KR100974794B1

KR100974794B1 - Shelf assembly for refrigerator

Info

Publication number: KR100974794B1
Application number: KR1020080059243A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 남효현
Original assignee: 엘지전자 주식회사
Priority date: 2008-06-23
Filing date: 2008-06-23
Publication date: 2010-08-06
Also published as: KR20090133006A

Abstract

Shelf assembly of the disclosed refrigerator is a storage space partitioned by a shelf provided in the cooling space; An inner door that opens and closes an open surface of the storage space; A guide unit for guiding the inner door to be rotated about one side thereof to be pushed into the lower part of the shelf; And a flow preventing unit preventing the flow after the rotation of the inner door and being integrated with the inner door, wherein the guide unit is coupled to the shelf and integrally with the shelf. By being fixed to, the inner door is coupled to the storage space in a state coupled to the shelf, there is an advantage that the problem that the entry / entry of the inner door is difficult due to assembly errors.

Refrigerator, Shelf Assembly, Guide Unit, Flow Prevention Unit

Description

Shelf assembly for refrigerator

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and in particular, the shelf assembly of the refrigerator selectively coupled to the shelf and coupled to the shelf to open and close the open front of the plurality of storage spaces partitioned by the shelf provided in the cooling space integrally with the shelf It is about.

The refrigerator is a device for storing foods such as meat, fish, vegetables, fruits, and beverages in a fresh state.

In general, a refrigerator includes a refrigerator main body including storage spaces such as a freezer compartment, a refrigerator compartment, and a vegetable compartment, a refrigerating cycle apparatus provided in the refrigerator main body to maintain the storage spaces at a set temperature, and mounted at one side of the refrigerator main body. It is configured to include a door for opening and closing the storage space.

In addition, a plurality of shelves are mounted in the cooling space of the refrigerator to accommodate the storage, and recently, an inner door for opening and closing an open surface of the storage space partitioned by the shelves is mounted together.

The inner door is hinged to one side of the shelf to open the storage space by the consumer lifting the inner door, or by opening the storage space by the consumer lifting the inner door and pushing it to the bottom of the shelf. There is.

However, this internal door structure has the following problems.

First, since the inner door is fixed to the wall surface of the cooling space separately from the shelf, and located on the lower side of the shelf, noise occurs when the inside door is pulled in or out due to an error in the fixing of the inside door, or the in / out itself is impossible. There was a problem done.

Second, in the case of a structure in which the consumer opens the storage space by lifting the inner door, the inner door should be lifted in order to take out the goods stored in the storage space, so that the inside door is held by one hand and the other is held by one hand. There is an inconvenience of having to take out the storage.

Third, in the case of a structure in which the consumer opens the storage space by lifting the inner door and pushing it to the bottom of the shelf, the inconvenience of having to hold the inner door with one hand can be eliminated.

However, when the consumer pushes the side of the inner door in the process of pushing the inner door, the inner door is accompanied by a rotational motion in addition to the movement is pushed to the bottom of the shelf. That is, the length between the center portion and the side portion to which the force is applied becomes the arm of the moment, causing the rotational movement of the inner door.

As a result, when the inner door is pushed, there is a problem that the side is restrained and does not move, thereby causing a feeling of dissatisfaction of the consumer, the problem that the inner door is broken when the consumer applies excessive force There is this.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned points, and has an inner door for selectively opening and closing the open front of the storage space partitioned by the shelves of the refrigerator to prevent the leakage of cold air due to the opening and closing of the door of the refrigerator, It is an object of the present invention to provide a shelf assembly of a refrigerator in which the inner door is assembled to a shelf and fixed to an interior of a storage space.

Shelf assembly of a refrigerator according to an aspect of the present invention, the storage space partitioned by a shelf provided in the cooling space; An inner door that opens and closes an open surface of the storage space; A guide unit for guiding the inner door to be rotated about one side thereof to be pushed into the lower part of the shelf; And a flow preventing unit preventing the flow after the rotation of the inner door and being integrated with the inner door, wherein the guide unit is coupled to the shelf and integrally with the shelf. Fixed to, the flow preventing unit is a flow preventing groove provided in the guide unit; And a flow preventing protrusion provided at one side of the inner door and coupled to the flow preventing groove by the rotation of the inner door.

