KR100520973B1 - An external decorating member of door for Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an exterior material provided on the surface of the refrigerator door.

The exterior material of the refrigerator door according to the present invention includes a glass member 22 having a size corresponding to the front surface of the door 15, a reflective material-containing paint layer 24 formed on the rear surface of the glass member 22, And a water transfer printing layer 25 formed on the back surface of the reflective material-containing paint layer 24 and a coloring paint layer 26 coated on the back surface of the water transfer printing layer 25. In addition, the reflective material-containing paint layer 24 and the colored paint layer 26 is dried by heat, characterized in that the heat-resistant ceramic paint layer. In addition, the water transfer printing layer 25 is formed using a transfer-printed film soluble in water.

Description

An external decorating member of door for Refrigerator}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to an exterior material attached to a front surface of a refrigerator door having various colors and designs improved.

In general, the refrigerator generates cold air by driving a refrigeration cycle installed therein, and supplies the cold air into the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment to store food and the like at a low temperature for a long time.

Although not shown, the refrigeration cycle is composed of a condenser, a capillary, and an evaporator from a compressor, and a refrigerant pipe is formed in the evaporator. The low temperature low pressure liquid refrigerant flows through the refrigerant pipe, and the liquid refrigerant absorbs heat from the air surrounding the evaporator and converts it into cold. And, the front of the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment is provided with a door, the door to open and close the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment so that the food can be stored in and taken out. 1 shows a refrigerator provided with such a door.

As shown in the drawing, a refrigerator compartment 2 and a freezer compartment (not shown) are installed inside the refrigerator body 1. The refrigerating compartment (2) is a vertical vertical space in which food to be stored at a low temperature is stored by the cold air generated around the evaporator, and inside the shelf (3) a plurality of horizontally between the walls of the refrigerating compartment (2) It is installed. On the left side of the refrigerating compartment 2, a freezing compartment for maintaining the interior at 0 ° C. or less is installed as a vertical space, and the refrigerating compartment 2 and the freezing compartment are divided left and right by a barrier (not shown).

Therefore, the refrigerator compartment 2 is installed on the right side of the refrigerator body 1, and the freezer compartment is installed on the left side. Doors 5 and 5 'are provided at the front side of the refrigerating compartment 2 and the freezing compartment, and the doors 5 and 5' are disposed between the outer case 5a and the outer case 5a made of steel forming an exterior. It consists of the inner case 5b of the synthetic resin which is installed so that a predetermined space may be formed. A paint such as paint is coated on the surface of the outer case 5a to prevent the steel surface of the outer case 5a from being exposed to the outside.

Inside the space between the outer case 5a and the inner case 5b, a heat insulating material (not shown) is filled so that the refrigerating chamber 2 is insulated from the outside. A handle 5c is provided on the surface of the outer case 5a, and the handle 5c is installed to substantially lock the doors 5 and 5 '. The doors 5 and 5 'configured as described above are rotated by hinges (not shown) provided at upper, lower, left, and right ends of the refrigerator body 1 to open and close the refrigerator compartment 2 and the freezer compartment.

However, according to the door of the refrigerator according to the prior art configured as described above the following problems are raised.

When the doors 5 and 5 'are installed on the front side of the refrigerating chamber 2 and the freezing chamber, the outer case 5a becomes visible in the front state when the doors 5 and 5' are closed. However, the painted surface painted on the surface of the outer case 5a is substantially seen. Therefore, the doors 5 and 5 'having the painted surface by paint have a problem of failing to satisfy various needs of consumers who purchase or use a refrigerator because they have to implement a single color or a simple color.

In addition, according to the method of attaching the tempered glass used as the shelf 3 of the refrigerating compartment 2 to the surface of the outer case 5a in order to protect the surfaces of the refrigerator doors 5 and 5 ', the refrigerator door 5 5 ') is reinforced. In order to use the tempered glass for the shelf as an exterior material, after painting a pattern or a painting on the glass plate with a paint, the tempered glass for the high strength shelf that does not erase the paint only after the tempered heat treatment of the coated glass plate at a high temperature of 600 ~ 700 ℃ You can get

However, the paint coated before heating the glass plate has a problem that the color is changed by the high temperature in the heating process, so that it does not produce a certain level of color, and also creates a design having a variety of patterns that can stimulate the consumer's desire to buy There is this difficult problem.

