KR200238846Y1 - Door handle of the refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a door handle of a refrigerator of the present invention, and an object thereof is to easily and reliably assemble a door handle including a handle and a door handle having a handle trim.

According to the door handle 50 of the refrigerator according to the present invention, while forming the front handle portion 63 and the handle 60 and the handle 60 coupled to the outer shell 18 of the door 15, the door 15 The handle trim 70 is fixed to the outer box 18 and the inner box 19 and the side handle portion 74 is formed. The side end of the handle trim 70 has a support chassis 80 for reinforcing rigidity. Fitted and joined. Accordingly, the door handle 50, which is composed of two parts, is more easily assembled than the assembly using the conventional adhesive, and the handle trim 70 is prevented by the support chassis 80 to prevent the handle 60 from being assembled. ) And the handle trim 70 has the effect of more robust assembly.

Description

Refrigerator Door Handle

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a door handle of a refrigerator having a handle and a handle trim which are attached to one side of a door for opening and closing the refrigerator storage compartment so as to be grasped by a user.

In general, the refrigerator is configured to supply the cold air generated from the evaporator of the refrigeration cycle to the storage compartment to maintain the freshness of various foods for a long time.

The conventional refrigerator having such a function includes a main body in which a storage compartment with an open front surface is formed therein, and a door hinged to the main body front portion to open and close the storage compartment.

And the door is provided with a door handle so that the user can open and close easily. The door handle is composed of a handle trim coupled to the exterior of the door and a handle formed with a handle portion, the handle trim and the handle are usually fixed by using a fastening member such as an adhesive or a screw.

As such, the door handles installed on the doors receive a great deal of external force over a long period of time because they are held and used most frequently by the user. As a result, if the door handle is not firmly fixed, the door handle may be separated from the door. In particular, the handle trim and the handle constituting the door handle is separated from each other has a disadvantage that the product reliability is lowered.

The present invention is to solve such a problem, the object of the present invention is to improve the coupling structure of the handle and the handle trim forming the door handle to more securely assemble them to improve the cohesion of the door handle and at the same time with the door trauma The assembly also provides a door handle of the refrigerator that can be robust.

1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator equipped with a door handle of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view showing a refrigerator door equipped with a door handle according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a door handle of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a coupled state of the door handle according to the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line V-V of FIG. 4.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10 ... body 11 ... freezer 12 ... refrigerator

13 bulkhead 14 freezer door 15 fridge door

18 ... trauma 18b ... curve 19 ... injury

50 ... door handle 60 ... handle 63,74 handle part

64 ... guide groove 66 ... guide protrusion 70 .. handle trim

71a. Engagement protrusion 73. Support groove 75. Guide protrusion

80 ... support chassis 81.engagement groove 90.urethane foam

The present invention for achieving this object is;

A door for opening and closing a storage compartment in which food is stored, and a door handle coupled to one side of the door;

A door handle comprising: a refrigerator including a handle coupled to an outer box of a door and having a handle portion formed thereon, and a handle trim coupled to an outer box and an inner box of the door while surrounding the handle;

Side grooves of the handle trim coupled with the inner image of the door are provided with support grooves in the vertical direction.

The support groove is a configuration characterized in that the support chassis extending in the longitudinal direction is fitted to prevent deformation of the handle trim.

Hereinafter, one preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, the refrigerator to which the present invention is applied has an appearance and to open and close the body 10 and the storage chambers 11 and 12 formed with storage chambers 11 and 12 for storing and storing food therein. The main body 10 includes a door 14 and 15 hinged to the front portion, a presser (not shown) and an evaporator 16 mounted to the main body 10 and forming a refrigeration cycle.

The main body 10 is partitioned up and down by an intermediate partition 13. Accordingly, the storage compartments 11 and 12 are formed above the intermediate partition 13 to be a freezing compartment 11 for storing frozen foods, and a refrigeration chamber 12 formed below the intermediate partition 13 to store refrigerated foods. Are distinguished.

In the rear of the freezing chamber 11, an evaporator 16 for generating cold air and a blowing fan 17 for forcibly blowing the generated cold air are provided. In addition, in order to guide the cold air blown by the blower fan 17 toward the freezing chamber 11 and the refrigerating chamber 12, a freezer compartment duct having a plurality of cold air outlets arranged up and down on the rear wall surfaces of the freezing chamber 11 and the refrigerating chamber 12, respectively. And refrigerating chamber ducts are arranged.

In addition, the doors 14 and 15 also rotate left and right to open and close the freezer compartment 11, and the freezer compartment 14 hinged to the lock main body 10 and the lower side of the main body 10 to open and close the refrigerating compartment 12. It is distinguished by a refrigerating compartment door 15 hinged to it.

