KR20060111003A - Door's sealing member for refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

A door sealing element for a refrigerator is provided to prevent leakage of chilled air via joining portions between doors and storing chamber rims, thereby improving door sealing effect together with gaskets. A door sealing element for a refrigerator includes a body part(51) in the shape of plate to closely contact an inner surface of a refrigerator door(30) at joining portions between the door and an opened surface rim of a storage chamber. Ribs(52) are protruded from the body part to be horizontally to the inner surface of the door for blocking chilled air flow at joining portions between the inner surface of the door and a front surface of a barrier(20), when the door closes the front surface part of the storage chamber. A fixing part(53) is formed to an end of the body part for fitting a gasket(40) into a fixing groove(33).

Description

Door sealing member for refrigerators {DOOR'S SEALING MEMBER FOR REFRIGERATOR}

1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator door part according to the present invention;

2 is a perspective view of a refrigerator door gasket portion according to the present invention;

3 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a refrigerator door gasket according to the present invention;

4 is a perspective view of a sealing member according to the present invention.

<Description of Major Symbols in Drawing>

10-Refrigerator 20-Barrier

30-Door 31-Basket

32-Dyke 33-Locking Slot

40-gasket 41-clips

50-Seal 51-Body

52-Rib 53-Retention

54-finish

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a door sealing member for a refrigerator, which is formed to seal while the door and the door are joined to a door to cover an open surface formed in each storage compartment of the refrigerator.

In general, a refrigerator is provided with a plurality of storage compartments, such as a freezer compartment for freezing food or drink and a refrigerating compartment for storing the food or drink at low temperature.

In addition, the storage compartment has an open surface on which one surface, such as its front surface, is opened so that a user can store or take out food.

In addition, the open surface is generally formed to be opened / closed by a door formed to cover the open surface.

In addition, the refrigerator door and the storage compartment are generally made of a metal or a resin material, and it is impossible for the refrigerator door and the storage compartment to be in close contact with each other according to the material characteristics of the door and the storage compartment.

As a result, a minute gap is formed at the junction between the door and the open surface or is excitedly bonded, so that cold air filled inside the storage compartment leaks to the outside of the refrigerator through a gap formed at the junction between the door and the open surface. There was a problem.

Therefore, the conventional refrigerator has been used to block the gap formed in the joint portion of the door and the open surface provided with a gasket formed of a resilient material in the joint portion of the door and the open surface.

Here, the gasket is made of an elastic material made of a rubber material formed to be in close contact with both the inner surface and the open surface of the door while having a predetermined thickness on a portion where the door and the open surface of the storage chamber contact each other, that is, the inner edge of the door. It was common to be.

Accordingly, when closing the door provided on the storage compartment opening surface of the refrigerator, the gasket provided on the inner edge of the door is in close contact with the edge of the opening surface.

In this case, one surface of the gasket is fastened to the inner surface of the door to form a seal, and the other surface of the gasket is in close contact with the edge of the storage compartment opening surface to close the door and the opening surface.

However, the sealing of the opening surface and the door using the conventional gasket as described above, while one surface of the gasket is fastened to the inner surface of the door to form a seal, while the other surface of the gasket is opened by the closing action of the door. As the sealing is formed by contacting the edge of the gasket, another gap may be formed in a portion where the gasket and the edge of the open surface contact each other, and there is a problem in that cold air inside the storage compartment leaks through the gap. .

In addition, although the use of auxiliary binding members such as magnets to assist the bonding force between the gasket and the open surface has been developed so that the edges of the gasket and the open surface close to each other, the aging of the gasket, the door and the dog of the gasket made of the rubber material There was a problem that the complete joining of the open surface is impossible due to deformation due to the bonding strength of the side.

In addition, the gasket is cooled by the internal cold air of the storage compartment, the cooled gasket is in contact with the air outside the refrigerator to cool the water in the air to form droplets on the outer surface of the refrigerator door, barrier and gasket, There is a problem that the appearance of the refrigerator due to the water drops is deteriorated, there is a problem that the user must process the water drops.

The present invention has been invented to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a door sealing member for a refrigerator to more seal the junction of the open surface and the door of the refrigerator storage compartment.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a door sealing member for a refrigerator, which is configured to block the circulation of cold air filled in the storage compartment through the junction between the open surface of the refrigerator compartment and the door, thereby improving the sealing ability of the junction. The purpose is.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a door sealing member for a refrigerator, which is installed to minimize the interference with other members on the joint of the door and the open surface of the refrigerator storage compartment.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a door sealing member for a refrigerator which is formed so that a user does not feel uncomfortable or heterogeneous.

