KR20190125655A - Drawer assembly and refrigerator having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a drawer assembly and a refrigerator having the same and, more specifically, to a drawer assembly and a refrigerator having the same, wherein the drawer assembly comprises a case member configured to accommodate foods and the like in the case member while sliding forwards and backwards in a refrigeration compartment or a freezing compartment, and divides a separation space between the case member and a shelf located on a lower side of the case member to additionally store the foods and the like.

Description

DRAWER ASSEMBLY AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a drawer assembly and a refrigerator including the same, and more particularly, a case member sliding and moving in a forward and backward direction in a refrigerating compartment or a freezing compartment and storing food therein, and located below the case member and below. It relates to a drawer assembly and a refrigerator comprising the same by partitioning the space between the shelves to enable further storage of food and the like.

The refrigerator is a device for storing foods such as food in a fresh state for a long time through the cold air supplied to the internal storage chamber, and the cold air is generated by the heat exchange action of the refrigerant.

1 is a perspective view of an existing refrigerator; 2 is a reference diagram of a case member and a shelf installed in an existing refrigerator.

Referring to FIG. 1, the structure of a general refrigerator 9 includes a main body 91 having an internal storage compartment for storing food and the like, and a door 93 that selectively opens and closes the front surface of the main body 93. ) Is formed.

2, the main body portion 91 has a case member 911 formed in a drawer box structure for storing food and the like therein; The shelf 913 is provided with a food and drink on the upper surface.

In particular, a case in which the case member 911 and the shelf 913 are disposed directly below the case member 911 will be described. If the case member 911 and the shelf 913 are formed with more spaces than necessary, there is a problem that the space between the two components is not sufficiently utilized.

That is, since the height of the storage placed on the shelf 913 is limited, there is inevitably a space that cannot be utilized in the space between the case member 911 and the shelf 913.

This has been a problem of decreasing usability by generating unused space in the refrigerator 9.

Therefore, the inventor of the present invention is to disclose a drawer assembly and a refrigerator including the same by increasing the usability by having a configuration to utilize the unused space in the high to improve the above problems.

Korean Utility Model KR No. 20-1998-0056401 'Installation device of refrigerator compartment for refrigerator

In order to solve the problems of the prior art,

It is an object of the present invention to provide a drawer assembly and a refrigerator including the same, having a support member for further partitioning a lower space of a case member located in a refrigerator storage compartment to increase usability according to additional storage of the storage.

In addition, the present invention by rolling the support member on one side of the automatic winding member to ensure that the support member exposed to the outside by the user is automatically rolled into the automatic winding member when the end of use drawer assembly maximized its ease of use and It is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator including the same.

In addition, the present invention is to provide a drawer assembly and a refrigerator comprising the automatic winding member and / or the support member to be detachable to the lower surface of the case member to be utilized according to the user's preference in consideration of the overall aesthetics. There is this.

In addition, the present invention, when the case member and the lower shelf member is positioned at a distance greater than necessary, the drawer assembly to further store food and the like without increasing the overall size of the refrigerator by utilizing the unused space in the high and It is an object to provide a refrigerator containing.

The present invention can be implemented by an embodiment having the following configuration to achieve the above object.

Drawer assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention is a top of the box-shaped case member for storing the storage therein; A support member for partitioning a lower space of the case member; And a coupling member fixed to the distal end of the support member or to a side adjacent to the distal end and detachably fixed to the bottom surface of the case member.

The support member provided in the drawer assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention is made of a net structure or an elastic material.

The support member provided in the drawer assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention is made of multiple layers.

The drawer assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention further comprises an automatic winding member which is disposed on the lower surface of the case member and allows the support member exposed to the outside to be automatically wound inwardly, wherein the support member is the automatic winding member. Rolling is fixed to the inside of the.

The automatic winding member provided in the drawer assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention is formed in a cylindrical shape to rotate the support member along the outer circumferential surface by rotating and rotating the support member to achieve the winding or unwinding of the support member; An elastic member positioned to be adjacent to the rotating member to provide a restoring force to the opposite direction when the rotating member is rotated in one direction according to the release of the support member; And a contact member coupled to a portion of the elastic member to fix one end of the elastic member.

