KR101254337B1 - A holder for refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a container holder for a refrigerator that can be easily stored upright bottle or tube containers of various shapes to be stored in the refrigerator.

To this end, the present invention, the mounting portion 120 is formed in a cylindrical shape so as to form the outer shape of the lower surface of the storage space in the refrigerator; A plurality of plates are formed along the periphery of the seating part 120 and extend upwardly, and include a fixing part 140 that elastically presses and fixes the outer circumferential surface of the container 200 for storage. According to this invention which has such a structure, there exists an advantage that the ease of use and space utilization are improved.

Refrigerator, holder, tube, container

Description

Container holder for refrigerator {A holder for refrigerator}

1 is a front view showing a state in which a door of a typical refrigerator is opened.

Figure 2 is a partial perspective view showing a tubular container is stored in a refrigerator according to the prior art.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a preferred embodiment of a container holder for a refrigerator according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a state of insertion of the container holder and the tubular container for a refrigerator according to the present invention.

Figure 5 is a partial perspective view showing a tubular container is stored in the container holder for refrigerators according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100. Container holder 120. Seating part

122. Weight 140. Fixed part

142. Contact 200. Container

300.Door 320.Basket

322. Iron plate

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a container holder for a refrigerator that can be easily stored upright bottle or tube containers of various shapes stored in the refrigerator.

Generally, a refrigerator is a device for low-temperature storage of food, and it is configured to be able to refrigerate or refrigerate food according to the condition of the food to be stored.

The inside of the refrigerator is cooled by continuously supplied cold air, and the cold air is continuously generated by the heat exchange action of the refrigerant repeatedly performing a cycle of compression-condensation-expansion-evaporation.

The cold air supplied to the inside of the refrigerator is evenly transferred to the inside of the refrigerator by convection, so that food in the refrigerator can be stored at a desired temperature.

The refrigerator is in the trend of becoming larger and more versatile in accordance with the diversification of the user's taste and the change of dietary life, and as a result, various types of products are released, and its internal configuration is also variously configured.

The present invention is applicable regardless of the shape and configuration of the refrigerator, hereinafter will be described with reference to the top-mounted refrigerator, which is the most common type of refrigerator.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a door of a general refrigerator opened, and as shown in the drawing, the main body 1 of the refrigerator is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a freezer compartment 10 and a refrigerating compartment 20, which are storage spaces, are formed therein. ) Are partitioned up and down, respectively.

Each of the freezing compartment 10 and the refrigerating compartment 20 is equipped with a freezing compartment door 12 and a refrigerating compartment door 22 so as to be able to rotate forward, and the freezing compartment door 12 and the refrigerating compartment door 22 are provided. The freezing compartment 10 and the refrigerating compartment 20 are selectively shielded.

On the other hand, the inside of the freezer compartment 10 and the refrigerating compartment 20 is provided with a plurality of drawers 30 and shelves 32 to partition the internal space for the storage of food, the freezer compartment door 12 and the refrigerating compartment door ( 22 is provided on the back of the plurality of baskets 34 to form a storage space in which food can be stored.

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view showing a tubular container stored in a refrigerator according to the prior art, and as shown in the drawing, the basket 34 provided on the rear surface of the refrigerating chamber door 22 has a bottle shaped container such as a beverage. Food stored in the tubular container 40, such as mayonnaise or ketchup is stored.

In particular, the food having a tubular container 40 is stored upside down for convenience for later use after a certain amount of use, at this time the wall of the basket 34 or Store it upright against another bottle or container.

However, the above-described conventional techniques have the following problems.

In the prior art as described above, the container 40 in the form of a small bottle or tube is easy to fall due to the characteristics of the form when it is stored upright, and easily collapsed by the impact of the refrigerating chamber door rotation.

This problem becomes even more problematic for the tubular container 40 that is stored upside down.

Therefore, there is a problem in that the arrangement of the inside of the basket 34 is not only poor, but also inconvenient use in the use of the tubular container 40.

In order to solve this problem, various technologies such as Korean Utility Model Publication No. 1999-0035673 and Korean Utility Model Publication No. 2000-0013282 have been developed, but they are not only complicated in structure but also various sizes and shapes of containers. It is not possible to store and there is a problem in that there is a limitation in the installation place.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, to provide a container holder for a refrigerator that can easily store the bottle or tube containers of various shapes stored in the refrigerator.