The present invention for achieving the above object is that the sealing member is installed to block the cold air circulated to the joint portion of the open surface and the door on the inner edge of the door covering the open open surface of the refrigerator storage compartment. It features.

Another feature of the invention, the sealing member is characterized in that it comprises a body which is installed on the edge of the door, and the rib blocking the cold air circulated to the joint portion of the open surface and the door.

Another feature of the present invention, the sealing member is characterized in that it further comprises a fixing portion for fixing the body, and the finishing portion for close contact with the front end of the body to the edge of the door.

Another feature of the present invention is characterized in that the body is formed in the same plate shape as the shape of one end of the door frame so as to be installed throughout the one end of the refrigerator door edge.

Another feature of the present invention is characterized in that the ribs are formed to protrude and form a diaphragm outward from the outer surface of the body.

Another feature of the present invention is characterized in that the ribs are formed at a plurality of points protruding from the body, arranged in a direction perpendicular to the flow direction of the cold air toward the junction of the door and the open surface. do.

Another feature of the present invention is characterized in that the rib is formed in a plate shape in which the center is bent so that its cross section has a curved shape concave inside the storage chamber.

Another feature of the invention is characterized in that the fixing portion is formed to be fixed to the fixing portion of the gasket which is installed on the inner edge of the door.

Another feature of the present invention is characterized in that the finishing portion is formed in a plate shape forming a convex cross section outward with respect to the door joining surface such that the front end of the body bonded to the inner edge of the door is in close contact with the edge.

Another feature of the invention is characterized in that the body is bonded to the outer surface of the dyke formed on the edge of the door.

Another feature of the invention is characterized in that the rib protrudes from the body to block the space formed between the end of the dyke and the open surface.

Still another feature of the present invention is characterized in that the tip of the rib protrudes from the one end of the opening surface at a predetermined interval while blocking most of the space formed between the end of the dyke and the open surface.

Another feature of the present invention, the body and the fixing portion of the sealing member is formed to be in close contact with the rim of the door, the rib and the finish is formed in a soft to minimize the heterogeneity that the user feels in contact with, The front end is characterized in that it is formed to be in close contact with the edge of the door.

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

Figure 1 shows that the sealing member 50 is installed on the inner edge of the door 30 of the refrigerator 10 according to the present invention, Figure 2 shows that the sealing member 50 according to the present invention the inner surface of the door 30 It is shown in close contact with the dike 32 formed in the rim, Figure 3 is a refrigerator 10 in accordance with the present invention that the sealing member 50 is installed at the junction of the door 30 and the barrier 20 of the open surface rim. 4 shows each component of the sealing member 50 according to the present invention.

According to the present invention, the sealing member 50 is additionally formed on the inner edge of the door 30 to block the cold air circulated to the junction of the opening surface of the refrigerator 10 and the door 30 covering the opening surface. Is installed.

The refrigerator 10 is provided with a plurality of storage compartments such as a refrigerating compartment or a freezing compartment, and is generally formed so that the front surface of the plurality of storage compartments is opened to accommodate food. In the present embodiment, the front of each storage compartment of the refrigerator 10 is opened.

In addition, each storage compartment of the refrigerator 10 may be arranged in an up / down direction, or may be arranged in a left / right direction, and the partition wall barrier 20 may be provided at a point where the storage compartments are in contact with each other. Therefore, in the present embodiment, each storage compartment of the refrigerator 10 is arranged in a left / right direction, and a barrier 20 is formed at a point where the storage compartment is in contact with the door 30 sealing member for the refrigerator 10 of the present invention. Explain that 50) is installed.

In addition, a plate-shaped door 30 is provided so that the front surface of each storage compartment of the refrigerator 10 covers the open surface, and the door 30 is fastened to be rotatable by a hinge at a side end of each storage compartment. And to open / close the front opening of the reservoir.

In addition, a basket 31 is formed on an inner surface of the door 30 to accommodate a beverage container, and the basket 31 is formed in a box shape with an upper surface open as shown in FIG. 1. The door 30 is arranged in a plurality of locations on the inner side of the door 30 in the up / down direction.

In addition, the assembly of the basket 31 formed on the inner surface of the door 30, and forming a partition wall in the inward direction of the door 30 on both ends of the inner surface of the door 30 to form a connection to protrude The dike 32 is formed.

