KR100756459B1 - Refrigerator having air-cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator provided with an air cleaner. In the present invention, the air cleaner 200 is provided on the upper surface of the refrigerator body 20. The air cleaner 200 includes a case 210 having a suction port I and a discharge port O, and a filter unit for purifying air sucked into the case 210 through the suction port I. 220 is provided. In addition, a latch hook 282 and a push latch 283 are provided on a rear surface of the basket door 226 and a front surface of the case 210 corresponding to the filter door 220 to draw out the filter unit 220 into and out of the case 210. ) Is provided. The latch hook 282 is inserted into and fixed to the push latch 282 in an operation of pressing the basket door 226 in close contact with the front surface of the case 210. According to the present invention configured as described above, the withdrawal of the filter unit for the replacement of the filter can be easily made.

Refrigerator, air cleaner, basket door, filter basket, push latch, latch hook

Description

Refrigerator with air cleaner {Refrigerator having air-cleaner}

1 is an exploded perspective view showing the inside of the cover of the air cleaner constituting the refrigerator provided with the air cleaner according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the inside of the cover removed from the air cleaner constituting a preferred embodiment of a refrigerator equipped with an air cleaner according to the present invention.

3A and 3B are plan views illustrating a structure in which a fan housing constituting the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 is mounted to a case;

Figure 4 is a plan view showing a structure in which the decorative panel constituting the embodiment shown in Figure 2 is connected to the case.

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing a part of the decorative housing is provided with a rack through opening and a hook through opening shown in FIG.

Figure 6 is a side cross-sectional view showing a disassembled structure in which the filter basket and the basket door constituting the embodiment shown in FIG.

7 is a cross-sectional side view showing an exploded view of the structure in which the filter basket and the basket door constituting the embodiment shown in FIG.

Figure 8 is a side cross-sectional view showing a structure in which the filter basket constituting the embodiment shown in Figure 2 mounted inside the case.                 

9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of FIG. 8;

10 is an exploded perspective view showing a filter and a filter basket constituting the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a plan view illustrating a structure in which a light emitting diode and a printed circuit board constituting the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 are mounted inside a case; FIG.

12 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B 'of FIG.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view illustrating a bottom surface of an air cleaner constituting the embodiment shown in FIG. 2. FIG.

14 is a perspective view showing the mounting bracket shown in FIG.

15 is an air flow diagram showing a state in which air flows inside the embodiment shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

20: refrigerator 200: air cleaner

210: case 212: blowing case

212a: seating portion 212b: fastening boss

213: guide portion 213a: seating groove

214: support portion 215: vibration absorption portion

216: filter case 216a: seating portion

216b: support portion 217: fastening piece

217a: Fastener 218: Deco panel                 

220: filter unit 222: antibacterial filter

223: first dust collecting filter 224: second dust collecting filter

225: deodorizing filter 226: basket door

228: filter basket 229: basket body

229s: seating space 229a, 229b: guide rib

229c and 229d: support rib 230: blower

232: fan housing 232a: discharge section

234: air guide 234a: opening

240: negative ion generator 250: decor housing

251: opening through the rack 251a: opening through the hook

251 g: guide part 252: filter through opening

253: mounting flange 253a: mounting hole

254: Fastener 254a: Fastener

256: operation unit 258: display unit

259a: panel seat 259b: basket door seat

260: mounting bracket 262: fixing part

263: fastener 264: coupling part

265: through hole 266: coupling slit

272: fastening box 273, 274: fastening hook

273a, 274a: Stopper 273b, 274b: Guide surface                 

275: close contact rib 276: fastening portion

277: fastening piece 278: reinforcing piece

282: latch hook 283: push latch

284: guide groove 285: support rail

286: elastic lever 292: light emitting diode

293: printed circuit board 294, 295: insertion piece

296,297: Insertion grooves 296a, 297a: Contact protrusions

296b, 297b: Guide surface 298: Shield plate

I: suction port O: discharge port

A: suction flow path B: discharge flow path

G: Suction grill M: Step motor

G1: Gear R: Rack

H: Jam Hook h: Jam Jaw

M1: drive motor P: coupling pin

Ph: Head Pb: Body

PR: Parting Line S: Stopper

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator provided with an air cleaner for purifying indoor air.

The refrigerator is an electronic product for long-term storage in a fresh state by refrigeration or freezing food, and in the present specification, referring to a side-by-side type in which a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment are formed to be parallel to each other. Explain.

1 shows a refrigerator provided with an air cleaner according to the prior art.

As shown in the figure, the air cleaner 100 is detachably installed on the upper surface of the refrigerator 10. The air purifier 100 may include a case 110 in which an air inlet port I and an air outlet port O are formed, a filter unit 120 for filtering air sucked through the air inlet port I; A blower 130 which sucks air through the inlet port I and discharges the air filtered by the filter unit 120 through the outlet port O, and is discharged together with the air through the outlet port O It comprises a negative ion generating device 140 for generating negative ions.

The case 110 includes a flat hexahedral blower case 112 having open ends, and a pair of filter cases 116 that communicate with both ends of the blower case 112, respectively. The discharge port O is formed on the front surface of the blower case 112, and the blower 130 and the negative ion generator 140 are disposed therein.

