KR20080079161A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

A refrigerator is provided to secure a shelf mounted on an angle by fixing the angle with first and second fixing member each passing through a cooling air duct and an evaporator. A refrigerator comprises a main body and an angle(40). The main body has inner shelves making a storage compartment. A shelf comparting the storage compartment is supported by the angle. A second fixing member(72) fixes the angle to the inner shelf. A first fixing member(71) is coupled to the second fixing member. The second fixing member passes through a cooling air duct(20), and assembles to the first fixing member. The first fixing member passes through an evaporator(14), and assembles to the second fixing member.

Description

Refrigerator {Refrigerator}

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a refrigerator according to the present invention,

2 is an exploded perspective view schematically showing a cold air duct of a refrigerator according to the present invention;

3 is a front view schematically showing a cold air duct of the refrigerator according to the present invention;

4 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the assembly of the cold air duct and the angle of the refrigerator according to the present invention;

5 is a perspective view schematically illustrating an assembly of a cold air duct and an angle according to another embodiment of the present invention;

* Description of symbols on the main parts of the drawings *

1: refrigerator 10: body

12a, 12b: storage room 20: cold air duct

22, 24, 25: discharge flow path 23: inflow flow path

26, 27: discharge port 28: fixing member

29: suction port 30: shelf

40: angle 50: blower

60: heat insulating member 71: first fixing member

72: second fixing member 90: hook

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator formed in a center of a cold air duct to fix an angle at which a shelf can be mounted, and a shelf mounted at an angle to a bottom of the cold air duct. It is about.

In general, the refrigerator can be stored in a fresh state for a long time in a low temperature state, so that the stored food can be stored in a frozen state, or can be stored in a refrigerated state.

To this end, the refrigerator's freezer typically provides temperatures between -12 ° and -24 ° to freeze stored foods, while the freezer typically provides temperatures between 0 ° and 7 ° so that stored food can be stored at low temperatures. do.

As such, a cold air duct having a cold air outlet hole for uniformly supplying cold air to maintain the temperature of the freezer compartment is provided at the rear side of the freezer compartment, and an angle is provided to assemble a shelf partitioning the cold compartment to the cold air duct.

However, such a conventional refrigerator refrigerating chamber has a problem that flow may occur because the angle of the angle to be installed in the cold air duct is not firm and the shelf mounted on the angle is also not firm.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that can be firmly fixed to the cold air duct the angle on which the shelf is mounted.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a refrigerator including a main body provided with an inner box for forming a storage compartment therein and an angle on which a shelf for partitioning the storage compartment is mounted, wherein the angle is fixed to the inner box. And a second fixing member, and a first fixing member coupled to the second fixing member.

The first fixing member may include a flange portion supported on the inner side and a guide portion protruding from the flange.

The second fixing member is characterized in that it comprises a projection which is assembled to the guide portion of the first fixing member, and a head integrally formed with the projection.

The first fixing member and the second fixing member is characterized in that the screw assembly.

The main body further includes an evaporator for generating cold air, and a cold air duct for supplying cold air generated from the evaporator, wherein the second fixing member is coupled to the first fixing member through the cold air duct, and the first fixing member. The member is coupled to the second fixing member past the evaporator.

In addition, the main body provided with an inner box for forming a storage compartment therein; An evaporator provided inside the inner phase to generate cold air; An evaporator cover for supplying cool air of the evaporator to the storage compartment; An angle provided on the evaporator cover and on which a shelf is mounted; A second fixing member provided to fix the angle to the evaporator cover; And a first fixing member penetrating the inner surface and coupled to the second fixing member.

An outer wound forming the outer surface of the main body and a foaming agent provided between the outer wound and the inner wound support the first fixing member.

The cold air duct has an angle mid groove formed in a longitudinal direction at the center thereof, and the angle is assembled, and a shelf assembly groove is formed in a horizontal direction at a lower portion thereof so that the shelf is mounted.

It characterized in that to protrude a hook of a predetermined height at the end of the angle mid groove.

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

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a refrigerator according to the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view schematically showing a cold air duct of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the refrigerator 1 according to the present invention is provided on the front surface of the main body 10, the storage compartments 12a and 12b which are divided up and down, and the front of the main body 10, respectively. Doors 11a and 11b for opening and closing the storage compartments 12a and 12b, a cold air duct 20 for supplying cold air into the storage compartments 12a and 12b, an angle 40 to which the shelf 30 and the shelf 30 are mounted. It is made, including.

In addition, electrical components such as a compressor, a condenser, an expander, and an evaporator 14, which are not shown, may be provided at the rear and the lower portion of the refrigerator 1 to achieve a refrigeration cycle of the refrigerator 1 according to the present invention.

