EP3034973B1 - Kühlschrank - Google Patents

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EP3034973B1
EP3034973B1 EP15200273.9A EP15200273A EP3034973B1 EP 3034973 B1 EP3034973 B1 EP 3034973B1 EP 15200273 A EP15200273 A EP 15200273A EP 3034973 B1 EP3034973 B1 EP 3034973B1
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Jaehun Jung
Seonil Yu
Hyokku Kwon
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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
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/028—Details
    • 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
    • F25D2323/00—General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2323/02—Details of doors or covers not otherwise covered
    • F25D2323/021—French doors

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  • the present disclosure relates to a refrigerator and, more particularly, to a pillar provided in a refrigerator.
  • a conventional refrigerator refers to an apparatus that stores, for example, food at low temperatures using cold air.
  • the refrigerator utilizes a refrigeration cycle consisting of evaporation, compression, condensation, and expansion, in order to generate cold air.
  • the refrigerator includes a storage compartment therein.
  • the storage compartment may include a freezing compartment, in which stored items are kept at a temperature below zero degrees, and a refrigerating compartment, in which stored items are kept at a temperature higher than in the freezing compartment.
  • the pillar is a device that is provided at a left door and seals a gap between the left door and a right door in order to prevent cold air from leaking from the gap between the two doors.
  • WO 2012/123035 A1 discloses a cooling device (S) comprising at least one body; at least one internal compartment provided in this body; at least one first door and at least one second door positioned adjacent to each other and closing the same internal compartment; and at least one mullion bar, closing the gap between the doors and fastened to at least one of these doors by means of at least one hinge comprising at least one torsion spring exerting force to the mullion bar to guide the same towards the inner side of the door.
  • WO 2015/105305 A1 discloses a refrigerator which can seal a gap existing between a pair of doors by rotating a rotation bar even when opening and closing a door, of the pair of doors, which has no rotation bar installed thereon.
  • the refrigerator comprises: a rotation bar for sealing a gap between a first door and a second door; and a guide device for inducing rotation of the rotation bar.
  • the guide device comprises: a rack which is linearly moved in a forward and backward direction according to opening and closing of the second door and has a second magnet embedded therein; a pinion gear which is engaged with the rack and is rotated when the rack is linearly moved; and a guide unit which has a guide groove for guiding a guide protrusion and is engaged with the pinion gear so as to rotate the rotation bar while linearly moving in a direction opposite to the rack when the pinion gear is rotated.
  • the present disclosure is directed to a refrigerator that substantially obviates one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.
  • One object is to provide a refrigerator, in which a pillar is folded when a right door is opened, which prevents interference between the pillar and a vegetable box when the vegetable box is pulled out.
  • Another object is to provide a refrigerator, which prevents a pillar from interfering with a door basket when a door is opened.
  • a further object is to provide a refrigerator, which achieves increased usability and increased storage capacity, particularly when a door is opened.
  • a refrigerator including a cabinet defining an external appearance, a storage compartment provided inside the cabinet, a first door and a second door pivotably provided at left and right sides of the cabinet, the doors being configured to open or close the storage compartment, a pillar having one side pivotably provided at the first door and configured to seal a gap between the first door and the second door in a state in which the first door and second door are closed, a pillar boss protruding from a top of the pillar, a rotator installed on the storage compartment and configured to be rotatable about a rotation axis, wherein the rotator comprises a guide recess configured to guide the pillar boss, and wherein the rotator is provided to be rotatable in a first direction by a closing force of the second door, and the guide recess is configured to guide the pillar boss as the second door is closed.
  • the guide recess may include an insertion portion configured to be open so as to enable insertion of the pillar boss, a first slope (which may also be referred to as a first curved portion) located close to the door, the first slope being convex, and a second slope (which may also be referred to as a second curved portion) located far from the door, the second slope being concave.
  • the insertion portion may be wider than the pillar boss.
  • the rotator is provided to be rotatable in a first direction by closing force of the second door.
  • the refrigerator may further include a protruding member configured to protrude from the rotator, so as to come into contact with the second door.
  • the second slope may guide the pillar boss when the second door is closed, thereby allowing the pillar to be unfolded.
