KR20140074520A - A refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a refrigerator including: a storage chamber; a door sliding forward and backward and configured to open and close the storage chamber; a first basket including a first coupling device, positioned in the storage chamber, and configured to slide forward and backward with the door; a second basket including a second coupling device coupled to the first coupling device, positioned at one side of the first basket, and configured to slide forward and backward; and a coupling release unit configured to release coupling of the first coupling device and the second coupling device, wherein while the first basket and the second basket are simultaneously slid forward, the coupling of the first coupling device and the second coupling device is released by the coupling release unit when the second basket arrives at a predetermined position. Accordingly, a user can open a sliding door of a freezing chamber disposed at a lower stage of a refrigerator and can recognize contents in all of lower, middle, and upper baskets at a glance.

Description

A refrigerator

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator having a lower end, an upper end and an upper end so that the contents of both the lower end, the break, and the upper basket located in the freezing chamber can be seen when the sliding door of the freezing chamber located at the lower end of the refrigerator is opened. The present invention relates to a refrigerator in which the degree to which each of the baskets is slid forward is appropriately adjusted.

The refrigerator is a device for storing food and the like at a temperature lower than room temperature by providing cool air to the storage room formed inside the refrigerator through the refrigerant system.

Generally, a refrigerator is divided into a refrigerator room for storing food at the image temperature and a freezer room for storing food at a sub-temperature.

In recent years, various types of refrigerators have been introduced, and a refrigerating chamber is located at an upper portion and a freezing chamber is located at a lower portion.

However, when a hinge door, which is conventionally used in a refrigerator in which a freezing chamber is located at a lower portion, is used, the height of the freezing chamber is low due to the characteristics of a freezing chamber manufactured with a relatively small storage amount as compared with a refrigerating chamber, There is a problem that it is necessary to bend the waist inevitably.

In order to solve such a problem, a sliding door has been disclosed in which the handle of the freezing chamber door is positioned at the uppermost portion of the freezing chamber door and the freezing chamber door is slid forward when the user pulls the handle.

However, such a sliding door is disadvantageous in that, when a plurality of baskets are located in the freezing chamber, it is necessary to open the basket again to check the food stored in the basket.

That is, when the user can not remember the basket storing the specific storage, the user has to open all the plurality of baskets in order to find the desired storage.

An object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator which can easily confirm the content of a plurality of baskets located inside a freezer compartment when a sliding door of a freezer compartment located at a lower end of the refrigerator is opened.

The present invention relates to a refrigerator comprising: a storage chamber; A door sliding forward and backward to open and close the storage chamber; A first basket including a first coupling device, the first basket being located in the storage compartment and slidable forward and backward with the door; A second basket disposed on one side of the first basket and slidable in the front and rear direction, the second basket including a second coupling device coupled with the first coupling device; And a disengagement portion releasing the engagement of the first engagement device and the second engagement device, wherein while the first basket and the second basket slide forward together, the second basket reaches the predetermined position The first coupling device and the second coupling device are disengaged by the coupling releasing portion.

Also, the second basket may be located on the upper portion of the first basket, and the first coupling device may include a first inclined portion formed obliquely protruding from the upper side of the first basket, And a second inclined portion hinged to the lower side of the second basket and protruding from the lower side of the second basket.

The first coupling device may further include an elastic member hinged to the upper side of the first basket to provide an elastic force to the first coupling device.

The first coupling device may further include a first contact portion provided at an end of the first inclined portion and the second coupling device further includes a second contact portion provided at an end of the second inclined portion, The first contact portion and the second contact portion may abut each other at least at a portion thereof.

In addition, the first contact portion and the second contact portion may be formed so as to be inclined so as to facilitate release of contact between the first contact portion and the second contact portion.

In addition, the second coupling device may further include a second bent portion bent upward from the side surface of the second inclined portion.

A first guide unit for guiding the sliding of the first basket; And a second guide portion for guiding sliding of the second basket, wherein the engagement release portion may be positioned between the first guide portion and the second guide portion.

In addition, the engagement releasing portion may protrude further toward the storage chamber than the second guide portion.

In addition, the front portion forming the front surface of the second basket may be made of a transparent material.

The present invention relates to a refrigerator comprising: a storage chamber; A door sliding forward and backward to open and close the storage chamber; A lower basket slidably moving forward and backward together with the door; A stop basket positioned above the bottom basket and being withdrawn with the bottom basket; And an upper basket located at an upper portion of the stop basket and capable of being drawn out together with the stop basket. When the door is slid forward, the lower basket slides forward with the door, and the lower basket The stop basket is slid forward together with the lower basket, and the upper basket is slid forward together with the stop basket, and then stops when the stop basket reaches a predetermined position.

