KR100608949B1 - Storing box - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a storage box. The present invention includes a box body 20 having a storage space 21 formed therein and having a body border 22 surrounding the inlet edge; A cover 26 having a cover border 28 formed around the edge of the coupling channel 30 on which the main frame 22 is seated, and a receiving hole 38 formed therethrough; A door 74 having one end rotatably installed around the hinge shaft 42 at the receiving hole 38 to selectively shield the receiving hole 38 of the cover 26; An interlocking lever 48 provided in the coupling channel 30 and supported in one direction by an elastic member; In addition, the operating knob is connected to the interlocking lever 48 to penetrate through one side of the cover border 28 and is interlocked, and has a fastening boss 70 that is selectively walked on the front end of the door 74 at one side. 66, including. The storage box according to the present invention having such a configuration has an advantage of ensuring the sealing of the storage space 21 to maintain the freshness of the stored food for a long time.

Boxes, doors, covers, sealed

Description

Storage Box {Storing Box}

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a storage box according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of the storage box according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the main portion showing the bottom of some components of the embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing an enlarged part of the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of another embodiment according to the present invention.

Figure 7 is an enlarged view of the main portion showing the bottom of some components of another embodiment of the present invention.

8 is an exploded perspective view showing an enlarged view of some components of another embodiment of the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

20: box body 21: storage space

22: Body border 24: Home

26: Cover 28: Cover border

28 ': coupling channel 32: first connecting rod

32a: Insertion hole 34: Second connecting rod

34a: Insertion Slit 36: Hook

38: Storing 40: The dead end

42: hinge pin 44: mounting flange

46: Guide slit 48: Interlocking lever

50: body 52: first interlocking bar

58: stopper plate 60: spring

62: second interlocking bar 64: support part

66: Operation knob 68: Interlocking rib

68a: guide part 68b: fixed slit

70: tightening boss 70a: guide surface

72: Handle 74: door

76: fastening home 78: jam jaw

450: first guide slit 460: second guide slit

480: Interlocking lever 700: Fastening boss

720: operation boss

The present invention relates to a storage box, and more particularly, to a storage box for storing food, such as vegetables stored in the state.

The storage box is required to be sealed at low temperatures to keep the stored food fresh (hereinafter 'vegetable' as an example). In particular, the performance of the storage box of kimchi refrigerator depends on the low temperature and whether it is sealed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the box body 1 includes a storage space 3 capable of storing food therein. The cover 5 is coupled to the box body 1. A penetrating portion 6 is formed through the cover 5, and a door 7 is installed in the penetrating portion 6 so as to be opened and closed. The door 7 is rotatably installed through the hinge 9 of the cover 5.

However, the storage box according to the prior art as described above has the following problems.

That is, when the door 9 is closed, the door 9 maintains its seated state on the cover 5 only by its own weight. However, usually the door 9 is formed of a plastic of light material, so that the door 9 is not firmly seated on the cover 5.

In some cases, the door 9 may not be completely attached to the cover 5 due to carelessness of the user.

As described above, when the door 9 is lifted up without being firmly attached to the cover 5, the outside air comes into contact with the food inside. Accordingly, in the case of food, especially vegetables in the storage box, moisture, which is a determinant factor of freshness, is leaked, so that the storage box does not perform its original function.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and to securely seal the storage space to fasten the door to the cover to prevent lifting of the door.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, the present invention includes a box body having a storage space formed therein, the body edge is provided around the inlet edge; A cover having a cover border formed around an edge of a coupling channel on which the main body border is seated, and a cover penetrating one side to form a receiving hole; A door having one end rotatably installed around a hinge axis in the accommodation hole to selectively shield the accommodation hole of the cover; An interlocking lever provided in the coupling channel and supported to be moved in one direction by an elastic member; It is connected to the interlocking lever and interlocked through one side of the cover border, it is configured to include an operating knob having a fastening boss selectively walked on the front end of the door on one side.

One side of the main frame is formed with a recess recessed downward so that the interlocking lever is seated.

The cover edge is provided with a connecting rod for fixing one side of the interlocking lever across the coupling channel, and an interlocking rib of the operating knob is inserted at one end thereof to form a guide slit for guiding the movement of the operating knob.

The door includes a fastening groove recessed to insert the fastening boss of the operation knob; And a locking projection protruding from the locking groove to lock the locking boss.

