US20040222725A1 - Built-in storage device - Google Patents

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US20040222725A1
US20040222725A1 US10/819,273 US81927304A US2004222725A1 US 20040222725 A1 US20040222725 A1 US 20040222725A1 US 81927304 A US81927304 A US 81927304A US 2004222725 A1 US2004222725 A1 US 2004222725A1
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00General constructional features
    • F25D23/02Doors; Covers
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00General constructional features
    • F25D23/10Arrangements for mounting in particular locations, e.g. for built-in type, for corner type
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47BTABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B77/00Kitchen cabinets
    • A47B77/04Provision for particular uses of compartments or other parts ; Compartments moving up and down, revolving parts
    • A47B77/08Provision for particular uses of compartments or other parts ; Compartments moving up and down, revolving parts for incorporating apparatus operated by power, including water power; for incorporating apparatus for cooking, cooling, or laundry purposes
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00General constructional features
    • F25D23/02Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/028Details
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05YINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2900/00Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/30Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for domestic appliances
    • E05Y2900/31Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for domestic appliances for refrigerators
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2323/00General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2323/02Details of doors or covers not otherwise covered
    • F25D2323/024Door hinges

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  • the present invention relates to a built-in storage device, more particularly, built-in storage device having an improved combination structure of a door and a cover part disposed in front of the door.
  • An example of a storage device is: a refrigerator, a kimchi refrigerator, a vegetable storage, and so forth.
  • These apparatuses generally comprise a main body having a storage space containing foods and keeping them, and a door opening and closing the storage space.
  • a storage device has been developed, that is usually placed in a cabinet to occupy a predetermined space, to optimize the space in harmony with surrounding furniture in a kitchen or such places, and is herein called a built-in storage device.
  • the built-in storage device accommodated in the cabinet also comprises a cover part disposed in front of a door of the built-in storage device, to be in harmony with surrounding furniture.
  • a conventional built-in storage device having a door accommodating a cover part is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No.1996-2941107, which is titled “A Refrigerator for a System Kitchen.”
  • FIG. 1 illustrates such a conventional refrigerator.
  • the conventional refrigerator includes a main body 11 , doors 12 and 13 , respectively opening and closing front open areas, a doorframe 14 disposed around the doors 12 and 13 , and a cover part 17 engaged in the door frame 14 in front of the door.
  • the cover part 17 is accommodated into a side opening of the doorframe 14 , and is then supported by the doorframe 14 .
  • the cover part 17 in the conventional refrigerator can be only detachably combined with the doorframe 14 so that a space between the cover part 17 and the door cannot likely be changed. Thus, it is difficult to control a step between a front opening part of the cabinet and the cover part 17 . And the doorframe 14 supporting the cover part 17 is exposed outside cabinet, thereby making the refrigerator look rough and disrupting room harmony.
  • a built-in storage device having a main body accommodated in a cabinet, the main body having a storage compartment and a door opening and closing the storage compartment, the built-in storage device comprising: a cover part disposed on an exterior of the door; a cover bracket combined to the cover part; a door bracket having a first door bracket combined to the door and a second door bracket extended from the first door bracket and combined to the cover bracket; and a first combining unit combining the cover bracket and the second door bracket, to control a distance between the cover bracket and the second door bracket.
  • the first combining unit comprises: a first control screw engaged with the second door bracket, and having an edge in contact with the cover bracket, to control the distance between the cover bracket and the second door bracket; and a second control screw penetrating a first through hole positioned in the second door bracket, and combining the second door bracket to the cover bracket.
  • the first through hole of the second door bracket is larger in diameter than a thread part of the second control screw.
  • the first door bracket is disposed on an edge of the door, and the second door bracket is extended plurally from the first door bracket in parallel with a plane of the cover bracket.
  • the cover bracket comprises a first cover bracket combined to the cover part and a second cover bracket extended from the first cover bracket toward the door
  • the built-in storage device further comprises a second combining unit combining the first door bracket and the second cover bracket, to control a distance between the first door bracket and the second cover bracket.
  • the second combining unit comprises: a control screw combined to the first door bracket and penetrating a through hole positioned in the second cover bracket; and a nut combined with the control screw passing through the through hole.
  • the through hole of the second cover bracket is larger than in diameter than a thread part of the control screw.
  • the second combining unit further comprises an auxiliary nut engaged with the combining unit opposite to the nut, interposing the second cover bracket in between.
  • the built-in storage further comprises a door bracket cover combined to the cover bracket and the door bracket.
  • the door bracket cover has a first side supported by the cover bracket and a second side supported by the door bracket, to move the door bracket relative to the cover bracket.
  • the door bracket is combined with a first edge of the door and further comprises at least one supporting bracket combining a second edge, opposite to the first edge of the door, and the cover part.
  • the supporting bracket includes a first supporting bracket combined to the cover part, and a second supporting bracket extended from the first supporting bracket and combined to the second edge of the door.
  • the built-in storage device further comprises a third combining unit combining the door and the second supporting bracket, to control a distance between the door and the second supporting bracket.
  • the third combining unit includes a control screw engaged with the door, and passing through a first through hole positioned in the second supporting bracket.
  • the first through hole of the second supporting bracket is larger in diameter than a thread of the control screw.
  • the built-in storage further comprises a supporting bracket cover combined with the supporting bracket.
  • the supporting bracket cover comprises a cover base disposed between the supporting bracket and the cover part, and a rotating cover body rotatably connected to the cover base and covering an outer surface of the supporting bracket.
  • the supporting bracket cover further comprises a film hinge rotatably connecting the cover base and the rotating cover body.
  • the rotating cover body has a second through hole, through which the third combining unit passes.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional built-in refrigerator
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a built-in storage device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and a cabinet;
  • FIG. 3 is a combined perspective view of a door and a cover part of the built-in storage device of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a door bracket of the built-in storage device of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a supporting bracket of the built-in storage device FIG. 2;
  • FIGS. 6 to 8 B illustrate combination locations of the door relative to a cover part of the built-in storage device of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a door bracket cover engaged to the door bracket of the built-in storage device of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the door bracket cover of the built-in storage device in FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the supporting bracket covered by a supporting bracket cover in the built-in storage device of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the supporting bracket cover of the built-in storage device of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 13 is a combined perspective view of a door and a cover part of a built-in storage device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • a built-in storage device 100 for example, a refrigerator 100 is accommodated a cabinet 200 .
