KR102037302B1

KR102037302B1 - Refrigerator

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Publication number: KR102037302B1
Application number: KR1020130016941A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 황정연; 박지영; 김현정; 이은주; 최규관; 이보람
Original assignee: 엘지전자 주식회사
Priority date: 2013-02-18
Filing date: 2013-02-18
Publication date: 2019-10-28
Also published as: KR20140103501A

Abstract

The present invention provides a storage compartment formed inside the cabinet, a rail mounted on the bottom surface of the storage compartment, a tray which slides back and forth in combination with the rail, a first side and a second side detachably mounted on the tray, and having a different height from each other. It includes a basket comprising a top cover is installed on top of the basket and is arranged to seal the internal space of the basket, the basket can be mounted on the tray so that the first or second side of the basket is selectively facing the front. A refrigerator is featured.

Description

Refrigerator {Refrigerator}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator.

The refrigerator is a device for storing food at a temperature lower than room temperature by providing cold air to a storage compartment formed inside the refrigerator through a refrigerant system.
Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2007-0093496 discloses a refrigerator including a plurality of shelves and a vegetable box for storing vegetables or fruits.
1 shows a refrigerator according to the prior art.

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The refrigerator 1 according to the related art includes a cabinet 2 for forming a storage compartment therein, a refrigerator compartment door 5 and a freezer compartment door for opening and closing each of the refrigerating compartment 3 and a freezing compartment (not shown) formed by partitioning the storage compartment. It includes (6).

As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerating compartment 3 and the freezing compartment are provided with a plurality of shelves and baskets for the convenience of storing the storage. In particular, the refrigerating chamber 3 is provided with a vegetable storage basket 7 for storing vegetables.

However, when storing a storage other than vegetables or fruits in the conventional vegetable storage basket (7) there is a problem that rather uncomfortable.

For example, there is often a case where food is packaged as it is in a plate or a bowl and stored in a refrigerator compartment, but it is difficult to store the dish or a bowl in the vegetable storage basket 7 as it is.

In addition, articles of long length such as wine bottles cannot be stored in the vegetable storage basket 7.

That is, the conventional vegetable storage basket 7 has a problem that it is limited to use for other purposes other than the storage of vegetables or fruits.

In addition, the conventional vegetable storage basket 7 has a problem that the internal storage can not be taken out without the vegetable storage basket 7 being pulled forward.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is to provide a refrigerator including a basket and a tray that can be mixed for use so that various types of storage can be stored as needed.

In addition, if necessary, to provide a refrigerator that can take out the storage stored in the basket without pulling the basket forward.

The present invention includes a cabinet in which a front surface is opened and a storage compartment is formed therein; A door for opening and closing the opened front surface of the cabinet; A rail mounted to a bottom surface of the storage compartment; A tray which is coupled to the rail and slides back and forth; A basket having an upper surface opened and detachably mounted to the tray, the basket including a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface and having a lower height than the first surface; An upper cover installed at an upper portion of the basket to cover the opened upper surface of the basket; And a storage box positioned to the side of the basket, wherein the basket is removably mounted to the tray such that the first or second side of the basket selectively faces the front of the cabinet, and the basket is And a first side surface and a second side surface connecting the first side and the second side, wherein the first side and the second side are in close contact with one side of the storage box and the side wall of the storage compartment, respectively. The first surface and the upper cover are in contact with each other when the tray is slid and completely inserted into the storage chamber while the first surface of the basket is mounted on the tray so that the first surface of the basket faces the front of the cabinet.

In addition, the rail is provided with a pair on the bottom surface of the storage compartment, both edges of the bottom surface of the tray may be formed stepped to be coupled to the pair of rails.

In addition, the bottom surface of the basket may be formed stepped to correspond to the shape of the tray.

In addition, the upper cover may be divided and foldably coupled to each other.

Further, in a state in which cold air flows from the rear side of the storage compartment to the rear side of the basket, the basket is mounted on the tray such that the first side faces the front side of the cabinet, and the tray is completely inserted into the storage compartment. The cold air introduced into the basket may circulate inside the basket.

Further, in a state in which cold air flows from the rear side of the storage compartment to the rear side of the basket, the basket is mounted on the tray such that the second side faces the front side of the cabinet, and the tray is completely inserted into the storage compartment. A separation space is formed between an upper end of the second surface and the upper cover so that the cool air introduced into the basket may flow into the storage chamber through the separation space.

