KR20040082695A - Mounting structure of vegetable box in refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A structure for installing a vegetable box of a refrigerator is provided to increase utility of a storage space of a refrigerator by widening an inner storage space of a vegetable box, and improve an external appearance by hiding a defining plate defining a rear wall of a refrigerating compartment and a vegetable compartment. CONSTITUTION: A defining plate(98) is formed in the middle of a vegetable compartment. A plurality of vegetable boxes(80) are mounted at both sides of the defining plate to store stored goods in each storage space thereof. A cover is formed at the top side of the vegetable box for shielding the upper part of the vegetable box. A vegetable box door is formed at a front end of the cover for selecting opening and shutting a front upper part of the vegetable box. Width of a front end part of the vegetable box is wider than width of a rear end part of the vegetable box to remove a gap between the front ends of two vegetable boxes.

Description

Mounting structure of vegetable box in refrigerator}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly to a vegetable box installation structure of the refrigerator for storing vegetables or fruits.

In general, the refrigerator is provided with a freezer compartment mainly for freezing the stored matter and a freezer compartment for freshly storing the stored matter at a low temperature. In addition, the inside of the refrigerator is formed in a variety of forms, such as the storage space is formed up and down to form a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, or a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment are formed on each side.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the main components of the refrigerator and the circulation of cold air. According to this, the freezer compartment 2 and the refrigerating compartment 3 are partitioned from each other by the barrier 4 in the refrigerator body 1 in which the wall is formed of the heat insulating material. The freezer compartment 2 and the refrigerating compartment 3 are each stored at a predetermined temperature, and are selectively communicated with the outside by doors 2 'and 3' installed in front of the freezer compartment 2 and the refrigerating compartment 3, respectively. The freezing compartment 2 and the refrigerating compartment 3 are each provided with shelves 5 on which storage items are placed.

In order to maintain the freezing chamber 2 and the inside of the refrigerating chamber 3 at a predetermined temperature, cold air must be continuously supplied. To this end, an evaporator 6 for generating cold air is installed in a separately partitioned space behind the freezing chamber 2. A blowing fan 7 is used to supply the cold air generated by the evaporator 6 to the freezing chamber 2 and the refrigerating chamber 3. A part of the cold air flowing by the blower fan 7 is transferred to the freezing chamber 2, and the remaining cold air is supplied to the refrigerating chamber 3.

Here, in order to supply cold air to the refrigerating chamber 3, a refrigerating chamber cold air passage 8 is formed inside the main body 1 corresponding to the rear of the refrigerating chamber 3. A plurality of discharge ports 9 are formed in the refrigerating chamber cold air passage 8 so as to discharge the cold air to a position corresponding to the upper surface of each shelf 5 installed in the refrigerating chamber 3.

On the other hand, the barrier 4 is provided with a return passage 10 for returning the air having a relatively high temperature to the evaporator 6 to circulate the freezing chamber 2 and the refrigerating chamber 3 again. . One side of the return flow path 10 communicates with the freezing chamber 2 and the refrigerating chamber 3, and the other side communicates with the evaporator 6 side.

A vegetable box cover 12 is formed below the shelf 5 of the refrigerator, and a vegetable box 20 for storing vegetables or fruits, which will be described below, is provided below. The lower surface of the vegetable box cover 12 may be formed with a magic crisper 14 to prevent the drying of the stored matter stored in the vegetable box 20.

2 shows the shape of a conventional refrigerator vegetable box in detail. According to this, the vegetable box 20 is provided with one or a plurality, the storage space 21 is formed therein is configured in the form of a drawer, the top of which is open.

And, the appearance of the vegetable box 20 is provided in a shape corresponding to the lower structure of the freezer compartment of the refrigerator. That is, the rear surface 23 is formed to be inclined to correspond to the shape of the rear side of the lower end of the refrigerating compartment, the side surface 25 and the front surface 27 is formed perpendicular to the refrigerating chamber bottom surface. In addition, the handle 29 is formed at the upper end of the front to facilitate the withdrawal of the vegetable box (20).

