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US-12624889-B2 - Refrigerator comprising a container

US12624889B2US 12624889 B2US12624889 B2US 12624889B2US-12624889-B2

Abstract

A refrigerator of one embodiment includes a cabinet forming a storage, a first guide means being disposed in the storage, a holder being detachably coupled to the first guide means and including a second guide means configured to guide movement in a first direction, and a storing part defining a storage space, being coupled to the holder, and movable in a second direction different from the first direction.

Inventors

  • Kwang Young YE

Assignees

  • LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Dates

Publication Date
20260512
Application Date
20230310
Priority Date
20220311

Claims (10)

  1. 1 . A refrigerator, comprising: a cabinet to form a storage; a first guide means including two installation bars extending in a first direction of the refrigerator and disposed to be detachably arranged in the storage, the two installation bars including a first installation bar and a second installation bar that are spaced apart in a second direction different from the first direction; a holder including a connection part to be detachably coupled to the two installation bars, wherein the connection part includes a second guide means configured to guide movement of the holder in the first direction; and a storage tray having a storage space, the storage tray to couple to the holder, and the storage tray is configured to be movable in the second direction, wherein the first installation bar is positioned further forward than the first installation bar, and the second guide means includes a first mounting part that defines a first groove having a first opening at an upper surface of the holder to receive the first installation bar and a second mounting part that defines a second groove having a second opening at a rear surface of the holder to receive the second installation bar, wherein the first direction corresponds to the left-right direction of the refrigerator, the second direction corresponds to a front-rear direction of the refrigerator, and the holder is configured to be movable in the first direction while the storage tray remains coupled to the holder, wherein the first guide means further comprises a first bar holder and a second bar holder configured to be disposed in a same height with respect to a height of the refrigerator, being spaced from each other in the left-right direction of the refrigerator, and configured to support one of the installation bars, and wherein the refrigerator further comprises a shelf configured to partition the storage, and the first guide means is disposed at a lower part of the shelf, an extension extending from a lower surface of the shelf, or a shelf support configured to support the shelf.
  2. 2 . The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the holder includes at least one holder rail to be movably coupled to an upper portion of the storage tray.
  3. 3 . The refrigerator of claim 2 , wherein the storage tray comprises: a body configured to form the storage space; and at least one storage rail extended from an upper portion of the body to outside of the body, and configured to be movably coupled to the at least one holder rail.
  4. 4 . The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the first bar holder includes a bar insertion part configured to form a bar insertion cavity to receive one end of the one of the installation bars, and wherein the second bar holder includes a hook that forms an opening configured to allow the one of the installation bars to enter or exit.
  5. 5 . The refrigerator of claim 1 , further comprising: wherein the first bar holder and the second bar holder are disposed at the shelf support.
  6. 6 . The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the first guide means is further fixed to an inner surface of the storage.
  7. 7 . The refrigerator of claim 1 , further comprising: a storage drawer to be movably coupled to the cabinet and configured to define another storage space, and wherein the first guide means is further coupled to the storage drawer.
  8. 8 . A refrigerator, comprising: a cabinet to form a storage; a first guide including two installation bars extending in a first direction of the refrigerator and disposed to be detachably arranged in the storage, the two installation bars including a first installation bar and a second installation bar that are spaced apart in a second direction different from the first direction; a holder including a connection part to be detachably coupled to the two installation bars, wherein the connection part includes a second guide configured to guide movement of the holder in the first direction; and a storage tray to couple to the holder, and the storage tray is configured to be movable in the second direction, wherein the first installation bar is positioned further forward than the first installation bar, and the second guide includes a first mounting part that defines a first groove having a first opening at an upper surface of the holder to receive the first installation bar, and a second mounting part that defines a second groove having a second opening at a rear surface of the holder to receive the second installation bar, wherein the first direction corresponds to the left-right direction of the refrigerator, the second direction corresponds to a front-rear direction of the refrigerator, and the holder is configured to be movable in the first direction while the storage tray remains coupled to the holder, wherein the first guide means further comprises a first bar holder and a second bar holder configured to be disposed in a same height with respect to a height of the refrigerator, being spaced from each other in the left-right direction of the refrigerator, and configured to support one of the installation bars, and wherein the refrigerator further comprises a shelf configured to partition the storage, and the first guide means is disposed at a lower part of the shelf, an extension extending from a lower surface of the shelf, or a shelf support configured to support the shelf.
  9. 9 . The refrigerator of claim 8 , wherein the holder includes at least one holder rail to be movably coupled to an upper portion of the storage tray, wherein the storage tray includes: a body configured to form a storage space; and at least one storage rail that extends from an upper portion of the body to outside of the body, and configured to be movably coupled to the at least one holder rail.
