KR20110040578A - Refrigerator with sliding doors - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a sliding door, and according to an aspect of the present invention, a refrigerator body having first and second spaces partitioned by partition walls; A pair of doors rotatably installed in the first and second spaces and disposed in a width direction of the main body of the refrigerator; At least one slide door disposed in the first space; A slide mechanism for slidably installing the respective slide doors with respect to the main body; And at least one or more inside of the slide mechanism and a shelf moving together with the slide.

Refrigerator, slide door, pantree.

Description

Refrigerator with sliding door {REFRIGERATOR WITH SLIDING DOORS}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a sliding door, and more particularly, to a refrigerator having a door opened and closed while sliding to the front of the refrigerator.

The refrigerator is a device for storing foods such as meat, fish, vegetables, fruits, and beverages in a fresh state.

In general, a refrigerator includes a refrigerator main body including storage spaces such as a freezer compartment, a refrigerator compartment, and a vegetable compartment, a refrigeration cycle apparatus provided inside the refrigerator main body to maintain the storage spaces at a set temperature, and mounted at one side of the refrigerator main body. It is configured to include a door for opening and closing the storage space.

In addition, a plurality of shelves are mounted in the cooling space of the refrigerator to accommodate the storage, so that the space in the refrigerator can be efficiently used. In particular, since it is necessary to efficiently store more storage within a limited volume determined by the main body, various forms of techniques for this have been proposed. Some of these technologies for space utilization focus on reducing the volume occupied by non-storage spaces, such as refrigeration cycle units, while others are able to store food more efficiently within a given effective volume. Emphasis is placed on making it work.

One of the attempts in the latter case is to increase the convenience of use and space efficiency by providing a storage space for efficiently storing various types of storage. These storage spaces are generally arranged on the back of the shelves or doors installed in the refrigerator compartment.

On the other hand, one of the articles stored in the refrigerator compartment is a cocurrent flow with a narrow area and a high height. Representative of the articles belonging to the bottle is a container for drinks or spices, they are frequently withdrawal and storage frequency, and has a bulky feature occupies up and down. Conventionally, the door basket of the refrigerator is mainly used to store the bottled bottle, but the loss of cold air due to frequent withdrawal becomes a problem.

To this end, a refrigerator of a type in which a small storage space called a 'home bar' is separately formed on a door of the refrigerator and a separate cover is mounted has been disclosed. Using such a home bar has the advantage that it is possible to withdraw without opening the door to prevent the loss of cold air and improve the ease of use, but there is a problem of low storage capacity.

The present invention has been made to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art as described above, the technical problem of providing a refrigerator having a storage space that can reduce the loss of cold air while being able to efficiently store a container of a narrow form and long form. I'm taking it.

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem, a refrigerator body having a first and a second space partitioned by a partition; A pair of doors rotatably installed in the first and second spaces and disposed in a width direction of the main body of the refrigerator; At least one slide door disposed in the first space; A slide mechanism for slidably installing the respective slide doors with respect to the main body; And at least one or more inside of the slide mechanism and a shelf moving together with the slide.

In the above aspect of the present invention, by providing a slide door and a shelf that slides together with the slide door that can be pulled out to the front side of the refrigerator in the space provided in the refrigerator, it is possible to take out the article without opening the entire door. In this case, since the left and right sides of the slide door is open, the accessibility of the article stored deep inside the refrigerator can be improved, and thus the slide door has a feature suitable for storing a container of spices or beverage.

Here, the plurality of slide doors may be arranged in the vertical direction of the refrigerator body.

The slide door may be installed in either a freezing compartment or a refrigerating compartment which is generally provided in a refrigerator. It may also be installed in the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment, respectively. However, when storing spices and beverages, it needs to be arranged in the fridge.

The apparatus may further include a first support member installed on the front surface of the first space to extend in a vertical direction of the refrigerator, and the slide door and one side of the rear surface of the first door may be in contact with the front surface of the first support member. have. In addition to supporting each slide door, the first support member also serves to prevent cold air from leaking between the slide door and the first door.

The display device may further include a plurality of second support members extending between the first support member and the rear surface of the first space and disposed side by side. The space existing between the second supporting members serves to allow the cool air of the refrigerating compartment to be supplied to the rear surface of the slide door.

