KR20070106090A - A structure for mounting the basket in refrigerator door - Google Patents

Abstract

A mounting structure for a basket of a refrigerator door is provided to mount a basket to slide along a sliding guide rotatably mounted on the rear surface of the refrigerator door. A mounting structure for a basket of a refrigerator door includes a refrigerator door(200) covering the storage space of the refrigerator, a movable basket(240) provided on the rear surface of the refrigerator door to be movable from side to side and storing food stuffs, a sliding guide(260) provided on the rear surface of the refrigerator door and formed long in the horizontal direction, thereby supporting the movable basket, a rotation member(280) rotatably mounted on the rear surface of the refrigerator door and connected to the end of one side of the sliding guide, thereby allowing the sliding guide to be rotated.

Description

Refrigerator door basket mounting structure {A structure for mounting the basket in refrigerator door}

1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a door of a typical refrigerator is opened.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the back of the refrigerator door is adopted a refrigerator door basket mounting structure according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the refrigerator door basket mounting structure according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a rotating state of the sliding guide which is a main component of the refrigerator door basket mounting structure according to the present invention.

Figure 5 is a side cross-sectional view schematically showing a state in which the basket is a main configuration of the refrigerator door basket mounting structure according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100. Body 120. Refrigerator

140. Freezer 160. Door hinge

200. Door 220. Fixed basket

240. Removable basket 242. Hook

260. Sliding guide 262. Upper guide

264. Lower guide 266. Extensions

280. Rotating member 290. Fixed part

292. Restraint Groove

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator door basket mounting structure having a basket mounted to be slidable left / right on a sliding guide rotatably mounted on a rear surface of a refrigerator door.

In general, a refrigerator is a device for low temperature storage of food, and is configured to freeze or refrigerate food according to a state of food to be stored.

The inside of the refrigerator is cooled by continuously supplied cold air, and the cold air is continuously generated by the heat exchange action of the refrigerant repeatedly performing a cycle of compression-condensation-expansion-evaporation. The cold air supplied to the inside of the refrigerator is evenly transferred to the inside of the refrigerator by convection, so that food in the refrigerator can be stored at a desired temperature.

Such refrigerators have tended to be enlarged and multi-functionalized according to diversification of tastes and changes in eating habits, and thus products having various configurations are being released.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an open door of a conventional refrigerator, and as shown in the drawing, the main body 1 of the general refrigerator is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the inside of the main body 1 stores food. Space for is formed.

The main body 1 is formed so that the front surface is opened, and the inside is formed to be divided up and down. Therefore, a refrigerating compartment 10 is formed at the upper portion of the main body 1 to store foods requiring refrigeration storage, and a freezing compartment 20 at which the foods requiring freezing storage are stored at the lower portion of the main body 1. Is formed.

In the refrigerating compartment 10 and the freezing compartment 20, a plurality of shelves 12 and drawers 14 are provided to appropriately store food according to the type and state of food for storage, and these drawers 14 are provided. ) And shelves 12 are provided to enable the adjustment of the mounting height as well as to be able to withdraw / retract in the front / rear.

In addition, the refrigerating chamber door 30 and the freezing chamber door 40 are mounted on the opened front surfaces of the refrigerating chamber 10 and the freezing chamber 20, respectively. The refrigerating compartment door 30 and the freezing compartment door 40 may be coupled by a door hinge 42 to selectively shield the refrigerating compartment 10 and the freezing compartment 20.

Therefore, the refrigerating chamber door 30 and the freezing chamber door 40 selectively shield the refrigerating chamber 10 and the freezing chamber 20 while rotating about the door hinge 42.

On the other hand, the rear surface of the refrigerating chamber door 30 is provided with a plurality of fixed basket (32). The fixed basket 32 is for storing food or beverages that are relatively small in size or frequently used, and are formed as long as the horizontal length of the rear surface of the refrigerating chamber door 30, and of the refrigerating chamber door 30. It is mounted on the back side.

In addition, a movable basket 34 is provided on the rear surface of the refrigerating chamber door 30. The movable basket 34 has a shape similar to that of the fixed basket 32 but has a relatively short transverse length.

In addition, a sliding groove 36 is formed on the rear surface of the refrigerating chamber door 30 provided with the movable basket 34 to guide the left / right sliding movement of the movable basket 34.