  • the cabinet 200 comprises a containing part 201 , having a space to accommodate the refrigerator 100 , and a cabinet opening 203 provided at a front side of the containing part 201 .
  • the built-in refrigerator 100 comprises: a main body 101 accommodated in the containing part 201 of the cabinet 200 , having a storage compartment 103 for food; a door 105 opening and closing the storage compartment 103 in the main body 101 ; a cover part 110 disposed in front of the door 105 ; a cover bracket 111 combined to the cover part 110 ; a door bracket 120 combining the door 105 and the cover bracket 111 ; and a first combining unit 130 connecting the cover bracket 111 and the door bracket 120 , to adjust a space between the cover part 110 and the door 105 .
  • the door 105 is combined to a backside of the cover part 110 , and according to one aspect, is provided plurally, corresponding to the number of storage compartments 103 in the main body 101 .
  • a hinge part 205 rotatably connects the cover part 110 to a side of the cabinet 200 . Therefore the door 105 combined to the backside of the cover part 110 opens and closes the storage compartment 103 of the main body 101 when the cover part 110 opens and closes the cabinet opening 203 of the cabinet 200 .
  • the door bracket 120 comprises a first door bracket 121 combined to the door 105 , and a second door bracket 123 extended from the first door bracket 121 , combined to the cover bracket 111 .
  • the first door bracket 121 is plate-shaped, disposed along a top edge 106 of the door 105 , and combined to the top edge 106 by screws 126 .
  • the second door bracket 123 forms a pair, that extends from the first door bracket 121 in parallel with a plane of the cover bracket 111 , and is combined to the cover bracket 111 by the first combining unit 130 .
  • each of the second brackets 123 has a first screwing hole 124 engaged by a first control screw 131 of the first combining unit 130 , and a first through hole 125 , through which a second control screw 133 of the first combining unit 130 passes.
  • a diameter of the first through hole 125 is bigger than a thread of the second control screw 133 , to make the door bracket 120 movable therein, but is smaller than a head of the second control screw 133 , to prevent the head of the second control screw 133 from passing therethrough.
  • the first combining unit 130 engages with the second door bracket 123 , the first combining unit 130 combines the cover bracket 111 and the second door bracket 123 , and controls a distance between the cover bracket 111 and the second door bracket 123 .
  • the first control screw 131 controls the distance between the cover bracket 111 and the second door bracket 123 , having a leading end in contact with the cover bracket 111 ; and the second control screw 133 penetrates the first penetrating hole 125 of the second door bracket 123 , combining the second door bracket 123 to the cover bracket 111 .
  • the first control screw 131 comprises a thread part engaging the first screwing hole 124 of the second door bracket 123 , and a head part positioned at one end of the thread part.
  • the leading end, positioned at an opposite end of the thread part of the first control screw 131 contacts a side of a first cover bracket 113 of the cover bracket 111 .
  • the second control screw 133 engages the second screwing hole 114 , disposed in the first cover bracket 113 of the cover bracket 111 , while penetrating the first penetrating hole 125 .
  • the cover bracket 111 is combined to the second door bracket 123 .
  • the cover bracket 111 has the first cover bracket 113 , which is combined to a backside of the cover part 110 , and a second cover bracket 115 extended from the first cover bracket 113 toward the door 105 .
  • the built-in refrigerator 100 further comprises a second combining unit 140 combining the first door bracket 121 and the second cover bracket 115 , to control the distance between the first door bracket 121 and the second cover bracket 115 .
  • the second combining unit 140 forms a pair.
  • the first cover bracket 113 is a long plate, is screwed to the backside of the cover part 110 , and has the second screwing hole 114 to engage the second control screw 133 .
  • the second cover bracket 115 forms a pair, extending toward the door 105 , from the first cover bracket.
  • Each of the second cover brackets 115 has a second through hole 117 , through which third control screws 141 of the respective second combining units 140 pass.
  • a diameter of the second through hole 117 is bigger than a thread of the third control screw 141 , to make the door bracket 120 movable therein, but is smaller than that of a nut 143 and that of an auxiliary nut 145 of the second combining unit 140 , to prevent the nut 143 and the auxiliary nut 145 from passing therethrough.
  • Each of the second combining units 140 comprises: the third control screw 141 , which is combined to the respective second cover bracket 115 , penetrating the second through hole 117 of the second cover bracket 115 ; and the nut 143 and the auxiliary nut 145 , which engage the third control screw 141 .
  • a head of the third control screw 141 is attached to a side of the first door bracket 121 , and the thread penetrates the second through hole 117 of the second cover bracket 115 .
  • the nut 143 engages the thread of the third control screw 141 that penetrates the second through hole 117 of the cover bracket 115 , and combines the second cover bracket 115 and the first door bracket 121 , thereby controlling the distance between the second cover bracket 115 and the first door bracket 121 .
  • the third control screw 141 Prior to penetrating the second through hole 117 and engaging the nut 143 , the third control screw 141 engages the auxiliary nut 145 .
  • the third control screw 141 penetrates the second through hole 117
  • the nut 143 engages the third control screw 141
  • the auxiliary nut 145 and the nut 143 oppose each other on opposite sides of the second cover bracket 115 , to maintain a predetermined distance between the second cover bracket 115 and the first door bracket 121 .
  • the built-in refrigerator 100 comprises the door bracket 120 on the top edge 106 of the door 105 , and further comprises: at least one supporting bracket 150 combining a bottom edge 107 of the door 105 and the cover part 110 ; and a third combining unit (to be described later) combining the door 105 and the supporting bracket 150 so as to control a distance between the door 105 and the supporting bracket 150 .
  • the supporting bracket 150 is disposed on the top edge 106 of the door 105
  • the door bracket 120 is disposed on the bottom edge 107 of the door 105 .
  • the supporting bracket 150 includes a first supporting bracket 151 combined to the cover part 110 , and a second supporting bracket 153 extended from the first supporting bracket 151 and combined to the bottom edge 107 of the door 105 .
  • the supporting bracket 150 is disposed on the bottom edge 107 of the door 105 in a pair.
