KR20040065497A - Refrigerator for kimchi - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A kimchi refrigerator permitting the sliding movement of a door in a transverse direction against a door opening direction of a storage chamber is provided. It increases space utilization of the storage chamber, prevents an accident caused by the door during use, reduces the cost of a material and improves the productivity. CONSTITUTION: The kimchi refrigerator comprises: a body cabinet formed by at least one storage chamber(11,12) having an upwardly opened door aperture(22); a door for opening and closing the door aperture; and a sliding movement unit for sliding movement of a first and second sliding door(21,31). In the refrigerator, the door is supported by the storage chamber to be slidingly moved in a transverse direction against a door opening direction of the storage chamber. The sliding movement unit contains a guide rail(70).

Description

Kimchi Refrigerator {REFRIGERATOR FOR KIMCHI}

The present invention relates to a kimchi refrigerator, and more particularly, to a kimchi refrigerator capable of sliding the door along the transverse direction to the door opening direction of the storage compartment.

In general, Kimchi refrigerator uses a compressor and a refrigerant (freon gas) to properly maintain the temperature of the storage compartment for storing food.

For example, in the conventional Kimchi refrigerator according to Korean Utility Model No. 2001-0002034, the cabinet and the inner space of the cabinet are partitioned into a pair of storage compartments by partition walls, and the upper part of the cabinet opens and closes the door openings of each storage compartment. Is installed. And this door is supported by the cabinet so that up-and-down rotation is possible by the hinge means provided between the cabinet and the door.

However, in the conventional Kimchi refrigerator, since the door rotates up and down and opens and closes the door opening of the storage compartment, a part of the internal effective space of the storage compartment, which is a storage space, is encroached by the size of the door, thereby decreasing the space utilization. Inadvertent use may cause the door to close, resulting in personal injury. In addition, the hinge means provided for the rotational movement of the door has a problem that the structure is complicated, the productivity is lowered, and the production cost is increased because a lot of material costs for providing the hinge means.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a kimchi refrigerator that can slide the door along a transverse direction with respect to the door opening direction of the storage compartment.

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

2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1;

3 is a perspective view of the kimchi refrigerator in the open state of the first sliding door,

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 3;

5 is a perspective view of the kimchi refrigerator in the open state of the second sliding door,

6 is a perspective view of a kimchi refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

1: main body cabinet 11: 1st storage room

12: 2nd storage room 13: 3rd storage room

21: first sliding door 22: door opening

23: opening and closing handle 24: gasket

31: second sliding door 40: drawer door

41: handle 70: guide rail

80: guides 81: sliders

90: ball bearing means 91: support pin

92: Cloud Ball

According to the present invention, in the kimchi refrigerator having a main body cabinet having at least one storage compartment having an upwardly open door opening and a door for opening and closing the door opening, the door is in the direction of the door opening direction It is achieved by the kimchi refrigerator characterized by moving between the open position for opening the door opening and the closed position for closing the door opening is supported by the storage chamber so as to be movable in the transverse direction.

Here, one of the main cabinet and the door is provided with a guide portion, the other is preferably provided with a movable member slidably coupled to the guide portion.

The storage compartment having the upwardly open door opening further includes a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment spaced apart from each other, and further includes a third storage compartment provided between the first and second storage compartments and having a front opening. Is preferably opened and closed by a pair of drawer doors.

And a pair of side openings formed on the third storage compartment and accommodating the door in the open position.

On the other hand, the guide portion is a guide rail recessed to be connected in the sliding movement direction to the upper portion of the first storage chamber, the receiving member and the second storage chamber, the movable member is provided in the lower portion of the door to move along the guide rail It is preferable that it is possible a roller.

And it is preferable that a seating groove for accommodating the roller is formed on the guide rail to hold the door in the open position or the closed position.

On the other hand, the guide portion is a substantially U-shaped guide guide is installed to be connected along the sliding movement direction to the upper portion of the first storage chamber, the receiving member and the second storage chamber along the sliding movement direction, the moving member is a lower portion of the door The slider is coupled to the guide guide so as to be slidably moved forward and backward with respect to the guide guide, and a ball bearing means may be provided between the guide guide and the slider to smooth the sliding movement of the slider with respect to the guide guide.

The ball bearing means includes a plurality of support pins interposed between the guide guide and the slider and disposed along a length direction of the guide guide; It may include a plurality of rolling balls rotatably installed on the support pin so as to be interposed between the guide guide and the slider to make a cloud contact with the slider.

On the other hand, it is preferable that the opening and closing handle is formed on one side of the door to be gripped by the user.

In addition, the lower portion of the door is preferably provided with a gasket to prevent leakage of cold air in the storage compartment.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a perspective view of the kimchi refrigerator in the open state of the first sliding door, Figure 4 A cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the kimchi refrigerator in the open state of the second sliding door. As shown in these drawings, the kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention includes a main body cabinet 1 which forms an appearance, a storage chamber which forms a food storage space inside the main body cabinet 1, and a main body cabinet 1. It includes a door installed in.