Here, the slide mechanism may include a plurality of rails respectively provided on the partition wall and the second support member.

In addition, the slide door may include a front panel positioned at the front of the refrigerator; And a mounting portion fixed to the rear surface of the front panel and on which the shelf is mounted, and the mounting portion may be coupled to the slide mechanism. Here, the mounting portion may be formed with a groove or the like for stably fixing the shelf. In addition, the mounting portion may be omitted and the shelf may be directly fixed to the front panel.

The front panel may include a light transmitting panel positioned at a front surface of the slide door; And a frame bonded to the rear surface of the floodlight panel and having at least one floodlight window formed thereon, wherein the frame may be coupled to the mounting portion. The floodlight panel and the floodlight window allow to check the items stored therein without opening the door. The frame and the holder may be integrally formed.

On the other hand, one mounting portion may be provided on one front panel, or a plurality of mounting portions may be provided.

The apparatus may further include a third space located inside the first space and partitioned from the first space by a partition, and at least one of the slide doors may be slidably installed in the third space. The third space may be disposed to protrude into the first space as a separate space from the first and second spaces, or may be disposed between the first and second spaces.

Even when the third space is arranged to protrude into the first space, the slide door installed in the first space and the slide door installed in the third space may be aligned in the vertical direction of the refrigerator body.

Here, the third space may optionally be operated as a refrigerating compartment or a freezing compartment. That is, the third space may be utilized as the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment according to the needs of the user.

In this case, the slide mechanism may include a plurality of rails which are respectively provided on inner walls of the third space that face each other.

The slide door may further include a front panel positioned at the front of the refrigerator; And a mounting part fixed to a rear surface of the front panel and on which the shelf is mounted, and the mounting part may be coupled to the rail.

The front panel may further include a light transmitting panel positioned at a front surface of the slide door; And a frame bonded to the rear surface of the floodlight panel and having at least one floodlight window formed thereon, wherein the frame may be coupled to the mounting portion.

According to the aspects of the present invention having the configuration as described above, a plurality of shelves can be provided to the outside to the outside through the slide door can be stored efficiently used frequently, the entire door at the time of withdrawal and storage Since only the slide door is opened, the loss of cold air can be reduced.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail an embodiment of a refrigerator having a slide door according to the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a first embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention; In FIG. 1, the embodiment includes a refrigerator main body 102 having a storage space therein, and a freezer compartment door 104 and a refrigerating compartment door 106 disposed in front of the main body 102, respectively. Each door is hinged to one side of the refrigerator body 102 to be rotatable. In addition, the doors are arranged side by side in the width direction of the refrigerator main body 102, the refrigerator has a form of a so-called 'double door type' refrigerator.

In addition, an upper slide door 110 and a lower slide door 120 are installed between the two doors. The two slide doors are arranged in a line along the vertical direction of the refrigerator.

On the other hand, with respect to the shape of the refrigerator, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the form shown in Figure 1, it may be applied to a so-called French type refrigerator refrigerator, the refrigerator compartment is disposed on the upper portion and the freezer compartment is mounted on the lower portion. In addition, the two doors arranged to form the double door type do not necessarily open and close the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment, respectively, and may be applied to the case where two doors cover one refrigerating compartment.

2 is a perspective view showing a state in which two doors 104 and 106 are opened in the above embodiment. On the inner surfaces of the two doors 104 and 106, a plurality of baskets are arranged in a vertically aligned direction, respectively, and the freezer compartment F located on the left side and the refrigerator compartment R located on the right side of FIG. A plurality of flat shelf is arranged inside.

On the other hand, the two slide doors (110, 120) are located on one side of the refrigerating chamber (R). More specifically, the two slide doors 110 and 120 are disposed adjacent to a partition wall partitioning the freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2, the slide doors 110 and 120 are disposed in the refrigerating chamber, but the present disclosure is not necessarily limited thereto, and an example in which the slide doors 110 and 120 are disposed on the freezing chamber side may also be considered. In addition, it is also possible to consider examples disposed in the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment, respectively.

3 is a perspective view illustrating an open state of the two slide doors. Referring to FIG. 3, the upper slide door 110 includes a front panel 112 positioned at the front of the refrigerator main body, and the front panel 112 is exposed to the outside of the main body and transmits light or a translucent material. And a frame 112b attached to a rear surface of the light transmitting panel 112a and a light transmitting window formed at the center thereof. The light transmitting panel 112a may be formed of glass, transparent acrylic resin, or the like, and various colors or patterns may be applied to the surface thereof in a range that does not impair light transmitting properties.

