KR20090101718A - Drawer fixing apparatus of refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A drawer fixation apparatus of refrigerator is provided to prevent movement of drawer upward and downward by coupling a fixation protrusion with the drawer. CONSTITUTION: A drawer fixation apparatus of refrigerator comprise: a drawer (200) which contains a materials to be stored and is movably placed at inside of the refrigerator; and a fixation protrusion (210) which is protruded from inner wall (13) of the refrigerator. A hole is formed at inner wall of the refrigerator and the end of the fixation protrusion is inserted to the hole.

Description

Drawer fixing apparatus of refrigerator

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly to a drawer fixing device of the refrigerator.

In general, a refrigerator is a device for low-temperature storage of food, and stored in a refrigerator or refrigerated according to the state of the food to be stored.

The cold air supplied to the inside of the refrigerator is generated by the heat exchange action of the refrigerant, is continuously supplied into the refrigerator while repeatedly performing a cycle of compression, condensation, expansion, and evaporation, and the supplied refrigerant is supplied by convection. It is evenly distributed inside the refrigerator to store food in the refrigerator at a desired temperature.

Such refrigerators are becoming larger and more versatile as the dietary changes and user's preferences are diversified.

A drawer may be installed inside the refrigerator. The drawer is installed to be movable in a drawer inside the refrigerator, thereby improving accessibility to the storage object accommodated therein.

The drawer may be installed inside the refrigerator by placing it on a rail installed inside the refrigerator or by placing it along a guide end formed inside the refrigerator.

However, in the conventional refrigerator, a structure for preventing the vertical flow of the drawer was not properly formed. Therefore, when the drawer flows up and down, scratches may occur or break inside the drawer and the refrigerator. In particular, this phenomenon may be more problematic when the refrigerator is moved while the drawer is installed.

An object of the present invention is to provide a drawer fixing device of the refrigerator having a structure capable of preventing the flow of the drawer installed in the refrigerator.

A drawer fixing device for a refrigerator according to an aspect of the present invention includes a drawer for receiving a storage object and being movably disposed inside the refrigerator; And a fixing protrusion protruding from an inner wall of the refrigerator and contacting the drawer to fix the drawer.

The fixing protrusion may protrude from an inner wall of the refrigerator behind the drawer.

The fixing protrusion may be characterized in that it has elasticity.

When the fixing protrusion and the drawer abut, the fixing protrusion may be elastically deformed to have a restoring force, and the drawer may be pressed and fixed by the restoring force of the fixing protrusion.

According to the drawer fixing device of the refrigerator according to an aspect of the present invention, the fixing protrusion protrudes from the inner wall of the refrigerator and engages with the drawer, thereby limiting the operation of the drawer in the up and down direction, thereby allowing the vertical flow of the drawer 200. This can be prevented. Therefore, there is an effect that the scratches, damage, etc. that may occur between the drawer and the inner wall of the refrigerator according to the vertical flow of the drawer and the like can be prevented.

According to the drawer fixing device of the refrigerator according to another aspect of the present invention, when the fixing protrusion has a curved head with a predetermined curvature, the head of the fixing protrusion to which the cover abuts when the drawer is drawn toward the fixing protrusion is covered May not interfere with the entry of Therefore, while the up and down flow of the drawer is prevented, there is an effect that the combination of the drawer and the fixing protrusion can be made smoothly.

According to the drawer fixing device of the refrigerator according to another aspect of the present invention, when the fixing projection has elasticity, the up and down flow of the drawer can be prevented more reliably, as well as the drawer can be made smoother. It has an effect.

1 is a perspective view showing a front view of a refrigerator to which a drawer fixing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied.

Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the drawer fixing device of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a drawer fixing device of a refrigerator according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the drawer fixing device of the refrigerator according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating a state where the fixing protrusion and the drawer abut during the drawer insertion in the drawer fixing device shown in FIG. 4. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating a drawer insertion completed in the drawer fixing device of FIG. 5; FIG.

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

10 refrigerator 13 inner wall of the refrigerator

200: drawer 201: cover

202: drawer body 210, 220, 230: fixing protrusion

231: elastic deformation portion 232: distal end portion

Hereinafter, a drawer fixing device of a refrigerator according to embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Here, in the embodiments of the present invention, for the convenience of description, the freezer is described as a bottom freeze type refrigerator positioned below the refrigerating chamber, for example, but the present invention is not limited to the shape of the refrigerator and is applied. Not only is it possible, it is also applicable to both the refrigerating and freezing compartments.

