KR100471720B1 - Refrigerator with liner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having an inner box, and an object thereof is to reduce the manufacturing cost while increasing the productivity of the refrigerator by integrally forming the first inner box and the second inner box for partitioning the storage compartment.

To this end, according to the refrigerator with an inner wound according to the present invention, the first inner wound 30 for forming the freezing compartment 11 and the second inner wound 40 for forming the refrigerating chamber 12 are integrally formed. The grooves 71 and 81 are formed in the longitudinal direction such that the hot pipes 70 and the magnets 80 are accommodated and installed along the edges of the second inner wounds 30 and 40 and the connection portions 60 to which they are connected. . Accordingly, the workability of assembling the cabinet 10 in the production line of the refrigerator is improved, as well as the manufacturing cost.

Description

Refrigerator with injuries {Refrigerator with liner}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator having an inner box for forming a storage compartment therein, which is combined with an outer box to form a cabinet of the refrigerator.

In general, the refrigerator is configured to maintain the freshness of various foods for a long time by supplying the cold air generated from the evaporator of the refrigeration cycle to the storage room, a recent trend is the preference for large refrigerators in the home.

As shown in FIG. 1, the conventional large refrigerator includes a cabinet 1 having an outer body and having storage compartments 1a and 1b partitioned inside and to the left and right, and coupled to the cabinet 1. The door 6L and 6R which open and close 1b are provided.

The doors 6L and 6R are coupled to the front side of the cabinet 1 through hinges (not shown) to open and close the respective storage compartments 1a and 1b, which are the left door 6L and the right door. It consists of 6R. On the back surface of each of these doors 6L and 6R, a gasket 6a for sealing the storage chambers 1a and 1b is provided. The gasket 6a is made of soft rubber and is mounted along the rear edge of the door 6L, 6R opposite the front of the cabinet 1 when the door 6L, 6R is closed. (6b, see FIG. 2) is built in.

The cabinet 1 has an outer wound (2) formed by bending a metal plate, an inner wound (3L) (3R) that is injection molded from plastic to form a storage chamber (1a) (1b), and the inner wound (3L) (3R) and the outer wound. A heat insulating wall 4 foamed and molded between (2), and the heat insulating wall 4 is formed by injecting and foaming a urethane foam liquid therebetween after assembling the outer box 2 and the inner box 3L and 3R. Is done. In addition, a hot pipe connected to a condenser (not shown) of the refrigerating cycle to prevent dew condensation due to a temperature difference between the storage compartments 1a and 1b and the outside air in the front surface of the cabinet 1 to which the gasket 6a is in close contact. (7) is buried.

The inner wounds 3L and 3R of the cabinet 1 consist of an enclosure having an open front surface, a first inner wound 3L for forming the freezing compartment 1a, and a second inner wound for forming the refrigerating compartment 1b. It is distinguished by. The first inner wound 3L and the second inner wound 3R are arranged in parallel, and the adjacent edge portions thereof are coupled via the sealing member 8. The sealing member 8 is made of a metal plate in parallel with the heat dissipation function of the hot pipe 7, and the edge portions of the first inner wound 3L and the second inner wound 3R are formed on both sides of the sealing member 8. Each of them is fitted and combined to form a partition 5 between the first inner 3L and the second inner 3R.

That is, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, after assembling the first inner phase 3L, the second inner phase 3R and the outer phase 2 and injecting urethane foam liquid therebetween, this is foam-molded and insulated wall (4) is formed. At this time, the partition 5 is formed by the foam liquid penetrated between the first inner phase 3L and the second inner phase 3R. To this end, receiving portions 8a and 8b are bent at both side ends of the sealing member 8 so that the edge portions of the first inner wound 3L and the second inner wound 3R are fitted to each other. The gasket 6a is formed in a planar shape so as to be in close contact.

Therefore, by tapping the rim of the first inner wound 3L where the hot pipes 7 are disposed on the left receiving portion 8a of the sealing member 8 with a rubber hammer or the like, the right receiving portion 8b thereof is continued. When the edge portion of the second inner wound 3R is forcibly inserted in, the sealing member 8 is preassembled and the first inner wound 3L and the second inner wound 3R are connected to each other.