  • the refrigerator may further include an elastic member provided at the other side of the rotator and configured to provide elastic force required to rotate the rotator in a second direction.
  • the refrigerator may further include a first guide configured to penetrate the elastic member so as to guide stretching and compression of the elastic member, and a second guide having a through-hole for penetration of one end of the first guide, the second guide being provided at the ceiling of the storage compartment in order to guide the elastic member, and the other end of the first guide may be rotatably connected to the rotator.
  • the first slope may guide the pillar boss when the second door is opened, thereby allowing the pillar to be folded.
  • the elastic force of the elastic member may be smaller than the closing force of the second door.
  • the pillar may include a pillar spring therein so as to keep the pillar folded or unfolded, and the elastic force of the elastic member may be larger than inertia force of the pillar spring.
  • the pillar boss may pass through the first slope and may be removed from the insertion portion when the first door is opened, thereby allowing the pillar to be folded.
  • the pillar boss may be introduced into the insertion portion and may inwardly slide on the second slope when the first door is opened, thereby allowing the pillar to be unfolded.
  • the refrigerator may further include a housing installed at the ceiling of the storage compartment, the second guide being provided inside the housing.
  • the rotator may be rotatably provided below the housing, and the rotator and the first guide may be connected to each other through a lower surface of the housing.
  • a rotating shaft of the protruding member connected to the rotator may be movable, and the refrigerator may further include a third guide formed in a lower surface of the housing to guide the protruding member so as to be linearly moved.
  • the protruding member may include a contact portion having a flat side configured to come into surface contact with the second door.
  • the elastic member may include two elastic members arranged parallel to each other, and the contact portion may be located between positions of the two elastic members.
  • a refrigerator including a cabinet having a storage compartment, a first door and a second door rotatably provided at left and right sides of the cabinet in order to open or close the storage compartment, a pillar rotatably provided at the first door in order to seal a gap between the first door and the second door, a rotator rotatably provided at a ceiling of the storage compartment, the rotator being rotated in a first direction when the second door is closed, and an elastic member configured to provide elastic force required to rotate the rotator in a second direction when the second door is opened, wherein the pillar is unfolded when the rotator is rotated in the first direction, and is folded when the rotator is rotated in the second direction.
  • the refrigerator further includes a pillar boss formed at a top of the pillar, and a guide recess formed in the rotator in order to guide the pillar boss.
  • the pillar may be in an unfolded state when the pillar boss is located inside the guide recess, and may be in a folded state when the pillar boss is located outside the guide recess.
  • the guide recess may include an insertion portion configured to be open for entry and exit of the pillar boss, a first slope having a convex shape in order to guide the pillar boss to be removed from the insertion portion, and a second slope having a concave shape in order to guide the pillar boss to be inserted into the insertion portion.
  • the guide recess may be rotated in the second direction and the first slope provides force required to rotate the pillar boss in the first direction when the second door is opened.
  • the pillar may be rotated beyond the first angle to thereby be folded when the pillar boss is removed from the insertion portion.
  • the guide recess may be rotated in the first direction and the second slope may provide force required to rotate the pillar boss in the second direction when the second door is closed.
  • the pillar boss may be guided by the second slope, and the pillar may be rotated beyond the first angle to thereby be unfolded.
  • the rotator may be rotated in the first direction to the maximum extent and is static in a closed state of the second door.
  • the pillar boss may slide on the first slope to thereby be removed from the insertion portion.
  • the pillar may be rotated beyond the first angle to thereby be folded when the pillar boss is removed from the insertion portion.
  • the pillar boss when the first door is closed, the pillar boss may be inserted into the insertion portion, and the second slope may provide force required to rotate the pillar boss in the second direction.
  • the pillar boss may be guided by the second slope, and the pillar may be rotated beyond the first angle to thereby be unfolded.
  • a pillar provided in a refrigerator according to one embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. 1 .
  • the refrigerator of the present invention includes a cabinet 1 defining an external appearance of the refrigerator, a storage compartment 2 defined inside the cabinet 1, a first door 31 and a second door 33 pivotably provided respectively at the left and right sides of the cabinet 1 in order to open or close the storage compartment 2, a pillar 4 provided at the first door 31, a pillar boss 41 formed on the top of the pillar 4, and a rotator 51 having a guide recess 510 configured to guide the pillar boss 41.