As shown in FIG. 2, the freezer door 14 and the refrigerating chamber door 15 are provided with a door handle 50 so that a user can hold and hold the hand.

The door handle 50 is installed on one side end lower side of the freezer compartment 14 and one side end upper side of the refrigerating compartment door 15, respectively. The configuration thereof will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the door handle 50 installed in the refrigerating chamber door 15 is taken as an example.)

First, as shown in FIG. 3, the door handle 50 is securely fixed to the refrigerating chamber door 15 by the handle 60 and the handle 60 provided with the front handle portion 63 so that the user can hold it by hand. And a handle trim 70 having a side handle portion 74 (see FIG. 5) formed thereon.

The handle 60 is made of a plastic injection molding in which a front handle portion 63 is formed between the outer surface of the refrigerating chamber door 15 (see FIGS. 2 and 4 and 5). ) Is coupled and the outer surface 18 of the refrigerating compartment door 15 is coupled to the inner side.

For coupling with the handle trim 70, the handle 60 is provided with a coupling part 65 to which the coupling protrusion 71a of the handle trim 70 to be described later is elastically fitted. That is, the coupling portion 65 is provided to extend in the longitudinal direction at the end of the handle 60, the edge inner wall 71 of the handle trim 70, there are a plurality of grooves (to be spaced apart from the neighboring predetermined distance ( 65a) is formed. Therefore, the coupling protrusion 71a of the handle trim 70 is elastically fitted to the groove 65a of the coupling portion 65 when the handle 60 and the handle trim 70 are coupled to each other.

In addition, a guide protrusion 66 having a guide groove 64 is formed to protrude from the inside of the handle 60 so that a part of the end portion of the outer surface 18 of the refrigerating chamber door 15 is fitted. Guide protrusion 66 is formed to extend about half in the longitudinal direction of the handle 60 in a streamlined form, the guide groove 64 is formed between the two walls. A plurality of protrusions (not shown) are formed in the guide groove 64, and a part of the outer shell 18 of the refrigerating chamber door 15 is provided with curved portions 18a (see FIGS. 2 and 4 and 5) which are bent inwardly. have. The curved portion 18a forms a predetermined space with the handle portion 63 of the handle 60.

On the other hand, the front handle portion 63 formed on the handle 60 is made by the first bent portion 62 is formed to be bent. The first bent portion 62 is provided to form a predetermined gap with the inner wall of the handle trim 70, whereby the handle portion 63 is formed on the handle 60.

And the handle trim 70 is formed of a plastic injection molded in a substantially plate-like shape, the side handle portion (74, Fig. 5) of the refrigerating chamber door 15 is provided on the side in the longitudinal direction, both ends are bent inwardly And the end of the refrigerator compartment door 15 when combined with the refrigerator compartment door 15. The handle 60 is coupled to the bent edge of the handle trim 70. To this end, a plurality of engaging projections 71a are provided on the edge inner wall 71 of the handle trim 70 at regular intervals, which are elastically deformed in the grooves 65a formed in the engaging portion 65 of the handle 60. By being combined, the handle 60 and the handle trim 70 are assembled.

On the other hand, the guide groove 64 of the handle 60 is fitted with a part of the edge of the curved portion (18a) of the outer chamber 18 of the refrigerating chamber door 15, the other part is assembled to the handle trim (70). To this end, the guide protrusion groove 75 is formed in the longitudinal direction on the inner surface of the handle trim 70 so as to be connected to the guide groove 64. Therefore, the edges of the curved portions 18a of the outer chamber 18 of the refrigerating chamber door 15 are simultaneously inserted into the guide protrusion groove 75 and the guide groove 64.

In addition, the side handle portion 74 of the handle trim 70 is formed by the second bent portion 72 provided in the longitudinal direction on the side. The second bent portion 72 is recessed inwardly from the outside of the side surface of the handle trim 70 to form the lateral handle portion 74 and to form a predetermined gap with the first bent portion 62. do. Accordingly, when the urethane foam (90, see Fig. 4 and Fig. 5) foamed between the outer wound 18 and the inner wound (see Fig. 5, Fig. 5) of the refrigerating chamber door 15, the handle 60 is introduced into the gap. And the assembly of the handle trim 70 are more firmly maintained.

In addition, a support groove 73 extending from the top to the bottom is formed at the side end of the handle trim 70 coupled to the inner image of the refrigerating chamber door 15. The support groove 73 has two walls at predetermined intervals. It is formed spaced apart, the lower end is made of the inlet (73a) and the upper end is closed.

