KR101192697B1 - Home bar for refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a refrigerator home bar is provided with a home basket and a home bar cover inside the refrigerator compartment door, the refrigerator is connected to the hinge shaft to open and close the home bar door on the refrigerator compartment door, the elastic parallel movement along the horizontal path formed on one surface of the home bar door Further comprising a possible locking member, a stopper is formed on the horizontal path, a curved path is formed in the refrigerating chamber door to be curved by the locking member is inserted, pressing the home bar door in the closed state of the home bar door The locking member is separated from the stopper and at the same time is drawn out from the curved path to open the home bar door, and when the home bar door is pushed toward the refrigerating chamber door while the home bar door is opened, the locking member is led to the curved path. At the same time fixed by the stopper the groove bar door Characterized in that the closure.

Refrigerator, home bar, locking member, horizontal path, curved path.

Description

Home bar for refrigerator {Home bar for refrigerator}

1 is a front view showing a typical parallel refrigerator,

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a home bar for a refrigerator according to the prior art,

3 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a home bar for a refrigerator according to the present invention;

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

5a to 5c is an operation principle diagram showing an operating state of the locking member to advance the horizontal path and the curved path in the home bar for a refrigerator according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing

100; Home bar 110; Home Bar Door

120; Horizontal path 121; stopper

130; Locking member 131; Moving object

132; Axis 133; route

134; Load 135; body

136; Lower body 137; Upper body

138; Elastic member 200; Cold Room Door

210; Curve

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator home bar that can open and close the home bar door with a small force.

1 is a front view illustrating a general parallel refrigerator.

As shown in FIG. 1, the conventional parallel refrigerator includes a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment, and a freezing compartment door 2 is installed on the front of the freezing compartment to open and close, and a refrigerating compartment door 3 on the front of the refrigerator compartment. Is installed.

In addition, the freezer compartment 2 is provided with a dispenser 4, the refrigerator compartment door 3 is provided with a home bar (5) is provided to the user's convenience to take a drink or the like without opening the door. .

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a home bar for a refrigerator according to the prior art.

As shown in FIG. 2, the home basket 51 and the home bar cover 52 are installed inside the refrigerating chamber door 3, and the home bar door 53 is installed on the front surface of the refrigerating chamber door 3 to open and close. .

However, the home bar 5 according to the related art has an inconvenience of opening and pushing hard when the home bar door 53 is opened and closed by a relatively strong force, in particular, the user is holding a lot of things in his hand or is uncomfortable. In this case, opening and closing of the home bar door 53 is not easy.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a home bar for a refrigerator to open and close the home bar door with a small force.

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, a home basket and a home bar cover is installed inside the refrigerating chamber door, and a home bar for a refrigerator connected to the hinge shaft to open and close the home bar door on the refrigerating chamber door. Further comprising a locking member that can be elastically parallel to move along the horizontal path formed on one surface, a stopper is formed on the horizontal path, a curved path is formed on the refrigerating chamber door to be curved by the locking member, the groove bar When the home bar door is pressed when the door is closed, the locking member is separated from the stopper and is pulled out of the curved path to open the home bar door, and the home bar door is opened toward the refrigerating chamber door while the home bar door is opened. When pushed in, the locking member enters the curved path and at the same time It is fixed by the stopper provides a home bar for a refrigerator, characterized in that the home bar door is closed.

The locking member includes a movable body which moves the horizontal path in parallel with the opening and closing of the home bar door, contacts with or is spaced apart from the stopper, and moves in or out of the curved path, and an elastic member for elastically supporting the movable body.

The movable body is fixed to an axis provided on one side of the horizontal path and has a rod having a movement path therein to allow parallel movement in a state fitted to the axis, and provided on the other side of the rod to elastically support the elastic member. And a body that is in contact with or spaced apart from the stopper and that enters or exits the curved path.

The elastic member is characterized in that the coil spring is inserted into the outer peripheral surface of the rod to elastically support the body.

The body is characterized in that it consists of a lower body integrally formed with the rod, and the upper body is provided to be rotatable on the lower body to be drawn or drawn in the curved path.

The rod and the lower body of the body is characterized in that made of a synthetic resin material or a metal material.

The upper body is characterized in that it consists of any one of rubber, urethane, and silicone.

The stopper may be provided in a protrusion shape on both sides of the horizontal path with respect to the locking member.

