KR200369343Y1 - Kimchi refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kimchi refrigerator provided with a hinge device so that the door for opening and closing the storage compartment provided in the main body can be rotatably installed in the main body.

Kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention forms the appearance and the storage compartment in which the storage is stored is provided to open to the upper side, the door is hinged to the main body to rotate and cover the opening of the main body, the door is hinged to one side of the main body It is provided with a hinge device, the hinge device is provided with a hinge case which is open to both sides, and a pair of cam devices which are respectively installed on both sides of the hinge case and installed on both sides of the door to open and close the door, one By using the hinge device of the door there is an effect that it is possible to simply install the door rotatable to the body.

Description

Kimchi Refrigerator {KIMCHI REFRIGERATOR}

The present invention relates to a kimchi refrigerator, and more particularly to a kimchi refrigerator having a hinge device for rotatably coupled to the main body.

In general, kimchi refrigerator is a device that can maintain the freshness of various foods for a long time by supplying the cold air generated from the evaporator of the refrigeration cycle to the storage compartment in which the storage is stored.

The conventional Kimchi refrigerator has a main body having a storage compartment which is opened upwards and forms an exterior, and has a door that opens and closes the storage compartment by being rotatably coupled to one side of the main body and has a refrigeration cycle configured to supply cold air to the storage compartment. Contains an element.

In addition, the main body is provided with a hinge device for rotatably coupled the door to the main body, such a hinge device is provided on each side of the main body so that the opening and closing operation of the door can be made stable, both sides of the door are rotated respectively It is possible to be installed.

However, the conventional Kimchi refrigerator has a problem that the hinge device is installed on each side of the main body separately, so that the door installation through the hinge device on the main body of the Kimchi refrigerator has been complicated.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, it is to provide a kimchi refrigerator that is easy to assemble and install the hinge device to the door hinged to the main body.

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

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the kimchi refrigerator hinge device according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a process of assembling the hinge device of the kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention the main body and the door.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: main body 11: storage room

20: door 22: hinge cover

30: hinge device 31: hinge case

31a: cam mounting hole 31b: partition plate

31c: Guide protrusion 32: Hinge cap

33: hinge bracket 40: cam device

41: fixed cam 41a: hinge protrusion

41b: cam portion 41c: camshaft

42: movable cam 42a: cam receiving portion

42b: cam protrusion 43: elastic member

44: hinge cap

Kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the main body is formed so that the storage compartment in which the storage is stored to the upper side, the door hinged to the main body to rotate and cover the opening of the main body, and the A hinge device is provided to allow the door to be hinged to one side of the main body, wherein the hinge device is installed on both sides of the hinge case and the hinge case is open to both sides, respectively installed on both sides of the door It characterized in that it comprises a pair of cam device for opening and closing.

In addition, the hinge case is provided with a cam installation hole so that the cam device can be installed on each side, the cam installation hole is a hinge cap for covering the cam installation hole to prevent the cam device from being separated from the cam installation hole It is characterized by being provided.

In addition, the cam device is provided with a hinge protrusion fixed to the door through the hinge cap at one end and a fixed cam to rotate with the door, and installed in the hinge case to move forward and backward to the rotation of the fixed cam According to the present invention, the movable cam interacts with the fixed cam and moves forward and backward, and the movable cam is elastically supported in the cam installation hole.

In addition, the fixed cam has a cam portion made of a hill and a valley at the other end of the hinge projection, the movable cam is formed in an annular shape to accommodate the cam portion and the cam projection to interact with the peak and valley of the cam portion protrudes on the inner surface It characterized in that it comprises a cam housing.

In addition, any one of the inner surface of the cam installation hole and the outer surface of the movable cam is provided with a guide protrusion to guide the moving forward and backward of the movable cam, the other is installed in the guide projection of the movable cam to be movable sliding Characterized in that the guide groove is provided.