3 shows a state in which the two vegetable boxes 20 are mounted side by side in parallel. As shown in the drawing, the inner case 31 corresponding to the lower end of the refrigerating compartment 3 is provided with a partition plate 33 for dividing the vegetable compartment from side to side, and the vegetable box 20 on the left and right sides of the compartment plate 33. ) Are mounted side by side.

The vegetable box 20 is located in the lower portion of the refrigerating chamber far from the evaporator (not shown) that generates cold air, so that vegetables or fruits are not frozen by cold air, and is divided into a separate box to directly contact cold air. While keeping the refrigerator's doors open, the fresh air is kept in fresh condition by preventing direct contact with warm air.

However, the prior art having such a configuration has the following problems.

Conventional vegetable box 20 is generally the width of the upper end is relatively wider than the width of the lower end due to manufacturing problems in the mold, etc., when the two side by side parallel partition plate 33 in the center of the vegetable chamber Since it is formed, a space corresponding to the width of the partition plate 33 should be provided between the two vegetable boxes 20.

Therefore, as seen from the front of the refrigerator, as shown in Figure 3, there is a problem that the appearance is not neat because the space between the vegetable box 20 is formed the partition plate 33 is visible.

In addition, as shown in Figure 3, because there is a certain interval between the two vegetable boxes 20 and the inner case 31 and the vegetable box 20, the internal space of the refrigerating chamber (3) is not effectively utilized There is this.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and to provide a vegetable box installation structure of the refrigerator in which the storage space inside the refrigerator is efficiently utilized.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the main structure and the cold air circulation of a typical refrigerator.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a vegetable box for a refrigerator according to the prior art.

Figure 3 is a front view showing an example of a state in which a vegetable box for a refrigerator according to the prior art is installed.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a refrigerator employing a preferred embodiment of the refrigerator vegetable box installation structure according to the present invention.

Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the main configuration of the vegetable box and the vegetable box door constituting the main portion of the refrigerator vegetable box installation structure according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a partial plan cross-sectional view of the refrigerator vegetable box installation structure according to the present invention.

7 is a front view showing a mounting state of the refrigerator vegetable box installation structure according to the present invention.

Figure 8 is a partial state showing the contact state of the roller when the take-out of the refrigerator vegetable box according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

50. Refrigerator body 52. Cold storage room

54. Freezer 56. Vegetable Room

61. Shelf 63. Shelf Holder

65. Snack Pan

69. Egg Box 71. Control Panel

73. Lamp 80. Vegetable box

80a. Rear 80b. side

80b '. Vertical stepped plane 80b ". Horizontal stepped plane

80c. Front 80d. handle

82. Cover 84. Freezer door

84 '. Handle 86. Refrigerator Door

86 '. Door Handle 88.Door Basket

90. Storage Box 92. Ice Maker

94. Storage Basket 96. Vegetable Box Door

96a. Front door 96b. Door side

97. First roller 97 '. 2nd roller

98. Partition plate

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the object as described above, the present invention is provided with a storage box is formed inside the storage box is accommodated, and provided on the upper side of the vegetable box to shield the top of the vegetable box And a vegetable box door provided at the front end of the cover to selectively open and close the front of the vegetable box, wherein the vegetable box is characterized in that the width of the front end is wider than the width of the rear end. .

And, a plurality of vegetable boxes are installed.

According to the vegetable box installation structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention having such a configuration, there is an advantage that the storage space inside the refrigerator is efficiently utilized, and the front exterior of the refrigerator is more neat.

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

4 illustrates an example of a refrigerator in which a freezing compartment is provided below the refrigerating compartment. As shown in the drawing, a refrigerator compartment 52 and a freezer compartment 54, which are storage spaces, are formed in the refrigerator body 50. The vegetable compartment 56 may be separately provided at the lower end of the refrigerating compartment 52.