The curved path has a J shape, and the horizontal path has an I shape.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a home bar for a refrigerator according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a home bar for a refrigerator according to the present invention, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 3, and FIGS. 5A to 5C illustrate a horizontal path and a horizontal path in the home bar for a refrigerator according to the present invention. The operation state diagram which shows the operation state of the latch member which progresses a curved path.

First, the home bar 100 for a refrigerator according to the present invention is provided in a refrigerating chamber door (see reference numeral 3 of FIG. 1).

In addition, the home bar 100 according to the present invention has a home basket (see reference numeral 51 in FIG. 2) and a home bar cover (see reference numeral 52 in FIG. 1) installed inside the refrigerator compartment door 200, and the refrigerator compartment door 200. The front of the home bar door 110 is installed to open and close.

As shown in Figure 3 and 4, the refrigerator home bar 100 according to the present invention has a locking member 130 that can be elastically parallel to move along the horizontal path 120 formed on one surface of the home bar door (110). It includes more.

Here, the stopper 121 is preferably formed on the horizontal path 120.

The horizontal path 120 has an I-shape, and the stopper 121 is provided in a protrusion shape on both sides of the horizontal path 120 based on the locking member 130.

For example, when the horizontal path 120 is viewed in a plane, the stopper 121 is shaped like '∠'.

In addition, it is preferable that a curved path 210 is formed in the refrigerating chamber door 200 so that the locking member 130 is inserted and curved.

The curved path 210 has a J shape.

For example, in the refrigerating chamber door 200, the curved path 210 has a J shape on a surface corresponding to the top surface of the home bar door 110.

The refrigerator home bar 100 according to the present invention may open and close the home bar door 110 in a one-touch manner.

In detail, when the home bar door 110 is pressed while the home bar door 110 is closed, the locking member 130 is separated from the stopper 121 and at the same time, the home bar door 110 is opened by being pulled out of the curved path 210. .

However, when the home bar door 110 is pushed toward the refrigerating chamber door 200 in the state in which the home bar door 110 is opened, the locking member 130 is introduced into the curved path 210 and fixed by the stopper 121 at the same time. 110 is closed.

In the embodiment, the locking member 130 is composed of a moving body 131 and the elastic member 138.

First, the movable body 131 moves parallel to the horizontal path 120 in accordance with the opening and closing of the home bar door (110).

The moving body 131 is in contact with or spaced apart from the stopper 121 and is introduced into or withdrawn from the curved path 210.

The movable body 131 is subdivided into a rod 134 and a body 135.

The rod 134 is fixed to the shaft 132 provided on one side of the horizontal path 120.

The rod 134 has a movement path 133 therein to allow parallel movement in a state of being fitted to the shaft 132.

For example, the movement path 133 is formed horizontally.

And the body 135 is provided on the other side of the rod 134.

The body 135 is elastically supported by the elastic member 138 and is contacted or spaced apart from the stopper 121 is drawn or drawn in the curved path 210.

Here, the body 135 is subdivided into a lower body 136 and an upper body 137.

The lower body 136 is integrally formed with the rod 134.

This lower body 136 is made of a cylindrical shape, for example.

Here, the rod 134 and the lower body 136 of the body 135 is made of a synthetic resin material or a metal material, and most preferably made of a synthetic resin material.

The upper body 137 is rotatably provided on the lower body 136 to be drawn or drawn out of the curved path 210.

This upper body 137 is made of a cylindrical shape, for example.

The upper body 137 of the body 135 is made of any one of rubber, urethane, and silicone, and most preferably made of rubber.

On the other hand, the elastic member 138 in the locking member 130 elastically supports the movable body 131.

The elastic member 138 is preferably a coil spring that is fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the rod 134 to elastically support the body 135.

However, the elastic member 138 may be replaced by a leaf spring or other elastic body other than the coil spring.

The refrigerator home bar 100 according to the present invention having such a configuration is very convenient for the user to open and close the home bar door 110 with one-touch method, that is, relatively small force, when opening and closing the home bar door 110, unlike the related art. There is an excellent effect that can be handled.

In particular, when the user is holding a lot of things in the hand or the hand is uncomfortable, the opening and closing of the home bar door 110 is easy, can be opened and closed in a one-touch manner has an excellent advantage to ensure the user's product reliability.

The function and operation principle of the home bar 100 for a refrigerator according to the present invention are as shown in Figs.

First, the home bar door 110 is closed as shown in FIG. 5A.

In this state, the upper body 137 of the movable body 131 in the locking member 130 is in the A position on the curved path 210, the lower body 136 of the movable body 131 in the locking member 130 Is in the A position on the horizontal path (120).

