KR101649529B1 - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cabinet for forming an appearance; A storage chamber provided in the cabinet; A first door and a second door rotatably installed on the left and right sides of the cabinet by a door for opening and closing the storage room; A filler rotatably installed at one side of the first door to prevent leakage of cold air between the first door and the second door; A filler protrusion protruding from an upper portion of the filler; A guide groove for guiding the filler projection; And a second holder having the guide groove on one side thereof, wherein the second holder is rotatable about a rotation axis provided in the inside of the refrigerator.

Description

Refrigerator {Refrigerator}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly to a filler provided in a refrigerator.

A typical refrigerator is a device that stores foods at low temperatures using cold air.

The refrigerator uses a refrigeration cycle consisting of a process of evaporation, compression, condensation and expansion to generate cold air.

The refrigerator has a storage room inside, and the storage room may be provided with a freezer room for storing the stored product and a refrigerating room for storing the stored product at a higher temperature than the freezer room, while maintaining the temperature below zero.

In recent years, door openers to which fillers are applied are often borrowed from refrigerators because consumption is increased requiring easy use. The filler means a device which is provided on a single door to seal between side door to prevent cold air from leaking out through the side door.

However, the currently used filler has a problem that the filler is spread when the one-way door is opened, interfering with the filler when the vegetable box is pulled out from the storage chamber, and interfering with the filler of the door basket.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to prevent a filler from interfering with a vegetable box in a storage chamber when the door is opened.

Another object of the present invention is to prevent the filler from interfering with the door basket when the door is opened when the door is opened.

Another object of the present invention is to improve the usability of the user and the capacity of the refrigerator when the door is opened.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a cabinet comprising: a cabinet forming an outer appearance; a storage room provided in the cabinet; and a first door rotatably installed on the left and right sides of the cabinet, A second door rotatably installed at one side of the first door so as to prevent leakage of cold air between the first door and the second door, a pillar protrusion protruding from the upper portion of the pillar, And a second holder having the guide groove and the guide groove, wherein the second holder is rotatably provided around the rotation axis.

The guide groove may include an insertion portion opened to allow insertion of the pillar protrusion, and a second inclined surface connected to the insertion portion and connected to the protruded first inclined surface and the insertion portion.

Also, the inserting portion may be wider than the pillar protrusion.

And the second holder can be rotated in the first direction by the closing force of the second door.

Here, the first holder may protrude from the second holder so as to be in contact with the second door.

And when the second door is closed, the second inclined surface guides the filler protrusion, so that the filler is unfolded.

The elastic member may be provided on the other side of the second holder to provide an elastic force to rotate the second holder in the second direction.

The elastic member may include a guide film for guiding tension and compression of the elastic member through the elastic member and a through hole through which the elastic member may pass, And the other end is rotatably connected to the second holder.

And when the second door is opened, the first inclined surface guides the filler protrusion to fold the filler.

And the elastic force of the elastic member is smaller than the closing force of the second door.

In addition, the filler may include a filler spring therein so as to maintain the expanded or folded state, and the elastic force of the elastic member may be larger than the inertial force of the filler spring.

And when the first door is opened, the filler protrusion passes through the first inclined surface and passes through the insertion portion, so that the filler is folded.

When the first door is closed, the filler protrusion is inserted into the insertion portion and enters the second inclined surface, so that the filler is unfolded.

The apparatus may further include a housing having the second guide therein and installed at an upper portion of the storage chamber.

Here, the second holder is rotatably provided at a lower portion of the housing, and the second holder is connected to the lower portion of the housing through the lower surface.

The rotation axis of the first holder connected to the second holder is movably provided,

And a first guide provided under the housing for guiding the first holder to linearly move in the front-rear direction.

The first holder may include a contact portion that is flat on one side so as to be in surface contact with the second door.

In the meantime, the present invention is characterized in that the elastic members are provided in two in parallel, and the contact portion is provided between positions where the two elastic members are provided.

The present invention has the effect of increasing the convenience of the user because the user can take out the vegetable box without interfering with the filler when the vegetable box inside the storage room is pulled out even after the door is opened.

In addition, since the door basket is not interfered with the pillars when the door is opened, the present invention has the effect of increasing the practical use of the door basket.

Further, the present invention has the effect of folding the pillars when the door is opened to improve the usability of the user and the capacity of the refrigerator.

