KR100518415B1 - Vegetable box in refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vegetable box of the refrigerator.

The present invention is characterized in that in the vegetable box of the refrigerator for storing the storage in the storage space formed therein, the surface of the rear surface (80a) and the bottom surface (80d) of the vegetable box 80 is subjected to corrosion treatment. In addition, the said corrosion treatment is performed by the sand blasting method, or is performed using a corrosion liquid. According to the vegetable box 80 of the refrigerator according to the present invention having such a configuration, since the surface of the vegetable chamber 54 in the rear of the vegetable box 80 is not visible from the front, there is an advantage that the commerciality of the refrigerator is improved.

Description

Vegetable box in refrigerator {Vegetable box in refrigerator}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly to a vegetable box of the refrigerator, the back and bottom surface is corroded.

In general, the refrigerator is provided with a freezer compartment mainly for freezing the stored matter and a freezer compartment for freshly storing the stored matter at a low temperature. In addition, the inside of the refrigerator is formed in a variety of forms, such as the storage space is formed up and down to form a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, or a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment are formed on each side.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the main components of the refrigerator and the circulation of cold air. According to this, the freezer compartment 2 and the refrigerating compartment 3 are partitioned from each other by the barrier 4 in the refrigerator body 1 in which the wall is formed of the heat insulating material. The freezer compartment 2 and the refrigerating compartment 3 are each stored at a predetermined temperature, and are selectively communicated with the outside by doors 2 'and 3' installed in front of the freezer compartment 2 and the refrigerating compartment 3, respectively. The freezing compartment 2 and the refrigerating compartment 3 are each provided with shelves 5 on which storage items are placed.

In order to maintain the freezing chamber 2 and the inside of the refrigerating chamber 3 at a predetermined temperature, cold air must be continuously supplied. To this end, an evaporator 6 for generating cold air is installed in a separately partitioned space behind the freezing chamber 2. A blowing fan 7 is used to supply the cold air generated by the evaporator 6 to the freezing chamber 2 and the refrigerating chamber 3. A part of the cold air flowing by the blower fan 7 is transferred to the freezing chamber 2, and the remaining cold air is supplied to the refrigerating chamber 3.

Here, in order to supply cold air to the refrigerating chamber 3, a refrigerating chamber cold air passage 8 is formed inside the main body 1 corresponding to the rear of the refrigerating chamber 3. A plurality of discharge ports 9 are formed in the refrigerating chamber cold air passage 8 so as to discharge the cold air to a position corresponding to the upper surface of each shelf 5 installed in the refrigerating chamber 3.

On the other hand, the barrier 4 is provided with a return passage 10 for returning the air having a relatively high temperature to the evaporator 6 to circulate the freezing chamber 2 and the refrigerating chamber 3 again. . One side of the return flow path 10 communicates with the freezing chamber 2 and the refrigerating chamber 3, and the other side communicates with the evaporator 6 side.

A vegetable box cover 12 is formed below the shelf 5 of the refrigerator, and a vegetable box 20 for storing vegetables or fruits, which will be described below, is provided below. The lower surface of the vegetable box cover 12 may be formed with a magic crisper 14 to prevent the drying of the stored matter stored in the vegetable box 20. And, the lower portion of the vegetable box cover 12 is provided with a guide rail 16 to guide the rotating wheel 25 'of the vegetable box 20 to be described below.

2 shows the shape of a conventional refrigerator vegetable box in detail. According to this, the vegetable box 20 is usually provided with one, the storage space 21 is formed therein is configured in the form of a drawer, the top of which is open.

The appearance of the vegetable box 20 is provided in a shape corresponding to the lower structure of the freezer compartment of the refrigerator. That is, the rear surface 23 is formed to be inclined to correspond to the shape of the rear side of the lower end of the refrigerating compartment, the side surface 25 and the front surface 27 is formed perpendicular to the refrigerating chamber bottom surface. In addition, the handle 29 is formed at the upper end of the front to facilitate the withdrawal of the vegetable box (20). Both side 25 of the vegetable box 20 is equipped with a rotary wheel 25 'to move the vegetable box 20 forward and backward along the guide rail 16.

In addition, the vegetable box 20 is usually provided with one, two or more may be provided side by side in parallel, in Figure 3 is shown a state in which two vegetable boxes 20 are drawn out in front.