In addition, the door is characterized in that the concave fixing grooves are formed in a shape corresponding to the hinge projection so that the hinge projections of the pair of cam devices are installed on both sides of the rear end thereof.

In addition, the hinge projection is formed of a metal material and is formed in a shape corresponding to the hinge projection is characterized in that the hinge projection cap is provided to cover the outer surface of the hinge projection to reinforce the hinge projection.

In addition, the rear end of the door is characterized in that it comprises a hinge cover for covering the hinge projection fixed to the door.

In addition, the hinge case is provided with a hinge bracket which extends laterally on the lower side and protrudes to both sides of the hinge case and is fixed to the upper surface of the main body, the upper surface of the main body is concave in a shape corresponding to the hinge bracket. The mounting bracket is characterized in that the hinge bracket is seated and fixed.

In addition, the kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention, the main body is formed so that the storage compartment in which the storage is stored to the upper side, the door hinged to the main body to rotate and cover the opening of the main body, the door is the main body It is provided with a hinge device to be hinged to one side of the, the hinge device is open to both sides and the hinge case is fixed to the main body, respectively installed on both sides of the hinge case and are respectively installed on both sides of the door And a pair of cam devices for opening and closing the door, wherein the cam device is fixed to the door and rotates together with the door, and the cam moves forward and backward in the hinge case according to the rotation of the fixed cam. And a movable cam provided between the movable cam and the hinge case to prevent rotation of the movable cam, It is characterized in that that provides a back and forth movement guide means for guiding.

In addition, the kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention, the main body is formed so that the storage compartment for storing the storage is opened, the door hinged to the main body to rotate and open and close the storage compartment of the main body, the door is of the main body It is provided with a hinge device to be hinged to one side, the hinge device is open to both sides and the hinge case is fixed to the main body, respectively installed on both sides of the hinge case and installed on both sides of the door, respectively, the door And a pair of cam devices for opening and closing the cam device, wherein the cam device includes a hinge protrusion which protrudes outward from the hinge case and is fixed to the door, and a fixed cam for rotating with the door, and rotation of the fixed cam. Protruding to both sides of the hinge case, including a movable cam to move back and forth in the hinge case according to the Each hinge protrusion of the pair of cam devices is fixed to both sides of the door, respectively.

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

Kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention forms the appearance as shown in Figure 1 and is opened to the upper side for the storage of kimchi is hinged to the main body 10, the storage compartment 11 is provided, the upper side of the main body 10 It includes a door 20 that rotates and opens and closes the storage compartment 11, and includes components such as a compressor (not shown), an evaporator (not shown), and a condenser (not shown) that form a cooling cycle in the main body 10. By generating cold air through these, the storage in the storage compartment 11 can be cooled and stored for a long time.

In addition, the kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention is provided with a hinge device 30 on the rear side of the upper surface of the main body 10 in order to rotate the door 20 is rotatably installed in the main body 10 to open and close the storage compartment. .

As shown in FIG. 2, the hinge device 30 is installed at both sides of the hinge case 31 and the hinge case 31 formed in a cylindrical shape, and is formed at an angle formed between the main body 10 and the door 20. The cam device 40 is fixed to the opening of the hinge case 31 through a pair of cam devices 40 and a fastening member such as a screw S to generate a rotational force so that the door 20 rotates and opens. ) Is provided with a pair of hinge caps (32) to prevent the departure from the hinge case (31).

Both sides of the hinge case 31 are opened, and cam installation holes 31a are provided, respectively, in which the cam device 40 is installed. The hinge case 31 extends from the lower side of the hinge case 31 to both sides. Hinge brackets 33 whose both ends protrude to both sides of the hinge case 31 are provided integrally with the hinge case 31.

On the other hand, the upper surface of the main body 10 has a recess corresponding to the hinge bracket 33 in a shape corresponding to the recessed groove 12 (see Fig. 3) is provided, the hinge bracket 33 is seated in the seating groove 12 to the side, Hinge for allowing both ends of the protruding hinge bracket 33 to be fixed to the seating groove 12 through fastening members such as screws S, respectively, so that the hinge case 31 can be fixed to the upper surface of the main body 10. The bracket 33 is provided.