1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of a filler, a first holder, a second holder, a housing, and the like in the embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exploded perspective view of a first holder, a second holder, a housing, and the like of the embodiment of the present invention viewed from the bottom.
4 is a perspective view of the first door and the second door of the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from above.
5 is a perspective view of the first door of the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from above.
6 is a perspective view of the first door of the embodiment of the present invention, viewed from above, with the door fully open.
7 is an exploded perspective view of a first holder, a second holder, a housing, and the like of the embodiment of the present invention viewed from above.
8 is a perspective view of the second door of the embodiment of the present invention viewed from above. In this case, the housing was removed to facilitate understanding.
9 is a perspective view of the second door of the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from above. In this case, the housing was removed to facilitate understanding.
10 is a cross-sectional view of the second door of the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from above. In this case, the housing was removed to facilitate understanding.
11 is a perspective view of the first door and the second door of the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from above.
12 is a perspective view of the second door of the embodiment of the present invention viewed from above.
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the second door of the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from above. FIG.

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

Referring to FIG. 1, a filler provided in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The refrigerator of the present invention includes a cabinet 1 forming an outer appearance, a storage room 2 provided inside the cabinet 1, doors 31 and 33 provided in the cabinet 1 for opening and closing the storage room 2, A filler 4 provided on one of the doors 31 and 33, a filler protrusion 41 provided on the filler, and a guide groove 510 for guiding the filler protrusion.

Accordingly, when the doors 31 and 33 are all closed, the filler protrusions 41 are provided in the guide groove 510, and the filler 4 is unfolded to release cold air between the doors 31 and 33 ≪ / RTI > On the other hand, when any one of the doors 31 and 33 is opened, the filler protrusion 41 is discharged from the inside of the guide groove 510, and the filler 4 is folded.

The storage room 2 may be a freezer room for storing the stored product at a subzero temperature and a refrigerating room for storing the stored product at a temperature higher than zero.

The storage room 2 may include a shelf 21 on which a storage object can be placed and a vegetable box 23 having a storage therein and capable of being drawn out to the outside of the storage room 2. [

The doors 31 and 33 prevent the cool air supplied to the storage room 2 from flowing out to the outside and the doors 31 and 33 are hinged to the left side of the cabinet 1 to be rotatable And a second door 33 coupled to the right side of the cabinet 1 by a hinge so as to be rotatable.

The first door 31 and the second door 33 are provided with a door basket 311 on the rear surface thereof and may have stored therein.

The first door 31 and the second door 33 are provided with a gasket 331 and the gasket 331 is provided around the rear surface of the doors 31 and 33 so that the doors 31, 33) and the cabinet (1).

The refrigerator of the present invention may include a pillar 4 on the first door 31 and the pillar 4 may be inserted between the first door 31 and the second door 33 in a closed state So that the cold air can be prevented from being discharged.

It is preferable that the filler 4 is folded when any one of the first door 31 and the second door 33 is opened.

If the filler 4 is not folded when the second door 33 is opened, the filler 4 is pulled out of the vegetable box 23 provided in the storage chamber 2, The volume of the box 23 is reduced.

When the first door 31 is opened in a state in which the filler 4 is unfolded, the second door 33 itself or the door basket (not shown) of the second door 33 The pillars 4 may be struck by the second door 33 or the door basket 311 of the second door 33. In this case,

The filler 4 is automatically folded when any one of the first door 31 and the second door 33 is opened so that all of the doors 31 and 33 And the structure in which the pillars 4 are automatically opened when they are closed will be described.

First, referring to FIG. 2, the structure of the filler 4 will be described. The filler 4 has a long rod shape. That is, it is vertically elongated and horizontally wide.

The filler 4 may be provided with a filler spring (not shown), and the filler spring (not shown) may be inserted into the filler 4, It is the minimum resistance. That is, a force larger than the elastic force of the filler spring (not shown) must be supplied to the filler 4 so that the filler 4 can be folded or unfolded.

Hereinafter, a structure in which the pillars 4 are folded when the first door 31 is opened and a structure in which the pillars 4 are opened when the first door 31 is closed will be described.

The refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a filler protrusion 41 protruding from an upper portion of the filler 4 and a guide groove 510 for guiding the filler protrusion 41.

The filler protrusions 41 may be provided in the shape of a circular column, but may be provided in an elliptical column shape in order to increase the radius of curvature.

3, the guide groove 510 is provided in a second holder 51 which will be described later, and the second holder 51 is fixed to an elastic member 571 (described later) when the second door 33 is closed, ) So as not to move. That is, the guide groove 510 is also fixed so as not to move when the second door 33 is closed.

