KR20100026614A

KR20100026614A - A refrigerator

Info

Publication number: KR20100026614A
Application number: KR1020080085682A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 장정두
Original assignee: 삼성광주전자 주식회사
Priority date: 2008-09-01
Filing date: 2008-09-01
Publication date: 2010-03-10

Abstract

PURPOSE: A refrigerator is provided to prevent damage to a glass plate when a glass shelf is manufactured, and to improve productivity of the glass shelf. CONSTITUTION: A refrigerator has a glass shelf. The glass shelf comprises a glass plate(20) and a protection member(30). The protection member covers a part of the glass plate. A retaining member(50) is formed on the surface of the glass plate, and a retaining groove(60) is formed on the inner surface of the protection member. And the glass plate is coupled to the protection member by the retaining member and retaining groove. The protection member comprises a first cover part(31), a second cover part(32), and a connection part(33). The first cover part covers one surface of the glass plate, and the second cover part covers the other surface of the glass plate. The connection part is located in the side surface of the glass plate, and connects the first cover part and the second cover part.

Description

Refrigerator {A REFRIGERATOR}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator having an improved structure of a glass shelf installed in a storage compartment.

In general, the refrigerator refers to a device for supplying low temperature cold air to a storage room so that various storage items stored in the storage room can be stored at a low temperature in a fresh state.

Such a refrigerator is generally formed through a main body having a storage compartment open to the front and a door hinged to the front of the main body to open and close the storage compartment, and a cooling device for generating cold air is installed inside the rear of the storage compartment.

In order to increase the space utilization of the storage compartment, a plurality of shelves are installed in multiple stages inside the storage compartment. Among the shelves recently installed in the storage compartment are those made of glass.

And since the glass shelves are easily broken due to the nature of the glass when installed in such a way as to directly support the inner wall of the storage compartment, the conventional shelves made of glass includes a glass plate, and a protective member made of an injection material for the protection of the glass plate. It is configured to.

The glass plate is usually provided in a rectangular shape, and the protection member is provided in a rectangular frame shape to surround the outer side and both sides of the glass plate to block the glass plate from being in direct contact with the storage compartment.

On the other hand, the protective member is formed to form a rectangular frame, respectively, the first protective member covering the outer surface of one side of the glass plate and the second protective member covering the outer surface of the other side of the glass plate is formed by mutual coupling, the combination of the glass plate and the protective member Holes are drilled in the glass plate, and one of the first and second protective members is formed with a locking protrusion to be inserted into and caught in the hole.

However, in the conventional glass shelf, since the glass plate could be easily broken in the process of drilling holes in the glass plate, close attention of the worker was required during the hole drilling to prevent the glass plate from being broken, thus making the shelf difficult to make the shelf. There was a problem that the productivity of the.

The present invention is to solve this problem, it is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator provided to improve the productivity of the glass shelf.

In order to achieve the above object, the refrigerator according to the present invention includes a glass shelf including a glass plate and a protective member provided to surround at least a portion of the outer surface of the glass plate, and the surface of the glass plate is coupled to the glass plate and the protective member. A locking member is provided, and a locking groove is provided on an inner side surface of the protection member so that the locking member is accommodated therein.

The protective member may include a first cover part covering one side of the glass plate, a second cover part covering the other surface of the glass plate, and a connection part located on the side of the glass plate to connect the first and second cover parts. It includes, The protective member is characterized in that it is provided so as to sandwich the locking member in the locking groove by opening between the first and second cover portion.

In addition, the protective member is characterized in that the first and second cover portion and the connecting portion is provided with an injection molded material of a flexible material provided integrally.

The protective member may further include a first connecting piece connected to the first cover part, a second connecting piece connected to the second cover part, a hinge shaft connecting the first and second connecting pieces, and the first connecting piece. And it characterized in that it is provided in the form of tongs, including an elastic member provided to support the tandem in the direction in which the second cover portion mutually contact.

In addition, the glass plate is formed of a rectangular plate, the protective member is provided to surround at least a portion of one side of the glass plate, characterized in that provided in plurality at least two sides of the glass plate.

In addition, the locking member is provided in the form of a projection on any one surface and the other surface of the glass plate, the locking groove is provided on the inner surface of any one of the first and second cover portion to correspond to the locking member. do.

In addition, the locking member is characterized in that bonded to the glass plate with an adhesive.

In addition, the locking member is characterized in that the heat-sealed to the glass plate.

In addition, the engaging member is characterized in that the inclined surface for guiding the gap between the first and second cover portion is provided.

