KR100559721B1 - Shelf of refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a shelf of a refrigerator that can firmly bond a glass panel onto a frame, and that the gap between the glass panel and the frame is in close contact with water and does not leak, while the adhesive portion fixing the shelf frame and the glass panel is cured. It is provided with a support piece for fixing so as not to shake, to firmly bond the shelf frame and the glass panel, to support the load of the glass panel after the hardening of the adhesive portion to provide a shelf of the refrigerator that improves the durability of the shelf The purpose. In order to achieve the above object, a shelf of a refrigerator according to the present invention is a shelf of a refrigerator installed inside a cabinet of a refrigerator for storing food, the shelf frame having a penetrating portion at a central portion thereof and an inner flange formed at an inner circumferential surface of the penetrating portion; And an adhesive part applied to the bottom surface of the inner flange, a glass panel attached to the adhesive part, a hook formed on one side of the shelf frame, and a groove part coupled to the hook, and pressing the glass panel to press the adhesive part and the And a support piece for adhering the shelf frame and the glass panel.

Refrigerator, shelf, flange, glass, hook, frame, storage

Description

Shelf in refrigerator {SHELF OF REFRIGERATOR}

1 is a perspective view of an open door of a typical refrigerator.

2 is a perspective view of a shelf of a refrigerator according to the present invention;

3 is a bottom perspective view of a shelf of a refrigerator according to the present invention;

4 is an exploded bottom perspective view of a shelf of a refrigerator according to the present invention;

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

6a and 6b is a cross-sectional view showing a coupling state of the hook and the support piece of the shelf of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

60: shelf 62: shelf frame

63: outer flange 64: inner flange

65: guide jaw 66: adhesive

68: glass panel 70: hook

72: protrusion 73: inclined surface

74: projection 76: support piece

77: groove

The present invention relates to a shelf of a refrigerator installed inside a cabinet of a refrigerator for storing food, and more particularly, to firmly bond the glass panel on the frame, and close the gap between the glass panel and the frame to close the water. It is about the shelf of the refrigerator which does not leak.

Generally, the refrigerator 10, as shown in FIG. 1, is a device for preserving food in a refrigerated or frozen state, and includes a cabinet 20 having an accommodating portion therein, and inside the cabinet 20 ( A storage container for storing the refrigerant (not shown) and a circulation device for circulating the refrigerant are provided.

In addition, the cabinet 20 is divided into a refrigerator compartment 22 for storing food at an image temperature by the intermediate partition 23 and a freezer compartment 24 for storing food at a subzero temperature, and the refrigerator compartment 22. And the freezer compartment 24 is each door 32, 34 is individually installed to prevent the leakage of cold air. Inside the doors 32 and 34, pocket-shaped spaces for storing food are formed. In addition, a plurality of shelves 40 are installed in the freezing chamber 24 and the refrigerating chamber 22 to facilitate storage of food. To this end, a plurality of recesses or support pins for supporting the shelf 40 are installed on the inner walls of the freezing compartment 24 and the refrigerating compartment 22.

Conventional shelf 40 is mainly used to injection-molded plastic material, a phenomenon that the shelf 40 is deformed when used for a long time in the food state. In addition, as consumer's living standard is improved, the shelf 40 requires not only functional performance but also aesthetic performance, and as part of this, a shelf 40 using tempered glass is used.

As such, US Patent No. 4934541 has been presented as an example of a shelf of a refrigerator using tempered glass.

The above-described shelf of the refrigerator has a structure for forming an adhesive part that seals and bonds to the lower side of the upper frame, and bonds the lower panel after adhering the glass panel. In this case, the adhesive is not firmly formed, and the strength of the shelf 40 is weak because the adhesive force between the adhesive part and the upper frame and the glass panel is weak. For this reason, since the lower frame is coupled to the glass panel, there is a problem in that the configuration is complicated and not easy to assemble.

In addition, when the adhesive part is shaken in the process of adhering to the shelf frame or the glass panel, a gap is generated between the adhesive part and the shelf frame or the glass panel, and when such a gap is generated, the gap is bitten by the gap of the shelf 40. Leaking phenomenon occurs. In addition, when the broth of food is infiltrated into the above-described gap, it causes corruption, and becomes a problem of cleanliness and hygiene.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and provided with a support piece for fixing the shelf frame and the glass panel so as not to shake while the adhesive portion is hardened, thereby firmly coupling the shelf frame and the glass panel. To support the load of the glass panel after the curing of the adhesive is completed to provide a shelf of the refrigerator to improve the durability of the shelf.