In this case, the guide groove 510 is provided in the upper portion of the storage chamber 2, and has a predetermined space therein to guide the filler protrusion 41. In another embodiment, the guide groove 510 may be integrally formed with the inner case that serves as the storage chamber 2. [

The filler 4 is unfolded when the filler protrusion 41 is inserted into the guide groove 510 by the guide groove 510 and the filler 4 is folded when the filler protrusion 41 is taken out .

More specifically, the structure of the guide groove 510 will be described. The guide groove 510 includes an insertion portion 513 opened to insert the filler protrusion 41, A first inclined surface 511 which is provided near the doors 31 and 33 and is convexly formed rearwardly and connected to the inserting portion 513 so as to be distant from the doors 31 and 33, And a second inclined surface 512 which is concavely provided.

Alternatively, the first inclined surface 511 may be connected to the insertion portion 513 and protrude, and the second inclined surface 512 may be connected to the insertion portion 513 and may be recessed.

4 and 5, the operation of the filler 4 and the filler protrusion 41 when the first door 31 is opened will be described. The filler protrusion 41 has the first inclined surface 511 And passes through the insertion portion 513 and exits the guide groove 510.

At this time, the folding rotational force acting on the pillar projection 41 by the first inclined surface 511 should be larger than the elastic force of the above-described pillar spring.

6, when the first door 31 is opened, the filler 4 is inserted into the door of the second door 33 or the door basket 33 of the second door 33 311 and protrudes to the side surface of the second door 31, so that the sensation of beauty is enhanced.

When the first door 31 is closed, the filler protrusion 41 is inserted into the insertion portion 513 to be in contact with the second inclined surface 512 and ride on the second inclined surface 512, And is drawn into the guide groove 510.

In this case, the filler protrusion 41 rotates along the second inclined surface 512 and is provided with a spreading rotational force that allows the filler 4 to be unfolded. That is, the spreading force must be greater than the elastic force of the filler spring.

Accordingly, the filler 4 is unfolded and the first door 31 and the second door 33 are sealed between the first door 31 and the second door 33 to prevent the cold air from being discharged.

Meanwhile, the inserting portion 513 is wider than the filler protrusion 41. Therefore, when the filler protrusion 41 is inserted into the insertion portion 513 by the tolerance due to the assembling of the doors 31 and 33 and the tolerance due to the assembly of the filler 4, Thereby preventing the filler protrusion 41 from being damaged.

Hereinafter, the structure in which the filler 4 is unfolded when the second fisher 33 is closed will be described with reference to Figs. 8, 9 and 10, and with reference to Figs. 11, 12 and 13, A structure in which the filler 4 is folded when the second door 33 is opened will be described.

7, the refrigerator of the present invention may include a second holder 51 having the guide groove 510 at one side thereof. Referring to FIG.

The second holder 51 is rotatable around a rotation axis C and may be installed below the housings 55 and 56 installed on the upper portion of the storage chamber 2. [

In order to prevent the second holder 51 from falling off the lower housing 55, a fourth guide 553 passing through the lower housing 55 and a second guide 553 passing through the fourth guide 553, And a support portion 531 ' connected to the holder 51. [

However, in another embodiment, the second holder 51 is not provided below the housing 55, 56 but may be provided directly on the upper portion of the storage chamber 2.

At this time, the guide groove 510 is provided on the lower surface of the second holder 51 to guide the filler protrusion 41.

The second holder 51 may have a fan shape, and preferably has a plate shape. This is to prevent the second holder 51 from interfering with the doors 31 and 33 while the second holder 51 is rotating.

When the second door 33 is closed, the second holder 51 is rotatably installed by the interference of the second door 33, . More specifically, the second holder 51 is provided to rotate in the first direction R by the closing force of the second door 33.

Here, the first direction (R) refers to a counterclockwise or right-hand screw direction when the second holder (51) is viewed from top to bottom. The second direction L described later refers to the screw direction by the clockwise direction or the left hand when the second holder 51 is viewed from the top to the bottom.

And a first holder 53 protruding from the second holder 51 to rotate the second holder 51 in the first direction R by a closing force of the second door 33 .

Here, the first holder 53 contacts the second door 33 according to the opening and closing of the second door 33. That is, the first holder 53 contacts the gasket 331 or the door basket 311 provided on the rear surface of the second door 33 to receive the closing force of the second door 33.

