KR20090020024A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and after the home bar door is rotated upward and opened, the present invention relates to a refrigerator configured to slide in and out of a tray in which a storage is accommodated.

A refrigerator according to the present invention includes a main body provided with a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment; A door selectively shielding a front surface of the main body; An opening formed in a front surface of the door to allow food to be taken out of the main body; A groove bar door provided at one side of the opening and selectively shielding the opening; An opening and closing device provided at one side of the home bar door and selectively opening and closing the home bar door by moving up and down; A tray provided at one side of the home bar door and forming a space in which food is accommodated; Is provided on one side of the tray, the entrance and exit device for sliding the tray forward and backward; is configured to include. According to this invention comprised in this way, there exists an advantage that the usability of a refrigerator is improved.

Description

Refrigerator {Refrigerator}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator configured to slide in and out of a tray in which a storage is accommodated after the home bar door is rotated upward and opened.

Generally, a refrigerator is a device for low temperature storage of food, and is a device for freezing or refrigerating food according to the state of food to be stored. In recent years, a refrigerator has been enlarged to provide various conveniences to consumers and to improve living standards. There is a trend of multifunctionalization.

According to this trend, the refrigerator has various storage spaces and has various types of opening and closing of doors. The refrigerator is provided with various devices for the user's convenience.

Representative of such convenience equipment is a home bar for easily withdrawing / entering the food stored in the back of the refrigerator door from the outside of the door, the refrigerator has been recently equipped with such a home bar.

However, the home bar of the refrigerator according to the prior art is opened and closed by the user's artificial manipulation, and in order to take out the food stored in the home bar, the user needs to find a desired food by putting a hand into the home bar, which is inconvenient in using the home bar There is a problem.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, not only the home bar door is opened and closed by a simple operation of pressing the operation button but also the food storage tray is sliding in and out the front and rear to improve the convenience of use To provide.

Refrigerator according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a main body provided with a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment; A door selectively shielding a front surface of the main body; An opening formed in a front surface of the door to allow food to be taken out of the main body; A groove bar door provided at one side of the opening and selectively shielding the opening; An opening and closing device provided at one side of the home bar door and selectively opening and closing the home bar door by moving up and down; A tray provided at one side of the home bar door and forming a space in which food is accommodated; Is provided on one side of the tray, the entrance and exit device for sliding the tray forward and backward; is configured to include.

According to the refrigerator according to the present invention as described above, when the operation button is pressed, the home bar door is opened and closed upwards by an opening and closing device, and then the tray containing food is slid out by the access device.

Therefore, since the food provided in the home bar can be taken out by a simple operation of pressing the operation button, there is an advantage that the ease of use is improved.

In addition, there is an advantage that the satisfaction of the product is improved by improving the ease of use, thereby improving the image of the company.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described a specific embodiment of the present invention. However, the spirit of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments presented, and those skilled in the art who understand the spirit of the present invention can easily suggest other embodiments within the scope of the same idea.

1 is a perspective view illustrating an open state of a door of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an open state of a home bar door of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 2, the main body 100 of the refrigerator 10 according to the present invention is formed in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped with the front open, the main body 100 is divided into left and right, the food is stored refrigerated on the right side The refrigerating chamber 110 is formed, the left side is formed with a freezing chamber 120 for freezing the food.

The refrigerating chamber 110 is formed on the right side of the main body 100 as a space for low-temperature refrigeration of food, and the inside is divided into a shelf or a drawer provided to accommodate various kinds of food.

An open front surface of the refrigerating compartment 110 is provided with a refrigerating compartment door 112. The refrigerating compartment door 112 is hinged to the upper right and lower ends of the main body 100, and configured to selectively open and close the refrigerating compartment 110 by rotation.

On the other hand, the freezer compartment 120 is a space for freezing and storing food is formed on the left side of the main body 100, like the refrigerating chamber 110, a plurality of shelves or drawers, such as to accommodate various kinds of food It is provided.

A freezing compartment door 122 is provided at an open front surface of the freezing compartment 120. The freezer compartment door 122 is hinged to an upper left and a lower end of the main body 100, and configured to selectively shield the freezer compartment 120 by rotation.

A front door of the refrigerating compartment door 112 and the freezing compartment door 122 is provided with a door handle 102 gripped by a user to open and close the refrigerating compartment door 112 or the freezing compartment door 122, the refrigerating compartment door 112. And it facilitates the operation of the freezer compartment door 122.

In addition, the refrigerator compartment door 112 is provided with a home bar 200 so that a user can take out small items such as beverages and alcoholic beverages without having to open and close the refrigerator compartment door 112.

The groove bar 200 may include an opening 220 formed by opening one surface of the refrigerating compartment door 112, a groove bar door 240 selectively shielding the opening 220, and a space in which food is stored. It is configured to include a tray 260.

