KR20130044134A - Refrigerator and door for the same - Google Patents

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KR20130044134A
KR20130044134A KR1020120051474A KR20120051474A KR20130044134A KR 20130044134 A KR20130044134 A KR 20130044134A KR 1020120051474 A KR1020120051474 A KR 1020120051474A KR 20120051474 A KR20120051474 A KR 20120051474A KR 20130044134 A KR20130044134 A KR 20130044134A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/08—Parts formed wholly or mainly of plastics materials
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
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    • E05Y2900/31—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for domestic appliances for refrigerators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
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    • F16L59/02—Shape or form of insulating materials, with or without coverings integral with the insulating materials
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Abstract

PURPOSE: A refrigerator and a door thereof are provided to reduce raw material costs and processing costs of the door, thereby reducing costs of the refrigerator. CONSTITUTION: A refrigerator includes a body, a storage compartment, and a door. The storage room is arranged in the body. The body is mounted in the body to be rotatable, thereby opening and closing an opening front surface of the storage compartment. The door includes tempered glass panels(50,51), a pair of side frames, a rear panel(52), a pair of caps, and a blowing agent. The tempered glass panels forms the front surface of the door. The side frames support the tempered glass panels. The cap includes upper and lower caps. The blowing agent joins the side frames and the tempered glass panel, and the caps and the rear panel.

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Refrigerator and its doors {REFRIGERATOR AND DOOR FOR THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a door of a refrigerator.

In general, a refrigerator includes a storage compartment for storing food and a cold air supply device for supplying cold air to the storage compartment to keep the food fresh. The storage compartment is formed so that the front face is opened so that food can be put in and out, and the open front face is opened and closed by a door.

Some doors have a front panel made of tempered glass to enhance the aesthetics. As shown in FIG. 9, the tempered glass panel 1 forming the front surface, the rear panel 2, the pair of side frames 3 and 4, and the pair of intermediate members 5 and 6. It may be configured to include.

Tempered glass panel (1) forms the front of the door and improves the aesthetics and decoration of the door. The tempered glass panel 1 is a pair of side frames (3, 4) are coupled to both sides of the tempered glass panel (1) to prevent deformation or breakage due to the continuous impact of the glass made of glass.

The pair of side frames 3 and 4 are generally formed by extruding an aluminum material. Aluminum material is durable and light in weight. Meanwhile, between the tempered glass panel 1 and the pair of side frames 3 and 4, intermediate members 5 and 6 made of ABS are interposed to improve impact resistance and wear resistance of the door. The intermediate members 5 and 6 are interposed to contact the rear surface of the tempered glass panel 1.

As such, the conventional door is not only expensive in terms of aluminum material itself, but also includes separate intermediate members 5 and 6 for impact resistance and wear resistance of the tempered glass panel 1. In addition, aluminum has a high thermal conductivity, which lowers the thermal insulation of the storage compartment, and has a high electrical conductivity, which may cause an electric shock accident when the power supply of the refrigerator is abnormal. In addition, in the manufacturing process, the aluminum side frame has a complex surface that must go through a process such as molding, cutting, coating, painting.

One aspect of the present invention discloses a refrigerator having a door that reduces the cost, such as material costs and processing costs.

One aspect of the present invention discloses a refrigerator having a door that has improved thermal insulation and has no risk of electric shock even in the event of an abnormality of the refrigerator power supply earth.

One aspect of the present invention discloses a refrigerator having a door having improved surface texture and color.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a refrigerator includes a main body; and a storage compartment provided in the main body; And a door rotatably mounted to the main body so as to open and close an open front surface of the storage compartment, wherein the door includes a tempered glass panel forming a front surface and a pair of side frames supporting the tempered glass panel; A pair of caps including a rear panel forming a rear surface, an upper cap and a lower cap, and foamed in an interior space of the tempered glass panel, the pair of side frames, and the rear panel and the pair of caps It comprises a foaming agent for mutually coupling the, each of the pair of side frames are in contact with the two sides of the side and rear of the tempered glass panel to support the tempered glass panel, each of the pair of side frames are PVC synthetic resin It is extruded from a material and coated by a liquid coating method.