In the machine room provided below the main body 10, electrical components such as a compressor are installed, and a foaming agent 15 for maintaining thermal insulation is filled between the inner and outer surfaces 10a and 10b of the main body 10.

The main body 10 is provided with storage chambers 12a and 12b, which are spaces for storing food, and are divided into upper and lower sides by an upper cold storage chamber 12a and a lower freezing storage chamber 12b.

A sliding door 11b is provided at the front of the lower storage chamber 12b, and a pair of doors 11a are hinged to both sides of the main body 10 at the front of the upper storage chamber 12a.

The main body 10 includes an evaporator 14 provided on the rear side of the storage chamber 12a to generate cold air supplied into the storage chamber 12a, and cold air for supplying cold air heat exchanged from the evaporator 14 to the storage chamber 12a. A duct 20, a shelf 30 for storing food refrigerated by cold air, and an angle 40 for mounting the shelf 30 are provided.

The evaporator 14 installed at the rear of the storage compartment 12a is located at the rear of the cold air duct 20.

A plurality of shelves 30 are installed in the storage compartment 12a, and a pantry for storing a relatively large food item is provided at the lower end thereof.

The cold air duct 20 is provided at the rear side of the storage compartment 12b to supply the cold air into the storage compartment 12a, and the cover 21 and the blower 50 for forcibly circulating the cold air. It is mounted to the rear of the cold air duct 20 comprises a heat insulating member 60 for partitioning the evaporator 14 and the cold air duct 20.

The cover 21 of the cold air duct 20 has a rectangular shape having a cross section protruding in a streamline shape, and a plurality of inlets 29 and outlets 26 and 27 are provided on the front and side surfaces of the cover 21, respectively. .

Discharge openings 26 and 27 provided on the front surface of the cover 21 of the cold air duct 20 are for discharging the cold air heat-exchanged in the evaporator 14 to the storage chamber 12a. The discharge is made, and the discharge is made from the front side and the side surface.

In the upper center portion of the cover 21 of the cold air duct 20, a wavy discharge port 26 is formed such that cold air blown by the blower 50 is discharged to the storage chamber 12a without passing through the discharge channels 22 and 24. Is formed.

The blower device 50 is provided to forcibly circulate cold air, and includes a blower fan 51, a motor 52 for providing a driving force to the blower fan 51, and a bell mouth 54.

Blower device 50 is provided in the circular fixing member 28 formed on the upper side of the cold air duct 20, the discharge port 26 is formed on one side and the other side of the fixing member 28 to guide the cold air.

Inside the cold air duct 20, a flow path for guiding the cold air to the discharge ports 26 and 27 is formed after guiding the heat exchanged by the cold air introduced from the suction port 29 toward the evaporator 14 side.

The flow path has an inflow flow path 23 in which the lower side communicates with the evaporator 14, one side communicates with the upper side of the evaporator 14, and the other flow paths 22, 24 communicate with the discharge ports 26 and 27, and a storage chamber ( 12a) A discharge passage 25 for supplying cold air to the pan tree provided below is provided.

Therefore, as the blower 50 is driven, the cold air in the storage compartment 12a flows into the inlet port 29 provided above the cover 21 of the cold air duct 20, and the introduced cold air is formed on both sides of the cold air duct 20. It guides to the lower side of the evaporator 14 through the inflow flow path 23, flows to the blowing fan 51 side while heat-exchanging through the evaporator 14, and is discharged forward through the bell mouth 54, and the other part is discharge flow path Guided to the discharge port 27 through the 22 and 24, it is possible to supply cold air to the storage chamber (12a).

Here, the cold air duct 20 uniformly supplies the cold air to the entire area of the storage chamber 12a through the suction ports 29 and the discharge ports 26 and 27 formed in various directions and positions.

The heat insulating member 60 is provided between the evaporator 14 and the cold air duct 20 to partition the evaporator 14 side and the flow path. The defrost water generated during the defrosting of the evaporator 14 penetrates the heat insulating member 60. And a diaphragm 71 for guiding the defrost water to a defrost water receiver (not shown) formed at the bottom thereof is fixed.

In addition, the cold air duct 20 included in the present invention may be equally arranged in the cold storage compartment 12b as well as the cold storage compartment 12a, the description of the cold air duct 20 disposed in the freezer storage compartment 12b Omit.

Figure 3 is a front view schematically showing a cold air duct of the refrigerator according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the assembly of the cold air duct and the angle of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cold air duct 20 of the refrigerator 1 according to the present invention has a cover 21 formed at a front side thereof, and an angle mid groove 40a for fixing an angle 40 at the front side thereof. And, the shelf 30 includes a groove (40b) is provided for assembling, and a plurality of suction ports 29 and discharge ports (26, 27).

