KR20050051324A - Home bar of refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a home bar of a refrigerator formed on the side of a refrigerator compartment door so that beverages stored in the refrigerator compartment can be easily taken out while minimizing cold loss of the refrigerator compartment according to opening and closing the refrigerator compartment door. The present invention relates to a home bar of a refrigerator capable of sufficiently increasing space utilization by providing a shelf for storing.

The home bar of the refrigerator according to the present invention is installed inside the door of the refrigerator, a case in which a beverage is stored, a cover installed to be opened and closed on the outside of the door so that the beverage can be taken out of the case, and installed in an upper portion of the case. It consists of a can storage shelf on which cans are placed.

Description

Home bar in the refrigerator {HOME BAR OF REFRIGERATOR}

The present invention relates to a home bar of a refrigerator formed on the side of a refrigerator compartment door to easily remove a beverage stored in the refrigerator compartment while minimizing the loss of cold air in the refrigerator compartment according to opening and closing the refrigerator compartment door. The present invention relates to a home bar of a refrigerator capable of sufficiently increasing space utilization by providing a shelf for storing.

In general, a refrigerator is mainly formed of a top mount type refrigerator, in which a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment are formed up and down, and a freezer door and a refrigerating compartment door can be opened and closed in the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment, respectively. Accordingly, many side by side type refrigerators are formed on both sides of the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment, and the freezer compartment door and the refrigerating compartment door are configured to be opened and closed with both end portions pivoted.

The side-by-side type refrigerator has a large capacity of a freezer compartment or a refrigerating compartment in which cold air can be circulated, and thus, when the freezer door or the refrigerating compartment door is opened and closed, the loss of cold air increases and the efficiency decreases. The ice outlet is formed so that the user can obtain the ice produced by the outside, and the home bar is installed to open and close to the refrigerator compartment door side so as to withdraw simple water or beverage inside the refrigerator compartment.

1 is a front view showing a typical refrigerator, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing an open state of a typical refrigerator.

1 and 2, a freezer compartment body 2 and a refrigerator compartment body 12 in which a freezer compartment F and a refrigerator compartment R are formed side by side are provided side by side, and the freezer compartment The freezer compartment door 4 and the refrigerating compartment door 14 are installed on the front of the main body 2 and the refrigerating compartment main body 12 so as to be openable and closed, and a plurality of shelves 6 are provided inside the freezer compartment main body 2 and the refrigerating compartment main body 12. 16 is installed in multiple stages, and a plurality of door baskets 8 and 18 are detachably installed inside the freezing compartment door 4 and the refrigerating compartment door 14 to place a storage article including various foods and the like therein. I can put it.

In addition, the front surface of the freezer compartment 4 is provided with an ice takeout device 9 so that the user can easily take out ice or cold water when the user presses into a container such as a cup without opening or closing the freezer door 4. A home bar 20 is provided on the front side of the refrigerating compartment door 14 so that the user can easily store the inside of the refrigerating compartment by opening the cover 24 formed in the refrigerating compartment door 14 without opening or closing the refrigerating compartment door 14. Make sure that you can take out drinks, etc.

3 is a perspective view illustrating a home bar of a refrigerator according to the prior art, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the inside of a home bar of the refrigerator according to the prior art.

In particular, referring to the conventional structure of the home bar as described above in more detail with reference to Figures 3 and 4, the case 22 and the case is installed so that a simple drink or the like inside the refrigerator compartment door 14, the case It consists of a cover 24 which is provided to be opened and closed outside the refrigerating compartment door 14 corresponding to 22.

Here, the case 22 is formed so that the front and the upper surface is opened so that the front is fixed to the inside of the refrigerating chamber door 14, so that the cold air flows from the upper surface to keep the beverage and the like.

The cover 24 is hinged to the refrigerating compartment door 14 and is installed to be opened and closed in a vertical direction. The cover 24 is installed so as not to be opened in a lower direction than the horizontal direction.

Therefore, the user can take out the beverage and the like stored in the case 22 while only the cover 24 is opened without opening the refrigerating compartment door 14, thereby reducing the loss of cold air and simply drinking the beverage. I can take out a lamp.

However, the home bar of the refrigerator according to the prior art has a limited space for storing bottles or cans, such as bottles or cans, in which beverages or water are stored, since the space of the case 24 is limited, and also for storing bottles and cans of various sizes. Therefore, there is a problem that the utilization of the upper space is relatively low.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art, it is an object of the present invention to provide a home bar of a refrigerator that can increase the utilization of the space by storing cans with a relatively low height in the upper space.