The contact member provided in the drawer assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention is recessed from one side of the outer surface is formed so that one side of the elastic member is inserted and fixed to the elastic member to cause the twist caused by the rotation of the elastic member It includes an insertion unit.

The case member provided in the drawer assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a coupling receiving portion for coupling with the coupling member on the lower surface, the coupling member is formed in a ring shape is inserted into the coupling receiving portion of the ring shape And fixed.

The coupling receiving portion provided in the drawer assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention is formed to be formed along the lower left and right length direction of the case member or movable along the bottom surface of the case member.

The case member provided in the drawer assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a coupling accommodating portion in which a U-shaped groove of an elastic material for coupling with the coupling member is formed on the lower surface, and the coupling member is formed in a cylindrical shape. It fits in the groove of the said accommodating part.

The automatic winding member provided in the drawer assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention further includes a housing member surrounding the rotating member and the elastic member to form an overall appearance in an inner recessed space, and the housing member is supported. And a drawing hole formed along a longitudinal direction on an outer circumferential surface thereof so that the member is drawn in and drawn out of the housing member.

The withdrawal hole provided in the drawer assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention is formed so that its height is lower than the thickness of the coupling member to prevent the insertion of the coupling member in the housing.

The automatic winding member provided in the drawer assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention is fixed to be detachable from the lower surface of the case member.

A refrigerator including a drawer assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a body part having a storage compartment, which is a refrigerator compartment or a freezer compartment, for storing food and the like in an interior enclosed design in a square pillar shape; An opening and closing unit coupled to the front side of the body to allow the body space to be selectively opened and closed; And a drawer assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

The case member provided in the refrigerator including the drawer assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention is a sliding movement of the inner surface of the freezer compartment or the refrigerator compartment from the upper side of the freezer compartment or the refrigerating compartment, and the refrigerator is located below the case member. The shelf further comprises; the support member partitions the space between the case member and the shelf.

The present invention has the following effects by the above configuration.

The present invention is provided with a support member for further partitioning the lower space of the case member located in the refrigerator storage compartment to increase the usability according to the additional loading of the storage.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of maximizing the ease of use by rolling the support member on one side of the automatic winding member so that the support member exposed to the outside by the user is automatically rolled to the inside of the automatic winding member at the end of use. .

In addition, the present invention has the effect that the automatic winding member and / or the support member is configured to be detachable to the lower surface of the case member to be utilized according to the user's preference in consideration of the overall aesthetics.

In addition, the present invention, when the case member and the lower shelf member is positioned at a distance greater than necessary, by utilizing the unused space in the high, it is possible to derive the effect of additional storage of food and the like without increasing the overall size of the refrigerator. .

1 is a perspective view of an existing refrigerator;
2 is a reference diagram of a case member and a shelf installed in an existing refrigerator;
3 is a partial perspective view of a refrigerator in which a drawer assembly is installed according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is an exploded perspective view of the automatic winding member, the support member and the coupling member;
5 is a side cross-sectional view of the automatic winding member to which the support member is coupled;
6 is a state diagram of use of a refrigerator in which a drawer assembly is installed according to an embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a reference diagram showing a state in which the coupling member is coupled to the coupling accommodation portion;
8 is a partial perspective view of a drawer assembly used in the engaging member according to another embodiment of the present invention;
9 is a partial perspective view showing the use of a plurality of coupling accommodation.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Embodiments of the invention may be modified in various forms, the scope of the invention should not be construed as limited to the following examples, but should be construed based on the matter described in the claims. In addition, this embodiment is merely provided as a reference to more fully explain the present invention to those skilled in the art.

