KR100923656B1 - External parts for refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator exterior component provided with a fastening member of a metal material on the body of the composite material for the coupling of the exterior component forming the exterior of the refrigerator, the fastening member being constrained by the restriction on one side of the body.

Such the present invention, the body is formed of glass fiber reinforced plastic; A fastening member of an aluminum material provided on one side of the body for fastening a screw when the body and the other member are coupled; It is formed on one side of the inner surface of the body in which the fastening member is mounted, the restraining portion for restraining the fastening member; is configured to include. According to the present invention as described above, there is an advantage that durability is enhanced.

Refrigerator, metal, composite, screw, fastener

Description

External parts for refrigerator {External parts for refrigerator}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator exterior component.

In general, the exterior of a home appliance such as a refrigerator, an air conditioner, a washing machine, an oven, and the like is formed of a plastic or metal material. In particular, the refrigerator has been recently developed to have a variety of colors, patterns, textures to meet the various needs and trends of users.

As described above, refrigerators that make the appearance stand out using a metal material such as aluminum is preferred, and the whole or part of the refrigerator is formed using the metal material.

Such a metal material is mainly used for a part of the exterior of the refrigerator, more specifically, a deco member that is provided on the circumferential surface or the corner of the refrigerator, and gives a point to the exterior, and a handle directly touching the user.

This allows the user to feel the inherent texture of the metal, as well as to improve durability, such as preventing the handle from being repeatedly applied to the load is damaged.

However, such a metal material is relatively expensive, causing a price increase of the product, the weight is also heavy, there is a problem that lowers the mobility due to the weight increase of the entire product.

In addition, when a metal material is used for the handle, a leakage current during use may be transmitted to the door, thereby causing a user's emotional displeasure due to the leakage current when the user operates.

In order to solve the above problems, the decor member and the handle may be formed of a plastic material, but in this case, the texture of the decor member and the handle is not relatively excellent. There are problems such as cracking or breaking.

An object of the present invention is provided with a fastening member made of a metal material on the body of the composite material for the combination of the exterior parts forming the exterior of the refrigerator, the fastening member is provided with a refrigerator exterior parts that are constrained by the restriction on one side of the body. It is.

Refrigerator exterior parts according to an embodiment of the present invention, the body is formed of glass fiber reinforced plastic; A fastening member of an aluminum material provided on one side of the body for fastening a screw when the body and the other member are coupled; It is formed on one side of the inner surface of the body in which the fastening member is mounted, the restraining portion for restraining the fastening member; is configured to include.

In addition, the refrigerator exterior component according to an embodiment of the present invention, the composite material for forming the appearance of the refrigerator, the body to form a skeleton by the composite material; An exterior film attached to the surface of the body and exhibiting a metallic texture; A fastening member mounted to be in contact with at least one side of the body and fastened with a screw to provide a coupling structure between the body and another member; Is provided on one side of the body, in close contact with the fastening member to increase the contact area for adhesion of the fastening member; is configured to include.

As described in detail above, in the refrigerator exterior parts according to the present invention, the exterior film of the refrigerator may be attached to the exterior parts forming the exterior of the refrigerator in place of the real aluminum, so that part or all of the exterior of the refrigerator may have a feeling similar to that of the actual metal. In addition to reducing the manufacturing cost, there is an effect that can reduce the overall weight.

And, by attaching the film to the body of the glass fiber reinforced plastic material forming the exterior parts it is possible to further increase the effect of reducing the overall manufacturing cost and weight.

In addition, the fastening member of the metal material is provided on the body formed of the composite material is fastened to the screw, the fastening member is possible to be mounted by the restraining portion on one side of the body it is possible to maintain a stable coupling state of the body. Therefore, the effect that the assembly and durability of the body can be improved significantly can be expected.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments in which the spirit of the present invention is presented, and other embodiments included in the spirit of the present invention or other inventions which are degenerate by addition, modification, or deletion of other components are easily provided. Can suggest.

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1 is a front view showing the appearance of a refrigerator to which a refrigerator exterior component according to the present invention is applied, referring to the drawing, the appearance of the refrigerator 100 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a body forming a storage space is divided into a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment. It is formed.

1 illustrates an example of a side by side type refrigerator (Side by side type) in which a refrigerating compartment and a freezer compartment are divided into left and right sides, and the present invention includes a freezer compartment as well as a side by side type refrigerator. Naturally, it can be applied to various forms such as a top mount type and a freezer type which are provided below.

The front surface of the main body, that is, the front surface of the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment is formed to be opened, the open front surface of the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment is configured to be selectively shielded by the door 120 mounted to rotate left and right, respectively.

