KR20000008588U - Vegetable box of the fridge - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vegetable box of a refrigerator that allows for convenient storage of groceries such as vegetables in the refrigerator. In the related art, a user pulls a cube box of a cube shape with an upper surface open in front of the vegetable box using a space above the When the user holds an object to be stored in both hands, the user must inevitably pull forward the vegetable box using other available parts of the body and store the object or temporarily remove the object. There was a cumbersome problem of storing the above items by putting them down on the floor and then pulling the vegetable box forward.

The present invention is to form an opening on the front of the vegetable box with an open top, and to install the opening and closing member to open and close the opening, by fitting a fixed shaft to the fixing groove of the opening and closing member to allow the opening and closing member to rotate. It is designed to store the objects by pushing the opening / closing member when the user is holding the objects in both hands or the space in front is not enough.

Description

Vegetable box of the fridge

The present invention relates to a vegetable box of the refrigerator, and more particularly, to a vegetable box of the refrigerator to accommodate food products such as vegetables conveniently.

In general, refrigerators are provided with a freezer compartment, a refrigerator compartment, and a vegetable compartment in a refrigerator compartment. The freezer compartment is used to freeze food or store food at a temperature below freezing point, while a refrigerator compartment stores food at a low temperature near freezing point. It is used to ensure that stored foods remain fresh without being corrupted or decayed.

And the vegetable room is usually located in the lower side of the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator and equipped with a vegetable box for storing various vegetables and fruits, and the vegetable compartment that separates the refrigerator compartment and the vegetable box at the upper part where these vegetable boxes are located There is a shelf to store food in the fridge.

In particular, a vegetable box is a place for storing foods to be stored at a somewhat higher temperature than foodstuffs to be refrigerated in the freezer and refrigerator compartments.

One embodiment of such a vegetable box is disclosed in Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 97-33630 (name: vegetable room of the refrigerator).

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a vegetable box of a conventional refrigerator disclosed in Utility Model Registration No. 97-33630, where a guide groove 12 is formed to appropriately distribute the load of the vegetable compartment shelf 10. The support 14 is positioned at the center between the vegetable box 16 and the vegetable box 16, and is inserted into the center of the lower surface of the vegetable compartment shelf 10 correspondingly in the longitudinal direction of the guide groove 12. Guide protrusions 18, which make them slidable, protrude.

In addition, the vegetable chamber shelf 10 is placed on the shelf bead 22 protruding from both sides of the inner box 20, the guide protrusion 18 protruding from the lower portion of the vegetable chamber shelf 10 is a guide groove 12 of the reinforcing support 14 Inserted into a fixed) is made of a structure to draw out the vegetable box (16).

However, in the conventional refrigerator vegetable box configured as described above, the user should pull the vegetable box forward to store vegetables or fruits by using the upper space. When the user is holding an object to be stored in both hands, There were troublesome problems such as storing the object after pulling the vegetable box forward using other available parts, or temporarily placing the object on the floor, and then pulling the vegetable box forward to store the object. .

The present invention has been devised to improve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to install the opening and closing member on the front of the vegetable box to push the opening and closing the member when the user holding the object in both hands. There is a box of vegetables in the refrigerator for storage.

The feature of the vegetable box of the refrigerator according to the present invention for realizing the above object, the opening is formed on the front surface of the vegetable box, the upper surface is open, the opening and closing member is provided to open and close the opening, Fixed grooves are formed at both ends of one end inward, respectively, and fixed shafts are protruded inwardly at both ends of the upper end surface of the opening so as to be rotatably coupled to the fixed grooves. It is installed along the winding and one end of the return spring is fixed to the fixing groove is installed.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a vegetable box of a conventional refrigerator,

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a vegetable box of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention,

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 2 and showing an operating state thereof;

4 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of rotating the opening and closing member of FIG. 3;

5 is a perspective view showing a vegetable box of a refrigerator according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

30: vegetable box, 32: opening,

34: opening and closing member, 36: fixing groove,

38: fixed shaft, 40: return spring,

42: hanging jaw, 44: hinge,

46: place of attachment, 48: rotation unit.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment of the vegetable box of the refrigerator according to the present invention will be described in detail.

2 is a perspective view illustrating a vegetable box of a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the vegetable box 30 is formed in a box shape in which all surfaces except the front surface are closed.

The open front (hereinafter referred to as "opening" 32) of the vegetable box 30 is provided with a separate opening and closing member 34.

Preferably, the opening and closing member 34 is formed of the same material as the vegetable box 30, and more preferably, a synthetic resin or rubber material having a buffering force.

In addition, the opening and closing member 34 is rotatably fixed to both sides of the upper end surface of the opening 32 in order to open or close the opening 32 by rotation.

To this end, both ends of one end portion of the opening and closing member 34 have fixing grooves 36 recessed inwardly, respectively.

