KR200150820Y1 - Ice storaging vessel - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an ice storage container used for a refrigerator, etc. The purpose is to facilitate the storage of ice by varying the content of the storage space according to the amount of ice storage.

The ice storage container according to the present invention is coupled to the second case 12 to be pulled out in the longitudinal direction so that the contents of the storage space 20 in the first case 11 is variable, the lid 30 covering the same. Again, the length of the second lid 12 is variable depending on the degree of withdrawal of the second lid 12 so as to cover the upper portion of the first case 11 and the second case 12 of the second lid 32. The rear end is slidably coupled.

Therefore, if the amount of ice storage is large, the storage space 20 of the ice storage container can be enlarged to store them all at once, and if the amount of ice storage is small, the advantage of optimizing the space utilization of the freezer by reducing the content of the ice storage container is small. have.

Description

Ice storage container

The present invention relates to an ice storage container used for a refrigerator, and more particularly, to an ice storage container that can easily store ice by varying the content of the storage space according to the amount of ice storage.

In general, the refrigerator consists of a refrigerator compartment for storing refrigerated foods to prevent food corruption and a long-term freshness, and a freezer compartment for freezing food or for storing frozen foods. Ice storage containers for storing the like are provided. 1 is a perspective view showing a conventional ice storage container.

Conventional ice storage container for storing ice cubes frozen through the ice making container, as shown here, a rectangular container (1) and a lid for covering the open top of the rectangular container (1) to open the upper and to form a storage space (2) therein It consists of (4).

Handles 3 and 5 are provided at the front portions of the container 1 and the lid 4, respectively, so that the container 1 can be taken out of the freezer compartment or the lid 4 can be opened and closed easily.

Therefore, the user puts the ice cubes frozen in a predetermined shape through the ice making container in the storage space 2 of the container 1 and stores them in the freezer again, thereby taking out the ice cubes contained in the container 1 as needed. Done.

However, when the amount of ice to be stored is large, the storage space 2 of the container 1, that is, because of its limitation in the volume of the lid 4 is not able to store a large amount of all the ice. Accordingly, in some cases, a large amount of ice is stored in the container 1 with the lid 4 open. In this case, the smell of other frozen foods stored in the freezer is soaked with ice and the taste changes. have.

On the other hand, this problem is easily solved by using a container having a large storage space. However, since the space occupied by the container in the freezer compartment is large when the amount of ice storage is small, there is another problem in that other frozen foods cannot be stored.

The present invention is to solve this problem, the purpose of the present invention is to configure the storage space content of the container in accordance with the amount of ice storage variable, when the amount of ice storage is large to store a large amount of ice at once, On the contrary, if the amount of ice storage is small, it is to provide an ice storage container which can optimize the space utilization of the freezer compartment by making the content smaller.

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional ice storage container.

2 is an exploded perspective view showing an ice storage container according to the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a coupled state of the ice storage container according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

11: first case 12: second case

13: departure prevention jaw 14: locking jaw

15: escape bump 20: storage space

31: first lid 32: second lid

33: sliding groove 34: handle

The present invention for achieving this object is in a rectangular cylindrical ice storage container for storing ice;

A rectangular cylindrical first case having an upper opening to be provided with a storage space therein, an opening portion formed at a front surface thereof, and a separation prevention jaw provided to protrude inwardly at the upper end of the opening portion;

The rear end is inserted into the drawer type through the opening of the first case, and when there is a large amount of ice storage, it slides out in the longitudinal direction from the inside of the first case without flowing upward by the release prevention jaw so that the content of the storage space increases. A rectangular cylindrical second case having a locking jaw projecting upwardly so that the upper and rear sides thereof are opened and are not separated from the first case in contact with the separation prevention jaw;

A first lid covering an open upper portion of the first case coupled to the second case by a drawer type and having a sliding groove formed therein so as to extend from the front end to the rear end;

A rear end portion is fitted into the sliding groove of the first lid, and when the second case is pulled out, the second lid is provided with a handle provided at the front end and covers the open upper portion of the second case.

