KR20140047364A

KR20140047364A - Refrigerator

Info

Publication number: KR20140047364A
Application number: KR1020120113544A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 문정원
Original assignee: 동부대우전자 주식회사
Priority date: 2012-10-12
Filing date: 2012-10-12
Publication date: 2014-04-22

Abstract

The present invention discloses a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator body partitioned into a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment; A freezer compartment door to open and close the freezer compartment; A refrigerator compartment door for opening and closing the refrigerator compartment; And storage members coupled to sidewalls of the freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment to be able to slide in and out through the open front surfaces of the freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment.

Description

Refrigerator {REFRIGERATOR}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator for refrigerating and freezing food by using a heat exchange action of a refrigerant by a refrigeration cycle.

In general, a refrigerator includes a refrigerator main body including storage spaces such as a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment, a refrigeration cycle apparatus provided inside the refrigerator main body to maintain the storage spaces at a set temperature, and mounted on one side of the refrigerator body to open and close the storage space. It includes a door, the storage space of the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment is equipped with a plurality of shelves for receiving the storage.

However, the conventional refrigerator has a problem in that the storage efficiency of food is lowered because the upper and left upper spaces between the shelves are not efficiently utilized.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 2006-0054926 (2006.05.23)

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator which can utilize the space in the refrigerator more efficiently.

In order to achieve the above object, a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, the refrigerator body partitioned into a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment; A freezer compartment door to open and close the freezer compartment; A refrigerator compartment door for opening and closing the refrigerator compartment; And storage members coupled to sidewalls of the freezing compartment or the refrigerating compartment to be able to slide in and out through the open front surfaces of the freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the storage members may include: a first storage box having an upper surface and a front surface opened on the basis of an entrance and exit direction, and coupled to sidewalls of the freezing compartment or the refrigerating compartment; And a second storage box coupled to the first storage box so that an upper surface and a rear surface thereof are opened based on the entry and exit direction, and are slidable in the entry and exit direction.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a guide groove extending in the entry and exit direction is formed on the front surface of the first storage box, and the second storage box may be inserted into the guide groove and slide.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the storage members further includes a locking means for controlling the entry and exit distance of the second storage box for each predetermined interval, wherein the locking means is an operation groove formed on an inner wall of the guide groove. An elastic member inserted into the; And a hemispherical ball receiving groove coupled to an end of the elastic member so as to protrude from the operating groove, and formed at a predetermined interval along the exit direction on a wall surface of the second storage box facing the inner wall of the guide groove. It may include a ball (Ball).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the rail unit which is formed long in the entry and exit direction on the side wall of the freezer compartment or the refrigerating compartment; And a rail coupling part provided on one sidewall of the first storage box and sliding along the rail part.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the apparatus may further include a plurality of shelves spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction in the freezing compartment or the refrigerating compartment, and the receiving members may be disposed adjacent to at least one of the left and right sides of the lower surfaces of the shelves.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment are partitioned by partitions and disposed left and right, and the freezer compartment door is hinged to the first sidewall of the freezer compartment facing the partition wall, and the refrigerating compartment door is the partition wall. It may be hinged to the second side wall of the refrigerating compartment facing.

According to the present invention, the storage space of the food can be improved by utilizing the upper and left upper spaces between the shelves in the refrigerator more efficiently.

The drawings described below are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of the housing member of FIG. 1.
3 is an exploded perspective view of the housing member of FIG. 2.
4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration in which a locking means is installed between the first storage box and the second storage box of FIG. 2.

Hereinafter, a refrigerator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, in adding reference numerals to constituent elements of each drawing, it should be noted that the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals even though they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

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1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a refrigerator 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a refrigerator main body 100, a refrigerator door 200, first and second door pockets 300 and 400, and first and second accommodations. Members 500.600.

The refrigerator main body 100 may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape having an open front surface, and the internal space of the refrigerator main body 100 may be divided into a freezing compartment 120 and a refrigerating compartment 140 by a vertical partition wall 110. The freezing chamber 120 freezes and stores the food, and the refrigerating chamber 140 stores the food. The freezing chamber 120 and the refrigerating chamber 140 are provided with a plurality of shelves 122 and 142 for storing food, and the plurality of shelves 122 and 142 are spaced apart in the vertical direction.

The refrigerator door 200 includes a freezer compartment door 220 that opens and closes the freezer compartment 120, and a refrigerator compartment door 240 that opens and closes the refrigerator compartment 140. The freezer door 220 is hinged to be rotatable on the side wall of the freezer compartment 120 facing the partition 110, and the refrigerating compartment door 240 is rotatable to the side wall of the refrigerating compartment 140 facing the partition 110. The hinges are combined.

A plurality of first door pockets 300 may be provided on the inner wall of the freezer compartment door 220 so as to be spaced apart in the vertical direction, and accommodates a relatively small food to be stored frozen. Each first door pocket 300 includes a bottom plate 310, first side plates 320, 330 and a second side plate 340. The first bottom plate 310 has a rectangular shape and is horizontally disposed, and one of the long sides of the first bottom plate 310 is coupled to an inner wall of the freezer compartment door 220. The first side plates 320, 330 extend vertically upwards from short sides of the first bottom plate 310, and the second side plate 340 is perpendicular from the other of the long sides of the first bottom plate 310. Extends upwards. The bottom plate 310, the first side plates 320 and 330, and the second side plate 340 together with the inner wall of the freezer door 220 form a storage space in which the upper part is opened, and the food is stored frozen in the storage space. It is stored.