The guide unit includes a pair of guide rails coupled to both lower sides of the shelf; And a pair of sliding parts coupled to each of the guide rail parts and moving along the guide rail parts, and coupled to both sides thereof so that the inner door is rotatable.

The sliding part may include a slide body fitted to the guide rail part; And an inner door coupling part formed at one side of the slide body and to which the inner door is rotatably coupled.

The outer peripheral surface of the slide body is characterized in that the groove (凹) is formed.

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According to the shelf assembly of the refrigerator according to an aspect of the present invention,

First, since the inner door is coupled to the storage space in a state coupled to the shelf, there is an advantage that the problem that the inside door is difficult to pull out / out due to an assembly error is prevented.

Second, the opening and closing member is provided to prevent cold air from leaking from the storage space when opening and closing the door of the refrigerator, thereby minimizing the amount of cold air leaking, thereby preventing unnecessary power consumption.

Third, since the outflow of cold air from the storage space of the refrigerator is minimized, the amount of temperature change inside the storage space is minimized, thereby ensuring an appropriate storage temperature of the storage. As a result, storage efficiency and consumer satisfaction with the product can be improved.

Fourth, it is possible to prevent the movement of the opening and closing member to be constrained when opening and closing the inner door has the effect of resolving the emotional complaints that may occur to the consumer.

Fifth, since unnecessary flow of the opening and closing member is prevented during opening and closing of the inner door, there is an effect of preventing noise due to the flow of the opening and closing member.

Hereinafter, a shelf assembly of a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator having a shelf assembly according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a structure in which the inner door is mounted in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a first embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a perspective view of an inner door according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 4, a cooling space 11 for storing food is provided in the refrigerator body 10. The cooling space 11 may be a freezing compartment or a refrigerating compartment or a vegetable storage compartment.

The refrigerator 110 has a plurality of shelves 110 for placing food or containers containing food in the cooling space 11 of the refrigerator body 10, the cooling space is a plurality of storage spaces (S) by the shelves (110) It is divided into

An open front of the storage space S partitioned by the shelf is provided with an inner door 100 that opens and closes it.

As a result, the inner door 100 blocks the opened front surface of the storage space S to prevent the cold air filled in the storage space S from flowing out.

On the other hand, the inner door 100 according to the present embodiment, is coupled to the shelf 110, the shelf 110 is detachably coupled to the inner wall 13 of the cooling space 11 of the refrigerator body 10. do.

That is, a plurality of mounting portions 112 protruding in a predetermined shape are formed in lower portions of both side plate portions 111 of the shelf 110, and a plurality of mounting holes 113 are formed in the side plate portion 111. . The mounting portion 112 is formed to have a predetermined thickness and area.

In addition, insertion holes 112 ′ in which the mounting portions 112 of the shelf 110 are mounted are formed on the inner wall of the cooling space 11 of the refrigerator main body 10, and the mounting holes 113 of the shelf 110 are formed on the upper side thereof. Mounting protrusions 113 'are inserted into the field.

The mounting portions 112 of the shelf 110 are inserted into insertion holes 112 ′ formed on both inner walls 13 of the cooling space 11, and the mounting protrusions 112 are mounted on the mounting holes 113 of the shelf 110. 113 ') are inserted respectively.

In such a structure, the shelf 110 is detachable from the inner wall 13 of the cooling space 11 of the refrigerator body 10.

Alternatively, the shelf 110 may be slidably inserted into inner walls 13 of both sides of the storage space of the refrigerator body 10.

Meanwhile, the shelf and the inner door assembly according to the present embodiment include a shelf, an inner door, a guide unit, and a flow preventing unit.

The shelf 110 is configured to include a transparent base plate 114 having a rectangular shape, and a frame 115 surrounding the edge of the transparent base plate 114.

The transparent base plate 114 is preferably made of a glass plate having a predetermined thickness.

The shelf frame 115 has a rectangular frame portion 116 in which the transparent base plate 114 is located, and side plate portions 111 formed to be bent and extended at both ends of the edge portion 116, respectively. And a plurality of plate fixing parts 117 extending to the inner side of the edge portion 116 to fix the transparent base plate 114.

The side plates 111 of the shelf frame 115 are located on both inner walls 13 of the storage space, respectively. One side of the side plate portion 111 is formed to protrude to the front than the edge portion 116.