The container holder for a refrigerator according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the mounting portion is formed in a cylindrical shape so as to form an outer appearance of the lower portion, and to be seated on the bottom of the storage space in the refrigerator; It is formed in a plurality of plates along the periphery of the seating portion is formed extending upwards, characterized in that it comprises a fixing portion for elastically pressing the outer peripheral surface of the container for storage.

The seating portion and the fixing portion are formed of a plastic material.

The inside of the seating portion is embedded with a heavy material of the metal material so that the center of gravity can be placed below.

The heavy material is formed of a magnet, and an iron plate is formed on a bottom surface of the storage space corresponding to the seating part.

The upper portion of the fixing portion is bent to have a certain curvature inwardly is formed contact with the container for fixing is further formed, the upper portion of the contact portion is bent at a certain curvature so as to face the outside.

According to the present invention having such a configuration, not only the storage of the container is easy but also the arrangement state inside the refrigerator can be improved, and the space utilization can be expected to be improved.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a container holder for a refrigerator according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In addition, detailed description will be omitted for the same parts as in the prior art.

3 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of a container holder for a refrigerator according to the present invention, as shown in the drawing, the container holder 100 is composed of a seating part 120 and a fixing part 140 of the refrigerator. It is formed to be seated in a storage space such as a shelf and the basket (320).

The seating part 120 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a predetermined height to allow the container holder 100 to be stably seated. Therefore, the bottom surface of the seating part 120 may be stably seated in surface contact with the top surface of a storage space such as a shelf and a basket 320.

In addition, the weight 122 is embedded in the seating part 120. The heavy material 122 is to maintain the seating portion 120 more stably by bringing the center of gravity of the container holder 100 to the lower side, it is preferably formed of a relatively heavy metal material something to do.

In particular, the weight 122 may be formed of a magnet. In this case, at least a part of the drawer or the basket 320 on which the container holder 100 is seated is formed of an iron plate or an iron material so that the container holder 100 is formed. It is formed to be more stable seating.

On the other hand, the fixing portion 140 and the seating portion 120 to be described below are all formed of a plastic material, and thus the heavy material 122 is press-fitted into the seating portion 120 in a pressing manner, or the seating portion It may be mounted in various ways, such as being injected into the 120.

Next, the fixing part 140 is fixed in contact with the container 200 in the form of a bottle or a tube, and is formed in a plate shape having a predetermined width, and is formed to extend upwardly along the circumference of the seating part 120.

The plurality of fixing parts 140 are relatively tightly spaced, and are formed of a plastic material such as polypropylene (PP) to have a predetermined elasticity. Therefore, the fixing parts 140 are formed to be spread outward or retracted inward by an external force.

Looking at the shape of the fixing part 140 in more detail with reference to Figure 3, the lower end of the fixing part 140 is formed in contact with the upper circumference of the seating portion 120, the predetermined length upward As long as the extension is formed. At this time, the fixing part 140 is bent to have a gentle curvature of which the central part slightly protrudes outward.

On the other hand, the upper portion of the fixing portion 140 is formed with a contact portion 142 which is bent to have a predetermined curvature toward the inside. In other words, the contact portion 142 is formed in a shape that is recessed with a predetermined curvature inwardly when viewed from the outside, and is formed in a shape that protrudes roundly with a predetermined curvature when viewed from the inside.

The distance between the contact parts 142 formed by the plurality of fixing parts 140 is smaller than the diameter of the seating part 120. That is, when the container 200 in the form of a bottle or a tube is fixed, the containers 200 having a relatively small diameter are formed to be stably fixed.

The upper part of the contact part 142, that is, the upper end of the fixing part 140, is bent to have a predetermined curvature toward the outside. Therefore, the distance between the upper end of the fixing portion 140 is longer than the distance between the contact portion 142, thereby forming a larger inlet of the container holder 100.

Hereinafter, the operation of the container holder for a refrigerator according to the present invention having the configuration as described above with reference to the drawings as follows.

4 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an inserted state of a container holder and a tubular container for a refrigerator according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view showing a tubular container stored in a container holder for a refrigerator according to the present invention.

As shown in these figures, the user inserts the tubular container 200 into the container holder 100 for the storage of food having the tubular container 200.

