Refrigerator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10041723-B2
Application number	US-201715475525-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 31, 2017
Priority date	May 31, 2016
Publication date	Aug 7, 2018
Grant date	Aug 7, 2018

Abstract

The refrigerator has a main body, a storage space in the main body, a storage container located in the main body, and a divider unit mounted in the storage container. The divider unit divides the unit body and storage space disposed in the storage container At least one divider protruding from the unit body, and a holder protruding from the unit body and provided to hang the stored object. The divider unit improves the efficiency of the storage space and can store various types of storage.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A refrigerator comprising:
a main body;
a storage container having a storage space therein, the storage container being located inside the main body; and
a divider unit mounted on the storage container,
wherein the divider unit includes:
a unit body detachably mounted to one side of the storage container;
at least one divider protruding from the unit body to partition the storage space; and
a holder protruding from the unit body and adapted to hang a stored product, wherein
the unit body includes a first support plate facing an inner surface of the storage container, a second support plate facing an outer surface of the storage container, and an upper portion of the unit body connecting the first support plate and the second support plate to form an insertion space together with the first support plate and the second support plate so that at least a portion of the storage container is inserted into the insertion space, and
the holder is formed to protrude upward from the upper portion of the unit body.

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the storage container is rotatably provided with respect to the main body, and
wherein the divider unit is provided to rotate together with the storage container.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the holder includes a plurality of holders arranged to be spaced apart from each other in the unit body.

4. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein at least one surface of the holder is curved.

5. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one divider is formed to protrude from the unit body toward the storage space in which an upper surface formed inside the storage container is opened.

6. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the holder includes:
a holder body protruding from the unit body; and
a holder holding portion provided at an end of the holder body and configured to prevent stored goods escaping from the holder body.

7. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the divider unit is detachably disposed in the storage container.

8. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the divider unit is formed integrally with the storage container.

9. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the storage container includes:
a container body forming the storage space; and
a guide rib protruding from the container body such that the second support plate and the container body are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance.

10. The refrigerator according to claim 9 , wherein the divider unit is arranged to move along an opening forming part forming an opening opened on the upper side of the storage space, and
the guide rib is formed to be long along a movement path of the divider unit so as to guide the movement of the divider unit.

11. The refrigerator according to claim 9 , wherein the guide ribs include a plurality of guide ribs spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance.

12. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the main body includes a storage chamber formed therein, and
the refrigerator includes:
a door configured to open and close the storage chamber, the door configured to place the storage container on a rear surface thereof; and
a rotation guide mounted on a rear surface of the door,
wherein the storage container is rotatably mounted on the rotation guide.

13. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the storage container includes:
a container body forming a container opening opened at an upper portion thereof; and
an expansion door rotatably formed on the container body and arranged to expand the container opening through rotation.

14. A refrigerator comprising:
a body having a storage chamber formed therein;
a door configured to open and close the storage chamber;
a rotation guide mounted on a rear surface of the door;
a storage container mounted to the rotation guide and rotatably coupled to the rotation guide; and
a divider unit disposed at one side of the storage container and rotated together with the storage container,
wherein the divider unit includes:
a unit body detachably mounted on the storage container; and
a holder protruding from the unit body and configured to hang stored goods, wherein
the unit body includes a first support plate facing an inner surface of the storage container, a second support plate facing an outer surface of the storage container, and an upper portion of the unit body connecting the first support plate and the second support plate to form an insertion space together with the first support plate and the second support plate so that at least a portion of the storage container is inserted into the insertion space, and
the holder is formed to protrude upward from the upper portion of the unit body.

15. The refrigerator according to claim 14 , wherein the divider unit includes a divider protruding from the unit body toward the storage space so as to define a storage space formed inside the storage container.

16. The refrigerator according to claim 14 , wherein the holder includes a plurality of holders spaced apart from each other in the unit body.

17. The refrigerator according to claim 14 , wherein the divider unit is detachably disposed in the storage container.

18. A refrigerator comprising:
a body having a storage chamber formed therein;
a door configured to open and close the storage chamber;
a storage container rotatably provided at a rear surface of the door with respect to the door; and
a divider unit disposed on one side of the storage container,
wherein the divider unit includes:
a unit body detachably mounted on one side of the storage container; and
a holder protruding from the unit body and configured to receive stored goods, wherein
the unit body includes a first support plate facing an inner surface of the storage container, a second support plate facing an outer surface of the storage container, and an upper portion of the unit body connecting the first support plate and the second support plate to form an insertion space together with the first support plate and the second support plate so that at least a portion of the storage container is inserted into the insertion space, and
the holder is formed to protrude upward from the upper portion of the unit body.

19. The refrigerator according to claim 18 , wherein the divider unit further includes at least one divider protruding from the unit body to partition a storage space formed in the storage container, and
the divider unit is integrally formed with the unit body, the holder, and at least one divider, and is detachable from the storage container.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Tae Youl
• Kim Ji Hoo
• Jang Bok Hyun
• Hwang In-Sung

Classifications

• F25D25/027

  Rotatable shelves · CPC title

• F25D23/04 Primary

  with special compartments, e.g. butter conditioners · CPC title

• F25D23/069

  Cooling space dividing partitions · CPC title

• F25D11/00

  Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators · CPC title

• F25D25/005

  using containers · CPC title