As shown in the drawing, the vegetable compartment 30 formed at the lower end of the refrigerating compartment 3 is partitioned from side to side by the partition plate 32, and the vegetable boxes 20 made of transparent materials are installed in the left and right compartment spaces, respectively. do. On the other hand, the lower end of the vegetable chamber 30 is formed with a cold air suction port 34 that is sucked after the cold air inside the refrigerating chamber (3).

Vegetable box 20 as described above is located in the lower part of the refrigerating chamber far from the evaporator (not shown) that generates cold air to prevent the vegetables or fruits from freezing by cold air, and is divided into a separate box cold air It prevents direct contact and keeps food fresh for a long time by preventing direct contact with warm air when opening the door of the refrigerator.

However, the prior art having such a configuration has the following problems.

The vegetable box 20 is composed of a transparent body, the surface is formed of a smooth material. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the cold air suction opening 34 formed at the lower end of the vegetable box 20 is seen in the opened refrigerator compartment door 3 ′.

In addition, since the condensation formed on the bottom or rear surface of the vegetable chamber 30 is seen as it is according to the use of the refrigerator, there is a problem that adversely affect the appearance. After all, there is a problem that lowers the consumer's desire to buy.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and to provide a vegetable box of a refrigerator having a more beautiful color and improved marketability.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, the present invention is characterized in that in the vegetable box of the refrigerator for storing the storage in the storage space formed therein, at least one surface is subjected to the corrosion treatment.

The corrosion treatment is characterized in that it is carried out on the surface of the rear and bottom surfaces.

The corrosion treatment may be performed by a sand blasting method or may be performed using a corrosion solution.

According to the vegetable box of the refrigerator according to the present invention having such a configuration, since the surface of the vegetable compartment of the rear of the vegetable box is not visible from the front, there is an advantage that the commerciality of the refrigerator is improved.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the refrigerator vegetable box according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4 illustrates an example of a refrigerator in which a freezing compartment is provided below the refrigerating compartment. As shown in the drawing, a refrigerator compartment 52 and a freezer compartment 54, which are storage spaces, are formed in the refrigerator body 50. In addition, a vegetable compartment 56 may be separately provided under the refrigerating compartment 52.

The refrigerating chamber 52 is provided with a shelf 61 for placing the storage. The shelf 61 is a cantilever type configured to support the load of the shelf 61 by fixing the rear end, and one end of the shelf 61 is inserted into and fixed to the shelf holder 63 installed in the up and down direction on the rear wall of the refrigerator.

The shelf 61 is installed at a plurality of intervals up and down at a predetermined interval according to the size of the storage space to partition the storage space, so that more storage can be stored, the lower portion of the shelf 61 of meat or snacks Snack pan (65) for convenient storage and can cache 67 for storing beverage cans, etc. may be further provided. On the other hand, the upper part of the shelf 61 is provided with an egg box 69 to facilitate the storage of eggs.

The ceiling of the refrigerating chamber 52 is provided with a control panel unit 71 for controlling the state of the freezing chamber 54, and a lamp 73 is formed at the lower end of the control panel unit 71. The lamp 73 turns on when the refrigerating chamber door 86 to be described below is opened to serve to illuminate the inside of the refrigerating chamber 52, and is turned off when the refrigerating chamber door 86 is closed. In addition, a cold air discharge port 75 for discharging cold air into the refrigerating chamber 52 is formed at an upper end of the rear wall of the freezing chamber 54.

The lower end of the refrigerating chamber 52 is provided with a vegetable box 80 for storing the vegetables or fruits. The upper side of the vegetable box 80 is provided with a cover 82 for shielding the upper surface of the vegetable box 80, the cover 82 is formed with a magic crisper (magic crisper) is formed inside the vegetable box 80 It acts to suppress the evaporation of water stored in the storage. In addition, a vegetable box door 96 to be described below is formed at the tip of the cover 82.

On the other hand, the freezing compartment door 84 and the refrigerating compartment door 86 for shielding the freezer compartment 54 and the refrigerating compartment 52 from the outside and selectively opening and closing the storage space, respectively, of the freezer compartment 54 and the refrigerating compartment 52, respectively. It is provided on the front of the refrigerator main body 50 corresponding to the tip.

A refrigerator compartment door 86 is installed at one end of the refrigerator compartment 52 located above. The refrigerating chamber door 86 rotates forward and opens and closes the refrigerating chamber 52 around a hinge (not shown) formed at the left end or the right end. A door handle 86 'for opening and closing the 86 is provided. In addition, the rear surface of the refrigerating chamber door 86 is further provided with a door basket 88 for storing the storage.

