KR20090133018A - Refrigerator with partition member - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A refrigerator with a partition member is provided to exclude adhesive use in gasket bond and facilitate the bond and separation of the gasket. CONSTITUTION: A refrigerator with a partition member comprises a refrigerator body, a partition member(160), a door(140), a gasket(180) and a gasket supporting part(210). A refrigerating room is formed in the refrigerator body. The partition member divides the front surface opening of the refrigerating room into a plurality of small openings. The door opens and closes the small opening. The gasket is interposed between the partition member and the door. The gasket supporting part is formed at the partition member and fixes and supports the gasket.

Description

REFRIGERATOR WITH PARTITION MEMBER}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a partition member, and more particularly, to a refrigerator provided with a partition member to facilitate the fast and easy coupling of the gasket.

As is well known, a refrigerator is a device for refrigeration or freezing food to be kept fresh, and includes a refrigerator main body having a cooling chamber therein and a refrigeration cycle apparatus for providing cold air to the cooling chamber.

1 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional refrigerator. As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator includes a refrigerator main body 10 having a refrigerator compartment 20 and a freezer compartment 30 therein, and a refrigerator compartment door 25 that opens and closes the refrigerator compartment 20 and the freezer compartment 30, respectively. ) And a freezer compartment door 35.

A refrigerating compartment 20 is formed in an upper region of the refrigerator main body 10, and a plurality of refrigerating compartment doors 25 are provided on the front surface of the refrigerating compartment 20 to open and close the refrigerating compartment 20.

One of the refrigerating chamber doors 25 is provided with a dispenser 27 so that the refrigerating chamber door 25 can be drawn out without opening the refrigerating chamber door 25. Another one of the refrigerating chamber doors 25 is provided with a groove bar 28.

A freezer compartment 30 is formed in a lower region of the refrigerator body 10, and a freezer compartment door 35 is installed in the freezer compartment 30 so as to slide along the front and rear directions of the refrigerator body 10. A storage container 37 is provided at the rear of the freezing chamber door 35 to accommodate food, and the storage container 37 slides back and forth integrally with the freezing chamber door 35.

However, in the conventional refrigerator, the freezer compartment 35 is configured to open and close the entire front opening of the freezer compartment 30, which causes a problem of a large cold air loss during the withdrawal or storage of food.

In addition, when the freezing chamber 30 is opened and closed, the freezing chamber door 35, the storage container 37, and food or food are integrally slid along the front and rear directions, so that the freezing chamber door 35 and the storage container 37 ) And the sliding operation is not easy due to the load of the stock. In particular, in accordance with the recent trend of larger refrigerators, the storage container 37 of the freezer door 35 has a large capacity and its load is so large that a considerable force is required for sliding operation, which makes it difficult for pregnant women, the elderly, and the like to operate. There is a problem that this can be followed.

Furthermore, there is a problem that food is drawn out along the freezing chamber door 35 and comes into contact with the outside air, thereby increasing the temperature of the food and adversely affecting the food. In particular, in the refrigerator in which the storage container 37 has a large capacity, the amount and type of food stored therein also increase, thereby increasing the number of opening and closing of the freezing chamber door 35, thereby increasing the amount of food exposed to the outside air temperature. There is a problem that the type and frequency increase.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator provided with a partition member that can quickly and easily engage and disengage a gasket.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator having a partition member capable of excluding the use of an adhesive when the gasket is bonded.

The present invention, in order to achieve the above object, the refrigerator body is formed with a cooling chamber; A partition member for partitioning the front opening of the cooling chamber into a plurality of introduction ports; A door for opening and closing the introduction port; A gasket interposed between the partition member and the door to block a gap; And a gasket support part formed on the partition member to fix and support the gasket.

Here, the gasket support part may include a hook protruding from the partition member, and the gasket may include a hook coupling part to accommodate the hook.

The gasket support part may further include a support rib protruding from the partition member to be in contact with the rear of the gasket.

