KR20100085237A

KR20100085237A - Basket and refrigerator having the same

Info

Publication number: KR20100085237A
Application number: KR1020090004419A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 임근숙
Original assignee: 주식회사 대우일렉트로닉스
Priority date: 2009-01-20
Filing date: 2009-01-20
Publication date: 2010-07-29

Abstract

PURPOSE: A basket and a refrigerator including the same are provided to reduce the breeding of bacteria and the bad smell by automatically discharging the water flowing out from fruit or vegetables through a drain. CONSTITUTION: A refrigerator comprises a main body, a basket(200), and a drain hose. The basket is installed in the main body and comprises a storage room(210), a floor(220), and a drain(230). The floor is formed on the bottom of the storage room. The drain passes through the floor. The floor is formed to slope toward the drain. The drain hose is communicated with the drain. A mountain part(221) and a valley part(222) are repetitively formed on the floor side in the longitudinal direction of the refrigerator, and when seen from the front of the refrigerator, the valley part is formed to slope down toward the drainage.

Description

Basket and refrigerator having the same

The present invention relates to a basket and a refrigerator having the same, and more particularly, to a basket configured to automatically discharge water accumulated therein and a refrigerator having the same.

In general, a refrigerator includes an evaporator in a cooler chamber, a separate space provided at the rear side of the freezer compartment, to generate cold air in accordance with the operation of a compressor installed in a machine room, and the generated cold air is forcedly blown into the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment by a blower fan. It is a device that freezes / refrigerates the inside of each refrigerator according to a series of cold air flows back and returns fresh foods stored in the refrigerator for a long time.

Such refrigerators are provided with shelves or baskets to conveniently store articles such as frozen foods or refrigerated foods therein.

In addition, because the basket is made of plastic injection molding and the storage space is large, it can store more items than the shelf, so it is common to store fruits or vegetables.

However, according to the conventional basket, water may be generated due to the respiratory action of fruits or vegetables in storage, and water accumulated in the basket may decay for a long period of time, causing bacteria to multiply and odor, as well as other foodstuffs in storage. There was a problem that will have an adverse effect.

In addition, since the basket had to be separated from the refrigerator main body in order to clean the basket, there was a disadvantage in that the inconvenience was great.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to automatically discharge the water generated from the fruit or vegetable basket and to suppress the growth of bacteria and odors are provided with the same Is to provide a refrigerator.

Another object of the present invention to provide a basket and a refrigerator having the same easy to clean.

Another object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator for evaporating the discharged water.

The refrigerator of the present invention for achieving the above object includes a main body, a storage compartment, a bottom surface formed on the bottom of the storage compartment and a drain formed through the bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface is inclined toward the drain opening. It is characterized in that it comprises a basket which is formed to be installed in the main body and the drain hose communicating with the drain.

In addition, the bottom surface of the refrigerator is formed in the front and rear direction of the ridge and the valley portion is repeatedly formed, when viewed from the front of the refrigerator is preferably formed inclined downward in the direction of the drain.

In addition, it is preferable that a drain groove is formed at the edge of the bottom surface to be inclined downward in the direction of the drain hole.

On the other hand, the opening and closing portion hinged to the drain is further provided, it is preferable that the spring is coupled between the drain and the opening and closing portion to apply an elastic force in the closing direction.

In addition, it is preferable that the evaporation name corresponding to the drain hose is further provided in the machine room of the main body.

According to the basket and the refrigerator having the same according to the present invention, the water generated from the fruit or vegetable is automatically discharged through the drain hole, thereby suppressing the growth of bacteria and the generation of odor.

In addition, there is an easy effect of washing the basket.

In addition, the water discharged from the basket is collected in the evaporation name has the effect of evaporating by the high temperature of the machine room.

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

1 is a side sectional view showing a refrigerator according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a basket according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line 'a-a' of FIG. 2, and FIG. Sectional drawing of the "b-b" part, FIG. 5 is a top view of FIG.

First, referring to the internal structure of the refrigerator with reference to Figure 1, the refrigerator (A) of the present invention is divided into the left and right or up and down inside the refrigerator compartment 120 and the freezer compartment 110 is partitioned to form a storage space And a door 130 configured to be mounted on one or both sides of the main body 100 to open and close the refrigerating chamber 120 and the freezing chamber 110, and a machine room 140 formed below the main body 100. ) Is equipped with a cooling device for forming a cooling cycle, such as a compressor, a condenser and a heat radiating fan.

