KR101035169B1 - Double drawer in refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a double drawer of the refrigerator in which the main drawer in which food is stored is drawn out at an angle at an angle downward when the main drawer is pulled out.

The present invention drawer 460 is stored food is stored; An auxiliary drawer 440 supporting the main drawer 460 and guiding the front and rear sliding of the main drawer 460; It has a configuration including a guide rail 420 for guiding the front and rear flow of the auxiliary drawer (440); The main drawer 460 has a configuration that is drawn out inclined downward when the front drawer 460. A side of the main drawer 460 is provided with a rotatable second cloud member 462, and the auxiliary drawer 440 guides the second cloud member 462 of the main drawer 460 to perform a rolling motion. The withdrawal rail 450 is formed, and the withdrawal rail 450 is formed at a position where the leading end thereof is lower than the rear end. On the other hand, the front end of the auxiliary drawer 440 is further provided with an inclined support portion 448 for supporting the main drawer 460 in an inclined state. According to the present invention having such a configuration, there is an advantage that the storage and withdrawal of food becomes easier.

Refrigerator, Double Drawer, Drawer, Drawer, Tilt

Description

Double drawer for refrigerator

1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the drawer-type door of the refrigerator according to the prior art is opened.

Figure 2 is a partial perspective view showing the structure of the drawer drawer drawer according to the prior art.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing an open state of the door of the refrigerator employing a preferred embodiment of the double drawer of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a preferred embodiment of the refrigerator double drawer according to the present invention.

5 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the refrigerator double drawer according to the present invention.

6 is a side cross-sectional view of FIG.

Figure 7 is a side cross-sectional view showing a preferred embodiment of the refrigerator double drawer according to the present invention withdrawn to the front.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100. main body 200. refrigerator

220. Rotating door 300. Drawer room

320. Drawer door 340. Storage box

360. 3-stage rail 400. Double drawers                 

420. Guide rails 422. Cloud guidance

440. Supplementary drawers 442. First cloud members

444. Sliding guide 446. Hook

448. Inclined support 450. Pull-out rail

452. Seating Section 460. Drawer

462. Second cloud member 464. Front plate

466. Cold air inlet

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a double drawer of the refrigerator in which the main drawer in which food is stored is pulled out at an angle at an angle downward when drawn out.

In general, a refrigerator is a device for low-temperature storage of food, and stored in a refrigerator or refrigerated according to the state of the food to be stored. The cold air supplied to the inside of the refrigerator is generated by the heat exchange action of the refrigerant, is continuously supplied into the refrigerator while repeatedly performing a cycle of compression, condensation, expansion, and evaporation, and the supplied refrigerant is supplied by convection. It is evenly distributed inside the refrigerator to store food in the refrigerator at a desired temperature.

1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a drawer-type door of a refrigerator according to the prior art is opened, and as shown in the drawing, the main body 1 of the refrigerator is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the left and right sides thereof A rotary door 10 that can be selectively opened and closed is formed, and a tilting door 12 that can be pulled out and drawn in and slides forward and backward is formed at a lower portion thereof.

Although not shown, a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment are formed inside the refrigerator body 1 to store various foods in a refrigerator or freezer, and various shelves or drawers in each refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment to suit various food characteristics. , A tray and the like are configured.

In this case, the temperature of the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment is different depending on the position, the flow of the refrigerant convection in the interior of the main body 1 by the shelves, drawers and trays partitioning each space is adjusted according to the temperature Will be different. In general, the lower the refrigerator body (1), the less the transfer of cold air is relatively high temperature.

On the other hand, the lower part of the refrigerator main body 1 is withdrawn / drawn by the tilting door 12, the drawer chamber 20 for storing food is formed. The drawer room 20 is a place used as a freezer compartment mainly stores meat or fish or food that requires long-term storage, and a plurality of storage spaces of different sizes to store a variety of food from large to small food It consists of

The drawer chamber 20 is provided with a storage box 30 for storing relatively large food and a drawer drawer 40 for storing food smaller than the food stored in the storage box 30. The storage box 30 is a large sized food or food that does not require classification is stored.

The storage box 30 is hinged to the lower side of the tilting door 12 and pulled forward with the tilting door 12 when the tilting door 12 is pulled forward. Therefore, the user can recognize the inside of the storage box 30 only by drawing out the tilting door 12, and can withdraw / receive the storage box 30 without any manipulation.

In addition, the upper ends of both sides of the storage box 30 are fixed to one side of a rail (Rail, 50) consisting of three stages, and the other side of the rail 50 is fixed to both inner side surfaces of the refrigerator body (1). Accordingly, the storage box 30 is guided by the rail 50 when the storage box 30 is pulled out / in conjunction with the tilting door 12.

