KR200166898Y1 - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a main body having at least one cooling chamber and a door for opening and closing a front opening of the cooling chamber, the fixing part being inverted and selectively fixed to the left and right sides of the main body. A support part extending forward from one side of the fixing part, a hinge pin provided to be symmetrical to the upper and lower areas of the support part, and a closing and holding protrusion protruding from one area of the support part to maintain the closed state of the door; A hinge bracket having a stop for limiting an opening of the door; The hinge pin is accommodated by the hinge pin is fixed to the door in parallel with the support portion, the engaging portion that is elastically bite and releasing the closing retaining projection and the plate portion in one plate surface, the stop in contact with the stop The jaw is characterized in that it comprises a movable bracket provided symmetrically up and down. As a result, a refrigerator is provided which can limit the opening range of the door to prevent door failure and maintain the closed state of the door and automatically close the door slightly open.

Description

Refrigerator {REFRIGERATOR}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a main body having at least one cooling chamber and a door for opening and closing a front opening of the cooling chamber.

6 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional refrigerator, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are operating state diagrams showing a rotation opening and closing of a door by enlarging the hinge coupling region according to FIG. 6. As shown in these drawings, the conventional refrigerator includes a main body 101 forming an external appearance, and an upper cooling chamber 103 and a lower cooling chamber provided with an intermediate partition 104 interposed therein. 105, and an upper door 107 and a lower door 109 which are provided in front of the main body 101 to rotate the front openings of the upper and lower cooling chambers 103 and 105 in a left or right direction, respectively.

An upper hinge (not shown) supporting the left or right upper end of the upper door 107 is installed in the left or right area of the front upper end of the main body 101 according to the rotation opening and closing direction of the selected door. The lower hinge 106 is pivotally coupled to the lower left or right side of the lower door 109 to support the lower left or right side of the lower door 109 according to the rotation opening and closing direction of the selected door.

In addition, the upper and lower left and right sides of the upper and lower doors 107 and 109 respectively have hinge holes 115 corresponding to upper and lower hinges 106 and lower hinges 106 coupled to the left or right regions of the main body 101. Each is formed.

On the other hand, the hinge bracket for rotating the lower end of the upper door 107 and the upper end of the lower door 109 in the left or right region of the intermediate partition 104 partitioning the upper cooling chamber 103 and the lower cooling chamber 105. 110 is installed. The hinge bracket 110 extends in a horizontal direction with respect to the longitudinal direction of the fixing portion 111 from the middle of the plate-like fixing portion 111 fixed to the intermediate partition 104, and the fixing portion 111 in the longitudinal direction. A hinge hole 115 formed at a lower end of the upper door 107 and a lower end of the lower door 109 on the upper and lower surfaces of the support part 113. Column-shaped upper and lower hinge pins 114a and 114b to be coupled to the 115 is formed to be vertically symmetrical.

With this configuration, when the upper door 107 and the lower door 109 are rotated to the right, the upper hinge (not shown) and the lower hinge 106 are respectively the upper right side hinge holes 115 of the upper door 107. And the lower right side of the lower door 109 is fixedly coupled to the upper right and lower ends of the main body 101 so as to be accommodated in the right hinge hole 115, the hinge bracket 110 is the right side of the middle partition 104 of the main body 101 The upper and lower hinge pins 114a and 114b are fixedly coupled to the area so that the upper and lower hinge pins 114a and 114b are accommodated in the lower right hinge hole 115 and the lower door 109 upper right hinge hole 115 of the upper door 107, respectively. The lower doors 107 and 109 are installed to rotate and open to the right.

When the upper and lower doors 107 and 109 are rotated to the left, the upper and lower hinges 106 are coupled to the upper and lower ends of the left side of the main body 101, respectively, and the hinge brackets 110 are arranged on the intermediate partition 104. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the upper and lower doors 107 and 109 are coupled to the left region of the upper and lower doors 107 and 109 so as to be accommodated in the hinge holes 115 formed at the left ends of the upper and lower doors 107 and 109. Can be rotated to the left.

At this time, since the hinge bracket 110 is formed with the upper and lower hinge pins 114a and 114b symmetrically formed, the hinge bracket 110 has one hinge bracket 110 along the selected opening and closing directions of the upper and lower doors 107 and 109. ) Can be installed to be inverted in the left or right area of the intermediate partition 104.

