KR20100046360A

KR20100046360A - A refrigerator

Info

Publication number: KR20100046360A
Application number: KR1020080105168A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 최상필
Original assignee: 엘지전자 주식회사
Priority date: 2008-10-27
Filing date: 2008-10-27
Publication date: 2010-05-07

Abstract

PURPOSE: A refrigerator is provided to prevent damage to a mark part with patterns, and to improve the exterior by embedding a decorative panel in a transparent basket. CONSTITUTION: A refrigerator(1) comprises a main body(10), a door(14), baskets(20), and decorative panels(300). The main body has a storage space for storing food. The door is movably formed in the main body, and selectively opens and closes the storage space. The baskets are coupled to a door liner which forms the rear surface of the door. A part of the baskets is transparent. The decorative panels are installed in the baskets.

Description

Refrigerator {A refrigerator}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator.

In general, a refrigerator is a device for low temperature storage of food, and is configured to freeze or refrigerate food according to the type of food to be stored.

The inside of the refrigerator is cooled by continuously supplied cold air, and the cold air is continuously generated by the heat exchange action of the refrigerant by a refrigeration cycle undergoing a process of compression-condensation-expansion-evaporation. The cold air supplied to the inside of the refrigerator is evenly transferred to the inside of the refrigerator by convection, so that food in the refrigerator can be stored at a desired temperature.

The refrigerator main body has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open front surface, and includes a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber inside the main body. The front surface of the main body includes a refrigerator compartment door and a freezer compartment door for selectively shielding the opening.

In addition, the storage space inside the refrigerator is provided with a plurality of drawers, shelves and storage boxes for storing various foods in an optimal state. In addition, a plurality of baskets are provided on the rear of the doors. The storage space inside the refrigerator is partitioned by the shelves, storage boxes, and baskets such that suitable foods can be stored.

Generally, a refrigerator is provided with a plurality of baskets for storing food at a suitable temperature according to characteristics and for effectively storing various foods. Therefore, it is desirable for the user to store food to suit the purpose of providing each basket. However, since the baskets are provided in a similar shape, the user may confuse the food to be stored in each basket. In order to prevent this, foods suitable for storage in each basket may be symbolically printed on the front surface of the basket. That is, the user sees the symbol and stores foods suitable for each basket.

On the other hand, in recent years, due to the trend of consumers who prefer products with excellent aesthetics, refrigerators equipped with a basket equipped with decor panels that can give aesthetics are also being released. Such a basket is described in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2006-0129752. In this case, in addition to the shape or shape that gives an aesthetic sense, the deco panel may be printed with the food suitable for storage in the basket.

However, the above conventional technologies have the following problems.

Since the decor panel is exposed to the outside, the printed symbols may be peeled off or damaged. In this case, the user's satisfaction with the product falls and adversely affects the product image.

In addition, if the edge portion of the decorative panel is not neat, if the user's hand touch the texture is bad, may be damaged.

In addition, if a step is formed in the mating portion of the basket and the decor panel, the decor panel is shaken when the basket is used or when the door is opened and closed, thereby generating noise.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator in which a decorative panel that gives an aesthetic feeling to a user is provided, without fear of deterioration of a symbol part printed on a pattern or the like.

In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator that can be used stably by the user even if the edge treatment of the decor panel is not neat.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator in which the decor panel is not shaken even when a step is generated due to dimensional dispersion or the like in forming the decor panel and the basket.

A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, the main body is provided with a storage space for storing food at low temperature; A door rotatably provided on the main body to selectively shield the storage space; A basket coupled to the door liner forming the rear surface of the door, the basket being at least partially transparent; And a decorative panel inserted into the recessed portion formed in the basket and provided to be recognizable from the outside through the transparent portion of the basket.

According to the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention as described above, the decorative panel is recessed mounted in the basket has the advantage that there is no fear of damage to the symbol portion is printed pattern.

In addition, since the decor panel is recessed in the basket of the transparent material can add aesthetics, there is an effect that the user's satisfaction with the product is increased.

In addition, even if the edge of the decorative panel is not neat, there is an advantage that the user is not injured.

In addition, since the step does not occur according to the matching of the decor panel and the basket, the appearance is neatly formed, there is an advantage that can give a luxurious image.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments for implementing the spirit of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing an internal configuration of a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, in order to explain the idea of the present invention, a side by side type refrigerator will be described as an example. However, the idea of the present invention is not limited to the illustrated double door refrigerator, and is applicable to both a top mount type in which a freezer compartment is located at an upper side and a bottom freeze type in which a freezer compartment is located at a lower side thereof. To reveal.