In addition, a pair of guide grooves 110a and 110b into which the pair of guide rails 10a and 10b provided on the upper surface of the refrigerator 10 are inserted is formed at the bottom of the blower case 112. Although not shown, a plurality of louvers may be mounted to control the discharge direction of air through the discharge holes O while opening and closing the discharge holes O.                         

On the other hand, the inlet port (I) is formed at the outer end of the filter case 116, respectively, the filter unit 120 is detachably installed therein. The filter case 116 is installed to be movable to the left and right, respectively, in a state of being fitted to the blower case 112. A pair of support parts 116a are formed on the bottom of the filter case 116 so as to be level with the blower case 112.

In addition, the suction port (I) is equipped with a suction grill (G) which is provided on the inside of the strainer that can filter the foreign matter in the air sucked through it. And the filter mounting openings 116h and the guide ribs 116L for attaching and detaching the filter unit 120 are formed on the front surface of the filter case 116, respectively.

The filter unit 120 includes an antibacterial filter 122 and a dust collecting filter 123 that remove various bacteria, dust, and odors in the air inside the filter extracting unit 126 formed in a hexahedral shape having an approximately upper surface. The deodorizing filter 124 is configured by being provided in turn from the outer end thereof, respectively. The filter outlet 126 is mounted inside the filter case 116 through the filter mounting opening 116h and is fixed by the guide rib 116L, and the filter outlet 126 is disposed inside the filter outlet 126. A plurality of guide portions 128a for fixing the filters 122, 123, and 124 are provided, respectively.

The blower 130 is a blower fan (not shown) for discharging the air sucked in the axial direction in the circumferential direction, a fan housing 132 is installed therein, and a drive motor for driving the blower fan It is configured to include (not shown). The fan housing 132 is fixed to a boss (not shown) provided on the bottom surface of the blower case 112 by a screw (not shown). The fan housing 132 sucks air through the lower part of the fan housing 132 when the blower fan is driven and discharges the air forward.

In addition, an air guide 134 is provided inside the blower case 112 to guide the air sucked through the suction hole I by the blower 130 to be discharged through the discharge hole O. In addition, the inside of the blower case 112 is partitioned into the suction passage (a) and the discharge passage (b) by the air guide 134.

On the other hand, the negative ion generating device 140 is installed on one side of the discharge passage (B) adjacent to the blower (130). The negative ions generated by the negative ion generator 140 are discharged to the outside through the discharge port O together with the air blown by the blower 130.

The front of the blower case 112 is provided with a display unit 152 for displaying the operating state of the air cleaner 100 to the outside. In addition, an operation unit 154 is provided at one side of the front surface of the blower case 112 adjacent to the display unit 152 to receive various operation signals to operate the air cleaner 100.

However, the refrigerator provided with the air cleaner according to the prior art configured as described above has the following problems.

In the related art, in order to replace or clean the filters 122, 123, and 124, the fixing means for fixing the filter outlet 126 in the state mounted in the filter case 116 is released. The filter outlet 126 should be drawn out of the filter case 116. In other words, both the job of releasing the fixed state between the filter case 116 and the filter taking out part 126 and the operation of drawing the filter taking out part 126 from the filter case 116 are required twice. Disadvantages arise.

The present invention is to solve such a conventional problem, it is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator provided with an air cleaner is configured to facilitate the replacement of the filter.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, the present invention includes a refrigerator having a main body in which a predetermined storage space is formed, and a door for selectively opening and closing the storage space; A case fixed to one side of the main body and having at least one suction port and a discharge port formed therein, a filter unit for purifying the air sucked through the suction port, and sucking the air through the suction port and purifying the air from the filter unit An air purifier having a blower for discharging through the discharge port; The filter unit may include at least one filter for purifying air sucked through the inlet, a filter basket in which the filter is seated, and detachably mounted in the case, and fixed to the filter basket and drawn out in a drawer type. A basket door for selectively opening and closing the case, a guide means for guiding the removal and removal of the filter basket, and a locking means for maintaining the filter basket is mounted inside the case.

The guide means is a guide groove which is formed on the bottom surface of the case in the elongated direction of the filter basket in the detachable direction, the width of the guide groove in the direction orthogonal to the detachable direction of the filter basket corresponds to the lower end of the filter basket Characterized in that it is formed.

The guide means further includes at least one support rail extending in a detachable direction of the filter on a bottom surface of the case corresponding to the inside of the guide groove, and a bottom surface of the filter basket on an upper surface of the support rail. It is characterized by being supported.

The locking means is provided on any one of the front of the case and the back of the basket door in close contact with the front, and the other side of the front of the case and the back of the basket door in close contact with the push latch It is characterized in that the latch hook is inserted into.

The push latch is provided on one side of the front surface of the case, the latch hook is characterized in that provided on one side of the rear surface of the basket door.

The locking means is characterized in that it further comprises an elastic member for imparting an elastic force to the filter basket in the direction in which the filter basket is drawn out on one side of the case.

According to the present invention as described above, there is an advantage that the extraction of the filter basket on which the filter is seated becomes easy.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a preferred embodiment of a refrigerator provided with an air cleaner according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail.                     