A plurality of second door pockets 400 may be provided on the inner wall of the refrigerating compartment door 240 to be spaced apart in the vertical direction. The second door pocket 400 accommodates relatively small foods to be refrigerated, and in particular can accommodate cans or bottle-shaped containers filled with beverages. Since the second door pocket 400 has the same configuration as the first door pocket 300, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The first accommodating members 500 are coupled to sidewalls of the freezing compartment 120 to be able to slide in and out through the open front surface of the freezing compartment 120. In detail, the first accommodating members 500 may be disposed adjacent to the left side of the bottom surfaces of the shelves 122. Alternatively, the first accommodating members 500 may be disposed adjacent to the right side of the bottom surfaces of the shelves 122 and may be disposed adjacent to both the left and right sides of the bottom surfaces of the shelves 122.

The second accommodating members 600 are coupled to sidewalls of the refrigerating compartment 140 to be able to slide in and out through the open front surface of the refrigerating compartment 140. In detail, the second receiving members 600 may be disposed adjacent to the right side of the bottom surfaces of the shelves 142. Alternatively, the second accommodating members 600 may be disposed adjacent to the left side of the lower surfaces of the shelves 142 and may be disposed adjacent to both the left and right sides of the lower surfaces of the shelves 142.

Since the first and second accommodating members 500 and 600 have the same configuration, the first accommodating members 500 will be described in detail below, and the description of the second accommodating members 600 will be omitted. do.

2 is a perspective view of the housing member of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the housing member of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a structure in which a locking means is installed between the first storage box and the second storage box of FIG. 2. to be.

2 to 4, the first accommodating member 500 includes a first accommodating box 520, a second accommodating box 540, and a locking means 560.

The first storage box 520 may have a box shape in which an upper surface and a front surface of the first storage box 520 are opened on the basis of an entry and exit direction to the freezing compartment 120, and an storage space 522 for storing food inside the first storage box 520. ) Is formed. A guide groove 524 is formed on a front surface of the first storage box 520 and a rail coupling part 526 is formed on one sidewall of the first storage box 520. The rail coupling part 526 may slide along a rail part (not shown) formed long in the entry / exit direction on the sidewall of the freezing compartment 120.

The second storage box 540 has a box shape in which an upper surface and a rear surface of the second storage box 540 are opened on the basis of an entrance and exit direction to the freezing compartment 120, and is inserted in the guide groove 524 of the first storage box 520 so as to be slidable.

The locking means 560 controls the entry and exit distance of the second storage box 540 with respect to the first storage box 520 for each predetermined section. The locking means 560 includes an operation groove 562, balls 564, and an elastic member 566.

An operation groove 562 is formed on an inner wall of the guide groove 524 of the first storage box 520. As shown in FIG. 4, the operation groove 562 may be formed in the upper wall of the inner wall of the guide groove 524, or alternatively, may be formed in the side wall of the inner wall of the guide groove 524. The elastic member 564 is inserted into the operation groove 562. The elastic member 564 may be, for example, a coil spring. The ball 564 is coupled to the end of the elastic member 564 to protrude from the working groove 562.

On the wall surface facing the upper wall of the second storage box 540, hemispherical ball receiving grooves 542 are formed at predetermined intervals along the entry and exit direction, and the second storage with respect to the first storage box 520 When the box 540 is slid, the ball 564 is caught by the ball receiving grooves 542 and the entry / exit distance of the second storage box 540 is interrupted every predetermined section.

As described above, the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention includes storage members that are inserted in and out of the left and right upper spaces between the shelves arranged in the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment, thereby providing more efficient storage space for the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment. There is an advantage that can be utilized.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas falling within the scope of the same shall be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

100: refrigerator body 120: freezer
140: refrigerator compartment 200: refrigerator door
300, 400: door pocket 500, 600: storage member
520: first storage box 522: storage space
524: guide groove 526: rail coupling
540: second storage box 560: locking means

Claims

A refrigerator main body divided into a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber;
A freezer compartment door to open and close the freezer compartment;
A refrigerator compartment door for opening and closing the refrigerator compartment; And
And storage members coupled to sidewalls of the freezing compartment or the refrigerating compartment to be able to slide in and out through the open front surfaces of the freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment.

The method according to claim 1,
Each of the receiving members,
A first storage box having an upper surface and a front surface open with respect to an entry / exit direction and coupled to sidewalls of the freezing compartment or the refrigerating compartment; And
And a second storage box coupled to the first storage box so that upper and rear surfaces thereof are opened based on the entry and exit direction, and are slidable in the entry and exit direction.

3. The method of claim 2,
A guide groove extending in the entry and exit direction is formed on the front surface of the first storage box,
And the second storage box is inserted into the guide groove and slides.

The method of claim 3, wherein
Each of the receiving members,
Further comprising a locking means for regulating the entry and exit distance of the second storage box every predetermined period,
The locking means,
An elastic member inserted into an operation groove formed on an inner wall of the guide groove; And
It is coupled to the end of the elastic member so as to protrude from the operating groove, and is accommodated in the hemispherical ball receiving groove formed on the wall surface of the second storage box facing the inner wall of the guide groove at a predetermined interval along the exit direction Refrigerator comprising a ball (Ball).

5. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4,
A rail unit formed on the sidewall of the freezing compartment or the refrigerating compartment in a lengthwise direction in the entry and exit direction; And
And a rail coupling part provided on one sidewall of the first storage box and sliding along the rail part.