Refrigerator having vegetable storage container
This specification relates to a vegetable storage container for a refrigerator, and more particularly, a sealing structure of a vegetable storage container for a refrigerator capable of sealing an inside of an accommodation space of a vegetable box simply by using a lever after closing the accommodation space with a cover. This specification provides a refrigerator with a vegetable storage container, which includes a vegetable box having a front part and a main body both forming an accommodation space therein as a storage space for vegetables, the vegetable box being installed to be drawn out of the refrigerator, a vegetable box cover horizontally installed on the accommodation space to selectively cover an upper opening of the vegetable box, and a pressing unit to seal the accommodation space after the accommodation space of the vegetable box is closed by the vegetable box cover.
1. A storage container for a refrigerator comprising:
a box comprising a front part and a main body together forming an accommodation space for storage, the box being installed to be drawn in and out of the refrigerator;
a cover horizontally installed to selectively cover an upper opening of the box; and
a pressing unit to seal the accommodation space after the upper opening is covered by the cover,
wherein the pressing unit comprises:
a pressing portion installed on a side portion of the cover; and
a lever installed to protrude from the front part of the box to press the pressing portion and move the box and the cover closer together,
wherein the lever comprises
a pressing protrusion protruding from one end portion of the lever in an orthogonal direction,
wherein the pressing portion comprises:
a supporting shaft protruding from the box; and
a plate supported by the supporting shaft and onto which the pressing protrusion is rolled.
2. The storage container of claim 1 , wherein the lever further comprises:
a handle; and
a support supporting the handle and rotatable on a hinge.
3. The storage container of claim 2 , wherein the front part of the box comprises:
a slot,
wherein the support is inserted through the slot to be located on an outer side of the main body of the box.
4. The storage container of claim 2 , wherein the front part of the box comprises a front panel located at a front of the accommodation space, a plurality of side frames formed on a plurality of sides of the front panel, and having a slot,
wherein the support is inserted through the slot to be located on an outer side of the main body.
5. The storage container of claim 2 , wherein the box comprises a main body hinge formed on a side of the box to allow for hinge-based rotation of the lever, and
wherein the lever comprises a lever hinge portion formed on the support and fixed to the main body hinge.
6. The storage container of claim 1 , wherein the cover comprises a pressing protrusion insertion portion through which the pressing protrusion is inserted in the pressing portion.
7. The storage container of claim 1 , wherein the pressing protrusion comprises a pressing roller on the pressing portion formed on the cover to press the pressing portion.
8. The storage container of claim 1 , wherein the plate is curved, and
wherein the supporting shaft and the plate are formed integrally with each other.
9. The storage container of claim 1 , wherein the cover comprises a rear sealing support portion in a bent form, and
wherein the main body comprises a protrusion rib protruding backwardly such that the rear sealing support portion engages the protrusion rib when the box is drawn into the refrigerator.
10. The storage container of claim 1 , wherein the cover comprises:
an inner cover having a gasket to seal the accommodation space; and
an outer cover located on the inner cover,
wherein the pressing unit presses the outer cover.
11. The storage container of claim 10 , wherein the pressing unit comprises:
a lever pressing the outer cover; and
a pressing portion installed on a side of the outer cover to seal the accommodation space by interworking with the lever after the cover is installed.
12. The storage container of claim 11 , wherein the lever comprises:
a handle protruding from the front part of the box;
a support supporting the handle and rotatable on a hinge; and
a pressing protrusion protruding from an end portion of the support in an orthogonal direction.
13. The storage container of claim 11 , wherein the outer cover comprises a rear sealing support portion in a bent form, and
wherein the main body comprises a protrusion rib protruding backwardly such that the rear sealing support portion engages the protrusion rib when the box is drawn into the refrigerator.
14. The storage container of claim 13 , wherein the rear sealing support portion is bent by protruding in a lateral direction.