KR20140028590A

KR20140028590A - Refrigerator

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Publication number: KR20140028590A
Application number: KR1020120095148A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 신동훈; 최창봉
Original assignee: 엘지전자 주식회사
Priority date: 2012-08-29
Filing date: 2012-08-29
Publication date: 2014-03-10

Abstract

The refrigerator of the present invention comprises: a main body having a storage chamber; A door opening and closing the storage compartment; A shelf positioned inside the storage compartment and arranged to protrude a fixing pin; A shelf holder with a plurality of holes spaced apart from each other through which the fixing pin is selectively inserted; Including a shelf holder luminaire that illuminates the shelf holder so that light passes through the plurality of holes and then exits to the storage compartment, the light emitted through the plurality of apertures enhances the interior decoration of the storage compartment and enables high quality. It can be made visible, and the bright surrounding of the shelf holder allows the user to easily find the item being stored in the storage compartment.

Description

Refrigerator {Refrigerator}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator capable of varying the position of the shelf located in the storage compartment.

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a refrigerator is a device for storing articles such as food or the like stored in a storage room by cooling the storage room. At least one shelf for efficiently utilizing a storage space can be disposed inside the storage room.

The shelf can be horizontally disposed inside the storage room, and the storage space can be used more efficiently when the height of the shelf is adjusted vertically.

The refrigerator may be provided with a shelf holder capable of fixing the shelf height-adjustably in the storage room.

Shelf support may be arranged long in the longitudinal direction inside the storage compartment, a plurality of through holes for selectively fixing the shelf may be formed spaced apart. When the shelf is fixed to a through hole located above the plurality of through holes of the shelf support, the shelf may be fixed to a high position inside the storage compartment.

When the shelf is fixed to a hole located below the plurality of holes of the shelf support, the shelf may be fixed at a lower position inside the storage compartment.

Patent Document 1 KR 10-0473323 B1 (2005.03.09)

In the refrigerator according to the related art, when the door is opened, the plurality of shelf coupling holes of the shelf support may be visible to the naked eye from the outside of the storage compartment, and the rear area of the plurality of shelf coupling holes may be dark and the interior of the refrigerator may not be concise. There seems to be a problem that can be narrowed by the appearance.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a refrigerator comprising: a main body having a storage chamber; A door opening and closing the storage chamber; A shelf positioned inside the storage compartment and disposed to protrude a fixing pin; A shelf holder with a plurality of through-holes to which the fixing pin is selectively inserted; And a shelf holder luminaire that illuminates the shelf holder after light passes through the plurality of apertures and exits the storage compartment.

One example of the shelf holder luminaire includes a light guide plate disposed to be visible through the plurality of holes; It may include a light source for irradiating light to the light guide plate.

The light guide plate may be spaced apart from the plurality of through holes.

The shelf holder may have an open rear surface, and the light guide plate may block a rear surface of the shelf holder.

The light guide plate may have a decorative pattern visible through the plurality of holes.

The decorative pattern may be formed on a surface of the both surfaces of the light guide plate facing the shelf holder.

The light source may include an upper LED module for irradiating light toward the light guide plate at a height higher than an upper end of the light guide plate. The light source may include a lower LED module for irradiating light toward the light guide plate at a height lower than a lower end of the light guide plate.

The light source cover may include a light source cover which covers the light source and is open toward the light guide plate.

The shelf holder may include a front plate having the plurality of holes spaced apart from each other, a left plate formed at a left side of the front plate, and a right plate formed at a right side of the front plate. Light can be irradiated toward between the plates.

The light guide plate may be disposed to be spaced apart from the front plate between the left plate and the right plate.

Another example of the shelf holder luminaire may include a light source for irradiating light into the space between the shelf holder and the body.

The light source may include an upper LED module for irradiating light toward the space at a position above the space. The light source may include a lower LED module for irradiating light toward the space at a position below the space.

It may include a light source cover which covers the light source and is open toward the space.

The light source may be disposed on at least one side of an upper side and a lower side of the space.

Still another example of the shelf holder luminaire may include a light source disposed behind the plurality of apertures.

