KR20040082698A - drawer type basket coming in and out structure for refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A structure for putting in and taking out drawer baskets of a refrigerator is provided to easily put in and take out drawer baskets in a state that stored goods are contained in the drawer baskets by installing rail guides and moving rails. CONSTITUTION: A freezer compartment(54) has a tilting door selectively shielding an inside from an outside. Rail guides(120,120') are installed at both sides of an inner wall of the freezer compartment to slide an ice bank(93) and a storage basket(94) forward and backward. Moving rails(121) are formed at both sides of the ice bank and other moving rails(121') are formed at both sides of the storage basket corresponding to the rail guides.

Description

Drawer type basket coming in and out structure for refrigerator}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly to a drawer basket pull-out structure of the refrigerator provided with a rail for guiding the draw-out basket.

The refrigerator having a storage space such as a freezer compartment or a refrigerator compartment is configured to open and close the storage space therein by a door. The door of the refrigerator is attached to the refrigerator main body to prevent cold air in the storage space from leaking to the outside and to perform a sufficient thermal insulation function.

For example, the door of the refrigerator is mostly configured to be opened and closed while pivoting in a horizontal direction about the hinge axis by being hinged to the right side of the refrigerator main body. In addition, according to the shape of the refrigerator, the door may be pulled out in a forward direction, and thus the internal storage space may be opened and closed. The refrigerator of this type is illustrated in FIG. 1.

As shown in the drawing, a tray 6 having an upper opening for storing a storage is installed inside the refrigerator 2, and a front door of the tray 6 to draw out the tray 6 in a drawer type. (4) is formed. Moving rails 8 are horizontally installed at both rear sides of the door 4, and the moving rails 8 are supported by guide rails 10 fixed to the inner side walls of the refrigerator 2. . Accordingly, when the door 4 is pulled forward, the movable rail 8 is pulled forward, and the tray 6 is pulled out to accommodate the article. And, the movable rail 8 is attached to the support frame 12.

According to the configuration as described above, when the user pulls the door 4 forward to accommodate the storage, the movable rail 8 is moved forward along the guide rail. When the door 4 is pulled forward as described above, the door 4 and the tray 6 are pulled out forward, and the storage can be stored in the tray 6.

In addition, an additional basket 20 may be further provided on the upper side of the tray 6, and an installation state of the basket 20 is illustrated in FIG. 2.

According to this, the basket 20 may be made of a wire (wire), etc., the basket 20 is mounted on the support 22 is provided on the inner side wall of the refrigerator 2 before and after sliding to the front and rear. do.

That is, the lower ends of both sides of the basket 20 are placed on the upper surface of the support 22 to draw in and out of the front of the refrigerator 2 to accommodate the storage therein. And, a hook (not shown) is formed on the front end surface of the support 22, the rear end of the basket 20 is completely off the front end of the support 22 when the basket 20 is pulled forward It may also be configured to prevent removal.

However, the above conventional refrigerators have the following problems.

When the basket 20 of the refrigerator 2 is mounted on the upper surface of the pair of supports 22 installed on the inner sidewall of the refrigerator body and slides back and forth, when the heavy storage is stored in the basket 20. There is a problem that the basket 20 sag downward.

That is, the basket 20 sags downward due to the load of the stored object, and in this case, the side surface of the basket 20 is driven to the center portion, so that both ends of the basket 20 are supported by the support 22. The problem of being removed from the upper surface of the) will occur.

On the other hand, in the state in which the heavy storage is stored in the basket 20 there is a problem that the friction force between both ends of the basket 20 and the support 22 is increased, so that the basket 20 is difficult to draw out.

An object of the present invention for solving the conventional problems as described above, it is to facilitate the withdrawal of the basket in which the storage is stored.

1 is a perspective view showing a refrigerator according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the installation state of the drawer-type door and the basket according to the prior art.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a refrigerator employing a preferred embodiment of the drawer basket pull-out structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view schematically showing a preferred embodiment of the drawer basket pull-out structure of the refrigerator 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

71. Control panel 73. Lamp

80. Vegetable Box 81. Vegetable Box Door

82. Cover 84. Freezer door

84 '. Handle 86. Refrigerator Door

86 '. Door Handle 88.Door Basket

90. Storage Box 92. Ice Maker

93. Ice Bank 94. Storage Basket

96. Vegetable Box Door 102 '. 1st support

102 ". Second Support 104. Guide Section

106. Separator 110. Lower space

112. Upper left space 114. Upper right space

120,120 '. Rail guide 121,121 '. Moving rail

122. Guide rail

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, the present invention is a freezer compartment having a tilting door for selectively shielding the inside and the outside, the rail guides are provided on both sides of the inner wall of the freezer compartment, Both ends of the basket in which the storage is stored in the storage space are coupled to the rail guide and are provided with a moving rail sliding forward and backward.

In addition, the present invention in the freezer compartment having a partition for partitioning the inner space to the left and right, the rail guides are provided on both sides of the separator and the inner wall of the freezer compartment, the both ends of the basket that is stored in the storage space therein the Coupled with the rail guide is characterized in that it is provided with a moving rail sliding back and forth.

According to the present invention as described above, the withdrawal of the storage basket in which the storage is stored becomes easier and has the advantage of being firmly supported.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a preferred embodiment of the drawer basket draw-out structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described in detail.

3 shows an example of a refrigerator having a freezer compartment at a lower portion of the refrigerating compartment and a drawer door. 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.