3 is a partial perspective view of a refrigerator in which a drawer assembly is installed according to an embodiment of the present invention; 4 is an exploded perspective view of the automatic winding member, the support member and the coupling member; 5 is a side cross-sectional view of the automatic winding member to which the support member is coupled; 6 is a state diagram of use of a refrigerator in which a drawer assembly is installed according to an embodiment of the present invention; 7 is a reference diagram showing a state in which the coupling member is coupled to the coupling accommodation portion; 8 is a partial perspective view of a drawer assembly used in the engaging member according to another embodiment of the present invention; 9 is a partial perspective view showing the use of a plurality of coupling accommodation.

Hereinafter, a drawer assembly and a refrigerator including the same according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 3, the refrigerator 1 including the drawer assembly according to the embodiment of the present invention forms an overall appearance and the inner space is embedded from the front side to the back side, and preferably, it is embedded into the square pillar shape to be inside. A body part 10 having a storage compartment (a freezer compartment or a freezer compartment) in which various foods and the like can be stored; And an opening and closing portion coupled to a front side of the body portion 10 to selectively open and close the internal space of the body portion 10. In addition, the opening and closing portion may be formed in two or more by partitioning the body portion 10 in the vertical direction or the left or the like, but is not limited thereto.

In addition, the inside of the storage compartment of the body portion 10 includes a drawer assembly 50 for storing the storage by partitioning the storage compartment in multiple stages, the drawer assembly 50 is a case member 510, automatic winding member 530, a support 550, and a coupling member 570 may be included.

The case member 510 is, for example, a box-shaped configuration that slides in the front-rear direction to store the storage therein. In addition, the case member 510 may be opened at an upper portion thereof, and may be positioned in contact with a lower surface of the shelf at a lower side of the shelf to ensure airtightness. Alternatively, the case member 510 may be positioned to be adjacent to the uppermost side of the refrigerating compartment or the freezing compartment, and an upper portion thereof may be open, but is not limited thereto.

And the lower surface of the case member 510 is provided with a coupling receiving portion 511 for fixing the coupling member 570 to be described later, the configuration thereof will be described in detail in the description of the coupling member 570 to be described later.

Hereinafter, the drawer assembly 50 including the automatic winding member 530 and the support member 550 will be described in detail once again with respect to the problem of the conventional drawer assembly. For example, when the shelf 913 is positioned at a position adjacent to the uppermost side of the refrigerating compartment or the freezer compartment, and below the case member 911, the case member 911 and the shelf ( There is a possibility that the space between the spaces 913 may not be used efficiently. More specifically, when the separation distance between the case member 911 and the shelf 913 is longer than necessary, a space for not storing food or the like is generated (see FIG. 2).

In order to solve this problem, the assembly 50 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an automatic winding member 530, a support member 550, a coupling member 570, and the like, which will be described in detail below.

3 to 5, the automatic winding member 530 is disposed on the lower surface of the case member 510, and preferably fixed to the lower surface of the case member 510 to be detachably attached to the outer side of the winding member 530. The exposed support member 550 is configured to automatically wind up toward the inner side of the winding member 530. For example, the automatic winding member 530 may be fixed at a position adjacent to the rear end of the lower surface of the case member 510 such that the longitudinal direction thereof extends in the horizontal direction, thereby minimizing the influence on the aesthetics. Alternatively, the longitudinal direction of the lower surface adjacent to any one of the left and right sides of the case member 510 may be fixed in the front-rear direction to facilitate easy access, but there is no limitation thereto.

The automatic winding member 530 may be integrally formed with the lower end of the case member 510 or may be formed to be detachable. The desorption structure can be made in any of a variety of ways known or to be known, without being limited thereto.

The automatic winding member 530 may include a rotating member 531, an elastic member 533, a contact member 535, and a housing member 537.

4 and 5, the rotating member 531 is preferably formed in a cylindrical shape to facilitate the natural winding or loosening of the support member 550 by rolling and rotating the support member 550 to be described later along the outer circumferential surface. Configuration. In addition, the rotating member 531 may be provided with a rotating shaft in the inner insertion hole formed in the longitudinal direction.

The rotating member 531 may be rotatably moved toward one end of the housing member 537 when the male thread is formed along the outer circumferential surface thereof, for example, when the supporting member 550 is pulled out. On the contrary, when the housing member 537 of the support member 550 is rotated, the support member 550 may be rotated back to its original position.