In addition, the locking member is made of a metal material surrounding the outer side of the glass plate is pressed and fixed to the glass plate, the locking groove is characterized in that it is provided to be formed over the inner surface of the first and second cover portion and the connecting portion.

As described above, the refrigerator according to the present invention includes a glass shelf including a glass plate and a protection member provided to surround at least a portion of the outer surface of the glass plate, and a locking member is provided on the surface of the glass plate for coupling the glass plate and the protection member. The inner side of the member is provided with a locking groove so that the locking member is accommodated.

Therefore, the refrigerator according to the present invention prevents breakage of the glass plate during manufacture of the glass shelf and does not need to separately assemble the first and second cover parts and the connection part of the protective member, thereby effectively improving the productivity of the glass shelf.

Next, a preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator according to the present embodiment has an appearance through a main body 1 having a storage compartment 1a and a door 2 provided to open and close the storage compartment 1a.

The storage chamber 1a is normally opened toward the front of the main body 1, and the door 2 is hinged to the front of the main body 1 so as to be rotatable.

In the main body 1 inside the storage chamber 1a, a cooler such as an evaporator of a refrigerating cycle is installed to generate cold air, and the generated cold air is supplied to the storage chamber 1a by a blower fan and stored in the storage chamber 1a. Allow storage to be stored for long periods at low temperatures. The storage chamber 1a may be divided into a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment through the partition wall 1b and the like.

Shelves are provided inside the storage compartment 1a to increase the space utilization of the storage compartment 1a, and these shelves are mounted on the rails 3 provided on both sides of the inner wall of the storage compartment 1a so that a plurality of shelves can be installed in multiple stages. In the refrigerator according to the present embodiment, these shelves are provided with a glass shelf 10 provided through a glass plate 10.

When the glass shelf 10 is installed to be directly supported on the inner wall of the storage compartment 1a through the glass plate 20, the glass shelf 10 may be easily broken due to the characteristics of the glass. Thus, the glass shelf 10 may include the glass plate 20 and the glass plate ( It is configured to include a protective member (30, 40) provided with an injection material for the protection of 20).

The glass plate 20 is provided in the form of a square plate, and the protective members 30 and 40 are within a range capable of preventing direct contact between the inner wall of the storage compartment 1a including the rail 3 and the glass plate 20. The outer plate of the glass plate 20 is provided to be wrapped.

In the present embodiment, the protection members 30 and 40 include a pair of first protection members 30 provided to surround the central portions of both sides of the glass plate 20 corresponding to the rails 3 on both sides, and the storage compartment. (1a) It is comprised so that the 2nd protective member 40 provided so that the one side of the glass plate 20 corresponding to the inner side of the inner wall and the storage chamber 1a inside each rail 3 may be totally enclosed.

Accordingly, the protection members 30 and 40 are blocked from contact between the glass plate 20 and both rails 3 through the pair of first protection members 30, and the inner wall of the storage compartment 1a and the glass plate 20 are blocked. ) Is blocked through the second protective member 40 can effectively block the contact between the glass plate 20 and the inner wall of the storage compartment (1a) without wrapping the entire outer surface of the glass plate 20, thereby The protective members 30 and 40 can reduce the amount of material used according to manufacture compared to the conventional. Both ends of the second protective member 40 are supported at both ends of the inner rail 3 of the storage compartment 1a, and the glass shelf 10 mounted on the rail 3 together with the pair of first protective members 30 is provided. Make sure you have a stable posture.

Considering the case where the glass shelf 10 is spaced apart from the inner wall of the storage compartment 1a, and the first protective member 30 is formed to be somewhat long, the protective members 30 and 40 are each rails 3. The first protective member 30 may be installed only at both sides of the glass plate 20 corresponding to the second protective member 40, and the installation of the second protective member 40 may be omitted.

On the other hand, in the refrigerator according to the present embodiment, the first protective member 30 and the glass plate 20 have a simple coupling structure compared with the conventional one for the purpose of improving the productivity of the glass shelf 10, such a first protection The coupling structure of the member 30 and the glass plate 20 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 as follows.

The first protective member 30 includes a first cover part 31 covering one side of the glass plate 20, a second cover part 32 covering the other side of the glass plate 20, and a side surface of the glass plate 20. It is located on the side is configured to include a connecting portion 33 for connecting between the first cover portion 31 and the second cover portion 32 takes the form of 'c' and the outer side of the glass plate 20 in close contact It is wrapped in, the outer surface of the glass plate 20 corresponding to the first protection member 30, the locking member 50 is provided, the locking member 50 is accommodated on the inner surface of the first protective member 30 The locking groove 60 is provided to be caught. When the locking member 50 is provided on the other side of the glass plate 20, the locking groove 60 is naturally provided on the inner side of the second cover part 32.