Here, the pair of side frames may be dried by a natural drying method after the painting is completed.

In addition, each of the pair of side frames may include a first support part in contact with the side of the tempered glass panel, and a second support part in contact with the rear surface of the tempered glass panel.

The first support part may include a first support surface contacting a side of the tempered glass panel, and the second support part may include a second support surface contacting a rear surface of the tempered glass panel.

Here, the first support ground and the second support ground may be formed flat.

In addition, the first support portion may protrude forward compared to the second support portion.

In addition, the first support portion may protrude at least as long as the side surface of the tempered glass panel compared to the second support portion so that the side surface of the tempered glass panel is not exposed to the outside.

In addition, the pair of side frames may be formed integrally with each other.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a refrigerator includes a main body; and a storage compartment provided in the main body; And a door rotatably mounted to the main body so as to open and close an open front surface of the storage compartment, wherein the door includes a tempered glass panel forming a front surface and a pair of side frames supporting the tempered glass panel; A pair of caps including a rear panel forming a rear surface, an upper cap and a lower cap, and foamed in an interior space of the tempered glass panel, the pair of side frames, and the rear panel and the pair of caps It comprises a foaming agent for mutually bonding, each of the pair of side frames are integrally extruded from a PVC synthetic resin material.

Here, each of the pair of side frames may be painted by a liquid coating method.

Here, each of the pair of side frames may be dried by a natural drying method after the painting is completed.

According to the idea of the present invention, a method of manufacturing a door for a refrigerator includes a tempered glass panel, a rear panel, a pair of caps, a pair of side frames supporting the tempered glass panel, and the tempered glass panel And temporarily fix the pair of side frames, the rear panel, the pair of caps, and the tempered glass panel, the pair of side frames, the rear panel, and the pair of caps. Including a foam insulated in the interior space of the door to secure, Preparing the pair of side frames, by extruding PVC synthetic resin material to form a pair of side frame extrusions, the pair of side Painting the extruded frame by a liquid coating method, and drying the coated pair of side frames by a natural drying method.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a refrigerator includes a main body; and a storage compartment provided in the main body; And a door rotatably mounted to the main body to open and close the opened front surface of the storage compartment. The door includes a tempered glass panel forming a front surface of the door, a rear panel forming a rear surface of the door, an upper cap and a lower cap respectively forming upper and lower surfaces of the door, and the door. A pair of side frames forming both sides of the inner frame formed by the pair of side frames, the tempered glass panel, the rear panel, the upper cap, the lower cap, and the pair of side frames, It is foamed in a space and includes a foam insulation for mutually bonding the tempered glass panel, the rear panel, the upper cap, the lower cap, and the pair of side frames, the side frame is extrusion molded of PVC material PVC plate, a decorative film adhered to the surface of the PVC plate to improve the appearance of the PVC plate without coating treatment on the PVC plate, and an adhesive member for bonding the PVC plate and the decorative film It is.

The filter film may be formed of a PVC material or a PVP material.

Here, the decorative film may have a hairline pattern.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method of manufacturing a door for a refrigerator includes a tempered glass panel forming a front surface of the door, a rear panel forming a rear surface of the door, and an upper surface forming a top and a bottom surface of the door, respectively. A cap and a lower cap, and a pair of side frames forming both sides of the door, and the tempered glass panel, the rear panel, the upper cap, the lower cap, and the pair of side frames And temporarily foaming the foamed heat insulating material into an inner space formed by the tempered glass panel, the rear panel, the upper cap, the lower cap, and the pair of side frames.

Here, preparing the side frame may include forming a PVC plate by extruding the PVC resin, and adhering a decorative film to the surface of the PVC plate.

In addition, extruding the PVC resin to form a PVC plate and adhering the decorative film to the surface of the PVC plate can be made continuously.

In addition, adhering the decorative film to the surface of the PVC plate may include putting the PVC plate and the decorative film to the lapping roller.