On the other hand, the drawer drawer 40 is installed on the upper end of the storage box 30, the drawer drawer 40 will be described in more detail with reference to Figure 2, the drawer drawer 40 is a plurality of wires ( Wires are crossed and bent to form a drawer shape.

The upper side of the drawer drawer 40 is open, and the front plate 42 is formed on the front of the drawer drawer 40 to form a part of the front appearance of the drawer drawer 40. And, the upper side of both sides of the drawer drawer 40 is formed with a rail mounting bracket 44 to which the second moving rail 54 "to be described below is fixed.

The drawer drawer 40 slides back and forth along the rail 50 while being withdrawn / inlet, allowing the user to store desired food.

And, the rail 50 is composed of a fixed rail 52 which is fixed without moving and a moving rail 54 while sliding forward and backward.

The fixed rail 52 is installed in the horizontal direction in the left and right side of the inside of the refrigerator body 1, that is, the drawer chamber 20 in the horizontal direction, and serves as a guide for sliding the movable rail 54.

In more detail, when the movable rail 54 is mounted inside the fixed rail 52, the rolling member provided on the movable rail 54 and one side of the fixed rail 52 come into contact with each other. The rail 54 slides along the fixed rail 52.

On the other hand, the movable rail 54 is composed of a first movable rail 54 ′ and a second movable rail 54 ″. The first movable rail 54 ′ is mounted on the fixed rail 52 to fix the movable rail 54 ′. It is formed to be slidable forward along the rail 52, the second moving rail 54 "is mounted on the first moving rail 54 'is formed to be slidable forward.

At this time, the first moving rail 54 'and the second moving rail 54 "are provided with a rolling member. The rolling member is a fixed rail 52 for guiding the first moving rail 54' and Each of the first and second moving rails 54 'guides the second moving rail 54' to rotate in contact with each other.

On the other hand, the second movable rail 54 "is fixed to the rail mounting bracket 44 so that the drawer drawer 40 can slide forward and backward along the rail 50. The rail 50 The withdrawal drawer 40 determines the extent to which the drawer drawer 40 is drawn outwardly, thereby determining the size of the drawer drawer 40.

In addition, a second moving rail 54 ″ is fixed to the rail mounting bracket 44 of the drawer drawer 40, and the second moving rail 54 ″ and the first moving rail 54 ′ and the fixed rail ( 52 is connected in turn, and the rail 50 and the drawer drawer 40 coupled as described above are mounted inside the drawer chamber 20 at once.

However, the drawer drawer of the refrigerator configured as described above has the following problems.

The drawer drawer 40 is horizontally moved forward and backward by the first moving rail 54 ′, the second moving rail 54 ″ and the fixed rail 52. Thus, the installation position of the drawer drawer 40 is provided. If a relatively high position or a small person is used, there is a problem that the withdrawal of food in / out of the drawer 40 is not easy.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and to provide a double drawer of the refrigerator in which the main drawer is inclined to the lower side at the time of forward drawing.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the object as described above, the present invention comprises: a drawer in which food is stored and stored; An auxiliary drawer that supports the main drawer and guides the front and rear sliding of the main drawer; It has a configuration including a guide rail for guiding the front and rear flow of the auxiliary drawer; The main drawer is characterized in that the withdrawal is inclined downward when the front drawer.

The side of the main drawer is provided with a rotatable rolling member, the auxiliary drawer is characterized in that the withdrawal rail for guiding the rolling member of the main drawer to cloud movement.

The withdrawal rail of the auxiliary drawer is characterized in that the front end is formed at a position lower than the rear end.

The withdrawal rail of the auxiliary drawer is characterized in that it comprises a horizontal rail portion formed horizontally, and an inclined rail portion formed to be inclined downwardly from the front end of the horizontal rail portion.

The tip of the auxiliary drawer is characterized in that the inclined support portion for supporting the main drawer in an inclined state is further formed.

According to the present invention having such a configuration, there is an advantage that the storage and withdrawal of food becomes easier.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a double drawer of a refrigerator according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a perspective view showing an open state of a door of a refrigerator employing a preferred embodiment of a refrigerator double drawer according to the present invention. As shown in the drawing, the refrigerator main body 100 includes a refrigerator compartment 200 and a drawer compartment 300. It consists of

The refrigerating chamber 200 is formed on the upper portion of the main body 100, and divided into two parts on the left and right sides. In the refrigerating compartment 200, various types of trays, shelves, and drawers are installed to partition the space of the refrigerating compartment 200 in order to efficiently store various kinds of foods.                     