Referring to FIG. 1, a refrigerator 1 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 10 partitioned into a freezer compartment 12 and a freezer compartment 13 by a barrier 11, and a front surface of the main body 10. The refrigerator compartment door 14 may be rotatably mounted to the freezer compartment 14 to selectively open and close the freezer compartment 12, and the refrigerating compartment door 15 to selectively open and close the refrigerating compartment 13.

In addition, a plurality of shelves 16 and a plurality of storage boxes 17 are provided in the storage space inside the main body 10, and foods may be stored in the rear surfaces of the freezer door 14 and the refrigerating chamber door 15. A number of baskets 20 are provided. In the basket 20, foods such as cheese and butter may be stored in foods that deteriorate in quality or are discolored or damaged due to evaporation of moisture when they are excessively exposed to cold while maintaining a low temperature.

By means of food storage means such as shelves, storage boxes, baskets, and the like, the user can conveniently store and withdraw food, and can efficiently use the internal space of the refrigerator.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the basket of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view taken along line II ′ of FIG. 2.

2 and 3, the basket 20 is formed in a box shape in which an upper surface thereof is opened.

In detail, the body 200 forming the basket 20 includes a front portion 210 forming a front appearance of the basket 20 and a door liner 140 forming a rear surface of the door 14. Receiving portion 230 formed to correspond to the shape, a pair of protrusions 220 extending from both ends of the receiving portion 230 to the front portion 210, the receiving portion 230 and the protrusions And a bottom surface 250 that connects the lower end of the front portion 210 and is formed flat so that food can be stored and stored thereon. Therefore, the user puts food into the space between the front portion 210, the protrusion 220 and the receiving portion 230, and then put the food in the basket 20 by seating on the bottom surface 250 Can be stored.

In the present embodiment, the body 200 is described as being formed integrally with the receiving portion 230, the protrusion 220 and the bottom surface 250, it may be formed to be separated or combined respectively. .

The receiving portion 230 is a portion in which the basket 20 is inserted to be in close contact with the door liner 140, and is formed to correspond to the shape of the door liner 140 so that the basket 20 does not swing. In detail, the accommodating part 230 includes an accommodating part side surface 231 in close contact with the side surface of the door liner 140 and an accommodating part rear surface 232 in close contact with the rear surface of the door liner 140.

On the other hand, a hook portion 233 protrudes from the outer surface of the receiving portion side surface 231, and is fitted to the seating portion 143 formed on the side of the door liner 140. Thus, the basket 20 is stably fixed to the door 14.

In addition, the protrusion 220 protrudes a predetermined length forward from the receiving side surface 231. By providing the protrusion 220, the food storage space of the basket 20 may be widened. The rear end of the protruding portion 220 is formed to be thicker than the receiving portion side surface 231 so as to stably support the basket 20 and is in close contact with the front end of the door liner 140. That is, the rear end of the protrusion 220 and the receiving side surface 231 are formed to be stepped, and a portion of the rear end of the protrusion 220 is in close contact with the door liner 140.

On the other hand, the front portion 210 forms the front appearance of the basket 20, and connects the front end of the protrusion 220 provided on both sides of the body 200. The front portion 210 is provided with a recess 211 is inserted into the decorative panel 300 is used to give the user an aesthetic or display the function of the basket 20 and the like. In detail, the recess 211 is formed by recessing the bottom surface of the front portion 210 upwards by a predetermined depth. The depression 211 is formed to a depth such that the entire decoration panel 300 can be inserted.

The depression 211 may be formed on the protrusion 220 as well as the front portion 210. That is, the depression 211 may be formed in the entire portion of the basket 20 protruding from the door liner 140. The recessed portion 211 is formed to a certain depth, so as not to tilt when the decor panel 300 is mounted.

In addition, the deco panel 300 is inserted into the recess 211. In detail, the decor panel 300 is formed to correspond to the shape of the depression 211, and is fitted in the depression 211 upward from the bottom of the basket 20. The decor panel 300 is formed to be joined to the depression 211, the hook is provided on one side may be more stably coupled to the depression 211. In this case, a hook groove 212 may be provided on the rear surface of the front portion 210 so that the hook is coupled.