  10. 10 . A refrigerator, comprising: a cabinet to form a storage; two installation bars extending in a first direction of the refrigerator and disposed to be detachably arranged in the storage, the two installation bars including a first installation bar and a second installation bar that are spaced apart in a second direction different from the first direction; a holder including a connection part to be detachably coupled to the installation bars, wherein the connection part includes a mounting part configured to guide movement of the holder in the first direction; and a storage tray to couple to at least one holder rail of the holder, and the storage tray is configured to be movable in the second direction, wherein the first installation bar is positioned further forward than the first installation bar, and the mounting part includes a first groove having a first opening at an upper surface of the holder to receive the first installation bar, and a second groove having a second opening at a rear surface of the holder to receive the second installation bar, wherein the first direction corresponds to the left-right direction of the refrigerator, the second direction corresponds to a front-rear direction of the refrigerator, and the holder is configured to be movable in the left-right direction while the storage tray remains coupled to the holder, wherein the first guide means further comprises a first bar holder and a second bar holder configured to be disposed in a same height with respect to a height of the refrigerator, being spaced from each other in the left-right direction of the refrigerator, and configured to support one of the installation bars, and wherein the refrigerator further comprises a shelf configured to partition the storage, and the first guide means is disposed at a lower part of the shelf, an extension extending from a lower surface of the shelf, or a shelf support configured to support the shelf.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to Korean Application No. 10-2022-0031047 filed on Mar. 11, 2022, whose entire disclosure is hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND 1. Field Disclosed herein is a refrigerator comprising a detachable storing part. 2. Background Refrigerators generate cold air by circulating refrigerants and provide the cold air to a storage compartment such as a refrigerator compartment or a freezer compartment, to store various types of storage targets for a long period of time and keep the storage targets fresh in the storage compartment. A refrigerator operates based on a refrigeration cycle in which refrigerants pass through a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve and an evaporator. The refrigerants take away heat from the refrigerator while refrigerant liquids turn into refrigerant gases in the evaporator, such that cold air to be provided to a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment is generated. An ordinary refrigerator comprises a plurality of storage spaces to sort and store a various types of storage targets. Specifically, the refrigerator can comprise a plurality of shelves, a plurality of storage drawers for storing vegetables and the like, and the like. There are times when a small amount of storage targets such as unfrozen meat, eggs, or left vegetables and the like needs to be sorted and stored in a space different from the space in which other food items are stored. In this context, various types of items and refrigerators comprising the items have been suggested to store a small amount of storage targets separately. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the following drawings in which like reference numerals refer to like elements wherein: FIG. 1 is a front view showing a refrigerator of one embodiment; FIG. 2 is a front view showing the refrigerator of one embodiment without doors; FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a storing part of a container of one embodiment; FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the storing part of the container of one embodiment; FIG. 5 is a side view showing the storing part of the container of one embodiment; FIG. 6 is an enlarged view showing a stopper of the storing part of the container of one embodiment; FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the container of one embodiment being mounted on a shelf; FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing the container in FIG. 7; FIG. 9 is a view showing a first front bar holder of the container of one embodiment; FIG. 10 is a view showing a second front bar holder of the container of one embodiment; FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing the second front bar holder of the container of one embodiment; FIG. 12 is a view showing a first mounting part of a holder of the container of one embodiment; FIG. 13 is a view showing a second mounting part of the holder of the container of one embodiment; FIG. 14 is a view showing a process of mounting the holder of the container of one embodiment; FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing the storing part of the container of one embodiment being mounted in a storage drawer of the refrigerator; FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view showing the storing part of the container of one embodiment being mounted in a storage drawer of the refrigerator; FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing that the storage drawer in which the storing part is mounted is open; and FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing the storage drawer in which the storing part is mounted is closed. DETAILED DESCRIPTION The above-described aspects, features and advantages are specifically described hereafter with reference to the accompanying drawings such that one having ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure pertains can embody the technical spirit of the disclosure easily. In the disclosure, detailed description of known technologies in relation to the subject matter of disclosure is omitted if it is deemed to make the gist of the disclosure unnecessarily vague. Hereafter, preferred embodiments according to the disclosure are specifically described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, identical reference numerals can denote identical or similar components. The terms “first”, “second” and the like are used herein only to distinguish one component from another component. Thus, the components should not be limited by the terms. Certainly, a first component can be a second component, unless stated to the contrary. When any one component is described as being “in the upper portion (or lower potion)” or “on (or under)” another component, any one component can be directly on (or under) another component, but an additional component can be interposed between any one component and another component on (or under) any one component. When any one component is described as being “connected”, “coupled”, or “connected” to another component, any one co