The elastic member 533 is disposed to be adjacent to the rotating member 531 to provide a restoring force in the opposite direction when the rotating member 531 rotates in one direction due to the release of the supporting member 550. Therefore, after the user pulls the support member 550 away from the automatic winding member 530 in the rotating member 531, the retracting force of the elastic member 533 may be removed by removing the pulling force of the support member 550. As the rotating member 531 spontaneously rotates in the opposite direction, the supporting member 550 is rolled along the outer circumferential surface of the rotating member 531 again. The elastic member 533 may be, for example, a spring member.

For example, the elastic member 533 may be inserted into the elastic member insertion part 535a in which the distal end is recessed from the outer surface of the contact member 535.

The contact member 535 is configured to be coupled to a portion of the elastic member 533 on the inner side and to maintain the torsion phenomenon in the elastic member 533 by being fixed in its original position even when the rotating member 531 is rotated in one direction. .

The housing member 537 is a configuration in which a recessed space is formed along the length direction in order to protect the rotating member 531 and the elastic member 533. For example, the housing member 537 is preferably formed in a cylindrical shape. In addition, in order to enable the support member 550 to be drawn in and out in and out, a drawing hole 537a may be formed along the outer circumferential surface of the housing member 537.

The outlet hole 537a is preferably formed at an appropriate height in order to prevent the height thereof from being inserted into the housing of the coupling member 570 to be described later. For example, when the coupling member 570 is formed in a rod shape, the height of the outlet hole 537a should be formed smaller than the thickness of the rod, or when the coupling member 570 is formed in a ring shape, it is larger than the ring thickness. It should be made small.

The support member 550 is provided from the automatic winding member 530 to partition the space between the case member 510 and the shelf 70 to provide a space for food or the like to be additionally stored in the refrigerating compartment or the freezing compartment. For example, the support member 550 may be formed of a mesh structure, or may be formed of any material that is easy to load food or the like, but is not limited thereto.

Therefore, a relatively light product, such as a fruit, a vegetable, or a can drink, may be stored on the support member 550. According to this structure, the same effect can be obtained without further increasing the overall size of the refrigerator 1. In addition, the support member 550 has an additional advantage in that it can be utilized depending on the user's selection / symbol, such as the overall aesthetics and additional food storage.

In addition, in order to improve the bearing capacity, the supporting member 550 may be formed in multiple layers, for example, in two layers.

Referring to FIG. 4, the coupling member 570 is coupled to the support member 550 at a distal end of the support member 550 or at a side adjacent to the distal end, and fixed to the lower surface of the case member 510.

6 and 7, for example, the coupling member 570 may be formed in a ring shape and inserted into and fixed to a ring-shaped coupling accommodating portion 511 positioned on the lower surface of the case member 510.

Or referring to Figure 8, the coupling member 570 is formed in a cylindrical rod shape along the longitudinal direction of the support member 550 at the distal end of the support member 550, the U-shaped coupling receiving portion 511 of the elastic material Can be fitted into the inner recessed space of the In general, a snap fit combination type may be utilized, and there is no separate limitation.

And, referring to Figure 9, the coupling receiving portion 511 is formed on the lower surface of the case member 510 in the left and right longitudinal direction to select the partition space in the separation space by the support member 550 according to the user's selection You can do that. Alternatively, a rail movable along the left and right lengthwise directions is formed at a side at which the lower surface of the coupling accommodating part 511 and the case member 510 are coupled, so that the user can selectively separate the space by one coupling accommodating part 511. It is also possible to partition. That is, the coupling accommodating part 511 may be configured to move along the lower surface of the case member 510.

 Therefore, through the drawer assembly 50 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the refrigerator compartment or the freezer compartment internal space can be conveniently used according to the user's preference, increasing the utilization of the unused space in the refrigerator, and thus the refrigerator (1) The overall increase in volume can be prevented. In addition, the support member 550 is automatically wound by the automatic winding member 530 to facilitate the use, and the automatic winding member 530 can be detached and detached if necessary so as not to harm the whole aesthetics. Do.