Hereinafter, one preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 2 and 3 are side cross-sectional views showing a perspective view and the internal structure of the ice storage container according to the present invention.

Ice storage container according to the present invention, as shown in these, is largely composed of a lid (30) covering the top of the rectangular container 10 and the upper opening is formed with a storage space 20 therein. .

The container 10 is configured to vary the content of the storage space 20 according to the amount of ice storage, which is a rectangular cylindrical first case 11 and a second case coupled to the drawer type to be slidable in the longitudinal direction. 12).

The first case 11 having a rectangular shape and having a storage space 20 formed therein has an upper surface and a front surface, and includes both side surfaces 11a and 11b. The opening portion 11c formed on the front surface of the first case 11 is formed to have a width of L1 and a height of H. The width L1 of the opening portion 11c is the body width of the second case 12 ( It is larger than L2). Accordingly, the rear end portion of the second case 12 is inserted through the opening portion 11c of the front of the first case 11, and is slidably coupled in this way. In addition, a release preventing jaw 13 protruding inwardly is provided at an upper end of the front side of both side surfaces 11a of the first case 11, which flows upward in contact with the upper ends of both side surfaces 12a of the second case 12. It guides the withdrawal without this and prevents the second case 12 from being caught by the catching jaw 14 to be described later. The description of the departure prevention jaw 13 will be described in detail later again in parallel with the locking step 14.

In addition, the second case 12 is also formed in a rectangular shape, and the upper and rear surfaces thereof are open, and the rear end of the second case 12 having the opening 12C is formed in the first case 11 and the front opening 11C. Through the first case 11 is inserted into the coupling through it is drawn while sliding through it. That is, when both side surfaces 12a of the second case 12 slide out while being in contact with both side surfaces 11a of the first case 11, the first case 11 and the second case 12 are each open portions. The contents of the storage space 20 are increased by being connected through 11c and 12c. In addition, the front end of the second case 12 is provided with a handle 40 and a supporting jaw 15 extending downward, and the thickness T2 of the supporting jaw 15 is the bottom 11b of the first case 11. Since the second case 12 is drawn out in the horizontal direction while maintaining the same height by being made equal to the thickness T1), the front end of the second case 12 is supported by the support jaw 15 even in the drawn state. The support is spaced apart by the height of T2 from the bottom surface is maintained in the horizontal state with the first case (11).

On the other hand, in order to facilitate the withdrawal of the second case 12, the separation prevention projection 13 protruding inwardly is provided on the front upper side of the first case 11 side surface 11a. When the second case 12 is fitted into the first case 11, the release preventing jaw 13 contacts the upper end of the side surface 12a of the second case 12 so that the second case 12 moves upward. It performs the function of guiding the withdrawal without any flow. In addition, the upper side of the rear side 12a of the second case 12 is provided with a locking jaw 14 protruding upward, which is in contact with the release prevention jaw 13 when the second case 12 is excessively drawn out. Done. That is, just before the second case 12 completely exits from the first case 11, the engaging jaw 14 and the separation prevention jaw 13 are in contact with each other, so that no further withdrawal is made. This will be described in detail.

Lid 30 is composed of a first lid 31 covering the open top of the first case 11 and a second lid 32 covering the open top of the second case 12, the second lid ( The rear end portion 32 of the 32 is slidably fitted to the first lid 31 to be pulled out to cover the second case 12 according to the degree of withdrawal of the second case 12.

That is, a sliding groove 33 extending from the front end portion to the rear end portion is formed in the first lid 31 so that the rear end portion of the second case 32 is fitted with a margin. And the second lid 32 is coupled to the rear end by fitting the sliding groove 33, the length thereof is variable. And the front end portion of the second lid 32 is provided with a handle 34 extending to the front side, the user is pulled out of the first lid 31 by pulling the second lid 32 while holding it.

Next, an example of the use of the ice storage container according to the present invention configured as described above.