The stop basket may include a first coupling device and the upper basket may include a second coupling device that selectively engages the first coupling device, The first coupling device and the second coupling device may be provided with a coupling release portion for releasing coupling between the first coupling device and the second coupling device.

The lower basket includes a lower rail guiding the stop roller and a lower rail holding jaw located behind the lower rail, and the lower basket includes a lower rail, The stop rollers may be in contact with the lower rail catch jaws so that the stop basket together with the lower basket can be pulled out together.

Through the present invention, the user can open the sliding door of the freezer compartment located at the lower end of the refrigerator and confirm the contents of both the lower end, the break, and the upper basket located in the freezer compartment.

That is, the user can confirm the stored contents stored in the respective baskets by only gripping and pulling the handle of the sliding door of the freezer compartment.

Accordingly, the user can reduce the trouble of directly opening a plurality of baskets in order to find a desired storage.

1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a side view illustrating a plurality of baskets housed in a storage room of a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view and a partially enlarged view showing a plurality of guide portions located on a side wall of a storage room and a storage room according to an example of the present invention.
4 is a perspective view showing a bottom basket according to an example of the present invention.
5 is a perspective view illustrating an interrupted basket according to an example of the present invention.
6 is a bottom perspective view illustrating an upper basket according to an example of the present invention.
7 is a side view illustrating a process of releasing the engagement of the first coupling device and the second coupling device according to an example of the present invention.
8 is a side view illustrating a process of withdrawing a basket according to an embodiment of the present invention from a storage room.

Hereinafter, the structure of a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a side view illustrating a plurality of baskets housed in a storage room of a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view and a partially enlarged view showing a plurality of guide portions positioned on side walls of a storage room and a storage room according to an example of the present invention.

1 to 3, a refrigerator 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a case 10, a refrigerating chamber (not shown), a freezing chamber 100, a plurality of refrigerating chamber doors 50, a freezing chamber door 200, The lower basket 300, the stop basket 400, the upper basket 500, the first coupling device 600 (see FIG. 5), the second coupling device (see 700 of FIG. 6) . ≪ / RTI >

The case 10 forms the overall appearance of the refrigerator 1 as shown in Fig.

The case 10 may be, for example, a rectangular parallelepiped, but is not limited thereto.

Inside the case 10, there is a refrigerator and a freezer as storage spaces for storing food, and a cooling device for storing cold air in the storage space.

In the refrigerator compartment, a stored article stored at the image temperature is stored and can be opened and closed by a plurality of refrigerator compartment doors 50.

In the freezing chamber 100, a stored substance stored at a sub-zero temperature is stored and can be opened and closed by a freezing chamber door 200 to be described later. In FIG. 1, a refrigerator is shown where the refrigerating compartment is located at the upper portion and the freezing compartment 100 is located at the lower portion. However, the refrigerating compartment may be located at the lower portion and the freezing compartment 100 may be located at the upper portion. Hereinafter, the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment 100 will be collectively referred to as a storage compartment.

In the freezing chamber 100, a plurality of baskets 400, 500, and 600 to be described later are located. The plurality of baskets 400, 500, and 600 may be slidably or slidably drawn from the freezer compartment 100.

3, a sliding guide 110 for guiding the sliding movement of the plurality of baskets 400, 500, 600 may be provided on the side wall 105 of the freezer compartment 100. The sliding guide 110 may include a plurality of guide portions 111, 112, and 113.

The plurality of guide portions 111, 112 and 113 may include a first guide portion 111, a second guide portion 112, and a third guide portion 113. The plurality of guide portions 111, 112, and 113 may be spaced apart in the vertical direction. At least a part of each of the guide portions 111, 112 and 113 may extend in a horizontal direction.

The first guide portion 111 guides the sliding movement of the stop basket 400 by contacting at least part of the stop guide portion (see 460 in FIG. 6) of the stop basket 400 to be described later.

The second guide portion 112 guides the sliding movement of the upper basket 500 by contacting at least part of the first upper guide portion (see 561 in FIG. 6) of the upper basket 500 to be described later. 3, a disengaging portion 800 protruding inward from the second guide portion 112 in the freezing chamber 100 may be located below the second guide portion 112, Will be described in detail below.

The third guide part 113 guides the sliding movement of the upper basket 500 by contacting at least part of the second upper guide part (see 562 in FIG. 6) of the upper basket 500 to be described later.

Further, the sliding guide 110 may include a side wall guide roller 114.

