KR20110017680A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A refrigerator is provided to enable a user to easily draw out food in a storage from the refrigerator and to improve the exterior of the refrigerator. CONSTITUTION: A refrigerator comprises a cabinet, a rotary door(100), an opening(310), and a home-bar door(320). The cabinet has a storage. The rotary door selectively opens and closes the storage. The opening is formed in one side of the rotary door. The home-bar door is coupled to the bottom end of the rotary door thruogh a shaft and opens and closes the opening. The home-bar door is extended from one side of the rotary door to the bottom end. A joint is formed in the botton end of the front surface of the rotary door. The home-bar door is rotatably coupled to the joint.

Description

Refrigerator {Refrigerator}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator.

In general, a refrigerator is a home appliance that allows food to be stored at a low temperature in an interior storage space shielded by a door, and is stored by cooling the inside of the storage space using cold air generated through heat exchange with a refrigerant circulating in a refrigeration cycle. It is configured to keep foods in optimal condition.

In addition, the storage space inside the refrigerator is maintained in the range of 1 to 4 degrees Celsius, the refrigerator compartment to keep foods such as vegetables are kept in a fresh state, and foods such as meat or fish to be kept in the range of -18 degrees Celsius A freezer compartment for freezing and storing is provided, and the refrigerator may have various shapes according to the arrangement of the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment and the shape of the door that shields the refrigerating compartment and the freezer compartment.

In addition, the refrigerator is gradually becoming larger and more versatile in accordance with the change in diet and the quality of the product, and refrigerators with various structures and convenience devices are considered.

For example, a refrigerator having a home bar on one side of the door and opening only the home bar door without opening the entire door has been released.

An embodiment of the present invention, the home bar door is rotatably mounted on the lower end of the rotary door, it is an object to provide a refrigerator which extends from one side of the rotary door to the lower end to form a lower appearance of the rotary door.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator having a support member for connecting the home bar door and the opening so that the home bar door is no longer rotated when the home bar door is completely opened.

Refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, the storage space formed cabinet; A rotary door for selectively opening and closing the storage space; An opening opening at one side of the rotatable door; It is axially coupled to the lower end of the rotary door, and comprises a home bar door for opening and closing the opening, wherein the home bar door is formed to correspond to the horizontal width of the rotary door and extend from one side of the rotary door to the bottom It features.

In addition, the front end of the rotatable door is characterized in that the coupling portion is rotatably coupled to the home bar door.

In addition, a damper for reducing the opening speed of the home bar door is further provided inside the coupling part.

In addition, the lower end of the opening of the home bar door is formed to have the same height as the bottom surface of the storage space.

The rotatable door may have a size corresponding to that of the home bar door, and may be formed in a stepped shape from the side of the rotatable door to the bottom of the rotatable door and further formed with a groove bar frame in which the opening is formed.

In addition, the coupling portion is characterized in that it is provided at the lower front of the groove bar frame.

In addition, a support member is further provided between the home bar door and the rotatable door to prevent the home bar door from being rotated by a predetermined angle or more.

In addition, the support member is formed in the shape of a wire, characterized in that the both ends are further formed with fixing portions respectively mounted on one side of the home bar door and the opening.

In addition, the support member is characterized in that it is formed in a length that can maintain a horizontal state with the ground when the home bar door is fully open.

In addition, both ends of the support member, characterized in that fixed to each of the lower side of the both sides of the protrusion protruding in a shape corresponding to the opening and the lower side of the inner surface of the opening.

In addition, the back of the home bar door is provided with a guide cover for shielding between the opening and the home bar door, the support member is characterized in that it is shielded by the guide cover.

According to the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention, the home bar door is hinged to the bottom of the rotary door, the home bar door is formed to correspond to the horizontal width of the rotary door and extend from one side of the rotary door to the bottom.

Accordingly, the home bar door may form a lower appearance of the rotatable door, and another configuration of the rotatable door may not be formed below the home bar door, so that the appearance may be simplified.

In addition, when the home bar door is opened, the lower end of the opening, the inner bottom surface of the storage space, and the rear surface of the home bar door are formed to have the same height so that the food in the storage space can be easily withdrawn.

In addition, a support member is provided in the home bar door and the opening so that the home bar door is no longer opened when the home bar door is completely opened.