The cam device 40 is cam-mounted by an elastic member 43 having one end fixed to the door 20 and fixed cam 41 rotating together with the door 20 and a coil spring capable of exerting elastic force. It is installed in the ball 31a to move forward and backward and includes a movable cam 42 to interact with the fixed cam 41 and to cause the door 20 to rotate. At this time, a partition plate 31b partitioning the inside of the hinge case 31 is provided in the hinge case 31 so that one end thereof can support the other end of the elastic member 43 that elastically supports the movable cam 42. .

The fixed cam 41 is provided with a hinge protrusion 41a protruding out of the hinge case 31 through the hinge cap 32 so that the fixed cam 41 can be installed on the door 20, and at the other end thereof in the circumferential direction. The cam portion 41b and the cam portion 41b interacting with the movable cam 42 and alternately formed with the valleys are formed to extend through the movable cam 42 to guide the movement of the movable cam 42. Cam shaft 41c is provided. At this time, the hinge cap 32 has a hinge protrusion through-hole (32a) is formed so that only the hinge protrusion (41a) penetrates the hinge cap 32 to protrude to the outside of the hinge case (31), the hinge protrusion (41a) The fastening hole 41d is provided in this so that the screw S may be installed.

The hinge protrusion 41a is installed on the rear side of the door 20 through a fastening member such as a screw S. Since the hinge protrusion 41a is repeatedly applied to the hinge protrusion 41a according to the opening and closing of the door 20, the hinge protrusion 41a is different. It is more likely to break than parts. Therefore, the hinge protrusion cap 44 is formed of a metal material so as to reinforce the strength of the hinge protrusion 41a and has a shape corresponding to the hinge protrusion 41a to cover the outer surface of the hinge protrusion 41a. ) Is installed.

On the other hand, the rear side of the door 20 is provided with a concave fixing groove 21, in which the hinge protrusion 41a and the hinge protrusion cap 44 are seated and fixed, and on both sides of the rear end of the door 20 in the door 20. Hinge cover 22 which covers each hinge protrusion 41a and hinge protrusion cap 44 of the fixed pair of cam devices 40 is installed and is fixed to the door 20 through the screw S. It is possible to cover the fixing part of 41a.

The movable cam 42 is formed in an annular shape so that the cam portion 41b of the fixed cam 41 can be accommodated at one end thereof, and a plurality of cam protrusions interacting with the cam portion 41b of the fixed cam 41 therein. A cam accommodating portion 42a having a protrusion 42b is provided, and at the other end thereof, a support portion 42c extending inwardly of the elastic member 43 so that the elastic member 43 can stably support the movable cam 42. Is extended, and the camshaft through-hole 42d is provided so that the camshaft 41c of the stationary cam 41 can penetrate the center.

In addition, the kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention is moving between the hinge case 31 and the movable cam 42 while moving the movable cam 42 according to the rotation of the fixed cam 41 while moving the movable cam 42 Includes a movement forward and guide means for guiding to be made smoothly.

The retreat movement guide means is movable to correspond to the guide protrusion 31c and the guide protrusion 31c which protrude in the longitudinal direction of the hinge case 31 on the inner surface of the cam installation hole 31a of the hinge case 31. It includes a guide groove (42e) that is concave in the cam 42, the guide projection (31c) is provided to be slidably movable, since the guide projection (31c) is formed long in the longitudinal direction of the hinge case 31, Cam 42 is caught by the guide projection (31c) can not rotate and at the same time the forward and backward movement is guided by the guide projection (31c) to be made smoothly. In this embodiment, the guide projection 31c is provided in the cam installation hole 31a, and the guide groove 42e is provided in the movable cam 42. However, the guide groove is provided in the cam installation hole in reverse. It is also possible to provide a guide protrusion on the movable cam.