An object of the present invention, to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, to improve the merchandise value of the refrigerator by configuring the door to have a variety of colors and patterns.

The exterior material of the refrigerator door according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes a glass member having a size corresponding to the front surface of the door, and a reflecting material for reflecting light that is painted on the rear surface of the glass member and flows through the glass member. And a reflective coating layer formed on the back surface of the reflective coating layer, and a colored paint layer coated on the back surface of the water transfer printing layer.

The reflective material-containing paint layer and the colored paint layer is characterized by being dried by heat.

The reflective material-containing paint layer and the colored paint layer is characterized in that the heat-resistant ceramic paint layer.

The water transfer printing layer is formed using a transfer-printed film soluble in water.

According to the present invention, it is possible to create a variety of colors and patterns on the surface of the refrigerator door to satisfy a variety of needs of the consumer, there is an advantage that the product value of the refrigerator increases.

Looking at the preferred embodiment of the exterior material 20 according to the present invention as described above with reference to the drawings. Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a refrigerator equipped with an exterior material of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view of the main part of the present invention. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the door in which the exterior member of the present invention is installed.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, doors 15 and 15 'are installed in the refrigerating compartment 12 and the freezing compartment of the refrigerator main body 10, and an outer case exposed to the outer surface of the doors 15 and 15'. On the surface (not shown), the packaging material 20 according to the present invention is provided.

Looking at the exterior member 20 in detail as shown in Figures 3 and 4, the exterior member 20, the glass member 22 which is cured by heat and installed on the front of the refrigerator door with a relatively high strength, and the glass The reflective material-containing paint layer 24 coated on the surface of the member 22 and exposed to the outside of the glass member 22, and a film on which the transfer printing treatment of a component dissolved in water on the reflective material-containing paint layer 24 is performed. It is composed of a water transfer printing layer 25 and a colored paint layer 26 coated on an upper surface of the water transfer printing layer 25.

The glass member 22 has a predetermined thickness and has a width corresponding to the width A of the refrigerator door. In addition, the use of tempered glass or heat-strengthened glass having a thickness of 2 to 12 mm prevents risk factors such as breakage. In addition, the reflective material-containing paint layer 24 and the colored paint layer 26 is preferably formed using a ceramic paint that is not deformed by a certain temperature.

The reflective member-containing paint layer 24 is primarily coated on the glass member 22 by spraying the reflective material-containing paint evenly on a surface of the glass member 22 at room temperature using a spray gun. To be coated in the range of, and more preferably to a thickness of 10 to 15 microns.

The reflective material-containing paint layer 24 refers to a heat-resistant ceramic paint containing particles of colorless transparent or pearl or metallic polymer, that is, particles reflected by light. Since light is reflected by the reflector, a more elegant effect is possible. After the reflective material-containing paint layer 24 is first coated, heat-dry for 15 to 30 minutes at 120 to 150 degrees Celsius.

Transfer printing is performed on the reflective coating layer 24, which is primarily coated, using a film (Flim) that has been transferred to a water-soluble component having a thickness of 5 to 15 microns. Using water, the glass sprayed with the reflector-containing paint is attached to a printable jig for water transfer printing to form a water transfer printing layer 25.

Next, when the water transfer printing process is completed as described above, the second coating in the range of 5 ~ 35 microns thickness by spraying evenly with an automatic spray gun ceramic paint colored in various colors (white, black, blue, etc.) thereon More preferably, to a thickness of 10 to 30 microns to form a colored paint layer (26).

After the colored paint layer 26 is painted, the colored paint layer 26 is dried for about 20 to 30 minutes with heat of about 120 to 150 ° C. Since the reflector-containing paint layer 24 and the coloring paint layer 26 are made of ceramic paint, it is natural that carbonization or color change does not occur during heat drying.