The gasket support part includes a protrusion protruding from the partition member, a bent portion bent at an end of the protrusion, and disposed at one side of the protrusion and the bent portion to prevent separation of the gasket accommodated in the protrusion and the bent portion. It may be configured to include a departure prevention unit.

The protrusion may be formed to contact the rear of the gasket along the front and rear directions of the refrigerator main body.

The release preventing portion may protrude from the partition member.

The departure prevention part may be formed detachably.

The gasket may include a fixing part contacting the partition member and a blocking part protruding from the fixing part and contacting the door.

A hotline is coupled to the partition member, and the partition member may include a body disposed behind the hotline, and a front cover coupled to the body at the front of the hotline.

The body may include a case forming an accommodating space therein and a heat insulating material accommodated in the case.

As described above, according to the present invention, by forming a hook that protrudes outwardly to the partition member and a hook coupling portion for accommodating the hook to the gasket, it is possible to quickly and easily engage and disengage the gasket. . In addition, no residue of the adhesive occurs when the gasket is replaced by eliminating the use of the adhesive in the bonding of the gasket.

In addition, according to the present invention, by having a hook protruding outwardly bent to the partition member and a support rib for supporting the gasket cooperatively with the hook at the rear of the hook, the coupling and separation of the gasket can be quickly and easily It is possible to prevent the separation of the gasket due to repeated contact with the door.

In addition, according to the present invention, the protrusions in contact with one side of the gasket in the front and rear direction, the bent portion in contact with one side of the gasket in the up and down direction, and the separation to prevent the separation of the gasket inserted into the protrusions and the bent portion inside By providing the prevention portion, the gasket can be easily separated and joined, and the gasket can be prevented from being separated from the partition member by the action of an external force.

In addition, according to the present invention, the protrusions in contact with one side of the gasket in the front and rear direction, the bent portion in contact with one side of the gasket in the up and down direction, and the separation to prevent the separation of the gasket inserted into the protrusions and the bent portion inside By detachably forming the prevention portion, it is possible to quickly and easily detach and join the gasket, and effectively prevent the gasket from being accidentally separated.

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

[First Embodiment]

2 is a perspective view of a refrigerator having a partition member according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the partition member according to line III-III of FIG. 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the refrigerator including the partition member includes: a refrigerator main body 110 in which a cooling chamber is formed; A partition member 160 for partitioning the front opening of the cooling chamber into a plurality of introduction ports; A door 140 for opening and closing the introduction port; A gasket 180 interposed between the partition member 160 and the door 140 to block a gap; And a gasket support part 210 formed on the partition member 160 to fix and support the gasket 180. Here, the cooling chamber is a term for a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber, and the refrigerator main body 110 may be configured to include at least one of the freezing chamber and the freezing chamber. In addition, at least one partition member 160 may be installed on the front surface of the cooling chamber, that is, the refrigerating chamber and / or the freezing chamber. The refrigerator main body 110 is provided with a refrigeration cycle to provide cold air to the cooling chamber. Hereinafter, the refrigerator main body 110 includes a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber, and the partition member 160 will be described by way of example in the case of the front opening of the freezing chamber.

A refrigerating chamber 120 is formed in an upper region of the refrigerator main body 110, and a plurality of refrigerating chamber doors 125 are rotatable on the front surface of the refrigerating chamber 120 to selectively open and close the refrigerating chamber 120. Are combined. The refrigerating chamber door 125 may be provided with a dispenser 127 and a groove bar 128.

A freezer compartment 130 is formed in a lower region of the refrigerator body 110, and a partition member 160 divides a front opening of the freezer compartment 130 into a plurality of inlet openings on a front surface of the freezer compartment 130. Is installed. The freezing chamber 130 is provided with a door 140 to selectively open and close the introduction port, respectively. The door 140 is implemented as a drawer-type door 140 having a storage container 142 to accommodate food therein. The rear surface of the door 140 is provided with a door gasket 147 to be in contact with the introduction port. Rails 144 are provided at the rear of the door 140, that is, at both sides of the storage container 142, and the rail holder 145 is coupled to and supported by the rail 144 inside the freezing compartment 130. ) Is provided.

