KR20070028634A - Supporting apparatus of door for refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

A door supporting apparatus of a refrigerator is provided to form a sliding unit for adjusting the level difference by selectively extending one side for sliding. A door supporting apparatus of a refrigerator is composed of a bracket, a flowing control pad, a rotation guide rod, and a sliding unit(300). The sliding unit includes a supporting hole(320), a flowing hole(340), and a regulating hole(360). The supporting hole is installed at the lower bracket to support the load of the door. The flowing hole is mounted at one side of the supporting hole to selectively slide so as to regulate the flow of the flowing control pad. The regulating hole is inserted at one side of the supporting hole to control the downward flowing of the flowing hole.

Description

Refrigerator door support device {Supporting apparatus of door for refrigerator}

1 is an external perspective view of a refrigerator according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is an exploded view showing the door support of the refrigerator according to the prior art separated from the main body.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the door is opened in the refrigerator employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing a state in which the refrigerator door support device according to the present invention is mounted on the lower side of the door.

Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an exploded configuration of the sliding means which is the main configuration of the refrigerator door support device according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a state in which the restriction sphere and the flow port is formed in the support sphere constituting the main portion of the refrigerator door support device according to the present invention.

Figure 7 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing the state when the flow port is a main configuration of the refrigerator door support device according to the present invention flows upward.

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

100 ..... Body 102 ..... Fastening groove

110 ..... Freezer 115 ..... Barrier

120 ..... cold storage room 130 ..... shelves

140 ..... Door 142 ..... Freezer Door

144 ..... Cold Storage Door 144 '.... Rod Insertion Groove

146 ..... Door Handle 148 ..... Home Bar

200 ..... Door support 220 ..... Bracket

222 ..... Fastening hole 224 ..... Insertion hole

240 ..... Flow control pad 242 ..... Guide protrusion

260 ..... Internally sealed 300 ..... Sliding means

320 ..... Support 322 ..... Receptacle

324 ..... Insert 340 ..... Flow port

342 ..... Insertion rod 344 ..... Pad contact plate

360 ..... Regulatory District 362 ..... Interference Bars

364 ..... Stop plate B ..... Bolt

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a door supporting apparatus of a refrigerator, which allows adjustment of a step difference of a door by changing a length by sliding one side when a step occurs in the refrigerator door.

In general, a refrigerator (冷藏 庫, refrigerator) is a storage space is formed that can accommodate food inside, and refers to a device that keeps the temperature of the storage space at a low temperature to keep the food freshly stored, Depending on the type and condition of food it will be stored frozen or refrigerated.

Cold air supplied to the inside of the refrigerator is generated by the heat exchange action of the refrigerant. That is, the cycle of compression-condensation-expansion-evaporation is repeated to supply cold air into the refrigerator. The supplied cold air lowers the temperature of the air inside the refrigerator by convection, so that the food can be stored at a desired temperature.

Hereinafter, a configuration of a refrigerator according to the prior art will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a refrigerator according to the prior art.

As shown, the main body 10 of the refrigerator has a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape, a freezer compartment (not shown) for freezing and storing food in the left side of the main body 10, and a cold storage of the food in the right side. Possible refrigerating chambers (not shown) are formed.

The freezer compartment (not shown) and the refrigerating compartment (not shown) are partitioned from each other and provided as independent spaces, and the front surface is formed to be opened so that food can be taken in and out. In addition, the front doors of the freezing chamber (not shown) and the refrigerating chamber (not shown) are mounted with a rotatable door 20 to be selectively opened.

In more detail, a freezing compartment door 22 rotatable in a clockwise direction with respect to a left side of the front surface of the main body 10 is mounted at the front of the freezing compartment (not shown), and the main body at the front of the refrigerating compartment (not shown). (10) The refrigerator compartment door 24 rotatable counterclockwise with respect to the right side of the front side is mounted so that the freezer compartment (not shown) and the refrigerator compartment (not shown) can be opened independently.

Therefore, the handle 26 is formed in the recessed center portion is attached to the front surface of the refrigerating chamber door 24 and the freezing chamber door 22 so as to be gripped by the user.

Although not shown, a plurality of drawers and baskets are provided in the refrigerator compartment (not shown) and the freezer compartment (not shown) to separate and store various foods, thereby maximizing the efficiency of the storage space.

On the other hand, the support device 30 is provided at the front left and right lower ends of the main body 10. The support device 30 is provided with a lower one side to be adjustable in length to allow horizontal adjustment of the main body 10, while the upper one side is inserted into the lower end of the door 20 to allow the door 20 to be adjusted. The role of supporting the load is also performed at the same time.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the support device 30 will be described with reference to the drawings.