2 shows the inside of an air cleaner constituting a preferred embodiment of a refrigerator equipped with an air cleaner according to the present invention, and FIGS. 3A and 3B show a fan housing constituting the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 and 5 illustrate a structure in which a decorative panel constituting the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2 is connected to a case, and FIGS. 6 and 7 illustrate an embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2. A structure in which the filter basket constituting the filter basket and the basket door is fastened is illustrated, and a structure in which the filter basket constituting the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 is mounted inside the case is illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9, and in FIG. 10. A filter and a filter basket are shown, and FIGS. 11 and 12 illustrate a structure in which a light emitting diode and a printed circuit board, which form the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, are mounted inside a case. 13 and 14 illustrate the bottom and fastening brackets of the air cleaner constituting the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, respectively.

As shown in the figure, an air cleaner 200 for purifying indoor air is provided on the upper surface of the refrigerator body 20. The case 210 forming the exterior of the air cleaner 200 includes a blower case 212 having a discharge port O through which filtered air is discharged, and a suction port through which air is sucked into the case 210. And a pair of filter cases 216 provided with (I).

The blower case 212 is formed in a flat hexahedral shape having an upper surface, a front surface, and both ends thereof, and an upper surface of the blower case 212 is shielded by a case cover (not shown). As shown in FIG. 13, a seating portion 212a and a plurality of fastening bosses 212b are provided on a bottom surface of the blower case 212.                     

The seating portion 212a is a place where the mounting bracket 260 to be described below will be seated, and is provided in the center of the bottom face of the blower case 212. A fastener (not shown) passing through the fastening hole 254a of the decor housing 250 will be fastened to the fastening boss 212b.

The discharge port (O) is formed in the front portion of the decoration housing 250 provided on the front of the air blowing case 212 will be described later. And the decorative panel 218 is provided to selectively open and close the discharge port (O). The deco panel 218 is formed in a shape corresponding to the discharge port (O) relatively wider to the left and right than the discharge port (O), as shown in Figure 15, the blowing in the state shielding the discharge port (O) Moving to the front of the case 212 to open and close the discharge port (O).

And, for the operation of the decor panel 218, as shown in Figure 4, a pair of step motor (M), gear (G1), the rack (R) is provided. The step motor M provides a driving force for moving the decor panel 218 and is fixed to both front ends of the blower case 212 adjacent to the discharge port O. The gear G1 is meshed with the rack R in a state connected to the drive shaft of the step motor M. The rack R is provided at both sides of the rear surface of the decopanel 218 and extends rearward to be substantially orthogonal to the rear surface of the decopanel 218 corresponding to the outer side of the discharge port O. FIG.

In addition, one side of the rack (R) is provided with a hook hook (H). The hook hook (H) is to prevent the decopanel 218 moving forward of the case 210 by the drive of the step motor (M) completely removed from the case 210, It extends from one side of the rack R to the rear by a predetermined length.

The front end of the hook hook H is fixed to the front end of the rack R adjacent to the rear surface of the decorative panel 218 and the front end thereof extends to the rear of the case 210. Therefore, the hook hook (H) has a predetermined elasticity to the left and right with respect to the rack (R). And the front end of the locking hook (H) is provided with a locking jaw (h) that is caught on the front end of the stopper (S) to be described below.

On the other hand, the filter case 216 has a hexahedron shape formed long in front and rear, and is coupled to both ends of the blower case 212 so as to be movable from side to side. The filter case 216 has an upper surface, a front surface, and both ends thereof. The upper surface of the filter case 216 is shielded by a case cover (not shown).

The inner end of each of the filter cases 216 communicates with an open end of the blower case 212, and the suction port I is provided at each outer end of the filter case 216. In addition, the suction port (I) is equipped with a suction grill (G) provided with a strainer for filtering foreign matter contained in the air to be sucked.

In addition, the bottom of the filter case 216 is provided with a seating portion 216a for mounting the mounting bracket 260, respectively. As shown in FIG. 13, the seating portion 216a is relatively rearward compared to the seating portion 212a of the blower case 212 in a state in which the filter case 216 is coupled to the blower case 212. It is provided at the rear end of the filter case 216 corresponding to the bottom.

A support part 216b is provided at the bottom outer end and the rear end of the filter case 216. The support part 216b serves to support the case 210 by having its lower end in close contact with the upper surface of the main body 20 while the air cleaner 200 is seated on the upper surface of the main body 20.

The filter unit 220 to be described below is detachably mounted through the opened front surface of the filter case 216. At least one fastening piece 217 for fixing the blower case 212 and the filter case 216 is provided at the lower end of the inner end of the filter case 216.

The fastening piece 217 extends horizontally from the bottom inner end of the filter case 216 by a predetermined length, and fastening holes 217a are formed in the fastening piece 217, respectively. A fastener (not shown) penetrating the fastening hole 217a is selectively fastened to a plurality of fastening holes (not shown) formed on the bottom surface of the blower case 212, so that the fasteners 217a are disposed on the left and right widths of the upper surface of the main body 20. Therefore, the left and right widths of the case 210 can be adjusted.

Referring back to FIG. 2, the filter unit 220 mounted inside the filter case 216 through the opened front surface of the filter case 216 is inside the case 210 through the inlet I. It serves to purify the air sucked into. The filter unit 220 includes a plurality of filters 222, 223, 224, and 225, and the filter case 216 with the filters 222, 223, 224, and 225 seated thereon. It is configured to include a filter basket 228 detachably mounted in the interior, and the basket door 226 fastened to the filter basket 228 and drawn out.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 10, the filter 222, 223, 224, 225, the antibacterial filter 222, the first and second dust filter 223, 224, and deodorizing filter 225. The filters 222, 223, 224, and 225 are formed in a panel shape having a predetermined thickness, and the antibacterial filter 222, the first dust collecting filter 223, the second dust collecting filter 224, and deodorization are formed. In order for the filter 225 to be provided adjacent to the inlet (I).