  • the first supporting bracket 151 is combined to the backside of the cover part 110 by screws 154 .
  • the second supporting bracket 153 is bent from the first supporting bracket 151 , and is parallel with the bottom edge 107 of the door 105 , and has a third through hole 155 , through which a fourth control screw 161 passes, thereby defining the third combining unit.
  • a diameter of the third penetrating hole 155 is bigger than a thread of the fourth control screw 161 , to make the fourth control screw 161 movable within a predetermined distance, but is smaller than a head of the fourth control screw 161 to prevent the head of the fourth control screw 161 from passing through the third penetrating hole 155 .
  • the third combining unit combines the door 105 and the second supporting bracket 153 , and controls the distance between the door 105 and the second supporting bracket 153 .
  • the third combining unit is the fourth control screw 161 , which is screwed to the bottom edge 107 of the door 105 , penetrating the third through hole 155 of the second supporting bracket 153 . Therefore, the supporting bracket 150 and the third combining unit 161 support the bottom edge 107 of the door 105 , making the bottom edge 107 of the door movable within the predetermined distance from the cover part 110 .
  • the containing part 201 of the cabinet 200 accommodates the main body 101 of the built-in refrigerator 100 .
  • the cover bracket 111 is screwed to the backside of the cover part 110 , which is installed on the door 105 corresponding to the storage compartment 103 of the main body 101 .
  • the top edge 106 of the door 105 and the first door bracket 121 of the door bracket 120 are combined with the screws 126 .
  • the first combining unit 130 combines the cover bracket 111 and the door bracket 120 .
  • the first control screw 131 is screwed to the first screwing hole 124 of the second door bracket 123 until the end of the first control screw 131 reaches the first cover bracket 113 .
  • the second control screw 133 passes through the first through hole 125 of the second door bracket 123 , and is then screwed to the second screwing hole 114 of the first cover bracket 113 .
  • the distance between the second door bracket 123 and the first cover bracket 113 can be controlled by rotation of the first control screw 131 and the second control screw 133 (the first combining unit 130 ).
  • the first control screw 131 is advanced toward the first cover bracket 113 , while loosening the second control screw 133 .
  • the first control screw 131 is loosened, while advancing the second control screw 133 toward the first cover bracket 113 (refer to FIG. 6).
  • the distance between the second door bracket 123 and the first cover bracket 113 is easily controlled, so that the storage compartment 103 of the main body 101 can be opened and closed, properly.
  • the second cover bracket 115 of the cover bracket 111 and the first door bracket 121 of the door bracket 120 are combined by means of the second combining unit 140 .
  • the combination process with the second combining unit 140 is performed such that the third control screw 141 of the first door bracket 121 is engaged with the auxiliary nut 145 , and then penetrates the second through hole 117 of the second cover bracket 115 .
  • the nut 143 engages the third control screw 141 , and then the auxiliary nut 145 and the nut 143 are fastened until they reach the second cover bracket 115 .
  • the distance between the first door bracket 121 and the second cover bracket 115 can be controlled by means of the nut 143 and the auxiliary nut 145 .
  • the auxiliary nut 145 and the nut 143 are rotated such that the first door bracket 121 is moved away from the second cover bracket 115 .
  • the auxiliary nut 145 and the nut 143 are rotated such that the first door bracket 121 is moved toward the second cover bracket 115 (refer to FIGS. 7A and 7B).
  • the second combining unit 130 enables the storage compartment 103 of the main body 101 to be suitably opened and closed by moving the door 105 up and down, relative to the cover part 110 .
  • the door bracket 120 and the second door bracket 123 can be moved relative to the cover bracket 111 , because the diameter of the first through hole 125 is bigger than the of the second control screw 133 , and the second through hole 117 of the second cover bracket 115 is bigger than the thread of the third control screw 141 .
  • the door bracket 120 can be moved right and left, relative to the cover bracket 111 , by virtue of the first through hole 125 and the second through hole 117 , as described above (refer to FIGS. 8A and 8B).
  • the first through hole 125 and the second through hole 117 enable the storage compartment 103 of the main body 101 to be properly opened and closed by moving the door 105 right and left relative to the cover part 110 .
  • the bottom edge 107 of door 105 is movable relative to the cover part 110 .
  • the supporting bracket 150 and the fourth control screw 161 enable the bottom edge 107 of the door 105 to be movably supported relative to the cover part 110 .
  • the built-in refrigerator 100 further comprises a door bracket cover 170 combined with the cover bracket 111 and the door bracket 120 .
  • the door bracket cover 170 is supported by the cover bracket 111 at one side thereof, and is supported by the door bracket 120 at the other side thereof, to allow the door bracket 120 to be movable within a predetermined distance relative to the cover bracket 111 .
  • the door bracket cover 170 has a first supporting part 171 supported by a first supporting plate 118 , extended from the first cover bracket 113 ; and a second supporting part 173 supported by a second supporting plate 127 disposed on both end sides of the first door bracket 121 .
  • the door bracket cover 170 covers the door bracket 121 and the cover bracket 111 , thereby preventing these two brackets 121 and 111 from being exposed outside as the door 105 is opened and closed, in other words, as the bracket 121 moves relative to the cover bracket 111 .
  • the door bracket 170 cover improves the appearance.
  • the built-in refrigerator 100 further comprises a supporting bracket cover 180 combined with the supporting bracket 150 .
  • the supporting bracket cover 180 includes a cover base 181 disposed between the supporting bracket 150 and the cover part 110 ; and a rotating cover body 183 rotatably combined to the cover base 181 , and covering the supporting bracket 150 .
  • a film hinge 187 connects the rotating cover body 183 and the cover base 181 , so that the rotating cover body 183 can rotatably combined to the cover base 181 .
  • a hook 185 disposed on the rotating cover body 183 , and a hook holder 182 disposed on the cover base 181 accommodating the hook 185 are provided for the combination of the cover base 181 and the rotating cover body 183 .
  • the rotating cover body 183 comprises a fourth through hole 184 , so that the thread of the fourth control screw 161 can pass through the through hole 184 after the rotating cover body 183 is combined to the cover base 181 .
  • the supporting bracket cover 180 covers the supporting bracket 150 , thereby preventing the supporting bracket 150 from being exposed outside, and improving the appearance. Also, according to one aspect, the fourth control screw 161 can pass through the fourth through hole 184 with ease, without separating the rotating cover body 183 from the cover base 181 .
  • FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the door 105 and the cover part 110 of the built-in refrigerator 100 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the door bracket 120 is disposed on the top edge 106 and the bottom edge 107 of the door 105 . That is, rather than the supporting bracket 150 of the first embodiment, the door bracket 120 is disposed on the bottom edge 107 of the door 105 , instead.
  • the door bracket 120 and the supporting bracket 150 are combined to the top edge 106 of the door 105 and the bottom edge 107 of the door 105 respectively in the above-described embodiments, according to one embodiment, the door bracket 120 and the supporting bracket 150 are combined to side edges of the door 105 .
  • the built-in refrigerator 100 can control the distance between the door 105 and the cover part 100 , to open and/or close the storage compartment 103 of the main body 101 .
  • the door 105 can be moved up and down by the second combining unit 140 and right and left by the first and the second through holes 125 and 117 , relative to the cover part 110 .
  • the door bracket cover 170 and the supporting bracket cover 180 provide a fine appearance.

Abstract

A built-in storage device having a main body accommodated in a cabinet, the main body having a storage compartment and a door opening and closing the storage compartment, the built-in storage device also having: a cover part disposed on an exterior of the door; a cover bracket combined to the cover part; a door bracket having a first door bracket combined to the door and a second door bracket extended from the first door bracket and combined to the cover bracket; and a first combining unit combining the cover bracket and the second door bracket, to control a distance between the cover bracket and the door bracket. With this configuration, the present invention provides a built-in storage device which can control the distance between the door and the cover part to open and close a storage compartment of a main body.

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    CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
  • This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 2003-29578, filed May 10, 2003, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. [0001]
  • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • 1. Field of the Invention [0002]
  • The present invention relates to a built-in storage device, more particularly, built-in storage device having an improved combination structure of a door and a cover part disposed in front of the door. [0003]
  • 2. Description of the Related Art [0004]
  • An example of a storage device is: a refrigerator, a kimchi refrigerator, a vegetable storage, and so forth. These apparatuses generally comprise a main body having a storage space containing foods and keeping them, and a door opening and closing the storage space. [0005]
  • A storage device has been developed, that is usually placed in a cabinet to occupy a predetermined space, to optimize the space in harmony with surrounding furniture in a kitchen or such places, and is herein called a built-in storage device. [0006]
  • The built-in storage device accommodated in the cabinet also comprises a cover part disposed in front of a door of the built-in storage device, to be in harmony with surrounding furniture. [0007]
  • A conventional built-in storage device having a door accommodating a cover part is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No.1996-2941107, which is titled “A Refrigerator for a System Kitchen.”[0008]
  • FIG. 1 illustrates such a conventional refrigerator. As illustrated in this figure, the conventional refrigerator includes a main body [0009] 11, doors 12 and 13, respectively opening and closing front open areas, a doorframe 14 disposed around the doors 12 and 13, and a cover part 17 engaged in the door frame 14 in front of the door.
  • The cover part [0010] 17 is accommodated into a side opening of the doorframe 14, and is then supported by the doorframe 14.
  • But the cover part [0011] 17 in the conventional refrigerator can be only detachably combined with the doorframe 14 so that a space between the cover part 17 and the door cannot likely be changed. Thus, it is difficult to control a step between a front opening part of the cabinet and the cover part 17. And the doorframe 14 supporting the cover part 17 is exposed outside cabinet, thereby making the refrigerator look rough and disrupting room harmony.
  • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • Accordingly, it is an aspect of the present invention to provide a built-in storage device that is capable of controlling a space between a door and a cover part, and providing a fine appearance. [0012]
  • Additional aspects and/or advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. [0013]
  • The forgoing and/or other aspects of the present invention are achieved by providing a built-in storage device having a main body accommodated in a cabinet, the main body having a storage compartment and a door opening and closing the storage compartment, the built-in storage device comprising: a cover part disposed on an exterior of the door; a cover bracket combined to the cover part; a door bracket having a first door bracket combined to the door and a second door bracket extended from the first door bracket and combined to the cover bracket; and a first combining unit combining the cover bracket and the second door bracket, to control a distance between the cover bracket and the second door bracket. [0014]
  • According to an aspect of the invention, the first combining unit comprises: a first control screw engaged with the second door bracket, and having an edge in contact with the cover bracket, to control the distance between the cover bracket and the second door bracket; and a second control screw penetrating a first through hole positioned in the second door bracket, and combining the second door bracket to the cover bracket. [0015]
  • According to an aspect of the invention, the first through hole of the second door bracket is larger in diameter than a thread part of the second control screw. [0016]
  • According to an aspect of the invention, the first door bracket is disposed on an edge of the door, and the second door bracket is extended plurally from the first door bracket in parallel with a plane of the cover bracket. [0017]
  • According to an aspect of the invention, the cover bracket comprises a first cover bracket combined to the cover part and a second cover bracket extended from the first cover bracket toward the door, and the built-in storage device further comprises a second combining unit combining the first door bracket and the second cover bracket, to control a distance between the first door bracket and the second cover bracket. [0018]
  • According to an aspect of the invention, the second combining unit comprises: a control screw combined to the first door bracket and penetrating a through hole positioned in the second cover bracket; and a nut combined with the control screw passing through the through hole. [0019]
  • According to an aspect of the invention, the through hole of the second cover bracket is larger than in diameter than a thread part of the control screw. [0020]
  • According to an aspect of the invention, the second combining unit further comprises an auxiliary nut engaged with the combining unit opposite to the nut, interposing the second cover bracket in between. [0021]
  • According to an aspect of the invention, the built-in storage further comprises a door bracket cover combined to the cover bracket and the door bracket. [0022]
  • According to an aspect of the invention, the door bracket cover has a first side supported by the cover bracket and a second side supported by the door bracket, to move the door bracket relative to the cover bracket. [0023]
  • According to an aspect of the invention, the door bracket is combined with a first edge of the door and further comprises at least one supporting bracket combining a second edge, opposite to the first edge of the door, and the cover part. [0024]