In addition, a gasket 40 is provided at a point where the door 30 and the open surface of the storage compartment are joined to form a seal at a junction point of the door 30 and the open surface.

Here, the gasket 40 is formed in the same rectangular shape as the inner edge shape of the door 30 to be bonded to the inner edge of the door 30 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

In addition, the gasket 40 is formed in a hollow rectangular cross-sectional shape of the inside, and formed of a rubber material having elasticity, the inner surface of the door 30 and the front of the barrier 20 and the front of the storage compartment. Close contact.

In addition, the gasket 40 is installed by the clip 41 is fitted into the fixing groove 33 formed on the inner surface of the door (30).

Here, the fixing groove 33 is formed as a groove recessed inward over the entire inner edge of the door 30, the portion of the dyke 32, the basket 31 is installed is the portion of the door 30 As it is inserted into the storage compartment at the same time as closing, the fixing groove 33 is formed on the outside of the dike 32.

As shown in FIG. 3, the clip 41 has an arrowhead section in the direction of the inner surface of the door 30 from one surface of the gasket 40 in contact with the inner surface of the gasket 40 and the door 30. It forms in shape and protrudes.

In addition, the clip 41 is preferably formed integrally with the gasket 40.

The sealing member 50 includes a body 51, a rib 52, a fixing part 53, and a finishing part 54.

The body 51 is formed in a plate shape so as to be in close contact with the inner surface of the door 30 of the portion where the door 30 and the open surface edge of the storage compartment are joined, in this embodiment, the interior of the door 30 It is formed to form a plate shape formed long in one direction similar to the outer surface shape of the dyke 32 so as to be in close contact with the outer surface of the dike 32 protruding to the side edge.

In addition, the body 51 is formed at both ends of the inner surface of the door 30 as the dyke 32 protrudes from both ends of the inner surface of the door 30 and is closed at the upper and lower ends of the door 30. It is preferable that they are formed in pairs to be joined to the outer surface of the formed dyke 32.

In addition, the body 51 is in close contact with the outer surface of the dyke 32 by fixing the fixing portion 53 to be described later, and is formed of a hard resin to enable the fastening of the rib 52 to be described later It is preferable.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the ribs 52 form a plate and protrude outward from the outer surface of the body 51 in close contact with the outer surface of the dyke 32.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, when the door 30 is closed to cover the front surface of the storage compartment, the rib 52 has an inner surface of the door 30 and a front surface of the barrier 20. Protruding from the body 51 to be horizontal to the inner surface of the door 30 to block the cold air moved to the point to be bonded.

In addition, the rib 52 blocks the cold air moved to the point where the inner surface of the door 30 and the front surface of the barrier 20 are joined, and the cold air in the direction of the internal storage chamber of the door 30. It is preferable that the central portion is formed by concave bent in the direction of the storage chamber so that the moving direction of the.

 In addition, the rib 52 is perpendicular to the body 51 to change the moving direction of the cold air moved to the point where the inner surface of the door 30 and the front surface of the barrier 20 are joined. While extending in the forming direction, the center portion thereof may be formed to be concavely curved in the direction of the storage compartment, and of course, the body 51 may be formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle in the direction of the storage compartment.

In addition, the rib 52 may protrude from the body 51 bonded to the dike 32 of the door 30 to protrude to reach the barrier 20 to which the door 30 is bonded. Of course, the tip portion of the rib 52 extends in the direction of the barrier 20 from the body 51 to prevent noise and friction from coming into contact with the barrier 20, and the barrier 20 It is preferably formed to be spaced apart from a predetermined interval.

In addition, the ribs 52 may be formed to extend in the direction of the barrier 20 at one point of the body 51, and a plurality of ribs 52 protrude from a plurality of points of the body 51. The plurality of ribs 52 may be arranged in a moving direction of the cold air to block multiple cold air moving to the inner side surface of the door 30 and the front junction portion of the barrier 20.

In the present embodiment, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, the ribs 52, the two ribs 52 in the direction of the fixing portion 53 from the finish portion 54 of the body 51 is a predetermined distance from each other It is assumed to be spaced apart.

 In addition, the rib 52 is inclined to be inclined in the direction of the storage compartment is preferably configured to block the cold air moved in the storage chamber and to reverse the movement path of the cold air, the rib 52 is In order to prevent interference with the storage compartment, the body 51 may be protruded to be spaced apart from the inner surface of the storage compartment by a predetermined distance.

