EP2102572B1 - Kühlschrank - Google Patents

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EP2102572B1
EP2102572B1 EP07860668.8A EP07860668A EP2102572B1 EP 2102572 B1 EP2102572 B1 EP 2102572B1 EP 07860668 A EP07860668 A EP 07860668A EP 2102572 B1 EP2102572 B1 EP 2102572B1
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Mingu Son
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/06—Walls
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/18—Aesthetic features

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  • the present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator wherein a pattern is created on a refrigerator door by applying a crystal to between a refrigerator door glass and the refrigerator door.
  • the present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator wherein a pattern is created on a refrigerator door by applying a crystal to between a refrigerator door glass and the refrigerator door.
  • refrigerator according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from JP2003302138 .
  • a high-class refrigerator is partitioned of into left and right portions.
  • One portion is used as a freezing chamber that is a space maintained at about -18 °C to freeze foodstuffs and keep them frozen
  • the other portion is used as a refrigerating chamber that is a space maintained at about -1 to 3 °C to refrigerate foodstuffs and keep them cold.
  • a freezing chamber door and a refrigerating chamber door are installed on the freezing chamber and the refrigerating chamber respectively as sealing means to allow a user to put foodstuffs into each chamber and take them out of each chamber and to prevent cool air inside each chamber from being discharged to the outside.
  • the refrigerator doors are pivoted around hinge shafts in one direction to open and close each chamber.
  • a glass 6 is covered on a top surface of a steel sheet 5 constituting a door main body 1 or 2, a printed layer 7 forming a pattern of the door 1 or 2 is mounted on a front surface of the glass 6, and a protection film 8 is coated on a top surface of the printed layer 7. Therefore, colors lack variety.
  • a predetermined pattern is printed on the surface of the glass 6 and seen outside of the door 1 or 2.
  • the conventional technique of expressing the pattern on the surface of the door 1 or 2 has a limitation to create the printed pattern.
  • a product can not acquire a high-class appearance by the printing.
  • the conventional refrigerator does not give various aesthetic feelings to the user. It is contrary to a recent electric home appliance trend satisfying various demands of consumers through the multi-kind small-lot production and the high-quality strategy.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator having an appearance giving an excellent aesthetic feeling to a user.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator having a high-class appearance by applying a crystal to an appearance of a refrigerator door.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator having a variously-defined appearance by applying a printing layer and a crystal to a glass member of a refrigerator door.
  • a refrigerator including: a refrigerator storage chamber; and a door for opening and closing the refrigerator storage chamber, wherein the door includes a steel sheet constituting a door main body, a door glass positioned in front of the steel sheet, and a crystal positioned between the steel sheet and the door glass, wherein the door further includes a guide plate for receiving the crystal between the steel sheet and the door glass, wherein the guide plate includes a groove receiving the crystal therein.
  • the groove is larger than the crystal by a predetermined size.
  • an adhesive is applied between the groove and the crystal.
  • the groove is formed in a plural number to define a predetermined pattern.
  • a double-stick tape is adhered to an outer portion of the guide plate.
  • a printing layer with a predetermined pattern is formed on a front surface or the door glass.
  • a printed portion of the pattern of the printing layer is formed not to overlap with an upper portion of the crystal so that the crystal can be seen through the door.
  • a protection film is formed on a surface of the printing layer.
  • a crystal serves to reinforce a refrigerator door pattern and provide vivid and clear colors, the quality and the grace of a refrigerator can be improved.
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view illustrating a crystal-attaching structure of a refrigerator door according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • a guide plate 13 with a groove 12 formed therein is staked on a steel sheet 10 so that a crystal 11 can be attached to the groove 12.
  • the crystal 11 is inserted into the groove 12.
  • a door glass 14 is stacked on the upper side of the crystal 11.
  • a double-stick tape 15 is attached to an outer portion of the guide plate 13, so that the glade plate 13 and the door glass 14 are assembled firmly in a single body.
  • a foaming member 16 made of polyethylene or the like is positioned in an outer wall portion of the guide plate 13 to limit a mounting space cf the guide plate 13 and to fill the outer wall portion of the guide plate 13.
  • the crystal 11 is attached to a predetermined position of the guide plate 13 by means of an adhesive, and the guide plate 13 is fixed to a rear surface cf the door glass 14 by means of the double-stick tape 15.
  • the double-stick tape 15 is attached to outer lines of the guide plate 13 to adhere the guide plate 13 to the door glass 14.
  • the crystal 11-attached portion When seen on the front side of the door glass 14 (see FIG. 6 ), the crystal 11-attached portion is exposed visibly. Meanwhile, when seen on the rear side of the door glass 14, the crystal 11 is adhered to the groove 12 formed in the guide plate 13, and the double-stick tape 15 is applied to a predetermined outer portion of the guide plate 13 to attach the guide plate 13 to the door glass 14.
  • the crystal 11 may have a color and the pattern of the door glass 14 may not have a color.
  • the crystal 11 may not have a color and the pattern of the door glass 14 may have a color.
  • both the crystal 11 and the pattern of the door glass 14 may have colors.
  • the transparent crystal 11 is applied to the lower side of the door glass 14 around the pattern printed on the door glass 14, the pattern printed on the refrigerator door can be seen vividly and clearly on the front side of the refrigerator door.
  • the crystal 11 can be implemented with crystal grains.
  • the crystal grains may be connected to each other and inserted into the groove 12, or may be manufactured in a single body to be fitted into the groove 12 and inserted into the groove 12.
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view illustrating a crystal-attaching structure of a refrigerator door according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the refrigerator door of the second embodiment cf the present invention includes a steel sheet 10, a crystal 11, a guide plate 13, a groove 12, a door glass 14 and a foaming member 16.
  • the refrigerator door further includes a printing layer 17 and a protection layer 18 formed in front cf the door glass 14.
  • the printing layer 17 forms a predetermined pattern according to a printing method such as a silk screen printing and a gravure printing, by using a material that can form a pattern on the door glass 14, such as an ink for glass, oil enamel and alcohol resin enamel.
  • the printing layer 17 forms the pattern not to overlap with the crystal 11 so that the crystal 11 can be seen through the door glass 14 on the front side of the door glass 14. That is, the opaque pattern-forming material, such as an ink for glass, oil enamel and alcohol resin enamel is not coated on the door glass 14 corresponding to the crystal 11-positioned portion. In this configuration, a pattern giving a better aesthetic feeling can be formed by the combination of the general pattern and the crystal 11.
  • the printing layer 17 can print a flower pattern with the opaque pattern-forming material. When the flower pattern is printed, an ink or the like is not coated between petals.
  • the guide plate 13 is attached to a rear surface cf the door glass 14 in the way of that the crystal 11 can be positioned between the petals. Therefore, the crystal 11 can be seen through the non-ink coated portion between the petals through the door glass 14.
  • the protection layer 18 is formed on a front surface of the printing layer 17 to protect the printing layer 17.
  • the protection layer 18 is made of a transparent material so that the pattern of the printing layer 17 and the crystal 11 can be seen on the front side.
  • the protection layer 18 prevents the printing layer 17 from being scratched or worn off.
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional view illustrating a crystal-attaching structure of a refrigerator door according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • the refrigerator door of the third embodiment of the present invention includes a steel sheet 10, a crystal 11, a guide plate 13, a groove 12, a door glass 14 and a foaming member 16.
  • a printing layer 17 is formed on a rear surface of the door glass 14.
  • a method of forming the printing layer 17 and a method of mounting the guide plate 13 are identical to those of the second embodiment.
  • the printing layer 17 is formed on the rear surface of the door glass 14 without being exposed to the outside, the printing layer 17 is not scratched or worn off. Accordingly, the protection layer 18 of the second embodiment may be omitted.
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating one example of the refrigerator door implemented according to the present invention.
  • the pattern of the printing layer 17 and the crystal 11 can be seen on the front side to improve the beauty of the appearance of the refrigerator.
  • the pattern is formed on the front or rear surface of the door glass 14 by the printing layer 17.
  • the pattern formed by the printing layer 17 is created by an ink or enamel-stained portion and a non-stained portion like a woodblock printing.
  • the crystal 11 is inserted into and fixed to the guide plate 13, and then attached to the rear surface of the door glass 14. In a state where the crystal 11 is inserted into the groove (12; see FIGS.
  • the guide plate 13 is attached to a predetermined position of the door glass 14 by means of an adhesion member such as the double-stick tape 15.
  • the guide plate 13 is attached to the door glass 14 so that the non-stained portion of the pattern of the door glass 14 can correspond to the crystal 11.
  • the foaming member 16 is filled in the space between the door glass 14 and the steel sheet 10. The foaming member 16 not only improves the insulation effect of the door but also prevents the guide plate 13 from being separated from the attachment position of the door glass 14.

