KR102499268B1 - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

Since the door can be selectively opened and closed by the latch device provided on the hidden handle, it is possible to provide a refrigerator with improved user convenience and improved aesthetics in terms of design. The refrigerator includes a main body having a storage compartment, a first door rotatably provided in front of the main body and having an opening, a second door rotatably provided in front of the first door and opening and closing the opening, and the second door. The door may include a latch device that fixes or releases the door to or from the first door, and the latch device may be disposed to be covered by the second door.

Description

Refrigerator {REFRIGERATOR}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator having double doors.

In general, a refrigerator is a device for keeping food fresh by including a main body including an inner case and an outer case, a storage compartment formed by the inner case, and a cold air supply device for supplying cold air to the storage compartment.

The temperature of the storage compartment is maintained within a certain range required to keep food fresh.

The storage compartment of such a refrigerator is provided so that its front surface is opened, and the open front surface is closed by a door to maintain the temperature of the storage compartment at normal times.

The storage compartment of the refrigerator may be divided into a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment according to the temperature of the storage compartment.

The storage compartment is divided up and down by partition walls, and the upper refrigerator compartment door for opening and closing the refrigerator compartment is composed of a double-door type rotatably coupled to the main body, and the freezer compartment door for opening and closing the freezer compartment provided at the lower side slides forward and backward. It consists of a drawer-type door that becomes

The double door consists of a first door rotatably coupled to the main body and a second door rotatably coupled to the first door, and handles are provided on the first door and the second door, respectively, so that the first door and the second door to be able to open and close.

Since handles are provided on the first door and the second door, respectively, when opening and closing the first door, the handle provided on the first door must be held and opened and closed, and when opening and closing the second door, the handle provided on the second door must be used. Since it must be opened and closed by gripping, it is inconvenient for the user to use.

One aspect of the present invention provides a refrigerator capable of opening and closing only the second door or opening and closing the first and second doors together with one handle by fixing and releasing the second door to and from the first door by a latch device. do.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a refrigerator that implements a hidden handle and includes a latch device inside the hidden handle.

According to the spirit of the present invention, a refrigerator includes a main body having a storage compartment, a first door rotatably provided in front of the main body and having an opening, and a first door rotatably provided in front of the first door and opening and closing the opening. It may include two doors and a latch device for fixing or releasing the second door to the first door, and the latch device may be disposed to be covered by the second door.

The second door may include a handle provided to open and close the storage compartment.

The handle part may include a recessed portion in which a portion of a side surface and a portion of a front surface of the second door are recessed into the second door.

At least a portion of the latch device may be provided inside the recessed portion and covered by the front surface of the second door.

The latch device includes a fixing unit provided on the front surface of the first door and including a locking portion, a lever housing provided on the recessed inner side of the second door and having a rotation hole, and coupled to the rotation hole to rotate the shaft. It may include a rotating protrusion forming a, and a lever unit including a handle lever that is caught or released from the locking portion as it rotates around the rotating shaft.

The handle lever may further include a locking protrusion provided to be hooked on the locking portion, a lever extending downward from the rotating protrusion, and a connecting portion connecting the locking protrusion and the lever.

The locking protrusion and the lever may be provided to be spaced apart in a horizontal direction.

The connecting portion may extend in a first direction from the rotating protrusion and then extend in a second direction crossing the first direction.

The refrigerator may further include a gasket sealing between the first door and the second door, and at least a portion of the gasket may be disposed in a space separated between the lever and the locking protrusion.

A distance from the rotating shaft to an end of the lever may be longer than a distance from the rotating shaft to the locking protrusion.

According to the spirit of the present invention, a refrigerator includes a main body having a storage compartment, a first door rotatably provided in front of the main body and including a fixing unit, rotatably provided in front of the first door, and the first door. A second door fixed to or released from the fixing unit and a lever unit to fix or unfix the second door to the first door by being caught or released from the fixing unit, wherein the lever unit includes a handle portion and the fixing unit. It includes a locking protrusion provided to be hooked on the unit, and the handle portion and the locking protrusion may be provided to be spaced apart from each other in a horizontal direction.