In addition, the rib 52 is preferably formed integrally with the body 51, it is preferable that the rib 52 is formed of a soft resin so that the user does not feel the heterogeneity.

The fixing part 53 is a fixing groove recessed to insert the gasket 40 installed on the inner side edge of the door 30 at the end of the body 51, that is, the inner side in the direction toward the inner side of the door 30. Comprising a plate bent in a semi-circular cross-sectional shape along the inner shape of the fixing groove 33 to be inserted into (33).

The closing plate is formed by bending at the front end of the body 51 in the direction of the surface in which the body 51 is in contact with the dike 32.

In addition, the closing plate is preferably formed of a soft resin material so that the body 51 is in close contact with the outer surface of the dike 32 while being easily pressed in close contact with the outer surface of the dike 32.

Next, the assembly process and operation of the door 30 and the sealing member 50 for the refrigerator 10 of the present invention configured as described above will be described.

The gasket 40 and the sealing member 50 are installed on the inner edge of the door 30 of the refrigerator 10.

First, the semi-circular cross-sectional fixing portion 53 formed at the end of the sealing member 50 is inserted into the fixing groove 33 formed in the inner edge of the door 30 so that the fixing portion 53 is It is fixed while being in close contact with the inner circumferential surface of the fixing groove (33).

The fixing part 53 is fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the fixing groove 33 and fixed, and the body 51 of the sealing member 50 formed integrally with the fixing part 53 is formed inside the door 30. It comes in close contact with the outer surface of the dike 32 formed in the side edge part.

In the state in which the fixing portion 53 is inserted into the fixing groove 33, the clip 41 of the gasket 40 is fitted into the fixing groove 33 so that the gasket 40 is in the door 30. Is coupled to the side rim.

In addition, the body 51 is bonded to the outer surface of the dyke 32, the rib 52 protruding from the body 51 in the direction of the barrier 20 in which the door 30 is closed and in contact with Are arranged.

In addition, the body 51 is bonded to the outer surface of the dike 32, and the finish portion 54 formed at the tip of the body 51 is bonded to the outer surface of the dike 32.

At this time, the finish portion 54 is bent in the direction of the dyke 32 at the tip of the body 51, the body 51 is bonded to the outer surface of the dike 32, The bent portion of the finish portion 54 is pressed on the outer surface of the dyke 32 by the bonding force of the body 51.

As the finish portion 54 is pressed against the outer surface of the dyke 32, the self-curved shape of the finish portion 54 is unfolded, whereby the finish portion 54 of the dyke 32 is at a higher pressure. It is fixed in close contact with the outer surface.

When the door 30 is closed while the sealing member 50 is installed at the inner edge of the door 30, and the refrigerator 10 is operated to fill cold air in the storage compartment, the storage compartment is filled. Part of the cold air is moved to the junction of the door 30 and the storage compartment.

Here, the cold air moved to the junction portion of the front of the door 30 and the storage compartment is sealed or installed at the inner edge of the door 30, that is, left and right sides and upper and lower ends of the door 30, respectively or integrally. The movement is prevented and blocked by the member 50. In the present embodiment, the sealing member 50 formed at one end opposite to the hinge of the door 30 of the refrigerator 10 is provided with one end of the door 30 and the barrier 20. It will be described to block the cold air moved to the junction of the).

The cool air moved from the inside of the storage compartment to the inner junction of the door 30 and the front junction of the barrier 20 is formed on one end opposite the hinge of the inner surface of the door 30. It is moved to the space between one inner surface.

Cold air moved between the outer surface of the dike 32 and one side of the barrier 20 is inhibited by the rib 52 protruding between the dike 32 and the barrier 20.

In addition, as the ribs 52 are formed to be concave in the direction of the storage compartment, the cold air contacted with the ribs 52 is changed in the moving direction in the recess of the ribs 52 and is moved in the direction of the storage compartment. The cold air whose movement is blocked by the ribs 52 is prevented from moving to the junction by generating turbulence while staying at the junction, or being pushed by the cold air moved from the rear.

In addition, when the rib 52 is formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle in the direction of the storage compartment from the body 51 of the sealing member 50, the cold air is in contact with the rib 52, and the movement direction of the cold air The direction of movement is changed in the 180 ° angular direction to prevent movement of the cold air into the space between the door 30 and the barrier 20, as well as to prevent movement of other cold air moved backwards while moving in the direction of the storage compartment. Done.