Therefore, when the user rotates the door 20, the movable cam 42 elastically deforms the elastic member 43 and moves inside the cam installation hole 31a, whereby the movable cam 42 and the fixed cam 41 are relative. In the rotational movement, the movable cam 42 moves forward and backward in the cam installation hole 31a. At this time, when the door 20 is rotated by a predetermined angle or more, the elastic restoring force generated by the deformed elastic member 43 is transmitted to the cam part 41b through the cam protrusion 42b, whereby the door 20 rotates and the storage compartment 11 is rotated. Open and close the).

Next will be described in detail the assembly process and the effect of the kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention configured as described above.

Looking at the assembly process of the hinge device 30 of the kimchi refrigerator, first insert the cam device 40 in the cam installation hole (31a) provided on both sides of the hinge case 31, and then the hinge cap 32 is hinged case (31) ) So that the cam device 40 is embedded in the hinge case 31. That is, the movable cam 42 is installed in the cam installation hole 31a so as to be movable forward and backward through the elastic member 43, and the fixed cam 41 has the cam portion 41b with the movable cam 42 and the cam receiving portion ( 42a), the hinge cap 32 is fixedly installed in the opening of the cam installation hole 31a, and only the hinge protrusions 41a of the two cam devices 40 are hinge protrusions of the hinge cap 32. The cam device 40 is built in each of both sides of the hinge case 31 in a state in which it penetrates the through hole 32a and protrudes to both sides of the hinge case 31.

In this state, as shown in FIG. 3, the hinge bracket 33, which is integrally provided at the lower side of the hinge case 31, is seated in the seating groove 12, and then the screws S at both ends of the hinge bracket 33. The hinge case 31 is fixed to the upper rear side of the main body 10 by fastening.

Subsequently, two hinge protrusions 41a protruding out of the hinge cap 32 are respectively positioned in the fixing grooves 21 provided at both rear ends of the door 20, and then the outer surface of the hinge protrusion 41a is hinged. It is fixed to the door 20 through the screw (S) in the state covered with the cap 44, and after the hinge protrusion 41a is fixed to the door 20, the height of the hinge protrusion 41a by the hinge cover 22 Cover the government

In this embodiment, after the hinge case 31 is fixed to the main body 10, the hinge case 31 is fixed to the door 20 through the hinge protrusion 41a. However, the hinge case 31 is reversed as necessary without being limited thereto. It is also possible to be fixed to the main body 10 after being fixed to the door 20 through the hinge protrusion (41a).

As described in detail above, the hinge device according to the present invention is provided with a cam device on both sides of the hinge case so as to be rotatably installed on the main body on both sides of the door, using a single hinge device to simply connect the door to the main body. There is an effect that can be installed rotatably.

Claims (15)