The sidewall guide roller 114 is located in front of the third guide portion 113 and includes a second upper guide portion 562 (see FIG. 6) of the upper basket 500 contacting at least a portion of the third guide portion 113 And rotates in accordance with the sliding movement of the upper basket 500 in the forward and backward directions. That is, the side wall guide roller 114 guides the sliding movement of the upper basket 500.

The freezing chamber door 200 slides forward and backward to open and close the freezing chamber 100. The freezer compartment door 200 may be a structure that slides forward and backward as shown in FIG. 1 as an example, but is not limited thereto. As another example, the lower end of the freezing chamber door 200 may be hinged and the upper end of the freezing chamber door 200 may be rotated to open and close the freezing chamber door 200.

The freezer compartment door 200 may include a handle 210 that the user can grasp.

The handle 210 may be positioned at the top of the freezer compartment door 200, as shown in FIG. As the knob 210 is located at the upper portion, it is convenient for the user to bend the knob 210 to grasp the knob 210, which is convenient.

The freezing chamber door 200 may include a door guide portion 220 for guiding the freezing chamber door 200 to slide forward and backward.

The door guide unit 220 may be fixed to the freezing chamber door 200 and the side wall 105 of the freezing chamber 100 to guide the sliding movement of the freezing chamber door 200 as an example. The door guide unit 220 may include a plurality of rails.

4 is a perspective view showing a bottom basket according to an example of the present invention. 5 is a perspective view illustrating an interrupted basket according to an example of the present invention. 6 is a bottom perspective view illustrating an upper basket according to an example of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the lower basket 300 is located inside the freezer compartment 100 and provides a space for storing the stored items. The lower basket 300 can provide a wider storage space than the upper basket 500 and the lower basket 400, which will be described later.

4, the lower basket 300 includes a lower front portion 310, a lower rear portion 320, a lower side portion 330, a lower bottom portion 340, a lower storage portion 350, A guide portion 360, a lower roller 370, and a lower rail 380.

The lower front part 310, the lower rear part 320, the lower side part 330 and the lower bottom part 340 form a rectangular parallelepiped with an open upper part to accommodate a bottom storage part 350 to provide.

The lower rear portion 320 may be formed to have a height lower than that of the lower front portion 310 as shown in FIG. The lower rear part 320 is provided at a lower height so that the cool air provided from the refrigerator must flow above the lower rear part 320 and the lower front part 310 is provided at a higher level so that the inflow cool air is maximally discharged from the lower basket 320 This is because it should not be leaked. However, the height of the lower rear part 320 should be calculated to be a proper height considering the storage amount of the stored product.

4, a lower guide portion 360 is formed at an upper end of the lower side surface portion 330 and is bent outward.

The lower guide 360 may be coupled to the door guide 220 or supported by a support (not shown) provided on the freezer compartment door 200. Alternatively, the lower side of the lower basket 300 may be supported by a support provided on the door. Accordingly, the lower basket 300 can move together with the freezer compartment door 200.

The lower rail 380 may be positioned on the upper portion of the lower guide 360.

The lower rail 380 is provided so that the stop roller 470 of the stop basket 400 to be described later rotates. That is, the lower rail 380 guides the sliding movement of the stop basket 400.

The lower rail 380 may, for example, include a lower rail catch jaw 381 as shown in FIG.

The lower rail hooking jaw 381 contacts the stop roller 470 when the lower basket 300 is pulled out and pushes the stop roller 470 in the pull-out direction. Accordingly, the stop basket 400 can be taken out together with the lower basket 300.

That is, when the lower basket 300 advances, only the stop roller 470 rotates for a certain period of time and the stop basket 400 is kept stationary. Once the stop roller 470 reaches the lower end rail jaw 381, The stop basket 400 is advanced (slidingly drawn out) together with the lower basket 300. Here, the stop rollers 470 of the stop basket 400 may be located at the front of the side of the stop basket 400, but are not limited thereto.

5, the stop basket 400 may include, for example, an underside front portion 410, a stop rear portion 420, an underside side portion 430, an underside bottom portion 440, an interrupt storage portion 450, A stop roller 460, a stop roller 470, and a stop rail 480.

The stopping front portion 410, the stopping rear portion 420, the stopping side portion 430 and the stopping bottom portion 440 form a rectangular parallelepiped having an open upper portion and a stop storage portion 450 to provide.

The stopping front portion 410 can serve as a grip portion when the user intends to take out the stop basket 400. [

The stopping rear face portion 420 may be formed to have a height lower than the stopping front face portion 410 as shown in FIG. The reason for this is the same as that described in the lower rear part 420, and thus will be omitted.

