KR20020088283A - A refrigerator for kimchi - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a drawer type kimchi refrigerator, its purpose is to improve the installation structure of the storage container to prevent its damage and to facilitate the cleaning operation.

According to the drawer-type Kimchi refrigerator in the present invention, the storage container 30 is mounted in the hanger device 50 mounted in a sliding manner on the side wall of the storage chamber 20 so as to be detachably installed. Accordingly, when the hanger device 50 is pulled out, only the storage container 30 can be easily disassembled, so that the cleaning operation of the storage container 30 can be more easily performed. In addition, since most of the load applied to the storage container 30 during kimchi storage is transferred to the hanger device 50 side, the phenomenon that the storage container 30 is deformed or damaged does not occur.

Description

A refrigerator for kimchi}

The present invention relates to a kimchi refrigerator, and more particularly to a drawer-type kimchi refrigerator in which the rail is installed on the wall of the storage compartment so that the storage container slides in and out.

In general, Kimchi refrigerator is configured to ripen fresh kimchi according to the user's preference by using a heating device, and is configured to store the fresh kimchi for a long time through the evaporator of the refrigeration cycle.

Among the kimchi refrigerators that perform this function, the conventional drawer type kimchi refrigerator has a cabinet (1) having a storage compartment (2) having an open front therein, and an evaporator embedded in a wall of the cabinet (1), as shown in FIG. (Not shown), an electric heater (not shown), a storage container (3) on the enclosure that kimchi is stored and draws in and out of the storage compartment (2), and a door (4) mounted on the front side of the storage container (3). Equipped with.

The evaporator lowers the ambient temperature as the refrigerant evaporates, and the refrigerant is supplied by starting a compressor (not shown) of the refrigeration cycle.

The storage container 3 is injection-molded with plastic so as to form a housing shape, and fixed rails 5 extending in the transverse direction are disposed on both side walls of the storage chamber 2 for the entrance and exit operation thereof, and the front of the fixed rail 5 is disposed. The 1st roller 6 is provided in the side. And both sides of the storage container (3) and the first roller (6) in contact with the moving rail extending in the longitudinal direction so as to make a rolling motion, and rolling movement along the fixed rail (5) behind the moving rail (7) The 2nd roller 8 is attached so that it may become. In addition, the door 4 is fastened to the front side of the storage container 3 through a screw.

Accordingly, when the door 4 is pulled or pushed forward, the storage container 3 slides in and out while the second roller 8 rolls along the fixed rail 5. At this time, the first roller 6 is brought into contact with the moving rail 7 by rolling motion, so that the storage container 3 enters and exits in the horizontal direction.

However, in the conventional drawer type kimchi refrigerator, all loads are applied to the first and second rollers (6) and (7), whereby a large amount of kimchi is contained in the storage container (3). . In particular, the rear end portion of the storage container 3 in which the second roller 8 is directly installed may be deformed or severely damaged.

In addition, the storage container (3) because the kimchi is stored a lot of odors and soup should be frequently cleaned, in this case, it is inconvenient to disassemble all the door (4) as well as the storage container (3) from the cabinet (1). There is this.

The present invention is to solve this problem, an object of the present invention is to improve the installation structure of the storage container to prevent damage to the parts, such as storage containers, and also drawer-type kimchi that can facilitate the cleaning operation of the storage container, etc. To provide a refrigerator.

Figure 1 shows a conventional drawer kimchi refrigerator.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the overall structure of the drawer type kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the extractor hanger according to the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 3, showing the structure of the second cloud member and the coupling structure with the fixed rail.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VV of FIG. 2 and shows a state in which the hanger device according to the present invention is drawn in maximum.

6 shows a state in which the hanger device according to the present invention is drawn out to the maximum.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10. Cabinet 20. Storage room 30. Storage container

40. Door 50. Hanger 51L, 51R Side frame

52. Connecting frame 53. Moving rail 55. Second cloud member

60 .. Fixed rail 62. Second cloud member

The present invention for achieving this object is;

A cabinet formed to open the storage compartment therein, a storage vessel provided for storing food in the storage compartment, a door for opening and closing the opening of the storage compartment, a hanger device coupled to the rear of the door and detachably installed in the storage compartment; The hanger device is characterized in that it comprises a fixed rail provided on both side walls of the storage compartment to enter and exit in a sliding manner.

In addition, the hanger device is mounted on both sides of the rear of the door in parallel to the rear and a pair of side frames on which both sides of the storage container is installed, and both ends are coupled to the rear end of the pair of side frames, respectively, a pair of side frames It characterized in that it comprises a connection frame for connecting.

In addition, a first cloud member is disposed on the front side of the fixed rail, a second cloud member for rolling along the fixed rail is disposed behind the pair of side frames,

The lower side of the pair of side frames is characterized in that the moving rail is moved in the longitudinal direction while being supported by the first cloud member during opening and closing operation of the door.