The antibacterial filter 222 performs an antibacterial action to remove various bacteria in the air. The first and second dust collecting filters 223 and 224 remove dust of different sizes in the air passing through the antimicrobial filter 222, and the deodorizing filter 225 and the antibacterial filter 222 It serves to remove odors in the air passing through the first and second dust collecting filters 223 and 224.

As shown in FIG. 10, the basket body 229 of the filter basket 228 is provided with a seating space 229s on which the filters 222, 223, 224, and 225 are seated. The basket body 229 is formed in a substantially hexahedral shape in which portions of the basket body 229 except for upper edges of both sides of the upper surface and the longitudinal direction are opened.

In order to guide the filter body 222, 223, 224, 225 seated in the seating space 229s to a predetermined position on the inside and bottom surfaces of the front and rear surfaces of the basket body 229. Each of the plurality of guide ribs 229a and 229b is provided. In addition, both sides of the basket body 229 open to reinforce the basket body 229 and at the same time a plurality for protecting the filters 222, 223, 224, 225 seated in the seating space (229s). Two support ribs 229c and 229d are provided.

2, the basket door 226 is formed in a shape and size corresponding to the basket door seat end 259b of the decoration housing 250 to be described below. And the basket door 226 serves to selectively open and close the filter through the opening 252 to be described below by being pulled out in a drawer type coupled to the filter basket 228.

6 and 7, in order to fasten the basket door 226 and the filter basket 228, a fastening box 272 is provided on the rear surface of the basket door 226. The fastening box 272 is formed in a hexahedral shape with the rear opening, and protrudes toward the rear.

Fastening hooks 273 and 274 are provided on the lower and both sides of the fastening box 272. The fastening hooks 273 and 274 are elastically deformable by cutting a portion of the lower and both sides of the fastening box 272, respectively, and are formed long in front and rear. In the illustrated embodiment, relatively front ends of the lower and both sides of the fastening box 272 are cut, and the fastening hooks 273 and 274 have their bases connected to the rear ends of the fastening box 272. The tip extends forward. Therefore, the fastening hook 273 provided at the lower portion of the fastening box 272 is elastically deformable up and down, and the fastening hook 274 provided at both sides of the fastening box 272 is elastically deformable from side to side. .

In addition, the front end of the fastening hook (273, 274) is provided with a locking projection (273a) (274a) for the fastening piece 277 to be described below. The locking protrusion 273a of the fastening hook 273 provided below the fastening box 272 protrudes upward from the top end of the fastening hook 273. The locking protrusions 274a of the fastening hooks 274 provided on both sides of the fastening box 272 protrude from one surface of the fastening hooks 274 in a direction facing each other.                     

Guide surfaces 273b and 274b for guiding the fastening pieces 277 are formed at one side of the locking protrusions 273a and 274a, respectively. The guide surface 273b of the fastening hook 273 provided at the bottom of the fastening box 272 is formed to be inclined downward toward the rear of the fastening box 272, and the fastening hooks are provided at both sides of the fastening box 272. Guide surface 274b of 274 is formed to be inclined in a direction away from each other toward the rear of the fastening box 272.

A pair of close contact ribs 275 are provided in the fastening box 272. The close contact rib 275 is to be in close contact with the front end of the fastening piece (277) is fastened to the fastening hook (273, 274), as shown in Figure 7, each side of the fastening box It is molded integrally on both inner side surfaces of the (272). The length of the close contact rib 275 is determined such that the tip is positioned in front of the fastening box 272 by a distance corresponding to the thickness of the fastening piece 277 from the front end of the fastening hook 274.

Meanwhile, a fastening part 276 is provided on the front surface of the filter basket 228 corresponding to the rear surface of the basket door 226. The fastening part 276 extends horizontally forward from the front surface of the filter basket 228 and its upper surface is in close contact with the upper inner surface of the fastening box 272.

A fastening piece 277 is provided at the tip of the fastening part 276. The fastening piece 277 is in close contact with the contact ribs 275 in a state of being fastened to the fastening hooks 273 and 274, and the fastening piece 277 is perpendicular to the tip of the fastening part 276. Extends downward.

In the process of being fastened to the fastening hooks 273 and 274, the edges of the fastening pieces 277 are guided by the guide surfaces 273b and 274b. When the fastening hooks 273 and 274 are fastened to each other, the locking protrusions 273a and 274a are in close contact with the rear edge of the fastening piece 277, and the close contact ribs 275 are in close contact with the front side. do.

In the state in which the filter basket 228 is mounted inside the filter case 216, the basket door 226 is the front of the filter case 216, more specifically the basket door mounting end (described below) In order to be seated at the correct position of 259b), the basket door 226 is movable up and down or left and right with respect to the filter basket 228 while being fastened to the filter basket 228.

To this end, the fastening portion 276 is in close contact with the upper inner surface of the fastening box 272, and the fastening pieces 277 are respectively fastened to the fastening hooks 273 and 274, the fastening pieces ( The front end of 277 is spaced apart from the lower inner surface of the fastening box 272 by a predetermined distance. In this state, both ends of the fastening part 276 and the fastening piece 277 are spaced apart from the inner side surfaces of both sides of the fastening box 272 by a predetermined distance.