A freezing chamber door 84 is installed on the front surface of the freezing chamber 54 formed below the refrigerating chamber 52. The freezing chamber door 84 is guided back and forth by a rail and opened and closed, and is configured to be able to rotate forward by a predetermined angle about the hinge of the lower end. In addition, a handle 84 ′ for opening and closing the freezing chamber door 84 is further provided at an upper end of the front surface of the freezing chamber door 84.

A lower portion of the freezing compartment 54 is provided with a storage box 90 on which a storage item is seated. The storage box 90 is installed to be connected to the rear surface of the freezing chamber door 84 to withdraw the front of the freezing chamber door 84. Withdrawal will be withdrawn.

In addition, the upper portion of the freezer compartment 54 is divided into left and right sides, an ice maker 92 is installed on the left side, and a storage basket 94 is provided on the right side. The storage basket 94 may be formed of a wire.

Figure 5 is shown in detail the configuration of the vegetable box and the vegetable box door according to the present invention, Figure 6 and Figure 7 is a side view of the withdrawal state of the vegetable box.

According to this, the vegetable box 80 is usually provided with one or a plurality, as shown in detail in Figure 5 there is formed a receiving space (80 ') for storing the storage therein, the upper portion is open It consists of a drawer type.

And, the appearance of the vegetable box 80 is provided in a shape corresponding to the lower structure of the freezer compartment of the refrigerator. That is, the rear surface 80a generally has a slight inclination so as to correspond to the shape of the rear end of the refrigerating compartment, and the side surfaces 80b and the front surface 80c are formed substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface 80d. In addition, a handle (80e) is formed at the upper end of the front surface (80c) to facilitate the extraction of the vegetable box (80).

The upper end of the vegetable box 80 side 80b is formed stepped. That is, a predetermined portion of the distal end is cut to form a vertical step surface 80b 'and a horizontal step surface 80b ″, and the front surface of the vegetable box 80 is formed at a height corresponding to the horizontal step surface 80b ″. do.

The vegetable box door 96 is installed at the tip of the vegetable box cover 82 installed at the upper portion of the vegetable box 80. The vegetable box door 96 is coupled to the front end of the vegetable box cover 82 by a hinge (not shown) is configured to be able to rotate up and down.

The vegetable box door 96 includes a door front surface 96a formed to be inclined and a door side surface 96b formed to be perpendicular to both sides of the door front surface 96a. The lower end of the door side 96b has a stepped portion corresponding to the top end of the side surface 80b of the vegetable box 80. That is, the lower rear end of the door side surface 96b is formed to correspond to the vertical step surface 80b 'of the side surface 80b of the vegetable box 80, and the lower end of the door side surface 96b is the horizontal step surface 80b. Are formed horizontally so as to correspond to ").

Then, the rear surface 80a and the bottom surface 80d of the vegetable box 80 are etched. Corrosion treatment is to form a fine projection uniformly on the surface of the vegetable box 80 to improve the feel and to be able to express a variety of patterns, as already known by spraying sand or the like on the mold surface to roughen the surface Sandblasting is mainly used.

Therefore, when the vegetable box 80 is subjected to the corrosion treatment on the rear surface 80a and the bottom surface 80d, the vegetable box 80 made of a transparent container such as acrylic material becomes an opaque container. In addition to the sand blasting method as described above can be used to corrode the surface using a corrosion solution such as hydrochloric acid, in this case, the type, concentration and corrosion time of the corrosion solution depending on the shape of the pattern to be molded or the size of the fine projection Various adjustments can be made.

Vegetable box 80 as described above is located in the lower part of the refrigerating chamber far from the evaporator (not shown) that generates cold air to prevent vegetables or fruits from freezing by cold air, and is divided into a separate box cold air While preventing direct contact, the food is kept fresh for a long time by preventing direct contact with warm air even when the door of the refrigerator is opened.

Hereinafter, the operation of the vegetable box of the refrigerator according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8.

First, when storing or taking out the storage in the front portion of the vegetable box 80, only the vegetable box door 96 is opened without opening the entire vegetable box 80 so as to withdraw the storage. Can be. That is, when the vegetable box door 96 is opened, when the vegetable box door 96 is installed to a size that the user's hand can enter the inside of the vegetable box 80, the vegetable box door 96 Opening will allow a small amount of storage withdrawals.

