Refrigerator with a storage compartment and a receiving box

Abstract

A refrigerator has a cabinet with a storage compartment. A door is provided for opening and closing the storage compartment. A receiving box has a box body provided with a receiving space and a cover for selectively opening and closing the receiving space. A tray is removably placed in the receiving space. The tray may be formed with a plurality of receiving cells.

1 . A refrigerator, comprising:
 a cabinet formed with a storage compartment;   a door for selectively opening and closing said storage compartment; and   a receiving box having a box body formed with a receiving space, a cover configured for selectively opening and closing said receiving space, and a tray removably disposed in said receiving space.   
     
     
         2 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said tray is formed with plurality of receiving cells. 
     
     
         3 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein said tray is formed with more than two receiving cells and said receiving cells include mutually identical cells and mutually different cells. 
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein said tray is formed with more than two receiving cells, and at least some receiving cells are identical to one another in shape and some receiving cells are different from each other in shape. 
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein said tray is formed with more than two receiving cells, and at least some receiving cells are identical to one another in size and some receiving cells are different from each other in size. 
     
     
         6 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said tray is formed with first receiving cells and second receiving cells having upwardly open openings, wherein said openings of said first receiving cells extend in a horizontal plane, and said openings of said second receiving cells extend in an inclined plane. 
     
     
         7 . The refrigerator according to  claim 6 , wherein said second receiving cells are located in front of said first receiving cells. 
     
     
         8 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said tray is formed with at least one receiving cell having an upward opening that extends in a downwardly inclined plane. 
     
     
         9 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said tray is formed with at least one receiving cell configured for receiving a rod-shaped or tube-shaped object to be stored upright. 
     
     
         10 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said tray is formed with at least one receiving cell configured for receiving and storing an upright sheet-shaped object. 
     
     
         11 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said tray is formed with a plurality of receiving cells distributed in an array. 
     
     
         12 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said tray comprises a front portion and a rear portion, and wherein a height of said front portion is less than a height of said rear portion. 
     
     
         13 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said cover is formed with a storage portion configured for receiving and storing an upright sheet-shaped object. 
     
     
         14 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said receiving box is disposed in said storage compartment and/or on said door. 
     
     
         15 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said receiving box is mounted on said door. 
     
     
         16 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said receiving box comprises a seal ring located between said box body and said cover.