On the other hand, the partition member 160 is disposed along the left and right directions of the refrigerator main body 110 so that the front opening of the freezing compartment 130 is divided up and down. The freezing chamber hotline 150 is provided at the front opening of the freezing chamber 130, that is, at the edge of the introduction port to increase the temperature at the edge of the introduction port by flowing the refrigerant of the refrigerating cycle to flow. The inner sidewalls of the freezing compartment 130 are formed with the escape portion 115 recessed to accommodate the compartment member coupling section coupled to the partition member 160 of the freezer compartment hotline 150. This suppresses the occurrence of damage due to contacting the foam jig inserted into the freezer compartment 130 with the partition member coupling section of the hotline 150 when the refrigerator body 110 is foamed and the assembly of the partition member coupling section. In order to suppress the damage caused by flexing.

The partition member 160 has a length corresponding to the left and right widths of the freezer compartment 130 and is disposed behind the partition member coupling section of the hotline 150 and the front of the hotline 150. The front cover 170 is coupled to the body 161 in front and rear contact with the front and rear directions. The body 161 is coupled to block the rear opening of the case 162, the heat insulating material 164 accommodated and coupled to the inside of the case 162, the housing 162 is formed therein; A rear cover 165 is provided. A hotline accommodating part 163 recessed inward, ie, rearward, is formed on the front surface of the case 162 to accommodate the hotline 150.

The front cover 170 is formed in a long plate shape having a longer length than the left and right width of the freezing chamber 130 so that both ends can be fixedly coupled to the front surface of the freezing chamber 130. Through-holes 173 are formed at both ends of the front cover 170 so that the screw 175 coupled to the female screw part 155 formed at the opening edge of the freezing compartment 130 can pass therethrough. Here, the front cover 170 may be formed of a metal member so that the heat of the hot line 150 can be quickly transferred. In addition, the front cover 170 may be formed of a magnetic material to be magnetically coupled to the door gasket 147.

The heat insulating material 164 is accommodated in the case 162. The insulation 164 may be formed of a foamed resin such as so-called Expandable Polystylene (EPS). The rear cover 165 is coupled to the rear end of the case 162, and the rear cover 165 is formed in a plate shape corresponding to the size of the rear opening of the case 162.

On the other hand, both sides of the case 162, that is, the upper surface 162a and the lower surface 162b in the drawing contact with the door 140 to close the gap between the partition member 160 and the door 140. A gasket 180 for blocking is provided. A gasket support part 210 is formed on the upper surface 162a and the lower surface 162b of the case 162 to detachably fix the gasket 180.

As shown in FIG. 3, the gasket support part 210 includes hooks 211 protruding from the upper surface 162a and the lower surface 162b of the case 162 in the vertical direction. The hook 211 includes a protrusion 213 and a locking portion 214 that is bent horizontally at the end of the protrusion 213. An inclined portion 215 is formed on the front surface of the hook 211, that is, the front surface of the locking portion 214 to be inclined rearward.

The gasket 180 includes a fixing part coupled to the hook 211 and a blocking part protruding from the fixing part to contact the door 140 to block a gap between the door 140 and the fixing part. do. The blocking part protrudes obliquely forward from the front edge of the fixing part to contact the dike of the door 140.

The hook portion 211 is formed in the fixing portion to accommodate the hook 211 is received. The hook coupling portion 185 is formed to correspond to the shape of the hook 211, the inlet is formed on one side, that is, the case 162 side. Here, the fixing portion is an inlet side horizontal section forming the hook coupling portion 185, compared to the protruding length of the hook 211, that is, the length between the outer surface of the case 162 and the locking portion 214 ( 186 is formed to be small. This is to allow the bottom horizontal section 186 to be easily inserted into the lower space of the locking portion 214 when the gasket 180 is coupled.