The refrigerating chamber 52 is provided with a shelf 61 for placing the storage. The shelf 61 is a cantilever type configured to support the load of the shelf 61 by fixing the rear end, and one end of the shelf 61 is inserted into and fixed to the shelf holder 63 installed in the up and down direction on the rear wall of the refrigerator.

The shelf 61 is installed at a plurality of intervals up and down at a predetermined interval according to the size of the storage space to partition the storage space, so that more storage can be stored, the lower portion of the shelf 61 of meat or snacks Snack pan (65) for convenient storage, and can cache (67) for storing beverage cans may be further provided. On the other hand, the upper part of the shelf 61 is provided with an egg box 69 to facilitate the storage of eggs.

The ceiling of the refrigerating chamber 52 is provided with a control panel unit 71 for controlling the state of the freezing chamber 54, and a lamp 73 is formed at the lower end of the control panel unit 71. The lamp 73 serves to illuminate the inside of the refrigerating compartment 52 when the refrigerating compartment door 86 to be described below is opened, and is configured to be off when the refrigerating compartment door 86 is closed. . In addition, a cold air discharge port 75 for discharging cold air into the refrigerating chamber 52 is formed at an upper end of the rear wall of the freezing chamber 54.

The lower end of the refrigerating chamber 52 is provided with a vegetable box 80 for storing vegetables or fruits. The upper side of the vegetable box 80 is provided with a cover 82 for shielding the upper surface of the vegetable box 80, the cover 82 is formed with a magic crisper (magic crisper) is formed inside the vegetable box 80 It acts to suppress the evaporation of water stored in the storage. In addition, a vegetable box door 96 to be described below is formed at the tip of the cover 82.

On the other hand, the freezing compartment door 84 and the refrigerating compartment door 86 for shielding the freezer compartment 54 and the refrigerating compartment 52 from the outside and selectively opening and closing the storage space, respectively, of the freezer compartment 54 and the refrigerating compartment 52, respectively. It is provided on the front of the refrigerator main body 50 corresponding to the tip.

A refrigerator compartment door 86 is installed at one end of the refrigerator compartment 52 located above. The refrigerating chamber door 86 rotates forward and opens and closes the refrigerating chamber 52 around a hinge (not shown) formed at the left end or the right end. A door handle 86 'for opening and closing the 86 is provided. In addition, the rear surface of the refrigerating chamber door 86 is further provided with a door basket 88 for storing the storage.

A freezing chamber door 84 is installed on the front surface of the freezing chamber 54 formed below the refrigerating chamber 52. The freezer compartment door 84 is guided back and forth by a rail and is opened and closed, and is configured to be able to rotate forward by a predetermined angle about the hinge of the lower end. In addition, a handle 84 ′ for opening and closing the freezing chamber door 84 is further provided at an upper end of the front surface of the freezing chamber door 84.

A lower portion of the freezing compartment 54 is provided with a storage box 90 in which a storage item is seated. The storage box 90 is coupled to the rear surface of the freezing compartment door 84 so that the front door of the freezing compartment door 84 is pulled out. It is withdrawn in and out together.

In addition, the upper portion of the freezer compartment 54 is divided into left and right sides, an ice maker 92 is installed on the left side, and a storage basket 94 is provided on the right side. The storage basket 94 may be formed of a wire.

5 shows the configuration of the vegetable box and the vegetable box door according to the present invention in detail. As shown in the drawing, the vegetable box 80 is usually provided with one or a plurality, the interior of the storage space (80 ') is formed in which the storage is stored, the upper portion of the drawer type is configured.