The side plate 111 may be manufactured as a separate component from the frame 115 and coupled to the frame 115.

The inner door 100 is rotatably coupled to the side plate portions 111 of the shelf frame 115 so as to open and close an open front surface of the storage space S partitioned by the shelf 110.

In addition, the inner door 100 is rotated in a state parallel to the transparent base plate 114 of the shelf and then is horizontally linearly moved from the front end to the rear end of the shelf by a horizontal linear motion to be pushed into the bottom of the shelf. .

On the other hand, one side of the inner door 100, in particular, the front lower portion of the inner door 100 is preferably a handle portion 101 for the rotation of the inner door 100 is formed.

The handle portion 101 is preferably formed such that the front surface of the inner door 100 is recessed toward the rear side.

The guide unit 120 is provided on inner walls of the side plates 111 of the frame 115 to guide the inner door 100 to be opened and closed by rotation and horizontal linear motion. In detail, the guide unit 120 includes a guide rail 122 formed inside the side plate 111 of the shelf and a slide body which is coupled to the guide rail 122 and slides along the guide rail 122. 124).
An inner door coupling part 126 is integrally formed at one side of the slide body 124, and the inner door 100 is rotatably installed at the inner door coupling part 126.
Therefore, the inner door 100 opens and closes the inner space S while rotating about the inner door coupling part 126, and pushes the inner door 100 inward while the inner door 100 is rotated upward. As the slide body 124 slides inward along the guide rail 122, the inner door 100 is accommodated in the lower portion of the shelf.
In this case, a groove 128 is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the slide body 124 to be coupled to the guide rail 122, and the inner door is directly connected to the guide rail by the pair of slide bodies 124. It can slide smoothly compared to the case where it is connected.

In addition, the flow prevention unit 130 prevents the movement of the inner door 100 from being restrained during the horizontal linear movement of the inner door 100. In detail, the flow preventing unit 130 includes a flow preventing groove 132 formed on one side of the slide body 124 and a flow preventing protrusion 134 formed on the inner side of the inner door 100. Include.
The flow preventing protrusion 134 is positioned to be inserted into the flow preventing groove 132 when the inner door 100 is rotated to open the inner space S. In this way, the coupling between the slide body 124 and the inner door 100 is more firmly prevented from restricting its movement when the inner door is pushed in.

That is, even if a force difference occurs between the left and right ends when the consumer pushes the inner door 100 to the rear end of the shelf, the moving distance of the left and right ends of the inner door 100 is kept constant, and the inner door ( To prevent the movement of 100).

In the above, specific embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described. However, the present invention can be embodied in various forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, and therefore, the above-described embodiments should not be limited by the contents of the detailed description, and further described above. Even if embodiments are not listed one by one in the description, they should be construed broadly within the spirit and scope defined in the appended claims. It is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

1 is a perspective view showing a refrigerator provided with a shelf assembly according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view illustrating a structure in which an inner door of FIG. 1 is mounted;

3 is a perspective view of an inner door according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a plan view of the inner door according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

A storage space partitioned by a shelf provided in the cooling space;

An inner door that opens and closes an open surface of the storage space;

A guide unit for guiding the inner door to be rotated about one side thereof to be pushed into the lower part of the shelf; And

And a flow preventing unit which prevents the flow after the rotation of the inner door and is pushed integrally with the inner door.

The guide unit is coupled to the shelf is fixed to the storage space integrally with the shelf,

The flow preventing unit is a flow preventing groove provided in the guide unit; And

Shelf assembly of the refrigerator comprising a flow preventing projection is provided on one side of the inner door coupled to the flow preventing groove by the rotation of the inner door.

The method of claim 1, wherein the guide unit,

A pair of guide rails coupled to both lower sides of the shelf; And

And a pair of sliding parts coupled to each of the guide rail parts and moving along the guide rail parts, the pair of sliding parts being coupled to both sides thereof so that the inner door is rotatable.

The method of claim 2, wherein the sliding portion,

A slide body fitted to the guide rail; And

Shelf assembly of a refrigerator comprising a; inner door coupling portion formed on one side of the slide body and the inner door is rotatably coupled.

The method of claim 3, wherein

Shelf assembly of the refrigerator, characterized in that the groove is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the slide body.

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