A reinforcing piece 278 is provided to reinforce the fastening part 276 and the fastening piece 277. Two sides of the reinforcing piece 278 adjacent to each other are connected to the bottom surface of the fastening part 276 and the inner surface of the fastening piece 277, respectively, at both ends of the fastening part 276 and the fastening piece 277. It is connected to the inner surface of both spaced by a predetermined distance.

As illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9, a guide groove 284 is provided on the bottom surface of the filter case 216 on which the filter basket 228 is mounted. The guide groove 284 is for guiding the detachment of the filter basket 228, and recessed downward so that a portion of the bottom surface of the filter case 216 has a left and right width corresponding to the lower end of the filter basket 228. It is formed long in front and rear.

In addition, a pair of support rails 285 are provided on the bottom surface of the filter basket 228 corresponding to the inside of the guide groove 284, respectively. The support rail 285 is for supporting the bottom surface of the filter basket 228 and is formed long in the detachable direction of the filter basket 228 in the same manner as the guide groove 284. In addition, the height of the support rail 285 is determined in the horizontal range in the filter basket 228 is supported, it is formed relatively low compared to that of the guide groove 284.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 2, a blower 230 is provided inside the blower case 212. The blower 230 sucks air through the suction port I, and discharges the air purified by the filter unit 220 to the outside through the discharge port O. The blower 230 as described above includes a crossflow fan (not shown) for discharging air sucked backwards to the front, a fan housing 232 in which the crossflow fan is installed, and the crossflow fan. It comprises a drive motor M1 for driving.

The fan housing 232 is formed to extend left and right corresponding to the shape of the crossflow fan, and an inlet (not shown) through which the air sucked through the suction port I is introduced into the rear surface of the fan housing 232. Is provided. The front of the fan housing 232 is provided with a discharge part 232a which is introduced into the fan housing 232 through the inlet and discharges the air pressurized by the crossflow fan.                     

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, a pair of side guide parts 213 and a plurality of bottom support parts 214 are provided on a bottom surface of the blower case 212 to support the fan housing 232. do. The side guide part 213 protrudes perpendicularly to the bottom surface of the blower case 212 and has a substantially c-shape facing each other such that the side guide parts 213 are in close contact with a lower end of both sides of the fan housing 232 and a portion of the front and rear surfaces adjacent thereto. Is formed.

The bottom support part 214 is provided on the bottom surface of the blower case 212 corresponding to the side guide part 213. The bottom support part 214 supports the bottom surface of the fan housing 232 in which both side surfaces and the front and rear surfaces are in close contact with the side guide part 213, and is formed relatively lower than the side guide part 213.

Meanwhile, at least one of the side guide parts 213 is provided with a seating groove 213a. The seating groove 213a is where the driving motor M1 fixed to one side of the fan housing 232 is seated. A part of the side guide part 213 is located at the lower end of the driving motor M1. It is formed by cutting into a corresponding shape.

Both ends of the fan housing 232 is provided with a vibration absorbing unit 215. The vibration absorbing part 215 is formed of a material having a predetermined elasticity to absorb vibration generated during the operation of the blower 230, and the ceiling of the blower case 212 and the side guide part 213. ) And the bottom support 214.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 2, an air guide 234 is provided inside the blower case 212. The air guide 234 serves to partition the inside of the blower case 212 into the suction passage A and the discharge passage B, and the suction port I is opened by the suction passage A. Air sucked through is guided to the inlet of the fan housing 232, the air discharged through the discharge portion of the fan housing 232 by the discharge passage (B) is guided to the discharge port (O). In addition, an opening 234a is formed at one side of the air guide 234 to communicate with the discharge portion of the fan housing 232.

The negative ion generator 240 is provided inside the blower case 212 corresponding to the discharge passage B. The negative ions generated by the negative ion generator 240 are discharged to the outside through the discharge port O together with the air blown by the blower 230.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 13, the front of the case 210 is provided with a decoration housing 250. The decor housing 250 is composed of a front portion, an upper and lower sides, and both side portions to surround the open front and front edges of the case 210 in a state in which the blowing case 212 and the filter case 216 are coupled.

4 and 5, the discharge hole O and the rack opening 251 are formed at the front portion of the decoration housing 250, respectively. The discharge port O is positioned at the front end of the discharge passage B, and the rack R moves through the rack through opening 251.

In addition, the hook through opening 251a is formed to communicate with one side of the rack through opening 251. The hook through opening 251a is a place through which the hooking hook H penetrates and is formed corresponding to the shape of the hooking hook H. And a stopper (S) is provided on the inner surface of the front portion of the decoration housing 250 corresponding to the inner inner circumference of the hook through opening (251a).

The stopper (S) is to prevent the decoration panel 218 is completely removed to the front of the case 210, at one side of the hook through opening 251a corresponding to the hook hook (H) It extends to the rear of the case 210. The decopanel 218 moves forward of the case 210 so that the catching jaw h of the hooking hook H is caught by the front end of the stopper S while the discharge port O is open. do.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 5, except for the inner inner circumference of the hook through the opening 251a, the stopper (S) is provided with a guide portion (edge) on the edge of the rack through the opening 251 and hook through the opening (251a) 251g). The guide part 251g is for guiding the movement of the rack R and the hooking hook H. The guide part 251g is formed at the edge of the rack housing opening 251 and the hook opening opening 251a. It extends rearward by a predetermined length perpendicular to the front side inner surface.

