KR100983151B1 - Refrigerator having humidity control function - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having an adjustment member, and includes a drawer accommodated in a cooling chamber and having a vent formed thereon, and an adjustment member for adjusting the opening degree of the vent while being rotated with respect to the vent. This makes it easy to assemble and separate, and can prevent damage to the components at the time of joining. In addition, the operation of the adjustment member can be smooth and suppress the generation of noise.

Refrigerator, drawer, vent, rotating, adjusting member

Description

REFRIGERATOR HAVING HUMIDITY CONTROL FUNCTION}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having an adjustment member, and more particularly, to a refrigerator having an adjustment member for facilitating assembly and disassembly.

As is well known, a refrigerator is a device for refrigeration or freezing food to be kept fresh, and includes a refrigerator body having a cooling chamber therein and a refrigeration cycle (apparatus) for providing cold air to the cooling chamber.

The refrigeration cycle is usually a vapor compression refrigeration cycle comprising a compressor for compressing the refrigerant, a condenser that condenses while the refrigerant is radiating heat, an expansion device for expanding the refrigerant under reduced pressure, and an evaporator in which the refrigerant absorbs the latent heat of the surroundings and evaporates. It is composed.

1 is a perspective view of a conventional refrigerator, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the drawer region of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view of the adjusting member region of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the adjusting member of FIG. 3. As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator includes a refrigerator main body 10 having a refrigerator compartment 20 and a freezer compartment 30 formed therein, and a refrigerator compartment door configured to open and close the refrigerator compartment 20 and the freezer compartment 30, respectively. 25) and a freezer compartment door (35).

A refrigerating chamber 20 is formed in an upper region of the refrigerator main body 10, and a pair of refrigerating chamber doors 25 are provided on a front surface of the refrigerating chamber 20 so as to rotate and open the refrigerating chamber 20. .

A freezer compartment 30 is formed at a bottom of the refrigerator body 10, and the freezer compartment 30 is provided with a freezer compartment door 35 that opens and closes the freezer compartment 30 while sliding along the front and rear directions.

On the other hand, the inside of the refrigerating compartment 20 is provided with a plurality of shelves 41 are arranged horizontally spaced apart in the vertical direction, the food is accommodated on the upper surface is supported, the front and rear direction in the inner lower region of the refrigerating compartment 20 A plurality of drawers 51 are provided so as to be slidable out along the way.

A part of the drawer 51 is used as a so-called vegetable box for storing vegetables and / or fruits therein, and the drawer 51 has an air vent 57 and a humidity control member to adjust the humidity (humidity) therein. 71).

The drawer 51 generally has a rectangular cylindrical shape with an upper surface opened, and a cover 61 is disposed on the upper side of the drawer 51 to block the upper opening of the drawer 51 when the drawer 51 is stored. Is installed.

A handle 55 is formed at the front of the drawer 51 to draw out and receive the drawer 51, and the front plate 53 of the drawer 51 is rearward in order to form a gripping space. It is formed to be inclined. A vent 57 is formed at the rear of the handle 55 to allow the inside and the outside of the drawer 51 to communicate with each other. The vent 57 is slid along the left and right direction in front of the vent 57. Adjusting member 71 for adjusting the opening degree of is coupled.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the adjustment member 71 includes an elongated plate-shaped body 73 and a handle 75 formed at one end of the body 73. The body 73 is formed with a plurality of through-holes 74 communicating with the vent 57 for humidity control.

One side of the vent 57 is formed with a support 59 to which the body 73 of the adjustment member 71 is slidably coupled. The support 59 is disposed above and below the body 73 to protrude in an “L” shape so as to receive and support the upper and lower edges of the body 73, respectively.

By the way, in such a conventional refrigerator, the air vent 57 is formed in the rear area | region of the handle 55 of the drawer 51, and the support part 59 which protruded in the "L" shape on one side of this air vent 57 is provided. And to apply a force to the adjustment member 71, the adjustment member 71 is to be inserted and coupled to the inside of the support 59, it becomes difficult to insert the adjustment member 71 and the support portion when applying excessive force There is a problem that damage to the 59 or the adjusting member 71 may occur.