The first holder 53 may be integrally formed on the lower portion of the second holder 51 but may be integrally formed with the second holder 51 so as to be rotatable in the first holder- have.

In addition, the first holder 53 may include a contact portion 531 that is flat at one side so as to be in surface contact with the second door 33.

The contact portion 531 is in surface contact with the second door 330 when the second door 33 is opened and closed so that the first holder 53 is rotated in the first holder insertion hole 515 do.

Also, the first holder 53 should be provided so as to face the guide groove 510 with the rotation axis C interposed therebetween. When the first holder 53 transmits a rotational force to the second holder 51 by the second door 33, the guide groove 510 comes into contact with the filler projection 41, (4).

8, the pillar 4 is in a folded state and the second door 33 is opened. In addition, the second holder 51 is rotated in the second direction (L) about the rotation axis (C) as much as possible. That is, the first holder 53 is maximally moved toward the second door 33.

Referring to FIG. 9, when the second door 33 is closed, the second door 33 contacts the contact portion 531 (or the first holder 53). Accordingly, the closing force of the second door 33 rotates the second holder 51 in the first direction R about the rotation axis C through the first holder 53. Further, the guide groove 510 provided in the second holder 51 also rotates together.

In this case, the filler protrusion 41 is inserted into the guide groove 510 through the insertion portion 513, and the second inclined surface 512 contacts the filler protrusion 41, .

10, when the second door 33 is completely closed, the filler 4 is unfolded and prevents the cool air from being discharged between the first door 31 and the second door 33 .

Next, the structure in which the filler 4 is folded when the second door 33 is opened will be described.

As shown in FIG. 7, the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an elastic member 571 provided in the second holder 51.

 The elastic member 571 provides an elastic force so that the second holder 51 can rotate in the second direction L. [

The elastic member 571 may be provided to face the guide groove 510 with the rotation axis C provided in the second holder 51 interposed therebetween.

The elastic member 571 may be used as a spring 571 and the second holder 51 may be rotated in the second direction L by using the compression elastic force of the spring 571. In this case, . That is, when the second holder 51 rotates in the first direction R, the spring 571 is compressed and the compressed spring 571 moves the second holder 51 in the second direction L ). ≪ / RTI >

In order to improve the operation of the elastic member 571, an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 55, 56 provided at an upper portion of the storage chamber 2 and a housing 55, And the guides 573 and 567 of the elastic member 571 to be engaged.

The housing 55 is provided with an upper housing 56 and a lower housing 55 and the second holder 51 is rotatably supported on the lower surface of the lower housing 55 Respectively.

A first guide 573 for guiding the elastic member 571 with the elastic member 571 inserted into the housings 55 and 56 and a lower housing 55 for guiding the first guide 573 A second guide 576 is provided.

The first guide 573 has a protrusion 573a larger than the diameter of the first guide 573 at one end to prevent the elastic member 571 from coming off and the other end to the second guide 576 Hole 576a, thereby preventing the elastic member 571 from being pulled out.

The elastic member 571 is inserted into the first guide 573 and the first guide 573 is inserted into the through hole 576a to be guided in the forward and backward directions. And can be compressed between the projection 573a and the through hole 576a.

Meanwhile, two or more elastic members 571 may be provided. In this case, the first guide 573 is also provided in two to guide the two elastic members 571, and the protrusion 573a is provided at one end of the two first guides 573, So that the two first guides 573 can move in the same direction.

In order to transmit the elastic force of the elastic member 571 to the second holder 51, an interlocking member 58 connecting the protrusion 573a and the second holder 51 and the interlocking member 58 And a third guide 555 for guiding the first guide member 552. As shown in FIG.

The third guide 555 passes through the lower surface of the lower housing 55 and is formed into a long rectangular hole having a predetermined length so that the interlocking member 58 can linearly move.

At this time, the rotation axis of the second holder 51 connected to the interlocking member 58 should be movable. This is because the interlocking member 58 can not be connected to the second holder 51 by a rotation shaft fixed to the second holder 51 which rotates due to linear motion within the third guide 555.

In the refrigerator of another embodiment, the interlocking member 58 is directly connected to the first holder 53 through the second holder 51. In this case, the rotation axis of the first holder 53 is movably provided.

The distance between the first holder 53 and the rotation axis C and the distance from the elastic member 571 to the rotation axis C should be similar to each other so that the second holder 51 can rotate smoothly. Therefore, it is preferable that the first holder 53 is provided between the two elastic members 571.

