KR20080070176A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

A refrigerator is provided to separate an ice making container installation unit from a shelf by moving the ice making container installation unit in reverse direction of engagement direction. A refrigerator comprises at least one compartment, a shelf(30), and an ice making container installation unit(40). The shelf having at least one hole(32) divides the interior of the compartment into a plurality of spaces, wherein the foods are stored. The ice making container installation unit, assembled to a lower end of the shelf, has a protrusion(42) mating to the hole of the shelf.

Description

Refrigerator {REFRIGERATOR}

1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to a conventional embodiment.

2 is a perspective view of a shelf according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a front perspective view of an ice making vessel mounting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a rear perspective view of the ice making machine mounting portion of FIG. 3.

5 is a view showing a coupling process of the shelf and the ice-making container mounting portion according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a view showing a coupling process of the shelf and the ice-making container mounting portion according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a view showing a coupling process of the shelf and the ice-making container mounting portion according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: refrigerator 30: shelf

32: hole 34: shelf top

36: wall 38: jaw

40: ice making machine mounting portion 42: projection

44: front protrusion 50: ice making container

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator having an ice-making container mounting portion coupled to a shelf of the refrigerator.

Refrigerator is a device that supplies cold air generated by the refrigeration cycle to maintain the freshness of various foods stored in the inside for a long time. Refrigerators with various functions ranging from wine fridges to ice creams are being mass-produced, and refrigerators with thawing rooms for thawing frozen or refrigerated foods have also been developed.

The refrigerator compartment, which is divided into a freezer compartment, a refrigerator compartment, and a thaw compartment, is provided with several layers of shelves for easy storage of food, and an ice-making container mount is coupled to the bottom of the shelf to increase space utilization.

As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator according to the exemplary embodiment includes a storage compartment 120 in which food is accommodated, a shelf 130 provided in the storage compartment 120, and accommodates food in the storage compartment 120, and a lower end of the shelf 130. The ice-making container mounting portion 140 to be combined with the ice-making container 150 used to make ice by sliding in front of the ice-making container mounting portion 140 is provided.

Shelf 130 is coupled to the guide 122 of the appropriate height according to the type and amount of food to be stored among the several guides 122 provided on both walls of the storage compartment 120.

The front and rear protrusions 144 and 142 are provided at the front and rear of the ice making machine mounting unit 140, respectively, and the front and rear protrusions 144 and 142 provided at the ice making machine mounting unit 140 are in the left and right directions of the shelf 130. Sliding is coupled to the side to the first and second locking jaw (138a, 138b) provided.

However, in the conventional refrigerator, since the first and second catching jaws 138a and 138b are opened to the side of the shelf 130, in order to couple the ice making machine mounting portion 140 to the shelf 130, the shelf 130 After removing all the food stored at the top of the) and then separated out of the storage compartment 120, the front and rear projections (144, 142) of the ice making machine mounting portion 140 to the first and second catching jaws (138a, 138b) After combining, there was a problem in that the shelf 130 is coupled to the guide 122 of the storage compartment 120 and the food is inconvenient due to rearrangement.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator which can easily detach an ice making machine mounting unit in a state in which a shelf is attached to a storage compartment of a refrigerator in order to solve the conventional problems. .

According to the present invention, the object comprises at least one storage compartment for storing food, a shelf for partitioning the inner space of the storage compartment and the food is stored, and an ice-making container mounting portion coupled to the bottom of the shelf In the refrigerator, the shelf is provided with at least one hole, the ice-making container mounting portion is achieved by the refrigerator characterized in that the projection is provided in a position corresponding to the hole.

The shelf includes at least one wall surface which is bent and extended from an upper surface of the shelf on which the food is placed, and a locking jaw extending in a direction substantially parallel to the upper surface of the shelf on the wall surface, wherein the hole is one of the wall surfaces. It is preferable to be provided in either side.

The protrusion may extend from the rear surface of the ice making machine mounting portion so as to pass through the hole.

The ice-making container mounting portion is preferably supported on the locking jaw of the shelf and slidingly movable.

The ice making machine mounting portion may be combined with an ice making machine.