In addition, when assembling, it is difficult to check whether the adjustment member 71 is inserted, and thus an incomplete insertion of the adjustment member 71 may occur, thereby causing the phenomenon that the adjustment member 71 is removed (separated). There is a problem.

In addition, since the adjustment member 71 has a relatively large area in contact and sliding movement of the ventilation hole 57 forming area, it is difficult to maintain the plan view around the adjustment member 71 and the ventilation hole 57, and thus sliding operation. This may not be smooth. In addition, the support portion 59 is formed on both sides of the adjustment member 71 to accommodate the upper and lower portions of the adjustment member 71 at the same time, making shape and dimensional management difficult, resulting in smooth sliding operation. It can be impossible. In addition, the adjustment member 71 is formed at one end of the body 73 to form a handle 75 extended in the direction of movement in the horizontal direction, the handle 75 is to slide the body 73, the adjustment member The sliding operation of the 71 may not be smooth. Thereby, there is a problem that unnecessary noise is generated when the adjustment member 71 is operated.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator provided with an adjustment member that can facilitate assembly and separation.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator provided with a control member capable of suppressing the damage of the component at the time of assembly by excluding the coupling through the deformation of the component.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator provided with a control member which can smoothly operate and suppress noise generation.

 The present invention, in order to achieve the object as described above, the refrigerator body is formed therein; A drawer accommodated in the cooling chamber and having a vent formed therein; Adjusting member for adjusting the opening degree of the vent while being rotated with respect to the vent; It provides a refrigerator having an adjusting member including a.

Here, the vent may have an arc-shaped cross section, and the adjustment member may be formed to have an arc-shaped cross section corresponding to the vent.

The adjusting member may further include an arc-shaped knob exposed on the front surface of the drawer.

A screw boss is formed in the drawer, and a screw hole may be formed in the adjusting member to allow a screw coupled to the screw boss to pass therethrough.

The drawer is formed with a rotating shaft, the adjustment member may be formed with a shaft hole to be coupled to the rotating shaft.

The adjusting member includes an arc-shaped support portion, and an adjustment plate having an arc cross-sectional shape extending along the axial direction on an outer circumference of the support portion; The drawer has a partial cylindrical depression recessed inward to correspond to the rotational trajectory of the control plate; The vent may be formed through the recess.

On the other hand, according to another field of the present invention, the refrigerator body is formed inside the cooling chamber; A drawer having an upwardly open cylindrical shape and stored in the cooling chamber; A cover which is accommodated in the cooling chamber and blocks an upper opening of the drawer when the drawer is received; A vent formed in the cover; There is provided a refrigerator provided with a control member including a; adjustment member for adjusting the opening degree of the vent while rotating with respect to the vent.

Here, the bottom of the cover is provided with a blocking portion protruding downward and extending left and right to overlap with the upper portion of the drawer when the drawer is received, the vent may be formed through the blocking portion.

The vent may have an arc-shaped cross section, and the adjustment member may have an arc-shaped cross section corresponding to the vent.

The adjusting member may further include an arc-shaped knob exposed on the front surface of the cover.

A screw boss may be formed in the cover, and a screw hole may be formed in the adjusting member so that a screw coupled to the screw boss may pass therethrough.

A rotating shaft is formed on the cover, and the adjusting member may be formed with a shaft hole to be coupled to the rotating shaft.

The adjusting member includes an arc-shaped support portion, and an adjustment plate having an arc cross-sectional shape extending along the axial direction on an outer circumference of the support portion; The drawer has a depression recessed to have a partial cylindrical shape inward to correspond to the rotational trajectory of the control plate; The vent may be formed through the recess.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to facilitate the assembly and separation of the assembly member by allowing the adjustment member to be rotatably coupled.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to suppress the damage of the part because it does not apply excessive force when the adjustment member is coupled.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the contact area of the adjustment member to facilitate the operation and to suppress the generation of noise.

