KR20150021693A

KR20150021693A - Refrigerator

Info

Publication number: KR20150021693A
Application number: KR20130098968A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이상철; 현상민
Original assignee: 삼성전자주식회사
Priority date: 2013-08-21
Filing date: 2013-08-21
Publication date: 2015-03-03

Abstract

The present invention provides a refrigerator which can adjust heights of the shelves while loading the food on the shelves, and has a simple composition. The refrigerator includes: a main body; a storage having an opened front surface provided inside the main body; and a shelf unit installed inside the storage to enable an upward and downward adjustment of a vertical height. The shelf unit includes: a plurality of shelves arranged inside the storage; a support unit supporting the shelves, and guiding the shelves to enable a frontward and rearward movement; a guide unit installed inside the storage, supporting the support unit and guiding the support unit to enable an upward and a downward movement; and connectors formed on the guide unit to enable the upward and the downward movement, connected with the support unit to be moved upward and downward with the support unit. The shelves come in contact with the connector and push the connectors, and the connectors are then closely attached to the guide unit so as to prevent the vertical movement of the connectors.

Description

Refrigerator {REFRIGERATOR}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a shelf that is easily adjustable in height.

Generally, a refrigerator is a device for storing food freshly provided with a storage room and a cold supply device for supplying cold air to the storage room.

The temperature of the storage chamber is maintained at a temperature within a certain range required to keep the food fresh.

The storage room of such a refrigerator is provided so that its front surface is opened, and the opened front surface is normally closed by the door to maintain the temperature of the storage room.

Inside the storage room, a plurality of shelves for dividing the storage room into a plurality of storage spaces are provided. The shelves are provided so that the height of the shelves can be adjusted according to the user's convenience.

There are various ways to control the height of the shelf, but usually, the height of the shelf is adjusted by arranging a plurality of holes in the vertical direction on the wall surface of the storage room to hang the shelf in the hole, or the shelf is fixed And a method of adjusting the height of the lathe by releasing the fastening state by the fastening device and then adjusting the height of the lathe by tightening the fastening device again.

In the method of adjusting the height of the shelves by providing a plurality of holes on the wall surface of the storage room, it is difficult to give aesthetics to the design because a plurality of holes are provided on the wall surface. In order to control the height of the shelves, There is a problem in that it is necessary to adjust the height of the shelf and then put food and the like on the shelf again.

In addition, even if the shelf is fixed by the fastening device, it is necessary to remove the food and the like placed on the shelf in order to adjust the height of the shelf, adjust the height of the shelf and then place the food or the like on the shelf again. There is an inconvenience that the fastening state of the fastening device must be released each time and then fastened again.

One aspect of the present invention provides a refrigerator having a simple structure and capable of adjusting the height of a shelf while holding food or the like on the shelf.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a refrigerator comprising: a main body; a storage chamber that is opened to the inside of the main body; and a shelf unit that is adjustable in height up and down in the storage chamber, A supporting part for supporting the shelf and guiding the shelf so as to be movable in the forward and backward directions, a supporting part provided inside the storage room for supporting the supporting part, And a connector which is vertically movably provided on the guide portion and is connected to the support portion so as to move up and down together with the support portion. When the shelf contacts the connector and pushes the connector, Wherein the connector is in close contact with the guide portion, Thereby preventing movement of the movable member.

The support portion may include a first guide rail for guiding the shelf so as to be movable in forward and backward directions, and a fixing member for pushing the connector and fixing the shelf to the support portion.

The guide portion may be provided with a second guide rail for guiding the connector so as to be movable in the vertical direction.

When the shelf is moved forward along the first guide rail, the contact between the shelf and the connector is released, and the connector moves up and down along the second guide rail to adjust the height of the shelf.