First, the user takes out ice cubes frozen in a predetermined shape through ice-making containers and stores them in the storage space 20 of the container 10 including the first case 11 and the second case 12 and stores them in the freezer. If the storage amount is large, the second case 12 is pulled forward from the first case 11 to increase the storage space 20. That is, since the second case 12 is coupled to the inside of the first case 11 in a drawer type, when the handle 40 of the second case 12 is grasped and pulled forward, the second case 12 is the first case. It is pulled out while rubbing against both side surfaces 11a of (11), and the length is extended. Accordingly, by increasing the length and the content of the storage space 20 increases, it is possible to store a large amount of ice cubes in the container 10 at once. At this time, while the second case 12 is drawn out, the upper ends of both side surfaces 12a are brought out in contact with the separation prevention jaw 13 provided in the first case 11 and the front end thereof is lowered through the support jaw 15. Because it is supported from the surface, it comes out straight while maintaining the horizontal state. Therefore, the second case 12 may be drawn out until the catching jaw 14 contacts the release preventing jaw 13, and when the catching jaw 14 contacts the leaving preventing jaw 13, it may no longer be pulled out. The detachment of the two cases 12 is prevented.

In addition, when the second case 12 is pulled out to some extent, the lid 30 covering the same is also extended, and when the handle 34 of the second lid 32 is pulled out, the rear end of the second lid 31 By escaping from the sliding groove 33 of the first lid 31, it is possible to cover the upper portion of the second case 12 exposed to the outside.

Accordingly, the content of the storage space 20 of the container 10 formed by combining the first case 11 and the second case 12 in a drawer type is increased to store a large amount of ice cubes, and the length of the article is extended. Covering the upper portion opened through the first lid 31 and the second lid 32 to prevent the smell from being cut from other frozen food.

On the other hand, if the amount of ice storage is small, there is no problem in the storage even if the content of the storage space 20 is small, the second case 12 is pushed back into the first case (11). That is, when the second case 12 is pushed to the maximum inside the first case 11, the content of the storage space 20 is reduced to a minimum, and the space occupied by the container 10 in the freezer compartment is also minimized. Other frozen food storage can be facilitated. In this case, the lid 30 also reduces its length to cover the top of the container 10, which is simply performed by pushing the rear end of the second lid 32 back into the sliding groove 33 of the first lid 31. can do.

As described in detail above, the ice storage container according to the present invention is coupled to the drawer-type second case withdrawable in the longitudinal direction so that the content of the storage space in the first case is variable, the lid covering the second case The rear end of the second lid is slidably coupled to the inside of the first lid so that the length thereof is variable according to the degree of withdrawal to cover the first case and the second case.

Therefore, it is possible to store a large amount of ice at once by increasing the storage space content of the container, and when the amount of ice storage is small, there is an advantage of optimizing the space utilization of the freezer by reducing the size of the storage container.

Claims (1)

In a rectangular cylindrical ice storage container for storing ice; The upper part is opened so that the storage space 20 is provided therein, and an opening part 11c is formed to have a width and a height H of L1 on the front surface thereof, and the separation prevention protrusion 13 is formed to protrude inwardly on the upper part of the opening part 11c. The first cylindrical case 11 is provided; The rear end of the first case 11 through the opening (11c) is coupled to the rear end drawer type is coupled to flow in the upward direction by the separation stop 13 so that the contents of the storage space 20 increases when there is a large amount of ice storage Slip out in the longitudinal direction from the inside of the first case 11, the upper and rear sides are opened and protrudes upward so as not to be separated from the first case 11 in contact with the separation prevention jaw (13) A rectangular cylindrical second case 12 having a locking jaw 14; The first cover 11 covers the open upper portion of the first case 11 coupled to the drawer type, and the sliding groove 33 is formed therein so as to extend from the front end to the rear end. 31); A rear end is fitted into the sliding groove 33 of the first lid 31, and when the second case 12 is pulled out, the rear end of the first lid 31 comes out of the sliding groove 33 to open the upper portion of the second case 12. Covering the ice storage container characterized in that it comprises a second lid 32 provided with a handle 34 in the front end portion.