In addition, a panel seating end 259a and a pair of basket door seating ends 259b (see FIG. 15) are provided at the front portion of the decor housing 250. The panel seating end 259a and the basket door seating end 259b are formed corresponding to the size and shape of the decor panel 218 and the basket door 226, respectively. The panel panel 218 is seated on the panel seating end 259a in a state where the discharge port O is shielded, and the filter basket 228 is mounted on the basket door seating end 259b. The basket door 226 is seated in the state of being mounted inside the.                     

As shown in FIG. 8, a latch hook 282 and a push latch 283 are provided on the rear surface of the basket door 226 and the front surface of the basket door seating end 259b corresponding thereto. The latch hook 282 and the push latch 283 fix the basket door 226 to the basket door seating end 259b while the filter basket 228 is mounted inside the filter case 216. It serves to prevent the filter basket 228 from being removed arbitrarily.

In the illustrated embodiment, the latch hook 282 is provided on the rear surface of the basket door 226, and the push latch 283 is provided on the front surface of the basket door seat end 259b. The latch hook 282 is the push latch (283) by pressing the basket door 226 is in close contact with the front surface of the basket door seating end (259b), that is to the right in the drawing in FIG. It is inserted into and fixed. In this state, the latch hook 282 is removed from the push latch 283 by pressing the basket door 226 to the right in the same drawing.

An elastic lever 286 is provided on the rear surface of the filter case 216 in which the filter basket 228 is mounted. The elastic lever 286 serves to impart an elastic force to the filter basket 228 in a direction in which the filter basket 228 is removed, that is, toward the left side in the drawing in FIG. 8. To this end, in the state in which the filter basket 228 is mounted on the filter case 216, the elastic lever 286 is pressed backward by the filter basket 228 into a compressed state.

2 and 13, fastening holes 254a through which fasteners (not shown) for fixing the decor housing 250 to the case 210 are formed on upper and lower surfaces of the decor housing 250. A plurality of fastening pieces 254 are formed. In addition, an operation unit 256 for receiving an operation signal for the operation of the air cleaner 200 is provided at one side of the front part of the decoration housing 250 corresponding to the discharge port O and the filter mounting opening 252. .

A mounting flange 253 is provided at the rear end of the lower surface of the decor housing 250 positioned rearward by a predetermined distance from the front end of the case 210. In addition, one side of the mounting flange 253 is provided with a mounting hole 235a for mounting the display unit 258 for displaying various information about the operation of the air cleaner 200 to the outside.

As shown in FIG. 13, the display unit 258 is installed such that its front surface is located on the same plane as the front surface of the main body 20 and the mounting flange 253. Accordingly, the display unit 258 is exposed to the outside when the door 22 provided in the main body 20 is opened, but the display unit 258 is not exposed to the outside when the door 22 is closed.

In addition, the decoration panel 218, the basket door 226, the decoration housing 250 is preferably formed of the same material in order to give a uniform feeling of the front appearance of the air cleaner 200. For example, the decor panel 218, the basket door 226, and the decor housing 250 may be formed of the same ABS resin.

In addition to the display unit 258, a plurality of light emitting diodes 292 are provided in order to externally recognize whether the air cleaner 200 is operated. The light emitting diode 292 emits light when the air cleaner 200 operates, so that the user can check whether the air cleaner 200 is operated from the outside even when the user opens the door 22 and does not see the display unit 258. Will be.

The light emitting diode 292 is mounted on the blower case 212 while being fixed to the printed circuit board 293. The printed circuit board 293 is formed in a rectangular shape that is substantially left and right, and one surface of the printed circuit board 293 is provided at predetermined intervals. The printed circuit board 293 is mounted adjacent to the discharge port O so that the light emitting diode 292 faces the front of the air cleaner 200.

11 and 12, a plurality of insertion pieces 294 and 295 are provided on the bottom surface of the blower case 212 to fix the printed circuit board 293. The insertion pieces 294 and 295 are provided on the bottom surface of the blower case 212 in a straight line parallel to the discharge port O, and are integrally formed with the blower case 212. Lower ends of the printed circuit board 293 are inserted into the insertion pieces 294 and 295.

The insertion pieces 294 and 295 include a center insertion piece 294 and a pair of end insertion pieces 295 into which a lower center part and both end portions of the printed circuit board 293 are inserted, respectively. Insertion grooves 296 are formed in the center inserting piece 294 to be opened upwards and both sides, and insert grooves 297 are opened in the end inserting pieces 295 upward and facing one another. Each is formed.

In addition, close contact protrusions 296a and 297a are provided inside the insertion pieces 294 and 295 corresponding to one side of the insertion grooves 296 and 297. The adhesion protrusions 296a and 297a are for preventing the printed circuit board 293 from being arbitrarily removed in a state where the printed circuit board 293 is inserted into the insertion grooves 296 and 297. Protrudes from one side of the other side).

In addition, it is preferable that guide surfaces 296b and 297b are formed on the upper surfaces of the contact protrusions 296a and 297a so that the printed circuit board 293 is easily inserted into the insertion grooves 296 and 297. . In the illustrated embodiment, the guide surfaces 296b and 297b are formed as straight inclined surfaces, but may be formed in a hemispherical shape, for example.