In addition, the second cloud member has a support shaft which is screwed to the rear of the side frame, and a roller rotatably installed at the tip of the support shaft,

In the middle of the support shaft is characterized in that the bolt-shaped polygonal head for adjusting the stroke so that the roller is located in the fixed rail is formed.

In addition, the rear region of the moving rail is characterized in that the stopper is provided in contact with the first cloud member to limit the withdrawal of the hanger device.

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

Kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 2, the cabinet 10 and the kimchi containing the container 10 and the kimchi is formed to form the outer body and the storage compartment 20 is opened in the upper and lower compartments as shown in FIG. A door 40 for opening and closing the storage compartment 20 is provided with a storage container 30 for storing and storing the clothes, and a hanger device 50 in which the storage container 30 is installed and which is mounted on the cabinet 10 in a sliding manner. Equipped.

The cabinet 10 has an inner wound 12 for forming the storage compartment 20 having an open front face, an outer wound 11 coupled to surround the inner wound 12, and an inner wound for insulating the storage compartment 20 from the outside. Insulation wall 13 (refer FIG. 4) provided between the 12 and outer side 11 is included.

On the upper part of the cabinet 10, a plurality of operation buttons 14a and a control panel 14 in which the storage room 20 temperature control program is built are mounted. In addition, an evaporator pipe (not shown) for maintaining the storage compartment 20 in a refrigerated state between the wall of the cabinet 10, that is, the inner box 12 and the outer box 11, and an electric heater for performing defrosting and maturing functions (not shown) H) are installed, which are driven by the control program.

In addition, a pair of fixed rails 60 are disposed on both side walls of the inner box 12 constituting the storage compartment 20 so that the hanger device 50 of the door 40 is slidably coupled thereto. The fixed rail 60 is fixed to extend in the horizontal direction on the inner wall 12, the channel 61 is formed in the longitudinal direction so that the second rolling member 55 mounted on the hanger device 50 rolling motion have. The first rolling member 62 is mounted in the front region of the fixed rail 60 to contact and support the hanger device 50.

And, referring to Figure 3, the storage container 30 is formed of a housing consisting of a side portion 31 and the bottom surface portion 32 forming an open upper edge and a storage space is formed therein. The storage container 30 is mounted on the hanger device 50 of the door 40, and for this purpose, the opening of the storage container 30, that is, the upper end of the side part 31, is supported by the hanger device 50. The outwardly extending flange 33 is integrally formed.

Meanwhile, the door 40 opens and closes the storage compartment 20 while moving in a drawer type. For this purpose, as described above, the door 40 is slidably mounted on both sides of the storage compartment 20 and the storage container 30 is provided. Hanger device 50 is seated is coupled.

That is, the hanger device 50 has a pair of side surfaces mounted to correspond to both edges of the rear surface of the door 40 so that the storage container 30 can be hung and seated on the top and supported by the first cloud member 62. Frames 51L and 51R and both side ends are respectively coupled to the ends of the side frames 51L and 51R to prevent their warping. It has a connecting frame 52 of the shape.

The pair of side frames 51L, 51R and the connection frame 52 are made of a metal plate and are generally combined to form a rectangular frame shape so that the storage container 30 is firmly seated. Same as

First, the pair of side frames 51L and 51R are installed in the front-rear direction so as to correspond to both edges of the rear surface of the door 40. Here, the inner frame 12 of the cabinet 10 is opened when the door 40 is opened. The moving rails 53 are formed in the longitudinal direction so that the first cloud member 62 contacts and supports them. The movable rail 53 is bent 90 degrees outward from the bottom of the side frames 51L and 51R, so that the bending rigidity of the side frames 51L and 51R is further reinforced. In addition, the stopper 53a (see FIGS. 5 and 6) is provided in the rear region of the movable rail 53 to protrude downward through the rinsing process, so that the stopper 53a is completely removed when the storage container 30 is completely drawn out. The door 40 opening operation is stopped in contact with the first cloud member 62.

In addition, the pair of side frames 51L and 51R are arranged in parallel to be substantially equal to the width of the storage container 30. The front and rear lengths of the side frames 51L and 51R are provided longer than the front and rear lengths of the storage container 30, and the screw holes 54a are fixed at the front end thereof through the screw 54b on the rear surface of the door 40. This perforated bracket 54 is correspondingly formed. Accordingly, when the door 40 is pulled, the storage container 30 is withdrawn from the storage chamber 20, which will be described in detail in the operation description.

As described above, both ends of the connecting frame 52 are welded to the rear end of the pair of side frames 51L and 51R by projection welding. To this end, weld coupling parts 52a and 52b are formed at both ends of the connection frame 52 to be bent correspondingly in the same direction. Therefore, if each weld coupling portion (52a) (52b) to match the rear end of the frame (51L) (51R), respectively, and then welded, a pair of side frame (51L) (51R) through the connecting frame 52 The connection is prevented from sagging and bending deformation.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, in the rear region of the pair of side frames 51L and 51R, the second cloud member 55 rolling along the channel 61 of the fixed rail 60 is provided. It is installed. The second rolling member 55 has a support shaft 55a having a roller 55d rotatably mounted at one end thereof and a male screw 55b machined at the other end thereof, and a rear end region of the side frames 51L and 51R. It is fixedly installed and includes a pipe-shaped fastening member 55e having a female thread processed on its inner circumference such that the male screw 55b of the support shaft 55a is screwed. In the middle of the support shaft 55a, a hexagonal bolt head 55c for easily adjusting the stroke of the roller 55d is integrally formed.

