Refrigerator with a door
阅读说明:本技术 冰箱 (Refrigerator with a door ) 是由 大坪熟 吉田淳二 汉健太郎 于 2019-02-01 设计创作,主要内容包括:这里公开一种冰箱,该冰箱具有一结构,该结构在冰箱的制造中被组装并配置为减少施加到驱动轨道的驱动单元的负荷,尽管轨道的位置相对于冰箱主体偏移。该冰箱包括:主体;储藏室,设置在主体内部并提供有开口;抽屉,配置为打开和关闭储藏室的开口;以及滑动装置,配置为抵靠储藏室可滑动地支撑抽屉,并且滑动装置包括第一轨道、第二轨道和驱动单元,该第一轨道安装在储藏室的内壁上,该第二轨道安装在抽屉上并配置为相对于第一轨道可滑动,该驱动单元安装在第一轨道上并配置为提供驱动力以使第二轨道滑动。(Disclosed herein is a refrigerator having a structure that is assembled in the manufacture of the refrigerator and configured to reduce a load applied to a driving unit that drives a rail, although the position of the rail is offset with respect to a refrigerator main body. The refrigerator includes: a main body; a storage chamber provided inside the main body and provided with an opening; a drawer configured to open and close an opening of the storage compartment; and a sliding device configured to slidably support the drawer against the storage compartment, and the sliding device includes a first rail mounted on an inner wall of the storage compartment, a second rail mounted on the drawer and configured to be slidable with respect to the first rail, and a driving unit mounted on the first rail and configured to provide a driving force to slide the second rail.)
1. A refrigerator, comprising:
a main body;
a storage chamber disposed inside the main body and including an opening;
a drawer configured to open and close the opening of the storage compartment; and
a slide configured to slidably support the drawer against the storage compartment, the slide comprising:
a first rail installed on an inner wall of the storage compartment,
a second rail mounted on the drawer and configured to be slidable with respect to the first rail, an
A driving unit mounted on the first rail and configured to provide a driving force to slide the second rail.
2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the driving unit is coupled to a lower surface of the first rail.
3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the driving unit is spaced apart from the inner wall of the storage chamber.
4. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the sliding device further comprises a power transmission unit configured to transmit a driving force of the driving unit to the second rail.
5. The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein the driving unit comprises:
a housing coupled to a lower surface of the first rail;
a driving motor disposed inside the housing; and
a driving gear disposed outside the case and configured to transmit a driving force of the driving motor to the power transmission unit.
6. The refrigerator of claim 5, wherein:
the first rail includes a first end disposed in a front of the storage compartment adjacent to the opening and a second end disposed in a rear of the storage compartment, and
the drive gear is adjacent the first end.
7. The refrigerator of claim 5, wherein the power transmission unit includes a first rack gear mounted on the second rail and configured to mesh with the driving gear.
8. The refrigerator of claim 7, wherein the power transmission unit includes an elastic member disposed between the first rail and the second rail to press the first rack gear against the driving gear.
9. The refrigerator of claim 7, wherein the power transmission unit includes an elastic member disposed between the first rail and the second rail to press the first rack gear against the driving gear.
10. The refrigerator of claim 9, wherein:
the second rail includes a plurality of holes elongated in a direction parallel to a direction in which the first rack gear moves relative to the second rail, and
the first rack gear includes a plurality of screw members configured to pass through and be movable along the plurality of holes.
11. The refrigerator of claim 10, wherein:
the plurality of holes includes a first hole and a second hole, and
the first and second apertures include different lengths in the direction parallel to a direction in which the first rack gear moves relative to the second track.
12. The refrigerator of claim 5, wherein:
the drive unit includes a receiving portion recessed on an outer surface of the housing and configured to receive the drive gear therein; and
a cover coupled to the housing to cover at least a portion of the receiving portion.