Meanwhile, a shielding plate 298 is provided between the discharge hole O and the light emitting diode 292. The shielding plate 298 is to prevent the light of the light emitting diode 292 that emits light by the operation of the air cleaner 200 from being directly transmitted to the front through the discharge port O. The printed circuit is approximately It is formed in a shape and size corresponding to the substrate 293. The shielding plate 298 may be integrally formed with the blower case 212.

As shown in FIG. 13, a mounting bracket 260 is provided to mount the air cleaner 200 to the main body 20. As shown in FIG. 14, the mounting bracket 260 includes a pair of fixing parts 262 fixed to the bottom surface of the case 210 and a coupling part 264 coupled to the top surface of the main body 20. Is provided, and the air cleaner 200 is mounted on the upper surface of the main body 20 by the elasticity of the coupling portion 264 relative to the fixing portion 262.

The fixing part 262 is provided at both ends of the coupling part 264, the fastening hole 263 is formed in each of the fixing part 262. A screw (not shown) passing through the fastening hole 263 is mounted on the seating portion 212a and 216a while the mounting bracket 260 is seated on the seating portion 212a and 216a of the case 210. The fixing part 262 is fixed to the case 210 by being fastened to a fastening hole (not shown) formed in the body.

The coupling part 264 is formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the fixing part 262. The coupling portion 264 includes a through hole 265 formed in a shape corresponding to the head portion Ph of the coupling pin P fixed to the upper surface of the main body 20, and the through hole 265. Engaging slit 266 is formed in communication with. That is, when the body portion Pb of the coupling pin P moves along the coupling slit 266 while the head portion Ph of the coupling pin P passes through the through hole 265, The coupling part 264 is coupled to the upper surface of the main body 20 by the elasticity of the head Ph to press the coupling part 264.

Hereinafter will be described the operation of the refrigerator provided with the air cleaner according to the present invention configured as described above.

First, in order to mount the air cleaner 200 on the upper surface of the main body 20, the mounting bracket 260 is seated on the seating portions 212a and 216a of the case 210. Next, the fixing part 262 of the mounting bracket 260 is fixed to the bottom surface of the case 210.

The air cleaner 200 is mounted on the upper surface of the main body 20 by coupling the coupling pin P provided on the upper surface of the main body 20 to the engaging portion 264 of the mounting bracket 260. . In addition, the support part 216b of the case 210 is in close contact with the upper surface of the main body 20 to support the air cleaner 200.                     

Meanwhile, in order to operate the air cleaner 200, first, the operation unit 256 is operated to input an operation signal for operating the air cleaner 200. When the operation signal is input in this way, the gear G1 is rotated by the step motor M, and the rack R geared to the gear G1 passes through the rack through opening 251. The decopanel 218 is moved forward of the case 210 by moving so that the discharge hole O is opened.

At this time, the hook hook (H) also moves through the hook through opening 251a to the front of the case 210. When the hook hook H is moved by a predetermined distance, the hooking jaw h of the hook hook H comes into close contact with the tip of the stopper S, so that the decopanel 218 is no longer provided with the case ( 210 does not move forward.

In such a state, when the air cleaner 200 is operated by operating the operation unit 256, the step motor M is driven to rotate the gear G1. In addition, while the rack R geared to the gear G1 is moved, the decoration panel 218 moves to the front of the case 210 so that the discharge port O is opened.

In addition, the blower 230 operates to suck air into the case 210 through the suction port I. The air sucked through the suction port I sequentially passes through the filters 222, 223, 224, and 225 in a state in which a relatively large dust, such as foreign matter, in the air is filtered by the suction grill G. It is purified while.

As such, the purified air passes through the filters 222, 223, 224, and 225 in turn and is guided to the blower 230 by the suction flow path A. In this case, the air passing through the filters 222, 223, 224, and 225 flows in through the inlet of the rear surface of the fan housing 232.

In addition, the air flowing into the inlet of the fan housing 232 by the continuous driving of the blower 230 is discharged to the outlet 232a of the fan housing 232, and again by the discharge passage B It is guided and discharged to the outside through the discharge port (O). At this time, the air discharged through the discharge port (O) is discharged together with the negative ions generated by the negative ion generating device 240, is guided by the back surface of the decor panel 218 is discharged upward or downward.

However, the inlet and outlet portions 232a of the fan housing 232 are provided on the rear and front surfaces of the fan housing 232 which are formed to be left and right respectively. Therefore, the flow path through which the air sucked in through the suction port I flows into the inlet of the fan housing 232 is shortened relatively, and also through the discharge part 232a of the fan housing 232 in a relatively large area. The air is exhausted. That is, in the present invention, the air flow by the blower 230 is performed more efficiently.

In addition, when the air cleaner 200 operates, the light emitting diode 292 emits light. The light of the light emitting diode 292 is transmitted to the outside through the gap between the discharge port (O) and the decoration panel 218. In this case, the light of the light emitting diode 292 is prevented from being directly transmitted to the front by the shielding plate 298, thereby preventing glare of the user from being caused by the light of the light emitting diode 292.                     

The printed circuit board 293 provided with the light emitting diodes 292 has one surface of the adhesion protrusion 296a in a state of being inserted into the insertion grooves 296 and 297 of the insertion pieces 294 and 295. 297a). Accordingly, the printed circuit board 293 is prevented from being arbitrarily removed in the state of being inserted into the insertion pieces 294 and 295.