The refrigerator of the present invention comprises: a main body having a storage chamber; A door opening and closing the storage chamber; A shelf positioned inside the storage compartment and disposed to protrude a fixing pin; A shelf holder having a through hole through which the fixing pin is inserted; And a shelf holder luminaire that illuminates the shelf holder after light passes through the aperture to exit the storage compartment.

The shelf holder lighting device may include an LED module that is turned on when the door is opened and turned off when the door is closed.

The present invention improves and enhances the interior of the storage compartment by light emitted through a plurality of through holes of the shelf holder, and makes the storage compartment look wider, and the article which is being stored in the storage compartment by the user looking brightly around the shelf holder. There is an advantage that can be easily found.

In addition, the shelf holder can protect at least a part of the shelf holder luminaire, which is highly reliable, and the shelf holder can also serve as a light cover, thereby minimizing the number of parts when the shelf holder and the luminaire are separately installed. There is this.

1 is a perspective view when the door of the first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention is opened and the shelf is separated;
2 is a front view of the storage compartment when the door of the first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention is opened;
3 is a front view of a storage compartment assuming that no light is emitted through the through hole shown in FIG. 2;
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA shown in FIG.
5 is a plan sectional view showing a shelf holder and a shelf holder luminaire when the door of the first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention is opened;
6 is a plan sectional view showing the shelf holder and the shelf holder luminaire when the door of the first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention is closed;
7 is a longitudinal sectional view of an essential part of a second embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention;
8 is a longitudinal sectional view of an essential part of a third embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention;
9 is a cross sectional view of a main part of a third embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention;

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

1 is a perspective view when the door of the first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention is opened and the shelf is separated, FIG. 2 is a front view of the storage compartment when the door of the first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention is opened, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a storage compartment assuming that no light is emitted through the through hole shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2, and FIG. 6 is a plan sectional view showing the inside, and FIG. 6 is a plan sectional view showing the inside when the door of the first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention is closed.

The refrigerator includes a main body 3 in which a storage compartment 2 is formed; A door 5 which opens and closes the storage compartment 2; Shelf (6) located inside the storage compartment (2) and a shelf holder (8) for supporting the shelf (6) reversibly.

At least one storage chamber 2 may be formed in the main body 3. When the plurality of storage compartments 2 are formed in the main body 3, the plurality of storage compartments 2 may be partitioned by barriers. The main body 3 may include an upper storage chamber and a lower storage chamber, or may include a left storage chamber and a right storage chamber. The main body 3 may include a refrigerating chamber located on the upper side and a freezing chamber located on the lower side of the refrigerating chamber. The main body 3 may include an outer case 10 forming an outer appearance and an inner case 12 disposed in the outer case 10 and forming a storage compartment 2. The main body 3 may have a heat insulating material disposed between the outer case 10 and the inner case 12. The inner case 12 may be formed in a box shape with an open front surface.

The main body 3 may include a cooling device for cooling the storage compartment 2. The cooling device may include a compressor for compressing the refrigerant, a condenser for condensing the refrigerant compressed in the compressor, an expansion mechanism for expanding the refrigerant condensed in the condenser, and an evaporator for evaporating the refrigerant expanded in the expansion mechanism. The main body 3 may include a storage fan (not shown) for supplying the cold air of the storage chamber 2 to the evaporator and then supplying the storage chamber 2 to the storage chamber 2. The body 3 may include a cold air duct 14 for guiding the air cooled by the evaporator to the storage compartment 2. The cold air duct 14 may be provided with a cold air discharge port 16 for discharging the guided cold air to the storage chamber 2.

A single door 5 can open and close the storage compartment 2, and a plurality of doors can open and close the storage compartment 2 together. Door 5 and the main body 3 may be provided with a door detector (not shown) such as a door switch for detecting the opening and closing of the door (5).