The interlock lever includes a body part seated in a recess recessed in one side of the main frame border; An interlocking bar extending from one side of the body part to which the interlocking rib is fastened; Protruding from the interlocking bar, the stopper plate for supporting one side of the elastic member;

The operation knob is inserted into a guide slit formed at one end of the cover edge, and interlocking rib fastened to the interlocking bar; And a fastening boss projecting toward the door side and being selectively fastened to the front end of the door.

On the other hand, the present invention is a storage space is formed therein, the box body is provided with a border around the inlet edge; A cover having a cover border formed around an edge of a coupling channel on which the main body border is seated, and a cover formed through a side thereof, and having a receiving hole formed therein; one end of the hinge hole in the receiving hole to selectively shield the receiving hole of the cover; A door rotatably installed; Is installed in the coupling channel is supported to be moved in one direction by the elastic member, the opening and closing of the door through the fastening boss and the other side of the cover border to selectively walk through the one side of the cover border to the front end of the door It may be configured to include; interlocking lever is provided with an operating boss for operating.

The interlock lever includes a body part seated in a recess recessed downward from one side of the main body border; An interlocking bar extending from both sides of the body portion; A stopper plate protruding from the interlocking bar to support one side of the elastic member; A fastening boss projecting toward the door side through a first guide slit formed at one side of the cover edge at one side of the body part, and being selectively fastened to the front end of the door; It may be configured to include; an operation boss protruding upward through the second guide slit formed on the other side of the cover border from the upper surface of the body portion, to operate the selective opening and closing of the door.

Storage box according to the present invention having such a configuration has the advantage that can maintain the freshness of food for a long time.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the storage box according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in Figure 2 to 4, the box body 20 is provided with a storage space 21 for storing food. The body border 22 surrounding the upper portion of the box body 20 is provided. Grooves 24 are formed in the front portion of the main body frame 22 (hereinafter, 'before, after, front, back, left and right' based on FIG. 2).

The cover 26 is coupled to the box body 20. The cover 26 serves to shield the storage space 21. A cover border 28 having a space corresponding to the shape of the main frame border 22 is provided around the cover 26. This space is called a coupling channel 28 ', and the coupling channel 28' shown in FIG. 3 is formed by the inner wall portion 28a, the outer wall portion 28b and the connecting portion 28c of the cover border 28. It is defined that the main frame 22 is coupled to the cover border 28.

As shown in FIG. 3, the coupling channel 28 ′ is formed with a first connecting rod 32 and a second connecting rod 34 across a straight distance between the inner wall portion 28a and the outer wall portion 28b. do. An insertion hole 32a is provided in the first connecting rod 32, and an insertion slit 34a is provided in the second connecting rod 34. On the other hand, the longitudinal length a of the first connecting rod 32 and the second connecting rod 34 is equal to the longitudinal length a 'of the space formed by the groove 24.

On the other hand, a hook 36 is provided at the bottom of the outer wall portion 28b of the cover border 28. The hook 36 is provided after the cover 26 is coupled to the box body 20. It serves to prevent removal.

The cover 26 is provided with a receiving hole 38 to accommodate the food stored in the box body 20. Here, the receiving hole 38 is defined by the inner wall portion 28a and the finishing end portion 40. One end of the door 74 to be described below is connected to the finishing end 40 and is provided with a hinge pin 42 to enable the opening and closing of the door 74. Of course, hinge pins 42 may be formed at both ends of the door 74, and pin holes (not shown) may be formed at both ends of the finishing end 40 to insert the hinge pins 42.

The cover 26 is provided with a mounting flange 44 protruding from the inner wall portion 28a toward the receiving hole 38. The seating flange 44 is formed around three sides of the receiving hole 38, and is a part in which the door 74 to be described below is seated.

On the other hand, a guide slit 46 is formed in the connection portion 28c of the cover border 28 to guide the movement of the operation knob 66 to be described below. That is, the guide slit 46 is formed in the connecting portion 28c of the cover 26 corresponding to the groove 24.

As shown in FIG. 3, the interlocking lever 48 is installed in the space of the coupling channel 28 ′ corresponding to the recess 24. Here, the horizontal length b of the interlocking lever 48 is formed to be smaller than the horizontal length b ′ of the space formed by the recess 24.