Therefore, the cold air supplied from one side of the main body 100 is affected by the flow of the tray, the shelf and the drawers, thereby limiting or adjusting the convection of the cold air. The user can store and store suitable foods according to the temperature characteristics due to the difference in the cold air supply.

On the other hand, the rotary door 220 to shield the upper refrigerating chamber 200 of the main body 100 is formed on the left and right sides of the main body 100, respectively, the respective rotary doors 220 are both sides of the main body 100 It is hinged at the end and installed to be rotatable outward.

Therefore, the rotary door 220 separately shields the left and right sides of the refrigerating chamber 200 to form an independent space, and if necessary, one portion of the refrigerating chamber 200 may be used as the freezing chamber.

Handles 222 are formed at one side of the rotary door 220 to allow the user to easily open and close the rotary door 220. In addition, the rotary door 220 may be installed such that a home bar or a water purifier for purifying a beverage may be exposed to the outside as needed.

On the other hand, a drawer chamber 300 is formed below the main body 100 in which the refrigerating chamber 200 is formed. The drawer chamber 300 is mainly used as a freezer compartment as a storage space that can be pulled out in the form of a drawer. The drawer room 300 has a separate cold air supply port for freezing and storing fish or meat or foods that require long-term storage to exhibit a strong cooling capacity.

In addition, the drawer room 300 is not only a freezer, but also can be used as a refrigerator if necessary. In this case, the space may be configured to store fruits or vegetables or foods that are relatively large or heavy, which are difficult to contain in a container.

A drawer type door 320 is formed on the front surface of the drawer chamber 300 to shield the inside of the drawer chamber 300. The lower end of the drawer door 320 is hinged to the lower end of the storage box 340 for storing food, the storage box 340 is equipped with a three-stage rail 360 extending in multiple stages while sliding back and forth.

In addition, one side of the three-stage rail 360 is fixed to both inner wall surfaces of the drawer room 300 so that the storage box 340 can slide back and forth along the three-stage rail 360, The storage box 340 and the drawer door 320 are pulled out / retracted together by pushing or pulling a handle formed above the drawer door 320.

On the other hand, the upper portion of the drawer chamber 300 is divided into left and right sides, the left side is formed with an ice maker to automatically generate and store ice, on the right side is somewhat smaller food or other foods to store in the storage box 340 and A double drawer 400 is formed to store foods that need to be separated and stored so as not to mix.

4 is an exploded perspective view showing a structure of a refrigerator double drawer according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the refrigerator double drawer according to the present invention in a closed state.

As shown in these figures, the double drawer 400 is composed of a guide rail 420, an auxiliary drawer 440, and a main drawer 460. The guide rail 420 is for guiding the withdrawal of the auxiliary drawer 440 to be described in detail below, and is formed long in the front and rear direction inside the refrigerator.

In addition, a cloud guide 422 is formed at the side of the guide rail 420. The rolling guide 422 guides the flow of the first cloud member 442 and the sliding guide 444 to be described below, and protrudes laterally from one side of the guide rail 420. That is, the front is molded in a shape of '⊃' (viewed from the side), the first cloud member 442 is accommodated in the cloud guide portion 422 to perform the cloud movement.

A locking jaw 424 is formed at the tip of the cloud guide 422. That is, as shown in the upper end of the lower surface of the cloud guide 422 is formed a locking projection 424 protruding a predetermined portion upward, the locking projection 424 is formed in the sliding guide 444 to be described below The hook hook 446 is a portion to be walked.

The guide rails 420 are provided in pairs and installed at positions corresponding to each other on the left and right side walls of the inside of the refrigerator body 100, more specifically, inside the drawer room 300. Therefore, the cloud guide portion 422 formed on the pair of guide rails 420 is installed to face each other.

An auxiliary drawer 440 is mounted on the guide rail 420. The auxiliary drawer 440 has a rectangular box shape in which a portion of the front, upper and rear portions are opened to form an accommodation space 440 ′ in a predetermined size. The main drawer 460 to be described below is accommodated in the accommodation space 440 'and slides.

First cloud members 442 are formed at rear end portions of both sides of the auxiliary drawer 440. The first cloud member 442 is in contact with the lower end of the cloud guide 422 is to move the cloud. As such, when the first cloud member 442 performs a cloud movement inside the cloud guide part 422 of the guide rail 420, the auxiliary drawer 440 flows back and forth along the guide rail 420.

The first cloud member 442 is a member capable of smoothly sliding, such as a roller or a bearing, and when formed as a roller, the first cloud member 442 may be formed of the same material as the auxiliary drawer 440.