In addition, vibration generated by the operation of the blower 230 is absorbed by the vibration absorbing unit 215 provided between the fan housing 232, the side guide part 213, and the bottom support part 214. In particular, since the fan housing 232 is supported by the bottom support part 214, an area in which the blow case 212 and the fan housing 232 are in close contact can be minimized. Therefore, the vibration of the blower 230 is transmitted to the outside through the case 210 and the refrigerator main body 20 so that noise does not occur or durability of the product is not degraded.

Meanwhile, in order to stop the operation of the air cleaner 200, the manipulation unit 256 is operated to input an operation signal. In this way, the operation of the blower 230 is stopped by the input operation signal, so that the suction of the air through the suction port I and the discharge of the air through the discharge port O are not performed.

In addition, the step motor M is driven in the opposite direction to the driving direction to move the above-mentioned decoration panel 218 to the front of the case 210, according to the rotation of the gear (G1) The rack R moves to the rear of the case 210 through the rack through opening 251. In addition, the decoration panel 218 moves to the rear of the case 210 to shield the discharge port (O).                     

In order to replace or clean the filters 222, 223, 224, and 225, the filter basket 228 needs to be separated from the filter case 216. To this end, the basket door 226 is pressed in a direction in which the basket door seating end 259b is in close contact with the basket door 226 to remove the latch hook 282 in the push latch 283.

At this time, by moving to the front of the filter case 216 by the elastic force applied from the elastic lever 285 provided in the rear of the filter case 216 is removed from the filter case 216. In addition, in the removal process as described above, the filter basket 228 is guided by the guide groove 284, and the bottom surface of the filter basket 228 is slid in a state supported by the support rail 285.

When the filter basket 228 is removed to the outside of the filter case 216 through the filter through opening 252, the filters 222, 223, 224 and 225 seated on the filter basket 228. ) Is removed and replaced with a new one or washed to rest on the filter basket 228 again. Next, the filter basket 228 is pushed through the filter through opening 252 and mounted again inside the filter case 216.

The latch hook 282 is inserted into the push latch 283 to fix the basket door 226 in the direction in which the basket door 226 is in close contact with the basket door seating end 259b. In this case, the elastic lever 285 is compressed to the rear of the filter case 216 by the filter basket 228. That is, the elastic force toward the front of the filter case 216 is applied to the filter basket 228 by the elastic lever 285.

Meanwhile, referring to a process of fastening the basket door 226 and the filter basket 228, first, the fastening part 275 and the fastening piece 277 are inserted into the fastening box 272 for fastening both. . At this time, the fastening part 275 is in close contact with the upper inner surface of the fastening box 272. In addition, the fastening pieces 277 are fastened to the fastening hooks 273 and 274 while elastically moving the fastening hooks 273 and 274 to the lower side and the both sides, respectively, and the fastening ribs 277 are provided on the front surface of the fastening pieces 277. 275 is in close contact.

In addition, the basket door 226 may move up, down, left, and right in a state in which the basket door 226 is fastened to the filter basket 228. Therefore, in the state in which the filter basket 228 is mounted inside the filter case 216, the basket door 226 may be seated at the correct position of the basket door seat end 259b. It is possible to move the basket door 226 up and down or left and right with respect to.

Within the scope of the basic technical idea of the present invention, many modifications are possible to those skilled in the art, and the scope of the present invention should be interpreted based on the appended claims. will be.

According to the present invention, it is possible to take out the filter basket seated on the filter by the operation of pressing the basket door, it is possible to replace or wash the filter more simply.

Claims (6)

A refrigerator having a main body in which a predetermined storage space is formed, and a door for selectively opening and closing the storage space; A case fixed to one side of the main body and having at least one suction port and a discharge port formed therein, a filter unit for purifying the air sucked through the suction port, and sucking the air through the suction port and purifying the air from the filter unit An air purifier having a blower for discharging through the discharge port; The filter unit, At least one filter for purifying the air sucked through the inlet; A filter basket seated inside the filter basket and detachably mounted inside the case; A basket door fixed to the filter basket and drawn out in a drawer type to selectively open and close the case; Guide means for guiding attachment and detachment of the filter basket; The filter basket is composed of a locking means for maintaining a state mounted inside the case, The guide means, It is a guide groove which is formed in the bottom surface of the case long in the detachable direction of the filter basket, The width of the guide groove in the direction orthogonal to the detachable direction of the filter basket is provided with an air cleaner, characterized in that formed in correspondence with the lower end of the filter basket. delete The method of claim 1, The guide means, The bottom surface of the inside of the case corresponding to the inside of the guide groove further comprises at least one support rail is formed long in the detachable direction of the filter, A refrigerator provided with an air cleaner, characterized in that the bottom surface of the filter basket is supported on the upper surface of the support rail. The method according to claim 1 or 3, The locking means, A push latch provided on any one of a front surface of the case and a rear surface of the basket door in close contact with the case; The refrigerator provided with the air purifier, characterized in that the latch hook is provided on the other of the front of the case and the back of the basket door in close contact therewith inserted into the push latch. The method of claim 4, wherein The push latch is provided on one side of the front side of the case, The latch hook is provided with an air cleaner, characterized in that provided on one side of the back of the basket door. The method of claim 5, The locking means, One side of the inside of the case refrigerator provided with an air cleaner, characterized in that it further comprises an elastic member for imparting an elastic force in the filter basket in the direction in which the filter basket is drawn out.

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