The interlocking lever 48 has a body portion 50 seated in the groove 24. The interlocking lever 48 is provided with a first interlocking bar 52 extending from one side of the body portion 50. The first interlocking bar 52 has a portion for guiding the movement of the interlocking lever 48 and a portion at which the interlocking rib 68 to be described below is fastened. One side of the first interlocking bar 52 is a portion inserted into the insertion hole 32a of the first connecting rod 32, and serves to fix the interlocking lever 48 to the first connecting rod 32. .

The interlocking lever 48 is provided with a stopper plate 58 protruding in a disk shape. The stopper plate 58 defines a moving range of the spring 60 to be described below, and serves to apply a force to the spring 60. A spring 60 is installed between the stopper plate 58 and the first connecting rod 32. The spring 60 serves to adjust the movement of the interlocking lever 48 by elasticity. That is, the interlocking lever 48 is automatically returned to its original position by elasticity after moving in the direction of compressing the spring 60.

On the other hand, the interlocking lever 48 is provided with a second interlocking bar 62 extending from the other side of the body portion 50. The configuration of the second interlocking bar 62 is similar to that of the first interlocking bar 52. Here, one side of the second interlocking bar 62 is inserted into the insertion slit 34a of the second connecting table 34 to fix the interlocking lever 48 to the second connecting table 34 so as to be movable. Play a role.

The interlocking lever 48 is provided with a support 64 extending from the body portion 50 toward the inner wall portion 28a of the cover border 28. The support portion 64 allows the interlocking lever 48 to be supported by the inner wall portion 28a and reduces the area of the interlocking lever 48 in contact with the inner wall portion 28a so as to reduce the area of the interlocking lever 48. It serves to facilitate the movement of.

The interlock lever 48 is operated by the operation knob 66. The operation knob 66 is provided with an interlocking rib 68 protruding downward. The interlocking ribs 68 are provided at both sides of the operation knob 66, and are inserted into the guide slit 46, and then, at portions of the first interlocking bar 52 and the second interlocking bar 62. Each combined.

The interlocking rib 68 is provided with a guide portion 68a for guiding engagement with the first interlocking bar 52, and is provided with a fixing slit 68b for fixing the first interlocking bar 52 after the guide. . In this way, the interlocking rib 68 coupled to the first interlocking bar 52 is guided by the guide slit 46, and interlocks with the interlocking lever 48 from side to side.

As shown in FIG. 4, the manipulation knob 66 is provided with a fastening boss 70 protruding toward the receiving hole 38. One side surface of the fastening boss 70 is provided with an inclined guide surface 70a to be widened toward the lower side, the other side is configured to be inclined to widen the front side.

A handle 72 is provided at an upper end of the manipulation knob 66. The handle 72 is formed in an uneven shape, and serves to operate the left and right interlocking operation of the operation knob 66 and the interlock lever 48. Here, the interlocking rib 68, the fastening boss 70 and the handle 72 is formed integrally. Of course, the handle 72 is not necessarily provided. That is, the body portion of the operation knob 66 seated on the main frame 22 may serve as the handle 72.

The door 74 is installed at the end 40 of the cover 26 to open and close the receiving hole 38 by the hinge pin 42. A spring (not shown) may be installed between one side of the door 74 and the finishing end portion 40 so that the door 74 is automatically opened. The front end of the door 74 is provided with a fastening groove 76 fastened to the fastening boss 70.

A locking jaw 78 protruding in parallel to the manipulation knob 66 is provided at a lower end of the coupling groove 76. The locking jaw 78 serves to fix the fastening boss 70 to the fastening groove 76.

On the other hand, the rights of the present invention is not limited to the embodiment shown in the drawings. For example, in the present embodiment, two guide slits 46 are formed. However, the guide slits 46 are not necessarily the same. Accordingly, only one interlocking rib 68 of the operation knob 66 may be formed, so that only one interlocking lever 48 coupled to the interlocking rib 68 may be provided.

In addition, although the guide slit 46 is formed in the connecting portion 28c of the cover border 28 in the present embodiment, it may be formed in the outer wall portion 28b. In this case, the operation knob 66 may also be installed on the outer wall portion 28b.

Hereinafter, the operation of the storage box according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described in detail.

