KR200202232Y1 - Refrigerator for kimchi - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kimchi refrigerator having at least one storage compartment having a front door opening, a storage basket accommodated in and accessible from the storage compartment, and a door for opening and closing the door opening, wherein both sides of the storage compartment are provided. A guide rail installed on the wall to face each other along the access direction; Is coupled to both sides of any one of the door and the storage basket is coupled to the front and rear sliding movement with respect to the guide rail, and includes a slider extending by a predetermined length to the rear of the storage basket when the storage basket is taken out It features. As a result, a kimchi refrigerator is provided in which the storage basket is completely slid out of the storage compartment to easily accommodate and withdraw the storage container.

Description

Kimchi Refrigerator {REFRIGERATOR FOR KIMCHI}

The present invention relates to a kimchi refrigerator, and more particularly, to a kimchi refrigerator having an improved take-out structure of the storage container accommodated in the storage compartment.

Among the kimchi refrigerators, the drawer type kimchi refrigerators, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, form a main body cabinet 110 to form an exterior, and a storage compartment having food openings in the main cabinet 110 and having a door opening on the front thereof. 120, the storage basket 130 that is accommodated in the storage chamber 120 to be slidably accessible, and the door 140 that is integrally coupled to the front surface of the storage basket 130 to open and close the door opening of the storage chamber 120. Have

The main cabinet 110 has a substantially rectangular cylindrical shape, and an operation panel 111 for operating an apparatus is provided at an upper end of the main cabinet 110. In addition, the storage chamber 120 is formed in the upper and lower pairs in the interior of the main cabinet 110, guide guides 121 for sliding in and out of the storage basket 130 on both inner wall surfaces of each storage chamber 120. Are installed so as to face each other along the access direction of the storage basket (130). The guide guide 121 has a length smaller than the front and rear length of the inner wall of the storage chamber 120 and extends from the inner wall surface of the storage chamber 120 adjacent to the door opening to the rear of the storage chamber 120. In the front region, a guide roller 123 is provided in contact with the guide member 150 of the storage basket 130 to be described later.

The storage basket 130 has a tubular shape upwardly open to accommodate the storage container 134 containing food such as kimchi, and is installed on the inner wall surface of the storage chamber 120 on both outer wall surfaces of the storage basket 130. The guide member 150 is installed to be slidably movable with respect to the guide guide 121 being provided. The guide member 150 has a length approximately equal to the front and rear lengths of the storage basket 130 and is adjacent to the rear surface of the storage basket 130 from both side wall front regions of the storage basket 130 adjacent to the door 140. It extends to the rear edge of the guide member 150, the guide roller 155 is provided in the rolling end contact with the guide guide 121 of the storage compartment 120 in the rear end region of the guide member 150.

And, the door 140 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape having a predetermined thickness is coupled to the front of the storage basket 130, the opening and closing handle 141 so that the user can grip the front upper area of the door 140 Is provided.

On the other hand, the guide member 150 has a stopper 152 in the guide roller 123 to prevent the guide member 150 is separated from the front of the guide guide 121 at a position spaced forwardly from the guide roller 155. Protruding to limit the rolling contact of the

By such a configuration, when the user pulls out the storage basket 130 in which the storage container 134 is stored from the storage room 120, the user grasps the opening / closing handle 141 of the door 140 and presses the door 140 outward. The guide member 150 and the guide roller 155 and the guide roller 123 installed in the guide member 150 and the guide guide 121 are in contact with the guide guide 121 and the guide member 150, respectively, and the guide member 150. Is installed in the guide roller 155 is moved in the cloud forward along the guide guide 121. Then, the storage basket 130 having the guide member 150 installed on both side walls is slid out and forward, and the door 140 coupled to the front surface of the storage basket 130 is opened at the door of the storage compartment 120. Will open. As a result, the user can withdraw the storage container 134 accommodated in the storage basket 130.

In the conventional Kimchi refrigerator, however, the guide members provided on both side walls of the storage basket have the same length as the front and rear lengths of the storage basket, and the guide guides provided on both inner wall surfaces of the storage chamber have the front and rear length inside the storage chamber. It has a smaller length and a stopper is provided in the front area of the guide roller of the guide member to prevent excessive sliding movement when the storage basket is pulled out. Therefore, when the storage basket is taken out and stored, The rear area of the basket is not completely withdrawn from the storage compartment.

