Door basket and refrigerator including same

Abstract

Provided is a refrigerator. A door basket is disposed vertically movable along guide slots defined in a back surface of the door for selectively opening or closing a storage. The door basket a basket body receiving goods, a basket support on which the basket body is detachably disposed, a stopping lever fixing the basket support to a position corresponding to one of a plurality of fixing grooves vertically spaced apart from each other in the bask surface of the door, and an elastic member applying an elastic force to the stopping lever so that the stopping lever is maintained in a state where the stopping lever is inserted into one of the fixing grooves. Thus, the door basket may be more easily adjusted in position, and also, the goods may be more easily taken in or out of the door basket.

1 . A door basket disposed on a back surface of a door for selectively opening or closing a storage space, the door basket comprising:
 a basket body receiving goods;   a basket support on which the basket body is detachably disposed;   a stopping lever fixing the basket support to a position corresponding to one of a plurality of fixing grooves vertically spaced apart from each other in the bask surface of the door; and   an elastic member applying an elastic force to the stopping lever so that the stopping lever is maintained in a state where the stopping lever is inserted into one of the fixing grooves.   
     
     
         2 . The door basket according to  claim 1 , wherein the stopping lever is rotatably disposed on the basket support. 
     
     
         3 . The door basket according to  claim 1 , wherein the stopping lever comprises:
 a lever body rotatably disposed with respect to a protrude disposed on the basket support;   a fixing part extending from the lever body, the fixing part being selectively inserted into the fixing grooves; and   a manipulation part manipulated by a user to rotate the lever body.   
     
     
         4 . The door basket according to  claim 3 , wherein an inclined guide surface for preventing the fixing part and the fixing grooves from interfering with each other when the basket support is moved upward along a guide slot is disposed on a top surface of the fixing part. 
     
     
         5 . The door basket according to  claim 1 , wherein an installation bracket on which the stopping lever is rotatably disposed is disposed on the basket support. 
     
     
         6 . The door basket according to  claim 5 , wherein a stopper for delimiting a rotation range of the stopper lever is disposed on the installation bracket. 
     
     
         7 . The door basket according to  claim 6 , wherein the stopper comprises:
 a first stopper for delimiting a maximum rotation range of the stopping lever in a direction in which the stopping lever is inserted into one of the fixing grooves; and   a second stopper for delimiting the maximum rotation range of the stopper lever in a direction in which the stopping lever is separated from one of the fixing grooves.   
     
     
         8 . The door basket according to  claim 5 , wherein the elastic member comprises a torsion spring disposed on the installation bracket, and of which both ends are closely attached to a side of the installation bracket and a side of the stopping member, respectively. 
     
     
         9 . The door basket according to  claim 8 , further comprising a cover member for covering the installation bracket to prevent the stopping lever and the elastic member from being arbitrarily separated in a state where the stopping lever and the elastic member are mounted on the installation bracket. 
     
     
         10 . The door basket according to  claim 1 , wherein a guide protrusion inserted into a guide slot defined in the back surface of the door so that at least one portion of the guide protrusion horizontally overlaps with one of the fixing grooves, thereby being moved along the guide slot, is disposed on the basket support. 
     
     
         11 . The door basket according to  claim 10 , wherein a hook rib for preventing the guide protrusion from being arbitrarily separated from the guide slot is disposed on a rear end of the guide protrusion. 
     
     
         12 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a door selectively opening or closing a storage space;   two guide slots vertically lengthily defined in a back surface of the door, the two guide slots being horizontally spaced apart from each other;   a plurality of fixing grooves defined within the door, the plurality of fixing grooves being vertically spaced apart from each other;   a door basket vertically moved along the guide slots;   a guide member disposed movable along each of the guide slots;   a stopping member selectively inserted into one of the fixing grooves to stop the door basket at a position corresponding to one of the fixing groove; and   an elastic member applying an elastic force into the stopping lever in a direction in which the stopping member is maintained in a state where the stopping member is inserted into one of the fixing groove.   
     
     
         13 . The refrigerator according to  claim 12 , wherein each of the guide slots is defined by vertically lengthily cutting a portion of each of both ends of the back surface of the door. 
     
     
         14 . The refrigerator according to  claim 12 , wherein the guide member comprises a guide protrusion disposed on the door basket and slid along each of the guide slots in a state where the guide protrusion is inserted into each of the guide slots. 
     
     
         15 . The refrigerator according to  claim 12 , wherein the stopping member is rotatably disposed with respect to the door basket, and at least one portion of the stopping member is selectively inserted into one of the fixing grooves. 
     
     
         16 . The refrigerator according to  claim 15 , wherein an operation part to be grasped by a user to rotate the stopping member in a direction in which the stopping lever is separated from one of the fixing groove is disposed on the stopping member. 
     
     
         17 . The refrigerator according to  claim 15 , wherein a guide surface for preventing the door basket from interfering with the fixing grooves when the door basket is moved upward is disposed on the stopping lever inserted into one of the fixing grooves. 
     
     
         18 . The refrigerator according to  claim 12 , wherein the elastic member comprises a torsion spring of which both ends are respectively closely attached to a side of the door basket and a side of the stopping member. 
     
     
         19 . The refrigerator according to  claim 12 , wherein door basket comprises:
 a basket support moved along the guide slots; and   a basket body detachably disposed on the basket support.   
     
     
         20 . The refrigerator according to  claim 12 , wherein the fixing grooves are defined in two fixing members defined within the door and of which at least portions horizontally overlap with the guide slots, respectively.