Therefore, even if food or a container is placed on the rear surface of the home bar door or an external force is applied, the home bar door is supported by the support member so that it is not knocked over or damaged, and thus the safety may be improved.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the embodiment shown in the drawings, and that other embodiments falling within the spirit and scope of the present invention may be easily devised by adding, .

1 is a front view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view of an open door of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, the refrigerator 1 according to the present invention has an outer shape formed by a cabinet 10 that forms a storage space and doors 100 and 200 that shield the storage space.

The storage space inside the cabinet 10 is divided up and down to form the upper storage space 20 and the lower storage space 30, it may be divided into two or more spaces as necessary. In addition, the upper storage space 20 is provided with a rotatable door 100, the lower storage space 30 is provided with a drawer door 200 so that each space is in a sealed state to be frozen or refrigerated. do.

In detail, the rotatable door 100 is selectively opened and closed by rotating the upper storage space 20, and is hinged to the cabinet 10. In addition, the drawer-type door 200 is provided to slide in and out of the lower storage space 30 to selectively open and close the lower storage space 30. In addition, the basket 210 is mounted on the drawer door 200 and is configured to draw in and out together with the drawer door 200. In addition, a plurality of the drawer door 200 may be arranged up and down.

On the other hand, the front of the rotary door 100 is provided with a display 110 for displaying the operation state of the refrigerator 1, for adjusting the operation of the refrigerator 1 in a position adjacent to the display 110 The operation unit 112 is further formed.

And, the handle 120 is formed on the side of the rotary door 100. The handle 120 is recessed on a side opposite to the rotation axis of the rotary door 100, it may be formed on the upper side of the groove bar 300 to be described below. Therefore, the user can open and close the upper storage space 20 by rotating the rotary door 100 while holding the handle 120.

In addition, a groove bar 300 is formed under the rotary door 100. The home bar 300 is configured to enable the withdrawal of food stored in the upper storage space 20 without opening the rotary door 100.

3 is a partial perspective view of the home bar door of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a front exploded perspective view of a refrigerator door according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is a rear exploded perspective view of a refrigerator door according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 to 5, the home bar 300 includes an opening 310 and a home bar door 320. The opening 310 may be formed to penetrate in a rectangular shape at the bottom of the rotary door 100 to become an entrance and exit of a food and dedicated container. The home bar door 320 is rotatably coupled to the lower end of the rotatable door 100 to open and close the opening 310.

The opening 310 may be formed on the groove bar frame 400 provided in the rotatable door 100. The home bar frame 400 extends from the upper one side to the lower end of the rotatable door 100 in the longitudinal direction, and may be formed in a size corresponding to the length of the rotatable door 100 in the horizontal direction.

When the home bar door 320 is closed, the front door of the rotary door 100 and the front of the home bar door 320 may be formed to be stepped on the rotary door 100 to form the same plane. That is, the lower portion of the rotatable door 100 having the home bar frame 400 shielded by the home bar door 320 may extend to the lower end in a stepped form inward.

In addition, the home bar frame 400 is formed to have a size corresponding to the home bar door 320 so that when the home bar door 320 is closed, the entire front surface of the home bar frame 400 is the home bar door 320. It can be configured to be shielded by).

A gasket 410 is provided on the front surface of the groove bar frame 400 corresponding to the outside of the opening 310. The gasket 410 may be formed along the outer circumference of the opening 310 to be in close contact with the home bar door 320 when the home bar door 320 is closed to prevent leakage of cold air.

A latch groove 420 selectively receiving the latch 322 provided in the home bar door 320 and the opening / closing of the home bar door 320 on the groove bar frame 400 above the opening 310. The home bar door switch 430 may be provided.

On the other hand, the opening 310 is formed in the groove bar frame 400. The opening 310 may be formed to have a width corresponding to the left and right widths of the upper storage space 20 so that the inside of the upper storage space 20 can be completely exposed.

The lower end of the opening 310 may be formed to have the same height as the bottom surface of the upper storage space 20. In addition, when the home bar door 320 is completely opened, the rear surface of the home bar door 320 may also be formed at the same height as the bottom surface of the opening 310 and the bottom surface of the upper storage space 20.

Therefore, the food or dedicated container 40 stored in the bottom of the upper storage space 20 can be pulled out, and the food or dedicated container 40 withdrawn is passed through the lower end of the opening 310. It may be seated on the rear surface of the home bar door 320.

