KR20090126948A - Drawer of refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A drawer of a refrigerator is provided to maintain the volume of a divided receiving space less than a certain volume by restricting movement of a separating plate by a movement restricting unit. CONSTITUTION: A drawer of a refrigerator comprises a drawer body(110), a separating plate(150), and a restricting unit. The drawer body arranged inside of the refrigerator has a stored object receiving space. The separating plate moved inside of the drawer body divides the receiving space variably. The restricting unit restricts movement of the separating plate within a certain range, and the volume of the receiving space divided by the separating plate is maintained within a certain range.

Description

Drawer of refrigerator

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

In general, a refrigerator is a device having a cooling chamber to keep food and the like at a low temperature. The cooling chamber of such a refrigerator may be classified into a freezing chamber maintained at a sub-zero temperature and a refrigerating chamber maintained at an image temperature according to its maintenance temperature.

A drawer that can move back and forth in the refrigerator while accommodating a storage object such as vegetables is installed in the cooling chamber of the refrigerator. And, in order to increase the space utilization of the drawer, a separating plate for dividing the internal space of the drawer may be installed.

In the conventional refrigerator, the gripped portions are formed on both sides of the drawer, respectively, and the gripped portions are formed on both sides of the separator. The gripping portion could be combined with the drawer in such a way that the gripping portion surrounds the gripping portion. In such a combined state, while the gripping portion grasped the gripping portion, the separating plate moved freely inside the drawer, whereby the space inside the drawer could be variably divided into the required space.

However, according to the conventional method as described above, there is a disadvantage in that the provisions for obtaining UL certification and waterproofing safety certification cannot be met, in which the volume of the space divided by the separator cannot exceed 60 liters.

In addition, when the volume of the space divided by the separation plate exceeds 60 liters the child's body can enter the inside of the drawer receiving space, there is a risk of safety accidents.

An object of the present invention is to provide a drawer of a refrigerator having a structure such that the maximum volume of the accommodation space formed by the drawer body and the separating plate does not exceed a predetermined volume.

The drawer of the refrigerator according to an aspect of the present invention is a drawer body disposed in the refrigerator of the refrigerator and the receiving space of the storage object is formed; A separating plate that is variably divided within the receiving space of the drawer body while moving in the drawer body; And a movement limiting unit for limiting the movement of the separator plate within a predetermined range so that the volume of the accommodation space divided by the separator plate is maintained within a predetermined range.

The movement limiting unit may include: a slot formed at a central portion of the drawer body to have a predetermined length in a moving path direction of the separation plate; And a movement limiting protrusion formed on the separation plate to be coupled to the slot to limit the movement distance of the separation plate to a predetermined distance.

The length of the slot is characterized in that the volume of the receiving space divided by the separator plate does not exceed 60 liters.

The movement limiting unit may further include a removal prevention cover coupled to the movement limiting protrusion from the outside of the drawer body to prevent the separation plate from being detached from the drawer body.

The movement limiting protrusion may include at least one hook extending from the separating plate.

According to the drawer of the refrigerator according to the aspect of the present invention, since the movement of the separator is restricted by the movement limiting unit, the volume of the accommodation space divided by the separator is kept below a certain volume to meet UL and water safety standards. There is an advantage. In addition, there is an advantage that can prevent children's safety accidents.

In addition, as the removal prevention cover is provided, the separator may be prevented from being arbitrarily removed from the drawer body. Therefore, there is an effect that can be variably divided the receiving space in the drawer body while the separator is moved stably.

Hereinafter, a drawer of a refrigerator according to embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing a drawer of a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-section of the I-I in FIG.

1 to 2 together, the drawer 100 of the refrigerator according to the present embodiment is arranged to be movable in the refrigerator of the refrigerator, and accommodates a storage object such as vegetables, the drawer body 110, the separator plate 150, a movement limiting unit 200.

The drawer body 110 forms an accommodation space of the storage object therein. On at least one side of the drawer body 110, a plurality of cold air introduction holes 111 may be formed to allow the cold air introduced into the refrigerator to flow into the accommodation space.

Reference numeral 113 is a support portion, formed in a plurality of spaced apart from each other at the bottom of the drawer body 110, to support the drawer body 110 to maintain a stable posture.

The separating plate 150 variably divides the receiving space of the drawer body 110 while being moved in the drawer body 110. In detail, the separating plate 150 is moved along the longitudinal direction of the drawer body 110 to divide the receiving space of the drawer body 110 into two parts.

Here, the drawer 100 is presented as one separation plate 150 is applied, but this is an example, a plurality of separation plate 150 may be provided according to the needs of the space compartment.

Reference numeral 151 denotes a cold air flow hole formed in the separation plate 150, for cold air flow in the storage space.

When the separation plate 150 is moved for the space partition in the drawer body 110, there are portions that guide the movement of the separation plate 150 so that the separation plate 150 is stably moved.

In detail, at least one guide protrusion 112 protrudes from the bottom surface of the drawer body 110 along the movement path of the separation plate 150. In order to correspond to the guide protrusion 112, the separation plate 150 is provided with a guide groove 152 having a recessed shape.