However, in such a conventional refrigerator, the upper and lower doors 107 and 109 are upper and lower portions of the hinge bracket 110 fixed to the upper hinge (not shown) and the lower hinge 106 and the intermediate partition 104 of the main body 101. Since the hinge pins 114a and 114b are simply rotated and supported, the opening range of each door 107 or 109 is not limited. As a result, the door is rotated toward the side wall of the refrigerator out of the opening range when the door is rotated, thereby providing a cause of failure of the door.

In addition, when the door is closed, the door is opened again by the reaction force, and when the door is slightly opened, the door is not closed again, so that the user has to check the closed state of the door one by one.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator which can prevent the door failure by limiting the opening range of the door, and at the same time maintain the closed state of the door, which can be automatically closed in a slightly open state.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a refrigerator according to the present invention,

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the hinge coupler region of FIG. 1;

3 and 4 is an operating state diagram showing the rotation opening and closing of the refrigerator door according to Figure 2,

5 is an exploded perspective view of the refrigerator at the time of opening and closing the door in the left direction according to the present invention;

6 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional refrigerator,

7 and 8 is an operating state diagram showing the rotation opening and closing of the door by expanding the hinge coupling region according to FIG.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

4: middle bulkhead 7: upper door

9: lower door 10: hinge bracket

11 fixed part 13 support part

14a: upper hinge pin 14b: lower hinge pin

15: hinge hole 20: movable bracket

22: hinge accommodation 25: hook

27: stop jaw 31: slope

The object is, according to the present invention, in the refrigerator having a main body having at least one cooling chamber and a door for opening and closing the front opening of the cooling chamber, the left and right sides of the main body can be inverted and selectively fixed. A fixing part, a supporting part extending forward from one side of the fixing part, a hinge pin provided to be symmetrical to the upper and lower regions of the supporting part, and protruding from one region of the supporting part to maintain the closed state of the door. A hinge bracket having a closing retaining projection and a stopping portion for limiting an opening range of the door; The hinge pin is accommodated by the hinge pin is fixed to the door in parallel with the support portion, the engaging portion that is elastically bite and releasing the closing retaining projection and the plate portion in one plate surface, the stop in contact with the stop A jaw is achieved by a refrigerator comprising a movable bracket provided up and down symmetrically.

Here, the engaging portion is preferably bent extending from the movable bracket and the free end is preferably formed with an inclined surface that is elastically engaged with the closing holding projection.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail for the subject innovation.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a refrigerator according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the hinge coupling region of FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are operating state diagrams illustrating a rotation opening and closing of the refrigerator door according to FIG. 2. As shown in these figures, the refrigerator includes a main body 1 forming an appearance and an upper cooling chamber 3 and a lower cooling chamber 5 provided with an intermediate partition 4 interposed therein. And an upper door 7 and a lower door 9 installed in front of the main body 1 so as to rotate the front openings of the upper and lower cooling chambers 5 in the left or right directions, respectively.

An upper hinge (not shown) for supporting the left or right upper end of the upper door 7 is installed in the left or right area of the front upper end of the main body 1 according to the rotation opening and closing direction of the selected door. A lower hinge 6 for supporting the lower left or right side of the lower door 9 is coupled to the lower left or right side in accordance with the rotation opening and closing direction of the selected door.

In addition, the upper and lower left and right sides of each of the upper and lower doors 7 and 9 are hinged holes 15 to correspond to upper and lower hinges 6 and 6 which are coupled to left or right regions of the main body 1. ) Are formed respectively.

On the other hand, a hinge bracket for supporting the lower end of the upper door 7 and the upper end of the lower door 9 in a left or right area of the intermediate partition 4 partitioning the upper cooling chamber 3 and the lower cooling chamber 5. 10 is installed. The hinge bracket 10 extends forward in the horizontal direction with respect to the longitudinal direction of the fixing portion 11 from the middle of the plate-like fixing portion 11 is fixed to the intermediate partition 4, and the fixing portion 11. It has a support 13, the hinge hole 15 formed in the upper end and the lower surface of the support portion 13 formed in the lower end of the upper door 7 and the upper end of the lower door 9 ( Column-shaped upper and lower hinge pins 14a and 14b accommodated in 15) are formed to be vertically symmetrical.