Of course, when the height of the upper storage space 20 is low, if necessary, a tray (not shown) having a predetermined height at the bottom of the upper storage space 20 may be further provided. In this case, an upper surface of the tray, a lower end of the opening 310, and a rear surface of the home bar door 320 may be formed to have the same height.

A coupling part 440 through which the home bar door may be axially coupled may be formed at a lower side of the opening 310, that is, at the lower front side of the home bar frame 400. The coupling part 440 is formed to protrude from the front surface of the home bar frame 400 and is provided at both left and right sides thereof so that the home bar door 320 is rotatably mounted.

That is, the coupling part 440 is disposed at the lower end of the rotatable door 100, and the lower end of the opening 310 is the lower surface of the upper storage space 20 and the home bar when the home bar door 320 is opened. It may be located at the same height as the back of the door 320.

On the other hand, the damper 442 is provided on at least one side of the coupling portion 440 provided on both left and right sides. The damper 442 may be opened smoothly by reducing the opening speed of the home bar door 320 when the home bar door 320 is opened.

That is, the rotation shaft 352 protruding from the left and right sides of the home bar door 320 is rotatably mounted to the coupling part 440, and any one of the left and right rotation shafts 352 is coupled to the damper 442. Can be.

The home bar door 320 may be formed to open and close the opening 310, and may be formed to form a lower exterior of the rotary door 100. In addition, the home bar door 320 may be formed to have a corresponding shape to shield the entire front surface of the home bar frame 400.

In detail, the home bar door 320 is formed to have the same width as the horizontal width of the rotatable door 100 and may extend from one side to the bottom of the rotatable door 100. Accordingly, the home bar door 320 may have a lower end of the home bar door 320 extending to the same length as the lower end of the rotatable door 100. Therefore, in the closed state of the home bar door 320, the entire appearance of the lower side of the rotary door 100 from one side to the bottom as well as the horizontal direction of the rotary door 100 can be formed.

In addition, the front surface of the home bar door 320 is formed of the same color and material as the front of the rotary door 100 to have a sense of unity with the top of the rotary door 100 in the closed state of the home bar door 320. It can be formed to be.

In addition, a protrusion 340 is formed on the rear surface of the home bar door 320. The protrusion 340 may be formed in a size corresponding to the size of the opening 310 so that the protrusion 340 may be positioned inside the opening 310 when the home bar door 320 is closed. The gasket 410 may be formed on the rear surface of the home bar door 320 corresponding to the outer circumference of the protrusion 340.

In addition, guide grooves 342 for guiding the movement of the guide cover 330 to be described below are further formed on both left and right sides of the protrusion 340. The guide groove 342 is formed along the path of the guide cover 330, both ends are formed to face downward so that the guide cover 330 can be in a stable state.

Receiving portions 350 into which the coupling portion 440 may be inserted are formed at both sides of the lower surface of the home bar door 320 corresponding to the position of the coupling portion 440. In addition, a rotation shaft 352 coupled to the coupling part 440 may be protruded from the accommodation part 350.

Any one of the rotating shafts 352 is coupled to the damper 442 to reduce the opening speed of the home bar door 320 when the home bar door 320 is opened to mitigate an impact when the home bar door 320 is opened. It can be configured to do so.

And, any one of the rotating shaft 352 is elastically supported by a spring is configured to be inserted into the inside of the home bar door 320, the home bar door 320 by the insertion of the rotating shaft 352 is It is configured to be easily removable from the rotary door (100).

A guide cover 330 is provided on the rear surface of the home bar door 320. The guide cover 330 shields a lower surface of the home bar door 320 and a part of the rear surface of the home bar door 320 when the home bar door 320 is opened, and the home bar when the home bar door 320 is opened or closed. It is formed to shield the space between the frame 400 and the home bar door 320. The guide cover 330 may be formed to correspond to a horizontal width of the opening 310 to shield a part of the protrusion 340 of the home bar door 320.

Mounting protrusions 334 protruding outward are formed at both rear ends of the guide cover 330, and the mounting protrusions 334 are inserted into the mounting protrusion insertion holes 414 formed at the lower left and right sides of the opening 310. . At this time, the mounting protrusion 334 is rotatably inserted to allow the guide cover 330 to rotate.

In addition, guide protrusions 332 protruding inward are formed at both front ends of the home bar door 320, and the guide protrusions 332 are inserted into the guide grooves 342 formed in the protrusions 340. The guide protrusion 332 moves along the guide groove 342 according to the rotation of the home bar door 320, and is configured to guide the movement of the top of the guide cover 330.

