KR200183033Y1 - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and an object thereof is to install a frequently used vegetable box on the upper side of the refrigerating chamber, so that the user can take out the food stored in the vegetable box in a stand-up state to facilitate its use.

In the refrigerator according to the present invention, by installing the vegetable box 600 in which fruits or vegetables are stored, the upper portion of the refrigerating chamber 120 may allow the user to take out the stored food without bending his / her back, thereby facilitating its use. have. In addition, by configuring a simple shelf 520 to separately store and store the underlay storage container on the shelf 510 covering the top of the vegetable box 600, the user moves the simple shelf 520 directly to the table of the storage container There is an advantage that it is easy to withdraw.

Description

Refrigerator

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a vegetable box that is installed in the refrigerating chamber and stores fruits and vegetables.

In general, the refrigerator is configured to supply the cold air generated from the evaporator of the refrigeration cycle to the storage compartment to maintain the freshness of various foods for a long time.

As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator is a storage compartment having an open front in a cabinet 10 constituting an outer body, so that a freezer compartment 11 storing frozen foods and a refrigerating compartment 12 storing refrigerated foods are partitioned. The doors 11a and 12a for opening and closing the freezing chamber 11 and the refrigerating chamber 12 are hinged to the front surface of the cabinet 10.

In the rear of the freezing chamber 11, a separate cooling chamber 20 is formed to generate cold air and to supply the freezing chamber 11 and the refrigerating chamber 12. Here, the evaporator 21 and the freezing chamber 11 which generate cold air are formed. And a circulation fan 22 for introducing air from the refrigerating compartment 12 into the evaporator 21 and forcibly blowing the generated cold air into the freezing compartment 11 and the refrigerating compartment 12.

In addition, a freezing chamber duct 40 and a refrigerating chamber duct 41 in which cold air outlet holes 40a and 41a are arranged so as to properly distribute and guide the cold air to the freezing chamber 11 and the refrigerating chamber 12 are installed at the rear side, and the freezing chamber is installed. In the partition 30 which partitions 11 and the refrigerating chamber 12, return ducts 30a and 30b are formed to guide the air sucked by the suction force of the circulation fan 22 to the evaporator 21.

In the freezing chamber 11 and the refrigerating chamber 12, shelves 50 and 51 are fitted in the rails 52 so as to accommodate and store food, and are installed in the horizontal direction. Since the internal space of the refrigerator compartment 12 is larger than that of the freezer compartment 11, the shelf 51 is provided in multiple stages. In the lower portion of the refrigerator compartment 12, a separate vegetable box 60 in which vegetables containing water are stored is stored. Is composed. The vegetable box 60 having the handle 61 has a storage space formed therein and is provided in an open box shape at an upper portion thereof, so that cold air does not directly touch vegetables and the like, thereby keeping moisture of food as it is for a long time.

In the refrigerator configured as described above, when the circulation fan 22 is operated, air in the freezing compartment 11 and the refrigerating compartment 12 flows into the evaporator 21 through the return ducts 30a and 30b, which passes through the evaporator 21. While being cold, the air is continuously forced into the freezing chamber 11 and the refrigerating chamber 12 through the freezing chamber duct 40 and the refrigerating chamber duct 41. Accordingly, the foods stored in the freezer compartment 11 and the refrigerating compartment 12 are stored in the frozen and refrigerated state, respectively, and the cold air circulates through the rear and bottom surfaces of the vegetable box 60 to maintain fresh vegetables and the like. Done.

And if you want to take out the frozen, refrigerated food is to open the hinged door (11a, 12a) to take out.

On the other hand, if you want to take out the food stored in the vegetable box 60, first, after opening the refrigerating chamber door (12a), grab the handle 61 and pull forward. Therefore, the vegetable box 60 slides forward from the lower part of the refrigerating chamber 12, and removes the food stored through the open upper part and pushes the vegetable box 60 again.

However, when the user wants to take out the food from the vegetable box 60 in which the fruit or a large amount of vegetables are stored in the refrigerator, the user must bend the waist.

That is, because the vegetable box 60 is installed on the bottom bottom surface of the refrigerating chamber 12, when storing or taking out food therein, the user must bend the waist first and pull out the handle 61 to uncomfortable use thereof. Done.

The present invention is to solve this problem, the main purpose of the present invention is to install a vegetable box in which the fruits and vegetables are stored in the upper part of the refrigerating chamber, the user can take out the stored food without having to bend the back of the use It is to provide a refrigerator to facilitate.

And the secondary purpose of the present invention is to configure a simple shelf to store and store the underlay storage container on the shelf covering the top of the vegetable box, the user can move the simple shelf directly to the table to facilitate the withdrawal of its storage container To provide.

1 is a side cross-sectional view showing the overall structure of a conventional refrigerator.

Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view showing the overall structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic perspective view showing the structure of the vegetable box and the simple shelf according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

100 cabinets 120 refrigerators 122 rails

123..rail groove 510.shelf 511.guide part

512 gas gas 520 simple shelf 600 vegetable box

610 .. Upper roller 620. Lower roller 630. Handle

640. Cover 640. Hinge Shaft

The present invention for achieving this purpose, the cabinet is provided with a refrigerator compartment for storing the refrigerated food inside, the vegetable box is provided on the top of the refrigerating chamber to store the food so that cold air does not directly contact, the shaft to move to the rear end of both sides of the vegetable box Combined rollers, provided on both sides of the upper inner wall surface of the refrigerating chamber in the horizontal direction, while the roller is rolling movement, the vegetable box is provided with a rail, the drawer is provided on the shelf covering the top of the vegetable box, the drawer type on the shelf covering the top of the refrigerator compartment. It is done.

Hereinafter, one preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view showing the overall structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view showing an extract showing the fastening structure of the vegetable box according to the present invention.

As shown in these refrigerators according to the present invention, the freezer compartment 110 for storing the frozen food and the refrigerating chamber 120 for storing the refrigerated food is formed in the cabinet 100 forming the outer appearance, which is the bulkhead 300 It is provided to be divided up and down by). And doors 111 and 121 for opening and closing them are hinged to the front surface of the cabinet 100 so as to be rotatable.

A cooling chamber 200 is formed at the rear of the freezing chamber 110 to provide an evaporator 210 for generating cold air, and a circulation fan 220 as a means for forcibly blowing the generated cold air. The freezing chamber duct 400 and the refrigerating chamber duct 410 in which a plurality of cold air outlet holes 411 and 412 are arranged up and down are respectively installed on the rear side walls of the freezing chamber 110 and the refrigerating chamber 120 to guide the supply of the cold air. The air that has completed the heat exchange in the freezer compartment 110 and the refrigerating compartment 120 is introduced into the evaporator 210 to be cooled again, and the partition 300 has a freezer compartment return duct 310 and a refrigerator compartment return duct 320 for the return of cold air. ) Is formed in communication with the installation portion of the evaporator (210).

In the freezer compartment 110 and the refrigerating compartment 120, shelves 500 and 510 are installed in a horizontal direction to accommodate various stored foods. In the refrigerating chamber 120 having a relatively large internal space, a shelf 510 is provided as a kankan to store a plurality of refrigerated foods, and a box-shaped vegetable box 600 for storing cold air so as not to directly contact the food is configured at the upper portion thereof. have. The vegetable box 600 is kept in a predetermined humidity to keep a predetermined humidity separated from other foods in order to prevent drying of various vegetables or fruits, such as to keep their moisture for a long time to store fresh.

Vegetable box 600 having such a function is composed of the side portion and the bottom portion to form a storage space therein, the front portion and the upper portion is open, the handle 630 is provided on the front portion. In addition, the rollers 610 and 620 are axially coupled to both side surfaces of the vegetable box 600, and the rolling movement in the upper part of the refrigerating chamber 120, the detailed structure thereof is as follows.

First, both side inner wall surfaces of the upper part of the refrigerating chamber 120 are provided with rails 122 which are formed to extend to a predetermined depth in the horizontal direction. At the rear end of the vegetable box 600, the upper roller 610 and the lower roller 620 axially coupled to each other are formed. Since the upper roller 610 and the lower roller 620 is formed on the other side of the vegetable box 600, which is not shown, the upper and lower rollers 610 and 620 move in a rolling motion on the rail 122 and the vegetable box ( 600 may be slidable above the refrigerating chamber 120. In addition, the plate-shaped cover 640 for opening and closing the open front portion of the vegetable box 600 is installed to enable the rotational movement using the hinge shaft 641. To this end, the hinge shaft 641 protrudes on both upper ends of the cover 640 and is coupled to the side surface of the refrigerating chamber 120, and the cover 640 rotates up and down about the cover 640 to open and close the front of the vegetable box 600.

And the shelf 510 covering the upper portion of the vegetable box 600 is coupled to both ends of the rail groove 123 recessed in the upper side of the refrigerating chamber 120, the rear end of the oxidizing adsorbent, etc. The gas permeable body 512 is provided as a functional resin. Therefore, the air in the refrigerating chamber 120 and the vegetable box 600 is distributed to each other by natural convection through the gas permeable body 512, and harmful gases such as ethylene gas generated in the vegetable by the oxidizing adsorbent are adsorbed during the distribution process. .