Shelf (6) is placed on the storage compartment (2), such as food items to be stored, may be located at least one storage compartment (2). The shelf 6 may be arranged horizontally inside the storage compartment 2. Shelf 6 is preferably arranged in a single storage compartment 2, a plurality of spaced apart. The entire shape of the shelf 6 may be formed in a rectangular plate shape. The shelf 6 may be provided with a fixing part which is a structure for fixing the position thereof. The fixing part may be composed of a fixing pin (20) protruding from the shelf (6). That is, the fixing pin 20 may protrude from the shelf 6. The fixing pin 20 is a fixing member for fastening the shelf 6 to the shelf holder 8 by hanging the shelf 6 on the shelf holder 8. It may be disposed to protrude in at least one of the directions. The fixing pin 20 may be integrally formed with the shelf 6 or may be manufactured separately from the shelf 6 and then joined to the shelf 6. [ It is possible that the fixing pin 20 is arranged to be rotatable or linearly movable in the shelf 6. [ The shelf 6 may include a frame 17 and a plate 18 mounted on the frame 17 and transparent or translucent. The fixing pin 20 may be integrally projected to one of the frame 17 and the plate 18 or may be coupled to one of the frame 17 and the plate 18.

The shelf holder 8 may be formed with a plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 into which the fixing pin 20 is selectively inserted. The shelf holder 8 may be disposed to be horizontally long on the main body 3, and the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 may be spaced apart in the front-back direction or the left-right direction. . The shelf holder 8 may be vertically disposed in the main body 3, and the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 may be spaced apart in the vertical direction. The shelf holder 8 can fix the plurality of shelves 6. The number of the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 may be greater than the number of shelves 6 installed in the shelf holder 8. Shelf holder 8 may be provided in plurality in the main body (3). Shelf holder (8) can be fixed to a single shelf 6, a single can secure a plurality of shelves (6), a plurality can secure a single shelf (6) together, a plurality A plurality of shelves 6 can be fixed together.

When the number of shelf holders 8 holds one shelf 6 in position, the number of shelf holders 8 can be arranged long in the longitudinal direction on the main body 3, and one shelf 6 is a shelf. The fixing pin 20 may be inserted into one of the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 of the holder 8 to fix the position.

When the plural shelf holders 8 hold the plural shelves 6 in position, the plural shelf holders 8 can be arranged in the longitudinal direction in the main body 3, and the plural shelves 6 are the shelf. The fixing pins 20 may be inserted into different ones of the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 of the holder 8, and the plurality of shelves 6 may have a single shelf holder. (8) can be fixed in position with a height difference.

When the plurality of shelf holders 8 fix the one shelf 6 together, each of the plurality of shelf holders 8 may be arranged to be elongated in the vertical direction at a spaced position of the main body 3, respectively, one Shelf 6 may be a plurality of fixing pins 20 are arranged. The first fixing pin of the plurality of fixing pins 20 may be inserted into one of the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 of one shelf holder, and the plurality of fixing pins 20. ), The second fixing pin may be inserted into one of the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 of the other shelf holder, and one shelf 6 may include a plurality of shelf holders ( 8) can be fixed in position.

When the plurality of shelf holders 8 fix the plurality of shelves 6 together, each of the plurality of shelf holders 8 may be arranged in the longitudinal direction at a spaced position of the main body 3, respectively, and may be arranged in a plurality of shelf holders. Each of the six shelves 6 may be provided with a plurality of fixing pins 20. In this case, each of the plurality of shelves 6 may be fixed to the plurality of shelf holders 8, as in the case of fixing the one shelf 6 to the plurality of shelf holders 8, wherein at this time, Shelves 6 may be fixed in position with a difference in height in the plurality of shelf holders 8.

As a more specific example, three shelf holders 8 may be disposed in the body 3, and two shelves 6 may be disposed in a height adjustable manner in the three shelf holders 8. The left shelf holder, the right shelf holder and the center shelf holder are spaced apart from the main body 3 in the left and right direction, and each of them can be disposed in the longitudinal direction, and the upper shelf and the lower shelf are disposed in the storage compartment 2 in the up and down direction. While spaced apart from each other may be arranged in a horizontal direction.