On the other hand, although not shown, the rear side of the movable basket 34 is formed with a coupling ring that can be engaged with the sliding groove 36, the movable basket 34 by the coupling of the coupling ring and the sliding groove 36. ) Is fixed, as well as sliding left and right.

Such a sliding groove 36 and the movable basket 34 is provided with at least one above and below each other, so that the upper and lower movable baskets 34 adjacent to each other are alternately placed, the bottles or cans of a relatively high height. It is possible to store food such as.

In addition, even when the fixed basket 32 is provided below the movable basket 34, the movable basket 34 may have the same function by adjusting the position of the movable basket 34.

However, the prior art as described above has the following problems.

In the prior art as described above, a sliding groove 36 recessed inwardly of the refrigerating chamber door 30 is formed to mount the movable basket 34.

Therefore, the appearance of the rear surface of the refrigerating chamber door 30 is not only slightly impaired, and foreign matter is caught in the inner side of the sliding groove 36, which impairs the appearance and is not good for hygiene. (30) There is a problem that cleaning of the back surface is difficult.

In addition, the movable basket 34 is fixed to the sliding groove 36, and there is no separate fixed structure. Thus, unwanted removal may occur due to the impact of the movable basket 34 outside or by the contact of the user.

Such undesired removal may cause problems in food safety as well as safety of the user, resulting in user dissatisfaction.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the refrigerator door basket mounting structure is provided with a basket mounted to be slidable left / right on the sliding guide rotatably mounted on the back of the refrigerator door To provide.

Refrigerator door basket mounting structure according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the refrigerator door to shield the storage space of the refrigerator; A movable basket provided on the side of the refrigerator door to move left and right and storing food; A sliding guide provided on the rear surface of the refrigerator door and supporting the movable basket so as to be slidably moved to the left / right side in a horizontal direction; The refrigerator may be rotatably mounted on the rear surface of the refrigerator door, and may include a rotation member coupled to one end of the sliding guide to enable rotation of the sliding guide.

The rear side of the movable basket is further provided with a hook portion formed in an annular shape so that the movable basket can be locked to the sliding guide.

The rear surface of the refrigerator door is further provided with a fixing portion for restraining and fixing one end of the sliding guide.

The sliding guide may include an upper guide extending in a horizontal direction to support a rear upper portion of the movable basket; A lower guide extending in a horizontal direction so as to support a lower rear side of the movable basket below a predetermined interval of the upper guide; It consists of an extension that is vertically connected to one end of the upper guide and the lower guide, respectively.

The fixing part is further provided with a recessed groove recessed to correspond to the shape of the extension part to restrain the extension part.

According to the present invention having such a configuration, the appearance of the rear surface of the refrigerator door is improved, and the removal of the basket is prevented, thereby reducing the user's dissatisfaction.

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

Since the overall shape and internal structure of the refrigerator are the same as those of a general refrigerator, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the rear surface of the refrigerator door employing the refrigerator door basket mounting structure according to the present invention, Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the refrigerator door basket mounting structure according to the present invention.

As shown in these drawings, the refrigerator door 200 shields the opened front surface of the main body 100, and corresponds to the opened front surface of the refrigerating chamber 120 or the freezing chamber 140 formed in the main body 100. It is formed into a shape.

The refrigerator door 200 is mounted by the door hinge 160 at an open front side end of the main body 100, and rotates about the door hinge 160 to rotate the refrigerator compartment 120 or the freezer compartment 140. Is selectively shielded.

A plurality of baskets 220 and 240 are mounted on the rear surface of the refrigerator door 200. The baskets 220 and 240 are for storing small foods or foods to be kept upright, such as bottles or cans, which are difficult to store in the refrigerating chamber 120 or the freezing chamber 140. The baskets 220 and 240 are formed to have an open upper surface.

The baskets 220 and 240 are formed in various sizes and shapes, are formed long in the horizontal direction, are mounted on the rear surface of the refrigerator door 200, and are composed of a fixed basket 220 and a movable basket 240.

The fixed basket 220 is formed to have a length corresponding to the horizontal length of the refrigerator door 200, is fitted to the rear surface of the refrigerator door 200, or the coupling portion formed on the refrigerator door 200 ( Not shown) and the like.