  • the present invention provides the refrigerator in which the pillar 4 is unfolded to seal a gap between the doors 31 and 33 in a state in which both the doors 31 and 33 are closed, and the pillar 4 is folded in a state in which at least one of the doors 31 and 33 is opened.
  • the storage compartment 2 refers to a space in which storage items may be stored.
  • the storage compartment may be divided into a freezing compartment in which storage items are stored at a temperature below zero degrees, and a refrigerating compartment in which storage items are stored at a temperature higher than zero degrees.
  • the storage compartment 2 may include a shelf 21 on which the storage items may be placed, and a vegetable box 23 which is configured to receive storage items therein and to be pulled out of the storage compartment 2.
  • the doors 31 and 33 may prevent the leakage of cold air supplied into the storage compartment 2.
  • the doors 31 and 33 include the first door 31, which is hinged to the left side of the cabinet 1 and is pivotable, and the second door 33 which is hinged to the right side of the cabinet 1 and is pivotable.
  • Each of the first door 31 and the second door 33 may be provided at a rear surface thereof with a door basket 311 so as to receive storage items therein.
  • a gasket 331 is provided at the periphery of the rear surface of each of the first door 31 and the second door 33, and prevents cold air from being discharged between the doors 31 and 33 and the cabinet 1.
  • the pillar 4 is provided at the first door 31 in one embodiment of the present invention, in another embodiment, the pillar 4 may be provided at the second door 33 and other components related thereto may correspondingly be provided and operated in the opposite configuration.
  • the pillar 4 takes the form of an elongated bar. That is, the pillar 4 is long in the vertical direction and wide in the horizontal direction.
  • the pillar 4 may incorporate a pillar spring (not illustrated) therein, and the elastic force of the pillar spring (not illustrated) becomes minimum force that must be supplied to the pillar 4 so as to allow the pillar 4 to be folded or unfolded.
  • a first angle which is an angular range to cause the pillar 4 to be changed between a folded state and an unfolded state.
  • the pillar 4 is folded.
  • the pillar 4 is unfolded.
  • the pillar boss 41 may have a circular pole shape, the pillar boss 41 may have an oval pole shape in order to increase the radius of curvature.
  • the pillar boss 41 protrudes from the top of the pillar 4.
  • the pillar 4 incorporates a pillar boss spring (not illustrated) therein to support the pillar boss 41 such that the pillar boss 41 is movable up and down.
  • the guide recess 510 has a prescribed space therein in order to guide the pillar boss 41.
  • the guide recess 510 includes an insertion portion 513 which is open for the insertion of the pillar boss 41, a first slope 511 (which may also be referred to as a first curved portion) which is connected to the insertion portion 513 and is located close to the doors 31 and 33, the first slope 51 being convex rearward, and a second slope 512 (which may also be referred to as a second curved portion) which is connected to the insertion portion 513 and is located far from the doors 31 and 33, the second slope 512 being concave forward.
  • a first slope 511 which may also be referred to as a first curved portion
  • second slope 512 which is connected to the insertion portion 513 and is located far from the doors 31 and 33, the second slope 512 being concave forward.
  • the guide recess 510 may include the insertion portion 513 which is open to allow the insertion and removal of the pillar boss 41, the first slope 511 which is configured to guide the pillar boss 41 when the pillar boss 41 is removed from the insertion portion 513, and the second slope 512 which is configured to guide the pillar boss 41 when the pillar boss 41 is inserted into the insertion portion 513.
  • a prescribed space is defined between the first slope 511 and the second slope 512 so as to guide the pillar boss 41.
  • the first slope 511 is convex and the second slope 512 is concave.
  • the insertion portion 513 is wider than the pillar boss 41. This prevents the pillar boss 41 from being damaged by colliding with the periphery of the insertion portion 513 when the pillar boss 41 is inserted into the insertion portion 513 due to the assembly tolerance of the doors 31 and 33 and the assembly tolerance of the pillar 4.