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 connected to the rear surface of the freezing compartment door 84 so that the freezing compartment door 84 can be 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 and an ice bank 93 are installed on the left side, and a storage basket 94 is provided on the right side. The ice bank 93 stores the ice made by the ice maker 92, and the storage basket 94 may be formed of a wire.

4 shows an internal configuration of the freezer compartment 54 in an exploded perspective view. As shown in the figure, the support spaces 102 'and 102 "for partitioning the storage space up and down are formed in the interior space of the freezing compartment 54 long.

The supports 102 'and 102 " are provided with a first support 102' installed left and right at an inner rear end of the freezing compartment 54 and a first installed left and right in front of the first support 102 '. Support 102 ". And, the support (102 ', 102 ") serves to support the ice bank 93 and the storage basket 94 is installed on the upper side, the first support (102") is the front end of the refrigerator body 50 It is preferred to be installed at regular intervals from the rear to the rear.

Guide portions 104 are formed on the sidewalls of the freezing chamber 54 before and after, and the guide portions 104 serve to guide the ice bank 93 and the storage basket 94 to be drawn in and out.

On the other hand, the separator 105 is formed in the center or the center left of the support (102 ', 102 ") up and down. The separator 105 serves to partition the inner space of the freezer compartment 54 from side to side. It also serves to support the support (102 ', 102 "), the support (102', 102") is further provided with a mounting hole (not shown) is inserted into the lower end of the separator 105 is the separator It is also possible to secure the fixing of 105.

As a result, in the structure of the present invention as described above, the internal storage space of the freezer compartment 54 is divided into subdivisions of the lower space 110, the upper left space 112, and the upper right space 114, respectively, so that separate storage is provided. Can be stored.

Rail guides 120 are provided at both sides of the upper left space 112 of the freezing compartment 54 in which the ice bank 93 is mounted so that the ice bank 93 can slide back and forth. In addition, rail guides 120 'are provided on both side surfaces of the upper right space 114 to allow the storage basket 94 to slide back and forth. In addition, the inner side walls of the freezing chamber 54 are further provided with guide rails 122 for guiding the front-retracting entrance and exit of the freezing chamber door 84.

On the other hand, both sides of the ice bank 93 is provided with a moving rail 121 corresponding to the rail guide 120 installed in the upper right side space 114, the upper side of the storage basket 94 A moving rail 121 'corresponding to the rail guide 120' installed in the left space 112 is provided.

Hereinafter, the operation of the drawer basket draw-out structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

As shown, a refrigerator compartment door 84 is attached to the front of the refrigerator main body 50 to draw out the storage box 90 in a drawer type, and a handle 84 'outside the freezer compartment 84. Is attached to allow the user to operate the freezer door 84 conveniently.

In addition, the internal space of the freezer compartment 54 is divided into an upper left space 112, an upper right space 114, and a lower space 110, and the ice maker 92 and an ice bank () are provided in the upper left space 112. 93 is positioned, the storage basket 94 is mounted in the upper right space 114, the storage box 90 is seated in the lower space 110.

Therefore, when the user first pulls the handle 84 'of the freezer compartment 84 forward to receive the stored object, the freezer compartment 84 is guided to the guide rail 122 to be pulled forward. Since the storage box 90 is also pulled out together, the storage can be stored in an internal storage space.

Next, when the front surface of the ice bank 93 installed in the upper left space 112 is pulled forward, the moving rail 121 of the ice bank 93 is installed on the side of the upper left space 112. Sliding 120 is drawn out to the front, thus, the user can take out the ice inside and use it.

When the storage basket 94 is pulled forward, the storage basket 94 slides forward along the rail guide 120 'installed in the upper right side space 114 at this time. The storage basket 94 is also withdrawn forward.

After the storage or withdrawal of the storage inside the freezing compartment 54 by the above process, the freezing compartment door 84 is closed, and this process is made in the opposite process to that described above.

That is, the ice bank 93 and the storage basket 94 are first pushed into the storage space of the freezer compartment 54, and then the freezer compartment 84 is pushed backward to shield the freezer compartment 54 from the outside. .

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.

For example, in the above embodiment, the upper space of the freezer compartment 54 is separated from the left and right by the separator 106 so that the ice bank 93 and the storage basket 94 are seated, but the separator ( It is also possible that only one single basket is mounted in the upper space of the freezing compartment 54 without installing 106.

In the drawer basket draw-out structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention as described in detail above, rail guides are installed on both side walls of the upper internal storage space of the freezer compartment, and both rail ends and the rail guides are installed at both ends of the basket seated in the upper storage space. It was provided with a moving rail.

Therefore, there is an advantage that the front pull-out of the basket can be easily carried out even when the storage is stored in the drawer basket.

That is, since the basket is moved forward and backward by the rail, even if a heavy storage is stored inside the basket, the user can take out the basket forward or push it backward with a small force.

Claims (2)

In the freezer is provided with a tilting door to selectively shield the inside and the outside, Rail guides are installed at both sides of the inner wall of the freezer compartment, and both side ends of the basket in which the storage is stored in the storage space therein are provided with a movable rail coupled to the rail guide and sliding forward and backward. Entrance tank. In the freezer compartment having a separator for partitioning the inner space from side to side, Rail guides are installed at both sides of the separator and the inner wall of the freezer compartment, and both side ends of the basket in which the storage is stored in the storage space therein are provided with a moving rail coupled with the rail guide and sliding forward and backward. Basket draw-out structure.