Refrigerator

Abstract

The present invention relates to an in-and-out structure of a food storage container provided in a refrigerator, wherein in case that a plurality of storage containers are provided in a layer, all of the storage containers are pulled out at a time or any one of the storage containers is pulled out according to the user's choice.

1 . A refrigerator, comprising:
 a body in which a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber are provided;   at least one shelf which horizontally divides the refrigerating chamber or the freezing chamber;   a housing movably provided at a lower side of the shelf;   a plurality of storage containers movably received in the housing; and   an interference means provided in the housing and the storage containers to pull out any one of the plurality of storage containers or all of the plurality of storage containers at a time.   
   
   
       2 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the interference means includes a latch projection protruded at any one of bottom surfaces of the housing and the storage containers, and
 a latch groove formed at the other of bottom surfaces of the housing and the storage containers, in which the latch projection is received.   
   
   
       3 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein only a selected storage container is pulled out by lifting and pulling any one of the plurality of storage containers. 
   
   
       4 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein the housing and the storage container are pulled out together by horizontally pulling any one of the plurality of storage containers. 
   
   
       5 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the interference means includes a guide groove which is bent and respectively formed in both walls of the housing, and
 a projection which is protruded from a side wall of each storage container and is inserted into the guide groove.   
   
   
       6 . The refrigerator according to  claim 5 , wherein only a selected storage container is pulled out by horizontally pulling any one of the plurality of storage containers. 
   
   
       7 . The refrigerator according to  claim 5 , wherein the housing and the storage container are pulled out together by lifting and pulling any one of the plurality of storage containers. 
   
   
       8 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the shelf is fixedly connected to the body. 
   
   
       9 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the shelf is configured to be moved independently from the housing and the storage container in a back-and-forth direction. 
   
   
       10 . A refrigerator, comprising:
 a body in which a food storage space is provided;   a shelf, of which both ends are connected to a side wall of the storage space;   a housing movably connected to the shelf or the side wall of the storage space; and   a plurality of storage containers, of which a side portion, a bottom portion and a rear portion are supported by the housing and an upper opening is covered by the shelf.   
   
   
       11 . The refrigerator according to  claim 10 , wherein a front surface and an upper surface of the housing are opened. 
   
   
       12 . The refrigerator according to  claim 10 , wherein a cold air introduction hole is formed at a rear surface of the storage container. 
   
   
       13 . The refrigerator according to  claim 12 , wherein a rear surface of the housing is extended from a bottom surface to a point which is lower than the cold air introduction hole. 
   
   
       14 . The refrigerator according to  claim 12 , wherein the rear surface of the housing is leveled with the rear surface of the storage container,
 and wherein a cold air hole is formed at the rear surface of the housing which is leveled with cold air introduction hole.   
   
   
       15 . The refrigerator according to  claim 10 , wherein some of the plurality of storage containers can be moved independently from the housing, or all of the plurality of storage containers can be moved in/out together with the housing. 
   
   
       16 . The refrigerator according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a sliding rail provided at side edges of the housing, and   a rail receiving portion provided at a side surface of the shelf or a side wall of the storage container to receive the sliding rail therein.