  • the rotator 51 includes the guide recess 510, and is provided below housings 55 and 56 (which will be described below), which are installed at the ceiling of the storage compartment 2, so as to be rotatable about the rotation axis C. Since the housings 55 and 56 are not essential to the present invention, the rotator 51 is rotatably provided at the ceiling of the storage compartment 2. In addition, the guide recess 510 may be formed in an inner case of the storage compartment 2.
  • the rotator 51 may take the form of a fan-shaped plate.
  • a straight portion of the fan-shaped rotator 51 is configured so as not to protrude forward from a top surface of the storage compartment 2 even if the rotator 51 is rotated, thus having no risk of interference with the doors 31 and 33.
  • the storage compartment 2 may have a concavely stepped fixing portion (not illustrated) at the ceiling thereof, and the rotator 51 and the housings 55 and 56 may be provided at the fixing portion (not illustrated). In this case, the rotator 51 and the housings 55 and 56 may be placed on the same plane as the top surface of the storage compartment 2.
  • first direction R the counterclockwise direction or the right-handed screw direction
  • second direction L the clockwise direction or the left-handed screw direction
  • the refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention may further include a protruding member 53 connected to the rotator 51 and an elastic member 571 connected to the rotator 51.
  • the protruding member 53 is configured to protrude downward from the rotator 51. There is the rotation axis C between the guide recess 510 and the protruding member 53. That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, when viewing the rotator 51 from the top side, the guide recess 510 is located at the left side of the rotator 51 and the protruding member 53 is located at the right side of the rotator 51.
  • the protruding member 53 may be spaced apart from the rotation axis C to the maximum extent, so as to allow more torque to be applied when force is supplied in order to rotate the rotator 51.
  • the protruding member 53 comes into contact with the second door 33 when the second door 33 is closed, and is pushed rearward by the closing force of the second door 33, thereby rotating the rotator 51 in the first direction R.
  • the protruding member 53 may come into contact with a pusher (not illustrated) which protrudes from the rear surface of the second door 33, or may come into contact with the door basket 311 provided at the rear surface of the second door 33.
  • the protruding member 53 may be rotatably provided in a protruding member fitting hole 515 formed in the rotator 51. In another embodiment, the protruding member 53 may be integrally formed at the underside of the rotator 51.
  • the elastic member 571 provides elastic force required to allow the rotator 51 to be rotated in the second direction L.
  • the elastic member 571 may include a spring.
  • the rotation axis C may be present between the guide recess 510 and the elastic member 571. That is, the elastic member 571 is located at the right side of the rotator 51.
  • the elastic member 571 is compressed when the rotator 51 is rotated in the first direction R, and returns to an original state thereof when the rotator 51 is rotated in the second direction L. That is, the rotator 51 is rotated in the second direction L using the compressive elastic force of the elastic member 571.
  • the refrigerator of the present invention may further include the housings 55 and 56 installed at the ceiling of the storage compartment 2, and guides 573 and 567 for the elastic member 571 provided inside the housings 55 and 56.
  • the housings 55 and 56 include the upper housing 56 and the lower housing 56.
  • the rotator 51 is provided on a lower surface of the lower housing 55 so as to be rotatable about the rotation axis C.
  • the guides 573 and 567 are provided inside the housings 55 and 56, and include the first guide 573 into which the elastic member 571 is fitted, and the second guide 567 formed in the lower housing 55 in order to guide the first guide 573.
  • the second guide 567 has a through-hole 567a into which one end of the first guide 573 is fitted so as to be guided.
  • the first guide 573 has an expanded portion 573a formed at the other end thereof, the expanded portion 573a having a greater diameter than the first guide 573 so as to prevent the elastic member 571 from being removed from the first guide 573.
  • the elastic member 571 is fitted into the first guide 573, and in turn, the first guide 573 is fitted into the through-hole 567a so as to be guided in the front-and-rear direction. With this guidance, the elastic member 571 is compressed between the expanded portion 573a and the through-hole 567a.
  • two elastic members may be provided.
  • two first guides 573, two expanded portions 573a, two second guides 567, and two through-holes 567a may be provided.
  • the two expanded portions 573a may be integrally formed with each other, which allow the two elastic members 571 to be moved in the same manner.
  • the refrigerator of the present invention may further include a linkage member 58 configured to connect the expanded portions 573a and the rotator 51 to each other, and a third guide 555 formed in the lower housing 55 to enable the movement of the linkage member 58.