Looking at the assembly process of the first embodiment of the present invention, the interlocking lever 48 is installed in the coupling channel (28 ') of the cover border (28). When the spring 60 is fitted to one side of the first interlocking bar 52 of the interlocking lever 48, the spring 60 is seated on the stopper plate 58. Thereafter, the first interlocking bar 52 is inserted into the insertion hole 32a of the first connecting table 32. In addition, one side of the second interlocking bar 62 corresponding to the first interlocking bar 52 is installed in the insertion slit 34a of the second connecting table 34. On the other hand, the support portion 64 extending from the body portion 50 is installed in contact with the inner wall portion 28a of the cover border 28.

After the interlock lever 48 is installed in the coupling channel 28 ', the operation knob 66 is installed in the connection portion 28c of the cover border 28. That is, the interlocking rib 68 provided in the operation knob 66 passes through the guide slit 46 and is fastened to the first interlocking bar 52 and the second interlocking bar 62 of the interlocking lever 48. do. In this case, the interlock lever 48 and the operation knob 66 are moved together.

Thereafter, the door 74 is installed on the hinge pin 42 provided in the cover 26. Thus, while the cover 26 and the door 74 is coupled, the cover 26 is installed in the box body 20. That is, after the main frame 22 is coupled to the coupling channel 28 'of the cover border 28, the cover with a hook 36 provided on the lower end of the outer wall portion 28b of the cover border 28 (26) is not removed from the box body (20).

The lower end of the interlock lever 48 is seated in the groove 24. Here, the length (b) of the interlocking lever 48 is formed smaller than the length (b ') of the groove 24, when the interlocking lever 48 is interlocked with the interlocking rib 68, the groove ( 24) will not be disturbed by.

On the other hand, the lower end of the interlocking lever 48 and the lower end of the first connecting rod 32 and the second connecting rod 34 are formed on substantially the same plane, the connecting rod 32, 34 is a longitudinal length (a) It is formed to be equal to the length (a ') of the longitudinal direction of the groove 24. Therefore, after the box body 20 and the cover 26 are coupled, the front end of the cover 26 does not protrude upward due to the interlocking lever 48 installed in the coupling channel 28 '.

Looking at the operation of the embodiment of the present invention with reference to Figure 5, when the door 74 is closed in the open state, the lower surface of the locking jaw 78 is in contact with the guide surface 70a of the fastening boss 70. The guide surface 70a is inclined to allow the door 74 to descend, and to move the operation knob 66 to the left and right through the guide slit 46. This is because the interlocking rib 68 of the operating knob 66 is engaged with the first interlocking bar 52 and the second interlocking bar 62 of the interlocking lever 48, and the stopper plate 58 of the interlocking lever 48. This is because) exerts a force on the spring (60).

When the door 74 is seated on the mounting flange 44 of the cover 26, the fastening boss 70 is fastened to the fastening groove 76. The lower end of the fastening boss 70 and the upper end of the locking jaw 78 are in contact with each other so that the fastening boss 70 is not detached from the fastening groove 76 arbitrarily. In this way, the door 74 is firmly fixed to the cover 26.

On the other hand, when the door 74 is opened in the closed state, the handle 72 of the manipulation knob 66 is pushed to the right side (see FIG. 5) while overcoming the elastic force of the spring 60. Here, one surface of the fastening boss 70 is inclined to allow the fastening boss 70 to be separated from the fastening groove 76.

When a force is applied to the right side of the handle 72, the manipulation knob 66 is forced to the right. The stopper plate 58 of the interlocking lever 48 exerts a force on the spring 60 in the same direction.

Thus, the operation knob 66 is guided by the guide slit 46, and moves to the right with the interlock lever 48. As the operation knob 66 moves, the door 74 is opened after the fastening boss 70 is removed from the fastening groove 76. When the door 74 is opened, the operating knob 66 is returned to its original position due to the restoring force of the spring 60.

6,7 and 8 show another embodiment of the present invention. According to this, in the present embodiment, the operation knob 66 is not provided, the interlock lever 480 to be described below is configured to perform the role of the operation knob 66.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, the first guide slit 450 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape on the inner wall portion 28a of the cover border 28. The first guide slit 450 is a portion into which the fastening boss 700 of the interlock lever 480 to be described below is inserted, and serves to guide the movement of the inserted fastening boss 700.