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

2 is a perspective view of a shelf according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a front perspective view of the ice making machine mounting portion according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a rear view of the ice making machine mounting portion of Figure 3 It is a perspective view.

As shown in the drawing, the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a shelf 30 having a hall 32 and partitioning an inner space of a storage compartment (not shown) and storing food and a shelf 30. And an ice making container mounting portion 40 in which the protrusions 42 are formed at positions corresponding to the holes 32.

The shelf 30 is provided in a storage room (not shown) in which food is stored. The inside of the storage compartment (not shown) is partitioned by several shelves 30 according to the type and amount of food to efficiently use the limited space. Shelf 30 is a shelf top surface 34 is provided so that food is stored and stored, the wall surface 36 is bent downward from the shelf top surface 34 on the door (not shown) side and the opposite side of the refrigerator, and the wall surface A hole 32 provided at 36 and a latching jaw 38 which is bent and extended once again in a direction parallel to the shelf upper surface 34 at the end of the wall surface 36 to the inside of the shelf 30 are provided.

Shelf upper surface 34 is a portion where food is placed and stored substantially, and the concave-convex is provided to maintain the strength and is reinforced by a support rib (not shown).

The wall surface 36 is divided into a first wall surface 36a which is bent downward from the shelf upper surface 34 at the door (not shown) side of the refrigerator and a second wall surface 36b which is bent downward from the opposite side thereof. . The second wall surface 36b is provided with a hole 32 and extends a little longer than the thickness of the protrusion 42 and the front protrusion 44 to be described below to smoothly slide and move the ice making machine mounting portion 40. It is arranged to help.

Three holes 32 are formed side by side on the second wall surface 36b which is bent downward from the inside of the storage compartment (not shown) opposite the door (not shown). The spacing and size between the holes 32 are provided so as to correspond to the protrusions 42 so that the protrusions 42 may smoothly pass through the holes 32.

The locking jaw 38 is bent and extended in the direction parallel to the shelf upper surface 34 toward the inside of the shelf 30 at the ends of the first and second wall surfaces 36a and 36b. The catching jaw 38 is divided into a first catching jaw 38a extending from the first wall surface 36a and a second catching jaw 38b extending from the second wall surface 36b. The front projection 44 of the ice making container mounting part 40 is mounted on the first locking jaw 38a, and the protrusion 42 of the ice making container mounting part 40 is mounted on the second locking jaw 38b. The ice making machine mounting portion 40 is slid along the left and right directions of the shelf 30 along the two catching jaws 38a and 38b.

The ice making machine mounting portion 40 is coupled to the lower end of the shelf 30, and after being combined, the protrusion 42 and the front protrusion 44 are caught on the locking jaw 38. Therefore, the ice making machine mounting portion 40 is guided by the wall surface 36 and the locking jaw 38 provided on the shelf 30 and is slidably moved in the left and right directions of the shelf 30. When the ice making container mounting portion 40 is coupled to the lower end of the shelf 30, the ice making container mounting portion 40 includes an ice making container along the sliding protrusion 46 provided on the inner surface of the side wall of the ice making container mounting portion 40 (FIG. 6). 50) can be combined to utilize the space efficiently.

Protrusions 42 are formed at the rear end of the ice making container mounting portion 40, three are provided so as to correspond to the holes 32 provided in the shelf (30). The protrusion 42 passes through the hole 32 provided in the shelf 30 in the process of coupling the ice making machine mounting portion 40 to the shelf 30 so that the front protrusion 44 is connected to the first catching jaw 38a. It makes a space that can be rotated in the direction of the shelf 30 without interference, and after the ice-making container mounting portion 40 is coupled to the shelf 30, it exits the hole 32 and spans the second catching jaw 38b. It serves as a support for supporting the weight of the ice making machine mounting portion (40).

The front projection 44 is formed at the front end of the ice making vessel mounting portion 40, it is provided long along the width direction of the ice making vessel mounting portion (40). The front protrusion 44 extends over the first catching jaw 38a when the ice making machine mounting portion 40 is coupled to the shelf 30. Therefore, the front protrusion 44 supports the weight of the ice making machine mounting portion 40 together with the protrusion 42 that extends over the second locking jaw 38b. In addition, the front projections 44 and the projections 42 are simply mounted on the first and second locking jaws 38a and 38b, so that when the user exerts a force on the ice-making container mounting part 30, the user slides left and right of the shelf 30. Is moved.

