KR20070075109A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

A refrigerator is provided to prevent separation of a trim from a shelf by arranging a stopper preventing movement of the trim coupled to a groove of the shelf. A refrigerator forming a storage room, including a main body having at least one pair of shelf support protrusions, and a shelf(30) supporting the shelf support protrusions comprises a trim(33) and a stopper(34). The trim is coupled to the shelf, contacted with the shelf support protrusions, and coupled to a groove(37) so as to be attached and detached. The stopper limits front and rear movement of the trim, and is integrally arranged with the groove.

Description

Refrigerator {REFRIGERATOR}

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

2 is an enlarged rear perspective view illustrating main parts of a shelf area of the refrigerator illustrated in FIG. 1;

3 is an enlarged rear exploded perspective view illustrating main parts of the shelf area illustrated in FIG. 2;

4 is a cross-sectional view of the shelf area supported by the shelf support protrusion according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

 1: refrigerator 2: body

 5: storage room 10: refrigerating room

 20: freezer compartment 14: shelf support protrusion

 30: shelf 33: trim

 34: stopper 36: support leg

 37 groove

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a shelf that draws in and out of a storage compartment.

The refrigerator has a main body in which a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment are formed, and a freezer compartment door and a refrigerating compartment door which are provided on the front side of the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment to rotate opening and closing the front opening. In the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment, a plurality of shelves are arranged in a plurality of spaces at predetermined intervals, and a plurality of shelves are arranged at a predetermined interval so as to efficiently store and store the stored items. On both sides of the inner walls of the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment, shelf supporting protrusions protruding inward in the horizontal direction are formed to support the shelves.

On the other hand, the trim is coupled to the lower portion of the shelf draws in and out of the conventional refrigerator. The trim prevents the occurrence of scratches between the shelf and the shelf support protrusion when the shelf is withdrawn from the shelf support protrusion protruding from both sides of the inner wall of the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment.

However, the trim coupled to the lower part of the conventional shelf has a problem that friction occurs with the shelf support protrusion when the shelf is withdrawn in and out of the storage compartment, so that the trim flows in the front-rear direction in which the shelf is withdrawn from the shelf. In addition, when the trim is detached, the user recognizes the detached trim as an unnecessary structure and draws the shelf out into the storage room in the absence of the trim, thereby causing scratches due to the frictional force on the shelf and the shelf support protrusion. There is a problem that impairs the quality of quality.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator having a trim that does not leave the shelf when the shelf is withdrawn and in contact with the shelf support protrusion.

The object of the present invention is a refrigerator having a main body having at least one pair of shelf support protrusions and a shelf supporting the shelf support protrusions, the storage compartment being formed in accordance with the present invention. A trim in contact; It may include a stopper for limiting the movement of the front and rear of the trim.

Here, the groove further comprises grooves formed on both sides of the draw-out path of the shelf, at least one stopper may be provided in the groove.

The trim may be detachably coupled to the groove.

The stopper may be provided integrally with the groove. In addition, the stopper may be provided in a removable type detachable to the groove.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings for a side by side type refrigerator as an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view according to the present invention, Figure 2 is an enlarged rear perspective view of the main portion of the shelf area of the refrigerator shown in Figure 1, Figure 3 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the main portion of the shelf area shown in Figure 2, Figure 4 Sectional view of the shelf area supported by the shelf support protrusion according to the present invention.

As shown in these figures, the refrigerator 1 according to the present invention forms a storage compartment 5 and includes a main body 2 having at least one pair of shelf support protrusions 14 and a shelf support protrusion 14. A shelf 30 is supported, a trim 33 coupled to the shelf 30 in contact with the shelf support protrusion 14, and a stopper 34 for limiting the movement of the trim 33 in the front-rear direction.

The main body 2 includes an outer casing 3 made of metal to form an exterior, and an inner casing 4 provided in the outer casing 3 to form a freezing chamber 20 and a refrigerating chamber 10. Between the outer casing 3 and the inner casing 4 is filled with a foam material (not shown) to insulate the freezing chamber 20 and the refrigerating chamber 10. The front opening of the main body 2 is provided with a freezing compartment door 21 and a refrigerating compartment door 11 which are rotated to open and close to prevent the leakage of cold air in the freezing compartment 20 and the refrigerating compartment 10. The main body 2 is provided with an intermediate partition 6 partitioning the freezing chamber 20 and the refrigerating chamber 10.

The water dispenser 23 and the ice dispenser 22 are provided at the front of the freezer door 21, and the display 25 informing the state of the refrigerator 1 is provided at the top of the water dispenser 23 and the ice dispenser 22. A display unit 24 having a setting button 26 is provided. In the inner box of the refrigerating chamber door 11, a plurality of storage guides 12 for storing food such as beverages are arranged up and down at predetermined intervals.

The storage chamber 5 includes a freezing chamber 20 for storing food at a freezing temperature or lower, and a refrigerating chamber 10 for storing food at a freezing temperature or higher. In the storage compartment 5, the several shelf 30 which partitions the storage compartment 5 into several vertical spaces is arrange | positioned up and down at predetermined intervals so that food may be stored and stored easily. Shelf support protrusions 14 which support the inserted shelf 30 protrude from both sides of the front opening of the storage compartment 5. On the inner wall surface of the storage chamber 5, a cold air duct 7 having a cold air discharge portion 8 through which cold air generated in an evaporator (not shown) is introduced is provided.

In the lower part of the refrigerating compartment 10, a storage drawer 12 for storing food such as vegetables and fruits is provided. An ice making chamber (not shown) that receives ice from an external water supply device (not shown) and generates ice by supplying water to an ice dispenser 22 provided on the front side of the freezing chamber door 21 in the upper region of the freezing chamber 20. ) Is provided.