The refrigerator may further include a gasket that seals between the first door and the second door, and at least a portion of the gasket may be disposed outside the second door rather than the handle part.

The handle portion and the locking protrusion may be integrally provided so as to be interlocked.

The lever unit may be rotatably provided around a rotation shaft, the handle portion may extend downward from the rotation shaft, and the locking protrusion may be provided at an end of an extension portion extending forward from the rotation shaft.

According to the spirit of the present invention, it is possible to provide a refrigerator with improved user convenience as the door can be selectively opened and closed by the latch device.

According to the spirit of the present invention, it is possible to provide a refrigerator that secures competitiveness in terms of design.

According to the spirit of the present invention, it is possible to provide a refrigerator in which the loading amount of the door guard is increased.

1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which only the second door is opened in the refrigerator of Figure 1;
3 is a perspective view showing a first door and a second door opened respectively in the refrigerator of FIG. 1;
4 is a side view showing a side of a second door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1;
An exploded perspective view showing the guide unit of
5 is a perspective view showing a fixing unit of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 6 is a view showing a disassembled state of the hooking unit in the fixing unit shown in Figure 5
Figure 7 is a view showing a view from the rear of the fixing unit shown in Figure 5
Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of the fixing unit shown in Figure 5
9 is an exploded perspective view of a lever unit of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 10 is a view of Fig. 9 from another angle;
11(a) and 11(b) are plan views of the lever unit of FIG. 9
12(a) and 12(b) are side views of the lever unit of FIG. 9
13 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a second door is fixed to a first door by a latch device of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;
14 is a cross-sectional view of a state in which a second door is released from a first door by a latch device of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;
15 is a front view showing a gasket of a second door, a fixing unit, and a lever unit in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;
16 is a plan view showing the gasket, fixing unit, and lever unit of FIG. 15;

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail. Meanwhile, the terms "front end", "rear end", "top", "bottom", "top", and "bottom" used in the following description are defined based on drawings, and by these terms, the shape of each component and location are not limited.

The front side and the rear side used in the following description refer to the front side of the refrigerator body 10 as the front side and to refer to the rear side as the rear side.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the refrigerator includes a main body 10 forming an exterior, a storage compartment 20 provided to open the front inside the main body 10, and a door that opens and closes the storage compartment 20 ( 30, 60).

The body 10 includes an inner case (not shown) forming the storage compartment 20 and an outer case (not shown) forming the exterior, and includes a cold air supply device (not shown) that supplies cold air to the storage compartment 20. do.

The cold air supply device may include a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, an evaporator, a blowing fan, a cold air duct, and the like, and cool air from the storage compartment 20 is prevented between the inner and outer outer casings of the main body 10. To prevent this, a heat insulating material (not shown) is foamed.

A machine room (not shown) in which a compressor and a condenser for compressing the refrigerant and condensing the compressed refrigerant are installed is provided at the rear lower side of the main body 10 .

The storage chamber 20 is partitioned vertically by partition walls, a refrigerating chamber 21 is provided on the upper part of the main body 10, and a freezing chamber 23 is provided on the lower part of the main body 10.

A plurality of shelves 25 are provided in the refrigerating chamber 21 to partition the refrigerating chamber 21 into a plurality of pieces, and a plurality of storage containers 27 for storing food and the like may be provided.

The refrigerating compartment 21 is opened and closed by a pair of refrigerating compartment doors 30 rotatably coupled to the main body 10, and the freezing compartment 23 is opened and closed by a freezing compartment door 60 that slides forward and backward.

Among the pair of refrigerating compartment doors 30 provided, the refrigerating compartment door 30 positioned on the right side in the drawing may have a double door structure.

The refrigerator compartment door 30 on the right side having a double-door structure is rotatably provided in front of the main body 10 to open and close the refrigerator compartment 21, and the first door 40 rotates in front of the first door 40. Possibly provided and includes a second door (50) rotated in the same direction as the first door (40).

An opening is provided in the first door 40, and a plurality of door guards 33 are provided in the opening.

The opening provided in the first door 40 is opened and closed by the second door 50 provided in front of the first door 40 .

