KR20130119278A - Cool air supply structure of french type refrigerator - Google Patents

Cool air supply structure of french type refrigerator Download PDF

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KR20130119278A
KR20130119278A KR1020120042304A KR20120042304A KR20130119278A KR 20130119278 A KR20130119278 A KR 20130119278A KR 1020120042304 A KR1020120042304 A KR 1020120042304A KR 20120042304 A KR20120042304 A KR 20120042304A KR 20130119278 A KR20130119278 A KR 20130119278A
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refrigerator
water dispenser
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refrigerator door
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문형돈
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동부대우전자 주식회사
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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
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/028—Details
    • 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
    • F25D23/12—Arrangements of compartments additional to cooling compartments; Combinations of refrigerators with other equipment, e.g. stove
    • F25D23/126—Water cooler
    • 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
    • F25D23/06—Walls
    • F25D23/061—Walls with conduit means
    • 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
    • F25D2323/00—General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2323/02—Details of doors or covers not otherwise covered
    • F25D2323/023—Door in door constructions

Abstract

PURPOSE: A refrigerator with a water dispenser includes a water dispenser formed with a discharge nozzle to discharge cold water and a pressurization lever protruding from the outer surface of a refrigerator door without a separate dented space. CONSTITUTION: A refrigerator with a water dispenser comprises a refrigerator body, a refrigerator door (200), and a water dispenser (300). The refrigerator body includes a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber. The refrigerator door separately opens or closes the freezing chamber and the refrigerating chamber. The water dispenser includes a discharge nozzle (320) to supply or cut off cold water from a water tank on the inner wall of the refrigerator door, a pressurization lever (330), and a water supply operation unit (340). The discharge nozzle and the pressurization lever are protruding from the outer surface of the refrigerator door in the water dispenser.

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Refrigerator with water dispenser {COOL AIR SUPPLY STRUCTURE OF FRENCH TYPE REFRIGERATOR}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a water dispenser, and in particular, by simplifying the configuration and structure of the water dispenser, not only can the beauty of the refrigerator be further enhanced, but also a water dispenser capable of preventing the insulation thickness of the refrigerator door from decreasing. It's about a refrigerator.

Generally, a refrigerator is a device that keeps the food in a fresh state for a predetermined period by reducing the temperature of the refrigerating chamber and the freezing chamber as the refrigerant repeats a refrigerating cycle in which the refrigerant compresses - condenses - expands - evaporates.

The refrigerator includes a refrigerator body having a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment so that food can be stored in a low temperature state, and a refrigerator door that rotatably rotates the front surface of the refrigerator body.

Recently, a water dispenser has been installed in which a refrigerator can be supplied with cold water quickly for the convenience of a user.

Such water dispensers are widely applied to SBS (Side by side), TMF (TopMounted Freezer) and BMF (Bottom Mounted Freezer) methods.

Hereinafter, a refrigerator having a water dispenser according to the prior art will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, a refrigerator having a water dispenser according to the related art divides a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment on one side and the other side thereof, and includes a refrigerator body 20 having a refrigerator door 20 that opens and closes the freezer compartment and the freezer compartment, respectively. 10) and a water dispenser 40 formed on the front surface of the refrigerator door 20 to directly discharge cold water to drink.

In detail, the water dispenser 40 is installed at the rear of the refrigerator door 20 to store water in a predetermined amount, and elastically in the front-rear direction to receive water from the water tank 30. It is composed of a water supply operation unit including a pressure lever 41 acting.

That is, when the user places the container 1 in the dispenser 40 and presses the pressure lever 41, the user may extract cold water without opening the refrigerator door 20.

However, since the dispenser 40 had to form an open space portion recessed to a certain depth from the outer surface of the refrigerator door 20 to accommodate the container 1 inward, foreign substances from the outside easily invaded the inside. In addition to polluting the appearance was also a disadvantage that does not look neat.

In addition, the open structure recessed inwardly has a problem in that the heat insulation performance of the refrigerator door 10 decreases as the heat insulation thickness thereof decreases.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to simplify the configuration and structure of the water dispenser to further enhance the aesthetics of the refrigerator, and to prevent the insulation thickness of the refrigerator door is reduced. It relates to a refrigerator having a water dispenser.

In order to achieve the above object, a refrigerator provided with a water dispenser according to the present invention,

1. A refrigerator comprising: a refrigerator body having a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber;

A refrigerator door for opening and closing the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment, respectively; And

Including a water dispenser including a discharge nozzle, a pressure lever, a water supply operation unit for supplying and controlling cold water from the water tank installed on the inner wall of the refrigerator door,

The water dispenser is characterized in that the discharge nozzle for discharging the cold water and the pressure lever protrudes from the outer surface of the refrigerator door.

In addition, a hollow coupling hole is formed on one surface of the pressure lever, and the discharge nozzle is coupled to the coupling hole.

In addition, one side portion in the longitudinal direction of the pressing lever is interpolated to the surface of the refrigerator door, and the other side portion in the longitudinal direction is characterized in that the inclination angle protruding from the surface of the refrigerator door.

Here, when the pressing lever is viewed from the front, it is characterized in that it consists of a rectangular shape.

On the other hand, the back of the pressure lever is characterized in that it comprises a connecting member extending to be connected to the opening and closing member of the water supply operation portion, and an elastic member interposed between the connecting member and the opening and closing member to impart an elastic force.

