KR100507321B1 - Mounting structure of home bar door in refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a home bar door installation structure of a refrigerator. The present invention can display the storage on the upper upper door when opening the lower door of the home bar, to control the on-off of the lamp at the time of withdrawal of the storage to prevent waste of power. To this end, in the present invention, the door of the home bar 60 is divided into an upper door 64 and a lower door 66 which can be rotated forward, and a lamp 68 is attached to the rear surface of the upper door 64, and the lower On the back of the door 66, a plurality of seating grooves 83 are formed to safely display the storage. And, the coil spring 73 for controlling the opening and closing of the upper door 64 is mounted on the side of the upper door 64, the side of the lower door 66 to control the forward rotation of the upper door 64. A locking protrusion 89 is formed. Meanwhile, the lamp 68 of the upper door 64 is configured to be turned on only when the upper door 64 is opened, and a holder for holding a storage may be further provided on the rear surface of the upper door 64.

Description

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The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, a home bar door provided in a door of a refrigerator comprises upper and lower doors, and a lower door includes a home bar door installation structure of a refrigerator capable of displaying stored matters.

1 illustrates a configuration of a general parallel refrigerator. As shown in the figure, a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment, which are storage spaces, are partitioned by the barriers 2 in the refrigerator main body 1, and a freezer compartment 3 is located on the left side and a refrigerating compartment 5 on the right side. Is located. In addition to the case where the freezing chamber 3 is formed side by side of the refrigerating chamber 5 as shown in the drawing, the freezing chamber 3 and the refrigerating chamber 5 may be formed up and down.

In addition, the lower part of the refrigerating chamber (5) may be provided with a separate vegetable chamber (7), the cold air discharge port (9) for discharging the cold air is formed on the upper rear. Although not shown, the cold air outlet 9 is an outlet through which cold air generated from an evaporator, which is a heat exchanger provided at a rear end of the freezing compartment 3 and the refrigerating compartment 5, is supplied to the freezing compartment 3 and the refrigerating compartment 5. The cold air supplied through the cold air discharge port 9 circulates in the refrigerator and comes into contact with the storage.

The freezer compartment 3 and the refrigerating compartment 5 are each provided with a shelf 11 for placing a stock. The shelf 11 is installed at a plurality of predetermined spaces up and down depending on the size of the storage space and partitions the storage space so that more storage can be stored. In addition, the shelf 11 is mounted on the hook groove 15 formed in the shelf base 13 provided up and down at both ends of the rear side of the refrigerator. The hook groove 15 is shaped to hook a ring (not shown) provided at the rear end of the shelf 11.

In addition, a freezing compartment door 21 and a refrigerating compartment door 23 for shielding the freezing compartment 3 and the refrigerating compartment 5 from the outside and selectively opening and closing the storage space are provided at both ends of the refrigerator body 1, respectively. do. Door baskets 25 are provided on the rear surfaces of the freezer compartment door 21 and the refrigerating compartment door 23 to store the stored objects.

The door basket 25 is provided with a plurality of at regular intervals up and down, it is configured to store cans, bottles or relatively small food. On the other hand, the door basket 25 at the bottom end of the plurality of door baskets 25 may be installed to have a relatively wider gap than the door basket 25 located in the upper portion.

In addition, the refrigerating chamber door 23, as shown in Figure 2, is provided with a home bar (home bar), the home bar is located in the refrigerating chamber and the approximately rectangular cylindrical home bar case 30, the storage is stored; It is composed of a home bar door 31 which is provided at the front of the home bar case 30 and coupled to the outlet 33 formed in the refrigerating chamber door 23 to be described below to be rotated forward.

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In addition, a hinge 35 is formed at a lower end of the outlet 33 so that the groove bar door 31 is tilted forward by rotating the shaft 35. On the other hand, although not shown in the upper end of the outlet 33 is provided with a lamp (lamp). The lamp is turned on when the home bar door 31 is rotated forward and opened. When the home bar door 31 is closed and the outlet 33 is shielded, the lamp is turned off.

In the refrigerator having such a configuration, when the storage bar is to be taken out or stored in the home bar case 30, the upper bar of the home bar door 31 is pulled out so that the home bar door 31 is horizontal, and then the storage is taken out. Or save it.

However, the above-described prior art has the following problems.