In addition, the hinge bracket 10 protrudes from an area of the support part 13 and elastically engages with the locking part 25 of the movable bracket 20 to be described later, thereby maintaining the closed state of the upper door 7. The stopper 23 is formed in contact with the retaining protrusion 21 and the stopper 27 of the movable bracket 20 to be described later to limit the opening range of the upper door 7. The closing retaining protrusion 21 is formed to protrude from a region of the supporting part 13 so as to be located on the rotation radius of the upper door 7, and the stopping part 23 supports the closing retaining protrusion 21. It is formed to be stepped on one surface of the plate.

In addition, the movable bracket 20 having the hinge receiving hole 22 to which the upper hinge pin 14a of the hinge bracket 10 is coupled to the lower left or right side of the upper door 7 is the hinge bracket 10. It is fixed and installed in parallel with the support part 13. In one area of the plate surface of the movable bracket 20, the closing portion 25 of the hinge bracket 10 and the engaging portion 25 which is elastically bitten and released by the closing and opening of the upper door 7 and A stop jaw 27 which contacts the stop 23 of the hinge bracket 10 and limits the open range of the upper door 7 is provided symmetrically.

The catching portion 25 is extended from one side of the movable bracket 20 and is formed of an inclined surface 31 so that the free end portion is elastically engaged with the closing retaining protrusion 21, and the stopping jaw 27 is the catching portion ( It is formed by the step between the rear end of 25) and the movable bracket 20.

By this configuration, when the upper door 7 is opened, the stop jaw 27 of the movable bracket 20 fixed to the lower end of the upper door 7 is attached to the stop 23 of the hinge bracket 10. In contact, the opening range of the upper door 7 is defined. As a result, even when the upper door 7 is opened by applying excessive force, the upper door 7 does not deviate from the opening range, so that the upper door 7 does not lean toward the side wall of the refrigerator, thereby preventing the failure of the door. can do.

In addition, when the upper door 7 is closed, the engaging portion 25 of the movable bracket 20 is elastically engaged with the closing holding protrusion 21 of the fixing bracket, thereby preventing the upper door 7 from opening. Can be. In addition, since the free end portion of the locking portion 25 of the movable bracket 20 is formed as the inclined surface 31, even if the upper door 7 is slightly open, the weight of the fixing bracket is determined by the weight of the upper door 7. Engage with the closing retaining protrusion to automatically close the upper door (7).

At this time, since the hinge bracket 10 and the movable bracket 20 are formed in symmetrical shapes, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, one hinge bracket 10 and the movable bracket 20 are used. Can be installed so as to be inverted in the left or right area of the middle partition 4 of the main body 1 and the left or right area of the lower end of the upper door 7 according to the selected opening and closing direction of the upper and lower doors 7 and 9, respectively. have.

In the foregoing and embodiments, it is described that the movable bracket is coupled to the lower end of the upper door, but the movable bracket can be appropriately used at the upper and lower ends of the upper door and the upper and lower ends of the lower door.

As described above, according to the present invention, by limiting the opening range of the door to prevent the door failure, at the same time can maintain the closed state of the door, there is provided a refrigerator that can be automatically closed in a slightly open state of the door. .

Claims (2)

A refrigerator having a main body having at least one cooling chamber and a door for opening and closing a front opening of the cooling chamber, A fixing part which can be selectively inverted on the left side and the right side of the main body, a supporting part extending forward from one side of the fixing part, a hinge pin provided to be symmetrical to the upper and lower regions of the supporting part; A hinge bracket having a closing and holding protrusion protruding from one region of the support to maintain the closed state of the door, and a stop to limit an opening range of the door; The hinge pin is accommodated by the hinge pin is fixed to the door in parallel with the support portion, the engaging portion that is elastically bite and releasing the closing retaining projection and the plate portion in one plate surface, the stop in contact with the stop Refrigerator comprising a movable bracket that the jaw is provided symmetrically up and down. The method of claim 1, And the latching portion extends from the movable bracket and has an inclined surface elastically engaged with the closing retaining protrusion at a free end thereof.