KR20030083320A - Door for refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A door for a refrigerator is provided to reduce an occupied space, and to prevent impactive contact. CONSTITUTION: A door includes a door main body(11) having a handle groove(20) concavely formed on a front side thereof facing a side part thereof joined to a refrigerator main body; and a handle member(31) joined to the handle groove to rotate centering on rotary axis formed in vertical direction. The door main body includes a door outside plate forming an exterior, and a door inside plate placed on an inside of the door outside plate to be separated from the door outside plate so as to form a charging space for foamed material. Hinge pin holes are formed on an upper side and a bottom side of the door outside plate to receive hinge pins formed on the refrigerator main body. Rotary pin holes(22) are formed on a bottom and an upper side of the handle groove to support the handle member. The handle member includes a grip part(33a) placed in the handle groove in vertical direction; an upper bent part(33b) extended from an upper end of the grip part to be bent perpendicularly; and a lower bent part(33c) extended from a lower end of the grip part to be bent perpendicularly. An upper rotary pin(35) and a lower rotary pin(37) are formed on an upper side of the upper bent part and a bottom of the lower bent part, respectively, to protrude in vertical direction and received to the rotary pin holes formed on the handle groove so as to rotate.

Description

Door for refrigerator {DOOR FOR REFRIGERATOR}

The present invention relates to a door for a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a door for a refrigerator provided with a handle located in a space recessed from the surface of the door when not in use so as to reduce the occupied space and to prevent impact contact. It is about.

In general, the refrigerator includes a refrigerator main body having a cooling chamber having an open front surface therein, and a door hinged to the refrigerator main body to open and close the front opening of the cooling chamber.

1 is a perspective view of a conventional refrigerator door. As shown, the door for a refrigerator has a filling space of foam material between the door outer plate 101, which is usually formed of a metal member, and the door outer plate 101 inside the door outer plate 101. A door inner plate 102 spaced apart from each other is provided.

Hinge pin holes 103 are formed at upper and lower ends of the door outer plate 101 to accommodate the hinge pins provided in the refrigerator body (not shown), and hinge pin holes 103 are formed along the width direction of the door outer plate 101. On the opposite front side of the handle 105 is formed to facilitate opening and closing. The handle 105 is integrally coupled to the door outer plate 101 along the up and down direction, and the center region is formed to be spaced apart so that a finger can be inserted between the door outer plate 101 and a grip.

By the way, in the conventional refrigerator door, the handle 105 is formed or coupled to protrude from the front surface of the door shell 101, to increase the occupied space to give inconvenience to the passage and movement, and the human body shocks the handle There is a problem that if in contact with 105 may be injured.

In addition, the handle 105 is integrally fixed to the door outer plate 101, so that when the door is opened or blocked, the door is rotated around the hinge pin, and at this time, a twisting action is applied to joint parts such as a user's wrist and shoulder. There is a problem that not only inconveniences in use, but may be applied to the joints.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a door for a refrigerator, which can reduce occupied space and prevent impact contact by having a handle located in a space recessed from the surface of the door when not in use.

1 is a perspective view of a conventional refrigerator door,

2 is a perspective view of a door for a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention;

3 is an exploded perspective view of the handle member region of FIG. 2;

4 is a side view of FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VV of FIG. 2;

6 is a perspective view of a door for a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention;

7 is an exploded perspective view of the handle member region of FIG. 6;

8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII of FIG. 6.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

11: door body 12: door outer plate

14: door inner plate 20: handle groove

22: rotating pin ball 31: handle member

33a: grip portion 33b: upper bent portion

33c: lower bent part 35: upper pivot pin

37: lower pivot pin 39: support protrusion

41: return spring member

According to the present invention, the door body is provided with a handle groove recessed in the thickness direction and extending in the width direction on the opposite side front surface of the side portion rotatably coupled to the refrigerator main body; It is achieved by a door for a refrigerator, which has a reduced thickness compared to the handle groove and includes a handle member disposed in an up and down direction inside the handle groove.

Here, the handle member is preferably rotated relative to the door body around the rotation axis formed along the vertical direction of the door body having a reduced width compared to the handle groove.

The handle member includes a grip part arranged in parallel with the rotation axis of the door body, an upper bent part bent at the upper end of the grip part, and a lower bent part bent at the lower end of the grip part to protrude toward the front of the door body. It is effective to be rotatably coupled between the protruding position and the retracted position to be withdrawn into the handle groove.

The upper bent portion and the lower bent portion are formed with a rotating pin protruding in parallel with the rotation axis of the door body, respectively, and the upper and the bottom of the handle groove pin so that the pivot pin can be accommodated rotatably. It is preferable that accommodation holes are formed, respectively.

One side is elastically in contact with the handle member further comprises a return spring member for applying an elastic force to the handle member to return the handle member to the retracted position with the elastic force accumulated when the handle member is rotated to the protruding position effective.

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

2 is a perspective view of a door for a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the handle member region of FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is V-V of FIG. 2. Sectional view along the line. As shown in these drawings, the refrigerator door is provided with a handle groove 20 recessed along the thickness direction on the opposite front surface 18 of the side portion 16 which is pivotally coupled to the refrigerator main body (not shown). The door body 11 and the handle groove 20 is configured to include a handle member 31 which is rotatably coupled around the rotation axis formed along the vertical direction.