According to the spirit of the present invention, the material cost and processing cost of the door is reduced, thereby reducing the cost of the refrigerator.

In addition, the number of components of the door is reduced, improving workability and reducing costs.

In addition, the weight of the door is reduced.

In addition, it is possible to implement a variety of surface texture and color.

In addition, the surface treatment time including coating and drying is shortened.

In addition, the conductor is not present in the entire door, and the earth structure is unnecessary.

In addition, the side frame is completed by simple cutting and painting after PVC extrusion, simplifying the manufacturing process.

1 is a view showing the appearance of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a configuration of a left door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1.
Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the right door of the refrigerator of Figure 1;
4 is an exploded plan view illustrating a configuration of the right door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1.
5 is an assembly plan view showing the configuration of the right door of the refrigerator of FIG.
Figure 6 is a plan view showing the configuration of the like door of the refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a view for explaining a process of manufacturing the side frame of the right door of the refrigerator of FIG.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing a door of the refrigerator of FIG. 6.
9 is a view showing the configuration of a door of a conventional refrigerator.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail.

1 is a view showing the appearance of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention. The refrigerator 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention supplies cold air to the main body 11, storage chambers 12 and 13 formed inside the main body 11 so as to store food, and the storage chambers 12 and 13. It is configured to include a cold air supply device (not shown) for.

The main body 11 includes an outer wound to form the exterior of the refrigerator 10, an inner wound to form the storage chambers 12 and 13, and a heat insulating material foamed between the outer wound and the inner wound to insulate the storage chambers 12 and 13. It is composed.

The storage chambers 12 and 13 may be divided into a first storage chamber 12 on the left side and a second storage chamber 13 on the right side by the vertical bulkhead 16, and the first storage chamber 12 and the second storage chamber 13 may be divided. ) Can be used as a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment, respectively. The storage compartment 13 may be provided with a shelf 14 on which food can be placed.

The storage compartments 12 and 13 may be provided with a front surface open to store food, and the doors 21 and 22 may be rotatably installed on the main body 11 to open and close the open front surface. The doors 21 and 22 may be rotatably installed on the main body 11 by the upper hinge member 15 and the lower hinge member (not shown). The left and right doors 21 and the right door 22 may individually open and close the first storage chamber 12 and the second storage chamber 13.

The door 22 may be provided with a home bar storage part 24 that may store food easily and withdraw the food without opening the door 22. In addition, a door guard 25 may be installed at the rear of the door 22 to accommodate food. The configuration of such doors 21 and 22 will be described below.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the left door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the right door of the refrigerator of FIG. 4 is an exploded plan view illustrating the configuration of the right door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is an assembled plan view illustrating the configuration of the right door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 2, the left door 21 includes a tempered glass panel 30, a rear panel 31, a pair of side frames 60 and 70, an upper cap 90, and a lower cap 21. It can be configured to include (91).

Tempered glass panel 30 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape of tempered glass material to improve the aesthetics and decoration of the door to form the front of the door. The rear panel 31 is provided in a size corresponding to the tempered glass panel 30 to form the rear of the door.

A rear of the rear panel 31 may be provided with a pair of door guard installation portion 32 is formed long in the vertical direction so that the door guard 25 (Fig. 1) can be installed. The rear panel 31 may be formed by a vacuum molding method.

The pair of side frames 60 and 70 forming side surfaces of the left door 21 may include a first side frame 60 and a second side frame 70. The second side frame 70 may be integrally formed with a handle groove 80 (see FIG. 4) for opening and closing the left door 21.

The pair of side frames 60 and 70 may be molded integrally by extruding synthetic resin, respectively. Among the synthetic resins, it is particularly preferable to use PVC. PVC material is lighter than aluminum material, and material and processing cost are low. In addition, since the thermal conductivity is lower than that of the aluminum material, the thermal insulation effect inside the storage compartment is good. Of course, the PVC material is naturally provided to provide sufficient rigidity to prevent deformation of the tempered glass panel (30).

