KR100621113B1 - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a refrigerator comprising a door for opening and closing a cooling chamber and a groove bar provided in the door, the opening having an opening communicating the inside of the cooling chamber with the outside, wherein the front cover opens and closes the opening of the groove bar to form a front surface. A groove bar door having a rear cover coupled to a rear side of the front cover; A fixing bracket coupled to a lower region of the opening of the groove bar; A movable bracket interposed between the front cover and the rear cover so as to be disposed in a lower region of the home bar door so as to correspond to the fixing bracket; A first stopper provided in the movable bracket and pivoting together with the movable bracket, and extending horizontally from the fixed bracket so as to be disposed in a horizontal direction of a rotation direction of the first stopper when the home bar door is in an open position; It characterized in that it comprises a stopper device having a second stopper is formed with a horizontal extension portion is limited to the rotation of the first stopper. Thereby, the refrigerator which prevents narrow spaces on the left and right sides of the home bar door while keeping the home bar door substantially horizontal while the opening of the home bar is opened is provided, and improves the beauty of the appearance.

Description

Refrigerator {Refrigerator}

1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator provided with a home bar according to the present invention;

2 is a perspective view of the home bar shown in FIG. 1 in an open state;

3 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the home bar region shown in FIG. 1;

4 and 5 are cross-sectional views according to the operating state of the groove bar door, respectively,

6 and 7 are perspective views of a refrigerator provided with a conventional home bar, respectively.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10 cabinet 12 cold storage door

20: home bar 30: home bar door

40: movable bracket 50: fixed bracket

60: lever unit

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator having an improved pivot structure of a home bar door.

Side by side refrigerators used to provide a relatively large cooling chamber, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the freezer (not shown) and the refrigerating chamber (not shown) by the middle partition wall The cabinet 110 is partitioned from the left and right, and the freezer compartment door 112 and the refrigerating compartment door 114 which are arranged in front of the cabinet 110 to open and close the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment.

The refrigerating chamber door 114 is provided with a groove bar 120 for introducing and withdrawing predetermined foods in the refrigerating chamber without opening the refrigerating chamber door 114. When the opening bar 120 of the groove bar 120 is opened, the groove bar door 130 is disposed in a substantially horizontal state, and thus, the groove bar door 130 is also used as a shelf in which food items are drawn out.

The hinge device for rotating the home bar door 130 may be employed as a pair of two-stage link arms 140 and 141, as shown in FIG. One end of each of the arms 140 and 141 is coupled to each other, and the other ends 140a and 141a are fixed to the side of the groove bar door 130 and the side of the opening 120a of the groove bar 120, respectively. Accordingly, as the two arms 140 and 141 interact with each other, the home bar door 130 may pivotally open and close the opening 120a of the home bar 120.

Unlike that shown in FIG. 6, a pair of arms 150 is disclosed in FIG. 7. Arm 150 is one end 150a is movably coupled along the long hole 151 formed on both sides in the opening 120a of the groove bar 120, the other end 150b is fixed to the side of the groove bar door 130 It is. Thus, as the end 150a moves in the long hole 151, the home bar door 130 may rotate the opening 120a of the home bar 120.

However, in the conventional refrigerator, since the arm is used to rotate the home bar door, when the home bar door is rotated to open the opening of the home bar, the left and right spaces of the home bar door serving as the shelf due to the exposed arm are narrow. There is a disadvantage of losing.

In addition, when the opening of the home bar is opened, the aesthetic view is not good because the arm is exposed to the outside.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator which can improve the beauty of the appearance while preventing the narrowing of the left and right spaces of the home bar door while the home bar door is kept almost horizontal while the opening of the home bar is opened. will be.

According to the present invention, a refrigerator comprising a door for opening and closing the cooling chamber and a home bar provided in the door to communicate with the inside and the outside of the cooling chamber, the opening and closing of the opening of the home bar A groove bar door having a front cover forming a front surface and a rear cover coupled to a rear of the front cover; A fixing bracket coupled to a lower region of the opening of the groove bar; A movable bracket disposed in a lower region of the home bar door so as to correspond to the fixed bracket, and interposed between the front cover and the rear cover to rotate together with the home bar door; A first stopper provided in the movable bracket and pivoting together with the movable bracket, and extending horizontally from the fixed bracket so as to be disposed in a horizontal direction of a rotation direction of the first stopper when the home bar door is in an open position; It is achieved by a refrigerator, characterized in that it comprises a stopper device having a second stopper is formed with a horizontal extension that is limited by the rotation of one stopper.