The exterior of the refrigerator 100 main body and / or the door 120 is formed by color steel or tempered glass, and has various colors and patterns. In addition, the main body and / or the door 120 is provided with an exterior part 140 composed of a decor member 150 and a handle 160.

The deco member 150 further enhances the appearance of the refrigerator 100, and is mounted at an edge of the main body of the refrigerator 100 and / or around the door 120. The deco member 150 and the handle 160 are formed of a body 200 by a glass fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) material and, if necessary, have a texture of a metal such as aluminum on a part or the entire surface thereof. The outer film 500 is attached. The body 200 and the exterior film 500 will be described in more detail below.

In addition, the body 200 constituting the exterior component 140 constitutes the exterior component 140 by coupling with at least one other member, and the coupling or the body between the plurality of bodies 200. A separate coupling member such as screw 300 is used for coupling between the 200 and other configurations.

At this time, the screw 300 used for the coupling is usually drawn using pneumatic pressure, the torque applied to the screw 300 is relatively high. Therefore, when fixing the screw 300 having such a high torque, the configuration of the fastening member 400 to be described below will be essential to achieve the coupling without breaking the body 200.

2 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of a refrigerator exterior component according to the present invention. Referring to the drawings, the configuration of the body 200 is as follows. At this time, the body 200 will be described with reference to the decoration member 150 of the exterior parts.

The body 200 is formed to have a cross-section of approximately 'c' shape to form the outer shape of the decor member 150, and is formed of a synthetic material, in particular glass fiber reinforced plastic (FRP). The body 200 may constitute various exterior parts 140 including the handle member 160 as well as the decor member 150, and the composition of the body 200 may vary depending on the conditions of use of the various exterior parts 140. There is a difference.

That is, the body 200 forming the same configuration as the decor member 150 that requires a relatively weak strength is formed by a glass fiber reinforced plastic composed of 20 to 40wt% glass fiber and 60 to 80wt% resin. At this time, the weight ratio of the glass fiber affects the strength of the glass fiber reinforced plastic, and when it is 20wt% or less, thermal deformation occurs in the use environment of the refrigerator (approximately -30 ° C to 60 ° C temperature range) or breakage due to continuous use. Will occur.

In this case, the glass fiber is formed by cutting to approximately 3mm length, mixed with thermoplastic resins such as ABS (Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer), SAN (Styrene acrylonitrile copolymers), nylon (Nylon) 200 will be formed.

The deco member 150 and the body 200 is characterized in that the length of the shape is formed relatively long, the body 200 constituting it is preferably extruded continuously by drawing and the body 200 is It would be desirable to be molded to have a thickness of approximately 1.2 mm or more.

When the exterior film 500 to be described below is attached to the body 200, the resin is recoated by double extrusion on the front surface of the body 200 to which the exterior film 500 is attached, thereby providing surface roughness of the body. Becomes uniform. Therefore, the exterior film 500 is more easily attached, and the exterior of the exterior film 500 is more beautiful.

On the other hand, compared to the above, the body 200 forming the same configuration as the handle 160 that requires a relatively strong strength is in the glass fiber reinforced plastic composed of approximately 50 ~ 70wt% glass fiber and 30 ~ 50wt% resin Is formed by. At this time, the weight ratio of the glass fiber affects the strength of the glass fiber reinforced plastic, and when it is 50 wt% or less, the strength is lowered than the required strength, which causes breakage due to continuous use.

And the glass fiber at this time is arranged in a unidirectional fiber structure, is formed in the form of a mesh (Met type) such as cloth and is composed of at least one sheet. When the glass fiber of the body 200 is composed of a plurality of sheets, each glass fiber is laminated so as to be superimposed on each other and formed to be more resistant to deformation and shrinkage.

In addition, the glass fiber is mixed with a thermosetting resin such as polyester to form the body, and it may be preferable that the glass fiber is drawn to a thickness of about 1.5 mm or more.

Meanwhile, as described above, the body 200 formed of glass fiber reinforced plastic is fixed or coupled to another member to form a three-dimensional shape. At this time, the body 200 is coupled by a plurality of other members or the body 200 and the screw 300, and forms the same shape as the decor member 150 or the handle 160.

The screw 300 for the coupling of the body 200 is fastened with the fastening member 400 provided on one side of the body 200 to enable the body 200 and other members to be coupled. At this time, the fastening member 400 is adhesively fixed by the adhesive 440 on the edge side of the body 200.

The fastening member 400 is to prevent damage to the body 200 due to the fastening of the screw 300 is formed of a metal material, preferably formed of an aluminum material. In addition, the fastening member 400 is formed with a fastener 420 into which the screw 300 is inserted and fastened so that a screw thread is formed on an inner circumferential surface of the fastener 420 when the screw 300 is rotated. ) Will be combined.