Accordingly, when the front end of the vegetable box door 96 is lifted upwards, the vegetable box door 96 is rotated upward with a hinge (not shown) at the upper end thereof, so that the vegetable box door 96 is opened. Withdrawal is possible. Then, after taking out and storing the storage, when the vegetable box door 96 is lowered and closed, the front outlet of the vegetable box 80 is shielded.

Next, if you want to store the storage in the inner portion of the vegetable box 80, only the opening of the vegetable box door 96 does not work smoothly requires the withdrawal of the entire vegetable box (80). Accordingly, when the handle 84 ′ of the vegetable box 80 is grabbed by the hand and pulled forward, the vegetable box door 96 is rotated upward and opened according to the front withdrawal of the vegetable box 80.

That is, when the vegetable box 80 is withdrawn to the front, the vertical step surface 80b 'formed at the lower side of the door side surface 96b of the vegetable box door 96 on the side surface 80b of the vegetable box 80. It slides upward while sliding along and gradually opens.

When the vegetable box 80 is drawn out and the vegetable box door 96 is opened, it is possible to withdraw and store the storage in the internal storage space of the vegetable box 80, in which case the vegetable box 80 Since the rear surface 80a and the bottom surface 80d of the bottom surface are corroded, the bottom surface of the vegetable chamber 54 is not visible as shown in FIG. 8.

Next, when the withdrawal of the storage is completed in the inside of the vegetable box 80, holding the handle (80e) of the vegetable box 80 by hand to push the vegetable box 80 to the rear. At this time, the lower side of the door side 96b of the vegetable box 96 is slid along the top of the side surface 80b of the vegetable box 80.

And, when the lower end of the door side 96b reaches the vertical step surface 80b 'formed on the side surface 80b of the vegetable box 80, the lower end of the vegetable box door 96 is the vertical end. It slides along the vehicle surface 80b '. Therefore, the vegetable box door 96 is lowered down, and eventually the lower end of the vegetable box door 96 reaches the horizontal step surface (80b ") of the vegetable box 80 to the vegetable box door ( 96 is in close contact with the vegetable box (80).

In this case, the vegetable box 80 is blocked from the inside of the refrigerator, the storage stored in the vegetable box 80 is to be stored in a fresh state for a long time.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-exemplified embodiments, and many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible to those skilled in the art within the above technical scope.

Vegetable box of the refrigerator according to the present invention as described in detail above was subjected to the corrosion treatment on the back and bottom of the vegetable box.

In other words, by forming a plurality of fine projections on the surface of the vegetable box, the color is beautiful and can be expressed in various forms of the pattern there is an effect of improving the productability in terms of design.

Then, the condensation phenomenon or the cold air intake formed around the bottom surface of the refrigerating compartment in the state in which the refrigerating chamber door is opened by the corrosion treatment as described above is not visible. In addition, a large number of fine irregularities formed by the corrosion treatment diffuses the light, thereby reducing the intensity of the reflected light, thereby greatly reducing the discomfort to human vision. As a result, the consumer's desire to buy is improved.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the main structure and the cold air circulation of a typical refrigerator.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a vegetable box for a refrigerator according to the prior art.

Figure 3 is a partial perspective view showing a front withdrawal state of the refrigerator vegetable box according to the prior art.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a refrigerator employing a preferred embodiment of the refrigerator vegetable box according to the present invention.

Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the main configuration of the vegetable box and the vegetable box door of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a side view showing a state equipped with a refrigerator vegetable box according to the present invention.

Figure 7 is a side view showing a state in which the refrigerator vegetable box withdrawn according to the present invention.

Figure 8 is a partial perspective view showing a state in which the refrigerator vegetable box is drawn out to the front according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

50. Refrigerator body 52. Cold storage room

54. Freezer 56. Vegetable Room

61. Shelf 63. Shelf Holder

65. Snack Pan

71. Control panel 73. Lamp

80. Vegetable Box 80a. back side

80b. Flank 80b '. Vertical step surface

80b ". Horizontal stepped surface 80c. Front

80d. Bottom surface 80e. handle

82. Cover 84. Freezer door

84 '. Handle 86. Refrigerator Door

86 '. Door Handle 88.Door Basket

90. Storage Box 92. Ice Maker

94. Storage Basket 96. Vegetable Box Door

96a. Front door 96b. Door side

Claims (4)

In the vegetable box of the refrigerator containing the storage in the storage space formed inside the front, side, bottom and rear, The surface of the back and bottom surface of the vegetable box of the refrigerator, characterized in that the corrosion treatment by a sand blast method or a corrosion solution is performed. delete delete delete