As a result, it is not easy to receive and withdraw storage containers having a size corresponding to the inner storage space of the storage basket, and when storing a plurality of storage containers in front and rear of the inside of the storage basket, the storage containers accommodated in the rear region may be withdrawn. When the storage container in front of the withdrawal after the drawback is inconvenient.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a kimchi refrigerator that can be easily accommodated and taken out of the storage container by allowing the storage basket to slide out completely from the storage chamber.

1 is a perspective view of a kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention,

2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1;

3 is a side cross-sectional view of FIG.

4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part along line IV-IV of FIG. 2;

5 is an enlarged perspective view of a kimchi refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention,

6 is a perspective view of a conventional kimchi refrigerator,

Figure 7 is a side cross-sectional view of the door open state of Figure 6,

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

10: main cabinet 20: storage room

21,61: guide rail 30: storage basket

31: support flange 40: door

50,70: Slider 51: First Slider

52: stopper 53: the second slider

54: first stopper 56: second stopper

57: door coupling 58: screw fastening

59: basket support 60: support frame

According to the present invention, the kimchi refrigerator having at least one storage compartment having a front door opening, a storage basket accommodated in the storage compartment to be accessible, and a door for opening and closing the door opening, Guide rails installed on both inner wall surfaces of the storage chamber so as to face each other along the entry direction; Is coupled to both sides of any one of the door and the storage basket is coupled to the front and rear sliding movement with respect to the guide rail, and includes a slider extending by a predetermined length to the rear of the storage basket when the storage basket is taken out It is achieved by the kimchi refrigerator characterized by.

Here, it is preferable to further include a support frame coupled to both sides of the back of the door, extending rearward to support both sides of the storage basket, the slider is coupled.

The slider may include a first slider coupled to the guide rail to be slidably movable; One side is coupled to the support frame, the other side is slidably coupled to the first slider, it is effective to have a second slider having a rear end at the front of the door opening when the storage basket is pulled out.

In addition, a first stopper provided in the front region of the guide rail and the rear region of the first slider to prevent the front departure of the first slider; It is more preferable to further include a second stopper provided in the front region of the first slider and the rear region of the second slider to prevent the front departure of the second slider.

On the other hand, the front end portion of the support frame is coupled to the door engaging portion coupled in parallel to the back of the door is bent in the transverse direction with respect to the entry direction; It is more effective that a plurality of screw fastening holes for screw fastening are formed on the door coupling part and the rear surface of the door.

And, the rear end region of the support frame is formed with a basket support portion extending in the transverse direction with respect to the access direction to contact the rear wall surface of the storage basket; The upper portion of the storage basket is more preferably a support flange for supporting the basket support and the upper end of the support frame extends outward in the circumferential direction.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail for the subject innovation.

1 is a perspective view of a kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view of Figure 1, Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the main part along the line IV-IV of FIG. As shown in these figures, the kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention, the main body cabinet 10 to form an appearance, and the storage compartment 20 to form a food storage space in the main body cabinet 10 and having a door opening on the front And, it has a storage basket 30 that is accommodated in the storage compartment 20 to be slidable and coupled to the front surface of the storage basket 30 has a door 40 for opening and closing the door opening of the storage compartment 20.

The main cabinet 10 has a substantially rectangular cylindrical shape, and an operation panel portion 11 for operating the device is provided at an upper end of the main cabinet 10. In addition, the storage compartment 20 is formed in the upper and lower pairs inside the main cabinet 10, the storage basket 30 is upwardly opened to accommodate the storage container 34 containing food such as kimchi. It has a barrel shape. At the upper circumferential end of the storage basket 30, a support flange 31 supported at the upper end of the support frame to be described later extends outward along the length direction.

The door 40 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape having a predetermined thickness and is coupled to the front surface of the storage basket 30, and an opening and closing handle 41 that can be gripped by the user is formed at the upper end of the front surface, and the rear surface thereof. While supporting the storage basket 30 on both sides of the upper portion, the support frame 60 to which the slider 50 to be described later is coupled is coupled.

The door engaging portion 57 is bent at the front end of the support frame 60 in parallel with the rear surface of the door in the horizontal direction with respect to the longitudinal direction, and at the rear end of the support frame 60 with the rear wall surface of the storage basket 30. The parallel basket support 59 is bent in the transverse direction with respect to the longitudinal direction. In addition, the door engaging portion 57 is formed with a screw fastening hole 58 corresponding to the screw fastening hole (not shown) formed on the rear surface of the door 40.