13. The refrigerator of claim 12, wherein the drive unit further comprises a discharge portion configured to communicate with the receiving portion and extend from the receiving portion to a lower side.
14. The refrigerator of claim 7, wherein the first rack gear is disposed above the drive gear.
15. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the sliding device further comprises an adjusting unit provided at a rear side of the power transmission unit to adjust a moving distance of the second rail with respect to the first rail.
Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator.
Background
In a conventional manner, a refrigerator having a drawer has been used. For example, patent document 1 discloses a refrigerator provided with a refrigerator main body having a storage chamber, a drawer opening and closing the storage chamber, and a sliding device sliding the drawer against the storage chamber in an opening and closing direction (against).
The sliding apparatus of the refrigerator disclosed in patent document 1 is provided with a first rail mounted on a refrigerator main body and a second rail mounted on a drawer. The second rail slides against the first rail in opening and closing directions by a driving unit installed on the refrigerator main body.
Disclosure of Invention
Technical problem
Therefore, if the first rail and the driving unit are not installed with high accuracy when the refrigerator is manufactured, the second rail presses the driving unit, and an excessive load is applied to the driving unit. Therefore, high precision assembly is used in manufacturing the refrigerator.
Further, even if the first rail and the drive unit are assembled with high accuracy, when a positional deviation occurs in the first rail due to deterioration over time, the second rail presses the drive unit, and an excessive load is applied to the drive unit.
Further, when the load applied to the drawer is changed according to an increase or decrease in the amount of an object (e.g., food) contained in the drawer, a positional deviation of the first rail may also occur.
Technical solution to the problem
Accordingly, it is an aspect of the present disclosure to provide a refrigerator having a structure configured to be relatively easily assembled in the manufacture of the refrigerator and configured to reduce a load applied to a driving unit driving a rail although a position of the rail is shifted with respect to a refrigerator main body due to deterioration over time or deterioration caused by a change in weight of an object stored in a drawer (according to an increase or decrease in the amount of the object).
Additional aspects of the disclosure will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the disclosure.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a refrigerator includes: a main body; a storage chamber provided inside the main body and provided with an opening; a drawer configured to open and close an opening of the storage compartment; and a sliding device configured to slidably support the drawer against the storage compartment, the sliding device including a first rail mounted on an inner wall of the storage compartment, a second rail mounted on the drawer and configured to be slidable with respect to the first rail, and a driving unit mounted on the first rail and configured to provide a driving force to slide the second rail.
The driving unit may be coupled to a lower surface of the first rail.
The driving unit may be spaced apart from an inner wall of the storage chamber.
The sliding apparatus may further include a power transmission unit configured to transmit the driving force of the driving unit to the second rail.
The driving unit may include: a housing coupled to a lower surface of the first rail; the driving motor is arranged inside the shell; and a driving gear disposed outside the housing and configured to transmit a driving force of the driving motor to the power transmission unit.
The first track may include: a first end disposed in a front of the storage compartment adjacent to the opening; and a second end disposed in a rear portion of the storage chamber, and the driving gear may be adjacent to the first end.
The power transmission unit may include a first rack gear mounted on the second rail and configured to mesh with the driving gear.
The power transmission unit may include at least one elastic member disposed between the first rail and the second rail to press the first rack gear against the driving gear.
The first rack gear may be coupled to the second rail to be relatively movable in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the drawer opens and closes the opening of the storage compartment.
The second rail may include a plurality of holes elongated in a direction parallel to a direction in which the first rack gear moves relative to the second rail, and the first rack gear may include a plurality of screw members configured to pass through the plurality of holes and configured to be movable along the plurality of holes, respectively.
The plurality of holes may include a first hole and a second hole, and the first hole and the second hole may have different lengths in a direction parallel to a direction in which the first rack gear moves relative to the second rail.
The driving unit may include: a receiving portion recessed on an outer surface of the housing and configured to receive the driving gear therein; and a cover coupled to the housing to cover at least a portion of the receiving portion.