As described above, when the reflective member-containing paint layer 24, the water transfer printing layer 25, and the coloring paint layer 26 are sequentially coated on the glass member 22, the metal material included in the reflective material-containing paint layer 24 is applied. And the color painted on it will be revealed to the outside at the same time. Accordingly, the door 15 can be more luxuriously provided by the reflective material-containing paint layer 24 in which a variety of colors and patterns are reflected from the light away from the monochromatic exterior.

As described above, it is preferable that a protective film (not shown) is attached to the coating surface of the glass member 22 in the completed coating state. In order to install the exterior material 20 manufactured by the above process to the refrigerator door 15, it is required to go through a transportation process, and the process of installing the exterior material 20 on the door 15 in the refrigerator manufacturing process is required. Done.

Therefore, since the coating surface may be scratched during the transportation from the installation to the installation, it is preferable to attach the protective film to the coating surface of the glass member 22 and transport it, and to remove the protective film immediately before installing the refrigerator door.

When the exterior material 20 is installed in the refrigerator door 15, the painted surface may be installed to be exposed to the outside, but most preferably, the painted surface is disposed on the inner side, that is, the outer case surface of the door 15. Configure it to install. This is to prevent the paint surface from being scratched or peeled off by being exposed to the outside.

In addition, the exterior material 20 may be installed in the refrigerator door 15 by various methods. It can be installed by applying a double-sided tape or adhesive to the exterior material 20, thereby attaching the exterior material 20 to the door 15. In addition, a variety of methods, such as fastening or combining a separate finishing material to one side of the door 15 to be fixed.

According to the configuration of the present invention, when the exterior material 20 is installed in the front of the door 15, the door 15 is a reflection material-containing paint layer 24 sequentially painted inside the glass member 22 of the exterior material 20 ), And the water transfer printing layer 25 and the coloring paint layer 26 are revealed at the same time, it is possible to construct a more luxurious door. In addition, since the exterior member 20 is constituted by the glass member 22, it is also prevented from being damaged by an external impact or the like.

As described above, in the present invention, the technical idea is to provide a glass member coated with reflector-containing paint, water transfer printing and coloring paint in front of the door. Within the scope of the basic technical spirit of the present invention, more modifications are possible to those skilled in the art.

For example, the water transfer printing layer 25 is formed by the above-described water transfer printing, and then transfers the pearl particles having a particle size of about 5 to 10 microns to the colorless polymer paint again, thereby transferring the transfer printing processing unit. After further brightening, the colored paint layer 26 may be formed. And, the drying temperature at this time is preferably to be dried for 15 to 30 minutes to 120 ~ 150 ℃.

As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be expected.

That is, according to the configuration of the present invention, since the reflective material-containing paint, the transfer printing and the coloring paint are simultaneously exposed to the front of the refrigerator door, it is possible to form a more luxurious refrigerator exterior, thereby increasing the product value of the refrigerator.

In addition, since the exterior member is formed of a glass member having excellent strength, there is an effect of preventing the exterior member from being damaged by an external impact.

1 is a perspective view showing a general configuration of a refrigerator according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a refrigerator employing a preferred embodiment of the refrigerator door exterior material according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a partial perspective view showing the main structure of the exterior material according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the door is installed door exterior material according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: refrigerator body 12: cold room

15,15 ': Door 20: exterior material

22: glass member 24: reflective material-containing paint layer

25: water transfer printing layer 26: coloring paint layer

Claims (4)

A glass member of a size corresponding to the front of the door, A reflector-containing paint layer coated on the rear surface of the glass member and containing a reflector for reflecting light flowing through the glass member; A water transfer printing layer formed on a rear surface of the reflective material-containing paint layer; Exterior material of the refrigerator door, characterized in that it comprises a colored paint layer coated on the back of the water transfer printing layer. The exterior material of a refrigerator door according to claim 1, wherein the reflective material-containing paint layer and the colored paint layer are dried by heat. The exterior material of a refrigerator door according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the reflective material-containing paint layer and the colored paint layer are heat-resistant ceramic paint layers. The exterior material of a refrigerator door according to claim 1, wherein the water transfer printing layer is formed by using a transfer printed film soluble in water.