  • According to an aspect of the invention, the supporting bracket includes a first supporting bracket combined to the cover part, and a second supporting bracket extended from the first supporting bracket and combined to the second edge of the door. [0025]
  • According to an aspect of the invention, the built-in storage device further comprises a third combining unit combining the door and the second supporting bracket, to control a distance between the door and the second supporting bracket. [0026]
  • According to an aspect of the invention, the third combining unit includes a control screw engaged with the door, and passing through a first through hole positioned in the second supporting bracket. [0027]
  • According to an aspect of the invention, the first through hole of the second supporting bracket is larger in diameter than a thread of the control screw. [0028]
  • According to an aspect of the invention, the built-in storage further comprises a supporting bracket cover combined with the supporting bracket. [0029]
  • According to an aspect of the invention, the supporting bracket cover comprises a cover base disposed between the supporting bracket and the cover part, and a rotating cover body rotatably connected to the cover base and covering an outer surface of the supporting bracket. [0030]
  • According to an aspect of the invention, the supporting bracket cover further comprises a film hinge rotatably connecting the cover base and the rotating cover body. [0031]
  • According to an aspect of the invention, the rotating cover body has a second through hole, through which the third combining unit passes. [0032]
  • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
  • These and/or other aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompany drawings, of which: [0033]
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional built-in refrigerator; [0034]
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a built-in storage device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and a cabinet; [0035]
  • FIG. 3 is a combined perspective view of a door and a cover part of the built-in storage device of FIG. 2; [0036]
  • FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a door bracket of the built-in storage device of FIG. 2; [0037]
  • FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a supporting bracket of the built-in storage device FIG. 2; [0038]
  • FIGS. [0039] 6 to 8B illustrate combination locations of the door relative to a cover part of the built-in storage device of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a door bracket cover engaged to the door bracket of the built-in storage device of FIG. 2; [0040]
  • FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the door bracket cover of the built-in storage device in FIG. 2; [0041]
  • FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the supporting bracket covered by a supporting bracket cover in the built-in storage device of FIG. 2; [0042]
  • FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the supporting bracket cover of the built-in storage device of FIG. 2; [0043]
  • FIG. 13 is a combined perspective view of a door and a cover part of a built-in storage device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.[0044]
  • DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
  • Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. The embodiments are described below to explain the present invention by referring to the figures. [0045]
  • As is illustrated in FIG. 2, a built-in [0046] storage device 100 according to the present invention, for example, a refrigerator 100 is accommodated a cabinet 200.
  • The [0047] cabinet 200 comprises a containing part 201, having a space to accommodate the refrigerator 100, and a cabinet opening 203 provided at a front side of the containing part 201.
  • As is shown in FIGS. [0048] 3 to 5, the built-in refrigerator 100 comprises: a main body 101 accommodated in the containing part 201 of the cabinet 200, having a storage compartment 103 for food; a door 105 opening and closing the storage compartment 103 in the main body 101; a cover part 110 disposed in front of the door 105; a cover bracket 111 combined to the cover part 110; a door bracket 120 combining the door 105 and the cover bracket 111; and a first combining unit 130 connecting the cover bracket 111 and the door bracket 120, to adjust a space between the cover part 110 and the door 105.
  • The [0049] door 105 is combined to a backside of the cover part 110, and according to one aspect, is provided plurally, corresponding to the number of storage compartments 103 in the main body 101.
  • A [0050] hinge part 205 rotatably connects the cover part 110 to a side of the cabinet 200. Therefore the door 105 combined to the backside of the cover part 110 opens and closes the storage compartment 103 of the main body 101 when the cover part 110 opens and closes the cabinet opening 203 of the cabinet 200.
  • The [0051] door bracket 120 comprises a first door bracket 121 combined to the door 105, and a second door bracket 123 extended from the first door bracket 121, combined to the cover bracket 111.
  • The [0052] first door bracket 121 is plate-shaped, disposed along a top edge 106 of the door 105, and combined to the top edge 106 by screws 126.
  • According to one aspect, the [0053] second door bracket 123 forms a pair, that extends from the first door bracket 121 in parallel with a plane of the cover bracket 111, and is combined to the cover bracket 111 by the first combining unit 130. According to one aspect, each of the second brackets 123 has a first screwing hole 124 engaged by a first control screw 131 of the first combining unit 130, and a first through hole 125, through which a second control screw 133 of the first combining unit 130 passes.
  • According to one aspect, a diameter of the first through [0054] hole 125 is bigger than a thread of the second control screw 133, to make the door bracket 120 movable therein, but is smaller than a head of the second control screw 133, to prevent the head of the second control screw 133 from passing therethrough.
  • Engaged with the [0055] second door bracket 123, the first combining unit 130 combines the cover bracket 111 and the second door bracket 123, and controls a distance between the cover bracket 111 and the second door bracket 123. The first control screw 131 controls the distance between the cover bracket 111 and the second door bracket 123, having a leading end in contact with the cover bracket 111; and the second control screw 133 penetrates the first penetrating hole 125 of the second door bracket 123, combining the second door bracket 123 to the cover bracket 111.
  • The [0056] first control screw 131 comprises a thread part engaging the first screwing hole 124 of the second door bracket 123, and a head part positioned at one end of the thread part. The leading end, positioned at an opposite end of the thread part of the first control screw 131, contacts a side of a first cover bracket 113 of the cover bracket 111. By turning the first control screw 131, therefore, the distance between the cover bracket 111 and the second door bracket 123 is controlled.
  • The [0057] second control screw 133, with a shape similar to the first control screw 131, engages the second screwing hole 114, disposed in the first cover bracket 113 of the cover bracket 111, while penetrating the first penetrating hole 125. By turning the second control screw 131, the cover bracket 111 is combined to the second door bracket 123.
  • The [0058] cover bracket 111 has the first cover bracket 113, which is combined to a backside of the cover part 110, and a second cover bracket 115 extended from the first cover bracket 113 toward the door 105. According to one aspect of the first embodiment of the present invention, the built-in refrigerator 100 further comprises a second combining unit 140 combining the first door bracket 121 and the second cover bracket 115, to control the distance between the first door bracket 121 and the second cover bracket 115. According to one aspect, the second combining unit 140 forms a pair.
  • The [0059] first cover bracket 113 is a long plate, is screwed to the backside of the cover part 110, and has the second screwing hole 114 to engage the second control screw 133.