At this time, the cold air that is moved to the space between the door 30 and the barrier 20 in the storage compartment may flow into the point between the tip of the body 51 and the dike 32 of the sealing member 50, the body As the finish portion 54 formed at the tip of the 51 is tightly adhered to the dike 32, a gap is prevented from being formed between the tip of the body 51 and the dike 32. Cold air is prevented from flowing between the body 51 and the dike 32.

In addition, as the foreign matter such as cold air is prevented from flowing through the body 51 and the dike 32, food waste and beverages, such as food waste, which enter / exit into the storage compartment of the refrigerator 10, are stored in the body 51. ) And dike 32 is prevented from being contaminated.

In addition, a plurality of the ribs 52 are formed, arranged in the movement direction of the cold air, the cold air is moved between the door 30 and the barrier 20, the tip of the body 51, that is, the finish portion The movement is first blocked in the rib 52 protruding close to 54, and the space between the door 30 and the barrier 20 without being blocked in the rib 52 proximate this finish 54. The movement of the cold air introduced into the body 51 is blocked by another rib 52 protruding close to the end of the body 51, that is, the fixing part 53.

In addition, as the ribs 52 protrude so as to be spaced apart from one side of the barrier 20 by a predetermined interval, the tip of the ribs 52 is prevented from generating noise or breaking while rubbing with the barrier 20. .

Therefore, the front edge of the door 30 or the barrier 20 of the storage compartment bonded to the inner surface of the door 30 and the door 30 in which cold air filled in the storage compartment of the refrigerator 10 covers the front opening of the storage compartment is blocked. It is blocked from being moved to the junction part to prevent the cold air from leaking out through the gap between the front junction part of the door 30 and the storage compartment, and the gasket 40 installed at the front junction part of the door 30 and the storage compartment. ) And a small gap formed between the front edge of the storage compartment is prevented from leaking the cold air.

In addition, as the front end of the sealing member 50 is more tightly adhered to the inner edge of the door 30 or the dike 32 due to the finish portion 54 and the body 51 of the sealing member 50 and The cold air and foreign matters are prevented from flowing between the inner surface of the door 30 or the dike 32.

As described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific preferred embodiments, and various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Of course, such changes are within the scope of the claims.

As described above, according to the present invention, the cold air is prevented from being distributed to the part where the door installed on the open surface of the refrigerator storage compartment and the front edge of the storage compartment are joined by the sealing member, and the storage compartment is sealed by the sealing member. There is an effect of double sealing by a gasket installed in the door.

Another effect of the present invention is that the cold air moved to the junction of the refrigerator door and the storage compartment opening face is blocked by the rib of the sealing member, as well as the ribs are formed concavely bent or inclined in the direction of the storage compartment. As the cold air in contact with the rib is moved directly in the direction of the storage compartment, the outflow of the cold air is blocked, and the phenomenon that the cold air stays at the junction between the front edge of the door and the storage compartment is prevented.

Another effect of the present invention, the cold air is moved to the joint portion of the refrigerator door and the storage compartment opening surface is sequentially blocked by a plurality of ribs protruding from the body of the sealing member has the effect of achieving a more complete seal. .

Another effect of the present invention is to prevent the cold air moved to the joint portion of the refrigerator door and the storage compartment opening surface, food or the like accommodated in the refrigerator from flowing between the body of the sealing member and the dyke or the inner surface of the door to which the body is joined. Therefore, there is an effect of preventing contamination and performance degradation due to the inflow of the foreign matter.

Claims (5)

Dikes protruding from the inner side of the refrigerator door to form a partition wall; A plate-shaped body joined to an outer surface of the dyke according to the outer surface shape of the dyke; And forming a plate shape in the direction of the inner surface of the refrigerator storage compartment facing the dyke by closing the door in the body and protruding ribs arranged in the longitudinal direction of the body. Door seal. The method of claim 1, Refrigerator door sealing member characterized in that the front end of the body is bent in the direction of the dyke is provided with a finish formed. The method of claim 1, And the body is fitted to the inner edge of the door together with a gasket installed on the inner edge of the door. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The rib has a plurality of protrusions formed at a plurality of points of the body, and the plurality of ribs are arranged in the outward direction in the storage compartment, characterized in that the door sealing member for the refrigerator. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The rib is formed in the concave bent in the direction of the storage compartment door sealing member for the refrigerator.

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