In addition, the basket has a rectangular parallelepiped shape of which the top is open, the first side and the second side, the first extension having the same height as the first surface; A second extension having the same height as the second surface; And an inclined portion connecting the first and second extensions having different heights.

In addition, the front surface of the tray may extend inclined forward toward the upper side.

In addition, the rear surface of the tray is formed to be inclined backward toward the upper side, the bottom surface of the basket may be formed to have an inclined surface corresponding to the inclination of the front of the tray and the rear of the tray.

In addition, the height of the front surface of the tray may be formed lower than the height of the second surface of the basket.

Through the present invention, a storage space that can be used for multiple purposes in a storage compartment increases. The storage space may be stored in the dish or bowl as well as vegetables or fruits, as well as storage of long lengths such as wine. Thus, the practicality of the refrigerator is improved.

In addition, if necessary, the small storage can be taken out without pulling the basket forward, so that the time for opening the door can be shortened. Therefore, the power consumption of the refrigerator can be reduced.

1 is a front view showing a refrigerator according to the prior art.
2 is a perspective view illustrating a refrigerator according to an example of the present invention.
3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a main part of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a bottom perspective view showing a state of FIG. 3 viewed from the bottom. FIG.
5 is a perspective view illustrating a tray according to an example of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a rear view illustrating the tray of FIG.
7 is a perspective view illustrating a basket according to an example of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a front view illustrating the basket of FIG. 7 seen from the front. FIG.
FIG. 9 is a side view illustrating the basket of FIG. 7 seen in side view. FIG.
10 is a perspective view illustrating a case in which a refrigerator according to an example of the present invention is used to seal an inner space of a basket with a top cover and a basket.
11 is a perspective view illustrating a case in which a refrigerator according to an example of the present invention is used to open an inner space to accommodate wine or the like.

Hereinafter, a structure of a refrigerator according to an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

2 is a perspective view illustrating a refrigerator according to an example of the present invention, in which a refrigerator door is omitted, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a main part of the refrigerator according to an example of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is FIG. Is a bottom perspective view showing the state seen from the bottom.

5 is a perspective view showing a tray according to an example of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a rear view.

7 is a perspective view showing a basket according to an example of the present invention, FIG. 8 is a front view, and FIG. 9 is a side view.

2 to 4, the refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a cabinet 10, a rail 100, a tray 200, a basket 300, and an upper cover 400.

The cabinet 10 forms an exterior of a refrigerator and forms a storage compartment 20 therein.

The storage compartment 20 may be a refrigerator compartment or a freezer compartment as an example of a space in which a stock is stored. Hereinafter, a description will be given on the premise that the storage compartment 20 is a refrigerating compartment, but the present invention can be applied to the case where the storage compartment 20 is a freezing compartment.

The rail 100 is mounted on the bottom surface 21 of the storage compartment 20 to guide the front and rear sliding movement of the tray 200 located at the top. As an example, the rail 100 may be provided with a pair as a rectangular parallelepiped shape as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, but is not limited thereto. Any shape and number may be used to guide the sliding movement of the tray 200. . In addition, it turns out that the rail 100 may be omitted in some cases.

The tray 200 is coupled to the rail 100 so as to slide forward and backward. In addition, the basket 300 may be mounted on the upper portion of the tray 200. As an example, the tray 200 may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape having an upper portion as shown in FIG. 5, but is not limited thereto. The tray 200 may be coupled to the rail 100 to be slidably moved, and the upper surface of the tray 200 may be disposed. Any shape formed to be acceptable is possible.

5 and 6, the tray 200 may include a front surface 210, a rear surface 220, a bottom surface 230, and a side surface 240.

The front surface 210 may be formed to be inclined toward the upper front as shown in FIG. When the front surface 210 is inclined as described above, there is an advantage in that the user easily mounts and removes the basket 300 to be described later on the tray 200. In particular, when the inclined surfaces 311 and 321 of the basket 300 to be described later have an inclination corresponding to the front surface 210, it is easier to attach and remove the basket 300 to the tray 200.

In addition, the front surface 210 may be formed lower than the height of the first surface 310 and the second surface 320 of the basket 300 to be described later. When the front surface 210 is formed to be low as described above, as in the case where the front surface 210 is formed to be inclined earlier, it is easy for the user to mount and remove the basket 300 on the tray 200.

