KR0125632Y1 - Refrigerator with a sub-door - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a sub-door for opening and closing an opening provided in the refrigerating compartment door to prevent excessive leakage of cold air from the refrigerating compartment, and in particular, a refrigerating compartment door for opening and closing the refrigerating compartment of the refrigerator, and opening the refrigerating compartment door. A refrigerator having a sub-door made of an opening formed in the refrigerating compartment door so that food stored in the refrigerating compartment can be drawn out or stored without having to make it, wherein the refrigerator is rotated about the shaft and the shaft provided on the lower surface of the opening of the refrigerating compartment door. A sub-door having a binding ring forcibly coupled to the shaft to open and close the opening, and when the opening is closed by the sub-door, the desired food is cooled by the cold air in the refrigerating compartment; Use when the opening is opened by the sub-door at the same time (B) holding the sign food so that the sign food can be easily withdrawn and bent in a C-shape so that end portions at both sides thereof are assembled on the inner surface of the sub-door, and inserting holes formed at both sides of the hook member; When the opening is opened by the sub-doors, the opening is engaged with the inside of the opening so that the opening is not completely opened. Not only the opening is not completely opened by the sub-door, but also the desired food is moved in conjunction with the movement of the sub-door, thereby reducing the consumption of cold air in the refrigerating chamber as much as possible, as well as reducing the power consumption. Food can be easily taken out or stored in the refrigerator, and the convenience of use is doubled. Sub emitter - can be easily disassembled and assembled the door.

Description

Refrigerator with sub-door

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a sub-door for opening and closing an opening provided in the refrigerating compartment door to prevent excessive leakage of cold air from the refrigerating compartment, and in particular, when opening the opening provided in the refrigerating compartment door, The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a sub-door that can minimize power consumption by minimizing the leakage of cold air from the refrigerator compartment.

In general, a refrigerator is formed by partitioning a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment for storing and storing frozen and refrigerated food, and a freezer door and a refrigerating compartment door for opening and closing the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment, respectively, are mounted on the front of the main body via a hinge.

In addition, the freezer compartment of such a refrigerator is maintained at -20 ℃ to -14 ℃ to store the frozen food, the refrigerator compartment is maintained at 3 ℃ -10 ℃ to store the refrigerated food.

On the other hand, in recent years, openings are formed in the refrigerating chamber doors so as to prevent the outflow of cold air from the refrigerating chambers, and refrigerators having sub-doors having sub-doors are proposed.

The refrigerator having such a conventional sub-door has a refrigerator compartment without opening the refrigerator compartment door 2 in the refrigerator compartment door 2 which opens and closes the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator 1 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. An opening 3 is formed so that the desired food stored in the container can be taken out, and the opening 3 is provided with a sub-door 4 for opening and closing it.

That is, the refrigerating chamber door 2 is formed with a space for storing the favorite food so as to store and store the favorite food frequently withdrawn or received, and the opening 3 is formed so that the rear part is in contact with the cold air circulating the refrigerating compartment. The sub-door 4 opens and closes the opening 3 so that the user can draw or store the desired food stored in the opening 3 without opening the refrigerator compartment door 2. ) Is installed.

However, such a conventional refrigerator having a sub-door has a sub-door 4 that opens and closes the opening 3 to draw a desired food, as shown in FIG. Will be opened.

That is, the hinge member 6 of the sub-door 4 has a first link 6a, one end of which is fixed to the opening 3 of the refrigerating chamber door 2, and one end of the first link 6a. The second link 6b is foldably coupled and the other end is coupled to the side of the sub-door 4 so that when the puller 5 formed on the front surface of the sub-door 4 is pulled downward, the first link is first. The link 6a and the second link 6b are extended so that the sub-door 4 opens up to 90 ° from the refrigerating door 2.

In addition, when the user pulls the sub-door 4 to pull out the desired food, the sub-door 4 is operated up to 90 ° from the refrigerating chamber door 2, thereby increasing its operation and causing inconvenience. As a matter of course, there is a problem that the front surface of the opening 3 is completely opened so that the cool air is excessively leaked out to increase the power consumption.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to smoothly operate the sub-doors by opening the openings to be pulled out or stored in the desired food at approximately 45 ° by the sub-doors. At the same time to provide a refrigerator having a sub-door that can reduce the consumption of cold air through the opening as possible to reduce the power consumption.

