KR101108332B1 - Drawer type refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a drawer-type refrigerator in which the cover of the storage container is automatically opened and closed. The drawer-type refrigerator according to the present invention includes a door 20 installed at the front and a storage container 30 coupled to the door 20. The container cover 40 is positioned above the storage container 30, and the storage container 30 and the container cover 40 are connected by a cover hinge 41. The cover container 40 is provided with opening and closing means such as a wire or elastic member so that the container cover 40 is automatically opened when the door 20 is pulled out. And the drawer-type refrigerator according to the present invention by pressing the container cover 40 through the support jaw 47 and the compression projections 48 for the sealing of the storage container 30 and the container cover 40, protruding coupling A combination of the protrusion 34 and the recessed cover groove 43 is used correspondingly. The drawer-type refrigerator according to the present invention having such a configuration automatically opens and closes the container cover 40 when the door 20 is opened and closed. In addition, when the door 20 is closed, the container cover 40 completely closes the storage container 30.

Wire, elastic member, compression, hinge

Description

Drawer type refrigerator {Drawer type refrigerator}

1 is a perspective view of a drawer type refrigerator according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of the drawer type refrigerator according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a storage container and a container cover constituting a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a side view showing that the storage container of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is drawn out.

Figure 5 is a detailed perspective view showing the configuration of the cover hinge constituting another embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: body 20: door

22: guide rail 24: guide

30: storage container 32: jamming jaw

34: engaging protrusion 40: container cover

41: hinge cover 42: edge portion

43: cover groove 44: packing

46: support wire 47: support jaw

48: compression protrusion 49: elastic member

The present invention relates to a drawer type refrigerator, and more particularly, to a drawer type refrigerator in which a cover of a storage container forming a storage space of the refrigerator is automatically opened and closed.

In general, a drawer-type refrigerator has a plurality of doors are installed in the front of the refrigerator is configured to withdraw the storage container by drawing out the door. At this time, the storage container is provided with a cover for sealing, the present invention relates to a drawer-type refrigerator in which the cover is automatically opened and closed.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a structure of a general drawer refrigerator.

As shown in the drawing, a tray 4 having an upper opening is installed in the refrigerator 2 so as to store a storage, and the tray 4 can be pulled out in the front of the tray 4. The door 6 is provided. Moving rails 8 are installed at both rear sides of the door 6 in a horizontal direction, and the moving rails 8 are supported by guide rails (not shown) fixed to inner sidewalls of the refrigerator 2. have. Generally, the tray 4 is supported by the movable rail 8 so that attachment or detachment is possible. Accordingly, when the door 6 is pulled forward, the movable rail 8 is pulled forward, and the tray 4 is pulled out to accommodate the article. A cover 9 is provided on the tray 4 to seal the tray 4 to seal the tray 4. In this case, the cover 9 is generally formed to snap to the tray 4.

According to the drawer-type door opening and closing structure of the refrigerator according to the prior art having such a configuration, the user pulls the door (6) to the front for the storage of the storage, the movable rail 8 is forward along the guide rail Will be moved to. When the door 6 is pulled forward as described above, the door 6 and the tray 4 are pulled out forward, and the storage can be stored in the tray 4. On the other hand, when the cover 9 is provided in the tray 4, the tray 4 is moved forward and withdrawn, and then the cover 9 is opened to store and withdraw the storage.

However, the above conventional refrigerators have the following problems. That is, when using a drawer-type refrigerator, when the storage must be kept sealed, the user has to open and close the cover 9 one by one.

In addition, when the user does not completely close the cover 9 or, in particular, a fermentable food such as kimchi or the like, the internal pressure is increased due to fermentation or the like, so that the cover 9 may open by itself. Thus, when the storage is stored with the cover 9 open, there is a problem in that the storage property of the storage is inferior.

In addition, if the snap coupling force of the cover 9 is increased in order to increase the sealing property, it is difficult for the user to open and close the cover 9, resulting in poor usability.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems as described above to provide a structure of a drawer-type refrigerator in which the storage container is automatically opened and closed by the container cover when opening and closing the door.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a structure of a drawer-type refrigerator in which the container cover can effectively seal the storage container when the door is closed and the storage container is closed.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the object as described above, the present invention forms a storage space therein and the front is open and the main body constituting the appearance of the refrigerator, the front surface of the main body and the refrigerator A door that is shielded and installed in a drawer type, and a storage container installed in the storage space and formed in a box shape having an upper portion open to accommodate storage, and which can be selectively pulled out by the door, and one side of which is covered by a hinge. And a container cover rotatably supported at one side of the upper end of the storage container and shielding the storage container, and opening and closing means installed to open the container cover located above the storage container when the door is taken out.