When urethane foaming liquid is injected in such a state, foaming liquid permeates between the outer case 2 and the 1st, 2nd internal wounds 3L, 3R, and the space | interval of accommodating part 8a, 8b on the left-right side, and the heat insulation wall 4 ) And the sealing member 8 is firmly fixed at the same time to form the front surface of the partition wall (5).

However, in the structure of the cabinet 1 of the conventional refrigerator, the first inner wound 3L and the second inner wound 3R in which the hot pipes 7 are disposed to connect the first inner wound 3L and the second inner wound 3R separately configured. The process of fitting the edge portions of the sealing members 8 into the receiving portions 8a and 8b of the sealing member 8 is difficult, and as a result, the assembly workability is inferior, and thus there is a problem in that the manufacturing cost is also increased.

In addition, if the foam liquid does not completely penetrate into the gap between the receiving portions 8a and 8b of the sealing member 8, there is a problem that the assembly strength of the sealing member 8 is weak.

The present invention is to solve this problem, an object of the present invention is to improve the assembly workability of the cabinet by reducing the structure of the first inner and second inner wounds for forming the compartment compartment, and at the same time reduce the manufacturing cost thereof It is to provide a refrigerator with a wound that can be burned.

The present invention for achieving this object is;

An inner wound forming partitions of the first storage compartment and the second storage compartment through the partition wall, an outer wound coupled to enclose the inner wound to form a cabinet of the refrigerator, and hinged to the cabinet to open and close the first and second storage compartments, and a gasket on the rear thereof. A refrigerator with a provided door,

The inner shell is formed by integrally forming a connecting portion constituting the front surface of the partition wall while connecting the first inner wound forming the first storage chamber, the second inner wound forming the second storage chamber, and the first inner wound and the second inner wound. .

In addition, the edges of the first and second inner phases and the connecting portion are coupled to cover a pipe-receiving groove formed in a longitudinal direction so as to accommodate a hot pipe associated with a condenser and a hot pipe disposed in the pipe-receiving groove. It is characterized in that the cover is provided that the gasket is in close contact with the closing.

In addition, the edge portion and the connecting portion of the first and second inner image is characterized in that the step is formed so that the cover is seated coupled to form the same plane as the first and second inner image.

In addition, the hot pipe is characterized in that it is fixed through the tape before the cover is engaged.

In addition, the magnet and the receiving groove is further formed in the longitudinal direction so that the magnet is accommodated in the rim and the connecting portion of the first and second inner phase.

Hereinafter, one preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 3, the large refrigerator according to the present invention has a cabinet 10 having a storage compartment 11 and 12 having an open front surface for storing food therein, and a pivot on the front surface of the cabinet 10. Doors 60L and 60R, which are installed to open and close the storage compartments 11 and 12, and refrigeration cycle components that are compactly installed in the cabinet 10 to supply cold air to each of the storage compartments 11 and 12, respectively. have.

The doors 60L and 60R of the refrigerator are divided into a freezer door 60L provided at the left side to open and close the freezer compartment 11 to be described later, and a refrigerating chamber door 60R installed at the right side to open and close the refrigerator compartment 12 to be described later. One side upper and lower portions of the cabinet 10 are pivotally coupled to the front surface of the cabinet 10 by a hinge. That is, one upper end of each door 60L, 60R is coupled to the upper part of the cabinet 10 through the upper hinge 16, and one lower end of each door 60L, 60R is lowered through the lower hinge 17 in the cabinet. Is coupled to the bottom of the (10). In addition, a rubber gasket 61 having a magnet 62 (refer to FIG. 5) is provided on a rear surface of the freezing chamber door 60L and the refrigerating chamber door 60R facing the front surface of the cabinet 10. When the 60L and 60R are closed, the gasket 61 is in close contact with the front surface of the cabinet 10, thereby closing the storage chambers 11 and 12.

And the cabinet 10 is composed of a housing formed so that the storage compartments 11 and 12 are partitioned from side to side therein, and an upper portion thereof is provided with a compressor (not shown), a condenser (not shown), and various electrical appliances that form a refrigeration cycle. The machine room 13 is provided. In addition, inside the cabinet 10, a first storage compartment 11 (hereinafter referred to as a freezing compartment) and a second storage compartment 12 (hereinafter referred to as a refrigeration compartment) are provided to be partitioned left and right by an intermediate partition 15. For insulation, the wall surfaces of the freezer compartment 11 and the refrigerating compartment 12 are urethane foamed liquid injection molded to form a heat insulation wall 14.