Of course, the fastening member 400 may be formed of a variety of other materials other than the composite material, but for the formation of the thread by the rotation of the screw 300 and the coupling with the screw 300 is most preferably formed of an aluminum material Would be preferred.

In addition, the fastening member 400 is formed in a corresponding shape so as to be inserted into a space formed by the constraining part 240 and the support part 220 to be described below to be fixedly mounted in the body 200.

That is, the fastening member 400 is formed to have a hexahedral shape so as to be in close contact with the body 200, the fastening member by an adhesive applied to the outer surface of the fastening member 400. 400 may be attached to the body 200.

The fastening member 400 may be formed in a shape other than a rectangular parallelepiped shape, but may be formed to be in surface contact with at least the body 200, the restraining part 240, and the support part 220. The fastening member 400 should be positioned at the end of the body 200 to be coupled with another member, a plurality may be provided as necessary.

On the other hand, support portions 220 are formed at both ends of the body 200. The support part 220 is bent vertically in one direction at both ends of the body 200, the fastening member in the corner formed on the inner surface of the support portion 220 is bent and the inner surface of the body 200 400 is configured to be in close contact.

The restraint part 240 protruding in the same direction as the bending direction of the support part 220 is formed inside the body 200 spaced apart from the support part 220. The restraining part 240 is formed in a rib shape having a long length, and the width of the fastening member 400 so that the fastening member 400 can be accommodated between the restraining part 240 and the support part 220. It is formed spaced apart from the support 220.

The extended length of the restraining part 240 may be formed longer than at least the fastening member 400 to allow the fastening member 400 to be restrained, preferably corresponding to the length of the body 200. It is formed continuously in length. At this time, the restraining part 240 is formed by drawing together when the body 200 is drawn out, and forming the body 200 and forming the support part 220 and the restraining part 240 without further processing. This can be done all at once.

The support part 220 and the restraining part 240 are formed on both sides of the body 200, respectively, and the fastening member 400 is disposed at each of two upper and lower ends of the body 200, and the other member and the screw. Can be combined.

On the other hand, the outer surface of the body 200 is attached to the outer film 500 to allow the outer component 140 has a variety of textures. The exterior film 500 may be formed in a variety of colors and patterns, in particular is configured to have a texture of a metal, such as aluminum or stainless steel. Hereinafter, the exterior film 500 will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of an exterior film that is one component of a refrigerator exterior component according to the present invention. Referring to the drawings, the exterior film 500 includes an adhesion layer 510, a metal layer 520, and a decoration layer 530. It is composed of

An adhesion layer 510 is formed at the bottom of the exterior film 500. The adhesion layer 510 is formed of PET (Polyethylen therephthalate) or PVC (Polyvinyl chloride) material, is formed to a thickness of approximately 10 ~ 50㎛ non-uniform on the surface of the body 200 It allows to conceal the surface and at the same time to reinforce the strength of the outer film (500).

That is, the adhesion layer 510 of the exterior film 500 is in a state where the surface of the body 200, which is a skin complex to which the exterior film 500 is attached, is scratched or damaged during processing, so that the surface is uneven. When attaching, there is a possibility that the surface of the exterior film 500 may be bent, but the surface of the body 200, which is a skin deposit, is formed by the adhesion layer 510 formed of a flexible PTI material or FBC material. The cover film 500 is completely covered so that the surface defects of the body 200 can be concealed so that the exterior film 500 can maintain a smooth surface.

The adhesion layer 510 and the exterior component 140 are adhered by an adhesive 540. The adhesive 540 is a two-component adhesive 540 is a mixture of polyurethane and epoxy is used, the adhesion of the adhesive layer 510 and the exterior part 140 by the use of such adhesive 540. It can be done.

Meanwhile, a metal layer 520 is formed on the top surface of the adhesion layer 510. The metal layer 520 allows the texture of the exterior film 500 to appear, in particular, the intrinsic texture of the metal, and is formed of aluminum.

The metal layer 520 allows the exterior film 500 to exhibit a texture of a metal material, and is formed of an aluminum thin plate having a thickness of about 20 μm to 200 μm. By the a metal layer 520, the exterior film 500 can exhibit a texture such as inherent color of aluminum, thereby enabling the exterior component 140 to have a metallic texture.

In addition, a decoration layer 530 is formed on an upper surface of the metal layer 520. The decorative layer 530 protects the surface of the metal layer 520 and makes the auxiliary texture of the metal appear so as to improve the texture of the exterior part 140, such as Piti or FVC. The resin material is used to form a thickness of approximately 10 to 50 µm.