In order to achieve the above object, a refrigerator having a sub-door according to the present invention includes a refrigerator compartment door for opening and closing a refrigerator compartment of a refrigerator, and the refrigerator compartment door so that food stored in the refrigerator compartment can be withdrawn or stored without opening the refrigerator compartment door. A refrigerator having a sub-door having an opening formed in the refrigerator, the refrigerator comprising: a shaft provided on a lower surface of the opening of the refrigerating chamber door, and a binding ring forcibly coupled to the shaft to rotate about the shaft to open and close the opening. The sub-door protruding in the direction, and when the opening is closed by the sub-door, the desired food is cooled by the cold air of the refrigerating compartment, and when the opening is opened by the sub-door, Supports sign foods so that they can be easily withdrawn. A locking member bent in a shape so that both ends are assembled on the inner surface of the sub-door, a insertion hole formed on both sides of the locking member, and the opening is completely opened when the opening is opened by the sub-door. The locking jaw is inserted into the insertion hole and protrudes from the inside of the opening so that there is no opening.

According to the refrigerator having a sub-door according to the present invention, the opening of the sub-door is not completely opened, and the food of interest can be moved in conjunction with the movement of the sub-door, It is possible to reduce the power consumption by minimizing the leakage of cold air, and to easily take out or store the favorite foods from the refrigerating compartment, which doubles the convenience of use, and the sub-doors can be easily disassembled and assembled from the refrigerating chamber doors. have.

1 is a perspective view of a typical refrigerator equipped with a sub-door.

2 is a perspective view schematically showing a configuration and an operating state of a sub-door applied to the conventional example.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing an exploded main parts of the sub-door applied to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of III-III of FIG. 3 cut out with the sub-door of the present invention assembled;

5 is a perspective view schematically showing an operating state of a sub-door applied to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

20: refrigerator door 30: opening

40: sub-door 41: binding ring

42: shaft 43: locking member

44: engaging jaw 45: insertion hole

46: support plate 50: handle

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a refrigerator having a sub-door according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the main parts of the sub-door applied to the present invention in an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of III-III of FIG. 3 with the sub-door of the present invention assembled. 5 is a perspective view schematically showing an operating state of a sub-door applied to the present invention.

In FIGS. 3 to 5, reference numeral 20 denotes a refrigerator compartment door that opens and closes a refrigerator compartment of a refrigerator, and in front of the refrigerator, a desired food such as alcoholic beverages or beverages is drawn out or stored without opening the refrigerator compartment as the refrigerator compartment door 20. The opening 30 which can be made is formed.

In addition, the opening 30 is provided with a sub-door 40 for opening and closing the opening 30, the lower portion of the sub-door 40, the binding ring 41 is formed with a binding portion in the horizontal direction protrudes, The lower surface of the opening 30 of the refrigerating chamber door 20 is provided with a shaft 42 such that the binding portion of the binding ring 41 is forcibly coupled.

That is, the binding ring 41 of the sub-door 40 is forcibly coupled to the shaft 42 so that the sub-door 40 opens and closes the opening 30.

On the other hand, in the rear of the sub-door 40, when the opening 30 is closed by the sub-door 40, the desired food is cooled by the cold air of the refrigerating compartment and at the same time the sub-door ( When the opening 30 is opened by the opening 40, the locking member supporting the sign food so that the sign food is moved in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the sub-door 40 so that the user can easily withdraw the sign food. 43 is mounted.

That is, the locking member 43 is generally bent in a U-shape so that both ends are assembled on the inner surface of the sub-door 40 to support the favorite food.

In addition, inserting holes 45 are formed at both side surfaces of the catching member 43, and the openings 45 are opened in the inserting holes 45 by the sub-door 40 so that the openings 30 are opened by approximately 45 °. The locking jaw 44 which is engaged with the inner side of the 30 is inserted and protrudes.

In addition, when the locking jaw 44 is pressed inward in the locking member 43 where the locking jaw 44 protrudes, the locking jaw 44 is accommodated inside the locking member 43. The support plate 46 for elastically supporting the locking step 44 is mounted.

That is, when the support plate 46 is pressed on the locking jaw 44, the locking jaw 44 does not protrude from the locking member 43 and at the same time does not apply a force to the locking jaw 44. One end is coupled to the end of the locking jaw 44 so that the locking jaw 44 protrudes from the locking member 43, and the other end is coupled to the inner surface of the coupling member 43 by a bolt 47. .