A main body having an exterior and having a storage compartment in which a storage is stored is opened upward, a door hingedly coupled to the main body, a door covering the opening of the main body, and a hinge device for allowing the door to be hinged to one side of the main body; But The hinge device includes a hinge case which is open to both sides and a pair of cam devices which are respectively installed on both sides of the hinge case and installed on both sides of the door to open and close the door. Refrigerator. The method of claim 1, The hinge case is provided with a cam installation hole so that the cam device can be installed on both sides, and the cam installation hole has a hinge cap that covers the cam installation hole and prevents the cam device from being separated from the cam installation hole. Kimchi refrigerator characterized in that. The method of claim 2, The cam device has a hinge cam fixed to the door by penetrating the hinge cap at one end thereof, the fixed cam rotating together with the door, and installed in the hinge case to move forward and backward, according to the rotation of the fixed cam. Kimchi refrigerator characterized in that it comprises a movable cam interacting with the fixed cam to move forward and backward, and the movable cam is elastically supported in the cam installation hole. The method of claim 3, wherein The fixed cam has a cam portion formed of a hill and a valley at the other end of the hinge projection, the movable cam is formed in an annular shape for receiving the cam portion and the cam projection for interacting with the cam and the hill portion of the cam portion protrudes on the inner surface Kimchi refrigerator characterized by including a wealth. The method of claim 3, wherein One of the inner surface of the cam installation hole and the outer surface of the movable cam is provided with a guide protrusion for guiding the moving forward and backward of the movable cam, the other guide is installed to the sliding movement of the guide projection of the movable cam Kimchi refrigerator, characterized in that the groove is provided. The method of claim 3, wherein The door has a kimchi refrigerator characterized in that the concave fixing groove is formed in a shape corresponding to the hinge projection so that the hinge projections of the pair of cam devices are installed on both sides of the rear end. The method of claim 3, wherein The hinge protrusion is formed of a metal material and is formed in a shape corresponding to the hinge protrusion, the kimchi refrigerator characterized in that the hinge projection cap is provided to cover the outer surface of the hinge protrusion to reinforce the hinge projection. The method of claim 3, wherein Kimchi refrigerator characterized in that the rear end side of the door comprises a hinge cover for covering the hinge projection fixed to the door. The method of claim 1, The hinge case has a hinge bracket which extends laterally on the lower side and protrudes to both sides of the hinge case and is fixed to the upper surface of the main body, and is formed concave in a shape corresponding to the hinge bracket on the upper surface of the main body. Kimchi refrigerator characterized in that the seating groove is provided is fixed. A main body having an exterior and having a storage compartment in which a storage is stored is opened upward, a door hingedly coupled to the main body, a door covering the opening of the main body, and a hinge device for allowing the door to be hinged to one side of the main body; Equipped, The hinge device has a hinge case that is open to both sides and fixed to the main body, and a pair of cam devices that are installed on both sides of the hinge case, respectively installed on both sides of the door to open and close the door, , The cam device has a fixed cam that is fixed to the door and rotates together with the door, a movable cam moving forward and backward in the hinge case according to the rotation of the fixed cam, and between the movable cam and the hinge case. The kimchi refrigerator characterized in that the rotation of the movable cam is prevented, but the forward and backward movement guide means for guiding the forward and backward movement of the movable cam is provided. The method of claim 10, The retreat movement guide means includes a guide protrusion provided on any one of the inner surface of the hinge case and the outer side of the movable cam, and a guide groove which is recessed to correspond to the guide protrusion on the other side and is inserted into the guide protrusion so as to move forward and backward. Kimchi refrigerator, characterized in that. A main body provided to open the storage compartment in which the storage is stored, the door hinged to the main body to rotate and open and close the storage compartment of the main body, and a hinge device to hinge the door to one side of the main body. , The hinge device has a hinge case that is open to both sides and fixed to the main body, and a pair of cam devices that are installed on both sides of the hinge case, respectively installed on both sides of the door to open and close the door, , The cam device includes a fixed cam rotatably moving together with the door, the hinge cam protruding outside the hinge case and fixed to the door, and a movable cam moving forward and backward in the hinge case according to the rotation of the fixed cam. Including, the kimchi refrigerator, characterized in that each hinge projection of the pair of cam devices protruding to both sides of the hinge case is fixed to both sides of the door. The method of claim 12, Kimchi refrigerator characterized in that the opening is provided on both sides of the hinge case to prevent the cam device from being separated from the hinge case, but the hinge cap is installed so that the hinge projection penetrates and protrudes outside the hinge case. . The method of claim 12, The rear side of the door is provided with a concave fixing groove in a shape corresponding to the hinge projection, the hinge projection is characterized in that the kimchi refrigerator is fixed to the fixing groove through the fastening member after being seated in the fixing groove. The method of claim 12, The hinge protrusion is formed of a metal material and is formed in a shape corresponding to the hinge protrusion, the kimchi refrigerator characterized in that the hinge projection cap is provided to cover the outer surface of the hinge protrusion to reinforce the hinge projection.