By such a configuration, when the gasket 180 is to be coupled, the gasket 180 is disposed such that the inlet of the hook coupling portion 185 is positioned outside the hook 211. Next, when the gasket 180 is pressed toward the hook 211 side, the horizontal section 186 is elastically deformed while moving along the inclined portion 215 of the hook 211, and the end of the inclined portion 215. When it passes through the return to the initial position by its elastic force is inserted into the space between the engaging portion 214 and the case 162 of the hook 211 is completed the coupling. The blocking part protrudes obliquely forward from the fixing part to contact the dyke of the door 140 when the door 140 is closed, thereby contacting the dyke in an elastically deformed state to the rear, thereby effectively preventing cold air leakage.

Second Embodiment

4 is a cross-sectional view of a partition member of a refrigerator having a partition member according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the same or equivalent components as those described above and shown in the drawings will be omitted for convenience of description of the drawings and will be described with reference to the same reference numerals. In addition, detailed description of some overlapping configurations will be omitted. The refrigerator including the partition member includes a refrigerator main body 110 in which a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment are formed; A partition member 160 for partitioning the front opening of the freezer compartment into a plurality of introduction ports; A door 140 for opening and closing the introduction port; A gasket 180 interposed between the partition member 160 and the door 140 to block a gap; And a gasket support part 230 formed on the partition member 160 to fix and support the gasket 180.

The partition member 160 is disposed along the left and right directions of the refrigerator main body 110 to partition the front opening of the freezing compartment 130 into a plurality of introduction ports along the vertical direction. The freezing chamber 130 is provided with a door 140 to selectively open and close each introduction port. The front of the freezer compartment, that is, the edge of the introduction port is provided with a hotline 150 to prevent the dew condensation of the introduction port.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 4, the partition member 160 includes a body 161 and a front cover 170 which are coupled to face each other in front and rear contact with the hotline 150 interposed therebetween. The body 161 may include a case 162 forming an accommodation space therein, a heat insulating material 164 accommodated in the case 162, and a rear surface blocking the rear opening of the case 162. It consists of a cover 165.

Gaskets 180 are provided on the upper surface 162a and the lower surface 162b of the partition member 160 to block a gap between the partition member 160 and the door 140. The partition member 160 is provided with a gasket support 230 to fix and support the gasket 180.

As shown in FIG. 4, the gasket support part 230 includes a hook 211 protruding from the upper surface 162a and the lower surface 162b of the case 162 along the vertical direction, and the hook ( A support rib supporting the gasket 180 in cooperation with the hook 211 at one side, that is, the rear of the 211 is provided.

The hook 211 includes a protrusion 213 protruding outward from the case 162 and a locking portion 214 that is bent horizontally from the protrusion 213. An inclined portion 215 is formed at the locking portion 214.

The gasket 180 includes a fixing part coupled to the hook 211 and a blocking part protruding from the fixing part to contact the door 140 to block a gap between the door 140 and the fixing part. do. The blocking part protrudes obliquely forward from the front edge of the fixing part to contact the dike of the door 140.

The hook portion 211 is formed in the fixing portion to accommodate the hook 211 is received. The hook coupling portion 185 is formed to correspond to the shape of the hook 211, the inlet is formed on one side, that is, the case 162 side. Here, the fixing portion is an inlet side horizontal section forming the hook coupling portion 185, compared to the protruding length of the hook 211, that is, the length between the outer surface of the case 162 and the locking portion 214 ( 186 is formed to be small. This is to allow the bottom horizontal section 186 to be easily inserted into the lower space of the locking portion 214 when the gasket 180 is coupled.

