KR100598793B1 - Home-bar door structure in the refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a home bar door structure of a refrigerator, and has an object to provide a home bar door structure that controls an opening angle in a hidden type and prevents a safety accident caused by a folding arm.

 To this end, a pin shape supported by a spring is given to the left and right sides of the home bar door, and the left and right sides of the home bar door frame are at an angle of 90 degrees, and a part having a forming shape and a taper shape is mounted to open and close the home bar door. It provides a groove bar door structure that plays a buffer role until the complete opening and closing, and controls the opening angle of the hidden type by moving the hinge at the fixed axis with the pin shape moving from the tapered part.

Therefore, according to the present invention, by placing the hinge, the fixed plate, the taper (taper) to reduce the spatial and temporal limitations due to the exposure of the folding arm when opening the home bar door, it is possible to prevent a safety accident such as finger. In addition, the noise generated when the home bar door is opened can be minimized due to the buffer role of the guide pin.

Refrigerator, Home Bar, Door, Opening Angle, Shock Absorber

Description

Home-bar door structure in the refrigerator}

Figure 1a is a perspective view showing a conventional refrigerator having a conventional folding home bar (Home bar), Figure 1b is an exploded perspective view showing the assembly structure of the home bar door shown in Figure 1a.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the assembly structure of the groove bar door according to the present invention.

3A is a perspective view illustrating a tapered plate in the exploded perspective view of FIG. 2, and FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view illustrating a plane cut along the line AA ′ of FIG. 3A.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the assembly structure of the fixed plate in the exploded perspective view of FIG.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing a surface cut along the B-B 'axis in the assembly structure of the fixing plate of FIG.

6 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section of the tapered plate and the fixing plate according to the present invention.

***** Explanation of main symbols in the drawings ******

20: frame, 21: hinge fastening groove

22: hinge, 23: hinge fastening screw

24: forming groove, 25: tapered plate

26: tapered plate fastening screw, 27: fixed plate

28: fixing plate screw, 29: home bar door

29-1,29-2: settling groove, 30: guide hole

30-1: groove, 30-2 bend

31: taper plate fastening hole, 40: guide pin hole

41: fixing plate fastening hole, 42: guide pin

43: spring, 44: cap nut

The present invention relates to a home bar door structure of a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a home bar door structure in which a component having a function of controlling an opening angle when opening and closing a home bar door is not visible to the outside and has a shock absorber for reducing noise.

In general, several additional functions are introduced into the refrigerator. A representative example of these additional functions may be a folding home bar. A diagram showing such a home bar is shown in FIG. 1A. In other words, it is a foldable structure that allows a cup or the like to be placed on the home bar that opens and closes by opening and closing the home bar door. An exploded perspective view showing such a groove bar door structure in detail is shown in FIG. 1B.

In this case, a storage space (not shown) formed inside the refrigerating compartment door, a home bar frame 10 open to the refrigerating compartment door so as to pass through the storage space, and fixed along the inner circumference of the home bar frame 10. A gasket (not shown), a groove bar door 19 fixed to the lower end of the groove bar frame 10 by a hinge 16 and a bracket 17 to be opened and closed, and when the groove bar door 19 is opened, A folding arm 14 connecting the two sides of the home bar frame 10 and the home bar door 19 to maintain the horizontal state by supporting the home bar door 19, and the home bar door 19 maintains the horizontal state. It is comprised by the stopper 11 for restricting the deployment angle of the said folding arm 14 so that it may hold | maintain.

The storage space (not shown) corresponds to a freezer compartment or a refrigerator compartment of a predetermined size formed by fixing a shelf (not shown) and a cabinet (not shown) on a shelf support panel (not shown) formed inside the home bar frame 10. It is.

The groove bar door 19 has a heat insulating wall 1 formed therein, and an upper end thereof is provided with a door handle 15 elastically supported by a spring assembly, and a latch 18 inside the door handle 15. ) Is formed so that the latch 18 is caught by a door catching jaw (not shown) formed on the inner upper portion of the groove bar frame 10.

The folding arm 14 has two link members hinged by rivets to be foldable, and two folding arms 14 forming this structure are formed on both inner surfaces of the groove bar frame 10 and the groove bar door ( It connects between both outer surfaces of 19). The hinge portion on the groove bar frame 10 side of the folding arm 14 is covered with a screw cap 2, and the hinge portion on the groove bar door 19 side of the folding arm 14 absorbs the shock by the shock absorber 13. In addition, the stopper 11 is provided with a stopper bushing 12 is formed to limit the deployment angle of the folding arm (14).

In addition, when the groove bar door 19 is closed, arm seats (not shown) in a predetermined space in both sides of the groove bar frame 10 so that the folding and unfolding operations of the folding arm 14 are not interfered by the peripheral structure. Will form.