The home bar door 31 is provided at a predetermined position of the door 23 to be configured to facilitate the withdrawal or withdrawal of the storage in the refrigerator, but the home bar door 31 during an event such as a party. In the case where the glass cup or can is simply placed on the upper portion of the home bar door 31 in the open state, the glass cup or can placed on the back of the home bar door 31 slides and falls. There is a concern.

In addition, each time the home bar door 31 is opened, a lamp provided at an upper end of the outlet 33 is turned on. Therefore, there is a problem in that unnecessary power is wasted because the lamp is unconditionally turned on even when a simple storage is withdrawn or the lamp does not need to be turned on.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, to provide a home bar door installation structure of the refrigerator that can display the storage on the upper upper door when opening the lower door of the home bar.

Another object of the present invention is to prevent waste of power by controlling the on-off of the lamp when the storage is withdrawn from the home bar.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, the present invention includes a door formed with a through-hole communicating with the inside of the refrigerator; An upper door of a groove bar pivoting forward about a hinge axis of an upper end to selectively open and close an upper portion of the through hole; A lower door of the home bar having a plurality of seating grooves on which the storage is seated, and rotating the door hinge at the lower side forward of the shaft to selectively open and close the lower part of the through hole; It is installed on the rear side of the through hole, and comprises a home bar case for storing the storage; A lower end of the upper door and an upper end of the lower door are in close contact with each other to shield the through-hole.

A lamp is installed on the rear surface of the upper door, and the lamp is selectively lit according to opening and closing of the upper door.

The rear surface of the upper door is further provided with a holder for fixing the storage.

According to the installation structure of the home bar door of the refrigerator according to the present invention having the configuration as described above, the storage of the stored product is easy on the upper end of the open home bar door, and it is possible to prevent waste of energy due to the lamp. There is this.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a home bar door installation structure of a refrigerator having a configuration as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a partial perspective view of the rear surface of the refrigerator door in which the preferred embodiment of the home bar door installation structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention is employed, and FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of the front surface of the refrigerator in an open state of the home bar door according to the present invention.

First, as shown in FIG. 3, inside the refrigerator main body 40, a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment, which are storage spaces, are partitioned by the barrier 42, and a freezer compartment 43 is positioned on the left side and a refrigerating compartment on the right side thereof. 45) is located. In addition, the freezing chamber 43 and the refrigerating chamber 45 may be formed up and down in addition to the case where the freezing chamber 43 is formed side by side of the refrigerating chamber 45 as shown in the drawing.

On the other hand, the lower part of the refrigerating compartment 45 may be provided with a separate vegetable compartment 47, the freezer compartment 43 and the refrigerating compartment 45 is provided with a shelf 48 for placing the storage, respectively. The shelf 48 is installed at a plurality of intervals up and down according to the size of the storage space and partition the storage space to allow more storage.

In addition, a door 50 is provided to shield and selectively open and close the inside of the refrigerator, which is a storage space. The door 50 of the refrigerator is installed at the front of the refrigerator body 40. On the other hand, the rear surface of the door 50 is provided with a door basket 52 for storing the storage.

In addition, a through hole 54 having a predetermined size is formed in the door 50 so that the inside and the outside of the refrigerator communicate with each other, and the through hole 54 is provided with a groove bar 60 for easily storing a storage object. do. The home bar 60 is generally formed at the upper end of the refrigerator so that the user can take out the internal storage without bending the waist.

The groove bar 60 is installed on the rear surface of the door 50. The groove bar 60 includes a groove bar case 63, an upper door 64, and a lower door 66 that form a storage space 62 of the storage. It consists of. Accordingly, the through hole 54 is opened and closed by the upper door 64 and the lower door 66, and lamps 68 are formed on the rear surface of the upper door 64 at right and left sides. The lamp 68 is turned on when the upper door 64 is opened and is turned off when the upper door 64 is closed.

In addition, the lower end of the upper door 64 and the upper end of the lower door 66 may have a shape corresponding to each other and may be formed with a predetermined curvature. In addition, a cold air passage 69 is formed on the rear surface of the home bar case 63 to allow cold air in the refrigerating chamber to flow into the home bar case 63.