In addition, when the pair of side frames (60, 70) is formed of a PVC material, there is no conductor in the left door 21 as a whole, so there is no room for electric shock even when the power supply of the refrigerator is defective.

Furthermore, in the case of forming the side frames (60, 70) made of PVC synthetic resin material, it is possible to paint in a liquid coating method at the time of surface treatment and to dry in a natural drying method. The liquid coating method has the advantage that the model change is more convenient and the process time is shorter than the metal coating method such as powder coating or electrodeposition coating, and the natural drying method also has a short drying time and can be cured at room temperature by adding an acid catalyst such as hydrochloric acid. There is this.

Therefore, in the case of extrusion molding the side frames (60, 70) made of PVC synthetic resin material, it is possible to secure sufficient insulation to support the tempered glass panel 30 as a whole, while ensuring insulation and stability and reducing costs and time. have.

Furthermore, the side frames 60 and 70 according to the embodiment of the present invention can be manufactured through an extrusion process, a cutting process, a painting process, and a drying process, and have a simple manufacturing process as a whole because no process such as coating is necessary.

Meanwhile, the upper cap 90 and the lower cap 91 are coupled to the upper and lower ends of the left door 21 to seal the inner space of the left door 21. In this internal space 33 (FIG. 5), a foaming agent 34 (FIG. 5) is foamed so that the respective components can be firmly coupled to each other.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 3, the right door 22 includes a pair of tempered glass panels 50 and 51, a groove bar case 41, a groove bar door 40, a rear panel 52, and a pair. The side frames 110 and 120, the upper cap 140, and may be configured to include a lower cap (141).

Tempered glass panels 50 and 51 are provided vertically with the groove bar case 41 interposed therebetween, and the groove bar door 40 is hinged to the groove bar case 41 to open and close the opening 44 of the groove bar case 41. Can be.

The rear panel 52 has a rear panel opening 54 so as to correspond to the groove bar opening 44, and the rear panel 52 has a pair of door guard mounting portions 53 on which the door guard 25 (FIG. 1) can be installed. Can be.

The pair of side frames 110 and 120 that form the side of the right door 22 and support the tempered glass panels 50 and 51 are similar to the PVC side resins of the pair of side frames 60 and 70 of the left door 21. It can be extrusion molded into a material. In addition, the surface coating of the liquid coating and natural drying is possible.

The upper cap 140 and the lower cap 141 forming the upper and lower surfaces of the right door 22 may also be formed in the same manner as the upper cap 90 and the lower cap 91 of the left door 21.

Meanwhile, the side frames 110 and 120 may be provided to simultaneously perform the role of the intermediate members 5, 6 and 9 interposed between the tempered glass panel and the side frame to improve impact resistance and wear resistance.

That is, in the related art, an intermediate member (5, 6, FIG. 9) formed of synthetic resin of ABS material is formed on the rear surface of the tempered glass panel to improve impact resistance and abrasion resistance between the glass material of the tempered glass panel and the aluminum material of the side and the frame. Although it was provided to contact, in the present invention by forming the side frames (110, 120) made of PVC synthetic resin it is possible to directly contact the side frames (110, 120) to the tempered glass panels (50, 51).

This will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. As shown in the drawing, the first side frame 110 and the second side frame 120 are in contact with two surfaces of the side and rear surfaces of the tempered glass panels 50 and 51, respectively, to support the tempered glass panels 50 and 51. do. 3 to 5 illustrate the case of the right door 22 but the same as the case of the left door 21.

The first side frame 110 includes a first support portion 61 having a first supporting surface 63 in contact with the side surfaces 56 of the tempered glass panels 50 and 51, and a portion of the tempered glass panels 50 and 51. And a second support 62 having a second support surface 64 in contact with the back surface 58. Here, the first support ground 63 and the second support ground 64 may be formed flat.

In addition, the second side frame 120 includes a first support portion 65 having a first support surface 67 in contact with the side surfaces 57 of the tempered glass panels 50 and 51, and a tempered glass panel 50 and 51. A second support 66 having a second support surface 68 in contact with the back surface 58 of the < RTI ID = 0.0 > Here, the first support surface 67 and the second support surface 68 may be formed flat.

