KR20080003663A - Variable type vegetable box in refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

A refrigerator having a variable vegetable box is provided to separate a vegetable box into upper and lower vegetable boxes to control height of the vegetable box to make efficient use of a space of a vegetable compartment in accordance with stored food. A fixed vegetable box(110) has a containing space with an upper part open, in a partial space of a refrigerator storing compartment, capable of being drawn out to a front of a refrigerator. A variable vegetable box(120) is formed in a shape same as the fixed vegetable box with upper and lower parts open, to be inserted into the fixed vegetable box closely, sliding over the fixed vegetable box up and down. A shelf type vegetable box cover(140) is formed on the variable vegetable box, having a lower side combined with the variable vegetable box to cover the variable vegetable box and an upper side for containing goods. A plurality of grooves(130) are formed separately in a horizontal direction in the refrigerator to insert both ends of the shelf type vegetable box cover.

Description

Variable type vegetable box in refrigerator

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

Figure 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing the front of the refrigerator provided with a variable vegetable box according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a refrigerator provided with a variable vegetable box according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a separate shelf-type vegetable box cover and the vegetable box according to the invention.

5 is a front view showing the front of the variable vegetable box according to the invention.

Figure 6 is a side view of the variable vegetable box according to the present invention.

Figure 7 is a side cross-sectional view formed irregularities so that the variable vegetable box according to the present invention to mesh with each other.

-Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing-

100: refrigerator 110: fixed vegetable box

120: variable vegetable box 121: bending part

130: home 140: shelf type vegetable box cover

141: guide rail 151: main part

152: iron

The present invention divides the vegetable box provided in the refrigerator vegetable compartment into two stages above and below, and by varying the height by a shelf cover that covers the vegetable box placed on the top of the vegetable box, the large and small quantities of food stored in the vegetable compartment It relates to a refrigerator having a variable vegetable box that allows the size of the vegetable compartment to vary according to the degree.

In general, the refrigerator cools the air in the chamber by using a cooling cycle so that food stored in the chamber is stored for a long time without deterioration. The refrigerator is a refrigerant gas compressed at high temperature and high pressure by the operation of a compressor. (refrigerant gas) is liquefied in a condenser (condenser) into a liquid state, and then decompressed through an expansion valve (expansion valve) and evaporator (evaporator) by taking the heat from the outside air by the heat of evaporation of the refrigerant by evaporation (cooling action) Device.

Such a refrigerator will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

1 is a perspective view illustrating the inside of a conventional refrigerator. As shown in FIG. 1, the inside of the main body 11 of the refrigerator 10 is separated into a freezing chamber 12 and a refrigerating chamber 13, and thus requires refrigeration. Frozen food is stored in the freezer compartment 12, and refrigerated food requiring refrigeration is stored in the refrigerator compartment (13).

One side of the main body 11 is provided with a freezing chamber door 12a and a refrigerating chamber door 13a for selectively opening and closing the freezing chamber 12 and the refrigerating chamber 13 so as to be able to rotate forward of the refrigerator 10, respectively. .

In addition, in the freezing chamber 12 and the refrigerating chamber 13, a plurality of shelves 14 for partitioning each storage space are horizontally installed.

The inside of the refrigerating compartment 13 has a different temperature for each location, and stores the refrigerated food at an appropriate position according to the type of the refrigerated food. In general, the temperature at the top of the refrigerating compartment 13 is the lowest and the temperature increases slightly toward the lower side. Thus, fruits, vegetables, and the like are stored in the vegetable chamber 15 formed below the refrigerating chamber 13 so as to be sufficiently fresh and to prevent cold damage caused by cold air.

The vegetable compartment 15 is formed with a storage space surrounded by the bottom and both sides of the refrigerating compartment 13, the upper part of the vegetable compartment 15 is generally provided with a shelf shelf cover to form a cover of the vegetable compartment 15 ( 14a).

In the space formed in the vegetable chamber 15, the vegetable box 16 for storing and storing food, such as fruits and vegetables, has an open top, front and bottom surfaces, and both sides have a sealed storage space.

The vegetable box 16 is slidably housed, is mounted in a drawer type to be pulled out of the front of the refrigerator 10, and generally one or more vegetable boxes 16 are installed in the refrigerator 10.

In addition, although not shown in detail, the vegetable box 16 is formed to be inclined toward the front of the refrigerator, the rear lower end of the vegetable box 16 corresponding to the lower shape of the refrigerating chamber 13, the front upper portion of the vegetable box 16 There is a handle 17 is formed by the user to grip and withdraw the vegetable box 16 to the front of the refrigerator.