The locking member 50 has a circular protrusion shape and is coupled to be fixed to the glass plate 20. The locking member 50 is attached to the surface of the glass plate 20 by using an adhesive or heat-sealed to the surface of the glass plate 20. Can be fixed.

The locking groove 60 is formed in a cylindrical shape so as to correspond to the formation of the locking member 50 on the inner surface of the first cover part 31 corresponding to the position of the locking member 50. When the height of the locking member 50 is formed to be somewhat larger than the depth of the locking groove 60, since the first cover part 31 may not be brought into close contact with the surface of the glass plate 20, the locking groove 60 may be lifted. Depth of is preferably formed to be somewhat larger than the height of the locking member (50).

In addition, the first protective member 30 may allow the locking member 50 to be inserted into the locking groove 60 even when the first and second cover parts 31 and 32 and the connection part 33 are integrally formed. The cover part 31 and the second cover part 32 are provided to be spaced apart.

Therefore, when fixing the first protective member 30 to the glass plate 20, instead of drilling a hole in the glass plate 20, the first protective member 30 is fixed in the state where the locking member 50 is fixed to the glass plate 20. Since only the locking member 50 is inserted into the locking groove 60 by opening the gap between the first and second cover portions 31 and 32, the breakage of the glass plate 20 is prevented and the first protection member 30 is removed. There is no need to assemble the first and second cover portions 31 and 32 and the connecting portion 33 separately. Accordingly, the glass shelf 10 according to the present embodiment increases productivity while improving the assemblability between the glass plate 20 and the protection members 30 and 40 as compared to the conventional art.

In the present embodiment, the first protective member 30 is provided with an injection molded material having a flexible material so as to be spaced between the first and second cover parts 31 and 32. The connection part 33 may be thinner than the first and second cover parts 31 and 32 so that the gap between the first and second cover parts 31 and 32 can be more easily opened.

In addition, as shown in Figure 5 and 6 showing another embodiment of the locking member 50, the locking member 50 in the present invention, the first protection member 30 is coupled to the glass plate 20 in the process of the first protection An inclined surface 51 for guiding the gap between the first and second lid portions 31 and 32 of the member 30 is provided.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in the state where the inclined surface 51 is formed on the locking member 50, the first protective member 30 may be pushed even if the first protective member 30 is pushed toward the glass plate 20. As the first cover part 31 of the first guide portion 31 is guided to the inclined surface 51, the gap between the first and second cover portions 31, 32 is opened, so that the operator is between the first and second cover portions 31, 32. It is possible to simply couple the first protective member 30 to the glass plate 20 without having to break the gap. Therefore, when considering the coupling operation of the first protective member 30, the inclined surface 51 is preferably provided to be inclined upward toward the inside of the glass plate 20 from the outer side of the glass plate 20 on one side of the locking member (50).

In addition, in another embodiment of the present invention, the locking member 50 is not a projection shape, as shown in Figure 7, it is provided to surround the outer side of the glass plate 20 can be fixed to the glass plate 20, The locking groove 60 may be formed over the inner surfaces of the first and second cover parts 31 and 32 and the connection part 33 so that the locking member 50 can be inserted therein.

The catching member 50 corresponds to the first catching portion 50a corresponding to the first cover portion 31, the second catching portion 50b corresponding to the second cover portion 32, and the connecting portion 33. It has a third locking portion (50c) to have a 'c' shape like the first protective member 30, the locking groove 60 also corresponds to the shape of the locking member 50, the first and second cover portion It is provided with a letter 'c' on the inner surface of the first protective member 30 over the (31, 32) and the connecting portion (33).

The interval between the first catching portion 50a and the second catching portion 50b of the catching member 50 may be equal to the thickness of the glass plate 20 so that the catching member 50 may be pressed into the glass plate 20. It is preferable that the glass plate 20 is formed to be slightly smaller than the thickness, and the locking member 50 may be provided with a sheet metal material so as to be easily fixed in close contact with the glass plate 20.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the first protection member 30 may be provided in the form of tongs so that the gap between the first cover part 31 and the second cover part 32 is easier to open. .