As such, the first side frame 110 and the second side frame 120 directly contact the rear surface of the tempered glass panel, and no separate intermediate member 5, 6, or 9 is necessary. Accordingly, the number of parts of the doors 21 and 22 may be reduced, thereby improving workability and reducing costs.

Meanwhile, the first support parts 61 and 65 contacting the side surfaces 56 and 57 of the tempered glass panels 50 and 51 may have the second support part 62 contacting the rear surfaces 58 of the tempered glass panels 50 and 51. 66 may be provided to protrude forward.

The first support portions 61 and 65 protrude approximately or slightly more than the thickness of the tempered glass panels 50 and 51, that is, the lengths of the side surfaces 56 and 57, compared to the second support portions 62 and 66. It may be prepared to.

In this configuration, the tempered glass panels 50 and 51 may not be exposed to the outside by the side surfaces 56 and 57 of the first support parts 61 and 65 of the side frames 110 and 120, thereby improving the aesthetics of the door. .

On the other hand, the doors 21 and 22 may be manufactured in the following order. First, the tempered glass panels 30, 50, 51, rear panels 31, 52, a pair of caps 90, 91, 140, 141 of the upper cap and the lower cap, and a pair of side frames 60, 70, 110, 120 Prepare.

Here, the pair of side frames (60, 70, 110, 120) can be finished by extruding and molding the PVC synthetic resin material and then coated by the liquid coating method and dried by a natural drying method.

Thereafter, the tempered glass panels 30, 50, 51, the pair of side frames 60, 70, 110, 120, the rear panels 31, 52, and the pair of caps 90, 91, 140, 141 are adhesive tapes. Temporary fixation using an adhesive member such as, and then foaming the heat insulating material in the foam space inside to be firmly fixed to each other by the adhesive force of the foam material.

6 is an assembly plan view showing the configuration of the right door of the refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention, Figure 7 is a view for explaining the process of manufacturing the side frame of the right door of the refrigerator of Figure 6, Figure 8 FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing a door of a refrigerator of FIG. 6.

Hereinafter, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those of the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, and descriptions thereof may be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 6, a door of a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention may include tempered glass panels 50 and 51 forming a front surface, a rear panel 52 forming a rear surface, and upper and lower surfaces. It may include an upper cap and a lower cap, a pair of side frames (210, 220) to form a side and a foam insulation (34) for bonding them together.

Here, the side frames 210 and 220 may be composed of PVC plates 211 and 221 formed by extruding PVC resin and decorative films 213 and 223 provided on the outer surfaces of the PVC plates 211 and 221, respectively. Adhesive members 212 and 222 for adhering the decorative films 213 and 223 to the PVC plates 211 and 221 may be interposed between the PVC plates 211 and 221 and the decorative films 213 and 223.

That is, the side frames 210 and 220 of the refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention may be formed by extruding the PVC resin to form the PVC plates 211 and 221 and attaching the decorative films 213 and 223 to the surface instead of coating. Can be.

As a result, the side frames 210 and 220 may have various designs that cannot be obtained by painting. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, by attaching the decorative films 213 and 223 having a hairline pattern to the PVC plates 211 and 221, the side frames 210 and 220 may have a hairline pattern and have a texture such as aluminum. Can be. Of course, the decorative films 213 and 223 may have various patterns and various colors in addition to the hairline patterns.

In addition, the operation of adhering the decorative film (213, 223) to the PVC plate (211,221) has a short process time compared to the operation of painting the paint on the PVC plate (211,221) and drying it, the overall production time can be shortened.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 7, the PVC plate 211 and the decorative film 231 may be put into the lapping apparatus and adhered to each other. The lapping apparatus includes a conveying roller 240 for conveying the PVC plate 211, a decorative film feeder 250 for introducing the decorative film 213, and a lapping roller for adhering the PVC plate 211 and the decorative film 213. 260 can be configured to include. At this time, the adhesive member 212 may be applied to one surface of the decorative film 231 before the decorative film 231 is introduced into the lapping roller 260. The decorative film 231 may be adhered to the surface of the PVC plate 211 without lifting by the lapping roller 260.