In this case, the container holder 100 may be taken out from the storage space inside the refrigerator and used by the user, and the tubular container 200 may be inserted upside down such that the inlet faces the bottom surface of the container holder 100.

The inlet side of the container holder 100, that is, the upper end of the fixing part 140 is bent roundly outward to facilitate insertion of the tubular container 200 as well as the container 200 being inserted into the center thereof. It is induced to be in contact with the contact portion 142 of the fixing portion 140 naturally.

When the tubular container 200 continuously pushes the tubular container 200 in contact with the contact portion 142, the tubular container 200 is completely inserted into the tubular container 200. The lid portion of the container holder 100 is in contact with the bottom surface, that is, the upper surface of the seating portion 120. Of course, if the size of the tubular container 200 is smaller than the container holder 100, the tubular container 200 will be inserted to an appropriate depth.

On the other hand, when the diameter of the tubular container 200 is larger than the distance between the plurality of contact portion 142 in the state in which the tubular container 200 is inserted by the tubular container 200 by the contact portion 142 Is pushed outward, the fixing part 140 is opened to the outside by the elasticity of the fixing part 140.

In this case, the fixing part 140 is formed of a plastic material to have elasticity in the material, and the contact part 142 according to the characteristics of the shape of the fixing part 140 formed in a plate shape and further rounded to the outside of the center portion. Presses the outer circumferential surface of the tubular container to naturally fix the tubular container.

In addition, regardless of the size or shape of the tubular container 200 inserted by the structure of the fixing part 140 having such elasticity, the fixing part 140 may press and fix the outer circumferential surface of the tubular container 200. It becomes possible.

When the insertion and fixing of the tubular container is completed, the container holder 100 is mounted on the basket 320 provided in the storage space, for example, the refrigerating chamber door 300. At this time, when the mounting body 120 is provided with a magnetic weight 122 made of a magnet, the container holder 100 is placed on the iron plate 322 of the basket 320 to make the container holder 100 more stable. To be seated.

On the other hand, the tubular container 200 may be inserted and fixed to the container holder 100 in a state in which the container holder 100 is seated in the basket 320, although not shown is provided in the refrigerating chamber door 300 It will be obvious that the basket 320 can be stably stored in the refrigerating compartment and the freezer compartment, the shelf of the refrigerator compartment door, or the like.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible to those skilled in the art within the above technical scope.

In the container holder for a refrigerator according to the present invention as described above in detail, it has a very simple configuration in the overall structure has the effect of improving the productivity of the product as well as reducing the manufacturing cost.

In addition, by the elastic fixing part can be securely fixed to accommodate the tubular containers having a variety of sizes and shapes, as well as the tubular container can be stored in a container of a relatively small bottle to improve the storage performance and utilization You can expect the effect.

And, by adding a weight to the seating portion can be stored in the container holder standing up stably, it is possible to store more stably using a magnetic material.

Accordingly, the container holder does not fall even without a separate support member, and even in the basket provided in the door having a lot of shaking due to impact, the ware holder may be stored so as not to fall.

Therefore, not only is the arrangement state of the storage space excellent, but also the food stored in the tubular container can be conveniently used to solve the consumer's dissatisfaction and complaints of use.

In addition, the container holder can be mounted stably and easily by the design of the seat portion and the lower center of gravity by the weight of the seat, rather than the mounting by a separate coupling member, as well as the basket without a separate coupling member and configuration It can be stored easily in the back.

Therefore, the effect of improving the storage space utilization inside the refrigerator may be expected.

Claims (5)

A seating part 120 formed in a cylindrical shape to form an outer shape of the lower part and to be seated on a bottom of a storage space inside the refrigerator; A fixing part 140 formed in a plurality of plate shapes along the periphery of the seating part 120 and extending upwardly to elastically press and fix an outer circumferential surface of the container 200 for storage; A weight material 122 embedded in the seating part 120 and formed of a magnet material so as to place a center of gravity underneath; Refrigerator container holder, characterized in that it comprises an iron plate (322) provided on the bottom of the storage space corresponding to the seating portion (120). The container holder for a refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the seating part (120) and the fixing part (140) are made of a plastic material. delete delete The upper part of the fixing part 140 according to any one of claims 1 to 7, The contact portion 142 which is bent to have a predetermined curvature in contact with the container for fixing is further formed, and the upper portion of the contact portion 142 is bent to a certain curvature so as to be formed to be curved outwards .

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