KR20080079921A

KR20080079921A - Refrigerator

Info

Publication number: KR20080079921A
Application number: KR1020070020551A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 최윤철
Original assignee: 엘지전자 주식회사
Priority date: 2007-02-28
Filing date: 2007-02-28
Publication date: 2008-09-02
Also published as: KR100872224B1

Abstract

A refrigerator is provided to employ a buffer member to prevent components from being damaged since the collision between a home bar case and a home bar cover even if the home bar cover is opened with respect to the home bar case. A home bar door(121) is installed outside a door so that the home bar door is opened/closed. A home bar case(122) is provided inside the door corresponding to the home bar door. A home bar cover(123) is installed in the home bar case so that the home bar cover is opened. An extension part(124) extends from the inside of the home bar case so that the home bar cover collides with the home bar case. A buffer(125) is disposed between the home bar cover and the extension part to perform a buffer function.

Description

Refrigerator {REFRIGERATOR}

1 is a view showing an example of a typical refrigerator.

2 and 3 is a view showing an example of a home bar of the refrigerator according to the prior art.

4 is a view showing an example of a home bar of a refrigerator according to the present invention;

5 is a view showing the main part of FIG.

120: refrigerator door 121: home bar door

122: home bar case 123: home bar cover

124 extension portion 125 buffer member

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a home bar, and more particularly, to a refrigerator capable of preventing noise due to a collision even when the home bar cover is opened and closed at a home bar case provided in a refrigerator.

In general, a refrigerator is mainly formed of a top mount type refrigerator, in which a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment are formed up and down, and a freezer door and a refrigerating compartment door can be opened and closed in a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment, respectively. Accordingly, many side by side type refrigerators are formed on both sides of the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment, and the freezer compartment door and the refrigerating compartment door are configured to be opened and closed with both end portions pivoted.

1 is a view illustrating an example of a general refrigerator, a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment are provided inside a refrigerator main body (not shown), and a freezer compartment door 10 and a refrigerating compartment door 20 are installed to be opened and closed to the refrigerator main body, and a freezer compartment The door 10 is provided with a display unit 11 and an ice extractor 12, while the refrigerator compartment door 20 is provided with a home bar door 21 that can easily open and close a beverage from inside the refrigerator.

Of course, the display unit 11 includes a button for controlling the operation of the refrigerator and a display window for displaying the operating state of the refrigerator, and the ice taking device 12 is installed below the display unit 11 to easily serve ice or cold water. Make a withdrawal.

2 and 3 is a view showing an example of a home bar of a refrigerator according to the prior art, the home bar door 21 is installed in the refrigerator compartment door 20 so as to be open and close, the refrigerator compartment door 20 is installed in the interior of the refrigerator to drink water, etc. It includes a home bar case 22 to be stored, a home bar cover 23 installed in the home bar case 22 so as to be openable and close, and an extension part 24 extending inside the home bar case 22 to be in contact with the home bar cover 23.

At this time, the home bar cover 23 is provided with a hole 23h so that not only the inside of the home bar case 22 can be seen, but also the cool air in the inside of the air can be circulated. Hinge shaft 23b is provided.

Therefore, the home bar door 21 can be opened to take out the article from the outside of the refrigerating compartment door 20, and the home bar cover 23 can be opened to take out the article from the inside of the refrigerating compartment door 20.

However, the refrigerator according to the related art is formed of a plastic material because the extension portion extending from the hinge cover and the home bar case is made of a plastic material, so that the home bar cover and the extension are hit by the home bar cover and the extension, so that damage and noise are caused by repeated collisions. There is a problem that the home bar cover can be easily opened due to a collision, thereby causing the article to fall off.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that can be buffered even when the home bar cover is opened and closed in the home bar case provided inside the door.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that is not easily opened due to a collision even when the home bar cover is opened or closed in the home bar case provided inside the door.

The present invention for solving the above problems is to open and close the door; A home bar door installed on the exterior of the door to be opened and closed; A home bar case installed at an inner side of the door and storing a product; A home bar cover installed at a home bar case to be opened and closed and hinged at one end thereof; In addition, the refrigerator is installed between the home bar case and the home bar cover and provides a shock absorbing member.

In addition, the home bar case includes an extension extending inward to abut the other end of the home bar cover, the shock absorbing member provides a refrigerator, characterized in that fixed to the extension of the home bar case.

In addition, the home bar cover includes a fitting protrusion protruding from the other end, and the shock absorbing member provides a refrigerator comprising a groove into which the fitting protrusion of the home bar cover is fitted.

In addition, the buffer member provides a refrigerator, characterized in that the coupling portion for fixing the home bar cover in the closed state of the home bar cover.

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

4 is a view illustrating an example of a home bar of a refrigerator according to the present invention, which is provided in a door that opens or closes a freezer compartment or a refrigerating compartment to prevent leakage of cold air, so that items such as beverages can be easily taken out and opened and closed outside the door. The home bar door 121, the home bar case 122 installed to store the goods inside the door corresponding to the home bar door 121, the home bar cover 123 installed in the home bar case 122 so as to be openable and close, and the home bar cover 123. ) Includes an extension part 124 extending inside the home bar case 122 and a buffer member 125 installed between the home bar cover 123 and the extension part 124 to cushion a collision.

More specifically, the home bar door 121 is installed to be opened and closed to the outside in the mounting opening formed in the door, the bottom of the home bar door 121 is hinged, the top of the home bar door 121 is a locking hook and locking device Is installed so as to be open and close by, a sealing member (not shown) is provided between the home bar door 121 and the hole of the door to prevent leakage of cold air.

