KR101611614B1 - A refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator.

The present invention relates to a refrigerator comprising a body having a storage space, a door provided on the body for selectively opening and closing the storage space, a door for slidingly opening and closing the storage space, The basket is provided with a shielding member for selectively shielding the open side of the basket and a restraining member provided on the shielding member for selectively restraining the basket. And a stopper for selectively restricting the side portion of the restricting member in the drawing / inserting process of the restricting member. The stopper is provided with an elastic deforming portion having a variable tension in a direction toward the restricting member.

According to the present invention, the opening force required by the user to open the basket is reduced.

Refrigerator, storage container, shelf, stopper, door, cover

Description

A refrigerator

The present invention relates to a refrigerator.

Generally, a refrigerator is a device for low-temperature storage of food, and a storage space is divided so that food can be frozen or refrigerated according to the type of food to be stored and the storage method.

The storage space of the refrigerator may include a plurality of storage containers to store various foods separately.

The storage container may be divided into a shelf on which the food to be stored is stored on the upper surface or a basket in which the food to be stored is received, and a cover for interrupting the cool air is provided on the basket, .

On the other hand, when the refrigerator door is opened to store or draw food in the refrigerator, heavy cold air in the storage space moves downward and is discharged to the outside. In order to supplement the discharged cold air, Lt; / RTI >

Therefore, after the withdrawal or storage of the food is completed, it takes a considerable time to cool the warm air introduced into the storage space to reach the storage temperature of the food.

Therefore, the storage of foodstuffs, such as fruits, vegetables, meats, and kimchi, which is the mainstay of maintaining temperature conditions, is accommodated mainly in the lower part of the storage space or inside the storage container such as a basket, .

It is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator which is easy to draw out a storage container by reducing the dispersion of force during opening and closing while firmly securing the connection relation between a storage container slidingly in / out of the storage space and a shielding member shielding the upper portion of the storage container .

According to the present invention, A door that selectively opens and closes the storage space by a draw-in mouth; A basket connected to the door and drawn out from the basket together, the basket having an upper surface opened; A shielding member which is slidable forward and backward from the upper side of the basket and selectively shields the opening of the basket by sliding; And a stopper and a stopper which are respectively provided at positions corresponding to each other of the shielding member and the basket and which are constrained to each other so that the shielding member is pulled out together when the basket is drawn out and the stopper and the stopper And is formed at the center of the transverse width of the basket and the shielding member.

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According to this embodiment, the side portion of the restricting member provided on the shielding member is restrained by the stopper provided on the basket, and the shielding member is selectively fixed according to the draw-in / out of the basket.

Therefore, when the basket is opened, the stopper force of the stopper is easily released and the opening force required for opening the basket is reduced.

In addition, the position of the stopper and the restricting member is located on the same straight line as the handle gripped by the user for pulling out the basket, so that the dispersion of the force at the time of opening the basket is advantageously reduced.

In addition, since the stopper and the stopper, which are located on the same straight line as the handle, are provided at the central portion as described above, there is an advantage that the dimensional deformation or the reduction of the constraint force is reduced due to the dispersion of the force.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the spirit of the invention is not limited to the embodiments shown and that those skilled in the art, upon reading and understanding the spirit of the invention,

FIG. 1 is a view showing a door of a refrigerator which is an embodiment of the present invention in an open state. FIG. 2 shows a state in which a basket and a shield member are separated from each other after a lower door of a refrigerator according to the present invention is opened. The drawings are shown.

Referring to these drawings, a refrigerator 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a stand-type Kimchi refrigerator having a space for storing kimchi mainly in a main body 10, And the storage space is configured to be shielded by the upper door 110, which is rotatable with respect to one side of the upper portion of the main body 10. [

The basket 200 includes a lower door 120 for shielding a storage space below the main body 10, And can be taken out / inserted in conjunction with the drawing / To this end, a guide rail 240 for guiding the sliding movement of the basket 200 along the longitudinal direction is further provided on the side surface of the basket 200.

In addition, the lower door 120 is provided with a handle 600 so that the user can grasp the basket 200 by pulling the basket 200.

The handle 600 is formed such that the upper center portion of the lower door 120 is elongated in the transverse direction.

The basket (200) is formed to have an open top. Accordingly, the storage container 300 containing the food or the food can be taken out and stored in the opened upper side of the basket 200.

Meanwhile, a shielding member 400 for preventing the loss of cool air is provided on the opened upper side of the basket 200 formed as described above.

The shielding member 400 may be formed to have a size enough to cover the entire upper portion of the basket 200 so that the shielding member 400 can be pulled forward together with the basket 200, 300, the user can move the shielding member 400 to release the connection with the basket 200.

For this, the shielding member 400 is provided with a restricting member 420 (see FIG. 4) for restricting the basket 200, and the basket 200 is provided with a stopper 220).