In this case, the transfer roller 240 may directly transfer the PVC plate 211 extruded from the extruder 230 to the lapping roller 250. That is, the extrusion of the PVC resin to form the PVC plate 211 and to attach the decorative film 213 on the surface of the PVC plate 211 can be made continuously in one line. Thus, the overall production time can be further shortened.

A method of manufacturing a door for a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 8.

First, the tempered glass panels 30, 50, and 51 forming the front surface of the door are prepared (310). In addition, the rear panels 31 and 52 forming the rear surface of the door are prepared (320). In addition, the upper caps 90 and 140 and the lower caps 91 and 141 which form the upper and lower surfaces of the door, respectively, are prepared (330).

Then, the side frames 210 and 220 which form the side of the door are prepared (340). In this case, the side frames 210 and 220 may be formed by extruding the PVC resin to form the PVC plates 211 and 221 (350) and attaching the decorative films 213 and 223 to the surfaces of the PVC plates 211 and 221 (360).

Next, tempered glass panels 30, 50 and 51, rear panels 31 and 52, upper caps 90 and 140, lower caps 91 and 141, and side frames 210 and 220 are temporarily assembled (370).

Next, the inner space formed by the tempered glass panels 30, 50, 51, the rear panels 31, 52, the upper caps 90, 140, the lower caps 91, 141, and the side frames 210, 220 ( 33, foam insulation 34 is foamed (380). Tempered glass panels 30, 50, 51, rear panels 31 and 52, upper caps 90 and 140, lower caps 91 and 141 and side frames 210 and 220 are firmly bonded to each other by the self-adhesive force of the foam insulation. Can be combined.

Although the technical idea of the present invention has been described above with reference to specific embodiments, the scope of rights of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. Various embodiments that can be modified or modified by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and spirit of the present invention as defined in the claims will also belong to the scope of the present invention.

1: tempered glass panel 2: rear panel
3: first side frame 4: second side frame
5: first intermediate member 6: second intermediate member
10: refrigerator 11: body
12: freezer compartment 13: cold compartment
14: shelf 15: hinge
16: vertical bulkhead 21: freezer door
22: refrigerator door 24: home bar
25: door guard 30, 50, 51: tempered glass panel
31,52: Rear panel 32,53: Door guard installation
33: foaming space 34: insulation
40: home bar door 41: home bar case
44: groove bar opening 54: rear panel opening
60,110: first side frame 55: tempered glass panel front
56,57: tempered glass panel side 58: tempered glass panel
61,65: first support 62,66: second support
63,67: First Ground 64,68: Second Ground
70,120: second side frame 80: handle groove
90,140: Upper Cap 91,141: Lower Cap
210: first side frame 211: PVC plate
212: adhesive member 213: decorative film
220: second side frame 221: PVC plate
222: adhesive member 223: decorative film
230: extruder 240: feed roller
250: decorative film feeder 260: lapping roller