The opening and closing means may be coupled to one side of the container cover, the other side may be a support wire coupled to the main body, the opening and closing means may be used an elastic member inserted into the cover hinge portion.

In addition, a compression protrusion is formed inside the main body, and a supporting jaw is formed on the container cover corresponding to the position of the compression protrusion, so that the container cover seals the storage container when the door is closed.

In addition, the storage container and the container cover is shielded by a coupling protrusion formed along the circumference of the storage container and the cover groove of the edge portion formed along the circumference of the container cover.

On the other hand, the present invention forms a storage space therein and the front is open and the main body constituting the appearance of the refrigerator, the door constituting the front of the refrigerator and shielding the front of the main body is installed in the drawer type, installed in the storage space And a storage container which is formed in a box shape having an upper portion open to receive the storage, and which can be selectively pulled out by the door, and one side of which is rotatably supported with the upper side of the storage container by the cover hinge. A container cover for shielding the container, a support jaw installed on the container cover to press the container cover, and installed inside the main body at a position corresponding to the position of the support jaw and pressing the support jaw to compress the container cover. It may be configured to include a compression projection.

In this case, the storage container and the container cover are coupled to each other by a coupling groove formed in the bottom surface of the edge portion formed in the container cover and fitted with a packing groove formed along the edge of the storage container.

The drawer-type refrigerator according to the present invention having such a configuration is convenient for the user to use because the storage container is automatically opened and closed, and the storage property of the received storage is improved. And the sealing effect of the storage container is excellent.

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

2 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of a drawer type refrigerator according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a storage container and a container cover constituting an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a storage container according to the present invention Is a side view showing the state withdrawal.

As shown in these figures, the main body 10 is formed in a shape in which an accommodating space is formed and an open front surface thereof. The storage space is selectively opened by the door 20 provided in the front of the main body 10. The door 20 is formed in a drawer type, and is installed in an appropriate size and number depending on the size and use of the refrigerator.

As shown in FIG. 2, a guide rail 22 fixed to and coupled to the door 20 is installed inside the door 20. The guide rail 22 is installed to be fixed to an inner surface of the door 20, and is fitted to a guide 24 to be described later to support the door 20.

The guides 24 are fixed to both sidewalls of the main body 10. The guide 24 is formed to correspond to the shape of the guide rail 22, and the guide rail 22 is fitted into the guide 24. The guide 24 is coupled to the guide rail 22 to support and move the door 20.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 3, a storage container 30 is provided between the guide rails 22 installed on both inner surfaces of the door 20. The storage container 30 is in the form of a box that is open at the top, both sides of the upper rim is formed so that the locking jaw 32 is formed to be caught on the guide rail 22. And the engaging projection 34 is formed along the upper surface of the storage container 30. The storage container 30 is a portion that provides a space for storing the storage, the coupling protrusion 34 is a portion that is fitted to the cover groove 43 to be described later.

An upper portion of the storage container 30 is provided with a container cover 40 formed in a plate shape of a size corresponding to the storage container 30. The container cover 40 is hinged to the rear end is connected to the storage container 30. By the hinge connection, the container cover 40 is installed to be opened and closed by rotating about the cover hinge 41 with respect to the storage container (30). An edge portion 42 having a predetermined thickness and width is formed on the bottom of the edge of the container cover 40. The lower end of the edge portion 42 is formed with a cover groove 43 is dug to a predetermined depth. In the cover groove 43, a packing 44 is installed in contact with the coupling protrusion 34 to increase the sealing property of the storage container 30. The packing 44 is a member having an elasticity so that the storage container 30 is sealed, preferably a packing 44 formed of a material such as rubber. The cover groove 43 is coupled to the coupling protrusion 34 of the storage container 30 to seal the storage container 30.

As shown in Figure 4, the support wire 46 is installed on one side or both sides of the container cover 40. The support wire 46 may be installed on any side or top surface of the container cover 40. One end of the support wire 46 is fixed to the container cover 40, and the other end is fixed inside the main body 10. The support wire 46 is a portion that generates a tensile force at the time of withdrawal of the storage container 30, thereby opening the container cover 40. Fastening of the support wire 46 and the container cover 40 is preferably fastened detachably using a ring or the like.

Both sides of the upper portion of the container cover 40 is provided with a support jaw 47 for pressing the container cover 40 by receiving a compressive force from the compression projection to be described later. The support jaw 47 is formed in a shape having a curved arc, and is preferably installed as an elastic member. The curved surface of the support jaw 47 is smoothly processed to easily slip.

On the other hand, when the storage container 30 is closed, a compression protrusion 48 is installed inside the main body of the upper position of the support jaw 47. The compression protrusion 48 is fixed to the main body 10 is installed to contact the curved surface of the support jaw 47. The compression protrusion 48 is also formed of an elastic member 49 and installed to compress the support jaw 47. The support jaw 47 and the compression protrusion 48 are portions for sealing the storage container 30 by compressing the container cover 40 when the storage container 30 is shielded.