In FIG. 4, the open state of the upper door 64 and the lower door 66 of the groove bar 60 is shown in a side view, and accordingly, the upper door 64 has hinge shafts 71 formed at both upper ends thereof. A coil spring 73 is provided to rotate forward and to maintain an open state when the upper door 64 is opened at an upper side of the hinge shaft 71. It is also possible to use other elastic members such as rubber belts instead of the coil spring (73).

The coil spring 73 is made of a tension spring, the left end is fixed to the side of the upper door 64 and the right end is fixed to the side of the through hole 54. The coil spring 73 is installed to be located at least on the hinge shaft 71 in the mounted state. Accordingly, the left fixing portion 73 ′ of the coil spring 73 is connected to a position horizontal to the hinge axis 71 on the side of the upper door 64, and the right fixing portion 73 ″ penetrates the through. It is connected to at least the upper end portion of the side surface of the sphere 54 rather than the hinge shaft 71. In this case, the upper door 64 is kept open by the elasticity of the coil spring 73. It is possible.

In addition, in the installation state of the coil spring 73 as described above, if the upper door 64 is closed, the coil spring 73 is located at the rear side of the hinge shaft 71, so that the upper door 64 is The closed state is maintained by the elastic force of the coil spring (73).

The lower door 66 is rotated forward by the door hinges 81 formed at both ends of the lower end portion, and a seating groove 83 in which a storage such as a bottle or can can be seated on the rear surface of the lower door 66. ) Are formed. And, the side of the lower door 66 is provided with a support 85 for controlling the forward rotation of the lower door (66). The lower end of the support (85) is fixed to the side of the lower door 66 and the upper end is connected to the guide groove 87 formed on the side of the through hole 54 is up and down in accordance with the opening and closing of the lower door (66) Move.

Therefore, when the lower door 66 is closed, the upper end of the support 85 moves upward along the guide groove 87. When the lower door 66 is opened, the upper end of the support 85 is opened. It moves down along the guide groove 87. When the upper end of the support 85 reaches the lower end of the guide groove 87, the forward rotation of the lower door 66 is stopped. In this state, the lower door 66 is stopped horizontally.

In addition, the locking projection 89 is provided on the side of the lower door (66). Although not shown, the locking protrusion 89 is formed to be hooked to the locking groove formed on the side surface of the through hole 54. In addition, the locking protrusion 89 is connected to the handle 91 formed on the front surface of the lower door 66 to move left and right according to the operation of the handle 91. That is, when the handle 91 is pulled, the locking protrusion 89 is pulled into the left side so that the lower door 66 can be rotated.

Therefore, in the state in which the lower door 66 is closed, the locking protrusion 89 is hooked to a locking groove (not shown) formed on one side of the through hole 54, and when the handle 91 is pulled out, Since the locking protrusion 89 enters into the lower door 66, the locking protrusion 89 is pulled out of the locking groove, so that the lower door 66 can rotate forward.

On the other hand, the end of the locking projection (89) is roundly molded. Therefore, when closing the lower door 66, if the lower door 66 is lifted up and pushed backward, the locking protrusion 89 is pushed to the left by elasticity and caught in the locking groove (not shown). Therefore, the lower door 66 is closed.

Hereinafter, the operation of the home bar door installation structure of the refrigerator having the configuration as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, when the upper door 64 and the lower door 66, which are the home bar doors, are to be taken out in a closed state, only the lower door 66 is opened and used. That is, when the handle 91 of the lower door 66 is pulled forward, the locking protrusion 89 is released from the locking groove (not shown), and the lower door 66 starts to rotate forward. .

This rotation continues until one end of the support 85 provided on the side of the lower door 66 reaches the lower end of the guide groove 87 and then stops. Thus, the lower door 66 is horizontal. At this time, the lamp 68 attached to the upper door 64 is not turned on.

Next, when the inside of the storage is large or if you want to take out a lot of storage, the lower door 66 is opened as described above, and then the upper door 64 is also opened. In this case, the upper door 64 may be lifted while holding the lower end of the upper door 64 and pulling forward.

That is, since the upper door 64 is kept closed by the coil spring 73, when the force to lift the upper door 64 exceeds the elastic force of the coil spring 73, the upper door 64 is opened, and when the upper door 64 is opened and the position of the coil spring 73 is located above the hinge shaft 71, the elastic force of the coil spring 73 is the upper door 64. ) Is the force that keeps open. When the upper door 64 is opened, the lamp 68 is turned on, and the user pulls in and out of the storage through the through hole 54.