In addition, a support sash 80 is coupled to the support groove 73 through an inlet 73a to be coupled to an end of the inner image 19 (refer to FIG. 5) of the refrigerating chamber door 15. The support chassis 80 is a plastic injection molded product which is disposed to extend in the up and down direction in the refrigerating chamber door 15, and the coupling groove 81 in the longitudinal direction so that one end of the inner upper portion 19 of the refrigerating chamber door 15 is fitted. Is formed. The rigidity of the support chassis 80 is reinforced to form this coupling groove, so that deformation is not easily performed.

Therefore, a part of the support chassis 80 is fitted into the support groove 73 formed in the handtle trim 70, the other part is coupled to the inner portion 19 of the refrigerating chamber door 15. At this time, the end of the inner wound 19 is inserted into the coupling groove 81 of the support chassis 80, the door handle 50 can be maintained more securely coupled to the refrigerator compartment door (15).

Next will be described the operation and effect of the refrigerator equipped with the door handle according to the present invention configured as described above.

First, as the external power is applied to the refrigerator, the compressor and the circulation fan 17 are driven to circulate the refrigerant, and cold air is generated in the evaporator 16. Such cold air is appropriately blown into the freezing chamber 11 and the refrigerating chamber 12 through the freezing chamber duct and the refrigerating chamber duct by the forced blowing force of the circulation fan 17, thereby to the freezing chamber 11 and the refrigerating chamber 12. The mortgaged food is cooled.

On the other hand, when the food stored in the freezer compartment 11 and the refrigerating compartment 12 is to be taken out or accommodated, the front handle portion 63 or the side of the door handle 50 of the freezer compartment 14 and the refrigerating compartment door 15. Grasp the handle portion 74 and pull or push forward to open and close the freezer door 14 and the refrigerating chamber door 15.

Referring to the assembly process of the door handle 50 in the refrigerator to which the present invention is applied as follows.

First, the door handle 50 is assembled by coupling the handle 60 and the handle trim 70 to each other and then fitted to the ends of the bent portion 18a of the outer box 18 of the refrigerating chamber door 15. And handle trim (70).

That is, when the handle 60 is forcibly pushed into the edge inner wall 71 of the handle trim 70, the engaging projections 71a are coupled to the respective grooves 65a while being elastically deformed, and the guide groove 64 and Guide protrusion groove 75 is linked in the longitudinal direction (see Fig. 4).

Then, the door handle 70 is assembled to the curved portion 18a of the outer shell 18 of the refrigerating chamber door 15 through the guide groove 64 and the guide protrusion groove 75, and then the support chassis 80 is supported by the support groove 73. At the same time inserting the inner end 19 of the refrigerating chamber door 15 into the coupling groove (81).

In this state, when the urethane foam 90 is foamed between the outer wound 18 and the inner wound 19 of the refrigerating chamber door 15, as shown in FIG. 5, the urethane foam 90 causes the outer wound of the refrigerating chamber door 15. The door handle 50 is assembled to the refrigerating chamber door 15 by being in close contact with the space between the 18 and the inner box 19 and the inner surface of the door handle 50.

At this time, the outer handle 18 of the refrigerating chamber door 15 is provided with a handle 60 and a handle trim 70, the door handle 50 consisting of two parts through the guide groove 64 and the guide protrusion groove 75. And by assembling at the same time, these assembly operations are made easily.

In addition, deformation thereof is prevented by the support chassis 80 disposed in the longitudinal direction at the side end portion of the hand trim 70, so that the handle 60 and the handle trim 70 are more firmly assembled.

As described in detail above, according to the door handle of the refrigerator according to the present invention, a handle that is formed on the front handle portion and coupled to the outer door, the handle is wrapped around the handle and fixed to the outer box and the inner side of the handle handle is formed A trim is provided, and a support chassis for reinforcing rigidity is fitted in the side end of the handle trim. Accordingly, the door handle consisting of two parts is more easily assembled than the conventional assembly using adhesives, and the handle trim is deformed by the support chassis, so that the handle and the handle trim are more reliably assembled. .

Claims (1)

Doors 14 and 15 for opening and closing the storage compartments 11 and 12 in which food is stored, and a door handle 50 coupled to one side of the doors 14 and 15; The door handle 50 is coupled to the outer shell 18 of the doors 14 and 15 and the handle 60 having a handle portion 63 formed thereon, and the door 14 while wrapping the handle 60. 15. A refrigerator comprising a handle trim (70) coupled to an outer wound (18) and an inner wound (19) of (15); A support groove 73 is provided in the vertical direction in the side end portion of the handle trim 70 coupled to the inner portion 19 of the doors 14 and 15, Door handle of the refrigerator, characterized in that the support groove (73) is inserted into the support groove (73) extending in the longitudinal direction to prevent deformation of the handle trim (70).