2 is an exploded view showing the support device of the refrigerator according to the prior art disassembled from the main body.

As shown in the figure, the support device 30 is attached to the lower left of the main body 10, the upper surface of the door support means for supporting the door 20 upward by contacting the bottom surface of the door 20 ( 40 and the main body support means 50 rotatably provided below the door support means 40 to support the main body 10 upward.

The door supporting means 40 is a bracket 42 having a "b" shape, a pad 44 formed of a material having an elastic force and seated on an upper surface of the bracket 42, and the pad 44 and the bracket ( And inner rod 46 that is fixed through and simultaneously through 42).

A plurality of fastening holes 42 ′ are formed in the bracket 42 to allow the bolt B to be inserted therein, and to be mounted to the main body 10 by the fastening force of the bolt B. FIG. More specifically, the bolt B penetrating the fastening hole 42 ′ is inserted into the fastening groove 12 recessed and formed on one side of the main body 10, thereby restricting the flow of the bracket 42 from the main body 10. It becomes possible to maintain the state.

The pad 44 has the bottom surface in contact with the top surface of the bracket 42 and the top surface in contact with the bottom surface of the washer W attached to the bottom surface of the door 20 by the bolt B '. Combination with the 42 is to support the load of the door 20.

In addition, the inner rod 46 is fixed in a state in which a lower portion penetrates the pad 44 and the bracket 42 at the same time, and an upper portion thereof protrudes upward from the pad 42 to a lower end portion of the door 20. It is inserted into the rod insertion groove 28 provided to guide the rotation of the door 20.

Accordingly, when the inner rod 46 is inserted into the rod insertion groove 28 and the bolt B penetrating through the fastening hole 42 'is inserted into the fastening groove 12, the door 20 is closed. It is supported upward by the support means 40 can be maintained in a state spaced from the bottom surface.

The tapping processing horizontal adjustment portion 46 'is formed by penetrating the inside of the inner rod 46 in the vertical direction. The horizontal adjusting part 46 ′ supports the load of the main body 10 by interfering with one side of the upper outer circumferential surface of the main body supporting means 50 when the main body supporting means 50 rotates.

The main body support means 50 serves to support the load of the main body 10 as described above, and is provided to be withdrawn from the horizontal adjusting portion 46 'by rotation.

That is, the upper portion of the main body support means 50 is provided with an insertion portion 52 which slides up and down while rotating inside the horizontal adjusting portion 46 ', and the lower portion of the insertion portion 52 is restrained. In the state, a contact portion 54 is formed in which the bottom surface is in contact with the bottom surface.

Accordingly, when the contact portion 54 is rotated, the insertion portion 52 is also rotated at the same time, so that the main body support means 50 is pulled out from the horizontal adjusting portion 46 'in the vertical direction. The horizontal adjustment of the main body 10 is possible by the draw-out length of the main body 10.

However, the refrigerator according to the related art having the above configuration has the following problems.

That is, the door 20 is configured to be rotatable in a state of being supported upward by the door support means 40, the door support means 40 is regulated in the flow from the main body 10, so that the height adjustment of the door 20 is There is a difficult problem.

In addition, when a step occurs in the door 20, there is a problem that the appearance of the refrigerator is damaged.

In addition, the above problems are not preferable because it causes customer dissatisfaction with the product.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, to provide a door support device for a refrigerator installed under the door to support the load of the door and to adjust the height of the door. .

Another object of the present invention is to provide a door support device for a refrigerator configured to be selectively extended by a sliding method.

The door support apparatus of the refrigerator according to the present invention for achieving the object as described above, one side is attached to the main body capable of low temperature storage of food, one side protruding to the outside of the main body to support the load of the door; It is provided between the bracket and the door, one side penetrates the bracket to regulate the left and right flow of the door, and integrally formed on the upper surface of the bracket, one side of the door after penetrating the flow regulation pad An inner rod inserted into the rod to guide the rotation of the door; One side is slidably provided below the flow control pad to selectively extend the sliding control means to lift the flow control pad upward.

The sliding means may include a support provided at the lower side of the bracket to support the load of the door, and mounted to be selectively slidable at one side of the support to force the flow of the flow control pad, and one side of the support. It is characterized in that it is configured to include a regulatory sphere inserted into the regulating the downward flow of the flow port.

One side of the support, it is characterized in that the receiving portion is formed to be recessed and guides the sliding in the vertical direction of the flow port, the insertion portion is formed so as to communicate with the receiving portion is inserted into the control sphere.