Hereinafter, the fastening relationship between the stopper 220 and the restricting member 420 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a state where a basket of a refrigerator is fixed by a shielding member. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a coupling relation between a stopper and a restraining member, which are essential parts of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a view illustrating a state where a stopper, which is a main component of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, is coupled with a restricting portion.

As shown in these drawings, a restricting member 420 protruding downward is provided at a central portion of a lower side edge of the lower surface of the shielding member 400.

The shielding member 400 is provided with a forming position of the restricting member 420 so that the end of the restricting member 420 protruding as described above may not interfere with the forward and backward sliding movement of the basket 200 A housing 430 is provided.

That is, the housing 430 is formed to be depressed upward at the central portion of the rear edge of the shielding member 400, and the depth of the recess 430 is set to a height corresponding to the protruding length of the restricting member 420.

The end of the restricting member 420 formed in the housing 430 is flush with the bottom edge of the shielding member 400 so that the restricting member 420 is not caught by the upper end of the basket 200 . The housing 430 is recessed upward as described above to provide a space for accommodating the stopper 220 interfering with the restricting member 420.

Meanwhile, the stopper 220 is provided at the upper center portion of the rear upper side of the basket 200 to interfere with the side of the restricting member 420 to exert binding force.

The stopper 220 includes a resilient deforming part 222 interposed with the restricting member 420 as a plastic injection mold and a fixing part 222 fixed to the upper end of the basket 200 while supporting the resiliently deforming part 222. [ 224).

Specifically, the elastic deforming portion 222 has a pair of opposed arcuate protrusions, and the curvature of the center portion is formed to be the largest. Therefore, when the restricting member 420 enters between the elastic deforming parts 222, tension is applied to the restricting member 420 by the elasticity of the material to restrict the entry of the restricting member 420 do.

The fixing portion 224 is integrally formed on the outer side of the elastic deforming portion 222 and fixed to the upper end of the basket 200. Therefore, when the elastic deforming part 222 is pressed, the fixing part 224 integrally formed with the elastic deforming part 222 supports the elastic deforming part 222, so that the tension is increased.

The elastically deformable portion 222 is formed in the shape of an arcuate protrusion as described above so that the front end where the restricting opening 420 starts to enter and the end portion after the entry of the restricting opening 420 are completed The tension is exerted weakly and the tension is most strongly exerted at the central portion.

In addition, the side portion of the restricting member 420 is also formed to have a curvature, so that the diameter of the central portion is relatively larger than the front end and the rear end.

Therefore, when the basket 200 is drawn into the storage space, the portion of the first elastic deforming portion 222 that enters the first deformed portion 222 due to the shape of the restricting portion 420 interferes with the front portion formed with a relatively large gap, It is possible to easily enter the space between the elastic deforming parts 222. [

When the basket 200 continues to be drawn in the above state, the restraining mouth 420 continues to enter between the elastic deforming parts 222. Therefore, at the central portion where the gap between the elastic deforming portions 222 is relatively narrow, the elastic deforming portion 222 is deformed, and the tension applied to the restricting portion 420 is increased.

The tension applied to the restricting member 420 is maximized at a central portion where the side of the restricting member 420 is the narrowest among the elastic deforming members 222, When the restricting member 420 passes the position, the tension of the elastic deforming unit 222 is reduced and the elastic deforming unit 222 is resiliently restored.

That is, when the insertion of the basket 200 continues even after the elastic deforming parts 222 are opened at intervals at which the restricting opening 420 can enter, the restricting opening 420 is formed in the elastic deforming part 222 Passes through the central portion and moves to the rear end of the elastic deformation portion 222.

After the restricting member 420 has passed the central portion where the tension of the resiliently deforming member 222 is maximized, the restoring force of the resiliently deforming member 222 causes the shielding of the basket 200 The shielding member 400 can be coupled to the basket 200 while the basket 200 is easily drawn into the storage space,

When the user grasps the handle 600 and draws the basket 200, the shielding member 400, which is held at a fixed position by the stopper 220 on the upper side of the basket 200, And is taken out together with the basket 200 (see FIG. 2).

Accordingly, even when the basket 200 is drawn out, the cold air inside the basket 200 is interrupted, so that the storage temperature of the stored food can be easily maintained.

In order to retrieve the food or storage container 300 stored by the user in the above-described state, the coupling relationship between the stopper 220 and the restricting member 420 fixing the shielding member 400 should be canceled.

Accordingly, the user pulls the lower door 120 with the hand holding the handle 600, and pushes the center front side of the shielding member 400 backward with the other hand.

When the user performs the above operation, the restricting member 420 formed in the shielding member 400 escapes between the elastically deformed portions 222 of the stopper 220 so that the shielding member 400 is moved rearward The coupling relationship between the basket 200 and the shielding member 400 is easily released.