Here, the angle 40 is provided to mount the shelf 30 for partitioning the storage compartment 12a and storing food, and the angle 40 is also firmly fixed so that the shelf 30 is firmly fixed for the user's safety. Should be fixed and supported.

The cold air duct 20 is positioned at the rear of the inner box 10a provided inside the main body 10 and is formed to surround the evaporator 14 located at the rear of the cold air duct 20 at the front thereof, thereby covering the evaporator 14. Can play the role of.

An angle fixing hole 40c for fixing the angle 40 at an upper predetermined position is formed in the angle mid groove 40a formed long in the center of the front surface of the cold air duct 20 and the cover 21.

The assembling grooves 60a and 61a are formed at predetermined positions of the heat insulating member 60 and the diaphragm 61 provided at the rear surface of the cold air duct 20, that is, the positions corresponding to the angle fixing holes 40c.

The second fixing device 72, which will be described later, is fastened to the angle fixing hole 40c formed in the angle mid groove 40a, and the first fixing penetrating the inner box 10a to each of the assembly grooves 60a and 61a described above. The device 71 is fastened.

The first fixing member 71 is fastened to the second fixing member 72 that is assembled from the front surface of the cold air duct 20 through the evaporator 14 through the inner bed 10a.

The first fixing member 71 is formed with a flange portion 71a having a screw assembly groove 71b formed at the center thereof, and a guide portion 71c formed to protrude a predetermined length from the flange portion 71a, and the guide portion 71c. A screw groove 71d is formed in the inner side thereof.

The second fixing member 72 includes a body formed with a threaded portion 72a assembled to a screw groove 71d formed in the guide portion 71c of the first fixing member 71, and a head formed integrally with the body.

The first fixing member 71 fixed to the inner box 10a is fastened to the inner box 10a by fastening a screw (unnotified) to the screw assembly groove 71b of the flange portion 71a, which is a supporting part, and more firmly fixed to the inner box 10a. The flange part 71a of the first fixing member 71 is fixed by the foaming agent 15 provided between the 10a and the outer box 10b, so that it is more firmly fixed.

Here, the first fixing member 71 fixed to the inner box 10a may be fixed to the flange portion 71a by using a strong adhesive or the like, in addition to screw assembly.

The first fixing member 71 is positioned such that the guide portion 71c protruding from the flange portion 71a fixed to and supported by the inner image 10a is positioned through the evaporator 14, and is formed inside the guide portion 71c. The screw portion 72a of the second fixing member 72 screwed to the screw groove 72d makes the angle 40 firmly fixed and prevents the flow of the angle.

The angle 40 has bent surfaces 41a and 41b so that both ends thereof are bent in an outward direction to be fixed and supported in the angle mid grooves 40a of the cold air duct 20. A coupling hole 41d is formed at the center to be coupled to the cold air duct 20.

The upper bent surface 41a is fixed to the upper side of the angle mid groove 40a, and the lower bent surface 41b is positioned and supported on the lower inner circumferential surface of the angle mid groove 40a.

The front surface of the angle 40 is spaced apart by a predetermined interval so that the shelf 30 is mounted, the hook groove 42 is formed, assembling the shelf 30 in the hook groove 42 of a suitable height as required by the user.

As shown in FIG. 4, the angle 40 fixed to the angle fixing hole 40c formed above the angle mid groove 40a is provided to be fixed to the rear of the cold air duct 20, that is, to the inner box 10a. The first fixing member 71 and the second fixing member 72 fixed through the angle 40 are fixed to each other.

After combining the angle fixing hole 40c and the coupling hole 40d formed in the upper bent surface 41a of the angle 40, it penetrates through the 2nd fixing member 72 and the 1st fixed to the inner box 10a. The guide part 71c of the fixing member 71 and the second fixing member 72 which penetrates the angle 40 are screwed together.

At this time, the first fixing member 71 and the second fixing member 72 may be press-fitted and fixed.

When the angle 40 is fixed to the angle mid groove 40a, the angle 40 may be firmly fixed by the rear surface of the cold air duct 20, that is, the first fixing member 71 firmly fixed to the inner box 10a. The assembly of the angle 40 can be improved.

In addition, the shelf 30 may be mounted on the angle 40 that is firmly fixed, thereby increasing the safety of the user who uses the refrigerator 1, and the shelf 30 and the cold air duct 20 that are firmly assembled may be Vibration and noise generated by the operation of the refrigerator 1 may not be generated, thereby improving durability.