The home bar of the refrigerator according to the present invention for solving the above problems is installed inside the door of the refrigerator, the case where the beverage is stored, the cover is installed to be opened and closed outside the door to take out the beverage from the case, and It is characterized in that it comprises a can storage shelf which is installed on the upper inner case and a plurality of cans are raised.

In the present invention, the can storage shelf is preferably formed so that the semi-cylindrical can receiving grooves are connected in parallel so that a plurality of cans can be individually laid down and seated.

In this case, the can receiving shelf is formed to be inclined downward by a predetermined angle with respect to a horizontal plane from the rear end of the can receiving groove toward the tip, and a rib for preventing removal is formed at the front end so that the can can be caught, and at the rear end of the can receiving groove. More preferably, it is more inclined downward at an angle of 1 ° to 5 ° with respect to the horizontal plane.

In addition, the can storage shelf is more preferably formed with a cold air circulation hole so that cold air can pass.

In the present invention, the can housing shelf is formed with hinge protrusions on both sides of the rear end of the can housing shelf to be rotatably installed within the set angle range in the upper direction, the hinge groove corresponding to the inside of the case Is formed, a support end for supporting the can housing shelf between the can housing shelf and the case is formed in the can housing shelf or case, the can housing shelf is rotatable within the range of 25 ° to 35 ° in the upper direction It is preferable that both ends of the rear end are hinged to the case.

In addition, the can receiving shelf is more preferably formed with a plurality of hinge grooves at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction inside the case so that both sides of the rear end can be installed to be movable in the vertical direction.

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

5 is a perspective view showing a home bar of the refrigerator according to the present invention, Figure 6 is a perspective view showing a can receiving shelf and case of the home bar of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the home bar of the refrigerator according to the present invention is installed inside the refrigerating compartment door 54 to store a beverage, and corresponds to the case 62 on the front side of the refrigerating compartment door 54. The cover 64 is provided to be opened and closed at a position to be opened, and a can storage shelf 66 installed on an inner upper portion of the case 62 to lift a plurality of cans.

Here, the case 62 is made of only a border detachably installed in the door basket 58 installed inside the refrigerating compartment door 54, the beverage is to be stored in the door basket 58 inside the case 62. Alternatively, the case 62 may be separately formed to have a lower surface and stored in the lower surface of the case 62.

Next, the cover 64 is hingedly connected to a lower end of the front surface of the refrigerating compartment door 54 so as to be opened and closed in an up and down direction, and is installed to be supported so as not to open in a lower direction than the horizontal direction.

Next, the can housing shelf 66 is formed such that a plurality of cans of semi-cylindrical can receiving grooves 66a on which cans are seated are connected in parallel so that the cans can be stored in a lying down state. Hinge is fixed inside.

In this case, a plurality of the can receiving grooves 66a may be formed in various sizes, and the can receiving grooves 66a may extend from the rear end to the front end so that a user can easily take out the can seated in the can receiving groove 66a. It is formed so as to be inclined downward with respect to the horizontal plane gradually, and the anti-separation rib 66b is formed to protrude upward at the tip so that the can can be caught.

Of course, the can receiving shelf 66 may be formed to be inclined downward with respect to the horizontal plane as the can receiving groove 66a goes to the tip end. The same effect may be obtained by installing the device to be inclined downward.

Usually, it is preferable that the can receiving groove 66a is formed to be inclined at an angle of 1 ° to 5 ° with respect to the horizontal plane, or is installed to be inclined.

Particularly, even if the can housing shelf 66 is installed on the upper portion of the case 62, a cold air circulation hole is provided in the can receiving groove 66a so that cold air can be transmitted to a beverage or the like installed in the lower portion of the case 62. 66h is formed, and may be further formed in other parts.

The can storage shelf 66 as described above is hinged to the upper side of the case 62 inside the rear end so as to be rotatable within the set angle (β) range in the upper direction, both sides of the rear end of the can housing shelf 66 A hinge protrusion 72 is formed to protrude, and a hinge groove 74 is formed inside the case 62 corresponding to the hinge protrusion 72 so that the hinge protrusion 72 can be fitted therein. A support end 76 is formed inside the case 62 to support the can housing shelf 66 between the 66 and the case 62.

At this time, the hinge groove 74 is formed so that the front is open so that the hinge projection 72 is assembled while pushing the hinge groove 74 from the front of the case 62 to the rear.

Here, the can receiving shelf 66 is configured to be rotatable within a range of 25 ° to 35 ° in the upward direction so that the can can be easily moved in the state in which the can receiving shelf 66 is initially rotated upward. It is to be injected downward into the receiving groove (66a).