A sliding guide 444 is formed long in front and rear of the first cloud member 442. The sliding guide 444 is accommodated in the cloud guide portion 422 of the guide rail 420 together with the first cloud member 442 and guided back and forth, and the auxiliary drawer 440 is guide rail 420. Also, the leading end portion of the auxiliary drawer 440 may be prevented from sagging downward when drawn forward. Therefore, the sliding guide 444 preferably has a shape corresponding to the shape of the cloud guide 422.

The sliding guide 444 extends from the place where the first cloud member 442 is installed to the front end of the auxiliary drawer 440, and a hook hook 446 is formed in the middle portion as shown.

The hook hook 446 is in contact with the locking jaw 424 so that the auxiliary drawer 440 is no longer pulled forward, has a shape corresponding to the locking jaw 424, protrudes downward Is formed.

Meanwhile, withdrawal rails 450 are formed at both sides of the auxiliary drawer 440. The withdrawal rail 450 guides the main drawer 460 to be slid forward and backward, and accommodates the second cloud member 462 to be described below.

The withdrawal rail 450 is preferably formed below the sliding guide 444, and is formed recessed outward from the inner surface of the auxiliary drawer 440. The drawer rail 450 extends from the rear end portions of both sides of the auxiliary drawer 440 to approximately the center portion.

In addition, the lead rail 450 of the auxiliary drawer 440 is formed at a position where the front end is lower than the rear end. In more detail, the withdrawal rail 450 of the auxiliary drawer 440 includes a horizontal rail portion 450 'that is formed horizontally and an inclined rail portion 450 ″ that is formed obliquely. The second half of the lateral side is formed horizontally to form a horizontal rail portion 450 ', and the tip of the horizontal rail portion 450' is formed to be inclined downward at a predetermined angle to form an inclined rail portion 450 '.

And the rear end of the horizontal rail portion 450 ′ is formed with a recess 452 recessed downward. The seating portion 452 is a portion in which the second cloud member 462 of the main drawer 460 is accommodated and stopped, and serves to prevent the main drawer 460 from opening forward by itself in a closed state. That is, when the main drawer 460 completely overlaps the auxiliary drawer 440, the second cloud member 462 is accommodated in the seating part 452 and stopped. Therefore, the main drawer 460 is to remain stopped unless a constant force is applied to the front.

On the other hand, when viewed from the side, the other end of the take-out rail 450, that is, the rear end of the auxiliary drawer 440 is formed to be vertically bent upwardly extending, the extended end is formed to be open. Accordingly, the second cloud member 462 mounted to the main drawer 460 to be described below may be inserted downward from the rear side of the auxiliary drawer 440.

In addition, a rear surface of the auxiliary drawer 440 is formed such that approximately half of the upper drawer is opened so that the main drawer 460 can be easily inserted into the withdrawal rail 450, and the withdrawal rail 450 The guide rail 420 is not affected by the.

An inclined support portion 448 is formed at a front end portion of the auxiliary drawer 440. The inclined support part 448 supports the main drawer 460 in an inclined state, and is formed to be inclined downward at a predetermined angle from a lower surface of the auxiliary drawer 440.

Accordingly, when the main drawer 460 is pulled forward, the second cloud member 462 is positioned at the tip of the inclined rail portion 450 ″ via the horizontal rail portion 450 ′ of the drawing rail 450. The main drawer 460 is inclined to a predetermined portion forward, and the inclined support 448 supports the main drawer 460 in an inclined state.

The main drawer 460 is seated inside the auxiliary drawer 440. The main drawer 460 is formed to have a box shape with an upper side open to where food is stored. Therefore, an inner receiving space 460 ′ is formed to accommodate food, and has a size slightly smaller than that of the auxiliary drawer 440 so as to be entirely seated on the auxiliary drawer 440.

The upper edge of the main drawer 460 is vertically bent to the outside, the front plate 464 is formed on the front to form a front appearance. The front plate 464 prevents the separation of the contents stored therein, and also serves as a handle that can be gripped when the user wants to withdraw the main drawer 460.

Second cloud members 462 having the same shape as the first cloud members 442 are formed on both side surfaces of the main drawer 460. The second cloud member 462 is rotatably installed, and is accommodated in the withdrawal rail 450 and moves in contact with one side of the withdrawal rail 450, and the main drawer 460 is the auxiliary drawer. 440 may be withdrawn from the inside.

The second cloud member 462 is installed at a position substantially corresponding to the rear side of the main drawer 460 on both sides, that is, a position corresponding to the position at which the draw rail 450 is formed. In other words, when the main drawer 460 is seated on the auxiliary drawer 440, the second cloud member 462 is installed to be naturally accommodated in the withdrawal rail 450.