1 is a perspective view showing a front view of a refrigerator to which a drawer fixing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied.

Referring to FIG. 1, the refrigerator 10 according to the present exemplary embodiment includes an outer case 11 formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape.

An inner case 12 is formed inside the outer case 11, and a refrigerating compartment 20 and a freezing compartment 30 are formed in the inner case 12 for refrigerating or freezing storage of food.

The refrigerating compartment 20 and the freezing compartment 30 are partitioned by barriers (not shown), respectively, and are formed in the upper and lower portions of the refrigerator, respectively, in the refrigerating compartment 20 and the freezing compartment 30. A refrigerator compartment door 24 and a freezer compartment door 32 that selectively shield 30 are provided.

The refrigerating compartment door 24 may be provided in the form of a double door on each of the left and right sides so as to rotate the front surface of the refrigerating compartment 20 to the left and right sides.

The front surface of the refrigerating compartment door 24 may be further provided with a configuration for the user's convenience, such as a home bar or a dispenser, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The freezer compartment door 32 may be configured to be opened by drawing a drawer after tilting by a predetermined angle. The freezer compartment door 32 may be connected to a basket 31 for receiving a storage object stored in the freezer compartment 30.

Moving rails 60 are coupled to upper portions of both sides of the basket 31. Then, the moving rail 60 is moved along the guide rail 50 while being inserted into the guide rail 50.

The moving rail 60 and the guide rail 50 constitute the rail assembly 100 to move the basket 31 such that the basket 31 is withdrawn or withdrawn from the inner case 12.

The refrigerating compartment door 24 is rotatably coupled to the outer case 11 by a door shaft 151, and the door shaft 151 is covered by the door shaft cover 150.

On the other hand, the refrigerating chamber 20 is provided with a drawer 200 for accommodating objects to be stored, such as vegetables. The drawer 200 is installed to be movable in the front-rear direction in the refrigerating chamber 20, and may facilitate access to the storage object accommodated therein.

In the present embodiment, in order to prevent the up and down flow of the drawer 200, a fixing protrusion 210 for engaging with the drawer 200 is formed on the inner wall 13 of the refrigerator. This will be described later.

2 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a drawer fixing device of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the drawer fixing device of the refrigerator 10 according to the present embodiment accommodates a storage object and is disposed in the refrigerator 10 so as to be movable within the drawer 10). It includes a fixing protrusion 210 for fixing the lower 200.

The drawer 200 may include a drawer body 202 having an accommodation space of a storage object therein, and a cover 201 covering the drawer body 202. The drawer body 202 and the cover 201 may be integrally formed, or may be formed of a separate article. In addition, the cover 201 may be deleted.

The fixing protrusion 210 protrudes from the inner wall 13 of the refrigerator and contacts the drawer 200 to fix the drawer 200.

In detail, the fixing protrusion 210 protrudes from the refrigerator inner wall 13 behind the drawer 200. To facilitate the formation of the fixing protrusion 210, the fixing protrusion 210 may be molded together with the refrigerator inner wall 13, or may be combined with the refrigerator inner wall 13 after being manufactured as a separate article.

The lower end of the fixing protrusion 210 abuts the upper rear portion of the drawer 200, in detail, the upper rear portion of the cover 201, so that the fixing protrusion 210 is upper and lower sides of the drawer 200. It will limit the flow.

The bottom height of the fixing protrusion 210 may be formed to be substantially the same as the height of the top of the drawer 200 so that the vertical flow of the drawer 200 may be more reliably limited.

An upper end of the head of the fixing protrusion 210 may be inclined at a predetermined angle, and a lower end of the head may be formed to be horizontal with an upper end of the drawer 200. The fixing protrusion 210 may be formed in a peak shape.

As described above, the fixing protrusion 210 protrudes from the inner wall 13 of the refrigerator and engages with the drawer 200, thereby limiting the operation of the drawer 200 in the up and down direction. Up and down flow of 200 can be prevented. Therefore, scratches, damages, etc. that may occur between the drawer 200 and the refrigerator inner wall 13 due to the vertical flow of the drawer 200 may be prevented.

Hereinafter, a drawer fixing device of a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In carrying out this description, the description overlapping with the contents already described in the above-described first embodiment of the present invention will be replaced with, and will be omitted herein.