In addition, the frame 112b may be made of a light and high strength synthetic resin material, and a rectangular light transmission window is formed at the center so that the contents can be checked even when the slide door is closed. Here, the light transmitting panel is fixed to the frame, but an example in which the light transmitting panel is detachably fixed to the frame may be considered. In this case, the user can directly replace a plurality of floodlight panels having various colors and patterns, thereby providing an appearance that satisfies personal preferences.

Meanwhile, the shelf 114 is fixed to the frame 112b. In the illustrated example, the shelf 114 is integrally formed with the frame, and has a basket shape in which a support wall is formed at the periphery. In addition, a partition 114a for dividing the internal space into a plurality of small spaces is installed inside the shelf to prevent the container from falling down during the door opening and closing process even when storing a container such as a bottle. A pair of rails 140 are fixed to both sides of the shelf 114. The rail 140 is slidably mounted in a rail housing (to be described later) fixedly installed in the refrigerator compartment, and allows the shelf and the slide door to be slidably mounted with respect to the refrigerator body.

Here, an example may be considered in which the mounting portion fixed to or integrally formed in the frame parallel to the bottom surface of the refrigerator is integrally formed, and the shelf is detachably mounted or mounted on an upper portion of the mounting portion.

Since the upper slide door 110 has two shelves and four rails fixed to one front panel 112, when the user opens the upper slide door 110, the two shelves are simultaneously drawn out. do. Here, an example in which one shelf and two rails are mounted to one slide door 110 may be considered. In this case, each shelf can be taken out and pulled out independently, so an example of making the doors easier to pull in and out and prevent unnecessary cold air leakage can be considered. However, in this case, in order to withdraw a plurality of items on the shelves located in the upper and lower parts, since the respective doors must be opened individually, ease of use may be deteriorated compared to the illustrated example.

Meanwhile, the lower slide door 120 is positioned below the upper slide door 110. The lower slide door 120 has a difference in its position and the number of shelves mounted on the rear surface, and has the same structure as the upper slide door 110 in other parts. That is, the front panel 122 of the lower slide door 120 also includes a light transmitting panel 122a and a frame 122b, and the shelves 124 are integrally formed in the frame 122b.

4 is an exploded perspective view showing the mounting structure of the embodiment. In FIG. 4, for convenience of description, a shelf, a refrigerating compartment, and a freezer compartment door located inside the refrigerator are not shown. Referring to FIG. 4, the freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment are partitioned by partition walls 102a. In addition, the partition wall is made of an insulating material, the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment are thermally blocked from each other. In addition, a first support member 160 extending in the vertical direction of the refrigerating chamber is disposed on the inner front surface of the refrigerating chamber R. The first support member 160 is located between the right end of the slide door and the left end of the refrigerator compartment door when viewed from the front of the refrigerator.

For this reason, when the slide door and the refrigerating chamber door are closed, the gaskets positioned at each of them are brought into close contact with the front surface of the first support member 160 (see FIG. 5). That is, the first support member 160 serves to prevent cold air from leaking out between the slide door and the refrigerating compartment door. This role is the same in the partition 102a. The partition 102a is also located at the boundary between the freezer compartment door and the slide door to prevent the outflow of cold air therebetween.

The second support member 162 is provided between the rear end of the first support member 160 and the inner rear surface of the refrigerating chamber. A plurality of the second supporting members 162 are arranged side by side in the vertical direction, and the number thereof corresponds to half of the number of the rails. That is, the second support member 162 provides a mounting space to which the rail is fixed. Accordingly, the rail housings 142 surrounding the outside of the rail 140 are fixed to the partition wall 102a and the second support member 162, respectively. In addition, the spaces formed between the second support members 162 allow the cool air in the refrigerating compartment to be transferred to the back of the slide door, and also contribute to identifying the article inside the refrigerating compartment through the light transmitting panel. .

6 is an exploded perspective view showing a second embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention. In the description of the second embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the same parts as the first embodiment, and overlapping descriptions thereof will be omitted. The second embodiment has the same configuration as the first embodiment with respect to the slide door and the shelf, but has a difference in the configuration inside the refrigerator.