The second cloud member 462 is a member capable of smoothly sliding, such as a roller or a bearing, like the first cloud member 442, and when formed of a roller, the second cloud member 462 is formed of the same material as the main drawer 460. It is possible.

In addition, a cold air inlet 466 is formed at a rear surface of the main drawer 460 to allow the cold air supplied from the rear to smoothly flow into the main drawer 460.

Hereinafter, the operation of the double drawer of the refrigerator according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

First, when the double drawer 400 is inserted into the refrigerator, as shown in FIG. 6, the main drawer 460 is accommodated in the auxiliary drawer 440, and a rear side of the main drawer 460 and the auxiliary drawer ( 440 is in contact with each other.

In addition, the first cloud member 442 of the auxiliary drawer 440 is located at the rear end of the cloud guide 422 of the guide rail 420, the second cloud member 462 of the main drawer 460 It is located at the rear end of the horizontal rail portion 450 ′ of the withdrawal rail 450.

When the front plate 464 is pulled forward in a state of holding in the above state, the main drawer 460 is slid from the auxiliary drawer 440 to be pulled forward. In this case, the second cloud member 462 performs a rolling motion to the inclined rail portion 450 ″ via the horizontal rail portion 450 ′ of the pull-out rail 450.

On the other hand, the auxiliary drawer 440 is also guided to the guide rail 420 and drawn out to the front, and FIG. 7 shows a state in which the main drawer 460 and the auxiliary drawer 440 are completely drawn out.

In this case, as shown in the drawing, the second cloud member 462 is positioned at the tip of the lead rail 450 of the auxiliary drawer 440, that is, the tip of the inclined rail part 450 ″ of the lead rail 450. And the lower surface of the main drawer 460 is supported by the inclined support portion 448 of the auxiliary drawer 440.

Next, the user stores or withdraws food in the main drawer 460, and then draws the main drawer 460 into the refrigerator. In this case, the user draws the food drawer into the refrigerator. That is, when the front end portion of the main drawer 460 is pushed backward, the second cloud member 462 of the main drawer 460 is the inclined rail portion 450 "and the horizontal rail portion 450 'of the drawer rail 450; In the cloud movement, and when the main drawer 460 and the auxiliary drawer 440 are completely inserted, the state is as shown in FIG. 6.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-exemplified embodiments, and many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible to those skilled in the art within the above technical scope.

For example, the above embodiment illustrates a case in which the double drawer 400 is installed in the lower part of the refrigerator. However, the double drawer 400 may be installed in the upper side of the refrigerator.

The double drawer of the refrigerator according to the present invention as described in detail above is composed of a main drawer and an auxiliary drawer, and the main drawer is inclined downward at a predetermined angle at the time of forward drawing.

Therefore, the user can easily recognize the food stored in the main drawer when the drawer is withdrawn, and it is easy to store or withdraw the food. That is, the double drawer is installed in a relatively high position, or even if the user's height is an advantage that can easily store / withdraw food.

Claims (5)

A drawer to accommodate food; First rolling members provided on both sides of the main drawer; The sub drawer is accommodated in the drawer, the auxiliary drawer is formed in a box shape of the bottom and left and right sides and the rear is formed in the front and the upper surface; A pull-out rail recessed at right and left sides of an inner side of the auxiliary drawer and receiving the first drawer member to guide the drawer of the main drawer; Sliding guides protruding from the left and right sides of the outer side of the auxiliary drawer; Second rolling member provided on both the left and right outer side of the auxiliary drawer; It is mounted on the inner wall of the storage space and the second rolling member is accommodated and includes a guide member for guiding the withdrawal of the auxiliary drawer, A double drawer of the refrigerator, wherein the first half of the withdrawal rail is formed to have a downward inclination and the main drawer is inclined downwardly. The method of claim 1, The auxiliary drawer is injection molded of a plastic material, the drawer of the drawer, characterized in that the drawer rail and the sliding guide is molded together when forming the auxiliary drawer. The method of claim 1, The withdrawal rail, A horizontal rail extending horizontally; Double drawer of the refrigerator characterized in that it comprises an inclined rail extending inclined downward from the front end of the horizontal rail. The method of claim 1, The drawer is a double drawer of the refrigerator, characterized in that the front end is formed in a lower position than the rear end. The method of claim 1, The lower drawer of the auxiliary drawer is formed to have an inclined surface corresponding to the inclination of the withdrawal rail is a double drawer of the refrigerator characterized in that the inclined support portion for supporting the main drawer is further formed when the main drawer is withdrawn.

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