Since one side of the refrigerating compartment door 30 has a double door structure, when using the door guard 33 provided at the opening of the first door 40, there is no need to open the entire refrigerating compartment door 30, and the second door Since only the refrigerating chamber door 30 needs to be opened, leakage of cold air due to opening and closing of the refrigerating compartment door 30 can be minimized, resulting in energy savings.

The second door 50 includes a front surface 51 and a side surface 52. The front surface 51 is provided in a substantially rectangular shape and forms the appearance of the second door 50 . The side surface 52 is provided in a rectangular shape with a narrower horizontal width than the front surface 51, and includes a handle groove 53a. Hereinafter, the side 52 refers to the left side of the refrigerating compartment second door 50 located on the right side in the drawing.

The second door includes a handle part 53 provided to open and close the refrigerating compartment 21 . The handle part 53 is provided by recessing the left side of the front 51 and a part of the side 52 into the second door 50 . In other words, the handle part 53 is provided in a shape where a part of the second door 50 is dug inward.

The handle part 53 includes a handle groove 53a providing a space for a user to grip. The handle groove 53a is provided so that the side surface 52 is recessed into the second door 50. The user can hold the second door by putting his/her hand into the handle groove.

The handle groove 53a may be provided long on the side surface 52 vertically and horizontally. This is because the user's convenience can be improved by widening the user's grip area.

In the refrigerator according to the spirit of the present invention, since the handle portion 53 and the handle groove 53a are not visible from the front of the door, it is possible to secure competitiveness in design compared to the conventional structure in which the handle is provided outside the refrigerator door. In addition, there is an advantage in that it is possible to fundamentally block the possibility that a person with weak cognitive abilities, such as an infant, may be injured by colliding with the protruding handle.

In addition, since one side of the refrigerator compartment door 30 has a double door structure, in the case of using the door guard 33 provided at the opening of the first door 40, there is no need to open the refrigerator compartment door 30 as a whole. Since only the two doors 50 need to be opened, the outflow of cold air caused by the opening and closing of the refrigerating compartment door 30 can be minimized, resulting in energy savings.

The second door 50 is provided with a latch device 200 to selectively open and close the first door 40 and the second door 50 .

The latch device 200 allows the second door 50 to be fixed to and released from the first door 40 .

The latch device 200 includes a fixing unit 210 buried in the front surface of the first door 40 and a lever unit 220 that is engaged or released from the fixing unit 210 .

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8 , the fixing unit 210 includes a hooking part 211 through which the handle lever 240 is hooked or released, and the hooked part 211 moves inside the first door 40. The flow prevention part 213 for fixing to prevent this, and the flow prevention part 213 coupled to the back side of the flow prevention part 213 and the insulator U (see FIG. 13) filled in the first door 40 are the flow prevention part 213 ) and a cover 215 to prevent penetration into the space provided between them.

The locking part 211 includes a fixing hole 211a fixed to the flow prevention part 213 and a locking hook 211b provided at the bottom of the fixing hole 211a to lock or release the handle lever 240. .

The flow prevention part 213 includes a front part 213a exposed to the outside of the front surface of the first door 40 and a fixing protrusion 213b protruding from the rear surface of the front part 213a into which the fixing hole 211a is inserted. , and an accommodating portion 213c protruding from the rear surface of the front portion 213a so that an accommodating space is formed on the rear surface of the front portion 213a.

The fixing protrusion 213b is provided on the upper part of the accommodating part 213c, and the accommodating part 213c having an accommodating space therein is provided so that the front and upper surfaces are open so that the fixing hole 211a of the hooking part 211 is the fixing protrusion. When the hooking part 211 is fixed to the anti-flow part 213 by being inserted into (213b), the hooking hook 211b is accommodated into the receiving part 213c through the open upper surface of the receiving part 213c, and is accommodated. The locking hook 211b accommodated inside the portion 213c is exposed to the outside through the open front of the receiving portion 213c so that the handle lever 240 can be locked or released.