Next, the home bar case 122 is mounted to correspond to the home bar door 121 inside the door, and is formed in a box shape to prevent leakage of cold air through the mounting hole of the door as well as storing items such as drinks and the like. Preferably, the door is provided with a plurality of shelves (not shown) in which goods are placed in addition to the home bar case 122.

At this time, the home bar case 122 is provided with a separate cold air communication hole (not shown) to allow the cold air to flow from the inside, and the mounting hole is provided so that the home bar cover 123 can be connected.

Of course, a hinge end (not shown) to which the home bar cover 123 is hinged is provided on the upper side of the mounting hole of the home bar case 122, and the groove bar cover 123 abuts on the lower side of the mounting hole of the home bar case 122. A pair of extensions 124 is provided.

Next, the groove bar cover 123 is formed in a plate shape, the handle portion 123a protruding convexly formed at the center of the lower end, the hinge shaft 123b connected to the hinge end of the groove bar case 122 on both sides of the upper end Is provided.

Accordingly, the upper end of the home bar cover 123 is hinged to the home bar case 122 to open and close, and the lower end of the home bar cover 123 abuts with the extension part 124 extended to the home bar case 122, and the home bar cover When 123 is closed and the home bar cover 123 abuts with the extension 124, the extension 124 is moved from the home bar case 122 such that the home bar cover 123 forms the same plane as the home bar case 122. It is extended step by step, and is buffered by a buffer member 125 of an elastic material such as rubber provided between the home bar cover 123 and the extension portion 124.

5 is a view illustrating the main part of FIG. 4, wherein the lower end of the home bar cover 123 is installed to be abutted by the shock absorbing member 125 fixed to the extension part 124 on the side of the home bar case 122. The 125 is fixed to fit in the mounting opening 124h formed in the extension part 124.

At this time, the shock absorbing member 125 is caught in the direction of the home bar cover 123 based on the mounting hole 124h of the extension part 124 and is in contact with the home bar cover 123 and the head part 125a and the extension part 124. It consists of a locking portion (125b) that is engaged in the opposite direction to the head 125a on the mounting hole (124h) of the head 125a is formed larger than the locking portion (125b) head (125a) Has a vertical surface such that the area in contact with the home bar cover 123 is wide.

In addition, the home bar cover 123 is fixed to the shock absorbing member 125 while the home bar cover 123 is in contact with the extension part 124, but protrudes toward the extension part 124 at the bottom of the home bar cover 123. A pair of boss-shaped fitting protrusions 123c are formed, and the buffer member 125 has grooves 125h formed in the head portion 125a in the axial direction so that the fitting protrusions 123c of the groove bar cover 123 are fitted. do.

Of course, as the groove 125h is formed in the shock absorbing member 125 in the axial direction, the shock absorbing member 125 can be easily compressed in the radial direction, so that the shock absorbing member 125 can be easily fitted into the extension 124. ) Can be mounted.

Accordingly, when the handle 123a of the home bar cover 123 is pushed to the home bar case 122, the home bar cover 123 is rotated about the hinge shaft 123b while the lower end of the home bar cover 123 is a buffer member ( It is buffered while contacting the head 125a of the 125, and the groove bar cover 123 is closed while the fitting protrusion 123c of the groove bar cover 123 is fitted into the groove 125h of the buffer member 125 to be fixed. On the other hand, when the handle 123a of the home bar cover 123 is pulled from the home bar case 122, the fitting protrusion 123c of the home bar cover 123 is rotated about the hinge shaft 123b of the home bar cover 123. Is removed from the groove 125h of the shock absorbing member 125, and the home bar cover 123 is opened while the lower end of the groove bar cover 123 is separated from the head 125a of the shock absorbing member 125.

As described above, the shock absorbing member 125 may be mounted on the extension part 124 extending to the home bar case 122, and the fitting protrusion 123c may be formed at the bottom of the home bar cover 123, but may extend to the home bar case. The fitting protrusion is formed, and may be variously configured to mount the shock absorbing member at the bottom of the home bar cover.

In the above, the present invention has been described in detail by way of examples based on the embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited by the above embodiments and drawings, and the scope of the present invention will be limited only by the contents described in the claims below.

The refrigerator according to the present invention configured as described above is fully cushioned by a cushioning member even when the home bar cover is opened or closed in the home bar case provided inside the door, thereby preventing damage to parts due to shock mitigation and reducing noise due to a collision. There is an advantage to that.

In addition, the present invention prevents the home bar cover from being easily opened from the home bar case due to a collision because the home bar cover is closed to the home bar case provided inside the door and the fitting protrusion is inserted into the groove of the shock absorbing member. Due to this there is an advantage that can prevent the goods stored in the home bar case falling.

Claims

A door to open and close the inside of the premises;

A home bar door installed on the exterior of the door to be opened and closed;

A home bar case installed at an inner side of the door and storing a product;

A home bar cover installed at a home bar case to be opened and closed and hinged at one end thereof; And,

And a buffer member disposed between the home bar case and the home bar cover to cushion the shock.

The method of claim 1,

The home bar case includes an extension extending inwardly to contact the other end of the home bar cover,

And the buffer member is fixed to an extension of the home bar case.

The method of claim 2,

The groove bar cover includes a fitting protrusion protruding at the other end,

And the buffer member comprises a groove into which the fitting protrusion of the home bar cover is fitted.

The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

The shock absorbing member has a coupling part for fixing the home bar cover in the closed state of the home bar cover.