Meanwhile, reference numeral 50 in the figure is a handle formed on the front of the sub-door 40.

Next, the operational effect of the refrigerator with a sub-door according to the present invention configured as described above.

First, the sub-door 40 which opens and closes the opening 30 of the refrigerating chamber door 20 is vertically connected by hinge means composed of a binding ring 41 and a shaft 42 as shown in FIG. It is opened and closed by rotating to the side, when opening the opening 30 as the sub-door 40, the sub-door 40 is because the locking jaw 45 interferes with the inner surface of the opening 30 The opening 30 is opened at about 45 ° from the refrigerating chamber door 20.

At this time, the desired food is supported by the locking member 43 mounted on the sub-door 40 so that the preferred food is moved in conjunction with the sub-door 40, so that the user can easily move the preferred food to the refrigerator compartment. Can be withdrawn or stored.

In addition, when the opening 30 is opened, the opening 30 is generally opened by only 45 ° by the sub-door 40, thereby minimizing the leakage of cold air from the refrigerating compartment, thereby greatly reducing power consumption.

That is, when the opening 30 is opened as the sub-door 40, the opening 30 is not completely opened by the sub-door 40, thereby preventing the cold air from leaking out of the refrigerating compartment as much as possible. .

On the other hand, when the locking jaw 44 supported by the locking plate 46 and protruding from the locking member 43 is pushed in the direction of arrow A shown in FIG. 4, the locking jaw 44 is moved to the locking member ( Since the locking jaw 44 is not interfered with the inner surface of the opening 30 by being located inside the opening 43, the opening 30 can be completely opened, and the binding ring from the shaft 42 is closed. Leaving (41) easily disassembles the sub-door (40) from the refrigerating chamber door (20).

In addition, the sub-door 40 disassembled from the refrigerating chamber door 20 may be performed in the reverse order of the above-described assembly.

That is, when the binding ring 41 of the sub-door 40 is forcibly coupled to the shaft 42 installed on the lower surface of the opening 30, the sub-door 40 is strongly pushed upward. The locking jaw 44 supported by the support plate 46 is pushed into the insertion hole 45 so that the sub-door 40 is installed in the refrigerating chamber door 20. As a result, the sub-door 40 can be more easily disassembled and assembled into the refrigerating chamber door 20.

The sub-door 40 installed as described above is capable of suppressing the leakage of cold air as much as possible by opening the opening 30 by only 45 ° by the catching jaw 44.

As described above, according to the refrigerator having a sub-door according to the present invention, not only the opening is not completely opened by the sub-door, but also the desired food is moved in conjunction with the movement of the sub-door. It is possible to reduce the power consumption by minimizing the leakage of cold air, and to easily take out or store the favorite foods from the refrigerating compartment, which doubles the convenience of use, and the sub-doors can be easily disassembled and assembled from the refrigerating chamber doors. There is a very practical effect.

Claims (2)

Sub-consisting of the refrigerator compartment door 20 for opening and closing the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator, and the opening 30 formed in the refrigerator compartment door 20 so that food stored in the refrigerator compartment can be withdrawn or stored without opening the refrigerator compartment door 20. In the refrigerator with a door, the shaft 42 provided on the lower surface of the opening portion 30 of the refrigerating chamber door 20 and the shaft to rotate about the shaft 42 to open and close the opening portion 30. When the opening 30 is closed by the sub-door 40 where the binding ring 41 forcibly coupled to the 42 protrudes downward, and the opening 30 is closed by the sub-door 40, the desired food is stored in the refrigerator compartment. When the opening 30 is opened by the sub-door 40 while being cooled by cold air, the user supports the favorite food so that the user can easily withdraw the favorite food, and is generally bent in a c-shape so that both sides are bent. A locking member 43 having an end portion assembled to an inner surface of the sub-door 40, an insertion hole 45 formed at both sides of the locking member 43, and an opening portion formed by the sub-door 40. When the 30 is open, the opening 30 is engaged with the inside of the opening 30 so that the opening is not completely opened, the sub-characterized in that it is made of a locking jaw 44 is inserted into the insertion hole 45 protruding -Refrigerator with doors. The locking jaw 44 of claim 1, wherein the locking jaw 44 prevents the locking jaw 44 from protruding from the locking member 43 when the locking jaw 44 is pressed. The refrigerator having a sub-door, characterized in that supported by the support plate 46 having an elastic force so that the locking jaw (44) protrudes from the locking member (43) when no force is applied.