In this case, the first connecting piece 33a connected to the first cover part 31, the second connecting piece 33b connected to the second cover part 32, the first and second connecting pieces 33a, 33b) a coil spring type elastic member 33d installed on the hinge shaft 33c so as to elastically support the hinge shaft 33c connecting between the hinge shaft 33c and the first and second cover portions 31 and 32 in a mutually contacting direction. It is configured to include.

Therefore, the first protective member 30 can be easily opened with respect to the hinge shaft (33c) between the first cover portion 31 and the second cover portion 32 irrespective of the material, the locking The first and second cover parts 31 and 32 in a state where the glass plate 20 is inserted between the first and second cover parts 31 and 32 which are mutually opened so that the position of the member 50 and the locking groove 60 coincide with each other. When only the external force applied to the) is removed, the locking member 50 is inserted into the locking groove 60 while the first and second cover portions 31 and 32 are closed, thereby removing the first protective member 30. The glass plate 20 can be more easily combined.

For reference, even in the case of the second protective member 40, the length of the mall second protective member 40 is longer than that of the first protective member 30, and may be coupled to the glass plate 20 through the same coupling structure as the first protective member 30. Therefore, description of the coupling structure of the second protective member 40 will be omitted.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the main structure of the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a glass shelf separated state.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the main structure of the glass shelf of the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which the first protective member is separated from the glass plate.

Figure 3 is a side view of the main structure of the glass shelf of the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which the first protective member is opened.

Figure 4 is a side view of the main structure of the glass shelf of the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which the first protective member is coupled to the glass plate.

Figure 5 is a side view of the main structure of the glass shelf of the refrigerator to which the locking member is applied according to another embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which the first protective member is opened.

6 is a side view of the main part of a glass shelf structure of a refrigerator to which a locking member is applied according to another embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which a first protection member is coupled to a glass plate.

7 is a side view of the main structure of the refrigerator glass shelf to which the engaging member is applied according to another embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which the first protective member is coupled to the glass plate.

8 is a perspective view of a main structure of a refrigerator glass shelf to which the first protection member is applied according to another embodiment of the present invention, and shows a state in which the first protection member is separated from the glass plate.

9 is a side view of the main structure of the refrigerator glass shelf to which the first protection member is applied according to another embodiment of the present invention, showing a state where the first protection member is opened.

10 is a side view of the main structure of the refrigerator glass shelf to which the first protection member is applied according to another embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which the first protection member is coupled to the glass plate.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: glass shelf 20: glass plate

30: first protective member 31: first cover portion

32: second cover portion 33: connecting portion

50: locking member 60: locking groove

Claims

A refrigerator having a glass shelf including a glass plate and a protective member provided to surround at least a portion of an outer portion of the glass plate,

The engaging member is provided on the surface of the glass plate for the coupling of the glass plate and the protection member, the refrigerator characterized in that the locking groove is provided on the inner surface of the protection member so that the locking member is accommodated.

The method of claim 1,

The protective member may include a first cover part covering one side of the glass plate, a second cover part covering the other surface of the glass plate, and a connection part located on the side of the glass plate to connect the first and second cover parts. Including,

The protection member is a refrigerator, characterized in that the gap between the first and second cover portion is provided to fit the locking member in the locking groove.

The method of claim 2,

The protection member is a refrigerator, characterized in that the first and the second cover portion and the connection portion is provided with an injection molded of a flexible material integrally provided.

The method of claim 2,

The protection member may include a first connecting piece connected to the first cover part, a second connecting piece connected to the second cover part, a hinge shaft connecting the first and second connecting pieces, and the first and second connecting pieces. Refrigerator, characterized in that provided in the form of tongs including an elastic member provided to support the second cover in the direction of mutual contact.

The method of claim 2,

The glass plate is formed of a square plate,

The protective member is provided to surround at least a portion of one side of the glass plate, characterized in that a plurality of refrigerators are provided to be installed on at least two sides of the glass plate.

The method of claim 2,

The locking member is provided in the form of a projection on any one surface and the other surface of the glass plate,

The locking groove is provided in the inner surface of any one of the first and second cover portion to correspond to the locking member

The method of claim 6,

The locking member is a refrigerator, characterized in that bonded to the glass plate with an adhesive.

The method of claim 6,

The fastening member is characterized in that the heat-sealed to the glass plate.

The method of claim 6,

The locking member is provided with an inclined surface for guiding the gap between the first and second cover portion is provided.

The method of claim 2,

The locking member is made of a metal material surrounding the outer side of the glass plate is pressed and fixed to the glass plate,

The locking groove is characterized in that formed on the inner surface of the first and second cover portion and the connecting portion.