In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5, an elastic member 49 is installed at the cover hinge 41 instead of the support wire 46. The elastic member 49 may be a spring or the like, and other members having elasticity may be used. The elastic member 49 provides an elastic force for lifting the container cover 40 when the container cover 40 is shielded. And the container cover 40 is formed so that the elastic force is not exerted in an open state at a predetermined angle. The elastic member 49 is a portion which opens the container cover 40 when the storage container 30 is taken out.

Hereinafter, the operation of the drawer type refrigerator according to the present invention will be described in detail according to the order of use.

In FIG. 4, a side view of the door of the drawer type refrigerator according to the present invention is opened.

As shown in the drawing, a user using the refrigerator pulls the door 20 installed in the front of the main body 10 to draw out the storage container 30. At this time, the support wire 46 is pulled together, but the container cover 40 is not lifted until a predetermined length is pulled, and the container cover 40 is maintained in a state in which the storage container 30 is covered. do. After further pulling the door 20, the support wire 46 begins to lift the container cover 40, the container cover 40 is slowly lifted. After the door 20 is pulled out completely, the container cover 40 is lifted so that the user can use the storage space. At this time, it is preferable to adjust the position and length of the support wire 46 so that the angle of the container cover 40 is raised to 60 °.

When the user of the refrigerator shields the storage space, the door 20 is pushed in when the door 20 is opened and vice versa. As a result, the tensile force of the support wire 46 gradually decreases, and the container cover 40 rotates to shield the storage space.

In the same manner as withdrawal of the storage container 30 described above, the container cover 40 completely shields the storage container 30 in a state in which the door 20 enters a predetermined length. When the door 20 is pushed further in this state, the compression protrusion 48 installed in the main body 10 abuts against the support jaw 47 and presses the support jaw 47. As a result, the container cover 40 presses the storage container 30, and a coupling protrusion formed in the storage container 30 in the cover groove 43 formed in the edge portion 42 of the container cover 40. 34) is inserted. The coupling protrusion 34 is in contact with a packing 44 installed in the cover groove 43 to completely seal the storage container 30.

In addition, since the storage container 30 is detachably supported by the guide rail 22, the user may lift the storage container 30 upward and separate it from the refrigerator. The user first pulls out the door 20, pulls out the storage container 30, disassembles the support wire 46 fastened to the container cover 40, and then lifts and separates the storage container 30. Thus, the storage container 30 can be separated to clean or repair the storage container 30.

Meanwhile, in another exemplary embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIG. 5, the container cover 40 is opened by the elastic member 49, and thus the container cover 40 is opened while pulling the door 20. do. In addition, when the storage container 30 is separated, the door 20 may be pulled out without removing the support wire 46, and the storage container 30 may be immediately lifted and separated.

The sealed structure of the drawer-type refrigerator described above is particularly preferably used in the vegetable storage room of the refrigerator and the like, in which it is important to keep the sealed container and prevent moisture from escaping.

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.

In the drawer type refrigerator according to the present invention as described in detail above, the following effects can be expected.

In the present invention, the storage container is coupled by the coupling protrusion and the cover groove, and is compressed by the compression protrusion and the support jaw, so that the sealing property of the storage container is improved, and thus the storage contents of the stored container are high.

In the present invention, since the opening and closing of the storage container are automatically performed, it is convenient for the user to withdraw or store the storage.

In addition, in the present invention, since the container cover is compressed by the compression action of the support jaw and the compression protrusion, there is an excellent effect of sealing the storage container.

Claims (5)

A main body which forms a storage space having an open front surface inside and constitutes an exterior of the refrigerator; A door installed in a drawer type on a front surface thereof to open and close the storage space; A storage container formed in a box shape having an open upper portion to accommodate a storage, and capable of being pulled out together with the door; A container cover one side of which is rotatably supported with an upper side of the storage container and shields the storage container; Opening and closing means provided to open the container cover when the door is pulled out; And In the closed state of the door, the container lid comprises a closing means for providing a compression force to seal the storage container. The method of claim 1, The opening and closing means is a drawer type refrigerator, characterized in that one side is coupled to the container cover, the other side is a support wire coupled to the body. The method of claim 1, The opening and closing means is a drawer type refrigerator, characterized in that the elastic member inserted into the cover hinge portion. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The storage container and the container cover, A coupling protrusion formed along a circumference of the storage container; Drawer type refrigerator characterized in that shielded by the coupling with the cover groove of the rim formed along the circumference of the container cover. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The sealing means is installed on the container cover, the support jaw to press the container cover; And a compression protrusion installed in the main body at a position corresponding to the position of the support jaw, and compressing the container cover by pressing the support jaw.

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