In the open front of the accommodating part 213c, the hook 211b is located on the upper side, and the front end of the handle lever 240 is accommodated into the accommodating part 213c through the open front of the accommodating part 213c, so that the upper and lower The locking protrusion 244 provided at the front end of the handle lever 240 to be described by moving in the direction is caught and released from the hook 211b.

The cover 215 is coupled to the rear surface of the flow prevention part 213 to prevent the insulator U filled in the first door 40 from permeating, and to the fixing protrusion 213b of the flow prevention part 213. The rear surface of the hooking part 211 is supported so that the hooking part 211 inserted into the fixing hole 211a and fixed is not separated from the fixing protrusion 213b.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the lever unit 220 is provided inside the front surface 51 of the second door and disposed on one side of the handle groove 53a. The lever unit 220 is provided inside the second door 50 and does not penetrate the second door 50 . That is, the lever unit 220 is disposed so as to be covered by the front surface 51 of the second door 51 so as not to be seen from the front surface of the second door 50 . Through this, the lever unit is not visible from the front of the refrigerator, so design limitations are resolved, and a simple and luxurious image can be delivered to the user.

As shown in FIGS. 9 to 12 , the lever unit 220 includes a lever housing 230 and a handle lever 240 .

The inner side of the lever housing 230 is dug to accommodate the handle lever 240 . A portion of the handle lever 240 is accommodated in the inner hollow space of the lever housing 230, and the remaining portion of the handle lever 240 passes through a hole provided in the lever housing 230.

The lever housing 230 is detachably provided to dispose the handle lever 240 therein. Since the handle lever 240 is provided in a shape having a change in direction, the lever housing may be separably provided into at least two parts in order to insert the handle lever 240 into the lever housing 230 . The lever housing 230 may be separated in the horizontal direction as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, or may be separated in the vertical direction differently. That is, the line separating the lever housing 230 may be provided in a vertical direction as in the present embodiment, or may be provided in a horizontal direction.

The lever housing 230 includes a first lever housing 231 and a second lever housing 232 that are coupled and detachable.

The first lever housing 231 may include at least one coupling protrusion 231a, a lever hole 231b, and a locking protrusion hole 231c.

The coupling protrusion 231a is fitted into a coupling hole 232b provided in the second lever housing 232 to couple the first lever housing 231 and the second lever housing 232 . The coupling protrusion 231a may be inclined. Through this, when fitted into the coupling hole 232b, the coupling becomes easy by the inclined portion, and after fitting into the coupling hole 232b, it is not easily separated by the inclined portion.

A plurality of coupling protrusions 231a may be provided along the edge of the first lever housing 231 . When the number of coupling protrusions 231a increases, there is an advantage in that coupling force between the first lever housing 231 and the second lever housing 232 becomes stronger.

However, it is not limited to fitting by coupling protrusions and coupling grooves, and can be coupled by fastening members or other coupling methods, of course.

The locking projection hole 231c is provided so that the locking projection 244 provided on the handle lever 240 passes through. The locking protrusion hole 231c is provided on one side of the front surface of the first lever housing 231 to correspond to the position of the locking protrusion 244 . Since the locking protrusion 244 penetrating the locking protrusion hole 231c moves up and down as will be described later, the upper and lower widths of the locking protrusion hole 231c may be provided in consideration of this.

The lever hole 231b is provided so that the lever 242 passes therethrough. The lever 242 is provided long up and down, and as will be described later, since the lever 242 rotates in the forward and backward directions, the lever hole 231b is provided long up and down so that the entire lever 242 can pass through. The lever hole 231b is provided on the lower side of the rotation hole coupling part 231d provided in a semicircular shape.

The second lever housing 232 includes a rotation hole 232a, a coupling hole 232b, and a first support part 232c.

The rotation holes 232a are provided in parallel in the horizontal direction to form the rotation shaft A, and are provided in a circular shape so that the rotation protrusion 241 can be rotatably coupled thereto.

As described above, the coupling holes 232b are provided so that the coupling protrusions 231a are fitted and coupled, and are provided to correspond to the number and position of the coupling protrusions 231a.

The first support portion 232c is provided to protrude from the lower side of the second lever housing 232 to support one side of the spring S that elastically supports the handle lever 240 . The spring (S) is fitted and coupled to the first support part (232c). However, it is not limited thereto, and may be combined by other methods.

