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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
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
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- 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
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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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- the present invention relates to a refrigerator and, more particularly, to a refrigerator, in which an installation position of a wire assembly is conveniently altered in correspondence to an opening direction of a door.
- a refrigerator comprises a refrigerator main body forming a refrigerating compartment, a door opening and closing the refrigerating compartment, and a hinge unit hingedly connecting the door with the main body.
- a refrigerator disclosed in Korean Utility Model Application No. 1994-028441, in which a hinge shaft is coupled to the door via a through hole formed on an hinge plate coupled to the main body, so that a first door can be opened in a rightward direction.
- a control panel to select a freezing state and/or a cooling state of food stored in the refrigerating compartment, wherein a wire passes through the main body and the hinge shaft of the hinge unit formed in a top portion of the first door, thereby connecting the control panel with a control component (not shown) provided in the main body.
- the door of the refrigerator is opened in a rightward direction.
- a refrigerator in Korean Patent Application No. 1994-026610, in which a door can be opened leftward and rightward, namely, bi-directionally.
- the hinge unit should be positioned in a right side and a left side in correspondence to the rightward opening direction and the leftward opening direction of the door, respectively.
- the installation position of the hinge unit is altered according to the opening directions of the door, so that there arises a problem that it is inconvenient to treat the wire passing through the hinge unit of the door and connecting the control component with the control panel.
- Illustrative, non-limiting embodiments of the present invention overcome the above disadvantages and other disadvantages not described above. Also, the present invention is not required to overcome the disadvantages described above, and an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment of the present invention may not overcome any of the problems described above.
- a refrigerator comprising a main body forming a refrigerating compartment; a door being rotated selectively in a first direction or in a second direction opposite to the first direction to open the refrigerating compartment; a wire assembly connecting the door with the main body; and a door cap coupled to the door, the door cap comprising a first accommodating section to receive the wire assembly when the door is rotated in the first direction, and a second accommodating section being opposite to the first accommodating section to receive the wire assembly when the door is rotated in the second direction.
- the door cap is provided with a wire insertion portion formed on a surface thereof between the first and second accommodating sections, and through which the wire assembly is inserted in the door cap.
- the refrigerator further comprises a first hinge unit connecting the door cap with the main body, the first hinge unit comprising a hinge bracket installed selectively at opposite sides of the main body and connecting the main body with the door cap; a hinge pin provided in the hinge bracket; first and second accommodating portions provided in opposite portions of the door cap and selectively accommodating the hinge pin.
- the wire assembly comprises a sleeve selectively coupled to the first or second accommodating portion in correspondence to the first or second direction, and the hinge pin is rotatably accommodated in the sleeve and formed with a cutting portion to support the wire assembly.
- the refrigerator further comprises a display portion provided in the door and connected to the wire assembly to adjust and display a state of the refrigerating compartment, wherein the wire assembly passes through the wire insertion portion and the first accommodating portion of the door cap and the cutting portion of the hinge pin and connects the display portion with the main body when the hinge pin is rotatably inserted in the sleeve accommodated in the first accommodating portion and allows the door to be rotated in the first direction, and the wire assembly passes through the wire insertion portion and the second accommodating portion of the door cap and the cutting portion of the hinge pin and connects the display portion with the main body when the hinge pin is rotatably inserted in the sleeve accommodated in the second accommodating portion and allows the door to be rotated in the second direction.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator having a rightward opening door according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a hinge bracket and a hinge cover in the refrigerator of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a door cap region in the refrigerator of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the door cap of FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 5 is a partial plan view showing an open state of the door in the refrigerator in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a refrigerator having a leftward opening door according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a hinge bracket and a hinge cover in the refrigerator of FIG. 6 ;
- FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a door cap region in the refrigerator of FIG. 6 ;
- FIG. 9 is a partial plan view showing an open state of the door in the refrigerator in FIG. 6 .
- the hinge unit comprises an upper hinge unit having first and second hinges respectively supporting an upper portion and a lower portion of the upper door 4 , and a lower hinge unit (not shown) supporting the lower door 5 .