In addition, the fixed basket 220 is mounted to be detachably attached according to a user's operation, and can be mounted at various heights on the rear surface of the refrigerator door 200 to store food having various heights.

The movable basket 240 is relatively short in the horizontal direction when compared to the fixed basket 220, is mounted on the sliding guide 260 to be described in detail below is configured to slide left / right. .

On the other hand, the rear side of the movable basket 240 is formed with a hook portion 242 protruding rearward in a ring shape. The locking portion 242 is to allow the movable basket 240 to be fixed to the sliding guide 260 to be described below, it is preferable that the annular opening is formed to face downward.

The locking portion 242 is formed on the upper and lower rear of the movable basket 240, respectively, and formed in a bent rib shape in addition to the ring shape, and can be fixed to the sliding guide 260 to be described below It will be possible to form it in a shape.

The sliding guide 260 supports the movable basket 240 to be mounted, and is formed of a wire rod or a rod having a predetermined diameter, and is bent a plurality of times for more stable support of the movable basket 240. Is formed.

Looking at this in more detail, the sliding guide 260 is formed in a generally '' 'shape, extending in the horizontal direction is formed long.

The sliding guide 260 is composed of an upper guide 262, a lower guide 264 and an extension 266. The upper guide 262 is formed to extend in the horizontal direction from the top of the sliding guide 260, the engaging portion 242 formed on the upper rear of the movable basket 240 is mounted.

The lower guide 264 extends in the horizontal direction from the lower side of the sliding guide 260 and is equipped with a locking portion 242 formed at the lower rear side of the movable basket 240.

The upper guide 262 and the lower guide 264 are formed to extend in the horizontal direction with a gap equal to the vertical gap of the locking portion 242 formed on the rear of the movable basket 240, the extension length at this time is the refrigerator It is formed to correspond to the horizontal length of the rear surface of the door 200 to move the movable basket 240 to a desired position.

At this time, the diameter of the upper guide 262 and the lower guide 264 is formed to correspond to the size of the inner ring shape of the engaging portion 242 so that the movable basket 240 to the sliding guide 260 easily To be mounted.

Meanwhile, one side end (the left end in FIG. 3) of the upper guide 262 and the lower guide 264 is connected by an extension part 266 vertically formed to maintain a predetermined interval, and the upper guide 262 The other end of the lower guide 264 is coupled with the rotating member 280, which will be described below.

The rotating member 280 assists the mounting of the sliding guide 260 and at the same time allows the sliding guide 260 to be rotatable, and is formed in a shape such as a hinge or hinge which is generally used.

One side of the rotating member 280 is mounted to the right side of the rear surface of the refrigerator door 200 by a screw, the other side is coupled to the end of the upper guide 262 and the lower guide 264 of the sliding guide 260. .

At this time, the other side of the rotating member 280 coupled with the sliding guide 260 is able to rotate forward (counterclockwise when viewed in FIG. 3) from the rear surface of the interior door 200, accordingly The sliding guide 260 can also be rotated in the same direction.

Although not shown in detail, when the sliding guide 260 comes into contact with the rear surface of the refrigerator door 200, the sliding guide 260 may be located at one side of the rear surface of the refrigerator door 200 at a position corresponding to the extension part 266. The government 290 protrudes.

The fixing part 290 is further provided with a concave groove 292 recessed in a corresponding shape so that the extension portion 266 of the sliding guide 260 can be inserted in the interference fit method. In addition, the fixing part 290 may be separately formed of a rubber or plastic material and may be mounted on the rear surface of the refrigerator door 200.

Although not shown, a spring is built in the pivot member 280 in place of the fixing part 290 or a mechanism for adjusting a separate rotation is provided so that the sliding guide 260 of the refrigerator door 200 is provided. It may also be possible to be fixed adjacent to the back side.

On the other hand, the movable basket 240 and the sliding guide 260 and the rotating member 280 having such a configuration may be formed in plurality, in this case, the movable basket 240 is preferably installed adjacent to each other up and down. something to do. In addition, it is preferable that the fixed basket 220 is provided below the movable basket 240.

Hereinafter, the operation of the refrigerator door basket mounting structure in the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described with reference to the drawings.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a rotating state of the sliding guide which is a main component of the refrigerator door basket mounting structure according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a schematic view showing a state in which the basket is a main component of the refrigerator door basket mounting structure according to the present invention. Side sectional view shown.