The support ribs are spaced apart from the rear of the hook 211 to be in contact with the rear surface of the gasket 180, more specifically, the vertical section 187 forming the hook coupling part 185. This is to prevent the gasket 180 from being pushed rearward when an external force acts backward on the gasket 180 due to the closing of the door 140. The support rib may be formed to have a longer protruding length than the hook 211. This is to more effectively prevent the gasket 180 from being pushed backwards. Here, the support rib may be configured to elastically contact the gasket 180, more specifically the vertical section 187 forming the hook coupling portion 185. That is, the distance between the hook 211 and the support rib is formed to be slightly smaller than the thickness of the vertical section 187, or the upper end of the support rib is inclined toward the hook 211, thereby forming the gasket 180. When the support rib is coupled to the gasket 180 may be elastically contacted.

By such a configuration, when the gasket 180 is to be coupled, the gasket 180 is disposed such that the inlet of the hook coupling portion 185 is positioned outside the hook 211. Next, when the gasket 180 is pressed to the hook 211 side, the vertical section 187 is inserted between the hook 211 and the support rib, and the horizontal section 186 is the hook 211. It is elastically deformed while moving along the inclined portion 215. When the end of the horizontal section 186 passes the end of the inclined portion 215 is returned to its initial position by its elastic force is inserted into the space between the engaging portion 214 and the case 162 of the hook 211 The join is complete.

Third Embodiment

5 is a cross-sectional view of a partition member of a refrigerator having a partition member according to a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a modification of the departure preventing unit of FIG. 5. The refrigerator including the partition member includes a refrigerator main body 110 in which a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment are formed; A partition member 160 for partitioning the front opening of the freezer compartment into a plurality of introduction ports; A door 140 for opening and closing the introduction port; A gasket 240 interposed between the partition member 160 and the door 140 to block a gap; And a gasket support part 250 formed on the partition member 160 to fix and support the gasket 240.

A partition member 160 is disposed at a front surface of the freezing compartment to partition the front opening of the freezing compartment into a plurality of inlet openings, and the freezing compartment is provided with a door 140 to selectively open and close the inlet openings. Hot line 150 is installed on the border of the introduction port so that dew condensation can be prevented.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the partition member 160 includes a body 161 and a front cover 170 coupled to face each other in front and rear contact with the hotline 150 interposed therebetween. The body 161 may include a case 162 forming an accommodation space therein, a heat insulating material 164 accommodated in the case 162, and a rear surface blocking the rear opening of the case 162. It consists of a cover 165.

Gaskets 240 are provided on the upper surface 162a and the lower surface 162b of the partition member 160 to block a gap between the partition member 160 and the door 140. The gasket 240 includes a fixing part contacting and fixed to the partition member 160, and a blocking part protruding from the fixing part to block a gap between the door 140 and the fixing part. The fixing portion is formed to have a rectangular cross-sectional shape. The partition member 160 is provided with a gasket support part 250 to fix and support the gasket 240.

On the other hand, the gasket support part 250, the protrusion 251 is formed to protrude outward on the upper surface 162a and the lower surface 162b of the case 162, respectively, is bent from the end of the protrusion 251 The bent portion 253 and the protrusion 251 and the separation prevention portion for preventing the separation of the gasket 240 accommodated in the bent portion 253 is provided. The protrusion 251 protrudes outward from the upper surface 162a and the lower surface 162b of the case 162 and is formed to extend along the longitudinal direction of the case 162. The bent portion 253 is bent at the upper end of the protrusion 251 is formed extending along the longitudinal direction of the partition member 160. Here, the bent portion 253 may be bent to have a predetermined width at the upper end of the protrusion 251 and may be configured to be spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the protrusion 251.

The detachment preventing part is formed on the outer surface of the case 162 at the rear end of the fixing part relative to the protrusion part 251 and the bent part 253. This is to prevent the fixing part from being separated in the direction opposite to the insertion direction.