The upper end of the back of the home bar door 320 is provided with a latch 322 protruding. The latch 322 may be formed to be inserted into the latch groove 420 when the home bar door 320 is closed. In addition, it may be configured to have a structure that is selectively restrained through the pressing operation of the home bar door 320 to open and close the home bar door 320.

On the other hand, one side of the rotary door 100 and one side of the home bar door 320 is connected by a support member 500. The support member 500 prevents the home bar door 320 from sagging downward in a state in which the home bar door 320 is fully opened, and the food or dedicated container 40 is seated on the home bar door 320. When it is configured to support the home bar door 320.

6 is a partial perspective view of a refrigerator home bar according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Looking in more detail with respect to the support member 500 with reference to Figures 4 to 6, the support member 500 is a wire shape having a predetermined length, the fixing portion 510 is formed at both ends. The fixing part 510 is formed in a ring shape so that both ends are fixed to one side of the home bar frame 400 and the home bar door 320 of the rotary door 100, respectively.

The fixing part 510 may be fixed to the home bar frame 400 and the home bar door 320 by a coupling member 520 such as a screw, and the home bar frame 400 and the home bar door 320 as necessary. It can be formed in combination with the configuration for fixing formed on.

The support member 500 is formed to have a length that allows the home bar door 320 to be fully opened and maintained in a rotated state by approximately 90 °. That is, since the support member 500 is formed to have a predetermined length and both ends are fixed to the home bar door 320 and the home bar frame 400, the home bar door 320 is not rotated more than a predetermined angle. It is possible to limit the rotation of the (320).

In addition, the home bar door 320 may be formed of a material that can be folded or bent in a closed state, and may be formed of a chain structure or a link structure in which a plurality of metal or non-metal materials are connected as necessary.

In addition, the support member 500 may be provided inside the guide cover 330, and the rear surface of the home bar door 320 so that the support member 500 is not exposed to the outside of the guide cover 330. And a lower surface or both sides of the opening 310. The support member 500 may be provided at various positions of the home bar door 320 and the rotary door 100 which may limit the rotation of the home bar door 320 by more than a set angle.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6, one of both side fixing parts 510 of the support member 500 is fixed to both bottom left and right sides of the opening 310, and the other side is bottom left and right sides of the protrusion 340. Is fixed to. Therefore, the support member 500 may be shielded by the guide cover 330.

Hereinafter, a process of receiving food in a home bar of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

7 is an opening and closing state diagram of a refrigerator home bar door according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 7, the food is stored at a low temperature inside the refrigerator 1. In addition, the foods taken out relatively frequently may be stored in the home bar 300.

That is, in the case of frequently stored food, the home bar door 320 is opened to open the opening 310 so that the food is stored in the lower space exposed through the opening 310 of the upper storage space 20. Or the dedicated container 40 is withdrawn.

In order to open the home bar door 320, a user presses an upper portion of the home bar door 320. By pressing the upper portion of the home bar door 320, the latch 322 is released from the latch groove 420, and the home bar door 320 is self-weighted or the latch 322 or the home bar door switch 430. ) Can be rotated by the elasticity provided.

The home bar door 320 is rotated and opened in a counterclockwise direction (see FIG. 7), and the opening 310 is exposed according to the rotation of the home bar door 320 so that the upper storage space 20 is external. To be exposed.

In this case, since the horizontal width of the opening 310 corresponds to the inner width of the upper storage space 20, it is possible to check the food or the dedicated container 40 accommodated in the upper storage space 20 and separate. Withdrawal is possible without interference.

In particular, since the lower end of the opening 310 is provided on the same extension line as the bottom surface of the upper storage space 20 or the upper surface of the tray provided in the upper storage space 20, the withdrawal of the food and the dedicated container 40 is reduced. It becomes even easier.

When the home bar door 320 is rotated counterclockwise by approximately 90 °, the home bar door 320 is completely rotated and the coupling part 440 until the home bar door 320 is completely rotated. The damper 442 in the home bar door 320 can be opened smoothly.

The home bar door 320 is limited in rotation so that the home bar door 320 is no longer opened by the support member 500. That is, in the state in which the home bar door 320 is opened by an approximately 90 ° angle, the home bar door 320 is no longer rotated by the length limitation of the support member 500 having a predetermined length.