The opening 220 has one surface of the refrigerating compartment door 112 formed in a substantially rectangular shape to form a passage that is connected to the storage space inside the main body 100, and the user desires food through the opening 220. Can be taken out.

In addition, a groove bar frame 222 in close contact with the groove bar door 240 is formed at an edge of the opening 220. The groove bar frame 222 is in close contact with the edge of the groove bar door 240 when the groove bar door 240 is closed, and is stepped in a direction in which the opening 220 is narrowed to shield the opening 220. Is formed.

In addition, the groove bar frame 222 is formed with a link groove 224 for guiding the movement of the link 320, which is one component of the opening and closing device (reference numeral 300 of FIG. 3) to be described below. The link groove 224 is vertically formed on both sides of the groove bar frame 222 to form a passage through which the link 320 is moved up and down.

On the other hand, the opening 220 is configured to be selectively shielded by the groove bar door 240. The groove bar door 240 is formed in a plate shape corresponding to the shape of the groove bar frame 222 so that the opening 220 can be shielded, and is formed in the opening 220 by the link 320 to be described below. Connected to and configured to shield the opening 220.

In addition, the edge of the groove bar door 240 is formed stepped in a shape corresponding to the stepped edge of the groove bar frame 222, so that the cold air inside the main body 100 does not leak to the outside.

On the other hand, when the home bar door 240 is closed, a tray 260 is formed below the home bar door 240, that is, the lower end of the opening 220 to form a space for food. A partition 262 protrudes upward from an edge of the tray 260 to form a storage space 264 in which food is stored, and the food contained in the storage space 264 is dropped by the partition 262. Is prevented.

And, the lower side of the tray 260 is a rack 420 which is one configuration of the access device (reference numeral 400 of FIG. 3) will be described below, the tray 260 is the access device (Fig. 3 of the drawing) Reference numeral 400 indicates sliding in and out.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the opening and closing device (300 of FIG. 3) and the access device (400 of FIG. 3) will be described.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a portion of the cross-section of the home bar of the refrigerator according to the spirit of the present invention in the open state, Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a portion of the cross section of the home bar of the refrigerator according to the spirit of the present invention closed.

3 to 4, an opening and closing device 300 for selectively shielding the home bar door 240 is provided at the upper right end (as shown in FIG. 3) of the opening 220.

The opening and closing device 300 includes a link 320 connecting the home bar door 240 and the opening 220, and an opening and closing motor 340 to rotate one end of the link 320.

The link 320 is formed with a plurality of bends, so that the home bar door 240 is moved up and down spaced apart from the refrigerating chamber door 112 by a predetermined interval, the end coupled to the home bar door 240 is a link hinge Is connected by 322, by the center of gravity of the lower end of the home bar door 240, the home bar door 240 is configured to move up and down in a straight line state.

The other end of the link 320 is formed with a drive shaft 324 is formed on the inner peripheral surface. The drive shaft 324 is geared to the open and close motor 340 is configured to rotate the link 320. The opening and closing motor 340 is preferably provided with a DC motor or a servo motor capable of forward and reverse rotation.

In detail, when the open / close motor 340 rotates in a counterclockwise direction, the drive shaft 324 geared to the open / close motor 340 also rotates in a counterclockwise direction, and the home bar connected to the link 320 is rotated. The door 240 is open.

On the contrary, when the open / close motor 340 rotates in the clockwise direction, the drive shaft 324 geared with the open / close motor 340 rotates in the clockwise direction, and the home bar door 240 connected to the link 320. Is shielded.

On the other hand, the tray 260 provided in the opening portion 220 of the lower side of the groove bar door 240 is sliding in and out to the left and right side (as shown in FIG. 3) by the access device 400, the left side of the tray 260 In FIG. 3, a guide 268 for guiding the trajectory of the tray 260 is provided.

The guide 268 is accommodated in the guide groove 266 formed at the stop of the tray 260, and serves to guide the movement of the tray 260 sliding in and out by the access device 400.

The access device 400 includes a rack 420 formed on a lower surface of the tray 260, a pinion 440 coupled to the rack 420 to rotate, and a driving motor to rotate the pinion 440. 460).

The rack 420 is for the movement of the tray 260, the gear is formed in the rack 420, meshing with the gear of the pinion 440, the tray 260 is straight to the left and right (as seen in Figure 3) You exercise.

The pinion 440 is a circular gear having gears formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof, and is coupled to the drive motor 460 so as to be rotated by the drive motor 460 to rotate in the same direction as the drive motor 460. The drive motor 460 is preferably composed of a DC motor or a servo motor capable of forward rotation and reverse rotation.