In addition, a basket 200 is provided at the lower end of the refrigerating chamber 120 to be slidably received.

Hereinafter, the basket 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

As shown, the basket 200 according to the present invention, the storage compartment 210 is installed in the main body 100, the vegetable and fruit are stored, and is formed in the corner of the bottom surface 220 of the storage compartment 210 It is composed of a drain port (230).

Here, the bottom surface 220 is formed to be inclined downward toward the drain port 230.

In addition, the bottom surface 220, the ridge portion 221 and the valley portion 222 is repeatedly formed in the front and rear direction of the refrigerator, the valley portion 222 is the drain port 230 direction when viewed from the front of the refrigerator It may be configured to be inclined downward.

Meanwhile, a drain groove 223 may be formed at an inner edge where the bottom surface 220 and the storage compartment 210 meet each other so as to be inclined in the direction of the drain hole 230, which is a diagonal edge where the drain hole 230 is not formed. In the drain port 230 is preferably formed to be inclined downward in the corner direction.

The basket 200 of the present invention configured as described above is drained through the water generated from the vegetables and fruits stored in the storage compartment 210 through the bottom surface 220, the bone 222 and the drain groove 223. It is to be discharged to suppress the growth of bacteria and odors.

On the other hand, the water passing through the bone 222 and the drain groove 223 does not come into contact with the vegetables and fruits placed on the mountain 221 may delay the rate at which water is generated.

In addition, the drain port 230 is formed to have a predetermined volume so that the collected water is stored, the drain port 230 is further provided with a discharge means for discharging when the collected water is a predetermined amount or more. The discharge means is composed of an opening and closing portion 231 hinged to the drain port 230 and a spring 232 coupled between the drain port 230 and the opening and closing portion 231, the spring 232 is the opening and closing portion ( 231 applies an elastic force in the direction of closing the drain port 230.

As a result, the spring 232 preferably has an elastic force such that the opening and closing portion 231 can be opened when the water collected in the drain 230 is more than a predetermined amount.

By the discharge means it is possible to prevent the heat rise by blocking the heat transfer to the basket 200 through the drain port 230 from the machine room 140 is a relatively high temperature state.

In addition, the machine room 140 is further provided with a drain hose 233 in communication with the drain port 230, the evaporation name 234 is further provided to the lower end of the drain hose 233.

In addition, the evaporation name 234 is installed at the bottom of the machine room 140.

Therefore, the water generated from the vegetables and fruits is discharged to the drain 230, the drain hose 233 and the evaporation name 234, the water discharged to the evaporation name 234 is a high temperature generated in the machine room 140 By evaporation.

On the other hand, when washing can be washed using the washing liquid without removing the basket 200.

As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described in detail, the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, It should be interpreted by the claim. At this time, those of ordinary skill in the art should consider that many modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

For example, the basket 200 of the present invention is illustrated and described by applying to a general refrigerator in which a freezer compartment and a freezer compartment are disposed up and down, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Make sure that it can be applied.

In addition, the drain 230 is described as being formed at the edge of the bottom surface 220, it may be formed in any position.

1 is a side sectional view showing a refrigerator according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a basket according to the present invention.

3 is a sectional view taken along the line 'a-a' of FIG. 2.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 'b-b' of FIG. 2.

5 is a plan view of FIG. 2.

* Description of symbols on main parts of the drawings *

A-Refrigerator 100-Body

200-Basket

Claims

main body;

A storage compartment, a bottom surface formed at the bottom of the storage compartment, and a drain hole formed through the bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface is formed to be inclined toward the drain port and installed on the main body; And

And a drain hose communicating with the drain hole.

The method of claim 1,

The bottom surface of the refrigerator is characterized in that the ridge and the valley portion is repeatedly formed in the front and rear directions of the refrigerator, and when viewed from the front of the refrigerator, the valley is inclined downward in the direction of the drain.

3. The method of claim 2,

Refrigerator, characterized in that the drain groove is formed on the edge of the bottom surface inclined downward in the direction of the drain.

The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

And an opening and closing portion hingedly coupled to the drain hole, and a spring is coupled between the drain hole and the opening and closing portion to apply an elastic force in a direction in which the opening and closing portion is closed.

The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

Refrigerator, characterized in that the evaporation name corresponding to the drain hose is further provided in the machine room of the main body.