The position where the first holder 53 and the elastic member 571 are provided in the second holder 51 is located as far as possible from the rotation axis C, It is preferable that the second holder 51 is provided at the end or the end of the second holder 51.

11, the operation of the filler 4 when the second door 33 is opened will be described.

The first holder 53 is maximally moved backward and the closing force of the second door 33 is greater than the elastic force of the elastic member 571.

The closing force of the second door 33 may include the weight of the door, the weight of the stored item in the door basket, the magnetic force due to the magnet when the door is closed, and the like.

In this case, the filler 4 is in an unfolded state to prevent the cool air from flowing out between the first door 31 and the second door 33.

12, when the second door 33 starts to be opened, the elastic force of the elastic member 571 (compression spring) acting on the second holder 51 pushes the second holder 51 And is rotated in the second direction (L). Therefore, the guide groove 510 rotates in the second direction L as well.

At this time, the filler protrusion 41 provided in the guide groove 510 is received by the first inclined surface 511, and the force is transmitted to the filler spring (not shown) provided in the filler 4, The filler 4 is rotated on the first door 31 side. That is, the elastic force of the elastic member 571 is greater than the elastic force of the filler spring of the pillar 4, so that the filler 4 can be folded.

13, when the second door 33 is completely opened, the filler 4 is folded, and the filling port is not covered by the filler 4, so that the volume of the vegetable box 23 can be increased And the user does not hit the filler 4 while inserting and removing the stored product.

The present invention may be embodied in various forms without departing from the scope of the invention. Accordingly, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

1: cabinet 2; storeroom
31: first door 33: second door
4: filler 41: pillar projection
51: second holder 53: first holder
571: Elastic member

Claims (16)

A cabinet forming an appearance;
A storage chamber provided in the cabinet;
A first door and a second door rotatably installed on the left and right sides of the cabinet by a door for opening and closing the storage room;
Filler is one which is rotatably provided on the first door, preventing the cold air from leaking between the first door and the second door;
A filler protrusion protruding from an upper portion of the filler;
A guide groove for guiding the filler projection;
And a second holder provided on the upper surface of the storage chamber and rotatable about a rotation axis,
And the second holder rotates according to opening and closing of the second door. The method according to claim 1,
The guide groove
An insertion portion opened to insert the pillar projection;
A first inclined surface connected to the insertion portion and protruded;
And a second inclined surface connected to the insertion portion and recessed. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the inserting portion is formed to be wider than the pillar projection. 3. The method of claim 2,
And the second holder is rotatable in a first direction by a closing force of the second door. 5. The method of claim 4,
And a first holder protruding from the second holder,
Wherein the first holder contacts the second door to close the second holder and rotates the second holder in the first direction. 6. The method of claim 5,
And when the second door is closed, the second inclined surface guides the filler protrusion to unfold the filler. 6. The method of claim 5,
And an elastic member provided on the second holder and providing an elastic force to rotate the second holder in a second direction. 8. The method of claim 7,
A first guide for holding the elastic member and guiding the elastic member;
A second guide for guiding the first guide;
Wherein the first guide includes a protrusion formed at one end thereof larger than a diameter of the first guide;
And a through hole provided in the second guide to prevent the other end of the first guide from being pulled out,
And the protrusion is connected to the second holder. 8. The method of claim 7,
And when the second door is opened, the first inclined surface guides the filler protrusion to fold the filler. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein an elastic force of the elastic member is smaller than a closing force of the second door. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the filler includes a filler spring therein so as to maintain an unfolded or folded state,
Wherein the elastic force of the elastic member is greater than the elastic force of the filler spring. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein when the first door is opened, the filler protrusion passes through the first inclined surface and leaves the insertion portion, so that the filler is folded. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein when the first door is closed, the filler protrusion is inserted into the insertion portion and enters the second inclined surface to unfold the filler. 9. The method of claim 8,
And a housing installed at an upper portion of the storage chamber and having the second holder rotatably installed at a lower portion thereof,
And the housing includes a third guide having the first guide, the second guide, and the elastic member therein and penetrating the lower surface of the housing so as to connect the protrusion and the second holder, Refrigerator. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the elastic member and the first guide may be provided in two, and the first holder is provided between the two elastic members. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein a position at which the elastic member is installed in the second holder is provided at a predetermined distance from the rotation shaft.

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