That is, in the second embodiment 200, the refrigerator main body 202 has a freezing compartment F and a refrigerating compartment R partitioned by the partition wall 202a, and a second partition wall (lower side) is formed on the lower left side of the refrigerating compartment R. The storage compartment S is further provided to be blocked from the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment by the 202b and the third partition 202c. The second partition wall 202b and the third partition wall 202c are disposed perpendicular to each other so that the storage chamber S has a shape protruding toward the refrigerating chamber side.

A first support member 260 and a second support member 262 are formed above the storage chamber S, respectively. Specifically, the first support member 260 has a form in which the third partition 202c extends, and a second support member 262 is disposed to extend from the rear side of the refrigerator.

The upper slide door 110 is installed in the left space of the first support member 260, and the lower slide door 120 is installed in the storage chamber S. Since the storage compartment is thermally blocked from the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment, the cold air of the refrigerating compartment or the freezing compartment does not leak even when the lower slide door 120 is opened. At this time, the internal temperature of the storage compartment (S) may be maintained at the freezer compartment or the refrigerating compartment temperature by the user's selection, it may be maintained at the temperature of the intermediate step.

Meanwhile, in addition to the illustrated example, an example in which all of the spaces opened and closed by the slide door are partitioned from the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment may be considered.

1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a refrigerator having a slide door according to the present invention.

2 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the first embodiment.

3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the slide door is drawn out in the first embodiment.

4 is an exploded perspective view showing the mounting structure of the slide door in the first embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a plan view showing the first embodiment.

6 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of a refrigerator having a slide door according to the present invention.

Claims (17)

A refrigerator body having first and second spaces partitioned by partition walls; A pair of doors rotatably installed in the first and second spaces and disposed in a width direction of the main body of the refrigerator; At least one slide door disposed in the first space; A slide mechanism for slidably installing the respective slide doors with respect to the main body; And At least one or more inside the slide mechanism is provided, the refrigerator moving together with the slide. The method of claim 1, And a plurality of slide doors disposed in the vertical direction of the refrigerator body. The method of claim 1, The first space is a refrigerator, characterized in that any one of the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment. The method of claim 1, And a first support member installed on the front surface of the first space to extend in a vertical direction of the refrigerator, wherein the slide door and one side of the rear surface of the first door are in contact with the front surface of the first support member. Refrigerator. The method of claim 4, wherein And a plurality of second supporting members extending between the first supporting member and the rear surface of the first space and arranged side by side. The method of claim 5, And the slide mechanism includes a plurality of rails respectively provided on the partition wall and the second support member. The method of claim 1, The slide door is A front panel located at the front of the refrigerator; And It is fixed to the back of the front panel, the mounting portion on which the shelf is mounted; The mounting portion is a refrigerator, characterized in that coupled with the slide mechanism. The method of claim 7, wherein The front panel A translucent panel positioned in front of the slide door; And And a frame bonded to the rear surface of the floodlight panel and having at least one floodlight window formed thereon. The frame is coupled to the cradle. The method of claim 8, The refrigerator characterized in that the frame and the mounting portion is formed integrally. The method of claim 7, wherein Refrigerator, characterized in that one mounting portion is provided on one front panel. The method of claim 7, wherein A refrigerator, characterized in that a plurality of mounting portion is provided on one front panel. The method of claim 1, Located inside the first space, and further comprises a third space and the first space partitioned by a partition wall, At least one of the slide doors is slidably installed in the third space. The method of claim 12, And a slide door installed in the first space and a slide door installed in the third space are aligned in a vertical direction of the refrigerator body. The method of claim 12, And the third space is selectively operated as a refrigerating compartment or a freezing compartment. The method of claim 12, The slide mechanism, And a plurality of rails, each of which is installed on an inner wall of the third space. The method of claim 13, The slide door A front panel located at the front of the refrigerator; And It is fixed to the back of the front panel, the mounting portion on which the shelf is mounted; The mounting portion is a refrigerator, characterized in that coupled to the rail. The method of claim 14, The front panel A translucent panel positioned in front of the slide door; And And a frame bonded to the rear surface of the floodlight panel and having at least one floodlight window formed thereon. The frame is coupled to the cradle.

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