In order to achieve the above object, a shelf of a refrigerator according to the present invention is a shelf of a refrigerator installed inside a cabinet of a refrigerator for storing food, the shelf frame having a penetrating portion at a central portion thereof and an inner flange formed at an inner circumferential surface of the penetrating portion; And an adhesive part applied to the bottom surface of the inner flange, a glass panel attached to the adhesive part, a hook formed on one side of the shelf frame, and a groove part coupled to the hook, and pressing the glass panel to press the adhesive part and the And a support piece for adhering the shelf frame and the glass panel.

Here, the hook may include a protrusion protruding downward from the lower surface of the shelf frame and a protrusion extending in one direction from an end of the protrusion. In addition, the upper portion of the protrusion of the hook may include an inclined surface formed to be inclined downward in the direction in which the protrusion extends.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described in detail an embodiment of the present invention.

2 and 3 are a perspective view and a bottom perspective view of the shelf of the refrigerator according to the present invention, Figure 4 is an exploded bottom perspective view of the shelf of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

Shelf 60 of the refrigerator according to the present invention, as shown in Figures 2 to 4, includes a frame-shaped shelf frame 62 is installed in the interior of the cabinet 20, the shelf frame 62 Glass panel 68 is coupled.

To this end, the shelf frame 62 has a through portion formed at the center thereof, and an inner flange 64 is formed along the periphery of the through portion.

An adhesive part 66 used as a sealant is formed on the bottom of the inner flange 64, and a glass panel 68 is adhered to the adhesive part 66 in a vertical direction to integrate the shelf frame 62. do. In addition, a guide jaw 65 is formed on the bottom of the shelf frame 62 to guide the mounting position of the glass panel 68.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG. 3 and described with reference to this, an outer flange 63 extending downward is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the shelf frame 62. At this time, the thickness of the outer flange 63 is formed thicker than the thickness of the glass panel 68 and the bonding portion 66 is bonded to the inner flange (64).

On the other hand, a hook 70 is formed on the bottom surface of the guide jaw 65, and the support piece 76 is coupled to the hook 70, and the glass panel 68 is upwardly pressed to press the adhesive portion 66. The shelf frame 62 or glass panel 68 is in contact with each other.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the hook 70 is described as being formed at the lower end of the guide jaw 65, the position formed of the hook 70 is not limited, any of the shelf frame 62 It is also possible to be formed on one side.

In addition, the support piece 76 is provided with a groove portion 77 penetrated at a position corresponding to the hook 70, and after the support piece 76 is inserted into the hook 70, the support piece 76 ) So that the support piece 76 is coupled to the hook 70.

To this end, the hook 70 has a protrusion 72 protruding from the lower surface of the guide jaw 65 to the lower side (upper side on the drawing of FIG. 5). In addition, at the end of the protrusion 72, the protrusion 74 extends in a direction parallel to the bottom of the shelf frame 62.

In addition, the groove portion 77 of the support piece 76 is formed in a size corresponding to the protrusion portion 72 and the protrusion 74 so that the hook 70 can penetrate, the protrusion portion in the groove portion 77 The support piece 76 is sandwiched between the glass panel 68 and the upper portion of the protrusion 74 while moving in the state of being inserted into the 72 and the protrusion 74.

Preferably, the upper portion of the protrusion 74 includes an inclined surface 73 formed to be inclined downward in an extending direction, and the support piece 76 is fitted along the inclined surface 73 and the glass panel 68 is upwardly upward. (The lower side in the drawing of Fig. 5) is pressed.

The shelf of the refrigerator configured as described above, as the support piece 76 presses the glass panel 68 and the curing of the adhesive part 66 proceeds, the glass panel 68 is not shaken. Thus, the glass panel 68 is firmly bonded to the inner flange 64. When the glass panel 68 is pressurized as described above, the gap between the adhesive part 66 and the inner flange 64 or the glass panel 68 is closely adhered and firmly bonded when the adhesive part 66 is cured.