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  1. Kühlschrank umfassend:
    eine Kühlschranklagerkammer; und
    eine Tür (1, 2) zum Öffnen und zum Schließen der Kühlschranklagerkammer, wobei die Tür (1, 2) eine Stahlplatte (10), die einen Türhauptkörper darstellt, und ein Türglas (14) umfasst, das vor der Stahlplatte positioniert ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass:
    die Tür (1, 2) ferner eine zwischen der Stahlplatte (10) und dem Türglas (14) positionierte Führungsplatte (13) umfasst zum Aufnehmen eines Kristalls (11) und wobei die Führungsplatte (13) eine Nut (12) umfasst zum Aufnehmen des Kristalls darin.
  2. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Nut (12) um eine vorbestimmte Größe größer als der Kristall (11) ist.
  3. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 1, wobei ein Haftmittel zwischen der Nut (12) und dem Kristall (11) angebracht ist.
  4. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Nut (12) in einer mehrfachen Zahl ausgebildet ist, um ein vorbestimmtes Muster zu definieren.
  5. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 1, wobei ein Doppelklebeband (15) an einem äußeren Bereich der Führungsplatte (13) angehaftet ist.
  6. Kühlschrank nach irgend einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, wobei eine Druckschicht (17) mit einem vorbestimmten Muster an einer vorderen oder hinteren Fläche des Türglases (14) ausgebildet ist.
  7. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 6, wobei ein gedruckter Bereich des Musters der Druckschicht (17) ausgebildet ist, nicht mit einem oberen Bereich des Kristalls (11) zu überlappen, so dass der Kristall an der vorderen Seite der Tür (1, 2) gesehen werden kann.
  8. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 6, wobei ein Schutzfilm (18) auf einer Fläche der Druckschicht (17) ausgebildet ist.
  9. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Kristall (11) an der in der Führungsplatte (13) ausgebildeten Nut (12) angehaftet ist und wobei das Doppelklebeband (15) auf einen vorbestimmten äußeren Bereich der Führungsplatte (13) angewandt ist, um die Führungsplatte (13) an dem Türglas (14) anzubringen.
  10. Kühlschrank nach irgend einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, wobei ein oder mehrere unter den Kristallen (11) und ein Muster des Türglases (14) eine Farbe aufweisen.
  11. Kühlschrank nach irgend einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10, wobei ein Schaumelement (16) zusätzlich in einem äußeren Wandbereich der Führungsplatte (13) positioniert ist, um einen Montageraum der Führungsplatte (13) zu begrenzen.
  12. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 11, wobei das Schaumelement (16) den äußeren Wandbereich der Führungsplatte (13) ausfüllt.
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