The second stopper may be configured to further include a vertical extension portion which is bent downward from the horizontal extension portion and embedded in the inner side of the opening of the groove bar.

Here, the movable bracket includes a pair of first bracket portions coupled to the rear surface of the groove bar door with a predetermined distance from each other, and a second bracket portion connecting the pair of first bracket portions. The first stopper is connected to the second bracket portion.

The first stopper includes a first extension part bent from the second bracket portion and a second extension part bent downward from the first extension part.

Meanwhile, the fixing bracket includes a pair of third bracket portions coupled to both sides of the opening of the groove bar and a fourth bracket portion connecting the pair of third bracket portions, and the second stopper includes the fourth stopper portion. It is connected to the bracket part.

A hook catching jaw is provided on an upper wall of the opening of the groove bar, and the groove bar door further includes a lever unit that catches the hook catching jaw when the groove bar door is in the closed position.

The lever unit includes a lever portion rotatably coupled to a lever receiving portion formed in the home bar door, and a hook portion extending from the lever portion to be caught and released from the hook catching jaw.

A pair of pivot pins rotatably coupled to a lower region of the opening of the groove bar is provided at both sides of the lower end of the groove bar door, and the support bracket is provided with a support piece having a first pin hole for receiving the pivot pin.

The fixing bracket further includes a flange having a second pin hole coupled to the pivot pin together with the first pin hole.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described an embodiment of the present invention;

1 and 2, the refrigerator according to the present invention is a cabinet provided with a pair of cooling chambers, that is, a freezing chamber (not shown) and a refrigerating chamber (see 15, 4, and 5) left and right by an intermediate partition. (10) and a freezer compartment door (12) and a refrigerator compartment door (14) provided on the front surface of the cabinet (10) for rotating and opening the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment (15).

The refrigerating chamber door 14 is provided with a groove bar 20 for drawing a predetermined food in and out of the refrigerating chamber 15 without opening the refrigerating chamber door 14 by communicating a portion of the inside of the refrigerating chamber 15 with the outside. have. The opening 20a of the groove bar 20 is provided with a groove bar door 30 which moves between an open position of opening the opening 20a of the groove bar 20 and a closed position of closing while rotating in the vertical direction. When the opening bar 20a of the groove bar 20 is opened, the groove bar door 30 is also disposed in a substantially horizontal state, and is also used as a shelf for placing foods drawn on the inner side.

As shown in FIG. 3, the fixing bracket 50 is coupled to the support frame 16 provided in the opening 20a of the groove bar 20, and the movable bracket 40 is coupled to the groove bar door 30. . In addition, the movable and fixed brackets 40 and 50 are provided with stopper devices including first and second stoppers 45 and 55, respectively. As described later, the first stopper 45 is held by the second stopper 55 when the home bar door 30 is disposed in the open position (see FIG. 5).

As described later, when the home bar door 30 is disposed in the open position, the second stopper 55 is provided with a horizontal extension part 55a in which rotation of the first stopper 45 is restricted and held. In addition, the second stopper 55 is formed with a vertical extension portion 55b extending downward from the horizontal extension portion 55a and embedded in the opening portion 20a of the groove bar 20, as described later.

The groove bar door 30 has a front cover 32 that forms the front surface and a rear cover 34 that is coupled to the rear surface of the front cover 32 and is used as a shelf on which the food is placed because the inner surface is flat. Here, the home bar door 30 may further include an outer frame (not shown) surrounding the outer portion of the front cover 32.

The rear surface of the front cover 32 is coupled to the movable bar (40) for rotating between the open position and the closed position with the groove bar door (30). Movable bracket 40 is a pair of the first bracket portion 42 which is vertically disposed at a predetermined spacing interval on both sides of the rear surface of the front cover 32 and horizontally disposed on the lower rear surface of the front cover 32 It has a second bracket portion 44.

A plurality of through holes 42a are formed in the plate surface of the first bracket portion 42. A plurality of bolt holes (not shown) are formed on the rear surface of the front cover 32 corresponding to the position of the through hole 42a of the first bracket portion 42. Thus, by inserting the screw 43 into the through hole 42a and fastening to the bolt hole, the movable bracket 40 can be coupled to the rear surface of the front cover 32.