As formed as described above, the separator plate 150 may be moved while the guide groove 152 is engaged with the guide protrusion 112, so that the separator plate 150 may be stably moved.

In addition, gripping parts 120 and 130 are formed at upper ends of the drawer body 110, respectively. The gripped parts 120 and 130 are formed thicker than other parts of the drawer body 110. In order to correspond to the gripping parts 120 and 130, gripping parts 160 and 170 are formed in the separation plate 150. The gripping parts 160 and 170 may form a hook shape to surround the gripping parts 120 and 130.

As it is formed as described above, since the separating plate 150 can be moved while the gripped parts 120 and 130 are engaged with the holding parts 160 and 170, the separating plate 150 can be stably moved. In addition, the separation plate 150 may not be arbitrarily removed when the separation plate 150 moves.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the movement limiting unit 200 is disposed, while allowing the separation plate 150 to move to the drawer body 110, the movement range of the separation plate 150 is limited to the The volume of the accommodation space divided by the separator plate 150 may be maintained within a predetermined range. This will be described later in detail.

The movement limiting unit 200 includes a slot 210 formed in the drawer body 110 along a movement path of the separation plate 150, and a movement limiting protrusion 220 coupled to the slot 210. It is provided.

The slot 210 is formed in the drawer body 110 along the movement path of the separator plate 150, and has a predetermined length in the central portion of the drawer body 110 in the moving direction of the separator plate 150. Is formed.

When the movement limiting protrusion 220 is inserted into the slot 210 to move the separation plate 150, the movement limiting protrusion 220 moves on the slot 210.

Therefore, the volume of the accommodation space divided by the separator plate 150 can be adjusted according to the length of the slot 210.

The current standard for UL certification and domestic safety certification is that the volume of the storage space does not exceed 60 liters.

Meanwhile, the movement limiting protrusion 230 extends from the separation plate 150 and passes through the slot 210. The movement limiting protrusion 230 may be formed to have a width smaller than the width of the slot 210 by a predetermined size so as to enable smooth movement of the separation plate 150.

In the drawer of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the movement limiting unit 200 includes a removal prevention cover 250 to prevent the separation plate 150 from being detached from the drawer body 110 arbitrarily. do. This will be described in detail below.

3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a cross section of a state in which a detachment prevention cover is provided in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 illustrates an exploded view of a movement limiting unit applied to a drawer of a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. Perspective view.

3 to 4 together, the removal prevention cover 250 is disposed at the distal end of the movement restriction protrusion 230 to prevent the movement of the movement restriction projection 220 from the slot 210. .

In detail, the detachment preventing cover 250 may include a protrusion seating part 251 on which the movement limiting protrusion 230 is seated, and a first extension extending in the width direction of the slot 210 from the protrusion seating part 251. Part 257 and second extension 256. In addition, a first support plate 252 and a second support plate 253 are formed on the front side and the rear side of the protrusion seating part 251 along the forming direction of the slot 210. A first through hole 254 and a second through hole 255 are formed at positions corresponding to each other in the first support plate 252 and the second support plate 253.

The first extension part 257 and the second extension part 256 are parts facing the peripheral portion of the slot 210 of the drawer body 110. As shown in FIG. 3, the first extension part 257 and the second extension part 256 face the peripheral portion of the slot 210, thereby limiting the upward movement of the separation plate 150. Therefore, the separation plate 150 may be freely separated from the drawer body 110.

That is, the first extension part 257 and the second extension part 256 form the width of the stripping prevention cover 250 by a predetermined size larger than the width of the slot 210. Therefore, any separation of the separator plate 150 can be prevented.

Here, it is shown that both the first extension 257 and the second extension 256 are applied, but this is exemplary, only one extension may be applied, and a greater number of extensions are applied. It may be.

Meanwhile, the movement limiting protrusion 220 may further include a protrusion coupling bolt 240 and a protrusion coupling nut 241, which are coupling members for coupling the detachment preventing cover 250 and the movement limiting protrusion 230. have.

After the movement limiting protrusion 230 passes through the slot 210, the protrusion coupling bolt 240 may have the first through hole 254, the connection part side through hole 231, and the second through hole ( 255) sequentially. Thereafter, the protrusion coupling nut 241 is coupled to the end of the protrusion coupling bolt 240, such that the detachment preventing cover 250 and the movement limiting protrusion 230 may be connected to each other.

The first through hole 254, the connection part side through hole 231, and the second through hole 255 may be formed along a direction in which the slot 210 is formed. Then, the movement limiting protrusion coupling bolt 240 may couple the stripping prevention cover 250 and the movement limiting protrusion 230 along the direction in which the slot 210 is formed. By utilizing a space, the coupling member can be easily coupled.

Here, the protrusion coupling bolt 240 and the protrusion coupling nut 241 are provided as coupling members for coupling the detachment preventing cover 250 and the movement limiting protrusion 230, but this is merely an example. The prevention cover 250 and a screw penetrating the movement limiting protrusion 230 may be applied. Of course, the removal prevention cover 250 and the movement limiting projection 230 may also be coupled by welding, bonding, or the like.