Each of the upper shelf and the lower shelf may be disposed to protrude from the left fixing pin, the right fixing pin, and the center fixing pin. The left fixing pin of the upper shelf may be inserted into the left shelf holder, the right fixing pin of the upper shelf may be inserted into the right shelf holder, and the center fixing pin of the upper shelf may be inserted into the middle shelf holder. The left fixing pin of the lower shelf can be inserted into the left shelf holder with a height difference from the left fixing pin of the upper shelf, and the right fixing pin of the lower shelf is inserted into the right shelf holder with a height difference from the right fixing pin of the upper shelf. The center fixing pin of the lower shelf may be inserted into the center shelf holder at a height difference from the center fixing pin of the upper shelf.

The shelf holder 8 may include a front plate 40 in which a plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 are spaced apart from each other. The shelf holder 8 may include at least one of a left plate 42 formed at the left side of the front plate 40 and a right plate 44 formed at the right side of the front plate 40. The shelf holder 8 may have an open back 46. At least one surface of the upper surface and the lower surface of the shelf holder 8 may be opened. The shelf holder 8 may include both the front plate 40 and the left plate 42 and the right plate 44, and may include the front plate 40 and the left plate 42, and the front It is possible to include a plate 40 and a right plate 44. When the shelf holder 8 includes both the front plate 40, the left plate 42 and the right plate 44, a space separate from the storage compartment 2 between the left plate 42 and the right plate 44. 48 can be formed. When the shelf holder 8 includes the front plate 40 and the left plate 42, the shelf holder 8 may be installed to be in close contact with the right side wall of the inner case 12. A separate space may be formed between the storage compartment 2. When the shelf holder 8 includes the front plate 40 and the right plate 44, the shelf holder 8 may be installed to be in close contact with the left wall of the inner case 12, and the right plate 42 and the inner case 12 may be installed. A separate space may be formed between the storage compartment 2. The space 48 formed by the shelf holder 8 is a space into which the fixing pin 20 can be inserted, and the shelf holder 8 functions as a partition member for partitioning the storage compartment 2 and the space 48. The storage compartment 2 and the space 48 may be communicated through a plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35.

Meanwhile, when the fixing pin 20 of the shelf 6 is inserted into the shelf holder 8 as a part of the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, the fixing pin 20 is inserted. Other openings other than those made may be visible from the outside, in particular in front of the storage compartment 2, through which the space 48 can be seen. For example, if there are five through holes 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35, and the fixing pin is inserted into each of the two holes, the remaining three holes without the fixing pin inserted into the storage compartment 2 It can be easily seen with the naked eye from the front of the. In the case where the fixing pin 20 is inserted, the fixing pin insertion hole is called, and the fixing pin 20 is not inserted, the fixing pin non-inserting hole is referred to as the fixing pin insertion hole. It is hard to see outside the storage compartment 2 by being covered by the shell 6 and the shelf 6, but the non-pinning through holes may be dark, as shown in FIG. It can be easily identified in front of 2). On the other hand, in the refrigerator, when the gap between the fixing pin insertion hole and the fixing pin 20 is large, such a gap may be seen from the outside, such as the fixing pin not inserted through the hole, and may appear dark.

The refrigerator includes a shelf holder luminaire 50 that illuminates at least one of the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35. When the refrigerator opens the door 5, as shown in FIG. 3, when the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 are dark, the inside of the storage compartment 2 does not look concise. The interior of the storage compartment 2 may not be luxurious. When at least one of the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 is illuminated when the door 5 is opened, the refrigerator has an area behind the illuminated through hole in the space 48, and Through-holes may appear bright while the inside of the storage compartment 2 may be concise, and the interior of the storage compartment 2 may be upgraded. Light illuminated with at least one of the plurality of apertures 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 may help to find the item around it while making the periphery of the illuminated aperture brighter, and the storage compartment 2 It can make the inside look wider. The shelf holder luminaire 50 preferably illuminates all of the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35.

The shelf holder luminaire 50 is capable of illuminating light from the storage compartment 2 to enter the space 48 through the through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35. The shelf holder luminaire 50 is installed in the storage compartment 2 and can concentrate illumination of the through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 in the storage compartment 2. That is, the shelf holder luminaire 50 may consist of a shelf holder external luminaire, in which case the shelf holder luminaire 50 is directed toward the through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35. It is preferably made of an illumination beam for intensive illumination.