By such a configuration, when the gasket 240 is to be coupled, the protrusion 251 and the bent portion 253 are disposed at the upper and lower sides of the partition member 160 such that the fixing part is disposed to face forward. Insert the fixing part in between. When the insertion of the fixing part is completed, the separation preventing part is in contact with the rear end of the insertion direction of the fixing part to block the fixing part from being separated in the opposite direction of the insertion direction.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 6, it is also possible to form a detachable prevention portion detachably with respect to the partition member (160). The detachment preventing part may be bent to protrude outward from one side of the fixing section 266 and the fixing section 266, which is in contact with the surface of the partition member 160, that is, the case 162 to contact the fixing part. A blocking section 267 is provided. A through hole 268 is formed in the fixing section 266 to allow a screw coupled to the case 162 to pass therethrough.

In this configuration, when the gasket 240 is to be coupled, the fixing portion is inserted into the space between the bent portion 253 and the protrusion 251, and the front of the fixing portion, that is, the insertion direction of the fixing portion. The blocking section 267 is arranged to contact the rear end. Next, the coupling is completed by fastening the screw to each through hole 268 of the fixing section 266 so that the separation preventing unit is integrally fixed to the case 162.

In the above-described and illustrated embodiments, the case in which the partition member is arranged along the left and right directions of the refrigerator main body on the front surface of the cooling chamber so that the partition member partitions the front opening of the cooling chamber in the vertical direction is described. The partition member may be configured such that the partition member is disposed along the vertical direction of the refrigerator main body so as to partition the front opening of the cooling chamber in the left and right direction.

In addition, in the above-described and illustrated embodiments, a case in which the case is integrally described is described by way of example, but the top and bottom surfaces of the case may be configured to be separated from each other. In this case, the top and bottom surfaces of the case may be coupled to the front cover by screws or the like.

1 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional refrigerator,

2 is a perspective view of a refrigerator having a partition member according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a partition member taken along line III-III of FIG. 2;

4 is a cross-sectional view of a partition member of a refrigerator having a partition member according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a cross-sectional view of a partition member of a refrigerator having a partition member according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a modification of the release preventing unit of FIG. 5.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

110: refrigerator body 120: refrigerator

130: freezer 140: door

150: hotline 160: partition member

161: body 162: case

163: hotline accommodating part 164: heat insulating material

165 rear cover 170 front cover

173 through hole 175 screw

180: gasket 181: fixing part

183: block 185: hook hook

186: horizontal section 187: vertical section

210: gasket support 211: hook

213: protrusion 214: locking portion

215: inclined portion

Claims (10)

A refrigerator body in which a cooling chamber is formed; A partition member for partitioning the front opening of the cooling chamber into a plurality of introduction ports; A door for opening and closing the introduction port; A gasket interposed between the partition member and the door to block a gap; And A gasket support part formed on the partition member to support the gasket; Refrigerator having a partition member comprising. The method of claim 1, The gasket support part includes a hook protruding from the partition member, and the gasket includes a hook coupling part formed to accommodate the hook. The method of claim 2, And the gasket support part further comprises a support rib protruding from the partition member so as to be in contact with the rear of the gasket. The method of claim 1, The gasket support part includes a protrusion protruding from the partition member, a bent portion bent at an end of the protrusion, and disposed at one side of the protrusion and the bent portion to prevent separation of the gasket accommodated in the protrusion and the bent portion. Refrigerator having a partition member, characterized in that it comprises a departure prevention portion. The method of claim 4, wherein And the protrusion is formed to be in contact with the rear of the gasket along the front-rear direction of the refrigerator main body. The method of claim 4, wherein The detachment preventing unit is provided with a partition member, characterized in that protruding from the partition member. The method of claim 4, wherein The detachment preventing part is a refrigerator having a partition member, characterized in that formed detachably. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, The gasket includes a fixing part in contact with the partition member and a blocking part protruding from the fixing part in contact with the door. The method of claim 8, A hotline is coupled to the partition member, and the partition member includes a body disposed behind the hotline, and a front cover coupled to the body at the front of the hotline. The method of claim 9, The body is a refrigerator having a partition member, characterized in that it comprises a case for forming an accommodation space therein, and a heat insulating material accommodated in the interior of the case.

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