At this time, the upper body 137 of the movable body 131 in the locking member 130 is located on the innermost side of the curved path 210, the lower body 136 of the movable body 131 in the locking member 130 is a stopper It is in a state of being locked to 121.

Thereafter, when the user presses the home bar door 110 in the state of FIG. 5A, as illustrated in FIG. 5B, the upper body 137 of the movable body 131 is disposed on the curved path 210 in the locking member 130. It is in the position, the lower body 136 of the movable body 131 in the locking member 130 is in the B position on the horizontal path (120).

At this time, the upper body 137 of the movable body 131 in the locking member 130 is located in the middle of the curved path 210, the lower body 136 of the movable body 131 in the locking member 130 is a stopper It is a state to be separated from 121.

Thereafter, the state in which the home bar door 110 is spaced apart from the refrigerating chamber door 200 in the state of FIG. 5B is curved in the upper body 137 of the movable body 131 in the locking member 130 as shown in FIG. 5C. It is in the C position on the path 210, the lower body 136 of the moving body 131 in the locking member 130 is in the C position on the horizontal path (120).

At this time, the upper body 137 of the movable body 131 in the locking member 130 is located at the cut portion of the curved path 210, the lower body 136 of the movable body 131 in the locking member 130 is a stopper It is completely separated from the 121 and is in contact with the other side of the horizontal path (120).

After the above-described FIG. 5C, the upper body 137 of the movable body 131 is completely drawn from the curved path 210 to the outside and the home bar door 110 is opened in the locking member 130.

On the contrary, when the home bar door 110 is pushed toward the refrigerating chamber door 200 while the home bar door 110 is opened, the upper body of the movable body 131 in the locking member 130 in the order of FIGS. 5C, 5B, and 5A. The 137 and the lower body 136 are sequentially positioned on the curved path 210 and the horizontal path 120.

The present invention relates to a home bar for a refrigerator, further comprising a locking member capable of elastically parallel movement along a horizontal path formed on one surface of the home bar door, a stopper being formed on the horizontal path, and a locking member fitted to the refrigerating chamber door to move the curve. Since the curved path is formed, when the home bar door is opened and closed unlike the conventional method, the home bar door can be opened and closed with a one-touch method, that is, a relatively small force, thereby providing an excellent effect that the user can handle conveniently.

In particular, when the user is holding a lot of things in the hand or the hand is uncomfortable, the opening and closing of the home bar door is easy, can be opened and closed in a one-touch method has an excellent advantage to ensure the user's product reliability.

Claims (10)

A home basket and a home bar cover are installed inside the refrigerator door, and a refrigerator bar is connected to the hinge shaft to open and close the home bar door on the refrigerator door. It includes a locking member consisting of a movable body capable of elastically parallel movement along the horizontal path formed on one surface of the groove bar door and an elastic member for elastically supporting the movable body, A stopper is formed on the horizontal path, and a curved path is formed in the refrigerating chamber door so that the upper body of the movable body is inserted into the curved path. When the home bar door is pressed in the closed state of the home bar door, the lower body of the movable body is removed from the stopper. At the same time, the groove bar door is opened by being pulled out of the curved path, and when the home bar door is pushed toward the refrigerating chamber door while the home bar door is opened, the upper body of the movable body is drawn in the curved path and the lower body is a stopper. Fixed by the home bar for refrigerator, characterized in that the home bar door is closed. delete The method of claim 1, The movable body is fixed to an axis provided on one side of the horizontal path and has a rod having a movement path therein to allow parallel movement in a state fitted to the shaft, and a lower body and the lower body formed integrally with the rod. It is provided to be rotatable in the home bar for refrigerator, characterized in that consisting of a body including an upper body that is drawn or drawn in the curved path. The method of claim 3, The elastic member is a refrigerator bar, characterized in that the coil spring is inserted into the outer peripheral surface of the rod to support the body elastically. delete The method of claim 3, The rod and the lower body of the body is a refrigerator home bar, characterized in that made of synthetic resin material or metal material. The method of claim 3, The upper body is a refrigerator home bar, characterized in that made of any one of rubber, urethane, and silicone. The method according to any one of claims 1, 3, 4, 6, and 7, The stopper is a refrigerator home bar, characterized in that the projection is provided on both sides of the horizontal path based on the locking member. The method according to any one of claims 1, 3, 4, 6, and 7, The curved path has a J-shaped refrigerator home bar, characterized in that the. The method according to any one of claims 1, 3, 4, 6, and 7, The horizontal path is a refrigerator home bar, characterized in that it has an I-shape.

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