At the upper end of the interrupted side surface portion 430, a stop guide portion 460 is formed which is bent outward as shown in FIG.

The stop guide portion 460 serves to guide sliding of the stop basket 400 in the forward and backward directions by contacting at least a portion of the stop guide portion 460 with the first guide portion 111.

A stop roller 470 may be positioned below the stop guide 460 and a stop rail 480 may be located above the stop guide 460.

The stop roller 470 rotates and moves on the lower rail 380. The stop roller 470 reduces the force required by the user to slide the stop basket 400 back and forth. Further, the stopping roller 470 allows the stop basket 400 to slide more smoothly forward and backward.

The stop rollers 470 may be located, for example, at the front of the side of the stop basket 400, but are not limited thereto.

The stop rail 480 is provided so that the upper end roller 570 of the upper basket 500 to be described later rotates. That is, the stop rail 480 guides the sliding movement of the upper basket 500.

The interrupt rail 480 may include a stop rail jaw 481 located forward, for example, as shown in FIG. However, such a substrate does not limit the position of the interrupt rail jaws 481.

The stop rail catching jaw 481 abuts the upper roller 570 of the upper basket 500 to be described later. When the upper basket 500 is drawn out in a state where the upper roller 570 is in contact with the interrupted rail engaging jaw 481, the interrupted basket 400 is also drawn out. That is, the stop rail catching jaw 481 can receive the force drawn from the upper roller 570.

Here, the upper roller 570 may be positioned at the front of the upper basket 500.

6, the upper basket 500 includes an upper front portion 510, an upper rear portion 520, an upper side portion 530, an upper bottom portion 540, an upper storage portion (not shown) A top guide portion 561, a second top guide portion 562, a top roller 570, and an upper basket guide roller 590.

The upper front portion 510, the upper rear portion 520, the upper side portion 530, and the upper bottom portion 540 form a rectangular parallelepiped having an opened top, and an upper storage portion 550, to provide.

The upper front portion 510 may include a grip portion 511 as an example. The grip portion 511 may be formed on the upper surface 510 and may be recessed to facilitate gripping by a user.

The upper front portion 510 may be made of a transparent material, for example. In this case, the user has an advantage that it is possible to see what stored contents are stored in the upper basket 500 through the upper front portion 510.

The upper bottom portion 520 may be formed of a plurality of grids as shown in Fig. 6 as an example. There is an advantage that cold air introduced from the lower part through the plurality of gratings can be easily introduced.

6, a first upper guide portion 561 is provided at the lower end of the upper side surface portion 530. As shown in FIG.

The first upper guide portion 561 serves to guide sliding of the upper basket 500 in the forward and backward directions by contacting at least a part with the second guide portion 112.

6, a second upper guide portion 562 is provided at the upper end of the upper side portion 530. [

The second upper guide portion 562 serves to guide sliding of the upper basket 500 in the forward and backward directions at least partially in contact with the third guide portion 113. It is also noted that the second upper guide portion 562 can be in contact with the side wall guide roller 114. [ In this case, since the upper basket 500 is guided by the upper roller 570 and the sidewall guide roller 114, that is, the two rollers 570 and 114, which will be described later, the upper basket 500 can smoothly slide forward and backward.

The positions of the first upper guide portion 561 and the second upper guide portion 562 are not limited to the lower end and the stop of the upper side surface portion 530 and may be any position that can guide the sliding movement of the upper basket 500 Location is possible.

The configuration of any one of the first upper guide portion 561 and the second upper guide portion 562 may be omitted.

An upper roller 570 may be positioned below the first upper guide portion 561.

The upper roller 570 rotates and moves on the interrupt rail 480. The upper roller 570 reduces the force required by the user to slide the upper basket 500 forward and backward. In addition, the upper roller 570 can smoothly slide the upper basket 500 forward and backward.

The upper roller 570 may be positioned at the front of the upper basket 500 as shown in FIG. 6 as an example, but the position of the upper roller 570 is not limited thereto. It is also noted that the upper roller 570 can transmit a force to be drawn to the interrupt rail jaw 481.

The upper basket guide roller 590 is provided at the end of an extension 591 extending rearward from the upper basket as shown in Fig. The upper basket guide roller 590 can be easily removed from the stop basket 400 through the stop basket 400 by completely removing the upper basket 500 from the stop basket 400, It helps to be placed. That is, the upper basket guide roller 590 provided on the extended portion 591 protruding rearward is placed on the stop rail 480 of the stop basket 400, and the upper basket 500 is moved downward and backward The upper basket 500 can be easily mounted to the stop basket 400. [

The first coupling device 600 is coupled to a second coupling device 700 to be described later and can be released from the second coupling device 700 by a coupling release portion 800 described later.