The driving unit may further include a discharge portion configured to communicate with the receiving portion and extend from the receiving portion to a lower side.
The first rack gear may be disposed above the drive gear.
The sliding apparatus may further include an adjustment unit provided at a rear side of the power transmission unit to adjust a moving distance of the second rail with respect to the first rail.
The adjusting unit may include: the second rack gear is arranged on the first track; a shaft rotatably supported by the second rail; and an adjustment gear provided at both ends of the shaft and configured to mesh with the second rack gear.
The second rack gear may be disposed above the adjustment gear.
The second rack gear may be disposed opposite to the first rack gear with respect to the adjustment gear.
The sliding device may further include a sliding rail disposed between the first rail and the second rail and configured to slide the second rail against the first rail.
The storage chamber may include a protruding portion formed such that a portion of an inner wall of the storage chamber protrudes toward the opening, and the first rack gear may be disposed above the protruding portion inside the storage chamber.
Advantageous effects of the invention
Since assembly can be relatively easily performed in the manufacture of the refrigerator, the quality of the refrigerator can be constantly maintained, and the load applied to the driving unit driving the rails can be reduced although the positions of the rails are shifted with respect to the refrigerator main body due to deterioration over time or deterioration caused by a change in the weight of the objects stored in the drawer (according to an increase or decrease in the amount of the objects).
Drawings
For a more complete understanding of the present disclosure and the advantages thereof, reference is now made to the following descriptions taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numbers indicate like parts:
fig. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 2 illustrates a longitudinal section of a lower portion of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 3 illustrates an exploded perspective view of a sliding apparatus installed in a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 4 illustrates a perspective view illustrating one side (opening direction) end of a sliding apparatus installed in a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 5 illustrates a perspective view illustrating the other side (closing direction) end of the sliding apparatus installed in the refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 6 illustrates a view showing a sliding apparatus mounted on both side walls of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of a modified embodiment of a housing of a drive unit according to one embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 8 illustrates a side view of a modified embodiment of a power transfer unit according to one embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 9 shows a view of a modified embodiment of a sliding track according to one embodiment of the present disclosure; and
fig. 10 shows a view of a modified embodiment of a sliding device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Detailed Description
It may be beneficial to set forth definitions of certain words and phrases used throughout this patent document: the terms "include" and "comprise," as well as derivatives thereof, mean inclusion without limitation; the term "or" is inclusive, meaning and/or; the phrases "associated with … …" and "associated therewith," as well as derivatives thereof, may mean including, included within, interconnected with … …, inclusive, included within, connected to or with … …, coupled to or with … …, in communication with … …, cooperating with … …, interleaved, juxtaposed, adjacent to … …, incorporated into or in conjunction with … …, having properties of … …, or the like; the term "controller" means any device, system or part thereof that controls at least one operation, and such a device may be implemented in hardware, firmware or software, or some combination of at least two of the same. It should be noted that the functionality associated with any particular controller may be centralized or distributed, whether locally or remotely.
Also, the various functions described below can be implemented or supported by one or more computer programs, each formed from computer-readable program code and embodied in a computer-readable medium. The terms "application" and "program" refer to one or more computer programs, software components, sets of instructions, procedures, functions, objects, classes, instances, related data, or a portion thereof adapted for implementation in suitable computer readable program code. The phrase "computer readable program code" includes any type of computer code, including source code, object code, and executable code. The phrase "computer readable medium" includes any type of medium capable of being accessed by a computer, such as Read Only Memory (ROM), Random Access Memory (RAM), a hard disk drive, a Compact Disc (CD), a Digital Video Disc (DVD), or any other type of memory. A "non-transitory" computer-readable medium does not include a wired, wireless, optical, or other communication link that transmits transitory electrical or other signals. Non-transitory computer readable media include media capable of permanently storing data as well as media capable of storing data and subsequently rewriting, such as rewritable optical disks or erasable memory devices.