And, the appearance of the vegetable box 80 is provided in a shape corresponding to the lower structure of the freezer compartment of the refrigerator. That is, the rear surface 80a generally has a slight inclination so as to correspond to the shape of the rear end of the refrigerating compartment, and the side surfaces 80b and the front surface 80c are formed substantially perpendicular to the refrigerating chamber bottom surface. In addition, a handle (80d) is formed at the upper end of the front surface (80c) to facilitate the extraction of the vegetable box (80).

The upper end of the vegetable box 80 side 80b is formed stepped. That is, a predetermined portion of the distal end is cut to form a vertical step surface 80b 'and a horizontal step surface 80b ″, and the front surface of the vegetable box 80 is formed at a height corresponding to the horizontal step surface 80b ″. do.

On the other hand, the vegetable box 80 is formed in the width of the front portion is relatively wider than the rear portion. Therefore, the side (80b) of the vegetable box 80 is extended to the front end is bent to the left and right, and then bent forward round again. The rollers 97 and 97 'of the vegetable box door 96 to be described below are rolled along the bent upper surface.

The vegetable box door 96 is installed at the tip of the vegetable box cover 82 installed at the upper portion of the vegetable box 80. The vegetable box door 96 is coupled to the front end of the vegetable box cover 82 by a hinge (not shown) is configured to be able to rotate up and down.

The vegetable box door 96 includes a door front surface 96a formed to be inclined and a door side surface 96b formed to be perpendicular to both sides of the door front surface 96a. The lower end of the door side 96b has a stepped portion corresponding to the top end of the side surface 80b of the vegetable box 80. That is, the lower rear end of the door side surface 96b is formed to correspond to the vertical step surface 80b 'of the side surface 80b of the vegetable box 80, and the lower end of the door side surface 96b is the horizontal step surface 80b. Is formed to correspond to ").

In addition, circular rollers 97 and 97 'are provided in the lower side of the side surface 80b of the vegetable box door 96. The rollers 97 and 97 'are installed side by side in parallel, so that the vegetable box 80 and the vegetable box 80 can slide smoothly when the vegetable box 80 is pulled forward or pushed backward. Let's do it.

That is, the first roller 97 is provided on the same vertical line as the horizontal step surface 80b ″ of the vegetable box 80 in the door side 96b of the vegetable box door 96. Inside the 97, a second roller 97 ′ identical to the first roller 97 is provided on the same vertical line as the upper end of the side surface 80b of the vegetable box 80.

6, the installation state of the vegetable box 80 according to the present invention is shown in a planar cross section, and in FIG. 7 the installation state of the vegetable box 80 is shown in a front view.

That is, as shown in Figure 6, the vegetable compartment 54 is formed with a partition plate 98 in the middle, the vegetable box 80 is mounted on both sides of the partition plate 98. At this time, since the tip portion width of the vegetable box 80 is relatively wider than the width of the rear end portion, the tip portions of the two vegetable boxes 80 have almost no gap. Therefore, when viewed from the front, the rear wall of the refrigerating chamber 52 is almost invisible through the side of the vegetable box 80 as shown in FIG.

Vegetable box 80 as described above is located in the lower part of the refrigerating chamber far from the evaporator (not shown) that generates cold air to prevent vegetables or fruits from freezing by cold air, and is divided into a separate box cold air While preventing direct contact, the food is kept fresh for a long time by preventing direct contact with warm air even when the door of the refrigerator is opened.

Hereinafter, the operation of the vegetable box installation structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 8.

First, when storing or taking out the storage in the front portion of the vegetable box 80, only the vegetable box door 96 is opened without opening the entire vegetable box 80 so as to withdraw the storage. Can be. That is, when the vegetable box door 96 is opened, when the vegetable box door 96 is installed to a size that the user's hand can enter the inside of the vegetable box 80, the vegetable box door 96 Opening will allow a small amount of storage withdrawals.

Accordingly, when the front end of the vegetable box door 96 is lifted upwards, the vegetable box door 96 is rotated upward with a hinge (not shown) at the upper end thereof, so that the vegetable box door 96 is opened. Withdrawal is possible. Then, after taking out and storing the storage, when the vegetable box door 96 is lowered and closed, the front outlet of the vegetable box 80 is shielded.