In addition, the upper part of the shelf 510 is provided with a rectangular simple shelf 520 that can professionally store only a container containing side dishes. The simple shelf 520 has a rim formed to prevent the container from falling off and slides out from the top of the shelf 510 in a drawer type. The shelf 520 extends in the withdrawal direction at the top of the shelf 510 to facilitate its withdrawal. A pair of guide parts 511 are provided to protrude. Accordingly, the simple shelf 520 is seated on the guide part 511 to be spaced apart from the bottom surface of the shelf 510, and is slid out from the guide part 511.

Unexplained reference numeral 700 is a special chamber shelf is installed in the lower portion of the refrigerating chamber 120 is formed with a special chamber for storing meat or fish separately.

Next, the operation and effects of the refrigerator configured as described above will be described. First, when the circulation fan 220 is rotated, the cold air generated in the evaporator 210 through the freezing air outlet holes 411 and 412 of the freezing chamber duct 400 and the refrigerating chamber duct 410, and the refrigerating chamber 120. It is supplied to the heat exchanger while cooling the stored food. The heat-exchanged air is again re-cooled by being introduced into the evaporator 210 through the freezer compartment return duct 310 and the refrigerating compartment return duct 320, and then supplied to the freezer compartment 110 and the refrigerating compartment 120, thereby freezing compartment 110 and the refrigerating compartment. The food stored in 120 will be kept fresh for a long time.

On the other hand, the stored foods such as vegetables stored in the vegetable box 600 is kept fresh because it is prevented from directly contacting the cold air, harmful gases such as ethylen gas generated by the respiratory action of vegetables, such as gas permeable body (512) The freshness of the vegetables stored in the vegetable box 600 is long-lasted by being removed by the oxidizing adsorbent having excellent adsorption and degradability built in.

And in order to take out or accommodate the food stored in the vegetable box 600, grab the handle 630 provided on the front and pulls forward. Therefore, while the upper roller 610 and the lower roller 60 axially coupled to the side rolling along the rail 122, the vegetable box 600 is exposed to the outside through the upper side of the refrigerating chamber 120, at the same time the hinge By lifting the cover 640 coupled to the shaft 641, the storage and withdrawal of the food is made through the open front and top of the vegetable box 600. On the contrary, when the vegetable box 600 is pushed in, the upper roller 610 and the lower roller 620 enter the inner side while rolling along the rail 122, and the cover 640 is separated by its own weight again to the vegetable box 600. To close the front. This operation is performed by holding the handle 630, because the vegetable box 600 is installed on the upper side of the refrigerating chamber 120, the user withdraws the food of the vegetable box 600 in the standing state without having to bend the waist. By doing this, its use is facilitated.

In addition, a separate simple shelf 520 is provided on the shelf 510 covering the upper portion of the vegetable box 600, and the side dish container containing the underlay is stored thereon. Therefore, if you put the side dish container at the same time to remove the simple shelf 520 and push it back to the upper surface of the shelf 510, the storage of this is completed, if you want to take out the reverse shelf 520 is pulled out and moved to the table After that, put down the side dish container here. At this time, since the simple shelf 520 slides in and out of the upper part of the guide part 511, the drawing is easily done.

As a result, by installing the vegetable box 600 with a high frequency of use of the consumer on the upper part of the refrigerating chamber 120, it is possible to withdraw the food in the stand up state, and also a separate simple shelf that can store a container containing the underlay, etc. as it is. Since the 520 is installed in a drawer type on the shelf 510 covering the vegetable box 600, there is an advantage that the side dish container can be easily stored and thus the entire refrigerator can be efficiently used.

As described in detail above, the refrigerator according to the present invention by installing a vegetable box in which the fruits and vegetables are stored in the upper part of the refrigerating chamber, the user can take out the stored food without bending the waist to facilitate its use. Can be. In addition, by configuring a simple shelf to separately store and store the underlay storage container on the shelf covering the top of the vegetable box, the user has an advantage that can easily take out the storage container by moving the simple shelf to the table.

Claims (2)

Cabinet 100 is provided with a refrigerating chamber 120 for storing refrigerated food therein, the vegetable box 600, the side of the vegetable box 600 is provided in the upper portion of the refrigerating chamber 120 to store the food so as not to directly contact the cold air Rollers 610 and 620 axially coupled to the rear end and provided on both sides of the upper inner wall surface of the refrigerating chamber 120 in the horizontal direction, while the rollers 610 and 620 are rolling, the vegetable box 600 is the refrigerating chamber 120. Refrigerator, characterized in that it comprises a simple shelf (520) is provided in the drawer type on the rail (122), the upper and lower shelves of the vegetable box (600) covering the upper portion of the. According to claim 1, The shelf 510 is installed so as to cover the upper end of the vegetable box 600, both ends are fitted into the rail groove 123 recessed in both side wall surface of the refrigerating chamber 120, the upper portion thereof A pair of guide parts (511) protruding in the withdrawal direction of the simple shelf (520) is formed so that the simple shelf (520) is in contact with the guide portion (511) sliding in and out.