KR19990037438U - Refrigerator with door lock - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a refrigerator provided with a door lock. Disclosed is a main body having a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment partitioned by an intermediate partition wall and having a catching portion in front of one side wall of the second storage compartment; A first door having a key bundle therein having an operating rod which is lifted by operation of a key; A second door mounted on an upper side of the main body, the operating chamber being formed in the inner chamber, and having a support hole through which the operating rod enters and exits at a position facing the operating rod, and an opening formed at a position facing the locking portion; And locking means installed in the operation chamber, the locking means for locking the doors against the locking portion while simultaneously connecting the first door and the second door by the operation rod operated by the key as a medium. .

Therefore, the locking device of the door that opens and closes each storage compartment of the refrigerator is not identified from the outside.

Description

Refrigerator with door lock

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator having a door lock device for locking and releasing a door for opening and closing a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment with respect to a main body.

1 and 2 are a perspective view and a side cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a typical refrigerator equipped with a door lock.

That is, in the main body 10 of the refrigerator, the first storage chamber 11 and the second storage chamber 12 are partitioned by the intermediate partition 20, and each door 30 (mounted on one side of the main body 10 ( Opening and closing by 40).

One side of the intermediate bulkhead 20 is fixed to the bracket 60, the support hole 61 is formed.

On the inner side of the first door 30 corresponding to the support hole 61 of the bracket 60, a key bundle 50 having an operating rod 51 which is elevated by manipulation of a key (not shown) is provided. Is installed. One side of the key bundle 50 is provided with a key insertion port 52 through which a key to be operated is entered.

On the other hand, inside the second door 40 corresponding to the operating rod 51, the engaging groove 31 to which the operating rod 51 enters and exits is formed.

Therefore, when the key bundle 50 is operated by the manipulation of the key, the operating rod 51 is raised, and the raised operating rod 51 penetrates the support hole 61 and the locking groove 31. Each door is held by the operating rod (51).

However, the following problems occur in the refrigerator provided with the door lock as described above.

That is, when opening both the first and the second door is installed in front of the main body and a bracket having a small thickness is exposed to the outside to hinder aesthetics.

In addition, while the bracket is an element that must be configured in the refrigerator equipped with the door lock device, since the bracket has a protruding structure, there is a fear of a safety accident that comes into contact with the body during use.

Therefore, a technical problem to be achieved by the present invention, that is, an object of the present invention is to solve a problem with a refrigerator having a door lock as in the prior art, and to provide a bracket for supporting a first door and a second door. By removing, even if each door is opened, the refrigerator provided with the door lock is provided so that the door lock cannot be identified externally.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator having a door lock device that prevents a safety accident caused by the door lock device.

1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator equipped with a conventional door lock

Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the main portion of Figure 1

3 is a perspective view showing a refrigerator equipped with a door lock according to the present invention

Figure 4 is a side cross-sectional view of the main portion of Figure 3

Figure 5 is a side cross-sectional view showing an operating state of the door lock according to the present invention

Explanation of symbols used in the main part of the drawing

10; Main body 20; Middle bulkhead

30; First door 40; Second door

70; Catching portion 71; Jam

80; Operating room 81; Supporter

82; Opening 90; Bunch of keys

91; Operating rod 92; Key slot

100; Locking means 101; Hook member

102; Elastic member

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention, the first storage compartment and the second storage compartment is formed by the intermediate partition wall, the main body having a locking portion in front of one side wall of the second storage compartment; A first door having a key bundle therein having an operating rod which is lifted by operation of a key; A second door in which an operating chamber is formed in an inner shape, a support hole into which the operating rod enters and exits at a position facing the operating rod, and an opening is formed at a position facing the locking portion; And a locking means installed in the operation chamber and including locking means for integrally locking the first door and the second door with respect to the locking portion.

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

3 is a perspective view of a refrigerator equipped with a door locking device according to the present invention, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are side cross-sectional views and operation state diagrams extracting main parts, and the same parts and members are used for the same parts and members as in the related art.

