertical member 122.
  • the second roller 116 may move along a space defined between the first horizontal member 124 and the first vertical member 122.
  • the drawer 100 may be slidably extracted from the storage compartment without being raised at a rear portion thereof.
  • the second vertical member 112 may be disposed beneath the first roller 126 and, as such, the rear portion of the drawer 110 may be supported by the second vertical member 112.
  • the first roller 126 may partially received in the bottom 14a, or installation surface 14a.
  • a part of the structure for moving the drawer 100 may also be received in the bottom 14a.
  • the storage space of the drawer 100 may be increased and, as such, the utility of the storage space may be enhanced.
  • FIGs. 7 and 8 illustrate moved states of the drawer.
  • the drawer 100 has been completely retracted into the storage compartment, and the first roller 126 and second roller 116 are spaced apart from each other by a maximum distance such that they support front and rear portions of the drawer 100, respectively.
  • the user may pull the drawer forward to extract the drawer 100 from the storage compartment after grasping the handle 102.
  • the second horizontal member 114 may move forward while contacting the first roller 126 at the front end of the storage compartment. Since the first roller 126 rotates, friction generated between the first roller 126 and the second horizontal member 114 may be reduced during movement of the second horizontal member 114. At the rear end of the drawer 100, friction generated between the second roller 116 and the first horizontal member 124 may be reduced while rotating during extraction of the drawer 100.
  • the first roller 126 which is installed at the front end of the storage compartment corresponding to the front end of the drawer 100 in a retracted state of the drawer 100
  • the second roller 116 which is installed at the rear end of the drawer 100
  • the drawer 100 may be smoothly extracted.
  • movements of the first and second rollers 126 and 116 may be carried out in the same manner.
  • the distance between the first roller 126 and the second roller 116 may be gradually reduced, because the first roller 126 is fixed to the bottom 14a, or installation surface 14a, whereas the second roller 116 moves along with the drawer 100.
  • the stopper 118 may be arranged at a position allowing the user to extract the drawer 100 by a sufficient distance.
  • the drawer which is installed in the interior of the refrigerator, is not mounted at opposite lateral sides thereof, but is mounted at a bottom side thereof. Accordingly, it is possible to use the dead space typically occupied by installation of mounting structures at opposite sides of the drawer as storage space. In this regard, space efficiency may be enhanced.
  • the drawer is supported by a structure installed at the bottom of the drawer, it may be possible to stably support the drawer without downward sinking or sagging thereof even when heavy items are stored in the drawer.
  • a refrigerator is provided that is capable of more efficiently using the inner space thereof.
  • a refrigerator is provided that is capable of stably supporting a drawer even when heavy articles are stored in the drawer.
  • a refrigerator as embodied and broadly described herein includes a first rail installed at a bottom of the storage compartment such that a portion of the first rail is received in the bottom of the storage compartment, and a drawer extractable from and retractable into the storage compartment, wherein the drawer includes a second rail provided at a bottom of the drawer such that the second rail is slidably coupled to the first rail, wherein the first rail includes a first roller for slidably supporting the second rail, and wherein the first roller is partially received in the bottom of the storage compartment.
  • the first rail includes a first vertical member extending vertically from the bottom of the storage compartment, and a first horizontal member extending horizontally from a vertical end of the first vertical member.
  • the first roller may be provided at a horizontal end of the first vertical member.
  • the second rail may include a stopper for limiting a movement range of the second rail.
  • the second rail includes a second vertical member extending vertically from the bottom of the drawer, and a second horizontal member extending horizontally from a vertical end of the second vertical member.
  • the second rail may also include a second roller rotatable while contacting the first rail.
  • the second roller may be provided at a horizontal end of the second horizontal member.
  • the drawer may also include a handle.
  • the bottom of the storage compartment may be a barrier for partitioning an interior of the refrigerator into a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment.