Therefore, even when the food or dedicated container 40 is drawn out or the load is applied from the outside, the home bar door 320 can be kept fully open without being rotated downward. . Therefore, breakage and food fall due to sagging of the home bar door 320 may be prevented.

In addition, in the open state of the home bar door 320, the guide cover 330 shields between the home bar door 320 and the home bar frame 400 as well as the support member 500 to shield from the outside. The support member 500 is not exposed to the outside.

Meanwhile, when the home bar door 320 is completely open, the rear surface of the home bar door 320, the lower end of the opening 310, and the bottom surface of the upper storage space are positioned on the same extension line so that the food or dedicated container is located. When the food item 40 is pulled out, the food in the upper storage space 20 can slide and move to the rear surface of the home bar door through the lower end of the opening 310.

Of course, the rear surface of the home bar door 320 and the bottom of the opening 310 and the bottom surface of the upper storage space 20 may not be located in the same line, but have a similar height as a whole food and dedicated container 40 It is possible to move smoothly.

On the other hand, after storing the food or dedicated container 40 in the upper storage space 20 to close the home bar door 320 to shield the opening 310. At this time, the guide protrusion 332 of the guide cover 330 moves along the guide groove 342 to allow the top of the guide cover 330 to move.

In addition, as the home bar door 320 rotates in a clockwise direction (as shown in FIG. 7), the fixing parts 510 of both ends of the support member 500 are closer to each other, and the support member 500 is bent or folded. Will be hit.

When the latch 322 is inserted into the latch groove 420 by the rotation of the home bar door 320, the home bar door 320 is maintained in a completely closed state. In this state, the home bar door ( 320 forms a lower appearance of the rotatable door 100.

That is, in the state in which the home bar door 320 is completely closed, the home bar door 320 completely shields the front surface of the home bar frame 400, has the same width as the left and right widths of the rotary door 100, and the rotary door ( The bottom of the 100 and the bottom of the home bar door 320 is formed in the same position to form the appearance of the lower portion of the rotary door 100.

That is, the home bar door 320 shields the entire stepped lower portion of the rotary door 100 so that the front surface of the rotary door 100 and the front surface of the home bar door 320 are located on the same plane so that the appearance is more integrated. The appearance can be formed.

1 is a front view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view of an open door of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a partial perspective view of the home bar door of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a front exploded perspective view of a refrigerator door according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a rear exploded perspective view of a refrigerator door according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a partial perspective view of a refrigerator home bar according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is an opening and closing state diagram of a refrigerator home bar door according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (11)

A cabinet in which a storage space is formed; A rotary door for selectively opening and closing the storage space; An opening opening at one side of the rotatable door; Is coupled to the lower end of the rotary door, and comprises a home bar door for opening and closing the opening, The home bar door is a refrigerator, characterized in that it is formed so as to correspond to the horizontal width of the rotary door and extend from one side to the bottom of the rotary door. The method of claim 1, Refrigerator, characterized in that the coupling portion is formed to be rotatably coupled to the home bar door at the lower front of the rotary door. The method of claim 2, The inside of the coupling portion is a refrigerator, characterized in that further provided with a damper for reducing the opening speed of the home bar door. The method of claim 1, The bottom of the opening of the home bar door, characterized in that the refrigerator is formed to have the same height as the bottom surface of the storage space. The method of claim 1, The rotary door is formed to have a size corresponding to the home bar door, and is formed in a stepped shape rearward from one side to the lower end of the rotary door, And a groove bar frame in which the opening is formed. The method of claim 5, The coupling unit is a refrigerator, characterized in that provided in the lower front of the home bar frame. The method of claim 1, And a support member between the home bar door and the rotary door to prevent the home bar door from being rotated by a predetermined angle or more. The method of claim 7, wherein The support member is formed in a wire shape, the both ends of the home bar door and the refrigerator, characterized in that the fixing portion which is mounted on each side of the opening is further formed. The method of claim 7, wherein The support member is a refrigerator, characterized in that the length is formed to maintain a horizontal state with the ground when the home bar door is fully open. The method of claim 7, wherein Both ends of the support member, The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein both sides of the lower side protruding portion protruding in a shape corresponding to the opening and the lower side of the inner side of the opening. The method of claim 7, wherein The rear surface of the home bar door is provided with a guide cover for shielding between the opening and the home bar door, The support member is a refrigerator, characterized in that shielded by the guide cover.

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