Meanwhile, guide rails 21 for sliding in and out of the storage basket 30 are installed to face each other along the entry and exit direction of the storage basket 30 on both inner wall surfaces of the storage chamber 20, and are located at the rear of the door 40. In the region, a slider 50 is provided which is coupled to the guide rail 21 so as to be movable forward and backward.

The guide rail 21 has a length smaller than the front and rear lengths of the inner wall surface of the storage chamber 20 and extends from the inner wall surface of the storage chamber 20 adjacent to the door opening to the rear of the storage chamber 20. The guide rail 21 has a substantially? -Shaped cross-sectional shape of a predetermined width, one side of which is fixed to the inner wall of the storage compartment 20, and a plurality of guide balls 23 are rotatable along the longitudinal direction on both sides of the guide rail 21. It is arranged.

The slider 50 is coupled to the first slider 51 so as to be slidably moved back and forth with respect to the guide rail 21 installed in the storage compartment 20, and the support frame 60 is coupled to both outer wall surfaces of the storage basket 30. Accordingly, the second slider 53 extends rearward and is coupled to the first slider 51 to be slidably moved forward and backward.

The first slider 51 has a cross-sectional shape having a larger width than that of the guide rails 21 so that both outer wall surfaces come into contact with the guide balls 23 of the guide rails 21. A plurality of rolling balls 55 in rolling contact with the two sliders 53 are arranged to be rotatable in the longitudinal direction. In addition, the second slider 53 has a ??-shaped cross-section having a larger width than the first slider 51 so that both side walls contact the rolling balls 55 of the first slider 51.

When the slider 50 is withdrawn from the storage basket 30, the first slider 51 is drawn out by the predetermined length toward the front of the door opening along the guide rail 21, and the second slider 53 is the first slider 51. By being completely drawn out to the front area of the door opening, the front and rear of the storage basket 30 supported by the support frame 60 to which the second slider 53 is coupled is completely drawn out to the front of the door opening.

On the other hand, the guide rail 21 and the slider 50 are provided with the stopper 52 which prevents excessive extraction of the storage basket 30. As shown in FIG. The stopper 52 is provided in the front region of the guide rail 21 and the rear region of the first slider 51 to prevent the first slider 51 from moving forward from the guide rail 21. And a second stopper 56 provided in the front region of the first slider 51 and the rear region of the second slider 53 to prevent the second slider 53 from moving forward from the first slider 51. Has

By such a configuration, a process in which the storage basket 30 in which the storage container 34 is stacked is withdrawn from the storage chamber 20 will be described as follows.

When the user grips the opening / closing handle 41 of the door 40 and presses the door 40 outward, the door 40 and the storage basket 30 coupled to the rear of the door 40 slide forward. do. In this case, the first slider 51 slides forward along the guide rail 21, and the second slider 53 also slides forward along the first slider 51.

Then, the first slider 51 is provided in the rear region of the first slider 51 and the front region of the guide rail 21 in a state where the front region of the first slider 51 is located in front of the door opening. The sliding movement is stopped, and the second stopper 56 provided in the rear region of the second slider 53 and the front region of the first slider 51 supports the door 40 and the storage basket 30. The two sliders 53 stop the sliding movement in the state in which the rear end thereof is located in front of the first slider 51, that is, in front of the door opening.

As a result, the first slider 51 is positioned in a shape in which its rear region extends behind the second slider 53, that is, rearward of the rear wall surface of the storage basket 30 in the withdrawn state of the storage basket 30, The storage basket 30 supported by the second slider 53 is located at the front region of the door opening at the rear thereof and is completely drawn out from the storage chamber 20.

On the contrary, when the storage basket 30 is drawn into the storage compartment 20, when the door 40 is pressed toward the storage compartment 20, the second slider 53 follows the first slider 51 and the first slider. 51 is slidably moved backward along the guide rail 21 so that the storage basket 30 supported by the second slider 53 is retracted into the storage compartment 20, while the front surface of the storage basket 30 is received. The door 40 coupled to the door 40 closes the door opening of the storage compartment 20.