The first coupling device 600 is provided in the stop basket 400 as shown in FIG. As an example, the first coupling device 600 may be provided inside the interrupt rail 480. With such a configuration, the coupling releasing portion 800 protruding inward from the second guide portion 112 can be influenced.

The first coupling device 600 may include a first base 610 and a first coupling member 620.

The first base 610 may include a first hinge shaft receiving portion 611, an elastic member supporting portion 612, a recessed surface 613, a first mounting surface 614, and a first coupling hole 615 have.

The first hinge shaft receiving portion 611 is formed to extend upward from the bottom surface of the recessed surface 613 in order to engage with the first hinge shaft 621 of the first engaging member 620 to be described later. The first hinge shaft 621 coupled with the first hinge shaft receiving portion 611 provides the center of the pivoting movement to the first engaging member 620. 5, the first hinge shaft receiving portion 611 includes grooves and the first hinge shaft 621 is inserted into the groove. However, the first hinge shaft receiving portion 611 and the first hinge shaft receiving portion 611 The structure of the hinge shaft 621 is not limited thereto and the first hinge shaft receiving portion 611 and the first hinge shaft 621 may be coupled to each other so that the first joining member 620 may be coupled to the first base 610 Any structure capable of providing a pivot center for relative pivot motion is possible.

The pair of elastic member supports 612 protrude from the bottom surface of the recessed surface 613 and support the elastic member 630 positioned to surround the elastic member guide bar 625 to be described later. A guide bar receiving hole 612a is formed in the space between the pair of elastic member supporting portions 612. It should be noted that the shape of the elastic member support portion 612 is not limited thereto but may be extended upward from the bottom surface of the depression 613 to support the elastic member 630 and the elastic member guide bar 625 may be selectively received Any structure is possible.

The guide bar receiving hole 612a selectively receives the elastic member guide bar 625 to be described later.

The recessed surface 613 is recessed from the first mounting surface 614 to be described later, and receives the first engagement member 620. The first hinge shaft receiving portion 611 and the elastic member supporting portion 612 may be formed protruding from the bottom surface of the depressed surface 613.

The first mounting surface 614 provides a surface for mounting the first coupling device 600 to the stop basket 400.

The first coupling hole 615 is provided on the first mounting surface 614 to mount the first coupling device 600 to the stop basket 400. More specifically, the first base 610 can be screwed into the stop basket 400 through the first coupling hole 615. However, the method of joining the first coupling device 600 and the suspended basket 400 is not limited thereto, and may be combined by various methods such as bonding with an adhesive, formation of a single body, or the like.

The first engaging member 620 is selectively engaged with the second engaging member 720 to be described later and the engagement between the first engaging member 620 and the second engaging member 720 is engaged with the engagement releasing portion 800 ). ≪ / RTI >

The first engaging member 620 includes a first hinge shaft 621, a first inclined portion 622, a first bent portion 623, a first motion restricting portion 624, and an elastic member guide bar 625, . ≪ / RTI >

The first hinge shaft 621 is engaged with the first hinge shaft receiving portion 611 to provide a rotational center for the first engaging member 620. [

The first inclined portion 622 may have an inclined shape so as to protrude upward from an imaginary line A connecting the first mounting surface 614 of the first base 610. The first inclined portion 622 may have an inclined shape so as to gradually increase from the upper portion of the first hinge axis 621 toward the upper portion of the elastic member guide bar 625 to be described later.

The first inclined portion 622 may include a first contact portion 622a at the end of the portion protruding most upward.

The first contact portion 622a may be coupled to the second contact portion 722a of the second coupling device to be described later. The first contact portion 622a may have a predetermined angle to facilitate the sliding contact with the second contact portion 722a.

The first bent portion 623 is formed to bend downward from the side surface of the first inclined portion 622. [ The first bent portion 623 can form the side surface of the first engaging member 620 in this form.

The first operation restricting portion 624 extends from the lowest point of the first inclined portion 622 and contacts the first mounting surface 614. That is, the first operation restricting portion 624 extends from the first inclined portion 622 located above the first hinge axis 621. With such a structure, it is possible to restrict the rotational movement of the first engaging member 620 rotating about the first hinge shaft receiving portion 611 and the first hinge shaft 621.

The elastic member guide bar 625 may be cylindrical, for example, and the elastic member 630 may be positioned so as to surround the outer periphery of the cylindrical elastic member guide bar 625.