  • the elastic force of the elastic members 571 may be transmitted to the rotator 51 so as to rotate the rotator 51.
  • the third guide 555 takes the form of an elongated rectangular hole having a prescribed length in the front-and-rear direction, the third guide 555 being perforated in the lower surface of the lower housing 55 and serving to allow the linkage member 58 to be linearly moved in the front-and-rear direction.
  • the protruding member fitting hole 515 must be perforated in the rotator 51 so as to have a prescribed area, in order to ensure that the rotating shaft of the protruding member 53 connected to the rotator 51 is movable inside the protruding member fitting hole 515. This is because the linkage member 58 is linearly moved in the front-and-rear direction by the third guide 555 and the protruding member 53 connected to the rotator 51 is rotated, which causes the protruding member 53 and the linkage member 58 to conflict with each other when connected using the same shaft.
  • the protruding member 53 is also linearly movable in the front-and-rear direction.
  • the lower housing 55 may have a fourth guide 553 perforated therein in order to prevent the rotator 51 from falling down from the housings 55 and 56 and to guide the rotation of the rotator 51, and the rotator 51 may further include a support piece 513' which is connected to the rotator 51 through the fourth guide 553 so as to be guided by the fourth guide 553.
  • the protruding member 53 may include a flat contact portion 531 so as to come into surface contact with the second door 33 or the pusher (not illustrated).
  • the protruding member 53 may have a semicircular pole shape, and the contact portion 531 may be formed as a flat surface formed at the diameter of a semicircle.
  • the contact portion 531 may incorporate a first magnet therein, and a second magnet may be incorporated inside the pusher (not illustrated).
  • the first magnet and the second magnet have different polarities so as to be attracted to each other.
  • the protruding member 53 is pulled, by the pusher, in the direction in which the second door 33 is opened, and correspondingly, the rotator 51 is rotated in the second direction L.
  • the pillar 4 is operated so as to be unfolded when the pillar boss 41 is inserted into the guide recess 510, and is operated so as to be folded when the pillar boss 41 is removed from the guide recess 510.
  • the protrusion 53 is moved rearward to the maximum extent by the second door 33, and the rotator 51 is static in a state in which it is rotated in the first direction R to the maximum extent.
  • the guide recess 510 is located at the left side of the rotator 51.
  • the pillar boss 41 slides on the first slope 511 (see FIG. 6 ) and passes through the insertion portion 513, thereby being removed from the guide recess 510 (see FIG. 7 ).
  • the pillar boss 41 Since the first slope 511 is convex rearward, the pillar boss 41 is rotated in the first direction R, and larger force than the elastic force of the pillar spring (not illustrated) provided inside the pillar 4 is applied to the pillar boss 41, thus causing the pillar 4 to be folded. That is, folding torque applied to the pillar boss 41 by the first slope 511 must be larger than the elastic force of the pillar spring described above.
  • the pillar boss 41 is removed from the insertion portion 513, the pillar 4 is rotated beyond the first angle, thereby being folded.
  • the pillar 4 when the first door 31 is opened, the pillar 4 hardly collides with the second door 33 or the door basket 311 of the second door 33, and the pillar 4 hardly protrudes from the side surface of the second door 31, which may improve the aesthetic appearance of the refrigerator.
  • the pillar boss 41 is introduced into the insertion portion 513 and comes into contact with the second slope 512 so as to slide on the second slope 512. Thereby, the pillar boss 41 is inserted inside the guide recess 510.
  • the pillar boss 41 Since the second slope 512 is concave forward, the pillar boss 41 is rotated in the second direction L, and larger force than the elastic force of the pillar spring (not illustrated) provided inside the pillar 4 is applied to the pillar boss 41, thus causing the pillar 4 to be unfolded.
  • the pillar boss 41 receives unfolding torque required to allow the pillar 4 to be unfolded by sliding and rotating on the second slope 512, and the unfolding torque must be larger than the elastic force of the pillar spring described above.
  • the pillar 4 is unfolded.
  • the pillar 4 is unfolded and seals a gap between the first door 31 and the second door 33 so as to prevent leakage of cold air.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates a state in which both the first door 31 and the second door 33 are closed.