Shelf support protrusion 14 is provided so that the shelf 30 to be described later is inserted and supported. The shelf supporting protrusions 14 are provided in at least one pair on the inner wall surface of the storage chamber 5. The shelf support protrusion 14 may be integrally protruded from the inner wall surface of the storage compartment 5, and the shelf support protrusion 14 may be formed in a groove (not shown) on the inner wall surface of the storage compartment 5 to be detachable to the groove. It may be removable.

The shelf 30 is provided in plurality so as to partition the storage compartment 5 into a plurality of spaces. Shelf 30 is an example of the present invention, two are installed in the refrigerating chamber 10, the number of shelves can be installed according to the capacity of the refrigerating chamber (10). The shelf 30 is formed with a panel 31 corresponding to the shelf support protrusion 14 protruding from the inner wall surface of the storage compartment 5 along the circumference. The panel 31 of the shelf 30 is provided along the circumference of the plate-shaped glass on which the food is placed. Shelf 30 is an example of the present invention, although the seating portion 32 on which food is seated may be used as a glass material, a product of plastic material having a high transmittance may be used.

The panel 31 contacts the shelf support protrusion 14 protruding from the storage compartment and is provided to protect the outer portion of the seating portion 32 along the circumference of the seating portion 32 on which the food is placed. The panel 31 is formed with grooves 37 to which the trim 33 to be described later is coupled along both sides of the shelf supporting protrusion 14. A support leg 36 is provided in one region of the panel 31 to prevent detachment of the shelf 30 in correspondence with the shelf support protrusion 14, and the support leg 36 is supported under the support leg 36. A supporting portion 35 is provided.

The support leg 36 prevents the shelf 30 from being released from the shelf support protrusion 14 when the shelf 30 is inserted into the storage compartment 5 and supported by the shelf support protrusion 14. The support legs 36 are provided as two pairs on both sides of the panel 31 as an example of the present invention. However, the support legs 36 may be provided in three or more pairs.

The trim 33 generates a friction force between the shelf 30 and the shelf support protrusion 14 when the shelf 30 draws in and out of the storage compartment 5, thereby causing scratches on the shelf 30 and the shelf support protrusion 14. Prevent it from happening. As one example of the present invention, the trim 33 is made of a soft material such as Low Density PolyEthylene (LDPE) to absorb friction with the shelf support protrusion 14. The trim 33 is inserted into and coupled to the grooves 37 formed at both sides of the panel 31 of the shelf 30. Trim 33 is an example of the present invention, provided in two pairs in front of the support portion 35 for supporting the support leg 36. However, the trim 33 may be provided in one pair or three or more pairs. The trim 33 includes an insert 38 coupled to the groove 37 and a contact 39 in contact with the shelf support protrusion 14.

The grooves 37 are provided on both sides of the panel 31 of the shelf 30. The groove 37 is provided to insert and engage the trim 33 described above. The groove 37 has a stopper 34 so that the trim 33 which contacts the shelf support protrusion 14 does not flow when the shelf 30 is withdrawn from the shelf support protrusion 14 protruding from the storage compartment 5. Prepared.

The stopper 34 is provided in the groove 37 so that the shelf 33 is coupled to the groove 37 of the shelf 30 when the shelf 30 is supported by the shelf support protrusion and withdrawn into the storage compartment 5. It is provided on both sides of the insertion portion 38 of the trim 33 so as not to flow in the front and rear direction of insertion of the (30). As an example of the present invention, the stopper 34 may be provided integrally with the groove 37 of the panel 31. However, the stopper 34 may be a detachable type that can be detached in various ways such as interference fit to the groove 37 of the panel 31.

Looking at the process of withdrawing the shelf 30 to the storage compartment 5 of the refrigerator 1 according to the present invention by the configuration as follows.

First, the trim 33 is engaged between the plurality of stoppers 34 provided in the groove 37 of the panel 31 of the shelf 30. The shelf 30 is supported by the shelf support protrusion 14 protruding from the inner wall surface of the storage compartment 5. The shelf 30 is inserted into the storage compartment 5.

At this time, the trim 33 is in contact with the shelf support protrusion 14 to prevent scratches between the shelf support protrusion 14 and the shelf 30. Grooves 37 provided on both sides of the shelf 30 are provided with stoppers 34 which prevent the flow of the trim 33 when the shelf 30 is supported by the shelf supporting protrusions 14 and inserted thereinto. 33) do not leave the groove 37.

Thus, when the shelf is withdrawn and supported by the shelf support protrusion, the trim coupled to the shelf contacts the shelf support protrusion to prevent scratches that may occur between the shelf and the shelf support protrusion. In addition, a stopper is provided in the groove to which the trim is coupled to prevent the trim from flowing out when the shelf is pulled in and out.

As described above, according to the present invention, the trim coupled to the shelf can prevent scratches generated when the shelf draws in and out of the shelf support protrusion. In addition, by providing a stopper for preventing the flow of the trim coupled to the groove of the shelf, it is possible to prevent the trim from being separated from the shelf and impair the appearance quality of the interior.

Claims (5)

A refrigerator having a main body having a storage chamber and having at least one pair of shelf supporting protrusions, and a shelf supporting the shelf supporting protrusions, A trim coupled to the shelf to contact the shelf support protrusion; And a stopper for limiting movement of the trim in the front and rear directions. The method of claim 1, Further comprising grooves formed on both sides on the draw-out path of the shelf, At least one stopper is provided in the groove. The method of claim 1, And the trim is detachably coupled to the groove. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And the stopper is provided integrally with the groove. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The stopper is a refrigerator, characterized in that provided in the removable detachable to the groove.

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