According to the present invention, since the water dispenser has a discharge nozzle for discharging cold water and a pressure lever protruding from the outer surface of the refrigerator door, there is no need to provide a separate recessed space, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process. Not only can it increase the aesthetics of the refrigerator further, it is effective to prevent the insulation thickness of the refrigerator door is reduced.

1 is a perspective view and a partial cross-sectional view showing a refrigerator having a water dispenser according to the prior art.
2 is a front view showing a refrigerator having a water dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration and structure of the water dispenser of FIG.
4 is a cross-sectional view showing the operation of the water dispenser of FIG.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 attached hereto.

As shown in the drawing, a refrigerator having a water dispenser according to the present invention includes a refrigerator main body 100 formed by partitioning a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment, a refrigerator door 200 for opening and closing the freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment, and the refrigerator door ( It comprises a water dispenser 300 including a discharge nozzle 320, a pressure lever 330, a water supply operation unit 340 for supplying and intermitting cold water from the water tank 310 installed on the inner wall of the 200.

First, the water dispenser 300 is installed on the front of the refrigerator door 200 so that cold water can be supplied quickly without opening the refrigerator door 200.

Here, the water dispenser 300 is a discharge nozzle 320 for discharging the cold water without the need to provide a space portion of the structure deeply recessed to accommodate the container, and the pressure lever 330 of the refrigerator door 200 It is a configuration protruding from the outer surface.

According to the present invention, the water dispenser 300 is simple in configuration and structure can not only enhance the aesthetics of the refrigerator, but also prevent the heat insulation thickness of the refrigerator door 200 from decreasing.

Furthermore, the water dispenser 300, which does not provide the space portion of the recessed structure, has an advantage of preventing foreign matter from entering.

On the other hand, a hollow coupling hole 331 is formed on one side of the surface of the pressure lever 330, the discharge nozzle 320 is coupled to the coupling hole 331.

When the pressure lever 330 is viewed from the front, it is preferable to form in a rectangular shape.

In particular, one side portion of the pressing lever 330 in the longitudinal direction is interpolated to the surface of the refrigerator door 200, and the other side portion of the pressing lever 330 forms an inclined angle that protrudes from the surface of the refrigerator door 200.

That is, the pressure lever 330 is configured to operate in the same shape and principle as a conventional electric switch.

In addition, the rear side of the pressure lever 330, the connecting member 342 is formed to be connected to the opening and closing member 341 of the water supply operation unit 340, the connecting member 342 and the opening and closing member 341 It is configured to include an elastic member 343 interposed between the imparting elastic force.

The connecting member 342 may be made of rubber or silicon having elastic force or may be used as a wire having a predetermined diameter. The elastic member 343 is a spring.

The connecting member 342 and the elastic member 343 serve to elastically raise and lower the opening and closing member 341 when the pressure lever 330 is operated.

That is, when the user pushes the lower portion of the pressing lever 330 by pushing the container, the upper portion of the pressing lever 330 protrudes out of the refrigerator door 200. At this time, when the connecting member 342 connected to the rear wall of the pressure lever 330 moves together, pulling the elastic member 343 connected to the connecting member 342 raises and closes the opening and closing member 341 to supply cold water. The flow path is opened.

When the pressure for pressing the pressure lever 330 is released, the tensioned elastic member 343 lowers the opening / closing member 341 in the process of being compressed by the restoring force to seal the flow path to stop the water supply.

Thus, the water dispenser 300 according to the present invention, because the discharge nozzle 320 for discharging the cold water, and the pressure lever 330 is configured to protrude from the outer surface of the refrigerator door 200, a separate depression Since it is not necessary to provide a space part, the manufacturing process can be simplified, and the beauty of the refrigerator can be further increased, and the insulation thickness of the refrigerator door can be prevented from being reduced.

100: refrigerator body
200: Refrigerator door
300: water dispenser
310: water tank
320: discharge nozzle
330: pressure lever
340: water supply operation
341: opening and closing member
342: connecting member
343: elastic member

Claims (5)

1. A refrigerator comprising: a refrigerator body having a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber;
A refrigerator door for opening and closing the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment, respectively; And
Including a water dispenser including a discharge nozzle, a pressure lever, a water supply operation unit for supplying and controlling cold water from the water tank installed on the inner wall of the refrigerator door,
The water dispenser is a refrigerator having a water dispenser, characterized in that the discharge nozzle for discharging the cold water, and the pressure lever protrudes from the outer surface of the refrigerator door.
The method of claim 1,
A hollow coupling hole is formed at one surface of the pressure lever, and the discharge nozzle is coupled to the coupling hole.
3. The method of claim 2,
One side of the pressing lever in the longitudinal direction is inserted into the surface of the refrigerator door, the other side in the longitudinal direction of the refrigerator having a water dispenser, characterized in that the inclination angle protruding from the surface of the refrigerator door.
The method of claim 3,
Refrigerator having a water dispenser, characterized in that when viewed from the front of the pressure lever in a rectangular shape.
5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The back of the pressure lever is a water dispenser characterized in that it comprises a connecting member extending to be connected to the opening and closing member of the water supply operation portion, and an elastic member interposed between the connecting member and the opening and closing member to impart an elastic force Full fridge.
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