On the other hand, the shelf holder luminaire 50 is capable of illuminating the light to exit the storage compartment 2 after passing through the through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35. The shelf holder luminaire 50 may be made of a shelf holder internal luminaire from which light is emitted from the inside of the shelf holder 8 to the outside of the shelf holder 8. The shelf holder luminaire 50 illuminates all the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 without light being influenced by an article such as food or the like, and the plurality of through holes 31, 32. It is more preferable that the shelf holder is provided with an internal luminaire so that the light emitted from the (33) (34) (35) to the storage compartment (2) can be enhanced.

The shelf holder luminaire 50 is not limited to the shelf holder internal luminaire, and an example in which the shelf holder luminaire 50 is the shelf holder internal luminaire will be described in detail.

The shelf holder luminaire 50 includes a light guide plate 60 disposed to be visible through a plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35; The light guide plate 60 may include a light source 70 for irradiating light.

The light guide plate 60 is a light guide plate (LGP) for guiding light irradiated from the light source 70, and the light irradiated from the light source 70 may be uniformly distributed in front of the light guide plate 60. The light guide plate 60 may be formed with a scattering agent that diffusely reflects light on a surface opposite to the surface facing the shelf holder 8. As the light guide plate 60 is closer to the light source 70, the amount of the scattering agent is smaller, and the farther the light source 70 is, the larger the amount of the scattering agent is, and the light irradiated from the light source 70 is a shelf holder ( 8 can be evenly reflected towards. The light guide plate 60 may have a decorative pattern 62 visible through the through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35. The decorative pattern 62 may be formed on a surface of the light guide plate 60 facing the shelf holder 8. The decorative pattern 62 may be formed in a lattice shape, and may be formed in an uneven shape. The light guide plate 60 may have a decorative pattern 62 formed on a front surface thereof, and a diffuse reflection pattern that is a scattering agent may be formed on a rear surface of the light guide plate 60. The light guide plate 60 may be made of an acrylic material, and the diffuse reflection pattern may be printed with diffused ink or processed with a V-shaped groove. The light guide plate 60 may be disposed to be spaced apart from the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 so as not to interfere with the insertion of the fixing pin 20. The light guide plate 60 is rearward of the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 when the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 are opened in the front-rear direction. It can be installed to be located at. The light guide plate 60 is next to the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 when the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 are opened in the left and right directions. It can be installed to be located at. The light guide plate 60 may form a space 48 together with the shelf holder 8. The light guide plate 60 may block the open surface of the shelf holder 8. The space 48 may be formed to be surrounded by the shelf holder 8 and the light guide plate 60. The light guide plate 60 may be installed in one of the shelf holder 8 and the main body 3. The light guide plate 60 may be disposed to be spaced apart from the front plate 40 between the left plate 42 and the right plate 44. The light guide plate 60 can be identified from the outside only a portion located behind the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and the shelf between the shelf holder 8 and the main body 3. It can be concealed and protected by the holder 8 and the body 3.

The light source 70 may be composed of an LED module (LED module: light emitting diode module), a fluorescent lamp, a mercury lamp, a left outer lamp, or the like, and the LED module is preferably used in consideration of safety, compactness, and heat generation. Do. The LED module may include a substrate and an LED (Light Emitting Diode) installed on the substrate.

The light source 70 may irradiate light toward the left plate 42 and the right plate 44 of the shelf holder 8. The light irradiated from the light source 70 may enter the plurality of holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 and the light guide plate 60, and the plurality of light emitted from the light guide plate 60 may be a plurality of through holes 31. (32) (33) (34) (35) can pass through.

The light source 70 may irradiate light to the light guide plate 60 at an upper position, a lower position, or a side position of the light guide plate 60. When the shelf holder 8 is disposed to be long in the vertical direction, the light guide plate 60 may be disposed to be long in the vertical direction like the shelf holder 8, and the light source 70 may be positioned at an upper or lower position of the light guide plate 60. In the light guide plate 60 may be irradiated with light.