3 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a drawer fixing device of a refrigerator according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the drawer 200 fixing apparatus of the refrigerator 10 according to the present embodiment includes a drawer 200 having a drawer body 202 and a cover 201, and the drawer 200. The fixing protrusion 220 in contact with the cover 201 of the.

In this embodiment, the fixed protrusion 220 has a head curved at a predetermined curvature.

When the drawer 200 is configured as described above, when the drawer 200 is pulled toward the fixing protrusion 220, the head of the fixing protrusion 220 which the cover 201 is brought into contact with may pull in the cover 201. It may not interfere. Therefore, while the vertical flow of the drawer 200 is prevented, the drawer 200 and the fixing protrusion 220 may be coupled smoothly.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating a drawer fixing device of the refrigerator according to the third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a view in which the drawer is in contact with the fixing protrusion during the drawer insertion in the drawer fixing device shown in FIG. 4. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating a drawer insertion completed in the drawer fixing device illustrated in FIG. 5.

4 to 6 together, the drawer 200 fixing device of the refrigerator 10 according to the present embodiment is a drawer 200 having a drawer body 202 and a cover 201, and the drawer It includes a fixing protrusion 230 in contact with the cover 201 of the lower (200).

In this embodiment, the fixing protrusion 230 has elasticity. In detail, the fixing protrusion 230 is composed of an elastic deformation portion 231 and a distal end portion 232.

The elastic deformation part 231 is made of a rubber material or the like, and has elasticity. Therefore, when the elastic deformation portion 231 contacts the cover 201, the elastic deformation portion 231 may be deformed.

In detail, the bottom height of the elastic deformation part 231 is formed to be lower by a predetermined height h than the height of the top of the cover 201. Therefore, when the drawer 200 is drawn, if the elastic deformation portion 231 and the cover 201 abut, as shown in Figure 5, the elastic deformation portion 231 is elastically deformed You will have resilience.

When the drawing of the drawer 200 is completed, the elastic deformation part 231 is fixed while pressing the cover 201 as shown in FIG. 6 by its restoring force.

An insertion hole 14 is formed in the refrigerator inner wall 13, and the distal end portion 232 is inserted into and fixed to the insertion hole 14.

As described above, since the fixing protrusion 230 has elasticity, the vertical flow of the drawer 200 may be more reliably prevented, and the drawer 200 may be drawn more smoothly.

While the invention has been shown and described with respect to specific embodiments thereof, those skilled in the art can variously modify the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. And that it can be changed. Nevertheless, it will be clearly understood that all such modifications and variations are included within the scope of the present invention.

According to the drawer fixing device of the refrigerator according to an aspect of the present invention, since it is possible to prevent the flow of the drawer installed in the refrigerator, the industrial availability is high.

Claims (10)

A drawer for receiving a storage object and movably disposed inside the refrigerator; And And a fixing protrusion protruding from an inner wall of the refrigerator and contacting the drawer to fix the drawer. The method of claim 1, The drawer fixing device of the refrigerator, wherein the fixing protrusion protrudes from the inner wall of the refrigerator behind the drawer. The method of claim 1, Drawer fixing device of the refrigerator, characterized in that the lower height of the fixing protrusion is substantially the same as the height of the upper drawer. The method of claim 1, The drawer fixing device of the refrigerator, characterized in that the fixing protrusion has a peak. The method of claim 1, The fixing projection has a drawer fixing device of the refrigerator, characterized in that having a curved head with a predetermined curvature. The method of claim 1, The drawer fixing device of the refrigerator, characterized in that the fixing projections have elasticity. The method of claim 6, The lower height of the fixing protrusion is a drawer fixing device of the refrigerator, characterized in that lower than the height of the drawer by a predetermined height. The method of claim 7, wherein When the fixing protrusion and the drawer abuts, the fixing protrusion is elastically deformed to have a restoring force, the drawer fixing device of the refrigerator, characterized in that the drawer is pressed and fixed by the restoring force of the fixing protrusion. The method of claim 6, Drawer fixing device of the refrigerator, characterized in that the distal end of the fixing projection is inserted into the refrigerator inner wall is fixed. The method of claim 9, The drawer fixing device of the refrigerator, characterized in that the inner wall of the refrigerator is formed with a hole into which the distal end of the fixing projection is inserted.