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

[First Embodiment]

5 is a perspective view of a refrigerator having an adjusting member according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the drawer of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line VII-VII of FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VII-VII of FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view of the adjusting member of FIG. 2. As shown in FIG. 5, the refrigerator including the present adjusting member includes a refrigerator main body 110 having a cooling chamber formed therein; A drawer 151 accommodated in the cooling chamber and having a vent 163 formed therein; Rotating with respect to the vent 163 is configured to include an adjusting member 171 for adjusting the opening degree of the vent 163. Here, the cooling chamber means a refrigerating chamber which does not freeze and store food, and may include a storage chamber having a higher temperature range than a normal refrigerating chamber. The refrigerator body 110 may be configured to include only a refrigerating chamber. Hereinafter, the refrigerator main body 110 includes a refrigerating chamber 120 and a freezing chamber 130, and the adjusting member 171 is installed in the drawer 151 disposed in the refrigerating chamber 120. Shall be.

A refrigerating chamber 120 is formed in an upper region of the refrigerator main body 110, and a pair of refrigerating chamber doors 125 are rotatable on the front surface of the refrigerating chamber 120 to selectively open and close the refrigerating chamber 120. It is provided. A freezer compartment 130 is formed in a lower region of the refrigerator main body 110, and the freezer compartment 130 is provided with a drawer-type freezer compartment 135 to be slidably moved along the front and rear directions.

A plurality of shelves 141 spaced apart from each other in an up and down direction are provided in the refrigerating chamber 120 to support food storage, and a plurality of shelves 141 may be slidably moved forward and backward in the lower region of the refrigerating chamber 120. Each drawer 151 is provided.

The drawer 151 has a cylindrical shape that is upwardly open and is spaced apart in the left and right directions. As shown in FIG. 6, the cover 181 on the plate is disposed on the upper side of the drawers 151 so as to block the upper opening when the drawer 151 is received.

A handle 155 of the drawer 151 is formed on the front surface of the drawer 151, and the front plate 153 of the drawer 151 secures a space into which the holding finger of the handle 155 is inserted. In order to be spaced apart from the handle 155, the upper region is formed to be inclined upwardly rearward. The upper inclined region of the front plate 153 may be formed in a straight line or curve.

On the other hand, a part of the drawer 151 is formed with a vent 163 to adjust the humidity (humidity) inside the storage of the drawer 151, the vent 163 on one side of the vent 163 Adjusting member 171 is rotatably coupled to adjust the opening degree of the.

As illustrated in FIG. 9, the adjustment member 171 includes a control plate 173 having an arc cross-sectional shape, and a support 175 for rotatably supporting the control plate 173. The support part 175 is formed in a plate shape having one side having an arc shape, and the shaft hole 176 is formed through the plate surface. An adjustment plate 173 having an arc cross-sectional shape having a radius of curvature corresponding to the arc of the support portion 175 is formed to protrude along the axial direction at the bottom of the support portion 175. A knob 177 having an arc shape extended to the support portion 175 is formed at the other side in the plate surface direction of the support portion 175. This is to facilitate the rotation operation of the support portion 175 and the control plate 173. On the outer circumference of the knob 177 is formed an uneven portion 178 alternately protruding and withdrawn along the radial direction to prevent sliding during the rotation operation of the knob 177.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the drawer 151 is provided with a rotation shaft 165 to be rotatably coupled to the adjustment member 171. The lower end of the rotation shaft 165 is formed with an insertion portion 166 reduced to be inserted into the shaft hole 176. A coupling part 167 is formed at the center of the inserting part 166 so that a fastening member 169 such as a screw that prevents detachment of the adjusting member 171 may be engaged. Here, the coupling portion 167 may be formed as a female screw portion.

An upper portion of the front plate 153 of the drawer 151 is formed with a recessed portion 161 recessed to have a partial cylindrical shape corresponding to the rotational trajectory of the control plate 173 when the control member 171 rotates. have. The depression 161 is formed with a through hole 163 through which the opening degree can be adjusted by the rotation of the control plate 173. Here, the size of the vent 163 and the adjusting plate 173 may be appropriately adjusted.