The receiving portion is characterized in that it is molded to have an inner diameter corresponding to the lower outer diameter of the flow port.

The insert is characterized in that the plurality is formed at the same interval.

According to the present invention having such a configuration, there is an advantage that the adjustment is easy when a step occurs in the door.

Hereinafter, a configuration of a refrigerator employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the appearance configuration of the door is opened in the refrigerator employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the freezer compartment 110 and the refrigerating compartment 120 are partitioned by the barrier 115 in the main body 100 of the refrigerator, in general, the freezer compartment 110 is provided on the left side, on the right side The refrigerating chamber 120 is located.

The freezing chamber 110 and the refrigerating chamber 120 are each provided with a shelf 130 for placing storage items. The shelf 130 is installed at a plurality of up and down intervals according to the size of the storage space and partitions the storage space so that more storage can be stored.

Doors 140 are provided on front surfaces of the freezing compartment 110 and the refrigerating compartment 120. The door 140 serves to selectively shield the freezing compartment 110 and the refrigerating compartment 120 by rotation, and a freezing compartment door 142 is installed on the front side of the freezing compartment 110 to the left. The front side of the refrigerating compartment 120, the refrigerating compartment door 144 is installed to open to the right.

Therefore, the front door right side of the freezer compartment door 142 and the front left side of the refrigerator compartment door 144 are provided with a door handle 146 to allow the user to open the freezer compartment door 142 and the refrigerator compartment door 144. Is common.

In addition, although not shown, a control unit is formed at one front side of the freezer compartment door 142. The control unit is configured to control the overall function of the refrigerator, by displaying a plurality of buttons (not shown) for setting the temperature of the refrigerator compartment 120 and the freezer compartment 110, the set temperature and the current temperature from the outside It is configured to include a display unit (not shown) to easily recognize the operating state of the refrigerator.

A groove bar 148 is further formed at one side of the refrigerating chamber door 144. The groove bar 148 is for easily withdrawing or storing food stored in the refrigerating compartment 120 without opening the refrigerating compartment door 144, and is formed to a predetermined size so that cold air leaks inside the refrigerating compartment 120. Will be minimized.

On the other hand, the lower end of the refrigerating chamber door 144 and the freezer compartment door 142, more specifically, the front left and right lower ends of the main body 100 is provided with a door support device 200 which is a main component of the present invention.

The door support device 200 serves to support the load of the door 140, and at the same time the top and bottom positions of the freezer compartment door 142 and the refrigerating compartment door 144 do not match, so that the step is adjusted by sliding one side when a step occurs. To make it possible.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the door support device 200 will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view schematically showing a state in which the refrigerator door supporting apparatus according to the present invention is mounted under the door.

As shown in the figure, the door support device 200 is bent in a substantially "b" shape to support the bracket 220 to support the load of the door 140, between the bracket 220 and the door 140 Is provided in the flow control pad 240 for regulating the left and right flow of the door 140, and integrally formed on the upper surface of the bracket 220, after passing through one side of the flow control pad 240 the door 140 The inner rod 260 is inserted into one side to guide the rotation of the door 140, and the sliding means 300 for lifting the door 140 upward by one side is selectively extended by sliding. .

The bracket 220 is attached to the lower front surface (as seen in FIG. 3) of the main body 100 by the bolt B to maintain a state spaced from the bottom surface.

That is, a fastening hole 222 is formed on the right side of the bracket 220 to allow the bolt B to be inserted therein, and the bolt B passing through the fastening hole 222 is lower than the main body 100. The bracket 220 is mounted to the main body 100 by being inserted into the fastening groove 102 formed in the portion.

In addition, the bracket 220 is provided such that the left end portion protrudes to the left side from the main body 100 when the right side is attached to the main body 100. More specifically, it protrudes by the thickness of the door 140. Therefore, the bracket 220 can support the load of the door 140 to the upper surface.

The center portion of the bracket 220 is provided with a perforated insertion hole 224. The insertion hole 224 accommodates one side of the flow control pad 240 to guide the up and down flow, and regulates the departure of the flow control pad 240.

The flow restriction pad 240 is provided on the spaced upper side of the bracket 220. The flow control pad 240 has an upper and lower surfaces in contact with the flow port 340 and the door 140 to be described below, and is selectively lifted when the length of the sliding means 300 extends. It will guide the directional flow.

That is, a guide protrusion 242 protruding downward is inserted into the insertion hole 224 on the right side of the bottom surface of the flow control pad 240. The guide protrusion 242 is provided to have a cross section corresponding to the perforated shape of the insertion hole 224.