That is, the front surface 210 of the tray 200 may be formed to be inclined to have a predetermined height to facilitate removal of the basket 300, but the user may remove the basket stored in the basket 300. In the process of drawing 300 forward, the basket 300 is removed from the tray 200 even if the user does not intend it.

The rear surface 220 is a surface facing the front surface 210 and may be formed to be inclined in the opposite direction to the front surface 210, that is, the upper and lower sides. In this case, each of the inclined surfaces 311 and 312 of the basket 300 has an inclination corresponding to the front 210 and the rear 220 so that the basket 300 may be firmly fixed when the basket 300 is seated on the tray 200. There is this.

The bottom surface 230 is a part on which the basket 300 is seated. Stepped portions 231a and 231b may be formed at both edges of the bottom surface 230 to provide a space that can be coupled to the pair of rails 100. As shown in FIG. 6, rail receiving parts 232a and 232b are formed below the stepped parts 231a and 231b, respectively, and are coupled to the pair of rails 100.

When the rail receiving portions 232a and 232b are provided at the lower portions of the stepped portions 231a and 23b, that is, the bottom surface 230 instead of the side surface 240 of the tray 200, and are coupled to the rail 100, the tray ( Compared to the case in which the structure for guiding the sliding movement of the 200 is provided on the side surface 240 of the tray 200, the capacity of the basket 300 to be mounted on the upper portion of the tray 200 may be increased.

The side surface 240 is connected to the front surface 210, the rear surface 220, and the bottom surface 230, and is positioned on the side of the tray 200. In the present invention, the side surface 240 of the tray 200 guides sliding movement. The salping bar is provided on the bottom surface 230 is not provided.

The basket 300 is detachably mounted to the tray 200, and the upper cover 400 is positioned on the upper portion of the basket 300.

The basket 300 may be, for example, a rectangular parallelepiped shape having an open top, but is not limited thereto, and may be any shape that may be mounted on the tray 200 and accommodate a storage.

7 to 9, the basket 300 may include a first surface 310, a second surface 320, a bottom surface 330, and a side surface 340.

The first side 310 and the second side 320 have different heights. As described above, the first surface 310 and the second surface 320 having different heights may be selectively configured so that the basket 300 may face forward when the one surface of the two sides is accommodated in the storage compartment 20. It can be mounted on.

The height of the first surface 310 is formed higher than the height of the second surface 320 as shown in FIG. 7. The first surface 310 is a top cover which will be described later when the basket 300 is mounted on the tray 200 and the basket 300 is fully inserted into the storage compartment 20 so that the first surface 310 faces forward. In contact with the 400 is formed to completely seal the internal space (see 350 of FIG. 11) of the basket 300.

The height of the second surface 320 is lower than the height of the first surface 310. The second face 320 is the upper cover 400 when the basket 300 is mounted on the tray 200 and the basket 300 is fully inserted into the storage compartment 20 so that the second face 320 faces forward. ) And spaced apart from each other) (see 360 of FIG. 11). In this case, the user has an advantage that the storage of relatively short length, such as beverage cans can be taken out through the separation space 360 without having to pull out the basket 300 in front of the necessity. In this case, the process of drawing out and pulling out the basket 300 is omitted, and thus the time for opening the refrigerator door (not shown) is shortened, and thus the power consumption may be reduced.

The inclined surfaces 311 and 321 shown in FIG. 9 may be formed below the first surface 310 and the second surface 320. Each of the inclined surfaces 311 and 321. As described above, it may have a slope corresponding to each of the front side 210 and the rear side 220 of the tray 200.

The bottom surface 330 is a portion in which the storage accommodated in the basket 300 is supported and is a portion in contact with the bottom surface 230 of the tray 200 when the basket 300 is mounted on the tray 200. As an example, the bottom surface 330 of the basket 300 has stepped portions 331a and 331b corresponding to the shape of the stepped portions 231a and 231b of the bottom surface 230 of the tray 200, as shown in FIG. 8. ) May be included. In this case, when the basket 300 is mounted on the tray 200, there is an advantage that is firmly fixed.

The bottom surface 330 may be formed as a hole (drilled shape) as shown in FIGS. 4 and 7 as an example. In this case, when the basket 300 is mounted on the tray 200, the bottom surface 230 of the tray 200 serves to support the storage accommodated in the basket 300. Therefore, when the bottom surface 330 is provided in the basket 300, the storage space increases as much as the thickness of the bottom surface 330.