By such a configuration, when the adjustment member 171 is to be coupled, the adjustment member 171 is disposed below the rotation shaft 165 such that the adjustment plate 173 faces downward and the knob 177 faces forward. To place. Next, the insertion portion 166 of the pivot shaft 165 is inserted into the shaft hole 176 of the support portion 175, and then fastening a screw or the like to the coupling portion 167 of the pivot shaft 165. When the member 169 is fastened, the coupling is completed. On the other hand, when the humidity is to be adjusted in the state in which the drawer 151 is accommodated, when the knob 177 is rotated in the desired direction, the control plate 173 rotates relative to the vent 163 and vents 163. Open or close), or adjust the opening degree of the vent 163.

[Second Embodiment]

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a refrigerator having an adjusting member according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 11 is an enlarged perspective view of the drawer of FIG. 10, and FIG. 12 is a bottom perspective view of the adjusting member installation region of FIG. 11. The same and equivalent parts as those described above and shown in the drawings will be omitted for convenience of description, and the same reference numerals will be described. In addition, description of some overlapping configurations will be omitted. As shown in FIG. 10, the refrigerator including the present adjustment member includes a refrigerator main body 110 having a freezing compartment 130 and a refrigerating chamber 120 formed therein; A drawer 151 having an upwardly open cylindrical shape and accommodated in the refrigerating chamber 120; A cover 181 which is accommodated in the refrigerating chamber 120 and blocks an upper opening of the drawer 151 when the drawer 151 is received; An air vent 189 formed in the cover 181; It comprises a control member 171 for adjusting the opening degree of the vent 189 while rotating with respect to the vent 189.

The refrigerator compartment 120 and the freezer compartment 130 are formed in upper and lower regions of the refrigerator main body 110, respectively, and the refrigerator compartment 120 and the freezer compartment 130 are opened and closed in the refrigerator compartment 120 and the freezer compartment 130, respectively. The refrigerating chamber door 125 and the freezing chamber door 135 may be provided.

The inside of the refrigerating chamber 120 is provided with a plurality of drawers 151 to be slidable in the front-rear direction, and the upper opening of the drawer 151 at the upper side of the drawer 151 when the drawer 151 is received. Cover 181 is disposed to block the.

On the other hand, the cover 181 is formed in a plate shape with a size corresponding to the size of the refrigerator compartment 120, the front of the cover 181 is disposed inside the drawer 151 when the drawer 151 is received. And a blocking part 185 is formed to block a gap between the cover 181 and the drawer 151. The blocking part 185 protrudes downward from the bottom surface of the cover 181 and extends along the left and right directions so as to be overlapped with the front upper part of each drawer 151 when the drawers 151 are accommodated. It is. The blocking part 185 is formed to be spaced apart from the front end of the cover 181 to correspond to the thickness of the upper end of the drawer 151.

The blocking unit 185 is provided with a vent 189 to control the humidity of a part of the drawer 151. The vent 189 is formed in the recess 187 recessed inwardly to have a partial cylindrical shape.

One side of the vent 189 is provided with an adjusting member 171 to adjust the opening degree of the vent 189. The boss portion 191 is formed to protrude downward from the front bottom of the cover 181 so that the adjustment member 171 can be coupled thereto. The boss portion 191 is provided with a coupling portion 193 such that a fastening member 169 such as a screw passing through the adjustment member 171 may be coupled thereto. Here, the coupling portion 193 may be formed as a female screw portion corresponding to the shape of the fastening member 169, that is, the shape of the male screw portion of the screw or bolt.

The adjustment member 171 includes a control plate 173 having an arc cross-sectional shape, and a support 175 for rotatably supporting the control plate 173. The support part 175 is formed in a plate shape having one side having an arc shape, and a through hole 179 is formed in the plate surface so that a fastening member 169 such as a screw can pass therethrough. An adjustment plate 173 having an arc cross-sectional shape having a radius of curvature corresponding to the arc of the support portion 175 is formed to protrude along the axial direction at the bottom of the support portion 175. A knob 177 having an arc shape extended to the support portion 175 is formed at the other side in the plate surface direction of the support portion 175.

By such a configuration, when the adjustment member 171 is to be coupled, the adjustment member 171 to the boss of the cover 181 so that the adjustment plate 173 toward the lower side and the knob 177 toward the front. It is disposed below the portion 191, and inserts a fastening member 169, such as a screw through the through hole 179 of the adjustment member 171, and may be fastened to the engaging portion 193 of the boss portion 191.

