KR20080107107A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

A refrigerator is provided to prevent the loss of chilled air by minimizing gaps between a flap-up shelf and wall surfaces of an inner case when a cover is closed. An inner case(11) is formed with a molded part(10) in an indented receiving part. A shelf(20) has a body part to be secured to the molded part and a cover(70) mounted to the body part rotatively for blocking the entire surface of a storing chamber alternatively.

Description

Refrigerator {Refrigerator}

1 and 2 is a partially enlarged front view showing a shelf and a forming end of the refrigerator according to the present invention;

3 is a front cross-sectional view of FIG. 1;

4 is a cross-sectional view showing a stopper and a fixing protrusion of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a front view showing a refrigerator according to the prior art;

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view illustrating the forming end of FIG. 5; FIG.

7 is a front view showing a closed state of a flap-up shelf according to the prior art;

FIG. 8 is a front view illustrating an open state of the cover of the flap-up shelf of FIG. 7.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: forming stage 11: inner case

20: shelf 30: main body

31: guide groove 40: mounting portion

50: stopper 60: fixing projection

70: cover 71: hinge axis

80: seating group

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator for securing a sealing force in a closed state by allowing the mounting portion of the forming end and the shelf to be accommodated in the recessed accommodating portion of the inner case.

Generally, a refrigerator is a device for low temperature storage of food, and is stored in a refrigerator or refrigerated according to a required state of food to be stored, and cold air supplied into the refrigerator is generated by a heat exchange action of the refrigerant.

That is, the cycle of compression, condensation, expansion, and evaporation is repeatedly performed to continuously supply the inside of the refrigerator, and the supplied refrigerant is evenly transferred to the inside of the refrigerator by convection, thereby storing food in the refrigerator at a desired temperature. .

On the other hand, the refrigerator according to the prior art, as shown in Figure 5, the main body 1 of the refrigerator is a freezer compartment for freezing and storing food in the interior space and the refrigerating chamber (2) for storing food refrigerated by the partition wall (3) It is partitioned, and the door 4 is provided in the front left and / right of the main body according to the product form.

Here, in the main body 1, a plurality of molding stages 6 on which various shelves 5 are placed are installed at intervals vertically so as to face both sides of the inner wall.

As shown in FIG. 6, the forming end 6 protrudes horizontally inward from the inner wall of the main body 1 and pushes the front end of the shelf 5 to the guide 7 provided on the front side to be pushed inward. The protrusions (not shown in the drawing) formed in the lower part of the shelf 5 are constrained by the stopper 8 recessed roundly so as to prevent the front departure of the shelf 5.

On the other hand, as shown in Figures 7 and 8, the conventional flap-up shelf is the body of the shelf (5) to reduce the loss of cold air in the state of food is placed on the lower shelf (5) In the upper and lower 180 ° rotatable cover 9 is provided.

That is, the cover 9 is rotated upward when the food is placed on the lower shelf 5 and then pushed deep into the rear of the refrigerator to open the front of the storage compartment, and when the food storage is completed, the front of the refrigerator is completed. It pulls in and then rotates downward to shield the front of the storage compartment.

However, in the case of the flap-up lathe, the clearance g between the inner wall of the main body 1 and the cover 9 is set so that both ends of the lathe 5 are placed on the forming end 6. ) Is formed (the inner wall gap g of the main body 1 is formed by the width of both ends), so there is a problem that loss of cold air is inevitable even when the cover 9 is closed.

Since the shelf 5 having the cover 9 having a flap-up function is a general thing in a refrigeration storage device such as a refrigerator, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, in the conventional shelf insertion method, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, after the shelf 5 is seated on the forming end 6, the forming end 6 is exposed to the lower part of the shelf 5. The outer tube is rough, and the shelf 5 is stably placed on the forming end 6, so that the overall size cannot be reduced, resulting in a narrow working space in the refrigerator.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the refrigerator having a flap-up (flap-up) function to minimize the gap between the inner wall and the cover of the refrigerator to prevent the loss of cold air The purpose is to provide.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that eliminates the exposure of the forming stage to enhance the appearance and the overall size while reducing the overall size of the shelf stably combined with the forming stage to maximize the actual use space in the refrigerator.

The present invention for achieving the above object, the inner case in which the forming end is formed in the recessed receiving portion; And a shelf provided on the molding end and a shelf provided to pivot on the body to selectively block the entire front surface of the storage compartment.

Here, the forming end is projected into the receiving portion by the forming process.

And, the body is provided with a mounting portion placed on the forming end in the receiving portion.

In addition, the body is formed with a guide groove for moving in the state in which the hinge shaft provided in the cover along the side.

On the other hand, the body is provided with a seating end is placed in the open state.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention that can be specifically realized the object of the present invention will be described in detail. In the description of this embodiment, the same name and the same reference numerals are used for the same configuration and additional description thereof will be omitted.

1 to 3, the refrigerator of the present invention includes an inner case 11 and a flap-up shelf 20 in which the molding stage 10 is formed.

The inner case 11 forms an entire inner tube of the refrigerator, and the receiving part 13 is recessed inward toward both wall surfaces on both wall surfaces.

The forming end 10 protrudes toward the center of the refrigerator in the receiving portion 13 recessed on both side walls of the inner case 11 (in the drawing, only one side of the inner case 11 is shown for convenience).

The molding end 10 is preferably to protrude in the receiving portion 13 by forming (forming) without attaching a separate material to the inner case 11 in order to simplify the operation.

That is, the flap-up shelf 20 and the forming end 10 to be described later are coupled to each other in the receiving portion 13.