In addition, in order to make the most of the space inside the case 62, the can housing shelf 66 may be installed at various positions in the vertical direction in the case 62, and both sides of the case 62 may be installed. The plurality of hinge grooves 74 are formed at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction.

Therefore, the user may not only install the can storage shelf 66 at the desired position inside the case 62, but also install the plurality of can storage shelf 66 inside the case 62 to provide a storage space. It can also be used efficiently.

Looking at the operation of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, referring to the case of storing the can in the home bar, the cover 64 is opened from the refrigerating compartment door 54 and the top of the can storage shelf 66 is rotated upward so as to be inclined upward. The can is easily inserted in the downward direction so that the can is seated in the can receiving groove 66a, and the can receiving shelf 66 is rotated downward so as to be inclined downward.

In this case, the can storage shelf 66 is prevented from being removed by being caught by the removal preventing rib 66b positioned at the tip side even when the can receiving groove 66a is inclined downward.

Meanwhile, referring to the case of removing the can from the home bar, the cover 64 is opened from the refrigerating compartment door 54, and the can receiving shelf 66 has the tip of the can removed from the can receiving groove 66a. Since it is positioned to be inclined downward while being locked to the prevention rib 66b, the user can easily take out the can.

The home bar of the refrigerator according to the present invention configured as described above can store various sizes of bottles, cans, etc. at the bottom of the case, as well as a can storage shelf, which can be stored separately lying on the top of the case. Since the can can be stored separately in the can storage shelf, there is an advantage of increasing space utilization.

In addition, the home bar of the refrigerator according to the present invention is formed so that the tip of the seating groove in which the can storage shelf is placed can be inclined downward, or the rib is formed to prevent the can from being removed from the seating groove. There is an advantage that can be easily taken out can be stored downward slope.

In addition, the home bar of the refrigerator according to the present invention is a can storage shelf is installed so as to rotate only in the upper direction within the Bible angle range with respect to the horizontal plane when the can is initially stored can easily put the can by putting the can in the downward direction There is an advantage to this.

In addition, the home bar of the refrigerator according to the present invention has hinge protrusions formed on both sides of the can storage shelf and a plurality of hinge grooves are formed in the case in the vertical direction, so that the user can selectively place the can storage shelf at a desired position in the case. Since it can be mounted there is an advantage that can utilize a variety of internal storage space.

1 is a front view showing a typical refrigerator,

2 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a door of a general refrigerator is opened;

3 is a perspective view showing a home bar of a refrigerator according to the prior art,

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the inside of the home bar of the refrigerator according to the prior art,

5 is a perspective view showing a home bar of the refrigerator according to the present invention;

6 is a perspective view illustrating a can housing shelf and a case of a home bar of a refrigerator according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

54: refrigerator door 58: the door basket

62: case 64: cover

66: can storage shelf 66a: can storage groove

66b: Ribing prevention rib 66h: Cold air circulation hole

72: hinge protrusion 74: hinge groove

76: support end

Claims (8)

A case installed inside the door of the refrigerator to store a beverage, A cover which is installed to be opened and closed on the outside of the door to take out a beverage from the case The home bar of the refrigerator, characterized in that it comprises a can storage shelf which is installed on the inside of the case and a plurality of cans are placed. The method of claim 1, The can storage shelf is a home bar of a refrigerator, characterized in that the semi-cylindrical can receiving grooves are connected in parallel so that a plurality of cans can be individually laid down and seated. The method of claim 2, The can receiving shelf is a home bar of a refrigerator, characterized in that formed from the rear end of the can receiving groove to the front end inclined at a predetermined angle downward with respect to the horizontal plane, a rib for preventing the removal is formed at the front end so that the can can be caught. The method of claim 3, wherein The can storage shelf is a home bar of the refrigerator, characterized in that it is installed inclined downward at an angle of 1 ° to 5 ° with respect to a horizontal plane from the rear end of the can receiving groove toward the tip. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The can storage shelf is a home bar of a refrigerator, characterized in that a cold air circulation hole is formed so that cold air can pass. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, The can housing shelf is hinged projections are formed on both sides of the rear end of the can housing shelf so as to be rotatably installed within the set angle range in the upper direction, the corresponding groove for the hinge is formed inside the case, And a support end supporting the can housing shelf between the can housing shelf and the case is formed in the can housing shelf or the case. The method of claim 6, The can storage shelf is a home bar of the refrigerator, characterized in that both sides of the rear end is fixed to the case so as to be rotatable within the range of 25 ° ~ 35 ° in the upward direction. The method of claim 6, The can storage shelf is a home bar of a refrigerator, characterized in that a plurality of hinge grooves are formed at predetermined intervals in a vertical direction in the case inside such that both rear ends thereof are movable in the vertical direction.