The second guide slit 460 is formed in a long thin hole in the connection portion 28c of the cover border 28. The second guide slit 460 is a portion into which the operation boss 720 of the interlock lever 480 to be described below is inserted, and serves to guide the movement of the inserted operation boss 720. The second guide slit 460 may also be formed on the outer wall portion 28b of the cover border 28.

The interlocking lever 480 installed in the coupling channel 28 ′ of the cover border 28 protrudes toward the door 74 from one side of the body part 50, that is, the side facing the front end of the door 74. The fastening boss 700 is provided. The fastening boss 700 is inserted into the first guide slit 450 and then moves along the first guide slit 450 to selectively fasten to the fastening groove 76 formed at the front end of the door 74. do.

In addition, the interlock lever 480 is provided with an operation boss 720 protruding upward from the upper end of the body portion 50. The operation boss 720 is a portion inserted into the second guide slit 460 to allow a user to selectively open and close the door 74 by operating the operation boss 720.

On the other hand, embodiments of the present invention are not necessarily limited thereto. That is, in another exemplary embodiment, the second guide slit 460 is composed of two, but may be composed of one. Accordingly, the fastening boss 700 of the interlocking lever 480 may be configured as one, and the fastening groove 76 of the door 74 corresponding thereto may also be configured as one.

The rights of the present invention are not limited to the embodiments described above, but are defined by the claims, and those skilled in the art can make various modifications and adaptations within the scope of the claims. It is self-evident.

The storage box according to the present invention as described in detail above can obtain the following effects.

That is, by forcibly fixing the door to the cover, it is possible to prevent the phenomenon that the door is not in close contact with the cover to be lifted. Therefore, by tightly sealing the storage space for storing food to block the delivery of the outside air to the food, there is an effect of maintaining the freshness of the food to improve the reliability of the product.

Claims (8)

A box body having a storage space formed therein and having a body border surrounding an inlet edge; A cover having a cover border formed around an edge of a coupling channel on which the main body border is seated, and a cover penetrating one side to form a receiving hole; A door having one end rotatably installed around a hinge axis in the accommodation hole to selectively shield the accommodation hole of the cover; An interlocking lever provided in the coupling channel and supported to be moved in one direction by an elastic member; A storage box comprising a; operating knob which is connected to the interlocking lever and penetrates through one side of the cover border, and is provided with a fastening boss selectively walked on the front end of the door. The method of claim 1, The storage box, characterized in that the groove is formed on one side of the main frame to be seated so that the interlocking lever is seated. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The cover rim is provided with connecting rods for fixing both sides of the interlocking lever across the coupling channel, and an interlocking rib of the operating knob is inserted at one end thereof to form a guide slit for guiding the movement of the operating knob. Storage box. The method of claim 1, The door includes a fastening groove recessed to insert the fastening boss of the operation knob; And a locking step protruding from the locking groove to lock the locking boss. The method of claim 1, The interlock lever includes a body part seated in a recess recessed downward from one side of the main frame border; An interlocking bar extending from one side of the body part to which the interlocking rib is fastened; And a stopper plate protruding from the interlocking bar to support one side of the elastic member. The method of claim 1, The operation knob is inserted into a guide slit formed at one end of the cover edge, and interlocking rib fastened to the interlocking bar; And a fastening boss projecting toward the door side to be selectively fastened to the front end of the door. A box body having a storage space formed therein and having a body border surrounding an inlet edge; A cover having a cover border formed around an edge of a coupling channel on which the main body border is seated, and a cover penetrating one side to form a receiving hole; A door having one end rotatably installed around a hinge axis in the accommodation hole to selectively shield the accommodation hole of the cover; It is installed in the coupling channel is supported by the elastic member to move in one direction, penetrating through one side of the cover rim selectively through the fastening boss and the other side of the cover border to selectively open and close the door Storage box characterized in that it comprises a; interlocking lever is provided with an operating boss for operating. The method of claim 7, wherein The interlock lever includes a body part seated in a recess recessed downward from one side of the main frame border; An interlocking bar extending from both sides of the body portion; A stopper plate protruding from the interlocking bar to support one side of the elastic member; A fastening boss projecting toward the door side through a first guide slit formed at one side of the cover edge at one side of the body part, and being selectively fastened to the front end of the door; A storage boss protruding upward through a second guide slit formed on the other side of the cover edge from an upper surface of the body part to manipulate a selective opening and closing of the door.

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