As shown in these figures, in order to mount the movable basket 240 on the rear surface of the refrigerator door 200, first, by sliding the sliding guide 260 restrained by the fixing portion 290 on the rear surface of the refrigerator door 200 Termination will be terminated.

In addition, when the sliding guide 260 is pulled continuously, the sliding guide 260 is rotated forward (counterclockwise when viewed in FIG. 4). After rotating the sliding guide 260 by a predetermined angle, the locking portion 242 formed on the rear surface of the movable basket 240 is hooked to the upper guide 262 and the lower guide 264, respectively.

When the movable basket 240 is fixed by walking, the sliding guide 260 is rotated back toward the rear surface of the refrigerator door 200, and the sliding guide 260 of the refrigerator door 200 is rotated. It is adjacent to the back side.

At this time, the locking portion 242 fixed to the sliding guide 260 is completely in contact with the back of the refrigerator door 200 and the sliding guide 260, the removal of the removable basket 240 is completely Is blocked.

After the sliding guide 260 is rotated to be adjacent to the rear surface of the refrigerator door 200, the sliding guide 260 is forcibly fitted to the fixing part 290 so that the sliding guide 260 is the refrigerator door ( 200 to maintain the state in close contact with the back.

On the other hand, after completing the mounting of the movable basket 240 on the rear surface of the refrigerator door 200, when the movable basket 240 is gripped and pushed to the left / right, the movable basket 240 is the sliding guide It moves to the left and right along the 260 is positioned in the position desired by the user.

Then, the movable basket 240 is slid to the left and right, and then food such as bottles or cans of relatively long lengths are accommodated in the movable basket 240 and the fixed basket 220.

At this time, the user slides the movable basket 240 to the left / right so that the long foods stored in the movable basket 240 or the fixed basket 220 are not interfered by the movable basket 240 provided above. It will be moved to the appropriate position.

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

In the refrigerator door basket mounting structure according to the present invention as described in detail above, a sliding guide is provided on the rear surface of the refrigerator door so that the movable basket can be slidably mounted.

Therefore, a separate groove is not formed on the rear surface of the refrigerating door to prevent the inhibition of the appearance caused by the formation of the groove, and the cleaning is easier to maintain the clean state, thereby improving the appearance as well. It has the effect of being hygienic and clean.

In addition, the sliding guide is coupled to the rotating member and provided to be rotatable on the rear surface of the refrigerator door.

Therefore, the movable basket is more easily mounted, and the convenience of use is improved.

In addition, the locking portion of the movable basket is fixed to the sliding guide and is in close contact with the rear surface of the refrigerator door by fixing the sliding guide.

Therefore, the removable basket is prevented from being removed, thereby preventing the dissatisfaction of the user by securing food safety and user safety due to the removal of the removable basket.

Claims (5)

A refrigerator door shielding a storage space of the refrigerator; A movable basket provided on the rear surface of the refrigerator door to move left and right and storing food; A sliding guide provided on the rear surface of the refrigerator door and supporting the movable basket so as to be slidably moved to the left / right side in a horizontal direction; And a rotating member rotatably mounted on a rear surface of the refrigerator door, the rotating member being coupled to one end of the sliding guide to enable the sliding guide to rotate. According to claim 1, The rear side of the movable basket, Refrigerator door basket mounting structure characterized in that the movable basket is further provided with a hook portion formed in an annular shape to be fixed to the sliding guide. The method of claim 2, wherein the back of the refrigerator door, Refrigerator door basket mounting structure characterized in that the fixing portion for restraining and fixing one end of the sliding guide. The method of claim 2 or 3, wherein the sliding guide, An upper guide extending in a horizontal direction to support an upper rear side of the movable basket; A lower guide extending in a horizontal direction so as to support a lower rear side of the movable basket below a predetermined interval of the upper guide; Refrigerator door basket mounting structure, characterized in that consisting of an extension that is vertically connected to one end of each of the upper guide and the lower guide. The method of claim 4, wherein the fixing portion, Refrigerator door basket mounting structure characterized in that the recess is formed so as to correspond to the shape of the extension is further constrained to restrict the extension.

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