The lever unit 220 includes a handle lever 240 that is rotatably coupled to the lever housing 230 about the rotation axis A and is engaged or released from the locking portion 211 as it rotates.

The handle lever 240 includes a rotating protrusion 241 coupled to the rotating hole 232a to form a rotating shaft A, a lever 242 provided to rotate in the forward and backward directions around the rotating shaft A, and a lever ( 242), when the lever 242 rotates in the forward and backward directions, the locking protrusion 244 is rotated in the vertical direction around the rotation axis A and is caught or released from the locking part 211 of the fixing unit 210, and A connecting portion 243 connecting the protrusion 244 and the lever 242 is included.

The lever 242 is provided to extend downward from the rotary protrusion 241, and when the handle lever 240 is accommodated in the lever housing 230, the lever 242 protrudes through the lever hole 231b.

The lever 242 is provided inside the handle groove 53a and protrudes toward the rear of the main body. The user can press the lever 242 toward the front of the main body 10 by putting a hand in the handle groove 53a.

A second support part 245 for supporting the spring S is provided at the lower part of the lever 242, and the spring S is provided in the second lever housing 232. The spring S is provided in the second lever housing 232. Both sides are supported by the first support part 232c and the second support part 245 of the lever 242.

The lever 242 is provided to extend downward from the rotation protrusion 241, and the user can fix or release the second door 50 to the first door 40 by pressing the lever 242.

The rotation protrusion 241 is provided on one side of the handle lever 240 and is provided in a substantially cylindrical shape to correspond to the rotation hole 232a.

The horizontal widths of the rotating protrusion 241 and the rotating hole 232a may be substantially matched. In order to couple the rotating protrusion 241 and the rotating hole 232a, the handle lever 240 and the second lever housing 232 are press-fitted. The second lever housing 232 may be formed of an injection molded material so that the rotary protrusion 241 can be press-fitted to the second lever housing 232 .

The front end of the handle lever 240 is provided with a locking protrusion 244 that is engaged or released from the locking hook 211b of the fixing unit 210 . The locking protrusion 244 is released from the locking hook 211b when it rotates downward about the rotation axis A.

Since the spring (S) is provided at the bottom of the lever 242, when the user presses the lever 242 toward the front of the main body 10, the lever 242 is rotated around the rotation axis (A) and the spring (S) ) is compressed so that the elastic force is accumulated.

When the user releases the lever 242 while pressing the lever 242, the lever 242 is rotated toward the rear of the main body 10 around the axis of rotation A by the accumulated elastic force of the spring S. will return to its original position. When it returns to its original position, the locking protrusion 244 is caught again by the locking hook 211b.

The locking protrusion 244 is connected to the lever 242, and when the user presses the lever 242 to rotate toward the front of the main body 10 around the rotation axis A, the locking protrusion 244 rotates the rotation shaft A ) is rotated in a downward direction.

When the locking protrusion 244 rotates downward about the rotation axis A, the locking hook 211b of the fixing unit 210 is released.

The handle lever 240 includes a connecting portion 243 connecting the locking protrusion 244 and the lever 242 .

The connecting portion 243 extends from the rotating protrusion 241 in a horizontal direction toward the front and then laterally. As shown in FIG. 10 , in this embodiment, the connecting portion 243 extends from the rotation protrusion 241 in a first direction and then extends in a second direction.

A locking protrusion 244 is provided at the end of the connecting portion 243, and the locking protrusion 244 and the lever 242 are spaced apart in a horizontal direction. That is, the locking protrusion 244 and the lever 242 are spaced apart from each other in the front and side directions. This is to provide a seating space for the gasket G seated on the second door 50, which will be described later.

The distance from the rotation shaft (A) to the end of the lever 242 is longer than the distance from the rotation shaft (A) to the end of the locking protrusion (244). This is to allow the locking protrusion 244 to rotate downward about the axis of rotation A even when the lever 242 is pressed with a small amount of force using the principle of a lever. That is, the user can disengage the second door 50 from the first door 40 with little force.