As described above, the support piece 76 for pressing the glass panel 68 to the shelf frame 62, after the curing of the adhesive portion 66 is completed, the shelf is mounted in a cabinet to accommodate the food. As described above, the shelf supports the load of the glass panel 68 in which food products are stored.

6A and 6B, which are cross-sectional views illustrating a coupling state of a hook and a support piece of a shelf of a refrigerator according to the present invention, the manufacturing process of the shelf of the refrigerator is as follows.

First, a plastic frame is manufactured by injection molding a frame-shaped shelf frame 62 having a penetrating portion therein, and the adhesive part 66 is attached to the inner flange 64 of the shelf frame 62 while the shelf frame 62 is turned upside down. To form. Next, the glass panel 68 is disposed above the shelf frame 62, and then the glass panel 68 is vertically lowered to be bonded to the adhesive part 66. At this time, the mounting position of the glass panel 68 is guided by the guide tuck 65 formed around the through part 62a of the shelf frame 62.

Next, after the support piece 76 is positioned above the shelf frame 62, the support piece 76 and the hook 70 of the shelf frame 62 are coupled to each other. At this time, the groove portion 77 of the support piece 76 is disposed to be located above the hook 70 of the shelf frame 62, and then the support piece 76 is lowered. Next, when the hook 70 of the shelf frame 62 passes through the groove portion 77 of the support piece 76 and the insertion is completed, the support piece 76 is moved to be caught by the lower side of the protrusion 74. Let's do it. At this time, the support piece 76 is guided to the inclined surface 73 of the protrusion 74 and pressurizes the glass panel 68 located below. The shelf is pressurized even if the coated surface of the adhesive part and the inner flange or the glass panel 68 and the adhesive part 66 is not uniform, so that the gap is eliminated and is firmly coupled.

As the support piece 66 hardens the adhesive portion 66 while the support piece 66 presses the glass panel 68, there is no gap between the glass panel 68 and the inner flange 64. This allows for a more robust coupling.

In addition, as described above, when the support piece 76 is coupled to the protrusion 74, the rocking of the glass panel 68 is prevented and the adhesive part 66 is cured.

The shelf of the refrigerator completed through the above process is installed in the cabinet to accommodate foodstuffs.

On the other hand, the support piece 76 is to support the lower side of the glass panel 68, and to support the load of the stored food and glass panel 68.

Although the shelf of the refrigerator according to the present invention has been described with reference to the illustrated drawings as described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments and drawings described above, and is generally in the technical field to which the present invention pertains within the scope of the claims. Of course, various modifications and variations can be made by those skilled in the art. In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the hook may be protruded to the shelf frame surface between the outer flange 63 and the guide tuck 65 of the shelf frame. In addition, the support piece has been described in the form of one square piece, but may be made of a plurality of square pieces or in the form of a rod, or the like, and of course, the position, number and shape can be modified.

In the shelf of the refrigerator according to the present invention configured as described above, the support piece is fitted to the hook protruding from the shelf frame, and the adhesive part can be firmly adhered to the glass panel or the shelf frame by closely contacting the glass panel toward the shelf frame. In addition, there is an advantage that the shaking of the glass panel is prevented while the adhesive part is cured, thereby improving adhesion and sealing performance of the adhesive part. In addition, since the support piece supports the lower side of the glass panel, the strength of the shelf can be increased.

Claims (3)

In the shelf of the refrigerator is installed inside the cabinet of the refrigerator to store food, A shelf frame having a through portion formed at a central portion thereof and an inner flange formed on an inner circumferential surface of the through portion; An adhesive part applied to the bottom of the inner flange, A glass panel attached to the adhesive part; A hook formed at one side of the shelf frame, The groove is coupled to the hook is formed, the shelf of the refrigerator, characterized in that it comprises a support piece for pressing the glass panel in close contact with the adhesive part and the shelf frame and the glass panel. The shelf of claim 1, wherein the hook includes a protrusion protruding downwardly from a lower surface of the shelf frame, and a protrusion extending in one direction from an end of the protrusion. The shelf of claim 2, wherein an upper portion of the protrusion of the hook comprises an inclined surface formed to be inclined downward in the extending direction of the protrusion.

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