The first stopper 45 extends in the second bracket portion 44. The first stopper 45 includes a first extension portion 45a extending vertically from the plate surface of the second bracket portion 44 and a second extension portion 45b bent downward at the end of the first extension portion 45a. It includes. When the home bar door 30 is disposed in the open position, the second extension part 45b is held while being in surface contact with the horizontal extension part 55a of the second stopper 55 (see FIG. 5). Thus, the home bar door 30 can be maintained almost horizontal in the open position. Here, the first bracket portion 42, the second bracket portion 44 and the first stopper 45 may be integrally formed by a single material. Here, the configuration in which only the first stopper 45 is provided on the front cover 32 is also possible, but it is preferable to further provide a movable bracket as in the present embodiment to compensate for the strength of the first stopper 45.

At the lower end of the rear cover 34, a pair of pivot pins 34a are formed to face each other with a spaced interval therebetween. A first pin hole 42b is formed in the first bracket portion 42 of the movable bracket 40 to accommodate the pair of pivot pins 34a to accommodate the pivot pins 34a and to be coupled to the pivot pins 34a. The support piece 46 is extended. The first pin hole 42b is inserted into the pivot pin 34a together with the second pin hole 52b formed in the flange 56 of the fixing bracket 50 to be described later. Thus, the home bar door 30 may rotate in the vertical direction based on the pair of pivot pins 34a.

At this time, the means for locking and releasing the groove bar door 30 which rotates along the up-down direction by the rotation pin 34a to the opening part 20a of the groove bar 20 is needed. Accordingly, the lever unit 60 is provided between the groove bar door 30 and the support frame 16 provided in the opening 20a of the groove bar 20.

The lever unit 60 extends from the upper side of the lever part 60a and the lever part 60a which are coupled to the pair of hinge pins 60c and are disposed in the lever receiving part 32a formed on the front cover 32. It has a hook portion (60b) disposed in the hook engaging jaw (20b) of the support frame 16 provided in the opening (20a) of the groove bar 20 through the lever through hole (34b) formed in the rear cover (34).

A pair of hinge pins 60c provided in the lever unit 60 are inserted into both side surfaces of the lever accommodation portion 32a provided on the front cover 32 and on which the lever portion 60a of the lever unit 60 is disposed. The hinge hole 32b is formed.

The hook portion 60b is caught and released by the hook catching jaw 20b of the support frame 16. Accordingly, the hook portion 60b of the lever unit 60 rotates the lever portion 60a at the closed position of the groove bar door 30 held by the hook catching jaw 20b so that the hook portion 60b is hook catching jaw. When it is separated from the 20b, the home bar door 30 may be disposed in the open position while rotating downward based on the pair of pivot pins 34a provided below.

Meanwhile, the fixing bracket 50 may include a pair of third bracket portions 52 coupled to both sides of the support frame 16 and a fourth bracket integrally connecting the pair of third bracket portions 52 from the bottom thereof. Portion 54 and a pair of flanges 56 extending downward from the pair of third bracket portions 52.

The third bracket portion 52 has a plurality of through holes 52a, and bolt holes (not shown) are formed in the support frame 16 so as to correspond thereto. Accordingly, the fixing bracket 50 may be coupled to the support frame 16 by inserting the screw 53 into the through hole 52a and fastening the bolt 53 to the bolt hole.

The flange 56 is formed with a second pin hole 52b rotatably coupled to the pivot pin 34a together with the first pin hole 42b formed in the support piece 46 of the movable bracket 40.

The second stopper is integrally formed in the central region of the fourth bracket portion 54. When the home bar door 30 is disposed in the open position, the second stopper 55 may include a horizontal extension part 55a and a horizontal extension part in which the first extension part 45b of the first stopper 45 is in contact with the surface. It includes a vertical extension portion 55b extending downward from the end of the 55a and embedded in the opening 20a of the groove bar 20. The vertical extension part 55b is provided to supplement the strength of the second stopper 55. Thus, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the vertical extension portion 55b can be fixed by the foaming agent 80 to be filled after forming a relatively long length of the vertical extension portion 55b disposed inside the refrigerating chamber door 12. It is more effective. Here, although only the second stopper 55 may be provided in the fixing bracket, it is advantageous to further provide the fixing bracket 50 as in the present embodiment in order to supplement the strength of the second stopper.

Referring to the operation of the home bar door 30 of the refrigerator having such a configuration is rotated from the closed position to the open position as follows.

4 shows the home bar door 30 in the closed position. In this state, the second extension portion 45b of the first stopper 45 formed on the movable bracket and the horizontal extension portion 55a of the second stopper 55 formed on the fixed bracket 50 are spaced apart from each other. The hook portion 60b of the lever unit 60 is caught by the hook catching jaw 20b of the support frame 16 provided in the opening 20a of the groove bar 20.