However, the vegetable box 16 of the refrigerator 10 according to the related art having such a configuration has the following problems.

Since the inner space of the vegetable box 16 is determined due to the size of the vegetable box 16, there is a problem that the food can not be stored in the space in the vegetable box 16 when the number of stored foods increases or increases in size. do.

Accordingly, since all foods to be stored in the vegetable box 16 are not stored, there is a problem in that the space in the vegetable box 16 cannot be effectively utilized.

Therefore, the present invention was created to solve the above problems, by forming a variable and fixed vegetable box of two stages so as to vary the height of the vegetable box of the vegetable compartment in which the vegetables are stored in the refrigerator, in the vegetable box The purpose of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator having a variable vegetable box that can effectively utilize the space of the inner shelf space and the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator by preventing the limitation of space due to the size or volume of food.

The present invention for achieving the above object, has a storage space with an upper opening in a portion of the refrigerator storage compartment, a fixed vegetable box mounted to be pulled out of the front of the refrigerator; A variable vegetable box which is formed in the same shape as the fixed vegetable box so that both the upper and the lower parts are opened to be in close contact with the inside of the fixed vegetable box, and slides up and down of the fixed vegetable box; A lower surface of the variable vegetable box is coupled to the variable vegetable box so as to cover the variable vegetable box, and an upper surface of the shelf-type vegetable box cover for storing an object; Both ends of the shelf-type vegetable box cover is inserted, characterized in that it comprises a groove formed so that at least one or more spaced apart a predetermined length in the inner horizontal direction of the refrigerator so as to be seated and supported.

Here, the ends of the upper both sides of the variable vegetable box is formed with a bending portion bent outward, the guide rail bent inward so that the bending portion is seated on the lower surface of the shelf-type vegetable box cover to slide to the front and rear surfaces of the refrigerator It is characterized by being formed.

In addition, the inner surface of the fixed vegetable box and the outer surface of the variable vegetable box is characterized in that the concave-convex is formed to engage each other in the up and down direction is coupled closely to each other.

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

Here, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as the conventional components, and the new components will be described with new reference numerals, and detailed description of the same components will be omitted.

Figure 2 is a front view showing the inside of the refrigerator with a variable vegetable box according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a refrigerator with a variable vegetable box according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a shelf according to the present invention A perspective view of a separate type vegetable box cover and a vegetable box.

Figure 5 is a front view showing a variable vegetable box according to the present invention, Figure 6 is a side view of the variable vegetable box according to the present invention, Figure 7 is a vegetable showing that the irregularities are formed to engage the variable vegetable box according to the present invention Side section of the box.

2 to 7, the refrigerator 100 having a variable vegetable box according to the present invention is fixed to both sides of the vegetable boxes 110 and 120 and the refrigerator 100 separated into two stages above and below, and the vegetables Shelf type vegetable box cover 140 to cover the boxes (110 and 120), and both ends of the shelf type vegetable box cover 140 is fixed to the groove 130 to change the space of the vegetable boxes (110 and 120) )

The vegetable boxes 110 and 120 separated into two upper and lower stages include a fixed vegetable box 110 and a variable vegetable box 120.

The fixed vegetable box 110 is installed in the vegetable compartment 15 of a predetermined space formed on the lower side of the refrigerator 100, has an open storage space at the top, and is mounted to be pulled out toward the front of the refrigerator 100.

In addition, the handle 17 is formed on the front of the fixed vegetable box 110 so that the user can push and pull to store and take out food in the vegetable boxes (110 and 120).

Variable vegetable box 120 is a box formed in the same shape as the inner wall of the fixed vegetable box 110, the upper / lower portion is open, in close contact with the inner wall of the fixed vegetable box 110 inner wall of the fixed vegetable box 110 Slide up and down.

In addition, both sides of the upper side of the variable vegetable box 120 is formed with a bending portion 121 is bent to the outside is seated on the guide rail 141 formed in the lower portion of the shelf-type vegetable box cover 140 to be described later fixed vegetables By pushing and pulling the handle 17 formed on the front of the box 110, the vegetable boxes 110 and 120 to slide back and forth of the refrigerator (100).

Shelf type vegetable box cover 140 is formed on the top of the variable vegetable box 120, the bottom of the shelf type vegetable box cover 140 covers the variable vegetable box 120 and the variable vegetable box 120 Guide rails 141 are bent inwardly to be coupled with the upper surface of the shelf-shaped vegetable box cover 140 is in the form of a general shelf 14 to accommodate things.