This is because the central portions of the stopper 220, the restricting member 420, and the handle 600 held by the user are positioned on the same straight line, so that the dispersion of force is reduced, The user is able to open the upper side of the basket 200 with a smaller force since the binding force release direction of the user is formed in the forward and backward direction in the state where the tension is applied in the left and right direction of the basket 420.

Meanwhile, the present embodiment can be applied to various types of refrigerator 1 other than the above-described stand-type Kimchi refrigerator.

6 is a view showing a door of a refrigerator in an opened state according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a view showing a constraint relationship between a basket and a shielding member of a refrigerator of the embodiment shown in FIG. Respectively.

As shown in these drawings, a refrigerator 1 according to another embodiment of the present invention is a side-by-side refrigerator in which a storage space inside the main body 10 is divided into right and left to form a freezing chamber 12 and a refrigerating chamber 14, respectively Respectively, by the freezer compartment door 150 and the refrigerator compartment door 140, respectively.

The freezing compartment 12 and the refrigerating compartment 14 are provided with various types of storage containers 300 for storing foods separately and a refrigerating compartment 14 is provided with a vegetable compartment 14 for storing vegetables, .

The basket 200 has a guide rail 240 and a roller 260 so that the basket can be slidably pulled out forward for the above purpose, A shielding member 400 for shielding the upper side of the shielding member 400 is provided.

The housing 430 is provided with a housing 430 formed in the shielding member 400 so as to be depressed upward at a central portion of the rear edge of the housing 430. The housing 430 is provided with a restricting portion 420 are formed.

The basket 200 includes a stopper 220 having a shape similar to that of the embodiment described above at an upper center portion of the rear side of the basket 200. The stopper 220 is provided on the stopper 220 when the basket 200 is taken out / The coupling between the basket 200 and the shielding member 400 is performed.

When the food stored in the basket 200 is taken out, the user grasps and pulls the handle 600 formed on the front panel 250 of the basket 200 with one hand, The coupling between the restricting member 420 and the stopper 220 can be easily released by pushing the center portion of the front end of the shielding member 400. [

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a view showing a door of a refrigerator which is an embodiment of the present invention in an opened state; Fig.

FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a state in which a basket and a shield member are separated after a lower door of a refrigerator according to the present invention is opened; FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a state where a basket of a refrigerator, which is one embodiment according to the present invention, is fixed by a shielding member. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which a coupling relationship between a stopper and a restraining member, which are essential parts of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, is canceled; FIG.

FIG. 5 is a view illustrating a state where a stopper, which is a main component of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, is combined with a restricting member. FIG.

6 is a view showing a door of a refrigerator, which is another embodiment according to the present invention, in an open state.

FIG. 7 is a view showing the constraint relationship between the basket and the shielding member of the refrigerator of FIG. 6; FIG.

Description of the Related Art [0002]

1 ......... Refrigerator 10 ...... Body

100 ..... door 110 ..... upper door

120 ..... Lower door 140 ..... Refrigerator door

150 ..... Freezer door 200 ..... Basket

220 ..... Stopper 222 ..... Elastic deformation

224 ..... fixing part 240 ..... guide rail

250 ..... Front panel 260 ..... Roller

300 ..... storage container 400 ..... shield member

420 ..... restraint 430 ..... housing

600 ..... handle

Claims (10)

A body in which a storage space is formed; A door that selectively opens and closes the storage space by a draw-in mouth; A basket connected to the door and drawn out from the basket together, the basket having an upper surface opened; A shielding member which is slidable forward and backward from the upper side of the basket and selectively shields the opening of the basket by sliding; And a restricting member and a stopper which are respectively provided at positions corresponding to each other of the shielding member and the basket and which are constrained to each other so that the shielding member is drawn out when the basket is drawn out, The restricting member and the stopper The restraint is released by an external force pushing the shielding member backward, Wherein the basket is formed at the center of the width of the basket and the shield member. The method according to claim 1, The basket is provided with a handle gripped by a user for pulling out the basket, Wherein the handle is formed to be centered at a center of a width of the basket in a lateral direction. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the stopper comprises a pair of elastically deformable portions arranged on both sides of the restricting portion and facing each other when the restricting portion is confined with each other, Wherein the restricting portion is selectively restrained in a side portion between the elastic deforming portions. The method of claim 3, And the side portion of the restricting member is formed to have a curvature. The method of claim 3, Wherein a tension of the elastically deformable portion is formed to be highest at a central portion. The method of claim 3, The restricting portion is formed at the rear end of the shielding member, The stopper is formed at an upper rear end of the basket, Wherein the stopper is further provided with a fixing portion for supporting the elastic deformation portion while being fixed to the basket. The method according to claim 6, And the fixing portion is formed on the outer side of the resiliently deformed portion. delete delete delete

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