By the way, according to the conventional folding groove bar door structure, the folding arm 14 that limits the opening angle when opening and closing the home bar door is attached to the side, and the groove bar door is exposed at the time of opening, thereby causing a spatial and visual impediment. In addition, a finger may be caught between the folding arms 14 when closing, so that a risk of a safety accident remains.

The present invention is conceived to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art described above, the object of the present invention is to provide a structure for removing the noise generated by the home bar door weight when the home bar door is opened.

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In addition, when the home bar door is opened, the folding arm has been exposed to the outside, but in order to provide a home bar door structure that controls the opening angle by the hidden type and prevents the safety accident caused by the folding arm. Has a different purpose.

In order to solve the above object, the present invention provides a pin shape supported by a spring on the left and right sides of the groove bar door and forms a 90 degree angle on the left and right sides of the groove bar door frame, and has a forming shape and a taper shape. It provides a home bar door structure that controls the opening angle of the hidden type and plays the role of cushioning until the full opening and closing by moving the hinge to the fixed shaft with the hinge when the home bar door is opened and closed.

To this end, in the refrigerator having a groove bar structure, the groove bar door structure includes a frame having a hinge fastening groove for a plurality of hinge fastenings formed at a predetermined interval, and a forming groove for inserting and fixing a tapered plate on left and right sides. The tapered plate is formed with a plurality of tapered plate fastening holes and guide holes for guiding the guide pins fastened to the fixing plate to be inserted into the forming groove, and guide pins moving along the trajectory of the guide holes from the inside to the outside. A fixing plate fastening hole is formed to be inserted into the guide pin hole to be inserted and the seating groove of the groove bar door, and a spring is provided to give flexibility to the guide pin, and the cap nut is fastened and assembled so that the guide pin and the spring do not escape to the outside. Frame and frame by the fixing plate, the mounting groove and the hinge for fixing the fixing plate A plurality of hinge fastening grooves to be assembled are made including a groove bar door formed at a predetermined interval on one side.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the assembly structure of the groove bar door according to the present invention, the frame 20 formed on the refrigerating chamber door side, the hinge 22 for fixing the groove bar door 29 to the frame 20, tapered plate ( Forming groove 24 for inserting 25, tapered plate 25 for the buffer function when opening and closing the groove bar door 29, fixed plate 27 for fixing the taper plate 25 and the groove bar door 29, The home bar door 29 and the like become a component.

First, the structure of the frame 20 formed on the refrigerating chamber door side will be described. The frame 20 is formed on the refrigerating chamber door and a shelf support for fixing a shelf (not shown) and a cabinet (not shown) inside the frame 20. A panel (not shown) is formed. In addition, a storage space (not shown) is formed to accommodate the home bar door 29 to be described later. Therefore, the hinge fastening groove 21 for allowing the home bar door 29 to be fixed is formed at a lower end of the frame 20 at a predetermined interval. When the hinge 22 is fastened to the hinge fastening groove 21 using the hinge fastening screw 23, the groove bar door 29 can be fixed.

Along with the left and right sides of the frame 20, a forming groove 24 is formed to allow the tapered plate 25 to be inserted into and fastened to open and close the groove bar door 29. The tapered plate 25 is inserted into the forming groove 24 and then fixed using the tapered plate fastening screw 26. The structure of the tapered plate 25 is shown in Figs. 3A and 3B.

3A is a view showing a perspective view of the tapered plate 25. The tapered plate 25 includes a guide hole 30 and a tapered plate fastening screw 26 to allow the guide pin 42 to be described later to move constantly. A tapered plate fastening hole 31 is formed. Therefore, the tapered plate fastening screw 26 can be inserted into the tapered plate fastening hole 31 to fix the tapered plate 25 into the forming groove 24.

3A is a cross-sectional view of the guide hole 30 having a semicircular curvature and cut along the A-A 'axis of FIG. 3A. That is, the guide hole 30 of the tapered plate 25 is closed on the outside, and the groove 30-1 for allowing the guide pin 42 to move along a predetermined trajectory is formed in a semicircular shape. Therefore, even when an external force is applied to the guide pin 42, the guide pin 42 moves along a certain trajectory without leaving the guide hole 30. In addition, the groove 30-1 of the guide hole 30 is formed with a gentle bend 30-2 so that the guide pin 42 can move to the tapered surface. That is, the guide pin 42 moves in the direction of the arrow and moves to the tapered surface through the guide hole 30. Here, the tapered surface refers to the surface of the tapered plate 25 except for the guide hole 30.

The fixing plate 27 is fixed to the guide pin 42 to allow the groove bar door 29 to move along this trajectory. The fixing plate 27 fixes the guide pin 42 and is coupled to the groove bar door 29. To this end, the fixing plate 27 is formed with a guide pin hole 40 for fixing the guide pin 42 and a fixing plate fastening hole 41 for fixing the fixing plate 27 to the groove bar door 29. 4 is shown.