Definitions for certain words and phrases are provided throughout this patent document. Those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that in many, if not most instances, such definitions apply to prior, as well as future uses of such defined words and phrases.
Figures 1 through 10, discussed below, and the various embodiments used to describe the principles of the present disclosure in this patent document are by way of illustration only and should not be construed in any way to limit the scope of the disclosure. Those skilled in the art will understand that the principles of the present disclosure may be implemented in any suitably arranged system or device.
The embodiments described in the present disclosure and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely examples of the embodiments of the present disclosure and may be modified in various different ways at the time of filing the present application to replace the embodiments and drawings of the present disclosure.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the refrigerator 100 according to one embodiment includes a refrigerator main body 10, a storage chamber R1 provided inside the refrigerator main body 10 and provided with an opening 15, a drawer 20 slidably coupled to the storage chamber R1 to open and close the opening 15, and a
The refrigerator main body 10 has a plurality of storage chambers other than the storage chamber R1, and a mechanical chamber R2 in which a device such as a compressor is provided behind the storage chamber R1.
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The drawer 20 has a door panel 21 blocking the opening 15 of the storage room R1.
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The second rails 50 are installed to extend parallel to each other from both sides of the back surface (rear surface) of the door panel 21. Between the two
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Next, a sliding operation of the drawer 20 of the refrigerator 100 according to an embodiment will be described.
When an opening signal is received from an operating portion (not shown) provided on the front side of the drawer 20, the driving motor is rotated in a state where the drawer 20 completely closes the storage chamber R1. The torque of the driving motor is transmitted to the
When receiving the closing signal, the driving motor is rotated in a state where the drawer 20 completely opens the storage chamber R1. The torque of the driving motor is transmitted to the
According to the above configuration, the moving speed of the
When the drawer 20 moves in the first direction to open the storage chamber R1, the drawer 20 has its front portion inclined downward due to its own weight. At this time, as the drawer 20 changes from the fully closed state to the fully open state of the storage room R1, the inclination angle of the drawer 20 increases. Due to the inclination of the drawer 20, the second rail 50 (specifically, the front end side of the
However, according to the above configuration, since the
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Fig. 7 shows a perspective view of a modified embodiment of the housing of the drive unit.
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According to the above-described structure, since the gear system including the
Fig. 8 shows a side view of a modified embodiment of the power transfer unit.
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The first hole 53a is disposed adjacent to the opening 15 of the storage room R1, and the second hole 53b is disposed adjacent to the rear side of the storage room R1. The length of the second hole 53b is longer than the length of the first hole 53 a.
As described above, when the drawer 20 is taken out of the storage chamber R1, the door panel 21 side has the front portion inclined downward due to the weight of the drawer 20. The
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A structure may be applied in which the entire gear system (not shown) including the driving motor installed inside the
Further, as shown in fig. 6, the sliding
The side edges 61a, 62a, and 63a extending in the longitudinal direction of the
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Fig. 9 shows a view of a modified embodiment of the slide rail.
As shown in fig. 9, according to this modified embodiment, in the same manner as the one embodiment, the
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Fig. 10 shows a view of a modified embodiment of the sliding device.
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Two adjusting gears 93 are coupled to the
By increasing the strength of the portion in which the adjustment gears 93 are provided, the
As is apparent from the above description, according to the proposed refrigerator, since it can be relatively easily assembled in the manufacture of the refrigerator, the quality of the refrigerator can be constantly maintained, and the load applied to the driving unit driving the rails can be reduced, although the positions of the rails are shifted with respect to the refrigerator main body due to the deterioration over time or the deterioration caused by the change in the weight of the objects stored in the drawer (according to the increase or decrease in the amount of the objects).
While the present disclosure has been described in terms of various embodiments, various alterations and modifications may be suggested to one skilled in the art. The present disclosure is intended to embrace such alterations and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims.