KR100690160B1 - Refrigerator door handle - Google Patents

Abstract

A refrigerator door handle is provided to integrate a handle bar for a user to grasp as a single body for preventing damage of the handle bar and prevent exposure of fixing elements for the door handle for improving appearance. A refrigerator door handle includes fixing dies(40), first and second fixing elements(50,51) such as screws, decoration rings(60) and a handle bar(70). The fixing dies surface-contact a front surface of a door are curved approximately perpendicularly to be connected to the handle bar, wherein the first fixing elements fix the fixing dies to the front surface of the door. The handle bar is in the shape of rod connected between the fixing dies, wherein coupling rods(42) of the fixing dies are inserted into coupling holes(71) of the handle bars through the decoration rings, and fixed together by coupling the second fixing elements into bosses(72) of the coupling holes. Decoration plates(43) are coupled with opened sides of the fixing bars as the fixing bars are coupled with the handle bar.

Description

Handle of refrigerator door {REFRIGERATOR DOOR HANDLE}

1 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional refrigerator door handle,

2 is a perspective view of a conventional refrigerator door handle,

3 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to the present invention;

4 is an exploded perspective view of the refrigerator door handle according to the present invention;

5 is a perspective view of a refrigerator door handle according to the present invention;

6 is an assembled state diagram of a decorative plate according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of Major Symbols in Drawing>

10-Refrigerator 20-Door

30-Handle 40-Fixture

41-Opening surface 42-Fastening rod

43-Decorative Plate 44-Insertion Plate

45-Plate groove 46-Fixing protrusion

47-protrusion groove 50-first fixing member

51-Second Locking Member 60-Ornamental Ring

70-Handlebar 71-Fasteners

72-boss

The present invention relates to a handle for a refrigerator door, and in particular, a handle bar held by a user as a single body, and a door for a refrigerator to improve the appearance by eliminating exposure of the fixing member and the fixing member fixing the refrigerator door and the fixing bar and the handle bar. It is about the handle of the.

In general, a refrigerator is provided with a plurality of storage rooms in which the food is accommodated so as to freeze or refrigerate food, and one side of the storage room is opened to store and retrieve the food.

In addition, one open surface of the refrigerator storage compartment is formed to be opened / closed by a door to cover the entire open surface of the storage compartment.

In addition, the door is generally provided with a handle to be opened / closed while the user grips and presses the door.

In addition, the handle for the refrigerator door is composed of a groove on the side of the door to the user to operate the door by applying a force to both the groove and the door, the front of the door is formed so as to be spaced apart from the front of the door There have been developments of various handles, such as holding a rod to operate a door.

Here, the rod-shaped conventional refrigerator door handle spaced apart from the front of the door is composed of a body 400 and the decorative strip 500, as shown in Figure 1 and 2, the body 400 is a fixed portion 410 and the gripping portion 420.

The fixing part 410 is formed in a bar shape bent in the front direction of the refrigerator door at both ends of the holding portion 420 to be described later to attach the body 400 to the front of the refrigerator door.

The gripping portion 420 is formed in a rod shape to connect the both ends of the fixing portion 410, and is formed in a shape corresponding to the gripping shape of the user so that the user can easily grip.

In addition, the front part of the body 400 formed of the fixing part 410 and the gripping part 420, that is, the decorative strip 500 which will be described later on the surface exposed to the outside from the handle 300 mainly observed by the user is fixed. The decoration groove 430 is formed to be.

The decorative groove 430 is usually formed by recessing the front center portion of the body 400 to receive the decorative strip 500 inward.

The decorative strip 500 is formed of a different material or a different color from the body 400 to improve the appearance of the handle 300, and is formed in the same band shape as the entire front surface of the body 400.

In addition, the body 400 is coupled to the front of the door of the refrigerator, and is formed of a material having a relatively high hardness to support the user's operation force, the decorative strip 500 is a material having a relatively low hardness or flexible material It is common to form

In addition, the decorative strip 500 is fixed to a plurality of points through the fixing member 600, such as a screw to the body 400, the fixing member 600 is fastened to the portion of the fixing member (seeing from the outside) It is common for the cover 700 to be further attached so that 600 is not exposed.

However, the handle 300 of the conventional refrigerator door as described above is formed of the material of the decorative strip 500 and the body 400 is different from the degree of deformation due to thermal deformation or external pressure, accordingly the body As the decorative strip 500 protrudes or dents from the front of the 400, there is a problem of being spaced apart from or separated from the body 400.

In addition, there is a problem in that the decorative strip 500 is separated from the body 400 by the pressure applied by the user, or an external foreign matter flows between the joint portion of the decorative strip 500 and the body 400.

In addition, the manufacturing and assembling work of the cover 700 covering the outside of the fixing member 600 is increased, as well as the appearance of the cover 700 is further degraded due to the detachment of the cover 700.

Accordingly, there has been the development of a handle 300 for a refrigerator door in which the gripping portion 420 and the fixing portion 410 are each composed of separate parts, and the gripping portion 420 is formed of a single bar or the like. The configuration and assembly of the refrigerator door handle 300 has been required.

The present invention has been invented by the above-described demands, and an object of the present invention is to provide a handle of a door for a refrigerator configured to prevent a breakage of a handle due to a user's grip by a single handle part held by a user.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a handle of the door for a refrigerator to improve the appearance by abolishing the external exposure of the fixing member installed to fix the door handle of the refrigerator to the door.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a handle of the door for a refrigerator to improve the appearance of the handle so that the gripping portion and the connection portion of the fixing portion of the refrigerator door handle continuously visible.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a handle of a door for a refrigerator in which the fixing portion and the gripping portion of the refrigerator door handle are more firmly coupled.

The present invention for achieving the above object, the front end of the refrigerator door is characterized in that the handle is attached to the door is installed.

The handle is characterized in that it comprises a fixing rod, the first fixing member, the second fixing member, a decorative ring, a handle bar.

The fixture is one surface is in close contact with the front of the door, the other surface is formed to be bent in the vertical direction to be connected to the handle bar to be described later, characterized in that it comprises an open surface, a fastening rod, and a decorative plate.

The open surface is formed by opening the outer surface of the holder, that is, the front of the holder is open, the fastening rod is similar in shape to the cross-sectional shape of the handlebar to be fitted into the handlebar from the handlebar connection surface of the holder. And the protruding plate, the decorative plate is formed to cover the entire surface of the open surface, and is detachably formed to open / close the open surface of the first fixing member and the second fixing member. It is characterized in that the inner assembly is formed.

The decorative ring is formed in a ring shape so as to surround a point where one end of the fastening rod and the handle bar are connected, and one end of the fixing bar in contact with the handle bar and one end of the handle bar have a continuous shape on one side thereof. It is formed to have the same cross-sectional shape as the cross-sectional shape of, the other end is formed to have the same cross-sectional shape as the cross-sectional shape of the handle bar, the other end is characterized in that it is formed to have a cross-sectional shape continuously expanded / contracted. .

The handle bar is formed in the shape of a rod connecting the pair of fixing rods, characterized in that it comprises a fastener and a boss.

The fastener is characterized in that the inside of the handle bar is formed hollow to form the same shape or a little larger than the cross-sectional shape of the fastening rod so that the fastening rod of the fixing rod is inserted.

The boss is formed in the shape of a rod inside the fastener, characterized in that formed to receive and secure the second fixing member.

The first fixing member is configured to fix the holder and the door, and the second fixing member is configured to fix the holder and the handle bar.

The decorative plate is characterized in that one end is inserted into the decorative ring and fixed, other portions are fixedly installed on the outer circumference of the open surface of the fixing stand.

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

In addition, the same reference numerals are denoted in the same portions as those of FIGS. 1 and 2 showing the conventional structure, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

3 is a front view of the door 10 of the refrigerator 10 in which the handle 30 is installed according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 shows the components of the handle 30 according to the present invention separately, and FIG. It shows a handle 30 according to the present invention, Figure 6 shows that the decorative plate is fitted to the decorative ring in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention provides a configuration for fastening the handle (30) having a gripping portion formed in one piece to the door (20) of the refrigerator (10).

In addition, the present invention provides a configuration in which the fastening member fastening part such as a screw of the fixing table 40 fixed to the refrigerator 20 door 20 and the handle bar 70 is not exposed to the outside.

The handle 30 is configured to press the conventional refrigerator 10 door 20 by a user's operation, and is generally arranged in a longitudinal direction on one side of the front side of the door 20 of the refrigerator 10.

In addition, the handle 30 is shown in Figures 3 to 5, the holding table 40, the first fixing member 50, the second fixing member 51, the decorative ring 60, It is configured to include a handle bar (70).

The fixing rod 40 has a rod shape, one side of which is attached to the front of the door 20 of the refrigerator 10, and the one side and the other side are bent so that the other side is connected to one end of the handle bar 70 to be described later. Formed and formed.

In addition, the fixing table 40 is configured to include an open surface 41, a fastening rod 42, and a decorative plate 43.

The open surface 41 is an outer surface of the holder 40 in a state where one surface and the other surface of the holder 40 are bonded to the door 20 and the handlebar 70, in this embodiment the holder 40. ) Is attached to the door 20 is formed with one surface in the same direction as the front surface of the door 20 is opened.

Here, it is preferable that the fixing table 40 is formed while the opening surface 41 is opened and the inside thereof is hollow.

The fastening rods 42 are inserted into the fasteners 71 of the handlebars 70 to be described later in the handle bar 70 joining surface of the holder 40 to be press-fitted into the inner wall surface of the fasteners 71. The fastener 71 forms a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the fastener 71 and is formed in a protruding rod shape.

In this embodiment, the fastening rods 42 are formed to form an elliptical cross-sectional shape for appearance and convenience of assembly.

In addition, the fastening bar 42 is formed so that the inside of the second fixing member 51 and the boss 72 to be described later to be mutually coupled to the inside.

The decorative plate 43 is formed in the same plate shape as the shape of the open surface 41 so as to cover the open surface 41 of the holder 40, the appearance of the refrigerator 20 door 20 It is preferably formed to have a corresponding appearance and color.

Here, the decorative plate 43 is fitted to the outer circumference of the open surface 41, or fastened to the outer circumference of the open surface 41 by an adhesive or the like, the first fixing member 50 and the second to be described later It is preferable that the fixing member 51 is coupled to be attached to or detached from the open surface 41 to allow attachment and detachment of the fixing member 51.

In addition, the attachment / detachment of the decorative plate 43 is formed on the outer circumference of the open surface 41, the projection corresponding to the locking jaw is formed on the outer circumference of the decorative plate 43 is the decorative plate 43 The projection of the fixing plate 43 is fixed across the locking jaw of the opening surface 41 may be coupled to the opening plate 41 detachably / detachable.

The first fixing member 50 is composed of a fixing member such as a screw to couple the holder 40 to the door 20, one surface of the holder 40 is in close contact with the front of the door 20. The first fixing member 50 is inserted through the open surface 41 of the holder 40 in a fixed state so as to penetrate through one surface of the holder 40 and the front of the door 20 so that the holder 40 is fixed. ) Is fixed to the door 20.

Here, the first fixing member 50 may be fixed to the front of the door 20, as well as the outdoor 20 or the door 20 of the door 20 Of course, it can be configured to be fixed to the side frame attached to both ends.

The second fixing member 51 is composed of a fixing member such as a screw and the like as the first fixing member 50, is inserted through the open surface 41 of the fixing table 40, of the fixing table 40 The handle bar 70 is inserted into the fastening rod 42 through the connection surface and is formed to be coupled to the boss 72 formed on the handle bar 70.

The handle bar 70 is formed in the shape of a bar that is connected between the pair of fixing rods 40 coupled to the upper and lower ends of the door 20 of the refrigerator 10, so that the user's gripping is easy. The gripping cross-sectional shape, that is, it is usually formed to form a cross-sectional shape similar to the internal shape of the user's hand while the user is holding the hand. In this embodiment, the elliptical cross section is formed to improve the appearance and to facilitate the gripping of the user. It consists of a rod.

The handlebar 70 includes a fastener 71 and a boss 72.

The fastener 71 is formed by hollowing the inside of the handle bar 70 so that both ends of the handle bar 70 pass therethrough.

The boss 72 is fixed by ribs protruding in the center direction from the inner wall surface of the fastener 71, is formed in a bar-like arrangement arranged in the direction of the fastening rod 42 of the fixing table 40, It is formed to be inserted into the fastening bar 42.

Here, the ribs are provided on the opposite end of the fastening bar 42 of the boss 72 and the inner wall surface of the fastener 71 so that the boss 72 is not interfered while being inserted into the fastening bar 42. It is preferably formed to be in contact.

In addition, the boss 72 is preferably composed of two to increase the fastening force, the opening is formed in the central portion is configured to be inserted into the second fixing member 51 is fixed.

The decorative ring 60 is fitted to the fastening rod 42 so that one end thereof is in contact with one surface of the fixing table 40 and the other end is in contact with the tip of the fastener 71 of the handlebar 70 to form a ring shape. Is formed.

In addition, one end of the decorative ring 60 is formed in the same cross-sectional shape as the one end of the holder 40, the other end has the same cross-sectional shape as the cross-sectional shape of the fastener 71 of the handle bar 70. Formed and formed between the portion is formed to form a continuous cross-sectional shape is formed so that the holder 40 and the handle bar 70 is coupled in a continuous shape.

In addition, the decorative plate 43 may be configured to include an insertion plate 44 and the fixing projections 46, as shown in FIG.

The insertion plate 44 is formed to protrude and form a plate shape in the horizontal direction with the decorative plate 43 at the end of the handle bar 70 direction of the decorative plate 43, is formed to be inserted into the plate groove 45 to be described later. .

The fixing protrusions 46 are formed by protruding a plurality of protrusions outward from both side ends of the decorative plate 43.

In addition, a plate groove 45 is formed on the fastening rod 42 so that the insertion plate 44 and the fixing protrusion 46 of the decorative plate 43 are fixed, and the protrusion groove 47 is formed on the opening surface 41. Is formed.

The plate groove 45 is formed by recessing a portion of the front surface of the fastening rod 42 so that the insertion plate 44 is inserted from one surface of the fastening rod 42 in the open surface 41 direction, that is, from the front of the refrigerator. .

As the plate groove 45 is recessed, the insertion bar 42 is inserted between the front surface of the decorative ring 60 and the front surface of the fastening rod 42 in a state where the fastening rod 42 is inserted into the decorative ring 60. An opening is formed in which the plate 44 is inserted.

The protruding groove 47 has the same shape as the outer shape of the fixing protrusion 46 inwardly on both side ends of the opening surface 41 of the fixing table 40 and is formed by recessing a number of them.

Next will be described the assembly process and operation of the handle of the door for a refrigerator according to the present invention configured as described above.

Attaching the handle 30 to the front of the door 20 of the refrigerator 10, the surface of the first holder 40 is in close contact with the front of the door 20, the front of the door 20 40 is in close contact with the first fixing member 50 through the opening surface 41 is opened to the front of the holder 40 to one surface of the holder 40 and the front of the door 20. Through fixing to fix one surface of the holder 40 to the front of the door (20).

Handle the fastening rods 42 protruding outward from the other surface bent in the center direction of the door so that the holder 40 is fixed to the front of the door 20, perpendicular to one surface of the holder 40 The bar 70 is fixed to the fastener 71 formed by being hollow.

At this time, the cross-sections of the fastener 71 and the fastening rod 42 are the same, or as the fastener 71 is formed slightly larger, the outer surface of the fastening rod 42 is the inner side of the fastener 71. The fastening rods 42 and the fasteners 71 are fixed to each other while being pressed against the wall.

In addition, the fastening rod 42 is fitted to the fastener 71, and a boss 72 formed in the fastener 71 is inserted into the hollow of the fastening rod 42 so that the second fastening rod 42 is inserted into the hollow fastening rod 42. It is coupled to each other by the fixing member (51).

In addition, at the same time as the fastener 71 and the fastening bar 42 is coupled to the fastening bar 42, the decorative ring 60 is fitted and coupled.

The decorative ring 60 is fitted to the fastening rod 42, and is pressed in the direction of the fastener (40) by the tip of the fastener 71 coupled to the fastening rod (42) It is fitted between the 40 and the handlebar 70 is fixed.

In addition, one end of the decorative ring 60 is formed to form the same cross section as the one end of the fixing table 40, the other end is formed to form the same cross section as the fastener 71 of the handle bar 70, Since the portion is formed to form a continuous cross-sectional shape, even when one end of the holder 40 and the front end of the handle bar 70 is formed in a different cross-sectional shape, the handle bar ( The decorative ring 60 is fastened in a continuous cross-sectional shape so as to reach the tip of the 70, and the holder 40 and the handle bar 70 are coupled to form a continuous shape.

In the state in which the fastener 71 of the decorative ring 60 and the handlebar 70 is coupled to the fastening rod 42, the second fixing member 51 through the open surface 41 of the fixing table 40. Is inserted in the direction of the fastening rod (42).

The second fixing member 51 inserted in the direction of the fastening rod 42 is inserted into and fixed to the boss 72 inserted into the fastening rod 42, and one end of the fixing rod 40 and the handle are fixed. One end of the bar 70 is coupled to each other.

In the state in which the first fixing member 50 and the second fixing member 51 are fastened, the decorative plate 43 is fitted and fixed to the open surface 41 of the holder 40 to complete the assembly of the handle 30. It is finished.

6, when the insertion plate 44 and the fixing protrusion 46 are formed in the decoration plate 43, the insertion plate 44 formed at one end of the decoration plate 43 is the fastening rod ( 42 is fitted in the plate groove 45 recessed in the front.

At this time, the fastening rod 42 is fitted to the decorative ring 60, the plate groove 45 is recessed in the front of the fastening rod 42, the front of the decorative ring 60 and the fastening rod ( Since an opening through which the insertion plate 44 is inserted is formed between the front surfaces of the 42, the insertion plate 44 of the decoration plate 43 is inserted through the opening between the decorative ring 60 and the fastening rod 42. It is seated in the plate groove 45 of the fastening rods 42 and is supported by the front surface of the decorative ring (60).

In the state where the insertion plate 44 of the decorative plate 43 is fitted in the plate groove 45, the decorative plate 43 is seated on the outer circumference of the opening surface 41.

At this time, the fixing protrusions 46 protruding from both side ends of the decorative plate 43 are inserted into the protrusion grooves 47 formed at both side ends of the opening surface, so that the fixing protrusions 46 are formed of the protrusion grooves 47. It is fixed inside, one end of the decorative plate 43 is fixed by the insertion into the plate groove 45 of the insertion plate 44, both side end fixing projections 46 of the decorative plate 43 of the opening surface 41 The decorative plate 43 is fixed to the holder 40 while being inserted into and fixed to the outer circumferential protrusion groove 47.

Accordingly, the holder 40 is fixed to the front of the door 20 of the refrigerator 10 by the coupling force of the first fixing member 50, both ends of the handle bar 70 of the holder 40 In addition to being fixed to the fastening bar 42, it is fixed by the second fixing member (51).

In addition, the decorative ring 60 is fastened to the engaging portion of the holder 40 and the handlebar 70 to partition the appearance of the holder 40 and the handlebar 70, or the holder 40 and the handlebar ( 70 is shown in a continuous shape in appearance, thereby improving the appearance of the handle 30.

In addition, due to the decorative plate 43 fastened to the open surface 41 of the holder 40, the external appearance of the first fixing member 50 and the second fixing member 51 coupled to the inside of the fixing member 40 By selecting the parts that can be reduced, the appearance of the holder 40 is improved, as well as simply assembled to the open surface 41 of the holder 40, which is relatively unmanaged by the user, so that the separation due to external pressure is prevented. .

As described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific preferred embodiments, and various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Of course, such changes are within the scope of the claims.

As described above, according to the present invention, a handle bar formed as a single body on a pair of fixing bars attached to the refrigerator door has an effect of being firmly fixed by the fastening rod and the second fixing member.

Another effect of the present invention is that the fastening portion of the fixing member for fixing the handle to the outside of the handle of the refrigerator door is prevented from being exposed, thereby improving the appearance of the handle.

Another effect of the present invention is that the decorative ring is coupled between the fixing bar and the handlebar of the refrigerator door handle to improve the appearance of the handle, and the fixing bar and the handlebar are continuous so that the other appearance of the handle is improved. It works.

Another effect of the present invention is that the handlebar portion to which the external pressure is applied, such as a user's grip, is formed in a single unit, thereby preventing damage caused by the external pressure of the handle.

Claims (6)

One side is joined to the front surface of the refrigerator door and the other side is formed by bending in the center direction of the door, the outer surface is open and formed with a fastening rod protruding from the other surface and the other side, A handle bar formed to be gripped by a user and having a fastener formed to insert the fastening rod; A fixing member inserted through the opening surface to fasten the fixing bar and the handle bar; A decorative plate formed to cover the opening surface; Is formed inside the fastener, the handle of the door for a refrigerator characterized in that it comprises a boss to which the fixing member is inserted and fixed. delete The method of claim 1, The decorative plate is a handle of the door for a refrigerator, characterized in that fastening so as to be attached to / detached from the open surface. The method of claim 1, An insertion plate protruding from one end of the decorative plate in the handle bar direction; Plate groove recessed to insert the insertion plate in the front of the fastening rod, A plurality of fixing protrusions protruding outward from both side ends of the decoration plate, A handle of a door for a refrigerator, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of projection grooves recessed on the outer circumference of the fixing surface so that the fixing projection is inserted and fixed. The method of claim 1, The handle of the door of the refrigerator, characterized in that the ring-shaped decorative ring is coupled to the fastening rod, one end of which is in contact with the other surface of the holder, the other end of which is in contact with the front end of the fastener of the handlebar. The method of claim 5, The decorative ring is formed so that one end thereof has the same cross-section as the other surface of the fixing rod, and the other end thereof is formed to have the same cross-section as the front end of the fastener, and the portion between the one end and the other end is formed to have a continuous shape. The handle of the door for refrigerators characterized in.

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