In the main body 10 of the refrigerator to which the present invention is applied, the first storage compartment 11 and the second storage compartment 12 are partitioned by an intermediate partition 20. The first storage chamber 11 and the second storage chamber 12 are opened and closed by the first door 30 and the second door 30, respectively.

A locking portion 70 is formed inwardly in front of one side wall of the second storage chamber 12, and a locking jaw 71 is provided below the locking portion 70.

In the upper inner side of the first door 30, a key bundle 90 having an operating rod 91 which is lifted by operation of a key is installed. One side of the key bundle 90 is provided with a key insertion port 92 through which a key to be operated is entered.

The operation chamber 80 is formed inwardly downward of the second door 40. The operating chamber 80 is formed at the lower side of the support hole 81 corresponding to the axis of the operating rod 91. In addition, an opening 82 is formed at the other side of the operation chamber 80, which is a position facing the locking portion 70 of the main body 10.

On the other hand, the operation chamber 80 is provided with a locking means 100 for locking the first door 30 and the second door 40 against the locking portion 70.

The locking means 100 is hinged to the operation chamber 80, the hook member 101 having a locking projection at one end, and the elastic member for holding the one end of the hook member 101 is always raised upwards. 102 is provided. The lower end of the elastic member 102 is supported above the other end of the hook member 101, the upper end is supported against the upper wall of the operation chamber (80).

It describes the operation and effect of the present invention configured as described above.

When operating the key bundle 90 by the operation of the key not shown in the pre-operation state as shown in Figure 4, the operating rod 91 is operated upward. The operating rod 91 operated as described above, as shown in FIG. 5, the intermediate portion thereof is supported by the support hole 81, and the upper end portion penetrates the support hole 81 to press the lower end of the other end of the hook member 101. Done. Therefore, the hook member 101 pressurized by the operating rod 91 is rotated about the hinge portion, and the locking projection provided at one end thereof is supported by the locking step 71 provided in the locking portion 70.

That is, the operating rod 91 in the first door 30 is integrated into the support hole 81 formed in the second door 30 to be integrated and provided at one end of the hook member 101. The locking protrusion is supported by the locking jaw 71 provided in the main body 10, and keeps the doors 30 and 40 locked to the main body 10.

Of course, the operation upon release will be the reverse of the above operation.

The present invention of such a configuration has been a factor that can cause a safety accident by exposing the locking device to the outside as in the prior art, and also solves the problem of lowering the aesthetics of the product.

In the above embodiment has been shown and described that the elastic member according to the present invention is a compression spring held on the other end of the hook member, but is not limited to this, the torsion about the hinge shaft to maintain one end of the hook member is always upward Even the installation of the spring can achieve the object according to the present invention.

The present invention as described above, the locking device of the door that opens and closes each storage compartment of the refrigerator is not identified from the outside improves the aesthetics of the product, and also prevents the safety accident that may occur in use in advance have.

Although specific embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments without departing from the spirit of the present invention as claimed in the claims. Anyone with knowledge of the world will be able to implement various variations.

Claims (3)

A main body having a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment partitioned by an intermediate partition and having a locking portion in front of one side wall of the second storage compartment; A first door having a key bundle therein having an operating rod which is lifted by operation of a key; A second door in which an operating chamber is formed in an inner shape, a support hole into which the operating rod enters and exits at a position facing the operating rod, and an opening is formed at a position facing the locking portion; And A door having locking means installed in the operating chamber, the locking means for locking the door against the locking portion while simultaneously connecting the first door and the second door by the operating rod operated by the key as a medium; Refrigerator with lock. According to claim 1, wherein the locking means is hinged to the inner wall of the operating chamber, the hook member having a locking projection on one end, and the elastic support held on the other end to maintain the one end of the hook member always up Refrigerator with door lock provided as a member. The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein the elastic member has a lower end thereof supported above the other end of the hook member and an upper end thereof supported by an upper side of the operation chamber.