The operation of the latch device 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14 .

As shown in FIG. 13, when both the first door 40 and the second door 50 are closed, the locking protrusion 244 is caught on the hook 211b of the fixing unit 210, so that the second door 40 is closed. When the door 50 is fixed to the first door 40 and the user opens the second door 50 by gripping the handle part 53, the first door 40 and the second door 50 are will open together.

As shown in FIG. 14, when the user presses the lever 242 toward the front of the main body, the lever 242 is rotated forward about the rotation axis A, and the protrusion 244 rotates the rotation axis A is rotated toward the bottom centered on .

When the protrusion 244 is rotated downward about the axis of rotation A, the locking hook 211b is released, so that the second door 50 is released from the first door 40 so that the user can When the second door 50 is opened by gripping the handle part 53, only the second door 50 is opened, as shown in FIG. 2 .

When the user releases his/her hand from the handle part 53 when only the second door 50 is open, the lever 242 is rotated rearward about the axis of rotation A by the elastic force of the spring S, and becomes an obstacle. Group 244 is rotated toward the top around the axis of rotation (A) to return to the original state.

Although not shown in the drawings, when the second door 50 is closed in a state where only the second door 50 is open, when the user presses the lever 242 while gripping the handle part 53, the lever 242 is a rotating shaft. Since (A) is rotated forward and the protrusion (244) is rotated downward about the rotation axis (A), when the second door 50 is closed in the above state, the protrusion () It is accommodated in the accommodating part 213c of the fixing unit 210,

When the user releases his/her hand while the locking protrusion 244 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 213c, the lever 242 is rotated backward about the rotation axis A by the elastic force of the spring S, and the locking protrusion ( 244 is rotated upward around the rotation shaft 235 so that the locking protrusion 239 is caught on the hook 211b.

When closing the second door 50 with only the second door 50 open, if the user closes the second door 50 while holding the handle 53 and not pressing the lever 242, The locking protrusion 244 is in contact with the locking hook 211b.

When the second door 50 is further pushed in the closing direction while the protrusion 244 is in contact with the protrusion 211b, the protrusion 244 is rotated downward about the axis of rotation A, and the lever 242 is rotated forward about the axis of rotation A, and the second door 50 is closed.

When the second door 50 is closed, the lever 242 is rotated backward about the axis of rotation A by the elastic force of the spring S, and the protrusion 244 rotates upward about the axis of rotation A. is rotated toward the locking protrusion 244 is caught on the hook (211b).

When the closing force of the second door 50 is weak, the locking protrusion 244 and the locking hook 211b collide with each other without being caught. At this time, the second door 50 becomes unable to be fixed to the first door 40, and the second door 50 opens again due to the repulsive force generated by the collision between the protrusion 244 and the hook 211b. . The user recognizes the opening of the door with his/her eyes or by a sensor, and when the user closes the door, loss of cold air can be prevented.

In an existing refrigerator with double doors, if the inner door is opened quickly and then stopped, the outer door may suddenly open due to inertia, and at this time, a person outside the outer door may be injured. In order to prevent this, existing refrigerators are provided with inter-door restraining devices. However, in the refrigerator according to the spirit of the present invention, since the second door 50 is basically fixed to the first door 40 by including a latch device, the above problems are prevented in advance, and the inter-door restraining device is separately installed. It does not need to be included, which has the advantage of reducing the number of parts and cost.

A gasket (G) is provided on the rear side of the second door 50 to have a magnetic force therein and to seal between the first door 40 and the second door 50 .

As shown in Figure 15, the gasket (G) is provided on the rear edge of the second door 50, it may be provided in a substantially rectangular frame shape.

Since the gasket (G) is provided to seal the opening of the first door (40), the inner edge of the gasket (G) is provided with a size substantially matching the opening of the first door (40). The door guard 33 is provided in the opening of the first door, and the larger the opening, the larger the door guard 33 may also be provided.