  • According to one aspect, the [0060] second cover bracket 115 forms a pair, extending toward the door 105, from the first cover bracket. Each of the second cover brackets 115 has a second through hole 117, through which third control screws 141 of the respective second combining units 140 pass.
  • According to one aspect, a diameter of the second through [0061] hole 117 is bigger than a thread of the third control screw 141, to make the door bracket 120 movable therein, but is smaller than that of a nut 143 and that of an auxiliary nut 145 of the second combining unit 140, to prevent the nut 143 and the auxiliary nut 145 from passing therethrough.
  • Each of the second combining [0062] units 140 comprises: the third control screw 141, which is combined to the respective second cover bracket 115, penetrating the second through hole 117 of the second cover bracket 115; and the nut 143 and the auxiliary nut 145, which engage the third control screw 141.
  • A head of the [0063] third control screw 141 is attached to a side of the first door bracket 121, and the thread penetrates the second through hole 117 of the second cover bracket 115.
  • The [0064] nut 143 engages the thread of the third control screw 141 that penetrates the second through hole 117 of the cover bracket 115, and combines the second cover bracket 115 and the first door bracket 121, thereby controlling the distance between the second cover bracket 115 and the first door bracket 121.
  • Prior to penetrating the second through [0065] hole 117 and engaging the nut 143, the third control screw 141 engages the auxiliary nut 145. Thus, after the auxiliary nut 145 engages the third control screw 141, the third control screw 141 penetrates the second through hole 117, and the nut 143 engages the third control screw 141, the auxiliary nut 145 and the nut 143 oppose each other on opposite sides of the second cover bracket 115, to maintain a predetermined distance between the second cover bracket 115 and the first door bracket 121.
  • The built-in [0066] refrigerator 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention comprises the door bracket 120 on the top edge 106 of the door 105, and further comprises: at least one supporting bracket 150 combining a bottom edge 107 of the door 105 and the cover part 110; and a third combining unit (to be described later) combining the door 105 and the supporting bracket 150 so as to control a distance between the door 105 and the supporting bracket 150. In one embodiment, the supporting bracket 150 is disposed on the top edge 106 of the door 105, and the door bracket 120 is disposed on the bottom edge 107 of the door 105.
  • As is shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the supporting [0067] bracket 150 includes a first supporting bracket 151 combined to the cover part 110, and a second supporting bracket 153 extended from the first supporting bracket 151 and combined to the bottom edge 107 of the door 105. According to one aspect, the supporting bracket 150 is disposed on the bottom edge 107 of the door 105 in a pair.
  • According to one aspect, the first supporting [0068] bracket 151 is combined to the backside of the cover part 110 by screws 154.
  • According to one aspect, the second supporting [0069] bracket 153 is bent from the first supporting bracket 151, and is parallel with the bottom edge 107 of the door 105, and has a third through hole 155, through which a fourth control screw 161 passes, thereby defining the third combining unit.
  • According to one aspect, a diameter of the third [0070] penetrating hole 155 is bigger than a thread of the fourth control screw 161, to make the fourth control screw 161 movable within a predetermined distance, but is smaller than a head of the fourth control screw 161 to prevent the head of the fourth control screw 161 from passing through the third penetrating hole 155.
  • The third combining unit combines the [0071] door 105 and the second supporting bracket 153, and controls the distance between the door 105 and the second supporting bracket 153. The third combining unit is the fourth control screw 161, which is screwed to the bottom edge 107 of the door 105, penetrating the third through hole 155 of the second supporting bracket 153. Therefore, the supporting bracket 150 and the third combining unit 161 support the bottom edge 107 of the door 105, making the bottom edge 107 of the door movable within the predetermined distance from the cover part 110.
  • With this configuration, a combination and a control process of positioning the [0072] cover part 110 with respect to the door 105 of the built-in refrigerator 100, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, are described as follows, with reference to FIGS. 2-8B.
  • At first, the containing [0073] part 201 of the cabinet 200 accommodates the main body 101 of the built-in refrigerator 100. Then, the cover bracket 111 is screwed to the backside of the cover part 110, which is installed on the door 105 corresponding to the storage compartment 103 of the main body 101. The top edge 106 of the door 105 and the first door bracket 121 of the door bracket 120 are combined with the screws 126. Thereafter, the first combining unit 130 combines the cover bracket 111 and the door bracket 120.
  • To combine the [0074] cover bracket 111 and the door bracket 120, the first control screw 131 is screwed to the first screwing hole 124 of the second door bracket 123 until the end of the first control screw 131 reaches the first cover bracket 113. The second control screw 133 passes through the first through hole 125 of the second door bracket 123, and is then screwed to the second screwing hole 114 of the first cover bracket 113. At this point, the distance between the second door bracket 123 and the first cover bracket 113 can be controlled by rotation of the first control screw 131 and the second control screw 133 (the first combining unit 130). That is, to increase the distance between the second door bracket 123 and the first cover bracket 113, the first control screw 131 is advanced toward the first cover bracket 113, while loosening the second control screw 133. Contrarily, to decrease the distance between the second door bracket 123 and the first cover bracket 113, the first control screw 131 is loosened, while advancing the second control screw 133 toward the first cover bracket 113 (refer to FIG. 6).
  • Thus, the distance between the [0075] second door bracket 123 and the first cover bracket 113 is easily controlled, so that the storage compartment 103 of the main body 101 can be opened and closed, properly.
  • The [0076] second cover bracket 115 of the cover bracket 111 and the first door bracket 121 of the door bracket 120 are combined by means of the second combining unit 140. The combination process with the second combining unit 140 is performed such that the third control screw 141 of the first door bracket 121 is engaged with the auxiliary nut 145, and then penetrates the second through hole 117 of the second cover bracket 115. Thereafter, the nut 143 engages the third control screw 141, and then the auxiliary nut 145 and the nut 143 are fastened until they reach the second cover bracket 115. At this point, the distance between the first door bracket 121 and the second cover bracket 115 can be controlled by means of the nut 143 and the auxiliary nut 145. That is, to increase the distance between the first door bracket 121 and the second cover bracket 115, the auxiliary nut 145 and the nut 143 are rotated such that the first door bracket 121 is moved away from the second cover bracket 115. Contrarily, to decrease the distance between the first door bracket 121 and the second cover bracket 115, the auxiliary nut 145 and the nut 143 are rotated such that the first door bracket 121 is moved toward the second cover bracket 115 (refer to FIGS. 7A and 7B).