In addition, when the lower door 66 is opened, a storage, that is, a bottle or a glass, may be placed on the upper end of the lower door 66. At this time, a bottle or a cup is placed on the seating groove 83 formed on the rear surface of the lower door 66, and the storage is prevented from slipping by the seating groove 83.

Next, referring to the process of closing the door of the home bar, the upper door 64 is first closed and then the lower door 66 is closed. That is, when the front end of the upper door 64 is pushed backward while lowering downward, the upper door 64 is connected to the through hole 54 by the tension force of the coil spring 73 provided in the upper door 64. Close to

Then, when pushing the rear end of the lower door 66 while pushing the rear door, the lower door 66 is rotated by the axis of the door hinge 81 provided at the lower end is in close contact with the through-hole 54, wherein The locking protrusion 89 formed on the side surface of the lower door 66 is engaged with the locking groove (not shown) formed on the side surface of the through hole 54 to fix the lower door 66. In this case, the through hole 54 is completely shielded by the upper door 64 and the lower door 66.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-exemplified embodiments, and many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible to those skilled in the art within the above technical scope.

For example, it may be possible to have other fixing means instead of the coil spring 73 for controlling the opening and closing of the upper door 64, and without the fixing means of the side hinge shaft 71 of the upper door 64. It may also be configured to maintain the open state of the upper door 64 while increasing the rotational friction force by tightening.

In addition, of course, it is possible to use the locking projection 89 and the locking groove for fixing the lower door 66 to use other fixing means.

In addition, it will be possible to install and use a separate holder to prevent the fall of the bottle, such as a large height on the back of the upper door (64). That is, a plurality of pins, etc. having a little elasticity are installed on the rear surface of the upper door 64 in a circular shape to form a cylindrical or tapered shape. In this case, when the upper door 64 is opened, the holder is draped downward, and when the upper end of the bottle is inserted into the cylindrical holder, the collapse of the storage such as the bottle is prevented.

In the home bar door installation structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention as described in detail above, the door of the home bar is divided into an upper door and a lower door, and a lamp is attached to the rear surface of the upper door, and the storage of the storage can be safely displayed on the rear of the lower door. Many grooves were formed.

Therefore, there is an advantage that can prevent the slip or fall of the storage when the storage is placed on top of the lower door in the open state of the lower door.

In addition, the lamp attached to the upper door is turned on only when the upper door is opened and not turned on when the lower door is opened. Therefore, when the draw-out of the simple storage is required and only the lower door is opened and used, the lamp is not turned on, thereby reducing unnecessary waste of power.

1 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration of a general parallel refrigerator.

Figure 2 is a partial perspective view showing the installation state of the home bar (home bar) according to the prior art.

3 is a partial perspective view showing the rear surface of the refrigerating degree door in which a preferred embodiment of the refrigerator home bar door installation structure according to the present invention is employed;

Figure 4 is a partial side cross-sectional view of the open state of the home bar door constituting the main portion of the refrigerator home bar door installation structure according to the present invention.

5 is a partial perspective view showing the front surface of the refrigerating degree door in which a preferred embodiment of the refrigerator home bar door installation structure according to the present invention is employed.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

50.Door 52.Door basket

54. Through Hole 60. Home Bar

62. Storage 64. Upper door

66. Lower door 68. Lamp

69. Cold passage 71. Hinge shaft

73. Coil Spring 81. Door Hinge

83. Settlement groove 85. Support

87.Guide groove 89.

Claims (3)

A door having a through hole communicating with the inside of the refrigerator; An upper door of a groove bar pivoting forward about a hinge axis of an upper end to selectively open and close an upper portion of the through hole; A lower door of the home bar having a plurality of seating grooves on which the storage is seated, and rotating the door hinge at the lower side forward of the shaft to selectively open and close the lower part of the through hole; It is installed on the rear side of the through hole, and comprises a home bar case for storing the storage; The lower end of the upper door and the upper end of the lower door is in close contact with each other, the home bar door installation structure of the refrigerator, characterized in that the shielding the through-hole. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a lamp is installed on a rear surface of the upper door, and the lamp is selectively lit according to opening and closing of the upper door. According to claim 1 or claim 2, Home bar door installation structure of the refrigerator characterized in that the back surface of the upper door is further provided with a holder for fixing the storage.