Therefore, when the sliding means 300 is selectively extended, the guide protrusion 242 is slid upward along the insertion hole 224, so that the flow control pad 240 is forced upward.

The inner rod 260 is provided to penetrate the left side of the flow control pad 240. The rod inner rod 260 is integrally formed on the upper left surface of the bracket 220, and the rod insertion groove 144 recessed upward from the lower end of the door 140 after passing through the flow control pad 240. It is inserted into the ') to guide the rotation of the door 140.

Therefore, the inner rod 260 during the rotation is preferably molded to have an outer diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the rod insertion groove 144 ', and when the inner rod 260 is inserted into the rod insertion groove 144', The door 140 can be rotated without shaking.

On the other hand, the sliding means 300 is mounted to the lower side of the flow control pad 240 as a main configuration of the door support device 200, and the length of the flow control pad 240 by selectively extending as described above The door 140 is configured to be lifted upwards at the same time.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the sliding means 300 will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

5 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing an exploded configuration of the sliding means which is a main part of the refrigerator door support device according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 shows a restrictor and a flow port constituting the main part of the refrigerator door support device according to the present invention. A longitudinal cross-sectional view is shown showing the insertion into the support.

As shown in these figures, the sliding means 300 has a lower surface is in contact with the bottom surface to support the load of the door 140, and selectively sliding to one side of the support 320 It comprises a flow port 340 is mounted to be possible, and the regulation hole 360 for regulating the downward flow of the flow port 340.

The support 320 has a substantially cylindrical appearance with a central portion opened upward, and as described above, the supporter 320 is positioned below the bracket 220 in a state where the bottom surface is in contact with the bottom surface of the door 140. The load can be supported.

In addition, the support 320 may serve not only to support the load of the door 140, but also to guide linear reciprocating sliding of the flow port 340. That is, the receiving portion 322 recessed in the longitudinal direction is formed in the central portion of the support 320 to guide the sliding of the flow port 340.

Therefore, the flow port 340 is allowed to slide in the vertical direction in the state inserted into the receiving portion 322, the inner diameter of the receiving portion 322 so that shaking does not occur during the sliding of the flow hole 340. Is preferably molded to correspond to the outer diameter of the insertion rod 342 to be described below.

The outer surface of the support 320 is provided with a through-inserted portion 324 formed to communicate with the center of the support 320, that is, the receiving portion 322. The inserting portion 324 is formed in a plurality of parts at equal intervals from the lower portion to the upper portion of the support 320 as a main component for adjusting the length of the sliding means 300.

More specifically, when the interference rod 362 to be described below is inserted into the insertion portion 324, the lower end of the flow port 340 is in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the interference rod 362, the downward flow is interfered, The height of the upper end of the flow port 340 is changed according to the position of the insertion portion 324 into which the rod 362 is inserted, so that the length adjustment of the sliding means 300 is possible.

The flow port 340 is provided on the upper side (as shown in FIG. 5) of the support 320. The flow port 340 has a vertical 'T' shaped end face, and has a configuration including a cylindrical insert rod 342 filled with a pad, and a pad contact plate 344 formed in a plate shape.

The insertion rod 342 is configured to be slidable in the vertical direction while being inserted into the receiving portion 322 as described above, and the recessed portion of the receiving portion 322 in consideration of the thickness of the bracket 220 It is formed a little longer than the depth.

Therefore, when the insertion rod 342 is inserted into the receiving portion 322, as shown in Figure 6 to completely fill the receiving portion 322, it is possible to lift the door 140 by upward sliding do.

A pad contact plate 344 formed in a disc shape is formed at an upper end of the insertion rod 342. The pad contact plate 344 is configured to flow at the same time when the insertion rod 342 sliding to force the flow of the flow control pad 240, the lower portion of the center and the upper end of the insertion rod 342 Are combined so as not to separate.

In more detail, the pad contact plate 344 is positioned between the flow control pad 240 and the bracket 220 in a state of being bonded to the insertion rod 342. Therefore, when the insertion rod 342 is guided by the receiving portion 322 and slides upward, the upper surface of the pad contact plate 344 may force the flow control pad 240 upward. do.

"모양의 종단면을 가지며, 좌측부분이 상기 삽입부(324)에 삽입 가능하도록 구성된다. On the other hand, the control sphere 360 is provided on the right side spaced apart from the support 320. The regulator 360 is approximately "

"Has a longitudinal cross section and is configured to be insertable into the insertion portion 324.