Since the decorative layer 530 is easy to process with a relatively flexible material, various patterns can be formed. In addition to the inherent texture of the metal, such as various colors or transparent or semi-transparent shapes, more various textures can be formed. To help you get it.

Meanwhile, a coating layer 550 is formed on the top surface of the decorative layer 530. The coating layer 550 is to improve scratch resistance and hardness of the exterior film 500, and is formed by a general UV coating or thermosetting coating, and is formed to a thickness of about 5 to 15 μm.

As the exterior film 500 is completely attached to the body 200 by the adhesive 540, the exterior component 140 may have the same strength as aluminum and may have the same texture as aluminum. By doing so, the various textures that aluminum can have come close to being true.

As described above, when the exterior film 500 is attached to the exterior component 140 of the refrigerator, the exterior component 140 may reduce weight than when the real aluminum is used. This is possible by molding the exterior part 140 from glass fiber reinforced plastic material as well as the use of the exterior film 200.

4 is an exploded perspective view showing an example in which a refrigerator exterior part according to the present invention is employed in a decorative member, Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view showing an example in which the refrigerator exterior part according to the present invention is employed in a handle.

Referring to these drawings, the decoration member 150 of the exterior parts 140 having the configuration described above, both sides are formed by the first body 600 formed of glass fiber reinforced plastic, the second of the same material The upper and lower sides are formed by the body 700.

In addition, the first body 600 and the second body 700 are coupled by a screw 300, wherein the screw 300 penetrates through the second body 700 and the first body 600. Is fastened to the fastening member 400 provided in. At this time, the fastening member 400 is interposed between the support part 220 and the restraining part 240 of the first body 600 by the adhesive 440 in the position where the screw 300 can be fastened. It is fixed. As a result, the decor member 150 may be formed in a substantially rectangular frame shape.

In addition, the handle 160 of the exterior parts 140 is formed long vertically and is coupled to the upper and lower ends of the third body 800 and the third body 800, respectively, which is formed of glass fiber reinforced plastic, It is composed of a bracket 900 that is fixed to the front of the door 120.

The bracket 900 and the third body 800 are coupled to each other by a screw 300 passing through the bracket 900, and the screw 300 is fastened to an end of the third body 800. It is fastened to the member 400 so that the bracket 900 and the third body 800 can be fixed to each other. As a result, the handle 160 forms a shape for mounting on the door 120.

1 is a front view showing the appearance of a refrigerator to which a refrigerator exterior component according to the present invention is applied;

2 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a refrigerator exterior component according to the present invention;

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of an exterior film which is one component of a refrigerator exterior component according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing an example in which the refrigerator exterior parts according to the present invention is employed in the decorative member.

Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view showing an example in which the refrigerator exterior parts according to the present invention is employed in the handle.

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delete delete delete delete delete delete A body formed of glass fiber reinforced plastic; A fastening member of an aluminum material provided on one side of the body for fastening a screw when the body and the other member are coupled; A constraining part formed at one side of an inner surface of the body on which the fastening member is mounted, and restraining the fastening member; Attached to the outer surface of the body, including an exterior film to exhibit a variety of texture, The exterior film, An adhesion layer attached to the body; A metal layer formed of a metal material on an upper surface of the adhesion layer and exhibiting a metal texture; Refrigerator exterior parts are formed of a resin material on the upper surface of the metal layer, the decorative layer showing a variety of auxiliary texture through additional processing. delete In the refrigerator exterior parts forming the appearance of the refrigerator, A body forming a skeleton by the composite material; An exterior film attached to the surface of the body and exhibiting a metallic texture; A fastening member mounted to be in contact with at least one side of the body and fastened with a screw to provide a coupling structure between the body and another member; A constraining part provided on one side of the body and in close contact with the fastening member to increase a contact area for adhesion of the fastening member; The refrigerator exterior component is formed on the other side of the body, and including a support for supporting at least one side of the fastening member. The method of claim 9, The restraint part is a refrigerator exterior component, characterized in that the protrusion is formed at a position separated by the interval of the fastening member from the support. The method of claim 9, The exterior portion of the refrigerator characterized in that the support portion and the restraint portion is formed so as to be spaced apart by the interval to accommodate the fastening member. The method of claim 9, The restraint part is molded together during drawing of the body, the refrigerator exterior component, characterized in that extending along the longitudinal direction of the body. The method of claim 9, The body is a refrigerator exterior component, characterized in that formed of glass fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) consisting of 50 ~ 70wt% glass fiber and 30 ~ 50wt% resin. The method of claim 9, The body is a refrigerator exterior component, characterized in that formed of glass fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) consisting of 20 to 40wt% glass fiber and 60 to 80wt% resin.

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