In addition, the forming end 10 is formed to be inclined downward toward the front of the inner case 11, that is, the front of the refrigerator, so that the front withdrawal of the shelf 20 is easier, and the inner end of the inner case 11, ie It is preferable to be inclined toward the center of the refrigerator (S2, S3 in FIG. 3).

In other words, the upper portion of the forming end 10 is formed to be inclined downward (S2) toward the inner side of the inner case 11, and the lower portion of the forming end 10 is inclined upwardly toward the inner side of the inner case 11 ( S3) is formed.

The shelf 20 has a general flap-up function and includes a body 30, a mounting portion 40, and a cover 70 rotatable up and down 180 ° in the body 30.

The body 30 is installed across both side walls of the inner case 11, and preferably made of a transparent material so as to visually check the food stored in the lower part of the shelf 20.

The mounting portion 40 extends vertically downward from both side ends of the body 30 to be placed on the molding end 10, and surrounds the molding end 10 to cover the wall surface of the inner case 11. Sliding back and forth along.

The mounting portion 40 is preferably coupled to surround all of the upper, lower and inner surfaces of the forming end 10 so as to slid back and forth stably even when heavy food is placed on the shelf 20.

To this end, the portion coupled to the forming end 10 in the mounting portion 40 is formed to be inclined downward toward the front of the inner case 11, that is, the front of the refrigerator to correspond to the outer shape of the forming end 10, the inner case It is preferable to be inclined toward the inside of (11), that is, the center of the refrigerator.

In the present invention, the hinge shaft 71 is provided at both ends of the cover 70 along the inner surface of the body 30 so that the shelf 20 can function as a flap-up. ), The guide groove 31 moving back and forth with the inserted state is recessed.

In addition, the body 30 has a seating end 80 extending from the inner surface of the mounting portion 40 which is placed on the upper surface in a state in which the cover 70 is completely opened.

On the other hand, when the shelf 20 is fully inserted along the molding end 10, the molding end 10 is shown in Figure 3 so that the shelf 20 is not easily separated toward the front of the inner case (11). As described above, a stopper 50 inclined inclined is provided, and a fixing protrusion 60 which is fixed to the stopper to limit forward movement is protruded.

The fixing protrusion 60 is extended and bent in a state where one end is protruded from the mounting portion 40 and the other end is formed to have an elastic force by itself by forming a free end, and thus, from the stopper 50 by an external force by a user. It is desirable to configure so that it can be detached.

The refrigerator of the present invention configured as described above functions as follows.

First, when placing food on the lower shelf 20, the cover 70 is rotated upward, and then the hinge shaft 71 is pushed deeply along the guide groove 31 toward the rear of the refrigerator.

Then, the front side of the storage compartment is opened (the cover 70 is mounted on the seating end 80), and when the storage of food is completed, the cover 7 is pulled toward the front of the refrigerator, and then rotated downward to front the storage compartment. A flap-up function may be performed to shield the.

At this time, the forming end 10 is protruded by the forming process in the receiving portion 13 of the inner case 11, the mounting portion 40 of the shelf 20 is formed in the receiving portion (13). ), The gap between the flap-up shelf 20 and the wall surface of the inner case 11 can be minimized.

In addition, since the hinge shaft 71 of the cover 70 is moved back and forth in the guide groove 31 of the side surface of the body 30, the flap-up is possible as well as the back and forth movement of the cover 70 ( flap-up function can be performed smoothly.

Shelf 20 is coupled to surround the top, bottom and inner surface of the forming end 10 is detached while sliding back and forth along the wall surface of the inner case 11, wherein the forming end 10 is the inner case 11 Since the inclined downward toward the front of the shelf 20 is very easy to pull out the front.

Here, the shelf 20 surrounds all three sides of the forming end 10, so that stable withdrawal is ensured even when heavy food is stored on the shelf 20, and the forming end 10 of the inner case 11 is formed. Since it is formed to be inclined toward the inside (S2, S3 in Fig. 3), the front withdrawal of the shelf 20 more smoothly.

In addition, the shelf 40 is firmly formed on the molding end 10 because the rail 40 protrudes a fixing protrusion 60 that is elastically fixed to and released from the stopper 50 provided in the molding end 10. It can be fixed while still being easy to withdraw.

As described above, a preferred embodiment according to the present invention has been described, and the fact that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms in addition to the above-described embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope thereof is known to those skilled in the art. It is self-evident to those who have it.

Therefore, the above-described embodiments should be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive, and thus, the present invention is not limited to the above description but may be modified within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

The refrigerator of the present invention configured as described above has the following useful effects.

First, the gap between both sides of the flap-up shelf and the wall of the inner case can be minimized to prevent the loss of cold air with the cover closed.

Second, second, the appearance is beautiful by eliminating the exposure of the molding stage, while reducing the overall size, the shelf can be stably combined with the molding stage, thereby increasing the practical use space in the refrigerator.

Claims (5)

An inner case in which a forming end is formed in the recessed receiving portion; And A shelf provided on the molding end and a cover provided to pivot on the body to selectively block an entire front surface of the storage compartment; Refrigerator comprising a. The method of claim 1, The forming end is a refrigerator, characterized in that protruding into the receiving portion by the forming process. The method of claim 1, The body is a refrigerator, characterized in that the mounting portion which is placed on the molding end in the receiving portion. The method of claim 1, The body of the refrigerator, characterized in that the guide groove is formed to move in the state in which the hinge shaft provided in the cover is inserted along the side. The method of claim 1, The body is a refrigerator, characterized in that the seating end is formed to be placed in the open state.

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