The elastic member 630 is positioned to surround the outer circumferential surface of the elastic member guide bar 625. The elastic member 630 is positioned below the elastic member 630 and the first inclination A portion 622 is located. With this structure, when the first inclined portion 622 pivots downward, the elastic member 630 provides an elastic force to the first inclined portion 622. That is, the elastic member 630 pushes up the first inclined portion 622 which is rotated downward.

The second coupling device 700 is coupled to the first coupling device 600 and can be disengaged from the first coupling device 600 by a coupling release portion 800 described later.

The second coupling device 700 may be provided at a lower portion of the upper basket 500 as shown in FIG. With such a structure, it can be selectively coupled to the first coupling device 600 provided on the upper portion of the stop basket 400. That is, the positions of the first coupling device 600 and the second coupling device 700 are not limited, but both should be provided at corresponding positions so that they can be selectively coupled.

The second coupling device 700 may include a second base 710 and a second coupling member 720.

The second base 710 may include a second hinge shaft 711, a second mounting surface 712, a second coupling member receiving hole 713, and a second coupling hole 714.

The second hinge shaft 711 is engaged with the second hinge engaging part 721 to be described later to provide a rotation center to the second engaging member 720. However, the present invention is not limited to this structure, and the second hinge shaft 711 can have any structure capable of providing a rotation center to the second engaging member 720 through engagement with the second hinge engaging portion 721 .

The second mounting surface 712 provides a surface for mounting the second coupling device 700 to the upper basket 500.

The second fitting surface 712 is provided with a second fitting member receiving hole 713 and a second fitting hole 714, which will be described later.

The second engagement member receiving hole 713 selectively receives a second engagement member 720 to be described later. That is, larger than the size of the cross section of the second engaging member 720 so that the second engaging member 720 can be received. The second engaging member 720 can be, for example, a rectangular hole as shown in FIG. 6, but is not limited thereto, and any shape is possible as long as the second engaging member 720 can be received.

The second coupling hole 714 is provided on the second mounting surface 712 so that the second coupling device 700 can be mounted on the upper basket 500. More specifically, the second base 710 can be screwed into the upper basket 500 through the second coupling hole 714. However, the method of joining the second coupling device 700 and the upper basket 500 is not limited thereto, and may be variously the same as the coupling method of the first coupling device 600 and the stop basket 400.

The second engaging member 720 is selectively engaged with the first engaging member 620 and the engagement between the first engaging member 620 and the second engaging member 720 is engaged with the engaging portion 800 .

The second engaging member 720 may include a second hinge engaging portion 721, a second angled portion 722, a second bent portion 723, and a second operation restricting portion 724.

The second hinge engaging portion 721 is engaged with the second hinge shaft 711 to provide a rotation center to the second engaging member 720. The second hinge engaging portion 721 may be a hole formed to be hinged to the second hinge shaft 711 of the cylindrical shape as shown in Fig. 6 for example.

The second inclined portion 722 may have an inclined shape so as to protrude downward from an imaginary line B connecting the second mounting surface 712 of the second base 710. Further, the second inclined portion 722 may have a shape that is inclined so as to gradually decrease from the lower portion of the second hinge engaging portion 721.

The second inclined portion 722 may include a second contact portion 722a at the end of the portion protruding most to the lower portion.

The second contact portion 722a may be arranged to face the first contact portion 622a in a direction opposite to the first contact portion 622a and to be in contact with the first contact portion 622a. Also, the second contact portion 722a may have a predetermined angle so that the engagement with the first contact portion 622a can be easily released. The second contact portion 722a may form a right angle with the second inclined portion 722 as an example.

The second bent portion 723 is formed to be bent from the side face of the second inclined portion 722 toward the upper side. The second bent portion 723 forms a side surface appearance of the second engagement member 720 in this form. The second bending portion 723 is configured such that the second contact portion 722a is not hooked to the disengaging portion 800 to be described later in the process of completely removing the upper basket 500 from the freezing chamber 100 and then reinserting the upper basket. It can also serve as a guide to ride.

The second operation restricting portion 724 extends from the highest point of the second inclined portion 722 and contacts the second mounting surface 712. That is, the second operation restricting portion 724 extends from the second inclined portion 722 located below the second hinge engaging portion 721. With this structure, it is possible to restrict the rotational movement of the second engaging member 720 that rotates about the second hinge shaft 711 and the second hinge engaging portion 721.

The disengaging portion 800 serves to disengage the first engaging device 600 and the second engaging device 700 from each other. The disengaging portion 800 may be formed to protrude from the second guide portion 112 toward the freezing chamber 100 as an example. Further, the disengaging portion 800 may be shorter than the length of the second guide portion 112. [

For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the unlocking portion 800 may be positioned at a front portion of the second guide portion 112 among the entire portion of the second guide portion 112.