Meanwhile, the front part 210 on which the decor panel 300 is mounted is formed of a transparent material. That is, even if the decor panel 300 is inserted into the depression 211, the decor panel 300 can be recognized from the outside. Therefore, it is possible to give the user aesthetics by the decor panel 300 sufficiently. In addition, by adjusting the transparency of the front portion 210 may give an additional aesthetic sense to the user.

In addition, the deco panel 300 may be printed with a spray or the like symbol 310 to display the food suitable to be stored in the basket (20). The user may store the appropriate food in the basket 20 by recognizing the preference part 310 through the front part 210 provided with a transparent material.

In addition, since the decor panel 300 is inserted into the recess 211, the preference part 310 is not exposed to the outside. Therefore, since the contact is blocked by the sign portion 310, there is no fear that the sign portion 310 is peeled off or damaged.

In addition, even if the edge portion of the decor panel 300 is not sharply processed to be sharply formed, there is no fear that the user will be injured by this.

Hereinafter, a refrigerator according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, since the second embodiment has a difference in the shape of the depression and the decor panel compared with the first embodiment, the differences will be mainly described, and the same reference numerals and descriptions of the first embodiment will be used.

4 is a perspective view illustrating a basket of a refrigerator according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

4, the basket 20 of the refrigerator according to the second embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the portion of the decor panel 300 is in close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the receiving portion (230).

In detail, the front portion 210 and the protrusion 220 of the basket 20 is formed with a recess 211 recessed upward from the bottom surface. The depression 211 extends to the rear end of the protrusion 220 such that an opening is formed at the rear end of the protrusion 220. That is, the depression 211 is opened to the rear side of the protrusion 220.

On the other hand, a part of the decor panel 300 is formed to correspond to the shape of the depression 211 to be inserted into the depression 211, the other portion is to be in close contact along the outer peripheral surface of the receiving portion 230 It is formed to correspond to the shape of the receiving portion 230. In this case, a part of the receiving part 230 side of the decor panel 300 is exposed to the outside of the body 200. In other words, when the deco panel 300 is inserted into the depression 211, a part of the deco panel 300 surrounds an outer circumferential surface of the receiving portion 230, and an outer circumferential surface of the receiving portion 230. In the stepped portion formed by the decor panel 300 is formed.

In addition, the door liner 140 is provided with a seating portion 143 so as to correspond to the stepped portion formed by the decor panel 300 and the receiving portion 230. In detail, the seating part 143 is recessed inwardly of the door liner 140 so that the decor panel 300 on the receiving part 230 can be fitted. That is, the basket 20 is supported by the door liner 140 by the exposed portion of the decor panel 300 is seated on the seating portion 143.

In this case, since the contact area between the basket 20 and the door liner 140 is formed to be wide, the basket 20 can be supported by the door liner 140 more stably as the load is evenly distributed and supported.

In this case, the portion of the decorative panel 300 is inserted into the recessed portion 211 and the color of the portion accommodated in the seating portion 143 is distinguished, the receiving portion 230 is a member of a transparent material If formed, it can further give the user aesthetics.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the embodiments may be changed, added, or deleted within the scope of the spirit of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the basket of Figure 1;

3 is a cross-sectional side view taken along the line II ′ of FIG. 2;

4 is a perspective view showing a basket of a refrigerator according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

Claims

A main body having a storage space for storing food at low temperature;

A door rotatably provided on the main body to selectively shield the storage space;

A basket coupled to the door liner forming the rear surface of the door, the basket being at least partially transparent; And

The refrigerator includes a deco panel is inserted into the recess formed in the basket, the decor panel is provided to be recognized from the outside through the transparent portion of the basket.

The method of claim 1,

The decor panel is characterized in that the molded part in the depression.

The method of claim 1,

The deco panel is provided on the front of the basket,

The decor panel is characterized in that the refrigerator is formed with a symbol portion representing the food suitable for storage in the basket.

The method of claim 1,

A portion of the decor panel is exposed to the outside along the outer circumferential surface of the insertion portion which forms the rear surface of the basket and is fitted to the door liner,

The door liner is a refrigerator, characterized in that the seating portion is formed on which the exposed decorative panel is mounted.

The method of claim 4, wherein

A part of the insertion part is formed to be transparent,

The refrigerator characterized in that the decor panel seated on the door liner is formed to be recognized from the outside.

The method of claim 5,

The decor panel is characterized in that the refrigerator is formed so as to distinguish between the portion fitted to the recess and the portion seated on the door liner.