  • Thus, the [0077] second combining unit 130 enables the storage compartment 103 of the main body 101 to be suitably opened and closed by moving the door 105 up and down, relative to the cover part 110.
  • The [0078] door bracket 120 and the second door bracket 123 can be moved relative to the cover bracket 111, because the diameter of the first through hole 125 is bigger than the of the second control screw 133, and the second through hole 117 of the second cover bracket 115 is bigger than the thread of the third control screw 141. Hence, the door bracket 120 can be moved right and left, relative to the cover bracket 111, by virtue of the first through hole 125 and the second through hole 117, as described above (refer to FIGS. 8A and 8B).
  • Thus, the first through [0079] hole 125 and the second through hole 117 enable the storage compartment 103 of the main body 101 to be properly opened and closed by moving the door 105 right and left relative to the cover part 110.
  • Because the third through [0080] hole 155 of the supporting bracket 150 is larger in diameter than the thread of the fourth control screw 161, the bottom edge 107 of door 105 is movable relative to the cover part 110.
  • Thus, the supporting [0081] bracket 150 and the fourth control screw 161 enable the bottom edge 107 of the door 105 to be movably supported relative to the cover part 110.
  • As is illustrated in FIGS. 9 and 10, according to one aspect, the built-in [0082] refrigerator 100 further comprises a door bracket cover 170 combined with the cover bracket 111 and the door bracket 120.
  • The [0083] door bracket cover 170 is supported by the cover bracket 111 at one side thereof, and is supported by the door bracket 120 at the other side thereof, to allow the door bracket 120 to be movable within a predetermined distance relative to the cover bracket 111. The door bracket cover 170 has a first supporting part 171 supported by a first supporting plate 118, extended from the first cover bracket 113; and a second supporting part 173 supported by a second supporting plate 127 disposed on both end sides of the first door bracket 121.
  • Thus, the [0084] door bracket cover 170 covers the door bracket 121 and the cover bracket 111, thereby preventing these two brackets 121 and 111 from being exposed outside as the door 105 is opened and closed, in other words, as the bracket 121 moves relative to the cover bracket 111. Hence the door bracket 170 cover improves the appearance.
  • As is shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, according to one aspect, the built-in [0085] refrigerator 100 further comprises a supporting bracket cover 180 combined with the supporting bracket 150.
  • The supporting [0086] bracket cover 180 includes a cover base 181 disposed between the supporting bracket 150 and the cover part 110; and a rotating cover body 183 rotatably combined to the cover base 181, and covering the supporting bracket 150.
  • According to one aspect, a [0087] film hinge 187 connects the rotating cover body 183 and the cover base 181, so that the rotating cover body 183 can rotatably combined to the cover base 181. A hook 185 disposed on the rotating cover body 183, and a hook holder 182 disposed on the cover base 181 accommodating the hook 185, are provided for the combination of the cover base 181 and the rotating cover body 183. According to one aspect, the rotating cover body 183 comprises a fourth through hole 184, so that the thread of the fourth control screw 161 can pass through the through hole 184 after the rotating cover body 183 is combined to the cover base 181.
  • Therefore, the supporting [0088] bracket cover 180 covers the supporting bracket 150, thereby preventing the supporting bracket 150 from being exposed outside, and improving the appearance. Also, according to one aspect, the fourth control screw 161 can pass through the fourth through hole 184 with ease, without separating the rotating cover body 183 from the cover base 181.
  • FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the [0089] door 105 and the cover part 110 of the built-in refrigerator 100 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • As FIG. 13 illustrates, the [0090] door bracket 120 is disposed on the top edge 106 and the bottom edge 107 of the door 105. That is, rather than the supporting bracket 150 of the first embodiment, the door bracket 120 is disposed on the bottom edge 107 of the door 105, instead.
  • Though the [0091] door bracket 120 and the supporting bracket 150 are combined to the top edge 106 of the door 105 and the bottom edge 107 of the door 105 respectively in the above-described embodiments, according to one embodiment, the door bracket 120 and the supporting bracket 150 are combined to side edges of the door 105.
  • As is described above, according to the present invention, the built-in [0092] refrigerator 100 can control the distance between the door 105 and the cover part 100, to open and/or close the storage compartment 103 of the main body 101.
  • In addition, the [0093] door 105 can be moved up and down by the second combining unit 140 and right and left by the first and the second through holes 125 and 117, relative to the cover part 110.
  • Also, the [0094] door bracket cover 170 and the supporting bracket cover 180 provide a fine appearance.
  • Although a few embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the claims and their equivalents. [0095]

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What is claimed is:
1. A built-in storage device having a main body accommodated in a cabinet, the main body having a storage compartment and a door opening and closing the storage compartment, the built-in storage device comprising:
a cover part disposed on an exterior of the door;
a cover bracket combined to the cover part;
a door bracket having a first door bracket combined to the door and a second door bracket extended from the first door bracket and combined to the cover bracket; and
a first combining unit combining the cover bracket and the second door bracket, to control a distance between the cover bracket and the second door bracket.
2. The built-in storage device according to claim 1, wherein:
the first combining unit comprises, a first control screw engaged with the second door bracket, and having an edge in contact with the cover bracket, to control the distance between the cover bracket and the second door bracket; and
a second control screw penetrating a first through hole positioned in the second door bracket, and combining the second door bracket to the cover bracket.
3. The built-in storage device according to claim 2, wherein:
the first through hole of the second door bracket is larger than a thread part of the second control screw.
4. The built-in storage device according to claim 2, wherein:
the first door bracket is disposed on an edge of the door; and
the second door bracket is extended plurally from the first door bracket in parallel with a plane of the cover bracket.
5. The built-in storage device according to claim 1, wherein:
the cover bracket comprises a first cover bracket combined to the cover part and a second cover bracket extended from the first cover bracket toward the door; and
the built-in storage device further comprises a second combining unit combining the first door bracket and the second cover bracket, to control a distance between the first door bracket and the second cover bracket.