Further, the disengaging portion 800 may be positioned below the second guide portion 112. [ However, the position of the disengaging portion 800 is not limited thereto, and it can be determined at the time of manufacture so that the upper basket 500 can be properly drawn out, and the user can freely move the disengaging portion 800 And may be made to be changed.

The disengaging portion 800 is positioned to release the engagement of the first engaging device 600 and the second engaging device 700 and may be provided on both side walls of the guide portion 110, As shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, a process of withdrawing a basket of a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

7 is a side view illustrating a process of releasing the engagement of the first coupling device and the second coupling device according to an example of the present invention. 8 is a side view illustrating a process of withdrawing a basket according to an embodiment of the present invention from a freezing chamber.

8 (a), the lower basket 300, the suspended basket 400, and the upper basket 500 are accommodated in the freezing chamber 100 in a state where the freezing chamber door 200 is closed Located. At this time, cool air flows into the freezer compartment 100, and the contents stored in the baskets 300, 400, and 500 are kept frozen or refrigerated.

8 (b), when the user grasps the pull tab 210 of the freezer compartment door 200 and pulls it forward, the freezer compartment door 200 slides forward, and the freezer compartment door 200 The lower basket 300 is pulled forward. At this time, the stop basket 400 and the upper basket 500 remain stationary until the lower basket 300 is drawn out by a certain distance.

8 (c), when the user grasps the grip 210 of the freezing chamber door 200 and pulls it forward, the lower basket 300 is further forwardly moved together with the freezing chamber door 200 And the stop basket 400 and the upper basket 500 are also pulled forward.

8 (b), it can be seen that the stop roller 470 is caught in the lower rail catching jaw 381. When the lower basket 300 is pulled out in this state, the lower rail catching jaw 381, The stop basket 470 provided with the stop roller 470 is also pulled out forward since it provides a force for pulling forward to the stop roller 470. [

The first coupling device 600 provided at the upper portion of the stop basket 400 and the second coupling device 700 provided at the lower portion of the upper basket 500 may be constructed as shown in FIG. The first contact portion 622a and the second contact portion 722a are in contact with each other. Accordingly, when the stop basket 400 is pulled forward in this state, the first contact portion 622a pushes the second contact portion 722a, so that the first coupling device 600 is provided with the second coupling device 700 Resulting in dragging to an upper basket (500).

8 (d), the lower basket 300 is additionally provided with the freezer compartment door 200, as shown in FIG. 8 (d). In addition, when the user grasps and pulls the pull tab 210 of the freezer compartment door 200 continuously, And the stop basket 400 is further pulled forward together with the lower basket 300 so that the upper basket 500 is kept stationary.

8C, it can be seen that the stop roller 470 is caught in the lower rail catching jaw 381. In this state, the lower basket 300 is pulled out, (400) is also drawn out forward.

The first coupling device 600 provided at the upper portion of the stop basket 400 and the second coupling device 700 provided at the lower portion of the upper basket 500 are connected to each other by the continuous withdrawal of the stop basket 400, So that the upper basket 500 is kept stationary.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the first coupling device 600 includes a disengaging portion 800 (see FIG. 7A) and a second coupling device 700 7 (b), when the upper basket 500 is separated from the upper basket 500, the upper basket 500 is gradually drawn closer to the disengaging portion 800, The first inclined portion 622 of the engaging device 600 is brought into contact with the disengaging portion 800. When the stop basket 400, the upper basket 500, and the first coupling device 600 continue to advance in the state where the disengagement portion 800 and the first inclined portion 622 are in contact with each other, The first inclined portion 622 is rotated while ascending along the unlocking portion 800 as shown in FIG.

Through this process, the coupling between the first coupling device 600 and the second coupling device 700 is completely released so that the stop basket 400 can no longer transmit any force to the upper basket 500 The upper basket 500 is kept stationary at the position at the time when the first coupling device 600 and the second coupling device 700 are completely disengaged from each other.

It is to be noted that the first contact portion 622a and the second contact portion 722a may be inclined at a predetermined angle to facilitate disengagement of the first contact portion 622a and the second contact portion 722a.

The user can visually confirm the stored items stored in the lower basket 300, the suspended basket 400, and the upper basket 500 taken out as shown in FIG. 8 (d).

If the storage desired by the user is in the lower basket 300, the storage can be taken out directly from the lower basket 300. If the storage desired by the user is in the stop basket 400 or the upper basket 500 If desired, the stop basket 400 or the upper basket 500 may be further drawn out to take out a desired stored object.