By such a configuration, FIG. 5, FIG. 6, FIG. 7 and the perspective view of the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention showing the coupling process of the shelf and the ice-making container mounting portion of the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention. A description with reference to FIG. 8 is as follows.

When the ice making container mounting part 40 is coupled to the shelf 30, the protrusion 42 provided behind the ice making container mounting part 40 is positioned so as to correspond to the hole 32 of the shelf 30, and then the protrusion 42 ) Moves the ice making container mounting portion 40 obliquely downward from the upward direction in the first engagement direction (A) so as to pass through the hole (32).

If the protrusion 42 passes through the hole 32 by moving the ice making container mounting portion 40 in the first engagement direction A, the ice making container mounting portion 40 is formed with the protrusion 42 coupled to the hole 32 as an axis. ) Is rotated in the second engagement direction (B).

As a result of rotating the ice making container mounting portion 40 in the second engagement direction B, when the ice making container mounting portion 40 is sufficiently close to the shelf 30, the third engagement direction is such that the protrusion 42 is separated from the hole 32. In (C), the ice making machine mounting portion 40 is moved.

As described above, the ice making container simply by moving the ice making machine mounting portion 40 in the first, second, and third coupling directions A, B, and C without the hassle of removing the shelf 30 from the refrigerator 10. Mounting portion 40 is coupled across the bottom of the shelf (30).

When the ice making vessel mounting portion 40 is coupled to the lower end of the shelf 30, the ice making vessel 50 may be moved in the fourth coupling direction D to be combined with the ice making vessel mounting portion 40. In addition, according to the needs of the user can be used by moving the ice making container mounting portion 40 in the sliding direction (E) to the right and left appropriate place.

In the case of detaching the ice making machine mounting part 40 from the shelf 30, it is separated by moving the ice making machine mounting part 40 to the opposite direction of a coupling | bonding. Therefore, it is possible to separate the ice making machine mounting portion 40 from the shelf 30 without the hassle of removing the shelf 30 from the refrigerator 10.

In the above-described embodiment, the case in which the three holes and the projections are provided at the rear ends of the shelves and the ice-making container mounting portion is described, but the positions of the holes and the projections are not limited thereto, and the front ends of the shelves and the ice-making container mounting parts are necessary. Or it can be provided in a side end. In addition, the number of holes is not limited to three, but if it can support the weight of the ice-making container mounting portion, it is possible that less or more than four can be provided.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the case in which the hole is provided by being gathered on one side of the wall surface has been described, but the hole may be formed in the middle portion or the opposite portion of the wall surface.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the case in which food is accommodated in the refrigerator has been described, but the present invention is applicable to any storage stored in the refrigerator, and the present invention is not limited to only food.

As described above, the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, and various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, such modifications or variations will have to be belong to the claims of the present invention.

As described in detail above, the refrigerator according to the present invention can easily attach and detach the ice-making container mounting unit in a state where the shelf is attached to the refrigerator, thereby increasing user convenience.

Claims (5)

A refrigerator comprising at least one storage compartment for storing food, a shelf for partitioning an interior space of the storage compartment, and a shelf in which the food is stored, and an ice-making container mounting portion coupled to a lower end of the shelf. The shelf is provided with at least one hole, Refrigerator, characterized in that the projection is provided in the ice container mounting portion corresponding to the hole. The method of claim 1, The shelf includes at least one wall surface which is bent and extended from an upper surface of the shelf on which the food is placed, and a latching jaw extending from the wall surface in a direction substantially parallel to the upper surface of the shelf. The hole is provided in any one of the wall surface. The method of claim 2, The projection is characterized in that the refrigerator extending from the rear of the ice-making container mounting portion is provided to pass through the hole. The method of claim 3, wherein The ice-making container mounting portion is supported on the locking jaw of the shelf and characterized in that the sliding movement. The method of claim 1, Refrigerator, characterized in that the ice container is coupled to the ice container mounting portion.

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