The cabinet 10 includes an inner wound 30 and 40 for forming the freezing chamber 11 and the refrigerating chamber 12, an outer wound 20 coupled to surround the inner wound 30, 40, and the outer wound ( It consists of a heat insulation wall 14 provided by urethane foam liquid injection molding between 20) and the inner phase 30, 40. The outer casing 20 is configured to be bent by a metal plate and is coupled to maintain the gap between the inner wounds 30 and 40 so that the urethane foam liquid can be injected. In addition, the inner wounds 30 and 40 are divided into a first inner wound 30 forming an inner wall of the freezing chamber 11 and a second inner wound 40 forming an inner wall of the refrigerating chamber 12 by injection molding of plastic, which is a synthetic resin. Also, the urethane foam liquid penetrates and foams therebetween, whereby the middle partition wall 15 is formed.

Meanwhile, referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the first inner wound 30 and the second inner wound 40 forming the cabinet 10 are integrally injection-molded, and the first inner wound 30 and the second inner wound 40 are formed. The connection part 50 which forms the front surface of the intermediate | middle bulkhead 15 is integrally shape | molded, connecting these edges between them. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the assembly workability of the cabinet 10, the detailed structure thereof is as follows.

First, as described above, the inner wounds 30 and 40 are integrally formed with a first inner wound 30 made of an enclosure to form the freezing compartment 11 and a second inner wound 40 for forming the refrigerating compartment 12. Injection molding is performed, and the connecting portion 50 connecting them forms the front surface of the intermediate partition wall 15.

In addition, a pipe-receiving groove 71 and a magnet accommodating groove 81 for embedding the hot pipe 70 and the magnet 80 in the edge and the connecting portion 50 of the first inner wound 30 and the second inner wound 40. The cover 90 is formed in the longitudinal direction, and is coupled to cover the cover 90 so that the gasket 61 comes into close contact with each door 60L or 60R when the door 60 is closed.

The pipe-receiving groove 71 is formed in a semicircular shape along the rim and the connecting portion 50 of the first inner image 30 and the second inner image 40. That is, the pipe-receiving groove 71 is formed along the rim of the first inner wound 30 and the second inner wound 40 and the center of the connecting portion 50 (see FIG. 6). When the hot pipe 70 connected to the condenser of the refrigerating cycle is embedded in the pipe-receiving groove 71, the refrigerant compressed at high temperature and high pressure in the compressor of the refrigerating cycle passes through the condenser and the hot pipe 70 to expand the expansion means (not shown). By heating the front surface of the cabinet 10 in the process of supplying to the front, the dew condensation due to the temperature difference between the freezer compartment 11 and the refrigerating chamber 12 and the outside air in the front portion of the cabinet 10 is prevented.

In addition, the magnet-receiving groove 81 is also formed concave along the edge and the connecting portion 50 of the first inner wound 30 and the second inner wound 40. At this time, in the connecting portion 50, the magnet-receiving groove 81 is made to correspond along both sides of the pipe-receiving groove 71 (see Fig. 6). When the magnet 80 is accommodated along the magnet-receiving groove 81, when the doors 60L and 60R are closed, the gasket 61 comes into close contact with the front surface of the cabinet 10 to completely prevent cold air leakage. You can do it.

Meanwhile, the cover 90 is manufactured by bending a metal plate to cover the edges and the connecting portions 50 of the first inner wound 30 and the second inner wound 40 on which the hot pipe 70 and the magnet 80 are disposed. In this case, the gasket 61 is actually in close contact with each door 60L and 60R when the door is closed. In order to install the metal cover 90, the step portion 91 is formed on the edges and the connecting portions 50 of the first and second internal wounds 30 and 40 to have steps as thick as the thickness of the metal cover 90. have. As a result, the metal cover 90 is seated and coupled along the stepped part 91, thereby forming the same plane as the first and second internal wounds 30 and 40.