The light source 70 may include an upper LED module 72 irradiating light toward the light guide plate 60 at a height higher than an upper end of the light guide plate 60. The light source 70 may include a lower LED module 74 that irradiates light toward the light guide plate 60 at a height lower than a lower end of the light guide plate 60. The light source 70 may be provided with only one of the upper LED module 72 and the lower LED module 74, and both the upper LED module 72 and the lower LED module 74 may be installed. The light source 70 is preferably provided with both the upper LED module 72 and the lower LED module 74 so that light evenly spreads out through the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35. The upper LED module 72 may have an LED installed on a lower surface of the substrate, and the lower LED module 74 may have an LED installed on an upper surface of the substrate.

The light source 70 can be turned on when the door 5 is opened and turned off when the door 5 is closed. The door detector may detect the opening or closing of the door 5 and transmit a detection result to the controller installed in the refrigerator. When the controller detects the opening of the door 5 in the door detector, the light source 70 may be turned on. And, if the door sensor detects the closing of the door 5, the light source 70 can be turned off.

The refrigerator may include a light source cover 80 that covers the light source 70. The light source cover 80 may protect the light source 70 and may not make the light source 70 directly visible from the outside. The light source cover 80 may have an open side 81 facing the space. The light source cover 80 may have an open side 81 facing the light guide plate 60. The light source cover 80 may be a reflector that reflects light emitted from the light source 70 into the space 48.

The light source cover 80 includes an upper cover 82 and a lower LED module 74 that cover the upper LED module 72 when the light source 70 includes the upper LED module 72 and the lower LED module 74. ) May include a lower cover 84. The upper cover 82 may be formed in a shape in which a lower surface and a rear surface are opened, and a front surface, an upper surface, a left surface, and a right surface are blocked. The lower cover 84 may be formed in a shape in which an upper surface and a rear surface are opened and the front and lower surfaces and the left and right surfaces are blocked.

The light source cover 80 may be located above or below the shelf holder 8. When the light source 70 includes the upper LED module 72 and the lower LED module 74, the upper cover 82 may be disposed to cover the upper surface of the shelf holder 8 at an upper position of the shelf holder 8. The lower cover 84 may be disposed to cover the lower surface of the shelf holder 8 at a lower position of the shelf holder 8. The light source cover 80 may be configured and installed separately from the main body 3, and may be formed to protrude integrally with the main body 3, particularly the inner case 12.

In the refrigerator, a light source 70 may be installed in one of the main body 3 and the light source cover 80. A part of the light source 70 may be inserted into the groove 4 formed in the main body 3, and the rest of the light source 70 may be located inside the light source cover 80. All of the light sources 70 may be located inside the light source cover 80.

Hereinafter, the operation of the present invention will be described.

First, when the door 5 is opened, the light source 70 is turned on, and light emitted from the light source 70 may enter the space 48 and the light guide plate 60. Light entering the space 48 illuminates the space 48 and passes through the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 to the storage compartment 2, which is outside the shelf holder 8. Light entering the light guide plate 60 is dispersed to the front of the light guide plate 60 while brightly illuminating the light guide plate 60, and the light shines brightly inside the space 48, and a plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34 are provided. Pass through (35) to the storage compartment (2) outside the shelf holder (8).

In the refrigerator, the periphery of the through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and the through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 of the shelf holder 8 is made bright, The light passing through the 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 makes the shape of the space 48 and the through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 difficult to see. That is, the refrigerator can be more advanced when the shape of the space 48 and the through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 is dark when the door 5 is opened. On the other hand, light passing through the spaces 48 and 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and exiting the storage compartment 2 can brightly illuminate the interior of the storage compartment 2, particularly around the shelf holder 8. In addition, the refrigerator can illuminate an area deep inside the storage compartment 2 without a separate luminaire illuminating the shelf holder 8, and a user can more easily find an item inside the storage compartment 2. In addition, the light exiting the storage compartment 2 from the shelf holder 8 can make the inside of the storage compartment 2 look wider.