Accordingly, after screwing the support shaft 55a to the fastening member 55e and rotating the bolt head 55c in the forward or reverse direction through a tool such as a spanner from the outside, the degree of protrusion of the roller 55d is adjusted. As a result, when assembling the hanger device 50, the roller 55d of the second rolling member 55 can be exactly matched in the channel 61 of the fixed rail 60.

Next, the operation and the effect of the storage container according to the opening and closing of the door of the drawer type kimchi refrigerator having such a configuration will be described.

First, when the door 40 is pulled forward, the hanger device 50 slides out and gradually exits from the storage compartment 20. The storage container 30 is placed on the hanger device 50 exposed to the outside. At this time, the left and right flanges 33 of the storage container 30 are fastened to the upper side of the pair of side frames 51L and 51R, respectively, so that the storage container 30 is firmly installed inside the hanger device 50. .

After storing the container containing kimchi in the storage container 30 and pushing the door 40, as shown in Figure 5, the storage container 30 is introduced into the storage chamber 20 and the storage chamber 20 is It is closed by the door 40. At this time, the roller 55d of the second rolling member 55 moves along the channel 61 of the fixed rail 60 and simultaneously moves the moving rail 53 while the first rolling member 62 rolls. Since it supports, the storage container 30 is retracted in a horizontal state.

In addition, even when the door 40 is pulled forward to remove the stored kimchi, the storage container 30 together with the hanger device 50 is easily formed by the rolling motion of the first cloud member 62 and the second cloud member 55. Withdrawn. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, when the stopper 53a is pulled out until it comes into contact with the first cloud member 62, the door 40 is no longer opened. That is, the door 40 is opened and closed by the rolling motion of the first cloud member 62 and the second cloud member 55, the door 40 until the storage container 30 is completely exposed to the outside. When the door is opened, the stop protrusion 53a is caught by the first cloud member 62 and the opening of the door 40 is stopped. Therefore, even if the door 40 is unintentionally pulled, the hanger device 50 and the storage container 30 do not fall from the cabinet 10.

As described above, since the storage container 30 is mounted on the hanger device 50, most of the loads applied when storing kimchi are transferred to the fixed rail 60 and the square frame hanger device 50 made of steel. . Therefore, even when storing a lot of kimchi compared to the conventional storage container 30 can be sufficiently endured without deformation.

In addition, when the stopper 53a is opened to the maximum until the door 40 is in contact with the first cloud member 62, and the storage container 30 is lifted upward, the storage container 30 is hanger device 50. It is simply decomposed from Therefore, only the storage container 30 can be disassembled and cleaned easily.

As described in detail above, according to the drawer-type kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention, the storage container is mounted in a hanger device which is mounted in a sliding manner on the side wall of the storage compartment and is detachably installed. Accordingly, when the hanger device is pulled out, only the storage container can be easily disassembled, so that the cleaning operation of the storage container can be more easily performed. In addition, since most of the load applied to the storage container during kimchi storage is transferred to the hanger, the storage container is not deformed or damaged.

Claims (5)

A cabinet formed to open the storage compartment therein; A storage container provided for storing food in the storage room; A door for opening and closing the opening of the storage compartment; Hanger device coupled to the back of the door and the storage container is detachably installed; Drawer-type kimchi refrigerator characterized in that it has a fixed rail provided on both side walls of the storage compartment so that the hanger device is entered in a sliding manner. The method of claim 1, The hanger device, A pair of side frames mounted on both sides of the rear surface of the door in a rearward direction and installed on both sides of the storage container; Both ends are coupled to the rear end of the pair of side frames respectively drawer type kimchi refrigerator characterized in that it has a connection frame for connecting the pair of side frames. The method of claim 2, A first cloud member is disposed on the front side of the fixed rail, A second cloud member for rolling along the fixed rail is disposed behind the pair of side frames, Drawer-type kimchi refrigerator, characterized in that the lower side of the pair of side frames are provided with a moving rail that moves while being supported by the first cloud member during the opening and closing operation of the door. The method of claim 3, wherein The second cloud member has a support shaft screwed to the rear of the side frame and a roller rotatably installed at the tip of the support shaft, Drawer-type kimchi refrigerator characterized in that the middle of the support shaft is formed with a polygonal bolt head for adjusting the stroke thereof so that the roller is located in the fixed rail. The method of claim 3, wherein Drawer-type kimchi refrigerator characterized in that a stopper for contacting the first cloud member in the rear region of the movable rail for limiting the degree of withdrawal of the hanger device is provided.