On the other hand, Figure 5 is an enlarged perspective view of a kimchi refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention. Since the general configuration of the kimchi refrigerator of the present embodiment has a configuration substantially the same as that of the kimchi refrigerator of FIGS. 1 to 4, the guide rail 61 installed on the inner wall surface of the storage chamber 20 as a characteristic component of the present invention is described below. And only the slider 70 will be described.

The guide rail 61 has a length smaller than the front and rear lengths of the inner wall surface of the storage chamber 20 and extends from the inner wall surface of the storage chamber 20 adjacent to the door opening to the rear of the storage chamber 20. The guide rail 61 has a substantially? -Shaped cross-sectional shape of a predetermined width, one side of which is fixed to the inner wall of the storage compartment 20, and a plurality of guide balls 23 are rotatable along the longitudinal direction on both upper and lower sides. It is arranged.

The slider 70 has a ??-shaped cross section having a smaller width than the guide rail 61 so that both outer wall surfaces contact the guide ball (not shown) of the guide rail 61. The slider 70 is fixed to both side walls of the storage basket 30 along the longitudinal direction, and the rear end thereof extends by a predetermined length behind the rear wall surface of the storage basket 30.

A stopper (not shown) is provided in the front region of the guide rail 61 and the rear region of the slider 70 to prevent the slider 70 from moving forward from the guide rail 61.

With this configuration, in the kimchi refrigerator of the present embodiment, when the user grips the opening / closing handle 41 of the door 40 and presses the door 40 outwardly, the slider 70 moves forward along the guide rail 61. The sliding basket is coupled to the door 40 and the storage basket 30 coupled to the rear of the door 40 is slid out to the front. The rear end of the slider 70 extends behind the rear wall of the storage basket 30 by a stopper (not shown) provided in the rear region of the slider 70 and the front region of the guide rail 61. The sliding movement is stopped in the state located in front of the opening. As a result, the rear end of the storage basket 30 is located in the front region of the door opening, and is completely removed from the storage chamber 20.

In this way, the guide rails are provided on both inner wall surfaces of the storage chamber so as to face each other, and are coupled to either side of any one of the door and the storage basket so as to be slidably moved forward and backward with respect to the guide rail, and when the storage basket is withdrawn By providing a slider extending a predetermined length to the rear of the storage basket, the storage basket is completely drawn out in front of the door opening of the storage compartment, so that the storage container can be easily received and withdrawn regardless of the size and storage position of the storage container accommodated in the storage basket. .

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a kimchi refrigerator that can be easily received and taken out of the storage container by sliding the storage basket completely out of the storage compartment.

Claims (6)

In the kimchi refrigerator having at least one storage compartment having a front door opening, a storage basket accommodated in and out of the storage compartment, and a door for opening and closing the door opening, Guide rails installed on both inner wall surfaces of the storage chamber so as to face each other along the entry direction; Is coupled to both sides of any one of the door and the storage basket is coupled to the front and rear sliding movement with respect to the guide rail, and includes a slider extending by a predetermined length to the rear of the storage basket when the storage basket is taken out Kimchi refrigerator characterized by. The method of claim 1, Kimchi refrigerator further comprises a support frame coupled to both sides of the back of the door, extending rearward to support both sides of the storage basket, the slider is coupled. The method of claim 2, The slider is, A first slider coupled to the guide rail to be slidably movable; One side is coupled to the support frame, the other side is coupled to the first slider slidably moveable Kimchi refrigerator characterized in that it has a second slider in the rear end is located in front of the door opening when the storage basket withdrawal. The method of claim 3, A first stopper provided in a front region of the guide rail and a rear region of the first slider to prevent a front departure of the first slider; Kimchi refrigerator further comprises a second stopper provided in the front region of the first slider and the rear region of the second slider to prevent the front departure of the second slider. The method of claim 2, A door engaging portion coupled to the front end portion of the support frame in parallel contact with the rear surface of the door is bent in a transverse direction with respect to the entry and exit direction; Kimchi refrigerator, characterized in that a plurality of screw fastening holes for screw fastening is formed on the door coupling portion and the back of the door, The method according to claim 2 or 5, A basket support portion extending in the transverse direction with respect to the entry and exit direction is formed in the rear end region of the support frame so as to contact the rear wall surface of the storage basket; Kimchi refrigerator, characterized in that the support flange which is supported on the basket support and the upper end of the support frame extends outward in the circumferential direction on the upper portion of the storage basket.