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KR-102964751-B1 - Pull-out drawer with integrated wine rack

KR102964751B1KR 102964751 B1KR102964751 B1KR 102964751B1KR-102964751-B1

Abstract

A multi-purpose drawer assembly within a refrigerator may be accommodated in a first position in which an open storage area is oriented upward or in a second position in which a bottle rack is oriented upward, and the second position is inverted relative to the first position. The first position accommodates food items therein. The second position accommodates at least one bottle. At least one drawer includes first and second side walls, a rear wall, and a bottom wall that together define an open storage area. The bottom wall includes a first surface that defines the base of the storage area, and a second surface that is outside the storage area and opposite to the first surface. The bottle rack is located on the second surface of the bottom wall.

Inventors

  • 파그노지 로드리고 마르제
  • 다 실바 아귈라
  • 사우어 알렉산드레
  • 콜레차 알씨오네
  • 피칸초 길레르미 리사토
  • 메르서 네토 이스라엘
  • 다 실바 아우구스토 비스카야
  • 카마초 크리스티안 카밀로 세라노

Assignees

  • 일렉트로룩스 두 브라질 에스/에이

Dates

Publication Date
20260513
Application Date
20191018

Claims (15)

  1. As a multi-purpose drawer assembly within a refrigerator, At least one drawer comprising first and second side walls, a rear wall, and a bottom wall that together define an open storage area, wherein the bottom wall comprises a first surface defining the base of the storage area and a second surface opposite the first surface forming the outer bottom of the drawer; A bottle rack located on the second surface of the lower wall; and It includes at least one guide rail assembly fixed to the outside of each of the first and second side walls, and The drawer assembly may be received in the refrigerator at a first position in which the open storage area is oriented upward during normal operation to accommodate food within the storage area, or at a second position in which the bottle rack is oriented upward during normal operation to accommodate at least one bottle, and the second position is inverted with respect to the first position. A drawer assembly comprising at least one guide rail assembly, a guide rail, and a wheel having an outer edge extending over the upper and lower surfaces of the guide rail, respectively.
  2. A drawer assembly according to claim 1, wherein the drawer assembly further comprises a front handle located between the first and second side walls.
  3. In claim 1, the bottle rack is a drawer assembly integral with the second surface of the lower wall.
  4. A drawer assembly according to claim 1, wherein the lower wall comprises a support base configured to secure the bottle rack.
  5. A drawer assembly according to claim 1, wherein the bottle rack comprises a frame and a plurality of support members disposed within the frame, and each support member comprises at least one curved portion.
  6. In paragraph 1, the bottle rack is a drawer assembly made of metal wire.
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  9. As a refrigeration device, A cabinet comprising a storage space defined between the first and second inner walls, and an internal guide track on the first and second inner walls, A drawer assembly comprising first and second side walls, a rear wall, and a bottom wall that together define an open storage area, and at least one guide rail assembly fixed to the outside of the first and second side walls, wherein the bottom wall comprises a first surface that defines the base of the storage area and a second surface opposite the first surface that forms the outer bottom of the drawer; and It includes a bottle rack located on the second surface of the lower wall, and The internal guide track is configured to accommodate at least one guide rail assembly in a first position in which the open storage area is oriented upward during normal operation to accommodate food within the storage area, or in a second position in which the bottle rack is oriented upward during normal operation to accommodate at least one bottle, and the second position is inverted with respect to the first position. A refrigeration device comprising at least one guide rail assembly including a guide rail and a wheel having an outer edge extending beyond the upper and lower surfaces of the guide rail.
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  11. In claim 9, the internal guide track comprises a slide track and a guide wheel, in a refrigeration device.
  12. A refrigeration device according to claim 9, wherein the bottle rack comprises a frame and a plurality of support members disposed within the frame, and each support member comprises at least one recess.
  13. A refrigeration device according to claim 12, wherein at least one concave portion comprises a curved geometric shape.
  14. A refrigeration device according to claim 12, wherein each support member comprises a plurality of recesses disposed within an array extending laterally along the width of the lower wall to enable the bottle rack to be configured to support a plurality of bottles.
  15. A refrigeration device according to claim 12, wherein the second surface of the lower wall comprises an integral support base configured to accommodate the frame of the bottle rack.