The side surface 340 is, for example, a first extension portion 341 having the same height as the first surface 310 and a second extension portion 342 having the same height as the second surface 320 as shown in FIG. 9. And an inclined portion 343 connecting the first extension portion 341 and the second extension portion 342 having different heights from each other.

The upper cover 400 is disposed above the basket 300 and disposed to seal the internal space 350 of the basket 300. The upper cover 400 may be divided and connected to each other in a foldable manner.

As shown in FIG. 4, the upper cover 400 includes a first upper cover 410, a second upper cover 420, a hinge 430, a coupling part 440, a rotation shaft part 450, and a support part ( Reference numeral 460 of FIG. 11).

As an example, the first upper cover 410 may include a handle part (see 411 of FIG. 3) that the user can grip.

The second upper cover 420 is connected through the first upper cover 420 and the hinge 430 to be described later, and is connected through the coupling part 440 and the rotation shaft part 450 to be described later. Through such a structure, the second upper cover 420 may rotate with respect to the coupling part 440 and may be relatively rotated with the first upper cover 410. Movement of the first upper cover 410 and the second upper cover 420 will be described later.

The hinge 430 connects the first top cover 410 and the second top cover 420. However, the member connecting the first upper cover 410 and the second upper cover 420 is not limited to the hinge 430, and the first upper cover 410 and the second upper cover 420 are mutually different. Any member that can be connected to allow relative rotational movement is possible.

The coupling part 440 is coupled to the side wall of the storage compartment 20 and is also coupled to the second upper cover 420 through the rotation shaft part 450 which will be described later. That is, the coupling part 440 rotatably couples the second upper cover 420 to the side wall of the storage compartment 20.

The rotary shaft part 450 connects the second upper cover 420 and the coupling part 440 and provides a center of rotational movement to the second upper cover 420.

The support part 460 is provided on sidewalls of the storage compartment 20 to support the first upper cover 410 and the second upper cover 420. That is, the support part 460 of the first upper cover 410 and the second upper cover 420 to maintain the unfolded state when the first upper cover 410 and the second upper cover 420 are unfolded in a row. Support the lower part. In addition, when the first upper cover 410 is folded, the support part 460 supports the front end of the first upper cover 410 to maintain the folded state of the first upper cover 410.

Hereinafter, a use example of a refrigerator according to an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11.

10 is a perspective view illustrating a case in which a refrigerator according to an example of the present invention is used to seal an inner space of a basket, and FIG. 11 is a refrigerator according to an example of the present invention so that wine and the like may be accommodated. It is a perspective view showing the case where the inner space is used to open.

Referring to FIG. 10, the tray 200 is coupled to an upper portion of the rail 100 provided on the bottom surface 21 of the storage compartment 20, and the basket 300 is coupled to the upper portion of the tray 200. .

At this time, as shown in FIG. 10, the basket 300 is mounted on the upper portion of the tray 200 such that the first surface 310 having a height higher than that of the second surface 320 of the basket 300 faces forward. have.

In addition, the upper cover 400 is located above the basket 300. The upper cover 400 can be seen that the first upper cover 410 and the second upper cover 420 are arranged in a completely unfolded state.

In particular, in FIG. 10, it can be seen that the first surface 310 of the basket 300 and the upper cover 400 are completely in contact with each other, so that the inner space 350 of the basket 300 is completely sealed. In this case, since the cold air introduced from the rear of the basket 300 is not discharged, only the inside of the basket 300 is circulated, and thus the inside of the basket 300 can be maintained at a desired temperature only by supplying less cold air. have.

The user can take out the tray 200 and the basket 300 to the front to store the storage in the internal space 350 of the basket 300 and then transfer the tray 200 and the basket 300 to the storage room 20. By retracting the storage can be stored at the desired temperature.

Referring to FIG. 11, as in the use example of FIG. 10, the tray 200 is coupled to an upper portion of the rail 100 provided on the bottom surface 21 of the storage compartment 20, and a basket is disposed on the upper portion of the tray 200. 300 is coupled.

However, unlike FIG. 10, the basket 300 is mounted on the upper portion of the tray 200 such that the second surface 320 lower than the height of the first surface 310 of the basket 300 faces forward.

The upper cover 400 is positioned above the basket 300. The upper cover 400 may be in a state in which the first upper cover 410 and the second upper cover 420 are folded and folded back.

Referring to the operation of the upper cover 400, when the user grasps the handle 411 of the first upper cover 410 and pushes the upper rearward, the first upper cover 410 is to lower the lower portion of the first upper cover 410 The hinge 430, which is separated from the supporting part 460 and supporting the first upper cover 410 and the second upper cover 420, is rotated about an axis to be folded in the direction of the second upper cover 420. At this time, the second upper cover 420 is rotated upward with respect to the rotating shaft portion 450 is in close contact with the rear wall 22 of the storage chamber 20. Since the handle part 411 corresponding to the front end of the first upper cover 410 is supported by the support part 460 while the first upper cover 410 and the second upper cover 420 are folded, the first upper cover is supported. The 410 and the second upper cover 420 may maintain a folded state.

As such, when the upper cover 400 is folded in the state in which the basket 300 is mounted on the tray 200 so that the second surface 320 having a lower height faces forward, the user may have a high height and a side like a wine bottle. There is an advantage that can be stored in the round shape.

In addition, although not shown in the drawings, it is also possible to remove the basket 300 and use only the tray 200. In this case, since only the tray 200 having a lower height than the basket 300 is used, there is an advantage that it is easy to directly store the container in the state in which the food is contained in the tray 200. That is, it can be used for a similar purpose to the shelf provided in the refrigerator, and the tray 200 can be used more conveniently than the shelf in that it can also slide forward and backward.

While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific embodiments. That is, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can make many changes and modifications to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims, and all such appropriate changes and modifications are possible. Equivalents should be considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

10 cabinet 20 storage room
100: rail 200: tray
300: basket 400: top cover

Claims

A cabinet having a front surface open and a storage compartment formed therein;
A door for opening and closing the opened front surface of the cabinet;
A rail mounted to a bottom surface of the storage compartment;
A tray which is coupled to the rail and slides back and forth;
A basket having an upper surface opened and detachably mounted to the tray, the basket including a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface and having a lower height than the first surface;
An upper cover installed at an upper portion of the basket to cover the opened upper surface of the basket; And
It includes a storage box located on the side of the basket,
The basket is reversibly mounted on the tray such that the first or second side of the basket is selectively facing the front of the cabinet,
The basket includes a first side and a second side connecting the first side and the second side,
The first side and the second side are in close contact with one side of the storage box and the side wall of the storage compartment, respectively.
And the first surface is in contact with the upper cover when the tray is slid and completely inserted into the storage chamber while the first surface of the basket is mounted on the tray so that the first surface of the basket faces the front of the cabinet.

The method of claim 1,
The rail is provided with a pair on the bottom surface of the storage compartment,
Both edges of the bottom surface of the tray is formed to be stepped to be coupled to the pair of rails.

The method of claim 2,
The bottom surface of the basket is characterized in that the refrigerator is formed to be stepped to correspond to the shape of the tray.

The method of claim 1,
The upper cover is divided into the refrigerator characterized in that the foldable mutually coupled.

The method of claim 1,
Cold air flows into the rear of the basket from the rear of the storage compartment,
In a state where the basket is mounted on the tray and the tray is completely inserted into the storage compartment so that the first side faces the front of the cabinet, the cool air introduced into the basket circulates inside the basket. Refrigerator.

The method of claim 1,
Cold air flows into the rear of the basket from the rear of the storage compartment,
In a state in which the basket is mounted on the tray and the tray is completely inserted into the storage compartment such that the second surface faces the front of the cabinet, a space is formed between the upper end of the second surface and the upper cover. The refrigerator, characterized in that the cold air flowing into the basket can flow to the storage room through the separation space.

The method of claim 1,
The basket has an open rectangular parallelepiped shape,
The first side and the second side,
A first extension having the same height as the first surface;
A second extension having the same height as the second surface; And
Refrigerator comprising a slope connecting the first extension and the second extension having a different height from each other.

The method of claim 1,
The front of the tray is characterized in that the refrigerator extending inclined forward toward the upper side.

The method of claim 8,
The rear side of the tray is formed to be inclined backward toward the upper side,
And a bottom surface of the basket is formed to have an inclined surface corresponding to the inclination of the front of the tray and the rear of the tray.

The method of claim 1,
And a height of the front surface of the tray is lower than that of the second surface of the basket.