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main body;
A storage compartment provided in the main body; And
A door rotatably mounted to the main body to open and close an open front surface of the storage compartment; Including,
The door
Tempered glass panels forming the entire surface,
A pair of side frames supporting the tempered glass panel,
A rear panel forming a rear surface,
A pair of caps including an upper cap and a lower cap,
A foaming agent foamed in an inner space to bond the tempered glass panel, the pair of side frames, the rear panel, and the pair of caps to each other;
Each of the pair of side frames contacts two surfaces of the side and the rear of the tempered glass panel to support the tempered glass panel,
Each of the pair of side frames is extruded from a PVC synthetic resin material, characterized in that the refrigerator is coated by a liquid coating method. The method of claim 1,
The pair of side frames are dried by the method of natural drying after the painting is completed. The method of claim 1,
Each of the pair of side frames includes a first support part in contact with a side of the tempered glass panel and a second support part in contact with a rear surface of the tempered glass panel. The method of claim 3,
The first support portion includes a first support surface in contact with the side of the tempered glass panel,
And the second support portion includes a second support surface in contact with a rear surface of the tempered glass panel. 5. The method of claim 4,
And the first support ground and the second support ground are formed flat. The method of claim 3,
And the first support part protrudes forward compared to the second support part. The method according to claim 6,
And the first support part protrudes at least the length of the side surface of the tempered glass panel relative to the second support part so that the side surface of the tempered glass panel is not exposed to the outside. The method of claim 1,
The pair of side frames are each formed in one refrigerator. main body;
A storage compartment provided in the main body; And
A door rotatably mounted to the main body to open and close an open front surface of the storage compartment; Including,
The door
Tempered glass panels forming the entire surface,
A pair of side frames supporting the tempered glass panel,
A rear panel forming a rear surface,
A pair of caps including an upper cap and a lower cap,
A foaming agent foamed in an inner space to bond the tempered glass panel, the pair of side frames, the rear panel, and the pair of caps to each other;
Each of the pair of side frames is a refrigerator, characterized in that the extrusion molding integrally made of PVC resin. 10. The method of claim 9,
Each of the pair of side frames are coated by a liquid coating method. The method of claim 10,
Each of the pair of side frames are dried by a method of natural drying after the painting is completed. In the manufacturing method of the door for a refrigerator,
We prepare tempered glass panel, rear panel and a pair of caps,
Preparing a pair of side frames for supporting the tempered glass panel,
Temporarily fixing the tempered glass panel, the pair of side frames, the rear panel, and the pair of caps,
And foaming a heat insulating material into an inner space of the door to fix the tempered glass panel, the pair of side frames, the rear panel, and the pair of caps,
Preparing the pair of side frames,
Extruded PVC resin to form a pair of side frame extrusions,
The pair of side frame extruded products are coated by a liquid coating method,
The method of manufacturing a door for a refrigerator, characterized in that it comprises drying the painted a pair of side frames by a natural drying method. main body;
A storage compartment provided in the main body; And
A door rotatably mounted to the main body to open and close an open front surface of the storage compartment; Including,
The door
A tempered glass panel forming a front surface of the door;
A rear panel forming a rear surface of the door;
An upper cap and a lower cap forming upper and lower surfaces of the door, respectively;
A pair of side frames forming both sides of the door,
An inner space formed by the tempered glass panel, the rear panel, the upper cap, the lower cap, and the pair of side frames,
It is foamed in the inner space and includes a foam insulation for bonding the tempered glass panel, the rear panel, the upper cap, the lower cap, and the pair of side frames,
The side frame is a PVC plate extruded from a PVC material, a decorative film adhered to the surface of the PVC plate to improve the appearance of the PVC plate without coating the PVC plate, the PVC plate and the decorative film And a bonding member for adhering. The method of claim 13,
The decorative film is a refrigerator, characterized in that formed of PVC material or PVP material. The method of claim 13,
And said decorative film has a hairline pattern. In the manufacturing method of the door for a refrigerator,
A pair of tempered glass panels forming the front surface of the door, a rear panel forming the rear surface of the door, an upper cap and a lower cap forming the upper and lower surfaces of the door, respectively, and a pair forming both sides of the door Prepare the side frame of
Temporarily fixing the tempered glass panel, the rear panel, the upper cap, the lower cap, and the pair of side frames,
It includes foaming the insulating foam in the inner space formed by the tempered glass panel, the rear panel, the upper cap, the lower cap, the pair of side frames,
Preparing the side frame,
Extrude the PVC resin to form a PVC plate,
A method of manufacturing a door for a refrigerator, comprising adhering a decorative film to a surface of the PVC plate. 17. The method of claim 16,
Forming a PVC plate by extruding the PVC resin and adhering a decorative film to the surface of the PVC plate is a continuous manufacturing method of the door for a refrigerator. 17. The method of claim 16,
Bonding the decorative film to the surface of the PVC plate manufacturing method of a door for a refrigerator comprising the input of the PVC plate and the decorative film to a lapping roller.





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