Further, the user may completely remove the interrupt basket 400 and the upper basket 500 from the freezer compartment 100.

Hereinafter, a process of withdrawing a basket of a refrigerator and then reinserting the basket according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

The user may be aware that the stop roller 470 of the stop basket 400 has been removed from the lower rail 380 of the lower basket 300. If the stop basket 400 is completely removed from the top of the freezer compartment 100 and the bottom basket 300, The stop basket 400 can be mounted to be seated on the stop basket 400.

Thereafter, the user may mount the upper basket 500 on the stop basket 400. At this time, the upper basket 500 of the upper basket 500 is placed on the stop rail 480 of the stop basket 400, and the upper basket 500 is moved downward, Can easily be mounted on the interrupt basket (400).

The second contact portion 722a of the second coupling device 700 is brought into contact with the disengaging portion 800 when the second bending portion 723 is in contact with the second contact portion 700. [ So that it can be guided in a manner that it does not cling to the disengaging portion 800 but rises.

When the user closes the freezing chamber door 200, the lower basket 300, the suspended basket 400, and the upper basket 500 are aligned in the freezing chamber 100 (see FIG. 8A) ).

In the present embodiment, the stop basket may be referred to as a first basket, and the upper basket may be referred to as a second basket.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that numerous modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the appended claims. And equivalents should also be considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

10: Case
50: Refrigerator door
100: Freezer
200: Freezer door
300: bottom basket
400: Stop basket
500: Upper basket
600: first coupling device
700: second coupling device
800:

Claims (12)

storeroom;
A door sliding forward and backward to open and close the storage chamber;
A first basket including a first coupling device, the first basket being located in the storage compartment and slidable forward and backward with the door;
A second basket disposed on one side of the first basket and slidable in the front and rear direction, the second basket including a second coupling device coupled with the first coupling device; And
And a disengaging portion for disengaging the first engaging device and the second engaging device,
When the first basket and the second basket are slid forward together and the second basket reaches a predetermined position, the engagement of the first engagement device and the second engagement device by the engagement release portion Refrigerator to be turned off.
The method according to claim 1,
The second basket is located at the upper portion of the first basket,
Wherein the first coupling device includes a first inclined portion that is formed to be inclined from the upper side of the first basket,
Wherein the second coupling device includes a second inclined portion hinged to a lower side of the second basket and protruding from a lower side of the second basket.
3. The method of claim 2,
The first coupling device includes:
Further comprising an elastic member hinged to the upper side of the first basket to provide an elastic force to the first coupling device.
3. The method of claim 2,
The first coupling device may further include a first contact portion provided at an end of the first inclined portion and the second coupling device further includes a second contact portion provided at an end of the second inclined portion,
Wherein the first contact portion and the second contact portion abut each other at least at a portion thereof.
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the first contact portion and the second contact portion are formed to be inclined so as to facilitate release of contact between the first contact portion and the second contact portion.
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the second engaging device further comprises a second bent portion bent upward from a side of the second inclined portion.
The method according to claim 1,
A first guide portion for guiding the sliding of the first basket; And
And a second guide portion for guiding the sliding of the second basket,
And the disengagement portion is located between the first guide portion and the second guide portion.
8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the engagement releasing portion further protrudes toward the storage compartment side than the second guide portion.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the front portion forming the front surface of the second basket is made of a transparent material.
storeroom;
A door sliding forward and backward to open and close the storage chamber;
A lower basket slidably moving forward and backward together with the door;
A stop basket positioned above the bottom basket and being withdrawn with the bottom basket; And
A top basket positioned above the stop basket and being withdrawn with the stop basket,
When the door slides forward, the lower basket slides forward with the door, and when the lower basket reaches a predetermined position, the stop basket slides forward with the lower basket, The refrigerator stops when it reaches a predetermined position after sliding forward with the stop basket.
11. The method of claim 10,
Said stop basket comprising a first engagement device,
Wherein the upper basket includes a second coupling device selectively engaged with the first coupling device,
Wherein the side wall of the storage compartment is provided with a disengaging portion for disengaging the first engaging device and the second engaging device when the upper basket reaches a predetermined position.
11. The method of claim 10,
The stop basket includes a lower stop roller,
Wherein the lower basket includes a lower rail guiding the stop roller and a lower rail holding jaw located behind the lower rail,
Wherein when the lower basket reaches a predetermined position, the stop roller comes into contact with the lower rail catching jaw and the stop basket is taken out together with the lower basket.

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