  In the above-described and illustrated embodiments, a case in which a fastening member such as a screw is directly contacted with the adjusting member is illustrated, but a washer may be interposed between the adjusting member and the screw. In addition, a washer may be interposed and coupled between the adjusting member and the boss or between the adjusting member and the rotational shaft.

In the above-described and illustrated embodiments with reference to FIGS. 5 to 9, the insertion part is formed on the rotation shaft to be inserted into the adjustment member. However, the adjustment member is disposed at the end of the rotation shaft to be in contact with the screw. It may be configured to be fastened by such. Even in this case, a washer may be provided to smoothly rotate the adjustment member.

In addition, in the above-described and illustrated embodiments, the case where the adjusting plate is formed to extend downward along the axial direction from the outer circumference of the support is described, for example. In addition, the control plate may be formed in the center of the outer peripheral portion of the support.

1 is a perspective view of a conventional refrigerator,

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the drawer region of FIG. 1; FIG.

3 is a bottom perspective view of the adjusting member region of FIG. 2;

4 is an enlarged perspective view of the adjusting member of FIG. 3;

5 is a perspective view of a refrigerator provided with an adjusting member according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the drawer of Figure 5,

7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII of FIG. 6;

8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII of FIG. 7;

9 is an enlarged perspective view of the adjusting member of FIG. 2;

10 is a perspective view of a refrigerator having an adjusting member according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

11 is an enlarged perspective view of the drawer of FIG. 10;

12 is a bottom perspective view of the adjustment member installation region of FIG. 11.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

110: refrigerator body 120: refrigerator

141: shelf 151: drawer

153: front panel 155: handle

161: depression 163: vent

165: rotating shaft 166: insertion portion

167: coupling portion 169: fastening member

171: adjusting member 173: adjusting plate

175: support 176: shaft hole

177: knob 178: irregularities

Claims (13)

A refrigerator body having a cooling chamber formed therein; A drawer accommodated in the cooling chamber and having a vent having an arc-shaped cross section; And a control member which rotates with respect to the vent to adjust the opening degree of the vent. The adjusting member, An arc-shaped support portion and a control plate having an arc cross-sectional shape extending along the axial direction on an outer circumference of the support portion; The drawer is provided with a cylindrical depression recessed inward to correspond to the rotational trajectory of the control plate; The vent is provided with a control member formed through the recess. delete The method of claim 1, And the adjusting member further comprises an arc-shaped knob exposed on the front surface of the drawer. The method of claim 1, A screw boss is formed in the drawer, and the adjusting member has a screw hole formed therein so that a screw coupled to the screw boss can pass therethrough. The method of claim 1, The drawer is provided with a rotating shaft, the adjusting member is a refrigerator having an adjusting member, characterized in that the shaft hole is formed to be coupled to the rotating shaft. delete A refrigerator body having a cooling chamber formed therein; A drawer having an upwardly open cylindrical shape and stored in the cooling chamber; A cover which is accommodated in the cooling chamber and blocks an upper opening of the drawer when the drawer is received; A vent formed in the cover; And a regulating member for adjusting the opening degree of the vent while rotating with respect to the vent. The adjusting member includes an arc-shaped support portion and a cylindrical adjustment plate extending along the axial direction on an outer circumference of the support portion; The drawer has a depression recessed to have a cylindrical shape inward to correspond to the rotational trajectory of the control plate; The vent is provided with a control member formed through the recess. The method of claim 7, wherein The bottom of the cover is provided with a blocking portion protruding downward and extending from side to side to overlap with the upper portion of the drawer when the drawer is received, wherein the vent is penetrated through the blocking portion. The method of claim 8, And said vent has an arc-shaped cross section and said regulating member has an arc-shaped cross section corresponding to said vent. The method of claim 8, And the adjusting member further comprises an arc-shaped knob exposed on the front surface of the cover. The method of claim 8, A screw boss is formed in the cover, and the adjusting member is provided with a screw hole is formed so that the screw coupled to the screw boss can pass. The method of claim 8, A rotating shaft is formed on the cover, and the adjusting member is provided with a axial hole to be coupled to the rotating shaft. delete

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