Next, if you want to store the storage in the inner portion of the vegetable box 80, only the opening of the vegetable box door 96 does not work smoothly requires the withdrawal of the entire vegetable box (80). Accordingly, when the handle 84 ′ of the vegetable box 80 is grabbed by the hand and pulled forward, the vegetable box door 96 is rotated upward and opened according to the front withdrawal of the vegetable box 80.

That is, when the vegetable box 80 is pulled forward, the first roller 97 installed at the lower end of the door side 96b of the vegetable box door 96 has a side surface 80b of the vegetable box 80. Sliding along the vertical step surface (80b ') formed in the, thus, the vegetable box door 96 is rotated upward and gradually open (open).

When the vegetable box 80 is further pulled forward, the upper end of the side portion 80b of the vegetable box 80 is narrower in width than the front end thereof, so that the first roller 97 is the vegetable box 80. After sliding the vertical step surface (80b ') of, the side of the side of the vegetable box 80 (80b) is separated from the top. Subsequently, the second roller 97 ′ rotates in contact with the upper side of the side surface 80b of the vegetable box 80 to smoothly pull out the front of the vegetable box 80. The state at this time is shown in detail in FIG.

When the vegetable box 80 is drawn out and the vegetable box door 96 is opened, it is possible to withdraw and store the storage in the internal storage space of the vegetable box 80.

Next, when the withdrawal of the stored matter is completed in the inside of the vegetable box 80, holding the handle (80d) of the vegetable box 80 by hand and pushes the vegetable box 80 to the rear. At this time, the rollers 97 and 97 'formed at the lower end of the door side 96b of the vegetable box 96 are rotated in contact with the upper side of the side 80b of the vegetable box 80.

At this time, the vegetable box 80 is subjected to a process opposite to that of the withdrawal process. That is, the first roller 97 'is rotated in contact with the upper side of the side (80b) of the vegetable box 80, the vegetable box 80 is gradually inserted into the rear, of the vegetable box (80) When the vertical step surface 80b 'reaches the door side 96b portion of the vegetable box door 96, the second roller 97' leaves the upper side of the side surface 80b of the vegetable box 80. The first roller 97 rotates in contact with the vertical step surface 80b 'of the vegetable box 80.

When the first roller 97 rolls the vertical step surface 80b 'to reach the horizontal step surface 80b ″, the door front surface 96a of the vegetable box door 96 is the vegetable box ( The front upper portion of the vegetable box 80 is shielded by being in close contact with the upper end of the front (80c) 80. In this case, the vegetable box 80 is blocked from the outside, the storage stored in the vegetable box (80) It is stored fresh for a long time.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-exemplified embodiments, and many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible to those skilled in the art within the above technical scope.

Vegetable box installation structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention as described in detail above made the width of the front end of the vegetable box relatively wider than the width of the rear end.

Therefore, since the internal storage space of the vegetable box is wider than the conventional, there is an effect that the storage space utilization of the refrigerator is increased.

On the other hand, the vegetable box is in close contact with each other, there is no gap between the plurality of vegetable boxes or between the vegetable box and the inner case there is no partition plate partitioning the rear wall of the refrigerator compartment and the vegetable compartment there is an advantage that the appearance is improved.

Claims (2)

The storage box is formed inside the vegetable box that stores the storage, A cover provided at an upper side of the vegetable box and shielding an upper side of the vegetable box; Is provided at the front end of the cover is configured to include a vegetable box door for selectively opening and closing the front of the vegetable box, The vegetable box is a vegetable box installation structure of the refrigerator, characterized in that the width of the front end portion is formed wider than the width of the rear end. According to claim 1, wherein the vegetable box is a vegetable box installation structure of the refrigerator, characterized in that a plurality is installed.