In detail, when the driving motor 460 rotates in the clockwise direction, the pinion 440 geared to the driving motor 460 also rotates in a clockwise direction, and the tray 260 in which the rack 420 is formed. ) Is drawn to the right (as shown in FIG. 3).

On the contrary, when the drive motor 460 rotates in the counterclockwise direction, the pinion 440 geared with the drive motor 460 rotates in the counterclockwise direction. )

In addition, the opening and closing motor 340 and the driving motor 460 is configured to be operated by the operation button 280 formed on the right end of the tray 260, the opening and closing motor 340 and the access device 400 is It is configured to operate at regular intervals.

In detail, when the food button in the home bar 200 is taken out, when the operation button 280 is pressed, the opening and closing device 300 is operated first, and then the access device 400 is operated, and the home bar 200 is operated. When shielding the pressing the operation button 280, the access device 400 is configured to operate first and then the opening and closing device 300 is operated.

That is, when the operation button 280 is pressed, the opening / closing motor 340 is operated first, and the home bar door 240 is opened. Then, the driving motor 460 is operated so that the tray 260 is operated. It is withdrawn to the right. When the operation button 280 is pressed again, the driving motor 460 is operated first so that the tray 260 is pulled to the left side, and then the opening / closing motor 340 is operated to close the home bar door 240. It is configured to.

Hereinafter, the operation of the refrigerator home bar according to the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

First, when the user presses the operation button 280 provided on the front surface of the refrigerating compartment door 112, that is, the front surface of the tray 260, the power is applied to the opening and closing device 300. In detail, the open / close motor 340 rotates counterclockwise, and the drive shaft 324 geared with the open / close motor 340 also rotates counterclockwise. In addition, the link 320 connected to the drive shaft 324 moves upward, and the groove bar door 240 hinged to the link 320 moves upward along the movement of the link 320. The home bar door 240 is opened.

Thereafter, power is sequentially applied to the access device 400, and the tray 260 is slid out. In detail, the drive motor 460 rotates clockwise, and the pinion 440 geared with the drive motor 460 also rotates clockwise. In addition, the rack 420 is moved to the right side by the rotation of the pinion 440, and the tray 260 is drawn out as shown in FIG. 3, so that the user can conveniently place food placed on the drawn tray 260. It can be taken out easily.

Meanwhile, when the home bar door 240 is opened as shown in FIG. 3, when the user presses the operation button 280, power is applied to the driving motor 460, and the driving motor 460 is counterclockwise. Rotate in the direction. The rotational motion of the drive motor 460 is transmitted to the rack 420 by the pinion 440, and the tray 260 is slid in and pulled out by the action of the rack 420 and the pinion 440. .

Thereafter, power is sequentially applied to the open / close motor 340, and the open / close motor 340 rotates clockwise. The rotational movement of the opening and closing motor 340 is transmitted to the home bar door 240 by the link 320, the home bar door 240 is gradually lowered, the home bar door 240 is the state as shown in FIG. Will be closed.

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

1 is a perspective view showing an open state of a door of a refrigerator according to the spirit of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing an open state of the home bar door of the refrigerator according to the spirit of the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a portion of the cross-section of the home bar of the refrigerator according to the spirit of the present invention in the open state.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a portion of the cross section of the home bar of the refrigerator according to the spirit of the present invention closed.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10. Refrigerator 100. Main unit

110. refrigerator compartment 112. freezer door

200. Home bar 220. Opening

222. Home Bar Frame 240. Home Bar Door

260. Tray 262. Bulkhead

264. Storage 300. Switchgear

320. Link 322. Link Hinge

324. Drive shaft 340. Opening and closing motor

400. Access 420. Rack

440. Pinion 460. Drive motor

Claims (5)

A body provided with a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment; A door selectively shielding a front surface of the main body; An opening formed in a front surface of the door to allow food to be taken out of the main body; A groove bar door provided at one side of the opening and selectively shielding the opening; An opening and closing device provided at one side of the home bar door and selectively opening and closing the home bar door by moving up and down; A tray provided at one side of the home bar door and forming a space in which food is accommodated; And an access device provided at one side of the tray and configured to slide in and out of the tray forward and backward. According to claim 1, The opening and closing device, An opening and closing motor provided at one side of the opening and generating a rotation force; One end is connected to the open and close motor and the other end is connected to the home bar door, the refrigerator comprising a link for transmitting the rotational force of the open and close motor to the home bar door. According to claim 1, The access device, A drive motor provided at one side of the tray and generating a rotational force; A pinion connected to the drive motor and rotating; And a rack formed on a bottom surface of the tray and coupled to the pinion to allow the tray to enter and exit the tray. The method of claim 1, Refrigerator, characterized in that the front of the tray is provided with a control button for controlling the operation of the opening and closing device. The method of claim 4, wherein The opening and closing device and the refrigerator is characterized in that each operating at a predetermined time interval.

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