In the refrigerator, when the fixing pin 20 is fitted in close contact with one of the through holes so that a gap between the fixing pin 20 and the through holes does not occur, the light generated by the shelf holder lighting fixture 50 is fixed to the fixing pin 20. It may exit into the storage compartment 2 through the remaining through holes not inserted. In the refrigerator, when the fixing pin 20 does not come into close contact with one of the through holes, and a gap is generated between the fixing pin 20 and the through hole, the light generated by the holder holder luminaire 50 passes through the fixing pin 20. A gap between them and the remaining pin through which the fixing pin 20 is not inserted may come out of the storage compartment 2.

On the other hand, when the user closes the door 5, the light source 70 is turned off, and light is no longer emitted from the space 48 and the through holes 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35.

7 is a longitudinal sectional view of an essential part of a second embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention;

The refrigerator of the present embodiment may include a shelf holder luminaire 50 ′ illuminating a plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35. The shelf holder luminaire 50 ′ may include a light source 70 ′ that irradiates light into the space 48 between the shelf holder 8 and the body 3, other than the shelf holder luminaire 50 ′. Other configurations and operations of are the same or similar to the first embodiment of the present invention, so the same reference numerals are used and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The light source 70 ′ may be disposed on at least one of an upper side and a lower side of the space 48.

The light source 70 ′ may include an upper LED module 72 ′ that irradiates light toward the space 48 at a position above the space 48. The light source 70 ′ may include a lower LED module 74 ′ that irradiates light toward the space 48 at a position below the space 48. The light source 70 ′ may irradiate light toward the space between the left plate 42 and the right plate 44 of the self holder 8. The upper LED module 72 'can irradiate light toward the space between the left plate 42 and the right plate 44 at an upper position of the space 48, and the lower LED module 74' Light may be irradiated toward the space between the left plate 42 and the right plate 44 at an upper position.

The refrigerator may include a light source cover 80 that covers the light source 70 ′. The light source cover 80 may have an open surface facing the space 48. Since the light source cover 80 is the same as or similar to the light source cover 80 of the first embodiment of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the refrigerator of the present embodiment, when the light source 70 'is turned on, light irradiated from the light source 70' illuminates the space 48 between the shelf holder 8 and the main body 3, and the light in the space 48 is plural. A plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, or reflected by the inner case 12 of the main body 3, and a plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34. Can pass 35. That is, the inner case 12 may function as a reflecting plate for reflecting the light emitted from the light source 70 'to the self holder 8 positioned in front of it. The light irradiated from the upper LED module 72 ′ and the light irradiated from the lower LED module 74 ′ may overlap within the space 48, and include a plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, and 34. It can be distributed evenly through (35). Light passing through the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 exits to the storage compartment 2, which is outside the shelf holder 8, as in the first embodiment of the invention.

8 is a longitudinal sectional view of an essential part of a third embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view of an essential part of a third embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention.

The refrigerator of this embodiment may include a shelf holder luminaire 50 "illuminating a plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, the shelf holder luminaire 50" having a plurality of. Light source 70 "disposed rearward between the two through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and other configurations and actions other than shelf holder luminaire 50" Since the same or similar to the first embodiment or the second embodiment of the invention, the same reference numerals are used and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

For example, when five through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 are formed, the shelf holder luminaire 50 ″ may include at least four light sources 70 ″. have. The light source 70 " is located behind the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35, and thus the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35 are located. May not be directly visible through the light source 70 ″, and the light irradiated from the light source 70 ″ passes through the space 48 and the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 sequentially, and then the storage compartment 2 Can come out.

The shelf holder luminaire 50 "may comprise a light source cover 80" in which the light source 70 "is installed. The light source cover 80" is installed on one side of the shelf holder 8 and the main body 3; Can be. The light source cover 80 ″ may be installed to cover the rear surface of the shelf holder 8.