As described above, according to the drawer 100 of the refrigerator according to the present embodiment, as the movement limiting unit 200 including the slot 210 and the movement limiting protrusion 220 is provided, the separation plate ( 150 may not be arbitrarily removed from the drawer body (110). Therefore, the separation plate 150 may be stably moved to variably divide the accommodation space in the drawer body 110, and limit the volume of the divided accommodation space within a predetermined range.

Hereinafter, a drawer of the refrigerator according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. 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.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state before coupling of the movement preventing unit applied to the drawer of the refrigerator according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the state during coupling of the movement limiting unit shown in FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state after coupling of the movement limiting unit shown in FIG. 5.

5 to 7 together, in the present exemplary embodiment, the movement limiting protrusion 320 includes a first hook 321 and a second hook 322 extending from the separator plate 150.

The head portion of the first hook 321 is formed to face the peripheral portion of the slot 210 after the slot 210 penetrates.

Here, the movement limiting projection 320 may have one hook, or may have a plurality of hooks as described above.

In this embodiment, since a plurality of hooks of the first hook 321 and the second hook 322 are provided, each head portion of the first hook 321 and the second hook 322 are respectively The shapes may be excluded from each other to face the periphery of the slot 210.

Hereinafter, the operation of the movement limiting protrusion 320 will be described.

First, a state before the first hook 321 and the second hook 322 is coupled to the slot 210 is shown in FIG.

In this state, when the separator plate 150 is lowered, the first hook 321 and the second hook 322 are inserted into the slot 210, and thus, as shown in FIG. 6, the The heads of the first hook 321 and the second hook 322 are deformed to be in close contact with each other while being pressed in contact with the inner wall of the slot 210.

Thereafter, the lowering of the separating plate 150 is continued, and as shown in FIG. 7, the heads of the first hook 321 and the second hook 322 complete the penetration of the slot 210. The first hook 321 and the second hook 322 are restored to their original state by the restoring force of the first hook 321 and the second hook 322. Then, since the heads of the first hook 321 and the second hook 322 are disposed in a position facing the peripheral portion of the slot 210, any separation of the separation plate 150 can be prevented. .

It has been shown and described above with respect to specific embodiments of the invention. However, the present invention can be embodied in various forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, and therefore, the above-described embodiments should not be limited by the contents of the detailed description, and further described above. Even if embodiments are not listed one by one in the description, they should be construed broadly within the spirit and scope defined in the appended claims. In addition, all changes and modifications included within the technical scope of the claims and their equivalents should be covered by the appended claims.

1 is a perspective view showing a drawer of a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a cross section of I-I in FIG. 1. FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section of a state provided with a peeling prevention cover in FIG.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing an exploded view of the movement limiting unit applied to the drawer of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state before coupling of the movement preventing unit applied to the drawer of the refrigerator according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the movement limiting unit shown in FIG. 5 during engagement; FIG.

7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state after the coupling of the movement limiting unit shown in FIG.

Claims (11)

A drawer body disposed in a refrigerator of the refrigerator and having an accommodation space of a storage object; A separating plate that is variably divided within the receiving space of the drawer body while moving in the drawer body; And a movement limiting unit for limiting the movement of the separator plate within a predetermined range so that the volume of the accommodation space divided by the separator plate remains within a predetermined range. The method of claim 1, wherein the movement limiting unit, A slot formed at a central portion of the drawer body to have a predetermined length in a moving path direction of the separation plate; A drawer of a refrigerator, comprising: a movement limiting protrusion formed on the separation plate to be coupled to the slot to limit the movement distance of the separation plate to a predetermined distance. The drawer of claim 2, wherein the length of the slot is formed so that the volume of the accommodation space divided by the separator plate does not exceed 60 liters. The method of claim 2, wherein the movement limiting unit, And a removal prevention cover coupled to the movement limiting projection from the outside of the drawer body to prevent the separation plate from being detached from the drawer body. The method of claim 4, wherein The drawer preventing cover is a drawer of the refrigerator, characterized in that formed at least one extension facing the peripheral portion of the slot of the drawer body. The method of claim 4, wherein The drawer of the refrigerator, characterized in that the width of the removal prevention cover is formed larger than the width of the slot by a predetermined size. The method of claim 2, wherein the movement limiting unit, The drawer of the refrigerator, characterized in that further comprising a coupling member for coupling the removal prevention cover and the movement limiting projection. The method of claim 7, wherein The drawer of the refrigerator, characterized in that the coupling member penetrates the removal preventing cover and the movement limiting projection along the direction of formation of the slot. The method of claim 2, The drawer of the refrigerator, characterized in that the movement limiting projection includes at least one hook extending from the separating plate. The method of claim 9, The drawer of the refrigerator characterized in that the head portion of the hook is facing the peripheral portion of the slot after passing through the slot. The method of claim 9, A plurality of hooks are provided, the drawer of the refrigerator, characterized in that each head portion of the plurality of hooks are formed to be excluded from each other to face the peripheral portion of the slot.

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