The guide rail 141 is bent inward so that the bending part 121 formed on the upper portion of the variable vegetable box 120 is seated and supported, and is bent inward so that the refrigerator 100 is provided on both sides of the bottom of the shelf-type vegetable box cover 140. Is formed before and after the horizontal direction.

Horizontal grooves 130 are formed on both inner side surfaces of the refrigerator 100 so that both ends of the shelf-type vegetable box cover 140 are inserted and fixed.

At this time, the groove 130 is provided with at least one inside the refrigerator 100 in the horizontal direction, the groove 130a formed at the lowest height is the inner surface of the variable vegetable box 120 of the fixed vegetable box 110 It is formed at a height capable of closely covering the variable vegetable box 120 when all the inner surface overlap.

A plurality of grooves 130 are formed in the horizontal direction of both sides of the refrigerator by being spaced a predetermined length from the upper side of the inside of the refrigerator based on the lowest groove 130a.

Therefore, when the shelf-type vegetable box cover 140 is inserted into the groove 130b of the upper side, the variable vegetable box 120 is raised upward and fixed to the upper side, so that the outer side and the fixed vegetable box of the variable vegetable box 120 are fixed. The overlapping area of the inner side of the 110 is reduced to increase the height of the premise vegetable boxes 110 and 120, thereby increasing the internal space.

In addition, the inner surface of the fixed vegetable box 110 and the outer surface of the variable vegetable box 120 is most preferably so that the concave-convex (151 and 152) is formed to be engaged with each other in the vertical direction.

That is, the convex portion 152 of the fixed vegetable box 110 is fitted to each other as the recessed portion 151 of the variable vegetable box 120, so that the variable vegetable box 120 is moved up and down of the fixed vegetable box 110.

To describe the variable process in more detail, when the size of the food to be stored in the vegetable boxes 110 and 120 is large or a large amount of food is stored there is insufficient space, the shelf-type vegetable box cover 140 is fixed The groove 130a formed in the lower portion of the inside of the refrigerator 100 is inserted into the upper groove 130b formed in the refrigerator 100.

As a result, the vegetable compartment space is widened by the height of the shelf-type vegetable box cover 140 from the lower groove 130a to the height of the upper groove 130b.

Since the bending part 121 of the variable vegetable box 120 is inserted and seated in the guide rail 141 provided below the shelf vegetable box cover 140, the variable vegetable box 120 is a shelf vegetable box cover 140. ) Is moved to the top of the fixed vegetable box 110 by the height of the groove (130b) is moved.

Pulling the handle 17 formed on the front of the fixed vegetable box 110, while the bending portion 121 of the variable vegetable box 120 is sliding on the guide rail 141, the fixed vegetable box 110 and the variable vegetable box 120 is to be exited to the front side of the refrigerator 100, if pushed again will be back to the rear side of the refrigerator 100.

As described above, by separating the vegetable box formed in the refrigerator vegetable room and taken out in the front and rear direction of the refrigerator in two stages up and down to adjust the height of the refrigerator vegetable box, according to the storage stored in the vegetable box The effect is to use the space efficiently.

Claims (3)

A fixed vegetable box having an upper storage space in a part of the refrigerator storage room and mounted to be pulled out of the front of the refrigerator; A variable vegetable box which is formed in the same shape as the fixed vegetable box so that both the upper and the lower parts are opened to be in close contact with the inside of the fixed vegetable box, and slides up and down of the fixed vegetable box; A lower surface of the variable vegetable box is coupled to the variable vegetable box so as to cover the variable vegetable box, and an upper surface of the shelf-type vegetable box cover for storing an object; Refrigerator having a variable vegetable box, characterized in that the groove is formed so that at least one end spaced apart a predetermined length in the horizontal direction of the refrigerator so that both ends of the shelf-type vegetable box cover is inserted and seated. The method of claim 1, End portions of the upper both sides of the variable vegetable box is formed with a bending portion bent outward, the lower surface of the shelf-type vegetable box cover is formed with a guide rail bent inward so that the bending portion is seated and sliding to the front and rear surfaces of the refrigerator Refrigerator having a variable vegetable box, characterized in that. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The inner side of the fixed vegetable box and the outer side of the variable vegetable box, the refrigerator having a variable vegetable box, characterized in that the irregularities are formed in close contact with each other in the vertical direction.

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