When the height of the shelf is adjusted, the shelf is moved backward along the first guide rail so that the shelf is brought into contact with the connector, so that the connector is brought into close contact with the second guide rail by the shelf, Can be prevented.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a refrigerator comprising: a main body; a storage chamber that is opened to the inside of the main body; and a shelf unit that is adjustable in height up and down in the storage chamber, A plurality of guide rails provided in the storage room, guide rails provided inside the storage room to guide the shelves so as to be movable in the up and down direction, and guide rails provided on both sides of the rear end of the shelves, And a rolling portion provided on the support portion and configured to allow the shelf to move up and down along the guide rail, wherein when the shelf is in a horizontal state, the support portion is brought into contact with the guide rail to move the shelf And when the horizontal state of the shelf is released, The guide rail is brought into contact with the guide rail and the rolling part is brought into contact with the guide rail so that the shelf is moved up and down.

Wherein the support portion includes a contact portion that contacts the guide rail to prevent movement of the shelf when the shelf is in a horizontal state and the rolling portion is spaced apart from the guide rail when the contact portion is in contact with the guide rail have.

When the front end of the shelf is rotated in the upward direction, the support portion rotates in the same direction as the shelf, the contact portion is spaced apart from the guide rail, the contact portion is spaced from the guide rail, and the rolling portion contacts the guide rail The shelf can be moved up and down.

According to the embodiments of the present invention, since the number of components of the shelf unit is small, the number of work processes can be reduced, and the height of the shelf can be adjusted while placing food or the like on the shelf.

1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a view showing a shelf of a shelf unit pushing a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a view showing a shelf unit of a shelf unit moved forward in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
4 is a perspective view of a lathe unit according to another embodiment of the present invention;
5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of the shelf unit shown in Fig.
6 is a view showing the shelf unit of the shelf unit shown in Fig. 4 rotated for height adjustment; Fig.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of the shelf unit shown in FIG. 6; FIG.
8 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the height of the lathe unit shown in Fig. 6 is adjusted;

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

1, a refrigerator includes a main body 10, a storage chamber 20 having a front surface opened inside the main body 10, a main body 10 for opening and closing an opened front surface of the storage chamber 20, And a shelf unit 100 provided inside the storage chamber 20 and capable of storing food or the like at an upper portion thereof.

The main body 10 includes an internal phase 11 forming a storage chamber 20, a foreign particle (not shown) forming an external appearance and a cool air supply device (not shown) for supplying cool air to the storage chamber 20.

The cold air supply device may include a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, an evaporator, a fan, a cool air duct, and the like. Between the inner surface 11 and the outer surface of the main body 10, A heat insulating material (not shown) is foamed to prevent leakage.

The storage chamber 20 is partitioned into a refrigerating chamber 21 and a freezing chamber 23 by partition walls 13 and a plurality of shelf units 100 are provided to divide the refrigerating chamber 21 and the freezing chamber 23 into a plurality of .

The refrigerator compartment 21 and the freezer compartment 23 are opened and closed by a refrigerator compartment door 31 and a freezer compartment door 33 which are rotatably coupled to the main body 10, A plurality of door guards 35 may be installed.

Next, a detailed description will be given of a shelf unit capable of easily adjusting the height without having a simple configuration but being inconvenient to the user.

1 to 3, the shelf unit 100 includes a shelf 110 provided in a plurality of storage chambers 20 and a support portion 110 for supporting the shelf 110 in the storage chamber 20 A guide part 130 provided inside the storage compartment 20 to support the support part 120 so as to be movable in the vertical direction and a support part 120 provided to be movable in the vertical direction on the guide part 130, And a connector 140 connected to the support portion 120 and moved in the vertical direction.

The shelves 110 are provided in a plurality so as to divide the inside of the storage chamber 20 into a plurality of pieces, and store food and the like on the upper portion.

The supporting part 120 supports the shelf 110 under the shelf 110 and is supported by a guide part 130 provided on the rear wall of the storage room 20. [

The supporting part 120 includes a first guide rail 121 for guiding the shelf 110 so as to be movable in the forward and backward directions and a fixing part 120 for moving the shelf 110 moving back and forth to be fixed to the supporting part 120 Member 123 as shown in FIG.

The first guide rails 121 are provided on both sides of the support part 120 for supporting the shelf 110 so that the shelf 110 can be moved in the forward and backward directions.

The shelf 110 is moved in the front and rear direction along the first guide rail 121 for height adjustment. When the shelf 110 is fixed to the fixing member 123, the shelf 110 contacts the connector 140 and pushes the connector 140 backward .