4 shows an exploded perspective view in which the guide pin 42 is fixed to the fixing plate 27. In this case, the guide pin 42 is inserted into the guide pin hole 40 formed near the center of the fixing plate 27, and a spring 43 for stressing the guide pin 42 is placed. The cap nut 44 is coupled so that the guide pin 42 and the spring 43 are stably fixed. That is, the guide pin hole 40 and the cap nut 44 are fastened. A cross-sectional view for making this fastening structure easy to understand is shown in FIG. 5.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a surface cut along the B-B 'axis in the assembly structure of the fixing plate of FIG. 4. When the guide pin 42 is inserted into the guide pin hole 40, the head is formed on the guide pin 42. The head part is caught by the guide pin hole 40. After the spring 43 is placed in the head part, the cap nut 44 is rotated in a predetermined direction to engage the guide pin hole 40, and the spring 43 is compressed. Since the guide pin 42 is always out of the fixed plate 27 because it is stressed.

Therefore, such a guide pin 42 can be moved along a guide along the guide hole 30 of the tapered plate 25 described above, a cross-sectional view showing this is shown in FIG. 6 shows that the guide pin 42 is completely fixed to the fixing plate 27 and is stressed by the spring 43, along the guide hole 30 of the tapered plate 25 inserted into the forming groove 24. Show a cross-sectional view of the assembly that allows it to move.

The fixing plate 27 to which the guide pin 42 is coupled is coupled to the groove bar door 29 by the fixing plate screw 28. To this end, mounting grooves 29-1 and 29-2 are formed on both side surfaces of the groove bar door 29, respectively. Of course, as mentioned above, the fixing plate fastening hole 41 is formed in the fixing plate 27 so that the fixing plate screw 28 can be inserted therein.

In addition, the groove bar door 29 is formed with a hinge fastening groove 21 for coupling with the frame 20 in the refrigerator door. Therefore, the groove bar door 29 is coupled to the frame 20 through the hinge 22.

Therefore, when the groove bar door 29 is coupled to the frame 20, the guide pin 42 is not affected by the forming groove 24 so that the guide pin 42 does not interfere with the forming groove 24. When opened along the guide hole 30 and the guide hole 30 reaches the last part, the guide pin 42 is pressed to generate the stress while the spring 43 is compressed, and the stress of the tapered plate 25 By giving friction to the tapered surface and the guide pin 42, the buffering function is fully opened until the noise is reduced.

As mentioned above, the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the accompanying embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments, and those skilled in the art or acquiring general knowledge are provided with the contents of the present invention. It should be understood that numerous variations and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention will be preferred based on the appended claims.

According to the present invention, by placing a hinge, a fixed plate, and a taper, the spatial and temporal limitations due to the exposure of the folding arm when the home bar door is opened can be reduced, and a safety accident such as a finger can be prevented.

Another effect of the present invention is that the noise generated when opening the home bar door is minimized due to the buffer role of the guide pin.

Claims (3)

In the refrigerator having a groove bar structure, A frame 20 having a hinge fastening groove 21 for a plurality of hinge fastenings formed at predetermined intervals, and a forming groove 24 for inserting and fixing a tapered plate 25 on left and right sides; Tapered plate 25 having guide holes 30 for guiding the plurality of tapered plate fastening holes 31 and guide pins 42 fastened to the fixed plate 27 to be inserted into the forming groove 24 and fixed thereto. )and, Guide pins 42 moving along the trajectory of the guide hole 30 are fastened to the guide pin holes 40 and the seating grooves 29-1 and 29-2 of the groove bar door 29 to be inserted from the inside out. The fixing plate fastening hole 41 is formed, and the spring 43 giving flexibility to the guide pin 42 is inserted, and the cap nut 44 so that the guide pin 42 and the spring 43 do not escape to the outside. Fixed plate 27 is fastened and assembled, A plurality of hinge fastening grooves 21 to be assembled with the frame 20 by the mounting grooves 29-1 and 29-2 and the hinges 22 to fix the fixing plate 27 to one side are provided. A home bar door structure of a refrigerator, comprising a home bar door 29 formed at a predetermined interval. The method of claim 1, When the groove bar door 29 is opened along the rotatable guide hole 30, the guide pin 42 is pressed on the tapered surface of the taper plate 25 other than the guide hole 30 so that the spring 43 is When the stress is generated and the stress is applied to the tapered surface of the tapered plate 25 and the guide pin 42, the home bar door structure of the refrigerator, characterized in that the buffer function to fully open until. The method of claim 1, The guide hole 30 is a home bar door structure of the refrigerator, characterized in that one side has a bent portion (30-2) to allow the guide pin 42 to move to the tapered surface.

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