6. The built-in storage device according to claim 5, wherein the second combining unit comprises:
a control screw combined to the first door bracket and penetrating a through hole positioned in the second cover bracket; and
a nut combined with the control screw passing through the through hole.
7. The built-in storage device according to claim 6, wherein:
the through hole of the second cover bracket is larger than a thread part of the control screw.
8. The built-in storage device according to claim 7, wherein:
the second combining unit further comprises an auxiliary nut engaged with the combining unit opposite to the nut, interposing the second cover bracket in between.
9. The built-in storage device according to claim 1, further comprising:
a door bracket cover combined to the cover bracket and the door bracket.
10. The built-in storage device according to claim 9, wherein:
the door bracket cover has a first side supported by the cover bracket and a second side supported by the door bracket, to move the door bracket relative to the cover bracket.
11. The built-in storage device according to claim 5, wherein the door bracket is combined with a first edge of the door and further comprises at least one supporting bracket combining a second edge, opposite to the first edge of the door, and the cover part.
12. The built-in storage device according to claim 11, wherein the supporting bracket comprises:
a first supporting bracket combined to the covering part; and
a second supporting bracket extended from the first supporting bracket and combined to the second edge of the door.
13. The built-in storage device according to claim 12, further comprising:
a third combining unit combining the door and the second supporting bracket, to control a distance between the door and the second supporting bracket.
14. The built-in storage device according to claim 13, wherein the third combining unit comprises:
a control screw engaged with the door, and passing through a first through hole positioned in the second supporting bracket.
15. The built-in storage device according to claim 14, wherein:
the first through hole of the second supporting bracket is larger than a thread of the control screw.
16. The built-in storage device according to claim 14, further comprising:
a supporting bracket cover combined with the supporting bracket.
17. The built-in storage device according to claim 16, wherein the supporting bracket cover comprises:
a cover base disposed between the supporting bracket and the cover part; and
a rotating cover body rotatably connected to the cover base and covering an outer surface of the supporting bracket.
18. The built-in storage device according to claim 17, wherein the supporting bracket cover further comprises:
a film hinge rotatably connecting the cover base and the rotating cover body.
19. The built-in storage device according to claim 17, wherein the rotating cover body has a second through hole, through which the third combining unit passes.
20. A storage device, comprising:
a cabinet having a containing part and an opening;
a refrigerator, having a main body with a storage compartment therein, installed in the containing part;
a door, opening and closing the storage compartment a cover part, opening and closing the opening of the cabinet;
a hinge part, movably connecting one of the door to the main body and the cover part to the cabinet; and
a mounting device, adjustably connecting the door and the cover part to be movable relative to each other, to adjust the opening and closing of one of the storage compartment and the opening of the cabinet.
21. The storage device according to claim 20, wherein the mounting device comprises:
a cover bracket connected to the cover part; and
a door bracket connected to the door,
wherein the cover bracket and the door bracket are adjustably connected.
22. The storage device according to claim 21, wherein:
the door bracket comprises
a first door bracket connected to the door, and
a second door bracket, extending approximately perpendicularly from the first door bracket;
the cover bracket comprises
a first cover bracket connected to the cover part, and
a second cover bracket, extending approximately perpendicularly from the first cover bracket; and
the storage device further comprises
a first combining unit adjustably connecting the second door bracket and the first cover bracket, and
a second combining unit adjustably connecting the first door bracket and the second cover bracket.
23. The storage device according to claim 22, wherein:
the second door bracket has a first through hole and a first screwing hole;
the first cover bracket has a second screwing hole;
the first combining unit comprises
a first control screw, with threads passing through and engaging the first screwing hole, and a first end contacting the first cover bracket,
a second control screw, with threads passing through the first through hole and engaging the second screwing hole, and a first end contacting the second door bracket;
the second cover bracket has a second through hole; and
the second combining unit comprises
a third control screw, extending from the first door bracket and passing through the second through hole,
a nut engaging the third control screw on a first side of the second cover bracket, and
an auxiliary nut engaging the third control screw on a second side of the second cover bracket.
24. The storage device according to claim 23, wherein:
the first end of the second control screw is larger than the first through hole; and
the nut and the auxiliary nut are larger than the second through hole.
25. The storage device according to claim 21, wherein the mounting device further comprises:
a supporting bracket, provided at an edge of the door opposite to the door bracket, connected to the cover part, and adjustably connected to the door.
26. The storage device according to claim 25, wherein the supporting bracket comprises:
a first supporting bracket connected to the cover part; and
a second supporting bracket, extending approximately perpendicularly from the first supporting bracket and having a first through hole, through which threads of a control screw pass and adjustably connect to the door.
27. The storage device according to claim 22, further comprising:
a door bracket cover, connected to the cover bracket and the door bracket, and covering the cover bracket and the door bracket.
28. The storage device according to claim 27, wherein:
a first side of the door bracket cover is connected to the door bracket, and a second side of the door bracket cover is connected to the cover bracket, thereby allowing the door bracket to move with respect to the cover bracket.
29. The storage device according to claim 21, further comprising:
a door bracket cover, with first and second supporting parts, covering the cover bracket and the door bracket,
wherein
a first supporting plate extends from the first cover bracket,
a second supporting plate is disposed at an end of the first door bracket, and
the first supporting plate supports the first supporting part, and the second supporting plate supports the second supporting part, thereby allowing the door bracket to move with respect to the cover bracket.
30. The storage device according to claim 26, further comprising:
a supporting bracket cover covering the supporting bracket.
31. The storage device according to claim 30, wherein the supporting bracket cover comprises:
a cover base, disposed between the supporting bracket and the cover part;
a rotating cover body, covering the supporting bracket and having a second through hole, through which the threads of the control screw pass and adjustably connect to the door, and;
a film hinge rotatably connecting the cover base and the rotating cover body.
32. The storage device according to claim 31, wherein:
a hook is disposed on one of the cover base and the rotating cover body; and
a hook holder, to which the hook combines to close the supporting bracket cover, is disposed on the remaining one of the cover base and the rotating cover body.
33. A mounting device, adjustably connecting a door and a door cover, comprising:
a cover bracket, connected to the cover; and
a door bracket connected to the door, and adjustably connected to the cover bracket, to move the cover bracket in three orthogonal directions relative to the door bracket.
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