When the connector 140 is pushed by the shelf 110, the connector 140 and the second guide rail 131 of the guide part 130 are brought into close contact with each other to be brought into contact with the connector 140 and the second guide rail 131 The connector 140 is fixed by the frictional force generated on the contact surface, and the movement of the connector 140 in the vertical direction is prevented, so that the shelf 110 is kept in a fixed state.

When the shelf 110 is moved forward so as to be released from the fixed state by the fixing member 123 in order to adjust the height of the shelf 110, The connector 140 can freely move along the second guide rail 131 in the vertical direction.

The guide part 130 is provided inside the storage chamber 20 to support the support part 120 and guides the support part 120 so as to be movable in the vertical direction.

The guide part 130 is provided with a second guide rail 131 in the up and down direction and guides the connector 140 provided on the second guide rail 131 so as to be movable up and down.

As the shelf 110 is moved forward along the first guide rail 121 as described above, since the connector 140 can freely move in the vertical direction, the support portion 120 connected to the connector 140 can be moved up and down The shelf 110 is moved backward to adjust the height of the shelf 110 so that the shelf 110 is fixed to the fixing member 123 so that the shelf 110 can be prevented from moving in the vertical direction .

The connector 140 is vertically movable along the second guide rail 131 and connected to the support 120 to move up and down with the support 120 to support the shelf 110 are moved in the vertical direction.

2 to 3, the shelf 110 is fixed to the support portion 120 by the fixing member 123. The process of adjusting the height of the shelf unit 100 will now be described with reference to FIGS. The shelf 110 is brought into contact with the connector 140 by a force to move backward by the fixing member 123 and pushes the connector 140.

The connector 140 is pushed by the shelf 110 and brought into close contact with the second guide rail 123 and the connector 140 is moved up and down by the frictional force generated between the contact surfaces of the connector 140 and the second guide rail 123 So that the shelf 110 can be held in a fixed state.

When the shelf 110 is moved forward along the first guide rail 121 to release the fixing state from the fixing member 123 to adjust the height of the shelf 110, The connector 140 which has been in contact with the shelf 110 can be moved up and down along the second guide rail 131 while the contact with the shelf 110 is released.

When the height of the shelf 110 is adjusted by vertically moving the connector 140 along the second guide rail 131, the shelf 110 is moved to the first guide rail 121 So that the shelf 110 is fixed by the fixing member 123.

When the shelf 110 is moved rearward and fixed by the fixing member 123, the movement of the connector 140 is prevented as described above, so that the shelf 110 can be fixed and used.

4 to 5, the shelf unit 100a includes a shelf 110a provided in the storage chamber 20 and a plurality of shelves 110a provided in the storage chamber 20 so that the shelf 110a can move up and down A support portion 130a provided on both sides of the rear end of the shelf 110a to support the shelf 110a on the guide portion 120a and a support portion 130b provided on the support portion 130a, And a rolling part 140a which is movable in the vertical direction along the guide rail 121a provided in the part 120a.

The guide portion 120a is provided on the rear wall of the storage chamber 20 and is provided with a guide rail 121a in the up and down direction so that the shelf 110a is moved up and down along the guide rail 121a to adjust the height .

The support portions 130a are provided on both sides of the rear end of the shelf 110a so that the shelf 110a is supported by the guide portion 120a.

The supporting portion 130a is provided with a contact portion 131a for contacting the guide rail 121a to fix the shelf 110a when the shelf 110a is horizontal.

The support portion 130a is provided so as to be vertically rotatable together with the shelf 110a so that when the shelf 110a is horizontal, the contact portion 131a contacts the guide rail 121a to maintain the shelf 110a in a fixed state .

The rolling portion 140a is rotatably provided on the support portion 130a and is spaced apart from the guide rail 121a when the shelf 110a is horizontal. When the shelf 110a is released from the horizontal state, As shown in FIG.

4 to 5, the shelf 110a is held in a horizontal state so that the shelf 110a is fixed. When it is necessary to adjust the height of the shelf 110a, 6 to 8, the front end of the shelf 110a is lifted upwards to rotate the shelf 110a upward in the upward direction about the support portion 130a.