The storage compartments are spaced apart from each other with door openings 22 formed upwardly open, respectively, between the first storage chamber 11 on the right side and the second storage chamber 12 on the left side, and between the first and second storage chambers 11 and 12. It is provided in and consists of a third storage chamber 13 having a front opening. This is partitioned into the first, second and third storage compartments by the partition wall inside the main cabinet 1.

As long as the door opens and closes the first and second sliding doors 21 and 31 for opening and closing the door openings 22 of the first and second storage chambers 11 and 12, and the front opening of the third storage chamber 13, respectively. It consists of a pair of drawer doors 40.

A storage basket (not shown) is slidably accommodated in the third storage chamber (13) in which the front opening is formed at the front, and a drawer type door (40) for opening and closing the front opening is coupled to a front surface of the storage basket (not shown).

An upper portion of the third storage chamber 13 is provided with a receiving member 50 having a pair of side openings 51 formed therein, the receiving member 50 being in an open position for opening each door opening 22. An accommodating space for accommodating the first or second sliding doors 21 and 31 is formed therein.

The unshown storage basket has a tubular shape that is upwardly open to accommodate a storage container containing food such as kimchi.

Drawer-type door 40 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape having a predetermined thickness is coupled to the front of the storage basket, the front end of the front is formed with a handle 41 that can be gripped by the user.

The first and second sliding doors 21 and 31 are provided on the right and left sides of the first and second sliding doors 21 and 31 to selectively open and close the door openings 22 of the first and second storage chambers 11 and 12, respectively. The first and second sliding doors 21 and 31 are supported by the first and second storage chambers 11 and 12 so as to be slidably movable along the transverse direction with respect to the door opening 22 to open the door opening 22. It can move between the open position and the closed position to close the door opening 22.

One side of the first and second sliding doors 21 and 31 is formed with an opening / closing handle 33 gripped by a user, and a reed portion of the door opening 22 is provided below the first and second sliding doors. A gasket 24 is provided which is in contact and maintains the airtightness of the storage compartment 4.

Meanwhile, the Kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention includes first and second sliding doors so that the first and second sliding doors 21 and 31 can open and close the door openings 22 of the first and second storage compartments 11 and 12. Further comprising a sliding movement means for sliding the door (21, 31).

The sliding movement means includes a guide rail 70 recessed in each of the upper plate surfaces in the first storage chamber 11, the receiving member 50, and the second storage chamber 12, and the first and second sliding doors 21, 31. It is provided in the lower portion comprises a roller movable along the guide rail (70).

The guide rail 70 is formed along the sliding movement direction of the first and second sliding doors 21 and 31, and the guide rail 70 is substantially the first storage chamber and the receiving member 50 and the second storage chamber. It is a straight line which connects (12) sequentially. Thus, the guide rail 70 is formed on one side around the door opening 22, one on the other side facing one side is provided in a pair.

And on the guide rail 70, the first and second sliding doors to maintain the position of each sliding door (21, 31) when the first and second sliding doors (21, 31) reach the closed position or the open position. Seating grooves 61 to 66 are formed on which the rollers 21 and 31 are seated. First, the seating grooves 61 to 66 are described by taking only one guide rail 70 out of a pair of guide rails 70 as an example, and the first to sixth seating grooves 61 to 66 are formed on the guide rail 70. It is prepared. Therefore, a total of twelve seating grooves are formed in the pair of guide rails 70. The spacing between the seating grooves 61 to 66 is provided corresponding to the spacing between rollers provided in the sliding doors 21 and 31.

In addition, the lower surface of each sliding door (21, 31) is provided with a total of four rollers in a pair on one side and a pair on the other side.

In the kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention by using such a configuration, a method of opening and closing the door opening 22 of the user upward opening using the sliding doors (21, 31) to slide is as follows.

First, the rollers 25a and 25b of the first sliding door 21 are accommodated in the first and second seating grooves 61 and 62, and in this case, the gasket 24 formed under the first sliding door 21 is provided. Cold air is prevented from leaking out of the storage compartment by the user, and the first sliding door 21 is closed by the first sliding door 21 closing the door opening 22 of the first storage compartment 11. A method of moving the 21 to the open position will be described.

In the drawing, when the opening and closing handle 33 of the first sliding door 21 located on the right side is gripped and the first sliding door 21 is pushed toward the open position (left direction), the roller 25a of the first sliding door 21 is opened. , 25b moves along the guide rail 70, and finally, the roller 25a of the first sliding door 21 is accommodated in the second seating groove 62, and the roller 25b is the fourth seating groove 64. ) Is prevented from further movement. The first sliding door 21 has reached the open position.

The method of moving the first sliding door 21 to the closed position is as follows.