On the other hand, the fixed shaft 38 is protruded inwardly at both ends of the upper surface of the opening 32 of the vegetable box 30 so that the opening and closing member 34 is rotatably fitted into the fixing groove 36. .

In addition, the fixed shaft 38 is provided with a return spring 40 for providing a return force to the opening and closing member 34.

The return spring 40 is installed along the outer circumference of the fixed shaft 38, one end of which is fixed on the opening / closing member 34 having the fixing groove 36, and the other end of the return spring 40 on the fixed shaft 38. It is fixed.

In addition, since the inside of the vegetable box 30 is somewhat higher than about 1 to 3 ℃, that is, foodstuffs to be kept at a temperature, for example, fruits, vegetables, sealing medicines, etc. are stored, it is necessary to seal the cold to some extent.

Thus, the opening and closing member 34 is required to almost completely seal the opening 32 of the vegetable box 30.

To this end, the lower end of the opening and closing member 34 is further recessed inward than the upper side is formed stepped with the upper side.

Of course, the locking step 42 is formed in the lower inner surface of the opening 34 correspondingly.

Thus, the opening and closing member 34 closes the opening 34 almost completely.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing the operation state by cutting along the line AA of Figure 2, the user pushes the opening and closing member 34 of the vegetable box 30 with a part of the body while holding the object to be stored in both hands. When the opening and closing member 34 is rotated in the direction of the arrow of the upper side to open the opening 32.

At this time, the return spring 40 interposed between the fixed shaft 38 and the fixed groove 36 is compressed.

In addition, when the user does not complete the storing action, since the external force for pressing the opening and closing member 34 remains, the return spring 40 is kept in a compressed state.

Thereafter, when the user holds the object held in both hands in the vegetable box 30 and removes the external force applied to the opening / closing member 34, the return spring 40 returns to its original state by the tension force. While returning, the opening and closing member 34 is rotated in the direction of the arrow below, and in this process, the lower outer surface of the opening and closing member 34 is in contact with the locking step 42 of the vegetable box 30 and the opening 32 ) Will be closed.

4 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of rotating the opening and closing member of FIG. 3.

As shown in the figure, the hinge 44 is seated on the semi-circular mounting portion 46 and the mounting portion 46 formed to be curved from the upper side to the lower side at both ends of the upper end of the opening 32, the opening and closing member 34 It is composed of a rod-shaped rotating part 48 formed at both ends of the).

The placement unit 46 is formed to be curved downward downward integrally with the opening and closing member 34 toward the inside on the inner surface of the upper end of the opening 32 of the vegetable box 30.

The pivot 48 is formed to protrude outward from both ends of the opening and closing member 34, respectively.

Therefore, the rotation part 48 is settled in the said mounting part 46, and comprises the hinge 44. As shown in FIG.

The operating state according to the second embodiment of the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

First, when the user pushes the opening / closing member 34 of the vegetable box 30 in a state of holding an object to be stored in both hands, the pivoting portion 48 of the opening / closing member 34 coupled to the hinge 44 is placed on the mounting part ( 46, the opening 32 of the vegetable box 30 is opened while being rotated in the direction of the arrow.

Then, the user completes the storing action of the object, and when the storing is completed, the opening and closing member 34 closes the opening 32 while the opening and closing member 34 is lowered by its own weight.

This can be accommodated in the vegetable box 30 through a path other than the opening 32 formed in the front of the vegetable box provides convenience to the user's refrigerator using environment.

5 is a perspective view illustrating a vegetable box of a refrigerator according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which all surfaces except the upper and front surfaces of the vegetable box 30 'are formed in a closed box shape.

The vegetable box 30 ′ provided in the second embodiment has a large number of objects, and when it is determined that it is not easy to store the objects through the opening 32, the vegetable box 30 is withdrawn and opened. Can be stored through the top surface.

Therefore, the vegetable box 30 ′ provided in the second embodiment can be easily stored or taken out through the front and top surfaces thereof.

As described above, the present invention includes an opening / closing member that can be opened and closed on the front of the vegetable box of the refrigerator, so that the user can store the contents by pushing the opening / closing member when the user is holding the objects in both hands or the front space is not free. It is effective to provide.

Claims (2)

An opening is formed in the front surface of the vegetable box with an open top, and an opening and closing member is installed to open and close the opening, respectively, and fixing grooves are formed at both ends of one end of the opening and closing member, respectively, and are fitted into the fixing groove. A fixed shaft is formed to protrude inwardly at both ends of the upper end surface of the opening to be coupled and rotatable. The fixed spring is fixed to the fixed shaft and is installed along the outer circumference of the fixed shaft, and a return spring fixed at the fixed groove is installed at one end thereof. Vegetable box of the refrigerator to make. The method of claim 1, The opening of the vegetable box of the refrigerator, characterized in that the locking step is formed on the inner side of the lower end, the lower end of the opening and closing member is further recessed inwardly than the upper side to correspond to the locking step.