  • the protruding member 53 is pushed rearward by the second door 33, and the rotator 51 is rotated in the first direction R to the maximum extent.
  • the closing force of the second door 33 is larger than the elastic force of the elastic member 571.
  • the closing force of the second door 33 may include, for example, the weight of the door 33, the weight of items stored in the door basket 311, and magnetic force of the magnet in the closed state of the door 33.
  • the pillar 4 is in the unfolded state, and prevents leakage of cold air between the first door 31 and the second door 33.
  • the elastic force of the elastic member 571 must be larger than the elastic force of the pillar spring of the pillar 4 in order to ensure that the pillar 4 may be folded.
  • the pillar 4 is folded when the second door 33 is completely opened.
  • the pillar 4 is rotated beyond the first angle to thereby be folded when the pillar boss 41 is removed from the insertion portion 513.
  • the pillar 4 Since the pillar 4 is in the folded state, the pillar 4 does not cover an opening of the storage compartment 2 that is opened or closed by the second door 33, which allows the vegetable box 23 provided inside the storage compartment 2 to be configured to have a great volume, and may prevent the user from being blocked by the pillar 4 when introducing or retrieving storage items.
  • FIG. 11 illustrates a state in which the second door 33 is opened.
  • the rotator 51 is rotated in the second direction L to the maximum extent by the elastic member 571 (see FIG. 10 ), and the pillar 4 is folded.
  • the protruding member 53 is moved toward the second door 33.
  • the second door 33 comes into contact with the protruding member 53.
  • the closing force of the second door 33 is transmitted through the protruding member 53 to the rotator 51 so as to rotate the rotator 51 in the first direction R.
  • the guide recess 510 formed in the rotator 51 is also rotated in the first direction R.
  • the pillar boss 41 is inserted into the guide recess 510 through the insertion portion 513.
  • the second slope 512 applies force to the pillar boss 41 in the direction in which the pillar 4 is rotated (i.e. the second direction L), and comes into contact with the pillar boss 41 so as to guide the pillar boss 41.
  • the pillar 4 is unfolded when the second door 33 is completely closed, thereby preventing leakage of cold air between the first door 31 and the second door 33.
  • the pillar boss 41 is guided by the second slope 512 and is unfolded when the pillar 4 is rotated beyond the first angle.
  • the refrigerator achieves enhanced operation ability compared to a pillar and a pillar guide of the related art.
  • FIGs. 14 to 22 illustrate a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGs. 14 to 22 sequentially correspond to FIGs. 5 to 13 .
  • a description except for a difference as follows overlaps the above description with reference to FIGs. 5 to 13 , and thus will be omitted below.
  • the pillar 4 is pivotably provided at the first door 31 using a coupler 43 and is secured to the side surface of the door basket 311 provided at the first door 31.

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  1. Kühlschrank, umfassend:
    einen Schrank (1), der eine äußere Erscheinung definiert,
    ein Lagerfach (2), das im Schrank (1) vorgesehen ist,
    eine erste Tür (31) und eine zweite Tür (33), die schwenkbar an der linken und der rechten Seite des Schranks (1) vorgesehen sind, wobei die Türen zum Öffnen oder Schließen des Lagerfachs (2) konfiguriert sind,
    einen Holm (4), dessen eine Seite schwenkbar an der ersten Tür (31) vorgesehen ist und der dazu konfiguriert ist, in einem Zustand, in dem die erste Tür (31) und die zweite Tür (33) geschlossen sind, einen Spalt zwischen der ersten Tür (31) und der zweiten Tür (33) abzudichten,
    einen Holmbuckel (41), der von einer Oberseite des Holms (4) vorragt,
    einen Rotator (51), der am Lagerfach (2) installiert und dazu konfiguriert ist, um eine Rotationsachse drehbar zu sein,
    wobei der Rotator (51) eine Führungsaussparung (510) umfasst, die dazu konfiguriert ist, den Holmbuckel (41) zu führen, und
    wobei der Rotator (51) vorgesehen ist, durch eine Schließkraft der zweiten Tür (33) in einer ersten Richtung drehbar zu sein, und die Führungsaussparung (510) dazu konfiguriert ist, den Holmbuckel (41) zu führen, wenn die zweite Tür (33) geschlossen wird.