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  1. Kühlschrank, aufweisend:
    einen Schrank mit einem darin gebildeten Aufbewahrungsfach (32; 22);
    eine Schublade (100), die verschiebbar in dem Aufbewahrungsfach (32; 22) aufgenommen ist;
    mindestens eine Ausnehmung, die in einer Bodenfläche (14a) des Aufbewahrungsfachs ausgebildet ist;
    mindestens eine erste Schiene (120), die zumindest teilweise in der mindestens einen Ausnehmung aufgenommen ist;
    mindestens eine zweite Schiene (110), die an einem Boden (101) der Schublade (100) derart vorgesehen ist, dass die mindestens eine zweite Schiene (110) gleitend mit der mindestens einen ersten Schiene (120) gekoppelt ist; und
    eine erste Rolle (126), die in der mindestens einen ersten Schiene (120) vorgesehen ist und die mindestens eine zweite Schiene (110) gleitend trägt, wobei die erste Rolle (126) zumindest teilweise in der mindestens einen Ausnehmung, die in der Bodenfläche (14a) des Aufbewahrungsfachs gebildet ist, aufgenommen ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass:
    die mindestens eine erste Schiene (120) einen ersten vertikalen Schenkel (122), der sich von der mindestens einen Ausnehmung vertikal nach oben erstreckt, und einen ersten horizontalen Schenkel (124), der sich horizontal von einem oberen Ende des ersten vertikalen Schenkels (122) erstreckt, aufweist; und
    die mindestens eine zweite Schiene (110) einen zweiten vertikalen Schenkel (112), der sich von dem Boden (101) der Schublade (100) vertikal nach unten erstreckt, und einen zweiten horizontalen Schenkel (114), der sich horizontal von einem unteren Ende des zweiten vertikalen Schenkels (112) erstreckt, aufweist,
    so konfiguriert, dass es einen Eingriff und eine Überlappung zwischen dem ersten horizontalen Schenkel (112) und dem zweiten horizontalen Schenkel (114) gibt.
  2. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 1, wobei die erste Rolle (126) an einem unteren Ende des ersten vertikalen Schenkels (122) vorgesehen ist.
  3. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 1, wobei die mindestens eine zweite Schiene (110) einen Anschlag (118) zum Begrenzen eines Bewegungsbereichs der mindestens einen zweiten Schiene (110) aufweist.
  4. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 1, wobei die mindestens eine zweite Schiene (110) ferner eine zweite Rolle (116) aufweist, die einen Rollkontakt mit der mindestens einen ersten Schiene (120) aufrechterhält.
  5. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 4, wobei die zweite Rolle (116) an einem distalen Ende des zweiten horizontalen Schenkels (114) vorgesehen ist.
  6. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Schublade (100) ferner einen Griff (102) aufweist.
  7. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Bodenfläche (14a) des Aufbewahrungsfachs durch eine Barriere (16) gebildet ist, die sich horizontal über das Aufbewahrungsfach erstreckt, um das Aufbewahrungsfach in ein Gefrierfach (32) und ein Kühlfach zu unterteilen (22) .
  8. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 7, wobei das Gefrierfach (32) unterhalb des Kühlfachs (22) angeordnet ist.
  9. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 7, wobei das Gefrierfach (32) oberhalb des Kühlfachs (22) angeordnet ist.
  10. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Bodenfläche (14a) des Aufbewahrungsfachs (32; 22) eine unterste Wand eines Gefrierfachs (32) oder eine unterste Wand eines in dem Aufbewahrungsfach gebildeten Kühlfachs (22) ist.
  11. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 1, wobei die mindestens eine zweite Schiene (110) ein Paar zweiter Schienen (110) aufweist, die entlang gegenüberliegenden Endabschnitten einer Bodenaußenfläche der Schublade angeordnet sind, und wobei die mindestens eine Ausnehmung ein Paar von Ausnehmungen aufweist und die mindestens eine erste Schiene (120) ein Paar von ersten Schienen (120) aufweist, die jeweils in dem Paar von Ausnehmungen an Positionen angeordnet sind, die jeweils dem Paar von zweiten Schienen (110) entsprechen.
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