In addition, the shelf 30 is inserted into and fixed to the groove 40b formed in the horizontal direction at the lower end of the cold air duct 20, thereby making the assembly of the shelf 30 rigid and the cold air duct 20 firmly. Can be fixed

In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5, the hook 40 is disposed so that the angle 40 is not separated at the position where the groove 40b formed at the lower end of the cold air duct 20 and the angle mid groove 40a meet. 90 is formed to protrude so that the lower bent surface 41b of the angle 40 can be fixed to the inside of the groove 40b.

The angle 40 firmly fixed to the angle mid groove 40a of the cold air duct 20 as described above is mounted on the hook groove 42 formed on the front of the angle 40 or under the cold air duct 20. Each shelf 40 to be inserted and assembled into the formed groove 40b is firmly fixed.

Hereinafter, the assembly of the refrigerator cold air duct and the angle according to the present embodiment will be described.

The cold air duct 20 installed at the rear of the main body 10 for supplying cold air into the storage compartment 12a of the refrigerator 1 includes a blower device 50 for forcibly circulating cold air thereon, and a cold air duct 20. And an evaporator 14 mounted rearward.

A plurality of discharge holes 26 and 27 for supplying cold air are formed on the front surface of the cold air duct 20, and angle mid grooves 40a having a predetermined depth are formed in the center thereof, and a lower end of the cold air duct 20 is formed. The groove 40b in the horizontal direction is formed.

The angle 40 is fixed to the angle mid groove 40a, and the second fixing member 72 penetrates the angle fixing hole 20a formed above the angle mid groove 40a, and is fixed to the inner box 10a. 1 The fixing member 71 penetrates the evaporator 14 and the partition wall 61 provided at the rear of the cold air duct 20, and each of the assembling holes 61a and 60a formed in the heat insulating member 60 to cool the air duct 20. It is screwed with the second fixing member 72 penetrating the angle fixing groove (20a) formed in the.

At this time, the second fixing member 72 fits the coupling groove 40d formed in the upper bent surface 41a of the angle 40 to the angle fixing hole 40c, and the angle fixing hole formed in the angle mid groove 40a. It penetrates 40c and is screwed with the 1st fixing member 71. FIG.

Therefore, the angle 40 is firmly fixed by the second fixing member 72 and the first fixing member 71.

In addition, the shelf 30 is inserted into the groove 40b formed at the lower end of the angle 40 firmly fixed to the cold air duct 20 by the fixing device 70, and is assembled to the front surface of the angle 40. The shelf 30 can be mounted to the hanger 42 at a height suitable for the needs of the user.

As described above, the present invention having the configuration as described above can firmly fix the angle of the refrigerator by using the first fixing member and the second fixing member fixed to the inside, thereby improving assembling and firmly fixing the angle. By mounting the shelf at the angle has an effect that can increase the safety of the user.

In addition, it is possible to realize the compactness of the cold air duct by arranging the inflow passage and the discharge passage of the cold air duct on the front and side in various ways.

Claims (9)

A refrigerator comprising a main body provided with an inner box for forming a storage compartment therein and an angle on which a shelf partitioning the storage compartment is mounted. And a second fixing member provided to fix the angle to the inner portion, and a first fixing member coupled to the second fixing member. The method of claim 1, The first fixing member is a refrigerator, characterized in that it comprises a flange portion which is supported on the inside and a guide portion protruding from the flange. The method of claim 1, The second fixing member is a refrigerator, characterized in that it comprises a projection which is assembled to the guide portion of the first fixing member, and the head integrally formed with the projection. The method of claim 1, And the first fixing member and the second fixing member are screw-assembled. The method of claim 1, The main body further includes an evaporator for generating cold air and a cold air duct for supplying cold air generated from the evaporator, And the second fixing member is coupled to the first fixing member by passing through the cold air duct, and the first fixing member is coupled to the second fixing member through the evaporator. A main body provided with an inner box for forming a storage compartment therein; An evaporator provided inside the inner phase to generate cold air; An evaporator cover for supplying cool air of the evaporator to the storage compartment; An angle provided on the evaporator cover and on which a shelf is mounted; A second fixing member provided to fix the angle to the evaporator cover; And A first fixing member penetrating the inner portion and engaging with the second fixing member; Refrigerator comprising a. The method of claim 6, And a blowing agent provided between the outer wound and the inner wound to form the outer surface of the main body to support the first fixing member. The method of claim 6, The cold air duct has an angle mid groove formed in a longitudinal direction at a center thereof, and the angle is assembled, and a shelf assembly groove is formed in a horizontal direction in a lower portion thereof, wherein the refrigerator is mounted. The method of claim 8, And a hook having a predetermined height protruding from an end of the angle mid groove.

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