  2. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Führungsaussparung (510) Folgendes aufweist:
    einen Einführabschnitt (513), der dazu konfiguriert ist, zur Aufnahme des Holmbuckels (4) offen zu sein, einen ersten gebogenen Abschnitt (511), der mit dem Einführabschnitt (513) verbunden ist, wobei der erste gebogene Abschnitt (511) konvex ist, und
    einen zweiten gebogenen Abschnitt (512), der mit dem Einführabschnitt (513) verbunden ist, wobei der zweite gebogene Abschnitt (512) konkav ist.
  3. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 2, ferner umfassend ein vorragendes Glied (53), das vom Rotator (51) vorragt,
    wobei das vorragende Glied (53) so angeordnet ist, dass es mit der zweiten Tür (33) in Kontakt kommt und den Rotator (51) in eine erste Richtung dreht, wenn die zweite Tür (33) geschlossen wird.
  4. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 3, wobei der zweite gebogene Abschnitt (512) so angeordnet ist, dass er den Holmbuckel (41) führt, wenn die zweite Tür (33) durch eine Schließkraft geschlossen wird.
  5. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 3, ferner umfassend ein elastisches Glied (571), das am Rotator (51) vorgesehen und dazu konfiguriert ist, eine elastische Kraft bereitzustellen, die dazu angeordnet ist, den Rotator (51) in eine zweite Richtung zu drehen.
  6. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 5, ferner umfassend:
    eine erste Führung (573), die dazu konfiguriert ist, das darin eingepasste elastische Glied (571) zu führen,
    eine zweite Führung (567), die zum Führen der ersten Führung (573) konfiguriert ist,
    einen expandierten Abschnitt (573a), der an einem Ende der ersten Führung (573) ausgebildet ist und dessen Durchmesser größer als ein Durchmesser der ersten Führung (573) ist, und
    ein Durchgangsloch (567a), das in der zweiten Führung (567) ausgebildet ist, so dass das andere Ende der ersten Führung (573) in das Durchgangsloch (567a) eingepasst ist, um ein Entfernen des elastischen Glieds (571) zu verhindern,
    wobei der expandierte Abschnitt (573a) mit dem Rotator (51) verbunden ist.
  7. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 5, wobei der erste gebogene Abschnitt (511) so angeordnet ist, dass er den Holmbuckel (41) führt, wenn die zweite Tür (33) geöffnet wird.
  8. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 5, wobei die elastische Kraft des elastischen Glieds (571) geringer als die Schließkraft der zweiten Tür (33) während des Schließens der zweiten Tür (33) ist.
  9. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 8, wobei der Holm (4) eine Holmfeder aufweist, wobei die elastische Kraft des elastischen Glieds (571) größer als die Kraft der Holmfeder ist.
  10. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 9, wobei der Holmbuckel (41) auf dem ersten gebogenen Abschnitt (511) gleitet und durch den Einführabschnitt (513) geht, wenn die erste Tür (31) geöffnet wird, wodurch der Holmbuckel (41) aus der Führungsaussparung (510) entfernt wird.
  11. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 9, wobei der Holmbuckel (41) in den Einführabschnitt (513) eingeführt wird und innen auf dem zweiten gebogenen Abschnitt (512) gleitet, wenn die erste Tür geschlossen wird, wodurch der Holmbuckel (41) in die Führungsaussparung (510) eingeführt wird.
  12. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 6, wobei das elastische Glied (571) zwei Federn aufweist und die erste Führung (573) zwei erste Führungen aufweist und das vorragende Glied (53) zwischen den beiden Federn angeordnet ist.
  13. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 6, wobei:
    der Rotator (51) so angeordnet ist, dass er in die erste Richtung gedreht wird, wenn die zweite Tür (32) geschlossen wird, und
    das elastische Glied (571) so konfiguriert ist, dass es den Rotator (51) in die zweite Richtung dreht, wenn die zweite Tür (32) geöffnet wird.
  14. Kühlschrank nach Anspruch 13, wobei der Rotator (51) in einem geschlossenen Zustand der zweiten Tür (32) in maximalem Ausmaß in die erste Richtung gedreht wird.
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