More specifically, the restrictor 360 has a configuration including a cylindrical interference rod 362 and a stop plate 364 formed in the shape of a plate at the right end of the interference rod 362, the interference rod ( The 362 is configured to be inserted into the insertion portion 324.

The interference rod 362 is molded to have an outer diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the inserting portion 324 and is alternatively inserted into the plurality of inserting portions 324. When the interference rod 362 is inserted into the insertion portion 324, the upper outer circumferential surface of the interference rod 362 interferes with the lower end of the insertion rod 342.

Therefore, the position of the flow port 340 is adjustable according to the position at which the interference rod 362 is inserted into the insertion portion 324, the upward support of the flow control pad 240 and the door 140 Becomes possible.

In addition, the stop plate 364 is a configuration for limiting the flow in the left direction of the restrictor (360). More specifically, when the interference rod 362 is inserted into the insertion portion 324 by sliding, the stop plate 364 attached to the right end of the interference rod 362, the left side is the support 320 It comes in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the) it is possible to regulate the flow in the left direction of the regulation sphere (360).

Therefore, even if the regulating tool 360 is pushed to the left with a strong force or an impact is applied to the sliding means, the stop plate 364 and the insertion part 324 interfere with each other, and the regulating device 360 is the support tool. It is not easily separated from the 320.

Hereinafter, when a step occurs in the refrigerating chamber door 144 and the freezing chamber door 142 in the refrigerator having the configuration as described above, any one of the refrigerating chamber door 144 or the freezing chamber door 142 using the door support device 200. A process of lifting one upward will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7.

7 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing a state in which a flow port, which is a main component of the refrigerator door support apparatus 200 according to the present invention, flows upward.

First, the door 140 and the flow port 340 are lifted upward in a state as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, that is, the interference rod 362 is inserted into the insertion part 324 formed at the lowermost side. . At this time, the flow port 340 and the restrictor 360 is spaced apart from each other so that the load of the door 140 is not transmitted to the support 320.

In this state, when the stop plate 364 is gripped and flows in the right direction, the interference rod 362 is slid along the insertion part 324 to be separated from the support 320 as shown in FIG. 5. .

When the restrictor 360 is separated from the support 320, the restrictor 360 is inserted into the insertion part 324 located higher than where the restrictor 360 was originally inserted.

Subsequently, when an upward force is applied to flow the door 140 lifted downwardly apart from the support 320, the load of the door 140 is the pad contact plate 344 and the insertion rod. 342, which in turn is transmitted to the interference rod 362, and then transmitted to the support 320.

By the above process, the position of the lower end of the flow port 340 is in a state in which the two insertion portions 324 are flowed upward by a distance separated from each other as compared with the position before the height adjustment as shown in FIG. Insertion portion 324 is flowed upward by a distance.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments exemplified above, and many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible to those skilled in the art within the above technical scope.

The door support apparatus of the refrigerator according to the present invention having the configuration as described above, the sliding means is formed so that one side is slidably and selectively extended so that the step of the door can be adjusted.

Therefore, there is an advantage that the step adjustment is possible only by a simple operation when the step difference occurs.

In addition, even if the visit service is performed at the request of the customer, since the step adjustment time is significantly reduced, there is an advantage in that the serviceability is improved.

In addition, due to the above-described advantages are also expected to improve customer satisfaction of the product.

Claims (5)

A bracket on one side of which is attached to a body capable of low temperature storage of food, and one side of which protrudes outward of the body to support a load of the door; A flow regulating pad provided between the bracket and the door, the one side penetrating the bracket to regulate the left and right flow of the door; An inner rod formed integrally with the upper surface of the bracket and inserted into one side of the door after penetrating through one side of the flow control pad to guide rotation of the door; One side of the lower side of the flow control pad is provided to be slidably and selectively extended by sliding means for lifting the flow control pad upwards. The method of claim 1, wherein the sliding means, A supporter provided below the bracket to support the load of the door; A flow port mounted to one side of the support to be selectively slidable to force the flow of the flow control pad; The door support device of the refrigerator, characterized in that it is inserted into one side of the support sphere and comprises a regulation sphere for regulating the downward flow of the flow port. According to claim 2, One side of the support, Recessed molded and receiving portion for guiding the vertical sliding of the flow port; The door support device of the refrigerator, characterized in that the recess is formed so as to communicate with the receiving portion is provided with an insertion portion for inserting the restriction sphere. The door supporting apparatus of claim 3, wherein the accommodation part is formed to have an inner diameter corresponding to a lower outer diameter of the flow port. The door supporting apparatus of claim 4, wherein the plurality of insertion units are formed at the same interval.

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