Description

Pull-out drawer with integrated wine rack The present application generally relates to a multi-purpose drawer within a device. More specifically, the present application relates to a drawer for a refrigeration device capable of achieving a first configuration for storing food and a second configuration for storing bottles, wherein the second configuration is inverted with respect to the first configuration. In conventional models, refrigerators include drawers for storing food and separate assemblies for storing bottles. This results in inefficient use of space within the refrigerator. In other models, drawers for storing both food and bottles require specific additional modifications to the drawer or cabinet to accommodate both types of items. The aforementioned embodiments and other embodiments will become clear to those skilled in the art related to these examples upon carefully reading the following description with reference to the attached drawings. Figure 1 is a schematic front view of a refrigerator. FIG. 2a is a perspective view of an exemplary household refrigerator in which an exemplary drawer assembly is in a first position. FIG. 2b is a perspective view of an exemplary household refrigerator in which an exemplary drawer assembly is in a second position. FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of an exemplary drawer assembly. Figure 4 is a lower exploded view of an exemplary drawer assembly. FIG. 5 is a side view of an exemplary drawer assembly equipped with a guide rail and/or roller assembly. Exemplary embodiments are illustrated and described in the drawings. These illustrated examples are not intended to be limiting. For example, one or more aspects or features of each embodiment may be used in or combined with other embodiments. In the present invention, when a range such as 5 to 25 (or 5 to 25) is given, it preferably means 5 or more, and separately and independently, preferably 25 or less. In one example, such a range is independently defined as 5 or more, and separately and independently defined as 25 or less. Now, referring to the drawings, FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary refrigeration device in the form of a household refrigerator, generally designated as 42. Although the detailed description below is described with reference to the household refrigerator (42), the present invention may be implemented by a refrigeration device other than the household refrigerator (42). Furthermore, one embodiment is illustrated in the drawings as a French door configuration refrigerator (42) comprising four "French" style doors having two pairs of adjacent doors, one positioned above the other, and is described in detail below. Other refrigeration device configurations may be used, such as a single-door upright refrigerator, a top-mounted refrigerator (i.e., the freezer is positioned vertically above the fresh food compartment), a bottom-mounted refrigerator (i.e., the freezer is positioned vertically below the fresh food compartment), a French-door bottom-mounted refrigerator (i.e., a bottom-mounted refrigerator including adjacent "French" style doors), a double-door refrigerator (i.e., the freezer is on one side and the fresh food compartment is on the other side opposite the freezer). The refrigerator compartment (43) of the appliance is used to cool and/or keep food and/or beverages cool. As illustrated, the refrigerator (42) includes a structural outer cabinet (44) and an inner liner (46; FIG. 2a, FIG. 2b) that defines separate fresh food compartments and freezer compartments within the cabinet (44). In the illustrated example, a pair of upper French doors provide access to a single upper fresh food compartment (43) configured to store food at a temperature higher than the freezing temperature (i.e., above 0 °C, such as 0.25 °C to 4.5 °C), while a pair of lower French doors provide access to two separate compartments (45A, 45B). In one example, both separate compartments (45A, 45B) may be freezer compartments configured to store food at a temperature lower than the freezing temperature (i.e., below 0 °C, such as 0 °C to -20 °C). Alternatively, at least one of the separate compartments, for example, compartment (45B), may be a variable temperature room (VCZ; also referred to as a conversion room) having a temperature that can be selected by the user between a fresh food temperature and a freezing temperature (i.e., the user can select a temperature higher or lower than the freezing temperature). Separate inner liners are used to define separate fresh food compartments and freezing compartments, but it should be considered that a single liner may be used. The inner liner (46) includes an upper surface, a lower surface, a rear surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface parallel to the first side surface and spaced apart from it through a rear side surface. The freezer compartment (45A) and/or the conversion compartment (45B) may be optionally accessed through a freezer door that is rotatably