In this state, as shown in FIG. 5, in order to rotate the home bar door 30 to the open position, the lever part 60a of the lever unit 60 exposed to the plate surface of the home bar door 30 is removed. The hook portion 60b of the lever unit 60 is separated from the hook catching jaw 20b by rotating in the direction A " (see " B " in Fig. 4). Accordingly, the home bar door 30 is rotated downward by its own load on the basis of the pair of pivot pins 34a provided at the lower portion thereof (see " C " in FIG. 5).

When the groove bar door 30 is disposed in an open position that is substantially horizontal, the second extension part 45b of the first stopper 45 provided on the movable bracket 40 that rotates together with the groove bar door 30 is fixed to the bracket. It is held while being in surface contact with the horizontal extension part 55a of the 2nd stopper 55 provided in 50 (refer to "D" of FIG. 5). As a result, the home bar door 30 is stopped in the open position. In this state, the user can enter or exit the food in the refrigerating chamber 15 through the opening 20a of the home bar 20 or use the inner surface of the home bar door 30 arranged in a horizontal direction as a shelf.

As described above, in the present invention, the pivoting structure of the groove bar 20 is provided by installing the movable and fixed brackets 40 and 50 in the opening bar 20a of the groove bar door 30 and the groove bar 20, and providing a stopper device in each bracket. Improved. Therefore, while maintaining the horizontal state of the groove bar door 30 in the state in which the opening 20a of the groove bar 20 is opened, the left and right spaces of the groove bar door 30 can be prevented from narrowing, and also the arm in the prior art. (140, 140, 150, see Figs. 6 and 7) can be removed to improve the appearance of the appearance.

In the above-described embodiment has been described with respect to providing a separate support frame in the opening of the groove bar. However, this is only an embodiment of the present invention, of course, may not provide a separate support frame.

As described above, according to the present invention, while the groove bar door is kept almost horizontal while the opening of the groove bar is opened, the space between the left and right sides of the groove bar door is prevented from being narrowed while improving the beauty of the appearance. One refrigerator is provided.

Claims (9)

A refrigerator comprising a door for opening and closing a cooling chamber, and a groove bar provided in the door, the opening having an opening communicating the inside and the outside of the cooling chamber. A home bar door that opens and closes the opening of the home bar and has a front cover which forms a front surface and a rear cover which is coupled to the rear of the front cover; A fixing bracket coupled to a lower region of the opening of the groove bar; A movable bracket disposed in a lower region of the home bar door so as to correspond to the fixed bracket, and interposed between the front cover and the rear cover to rotate together with the home bar door; A first stopper provided in the movable bracket and pivoting together with the movable bracket, and extending horizontally from the fixed bracket so as to be disposed in a horizontal direction of a rotation direction of the first stopper when the home bar door is in an open position; And a stopper device having a second stopper having a horizontal extension portion which is restricted by rotation of the first stopper. The method of claim 1, And the second stopper further includes a vertical extension part which is bent downward from the horizontal extension part and embedded in the opening of the groove bar. The method of claim 1, The movable bracket includes a pair of first bracket portions coupled to the rear surface of the groove bar door with a predetermined distance from each other, and a second bracket portion connecting the pair of first bracket portions, And the first stopper is connected to the second bracket portion. The method of claim 3, And the first stopper includes a first extension portion bent from the second bracket portion and a second extension portion bent downwardly from the first extension portion. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The fixing bracket includes a pair of third bracket portions coupled to both sides of the opening of the groove bar, and a fourth bracket portion connecting the pair of third bracket portions. And a horizontal extension portion of the second stopper is connected to the fourth bracket portion. The method of claim 1, The hooking jaw is provided on the upper wall of the opening of the groove bar, The home bar door further comprises a lever unit which is caught by the hook catching jaw when the home bar door is in the closed position. The method of claim 6, The lever unit is a refrigerator characterized in that it comprises a lever portion rotatably coupled to the lever receiving portion formed in the home bar door, and a hook portion extending from the lever portion to be caught and released on the hook engaging jaw. The method of claim 1, A pair of pivot pins provided at both sides of the lower end of the groove bar door and rotatably coupled to the lower region of the opening of the groove bar; And a support piece provided on the movable bracket to form a first pin hole for receiving and supporting the pivot pin. The method of claim 8, The fixing bracket further comprises a flange having a second pin hole formed to support the pivot pin rotatably together with the first pin hole.

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