The gasket (G) is provided to have a thickness, and when the first door 40 and the second door 50 are in a fixed state, the fixing unit 210 is disposed outside the outer rim of the gasket (G). Therefore, in order to increase the size of the opening and the gasket G, the fixing unit 210 should be disposed close to the outer surface of the first door 40 . However, since the lever unit 220 is provided inside the handle groove 53a of the second door, in order to increase the size of the gasket G, the positions of the fixing unit 210 and the lever unit 220 are horizontally should be spaced apart That is, a space in which the gasket G can be seated must be provided between the fixing unit 210 and the lever unit 220.

As shown in FIG. 16, the locking protrusion 244 and the lever 242 are provided to be spaced apart in the horizontal direction, so that the gasket G can be seated between the fixing unit 210 and the lever unit 220. space is provided. Through this structure of the handle lever 240, the size of the gasket G and the opening is provided as large as the distance L between the locking protrusion 244 and the lever 242, and the loading amount of the door guard 33 will also increase.

In the above, specific embodiments have been illustrated and described. However, it is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art will be able to make various changes without departing from the gist of the technical idea of the invention described in the claims below. .

10: main body 20: storage room
21: refrigerator compartment 23: freezer compartment
30: refrigerator compartment door 40: first door
50: second door 53: handle part
53a: handle groove 210: fixed unit
211: locking part 213: flow prevention part
215: cover 220: lever unit
230: lever housing 231: first lever housing
232: second lever housing 240: handle lever
A: rotation axis G: gasket

Claims (14)

a main body having a storage compartment;
a first door rotatably provided in front of the main body and having an opening;
a second door rotatably provided in front of the first door and opening and closing the opening; and
A latch device for fixing or releasing the second door to or from the first door;
The latch device is disposed to be covered by the second door,
The latch device,
a fixing unit provided on the front surface of the first door and including a hooking unit;
It is provided on the inside of the recessed second door and includes a lever housing having a rotation hole, and a rotation protrusion coupled to the rotation hole to form a rotation shaft, and as it rotates around the rotation shaft, the locking part is caught or Including; lever unit including a handle lever to be released,
The handle lever includes a locking protrusion provided to be hooked on the locking portion, a lever extending downward from the rotating protrusion, and a connecting portion connecting the locking protrusion and the lever,
The locking protrusion and the lever are provided to be spaced apart in a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction,
The connection part includes a first connection part extending from the rotating protrusion in the first direction and a second connection part extending from the first connection part toward the second direction,
The refrigerator further includes a gasket sealing between the first door and the second door, wherein at least a portion of the gasket is disposed in a space separated between the lever and the locking protrusion. According to claim 1,
The second door includes a handle provided to open and close the storage compartment. According to claim 2,
The handle part includes a recessed part in which a part of a side surface and a part of a front surface of the second door are recessed into the second door. According to claim 3,
At least a portion of the latch device is provided inside the recess and is covered by the front surface of the second door. delete delete delete delete delete According to claim 1,
A refrigerator in which a distance from the rotating shaft to an end of the lever is longer than a distance from the rotating shaft to the locking protrusion. a main body having a storage compartment;
a first door rotatably provided in front of the main body and including a fixing unit;
a second door rotatably provided in front of the first door and fixed or unfixed to the first door; and
A lever unit for fixing or releasing the second door to the first door by being caught or released from the fixing unit;
The lever unit includes a handle part, a locking protrusion provided to be hooked on the fixing unit, and a connection part connecting the handle part and the locking protrusion, wherein the handle part and the locking protrusion are in a first direction and in the first direction. It is provided spaced apart in a second direction orthogonal to, and the connection part includes a first connection part extending from the handle part in the first direction and a second connection part extending from the first connection part toward the second direction,
The refrigerator further includes a gasket sealing between the first door and the second door, wherein at least a portion of the gasket is disposed in a space separated between the lever and the locking protrusion. According to claim 11,
At least a portion of the gasket is disposed outside the second door than the handle portion. According to claim 11,
The refrigerator wherein the handle portion and the locking protrusion are integrally provided so as to interlock with each other. According to claim 11,
The lever unit is provided to be rotatable about a rotating shaft,
The handle portion extends downward from the rotation shaft,
The locking protrusion is provided at an end of the connecting portion extending forward from the rotating shaft.

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