In addition, the hot pipe 70 and the magnet 80 is fixed in advance by taping before coupling the metal cover 90. At this time, the taping operation is preferably made of an aluminum tape 92 having excellent thermal conductivity so that heat emitted from the hot pipe 70 can be easily transferred to the metal cover 90 side, which is described later in the cabinet 10. It is described in detail in the assembly process.

Next, the assembly process of the cabinet 10 according to the present invention configured as described above will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 6, the cabinet 10 is externally assembled by assembling the first inner wound 30 and the second inner wound 40 and the outer plate 20 of a metal plate integrally formed through plastic.

As shown in FIG. 7, the hot pipes 70 and the magnets 80 are embedded along the pipe-receiving grooves 71 and the magnet-receiving grooves 81, and then attached to each other through the aluminum tape 92. Subsequently, when the metal cover 90 is fitted along the edges of the first and second internal wounds 30 and 40 and the connecting portion 50, the edges of the first and second internal wounds 30 and 40 integrally formed. And along the connecting portion 50, the hot pipe 70 and the magnet 80 is installed firmly in the longitudinal direction. At this time, since the metal cover 90 is provided along the stepped portion 91, the metal cover 90 is maintained in the same plane as the first and second internal wounds 30 and 40.

In this state, as shown in FIG. 8, when urethane foam is injected between the first and second inner beds 30 and 40 and the outer box 20, the insulating wall 14 is formed while foaming. In addition, the foam cabinet penetrates between the first inner wound 30 and the second inner wound 40 to form the intermediate partition 15, thereby completing the refrigerator cabinet 10. In addition, the metal cover 90 is firmly assembled to the edge and the connecting portion 50 of the first inner wound 30 and the second inner wound 40 by the foaming pressure.

As described above in detail, according to the refrigerator with an inner wound according to the present invention, a first inner wound for forming a freezing compartment and a second inner wound for forming a refrigerating compartment are integrally formed, and the edges of the first and second inner wounds are formed. The grooves are formed in the longitudinal direction so that the hot pipe and the magnet are accommodated and installed along the connection portion to which they are connected. Accordingly, the assembly workability of the cabinet in the production line of the refrigerator is improved, as well as the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

1 shows a cross-sectional structure of a conventional refrigerator.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion II of FIG. 1.

3 is a schematic view of a large refrigerator according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of Figure 3, showing the internal structure of the cabinet according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the V portion of FIG. 4, and shows the front portion of the partition wall.

6 to 8 illustrate an assembly process of a cabinet for a refrigerator.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10.Cabinet 14..Insulation Wall

15. Intermediate bulkhead 20. Trauma

30,40. Inner box 50. Connections

70. Hot pipe 71. Pipe-receiving groove

80. Magnet 81. Magnet housing

90. Cover 91.Step

Claims (5)

An inner wound defining partitions of the first storage compartment and the second storage compartment through partition walls, an outer wound coupled to enclose the inner wound to form a cabinet of a refrigerator, and hinged to the cabinet to open and close the first and second storage compartments, and to a rear surface thereof. In a refrigerator with a door provided with a gasket, The inner wound is integrally formed with a first inner wound forming the first storage chamber, a second inner wound forming the second storage chamber, and a connecting portion forming the front surface of the partition wall while connecting the first inner wound and the second inner wound. Become, The edge of the first and second inner injuries and the connecting portion is provided with a cover that is provided with a cover that is in close contact with the gasket when the door is closed. The method of claim 1, In the edges of the first and second inner phase and the connecting portion, And a pipe-receiving groove formed in a longitudinal direction so that the hot pipe associated with the condenser is arranged to be received, and the cover is coupled to cover the hot pipe disposed in the pipe-receiving groove. The method of claim 2, The edge of the first and second inner injuries and the connecting portion is a refrigerator having an inner wound, characterized in that the step is formed so that the cover is seated coupled to form the same plane as the first and second inner wound. The method of claim 2, And the hot pipe is fixed through a tape before the cover is joined. The method of claim 2, Refrigerator with an inner wound, characterized in that the magnet-receiving groove is further formed in the longitudinal direction so that the magnet is accommodated in the rim and the connecting portion of the first and second inner beds.