When the first sliding door 21 is accommodated in the second and fourth seating grooves 62 and 64, the user grips the opening / closing handle 33 and pushes it toward the closed position (right direction). The rollers 25a and 25b of the 21 are slid and moved along the guide rails 70 so that one side of the roller 25a of the first sliding door 21 is finally accommodated in the first seating groove 61 and the other side. The roller 25b reaches the closed position accommodated in the second seating groove 62. When the rollers 25a and 254b are accommodated in the seating grooves 61 and 62, the first sliding door 21 can maintain the closed position. Meanwhile, the first sliding door 21 is in the closed position. At this time, the leakage of cold air in the storage compartment is prevented by the gasket 24 formed under the first sliding door 21.

As described above, in the kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention, a structure capable of opening and closing the door opening 22 by sliding the sliding doors 21 and 31 to the left and right is provided, thereby providing a door that was rotated by a hinge structure. Compared with Kimchi refrigerator, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of safety accidents, to utilize the upper space of the storage room more widely, and to reduce material costs and improve productivity.

Meanwhile, in the above-described embodiment, the rollers are provided on the guide rails 70 and the lower surfaces of the sliding doors 21 and 31 to slide the sliding doors 21 and 31 with respect to the main cabinet 1. Instead, as shown in FIG. 6, which shows another embodiment of the present invention, each sliding door 21, 31 is opened using a guide guide 80, a slider 81, and a ball bearing means 90. It can slide along the transverse direction with respect to the opening 22.

That is, the U-shaped guide guide 80 is installed on the upper portion of the first storage chamber 11c, the receiving member 50c and the second storage chamber 12c along the sliding movement direction so as to be connected in the sliding movement direction. One slider 81 is installed at the lower part of the sliding door 21c so as to be slidably moved back and forth with respect to the guide guide 80, and between the guide guide 80 and the slider 81 with respect to the guide guide 80. It is to provide a ball bearing means 90 to facilitate the sliding movement of the slider (81).

Here, the ball bearing means 90 is interposed between the guide guide 80 and the slider 81 and a plurality of support pins 91, which are disposed along the longitudinal direction of the guide guide 80, the guide guide 80 and It is preferable to include a plurality of rolling balls (92) rotatably installed on the support pin (91) to be interposed between the slider (81) to make a rolling contact with the slider (91).

As described above, according to the present invention, the space utilization of the storage room is increased by providing a kimchi refrigerator that allows the user to open and close the door opening of the storage room by sliding the door along the transverse direction to the door opening direction of the storage room. In addition, safety accidents caused by the door during use can be suppressed, which can contribute to material cost reduction and productivity improvement.

Claims (10)

In the kimchi refrigerator having a main cabinet with at least one storage compartment having an upwardly open door opening, and a door for opening and closing the door opening, And the door is supported by the storage chamber so as to be slidably movable along the transverse direction with respect to the door opening direction to move between an open position for opening the door opening and a closed position for closing the door opening. The method of claim 1, Kimchi refrigerator, characterized in that any one of the main cabinet and the door is provided with a guide, the other is provided with a movable member slidably coupled to the guide. The method of claim 2, The storage compartment having the upwardly open door opening comprises a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment spaced apart from each other, and further includes a third storage compartment provided between the first and second storage compartments and having a front opening. Kimchi refrigerator, characterized in that the opening and closing by a pair of drawer door. The method of claim 3, Kimchi refrigerator characterized in that it is disposed above the third storage chamber and a pair of side opening is formed to accommodate the door in the open position. The method of claim 4, wherein The guide portion is a guide rail recessed to be connected to the upper portion of the first storage chamber, the receiving member and the second storage chamber along the sliding movement direction, the moving member is provided in the lower portion of the door to move the roller along the guide rail Kimchi refrigerator, characterized in that. The method of claim 5, Kimchi refrigerator, characterized in that the seating groove for receiving the roller is formed on the guide rail to maintain the door in the open position or the closed position. The method of claim 4, wherein The guide portion is a substantially U-shaped guide guide installed in the upper portion of the first storage chamber, the accommodating member and the second storage chamber along the sliding movement direction, and the movable member is provided below the door. Kimchi refrigerator characterized in that the slider is coupled to the front and rear sliding movement with respect to the guide guide, a ball bearing means for smoothly sliding the slider relative to the guide guide between the guide guide and the slider. The method of claim 7, wherein The ball bearing means, A plurality of support pins interposed between the guide guide and the slider and disposed along a length direction of the guide guide; Kimchi refrigerator characterized in that it comprises a plurality of rolling balls rotatably installed on the support pin so as to be interposed between the guide guide and the slider to make a cloud contact with the slider. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, Kimchi refrigerator, characterized in that the opening and closing handle is formed on one side of the door to be gripped by the user. The method of claim 9, Kimchi refrigerator characterized in that the lower portion of the door is provided with a gasket to prevent the leakage of cold air in the storage compartment.