The door body 11 includes a door outer plate 12 forming an exterior and a door inner plate 14 spaced apart from each other at a filling interval of the foam material inside the door outer plate 12. Hinge pins 15 are formed on each side of the top and bottom surfaces of the door outer plate 12 to accommodate hinge pins (not shown) formed in the refrigerator main body, and hinge pins 15 along the width direction. The handle side groove 20 which is recessed along the thickness direction and extended along the width direction is formed in the center side of the front side of the opposing side side 18 of the side side. Rotating pin holes 22 are formed on the bottom surface and the top surface of the handle groove 20 so as to pivotally support the handle member 31.

The grip member 31 includes a grip portion 33a disposed in the handle groove 20 along the up and down direction, an upper bent portion 33b that is bent and extended at a right angle from an upper end of the grip portion 33a, and a grip portion. A lower bent portion 33c extending in a direction perpendicular to the lower end of the bottom portion 33a is provided. The grip portion 33a is formed to have an elliptical cross-sectional shape to facilitate grip, and protrudes along the vertical direction on the upper surface of the upper bent portion 33b and the bottom surface of the lower bent portion 33c. The upper pivot pin 35 and the lower pivot pin 37 which are rotatably received in the pivot pin holes 22 formed in the groove 20 are respectively formed.

A return spring member 41 for applying an elastic force to the handle member 31 is coupled to the periphery of the lower pivot pin 37 so that the grip portion 33a of the handle member 31 is accommodated in the handle groove 20. One side of the return spring member 41 is in contact with the side of the handle groove (20). One side of the lower pivot pin 37 is formed with a support protrusion 39 is projected downward so that the other side of the return spring member 41 is in contact.

By such a configuration, when the return spring member 41 is coupled to the circumference of the lower pivot pin 37 and the upper pivot pin 35 and the lower pivot pin 37 are accommodated in each pivot pin hole 22, the handle The member 31 is accommodated in the handle groove 20 so that the grip portion 33a is disposed inside the door outer plate 12 as shown in FIG. 5 by the elastic force of the return spring member 41. Is rotated to the withdrawn position.

When the door is to be opened, the grip member 33a is gripped and pulled forward, and the handle member 31 is rotated about the pivot pins 35 and 37 to rotate to a protruding position projecting forward of the door outer plate 12. At the same time, the pulling force is transmitted to the door body 11 by the rotation pins 35 and 37 coupled to the door body 11, so that the door body 11 is rotated in the open direction.

On the other hand, when the opening and closing operation of the door is completed and the hand is released from the grip portion 33a, the handle member 31 is rotated by the elastic force of the return spring member 41 accumulated when the handle member 31 rotates to the protruding position. The grip part 33a is rotated to the retracted position which is located inside the handle groove 20 about the pins 35 and 37. As shown in FIG.

6 is a perspective view of a door for a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the handle member region of FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VII-VII of FIG. 6. As shown in these figures, the door for the refrigerator, the door is provided with a handle groove 20 recessed along the thickness direction on the front side of the opposite side portion 18 of the side portion 16 coupled with the hinge pin of the refrigerator main body. The main body 11 and the handle groove 20 are configured to include a handle member 51 disposed along the vertical direction.

The handle member 51 has a grip portion 53a having a circular rod shape, and an upper pivot pin 53b and a lower pivot pin 53c formed on the upper and lower ends of the grip portion 53a so as to extend in the longitudinal direction, respectively. have. Rotating pin hole 22 which accommodates the upper pivot pin 53b and the lower pivot pin 53c so that the grip portion 53a can be disposed inside the grip groove 20 during planar projection. These are formed, respectively. Here, the grip portion 53a may be configured to have an elliptical cross-sectional shape.

By this configuration, when the door is to be opened and the grip portion 53a is pulled forward, the door body 11 is rotated in the opening direction about a hinge pin (not shown). At this time, the grip part 53a rotates relative to the rotation direction of the door body 11 in the opposite direction to the rotation direction of the door body 11 in response to the rotation of the door body 11. The torsion of the joints, such as wrists and shoulders will be reduced.

As described above, according to the present invention, a door body having a handle groove recessed in the thickness direction on the front side and extending in the width direction, and a handle member accommodated and disposed along the vertical direction in the handle groove when not in use. By providing, the refrigerator door can be reduced and the occupied space can be reduced and the contact with the human body can be prevented during passage or movement.

In addition, according to the present invention, by providing a handle member that can be rotated relative to the door body inside the handle groove, it is possible to alleviate the twisting of the joints, such as wrists, shoulders and the like when the door is opened and closed to improve the user's convenience A door is provided.

Claims (5)

A door body having a handle groove recessed in a thickness direction and extending in a width direction on an opposite front surface of the side portion rotatably coupled to the refrigerator main body; Refrigerator door comprising a handle member having a reduced thickness compared to the handle groove disposed in the vertical direction in the interior of the handle groove. The method of claim 1, The handle member is a refrigerator door, characterized in that coupled to the door body around the pivot axis formed along the vertical direction of the door body having a reduced width compared to the handle groove. The method of claim 1, The handle member includes a grip part arranged in parallel with the rotation axis of the door body, an upper bent part bent at the upper end of the grip part, and a lower bent part bent at the lower end of the grip part to protrude toward the front of the door body. Refrigerator door is rotatably coupled between the protruding position and the retracted position to be withdrawn into the handle groove. The method of claim 3, The upper bent portion and the lower bent portion are formed with a rotating pin protruding in parallel with the rotation axis of the door body, respectively, and the upper and the bottom of the handle groove pin so that the pivot pin can be accommodated rotatably. Refrigerator door, characterized in that each receiving hole is formed. The method according to claim 3 or 4, And a return spring member for applying an elastic force to the handle member to return the handle member to the retracted position.