In the refrigerator of the present embodiment, when the light source 70 ″ is turned on, light irradiated from the light source 70 ″ may be dispersed between the shelf holder 8 and the light source cover 80 ″, and the shelf holder positioned at the front thereof ( 8) The light irradiated to the shelf holder 8 passes through the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and the plurality of through holes 31, 32, 33. The light passing through the (34) (35) can exit to the storage compartment (2) outside the shelf holder (8), as in the first or second embodiment of the present invention.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, the long rectangular hole in the longitudinal direction or the horizontal direction is formed in the shelf holder 8, the fixing pin 20 of the shelf 6 is inserted into one side of the hole. In addition, the part of the through hole is exposed to the storage compartment 2 other than the portion into which the fixing pin 20 is inserted, and the shelf holder luminaire can illuminate the through hole in which the fixing pin 20 is inserted. Of course, various implementations are possible within the technical scope.

2: storage room 3: body
5: door 6: shelf
8: shelf holder 20: fixing pin
31, 32, 33, 34, 35: through hole 40: front plate
42: left plate 44: right plate
50: shelf holder light fixture 60: light guide plate
70: light source 80: light source cover

Claims

A body having a storage chamber;
A door opening and closing the storage chamber;
A shelf positioned inside the storage compartment and disposed to protrude a fixing pin;
A shelf holder with a plurality of through-holes to which the fixing pin is selectively inserted;
And a shelf holder luminaire that illuminates the shelf holder after light passes through the plurality of apertures and exits the storage compartment.

The method of claim 1,
The shelf holder lighting device includes a light guide plate disposed to be visible through the plurality of holes;
A refrigerator comprising a light source for irradiating light to the light guide plate.

3. The method of claim 2,
The light guide plate is a refrigerator disposed to be spaced apart from the plurality of through holes.

3. The method of claim 2,
The shelf holder is open on the back,
The light guide plate is a refrigerator to block the back of the shelf holder.

3. The method of claim 2,
The light guide plate is a refrigerator in which a decorative pattern visible through the plurality of holes is formed.

The method of claim 5, wherein
The decoration pattern is a refrigerator formed on a surface of the both sides of the light guide plate facing the shelf holder.

3. The method of claim 2,
The light source includes a refrigerator comprising an upper LED module for irradiating light toward the light guide plate at a height higher than an upper end of the light guide plate.

8. The method according to claim 2 or 7,
The light source includes a lower LED module for irradiating light toward the light guide plate at a lower level than the bottom of the light guide plate.

3. The method of claim 2,
And a light source cover covering the light source and having an open surface facing the light guide plate.

3. The method of claim 2,
The shelf holder includes a front plate in which the plurality of holes are spaced apart, a left plate formed at a left side of the front plate, and a right plate formed at a right side of the front plate,
And the light source irradiates light toward the left and right plates.

11. The method of claim 10,
And the light guide plate is spaced apart from the front plate between the left and right plates.

The method of claim 1,
The shelf holder lighting device includes a light source for irradiating light into a space between the shelf holder and the main body.

13. The method of claim 12,
The light source includes a refrigerator comprising an upper LED module for irradiating light toward the space from the upper position of the space.

The method according to claim 12 or 13,
The light source includes a lower LED module for irradiating light toward the space from the lower position of the space.

13. The method of claim 12,
And a light source cover covering the light source and having an open surface facing the space.

13. The method of claim 12,
The light source is a refrigerator disposed on at least one side of the upper side and the lower side of the space.

13. The method of claim 12,
The shelf holder includes a front plate in which the plurality of holes are spaced apart, a left plate formed at a left side of the front plate, and a right plate formed at a right side of the front plate,
And the light source irradiates light toward the left and right plates.

The method of claim 1,
The shelf holder lighting device includes a light source disposed rearward between the plurality of through holes.

A body having a storage chamber;
A door opening and closing the storage chamber;
A shelf positioned inside the storage compartment and disposed to protrude a fixing pin;
A shelf holder having a through hole through which the fixing pin is inserted;
And a shelf holder luminaire that illuminates the shelf holder after light passes through the aperture to exit the storage compartment.

The method of claim 19,
The shelf holder luminaire
And an LED module which is turned on when the door is opened and turned off when the door is closed.