The foregoing detailed description illustrates the present invention. In addition, the above-mentioned content shows and describes preferred embodiment of this invention, and this invention can be used in various other combinations, changes, and environments. That is, changes or modifications can be made within the scope of the concept of the invention disclosed in this specification, the scope equivalent to the disclosures described above, and / or the skill or knowledge in the art. The above-described embodiments illustrate the best state for implementing the technical idea of the present invention, and various modifications required in the specific application field and use of the present invention are possible. Thus, the detailed description of the invention is not intended to limit the invention to the disclosed embodiments.

1: refrigerator
10: body portion 30: opening and closing portion
50: drawer assembly
510: case member 511: coupling receiving portion
530: automatic winding member 531: rotating member
533: elastic member 535: contact member
535a: elastic member insertion portion 537: housing member
537a: withdrawal ball
550: support member 570: coupling member
70: shelf

Claims (14)

A box-shaped case member having an upper portion open to store a storage therein;
A support member for partitioning a lower space of the case member; And
And a coupling member coupled to the distal end of the support member or to a side adjacent to the distal end and fixed to a lower surface of the case member. The method of claim 1,
The support member is made of a mesh structure or an elastic material, drawer assembly. The method of claim 2,
The support member is made of multiple layers, drawer assembly. The method of claim 1,
The drawer assembly further includes an automatic winding member disposed on a lower surface of the case member and configured to automatically wind up a support member exposed to the outside.
The support member is a drawer assembly, which is rolling fixed to the inside of the automatic winding member. The method of claim 3,
The automatic winding member is formed in a cylindrical shape to rotate the support member along the outer circumferential surface by rotating and rotating the support member to achieve the winding or unwinding of the support member;
An elastic member positioned to be adjacent to the rotating member to provide a restoring force to the opposite direction when the rotating member is rotated in one direction according to the release of the support member; And
And a contact member coupled to a portion of the elastic member to fix one end of the elastic member. The method of claim 5,
The contact member is formed from the one side of the outer surface is formed by inserting and fixing the one side of the elastic member by the elastic member insertion portion for causing the torsion caused by the rotation of the elastic member; including, drawer assembly. The method of claim 1,
The case member includes a coupling receiving portion for coupling with the coupling member on the lower surface,
The coupling member is formed in a ring shape is inserted and fixed to the ring-shaped coupling receiving portion, drawer assembly. The method of claim 8,
The coupling receiving portion is formed in a plurality of longitudinally or in the longitudinal direction of the lower surface of the case member or formed to be movable along the lower surface of the case member. The method of claim 1,
The case member includes a coupling accommodating portion in which a U-shaped groove of an elastic material is formed on the lower surface for coupling with the coupling member,
The coupling member is formed in a cylindrical shape is fitted into the groove of the coupling receiving portion, drawer assembly. The method of claim 3,
The automatic winding member further includes a housing member surrounding the rotating member and the elastic member to form an overall appearance in an inner recessed space.
And the housing member includes a drawing hole formed along a longitudinal direction on an outer circumferential surface of the support member so that the support member is drawn in and drawn out of the housing member. The method of claim 10,
And the outlet hole is formed at a height lower than a thickness of the coupling member to prevent insertion of the coupling member into the housing. The method of claim 3,
And the automatic winding member is fixed to the bottom surface of the case member to be detachable. Body part is formed in the storage compartment which is a refrigerator compartment or a freezer compartment for storing food and the like in the interior design of the square pillar shape;
An opening and closing unit coupled to the front side of the body to allow the body space to be selectively opened and closed; And
A refrigerator comprising a drawer assembly, comprising: the drawer assembly of claim 1. The method of claim 13,
The case member slides the inner surface of the freezer compartment or the refrigerating compartment in an upper side of the freezer compartment or the refrigerating compartment,
The refrigerator further includes a shelf located below the case member;
And a drawer assembly, wherein the support member defines a separation space between the case member and the shelf.

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