When the shelf 110a is rotated, the support portion 130a rotates together with the shelf 110a so that the contact portion 131a is separated from the guide rail 121a and the rolling portion 140a contacts the guide rail 121a.

When the rolling part 140a contacts the guide rail 121a, the rolling part 140a rotates and can move up and down along the guide rail 121a, so that the shelf 110a connected to the supporting part 120a also moves up and down .

After the height of the shelf 110a is adjusted, if the front end of the shelf 110a is rotated downward so that the shelf 110a is horizontal again, the contact portion 131a is brought into contact with the guide rail 121a, 140a are separated from the guide rails 121a to maintain the shelf 110a in a fixed state.

Even if only a small force acts on the shelf 110a, the shelf 110a is rotated at a predetermined angle or more to prevent the contact portion 131a from being separated from the guide rail 121a and the rolling portion 140a from contacting the guide rail 121a, The contact portion 131a can be kept in contact with the guide rail 121a before the shelf 110a is crashed due to a small impact.

While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. do.

10: main body 11:
13:
20: storage room 21: refrigerator room
23: Freezer
30: door 31: refrigerator door
33: Freezer door 35: Door guard
100, 100a: shelf unit
110, 110a: Shelf
120: Support part 121: First guide rail
123: Fixing member
130: guide portion 131: second guide rail
140: Connector
120a: guide portion 121a: guide rail
130a: Support part 131a:
140a:

Claims

main body;
A storage compartment in which a front surface is opened inside the body;
And a shelf unit provided inside the storage chamber so as to be adjustable in height in a vertical direction,
The shelf unit comprises:
A plurality of shelves provided in the storage chamber;
A support for supporting the shelf and guiding the shelf so as to be movable in forward and backward directions;
A guide unit provided inside the storage chamber for supporting the support unit and guiding the support unit so as to be movable in a vertical direction;
A connector that is vertically movable on the guide portion and is connected to the support portion and moves up and down together with the support portion;
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Wherein when the shelf contacts the connector and pushes the connector, the connector is brought into close contact with the guide portion to prevent the connector from moving in the vertical direction.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the support portion includes a first guide rail for guiding the shelf so as to be movable in the front and rear direction, and a fixing member for pushing the connector and fixing the shelf to the support portion.

3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the guide portion is provided with a second guide rail for guiding the connector to be movable in a vertical direction.

The method of claim 3,
When the shelf is moved forward along the first guide rail, the contact between the shelf and the connector is released, and the connector moves up and down along the second guide rail to adjust the height of the shelf. The refrigerator.

5. The method of claim 4,
When the height of the shelf is adjusted, the shelf is moved backward along the first guide rail so that the shelf is brought into contact with the connector, so that the connector is brought into close contact with the second guide rail by the shelf, To prevent the refrigerant from flowing into the refrigerator.

main body;
A storage compartment in which a front surface is opened inside the body;
And a shelf unit provided inside the storage chamber so as to be adjustable in height in a vertical direction,
The shelf unit comprises:
A plurality of shelves provided in the storage chamber;
A guide part provided inside the storage compartment and having a guide rail for guiding the shelf so as to be movable up and down;
A support portion provided on both sides of the rear end of the shelf to support the shelf on the guide portion;
A rolling unit provided on the support unit to allow the shelf to move up and down along the guide rails;
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When the shelf is in a horizontal state, the support part is brought into contact with the guide rail to prevent movement of the shelf, and when the horizontal state of the shelf is released, the support part is released from the guide rail and the rolling part contacts the guide rail So that the shelf is moved up and down.

The method according to claim 6,
The support portion includes a contact portion that contacts the guide rail when the shelf is in a horizontal state to prevent movement of the shelf, and when the contact portion is in contact with the guide rail, the rolling portion is separated from the guide rail Features a refrigerator.

8. The method of claim 7,
When the front end of the shelf is rotated in the upward direction, the support portion rotates in the same direction as the shelf, the contact portion is spaced apart from the guide rail, the contact portion is spaced from the guide rail, and the rolling portion contacts the guide rail So that the shelf is moved up and down.