- first and second coupling holes 2 a and 2 b to which a first hinge bracket 20 (to be described later) is selectively coupled are formed.
- the first coupling hole 2 a is formed on one side of the top portion of the main body 1 and is, as shown in FIGS. 2 through 5 , coupled with the first hinge bracket 20 by a screw (not shown), thereby allowing the upper door 4 to be rightward opened.
- the second coupling hole 2 b is formed on the other side of the top portion of the main body 1 and is, as shown in FIGS. 7 through 9 , coupled with the first hinge bracket 20 by a screw (not shown), thereby allowing the upper door 4 to be leftward opened.
- the first hinge bracket 20 is detached from the first coupling hole 2 a and then coupled to the second coupling hole 2 b.
- the first hinge unit hingedly connects the upper portion of the upper door 4 with the top portion of the main body 1 .
- the first hinge unit comprises the first hinge bracket 20 disposed throughout the top portion of the main body 1 and a door cap 12 (to be described later) of the upper door 4 ; a hinge pin 24 formed in the first hinge bracket 20 ; a grommet 26 as a sleeve rotatably accommodating the hinge pin 24 ; first and second accommodating portions 45 and 47 provided at opposite sides of the door cap 12 and to which the grommet 26 is selectively inserted. Further, an installation region for the first hinge unit is covered with a first or second cover 27 a and 27 b disposed oppositely.
- the first hinge bracket 20 comprises a hinge coupling portion 21 rotatably coupled to an upper portion of the door cap 12 , and a fastening portion 22 extending from the hinge coupling portion 21 and fastened to the top portion of the main body 1 .
- the hinge coupling portion 21 is provided with the hinge pin 24 protruding downward from the surface thereof, wherein the hinge pin 24 is shaped like a hollow cylinder and has a partial cutting portion 25 to support a first wire assembly 16 (to be described later).
- the upper door 4 can be rotated with respect to the hinge pin 24 in a first direction, i.e., rightward, as shown in FIG. 5 .
- a first direction i.e., rightward
- the hinge pin 24 is rotatably inserted in the grommet 26 accommodated in the second accommodating portion 47
- the hinge pin 24 is rotatably inserted in the grommet 26 accommodated in the second accommodating portion 47
- the upper door 4 can be rotated with respect to the hinge pin 24 in a second direction, i.e., leftward, as shown in FIG. 9 .
- the fastening portion 22 steppedly extends from the hinge coupling portion 21 and is coupled to the first coupling hole 2 a or the second coupling hole 2 b of the main body 1 by the screw.
- the fastening portion 22 is formed with a through hole 23 via which the screw is inserted.
- the fastening portion 22 is coupled to the first coupling hole 2 a of the main body 1 by the screw (refer to FIG. 3 ). Further, as shown in FIG. 9 , in the case of the upper door 4 of the leftward opening type, the fastening portion 22 is coupled to the second coupling hole 2 b of the main body 1 by the screw (refer to FIG. 8 ).
- the second hinge unit comprises a first hinge shaft 31 provided in a lower right portion of the upper door 4 , a second hinge shaft 32 provided in a lower left portion of the upper door 4 , and a second hinge bracket 30 installed the main body 1 under the upper door 4 and rotatably coupled to the first hinge shaft 31 or the second hinge shaft 32 .
- the first hinge shaft 31 of the upper door 4 is coupled to the second hinge bracket 30 provided in a right portion of the main body 1 under the upper door 4 , thereby allowing the upper door 4 to be rotatable rightward as shown in FIG. 5 .
- the second hinge shaft 32 of the upper door 4 is coupled to the second hinge bracket 30 provided in a left portion of the main body 1 under the upper door 4 , thereby allowing the upper door 4 to be rotatable leftward as shown in FIG. 9 .
- the second bracket 30 is detached from the right portion of the main body 1 under the upper door 4 and then coupled to the left portion of the main body 1 under the upper door 4 .
- the upper door 4 comprises an outer plate 10 forming a font of the refrigerator, an inner plate 11 spaced from the outer plate 10 to fill a space between the outer plate 10 and the inner plate 11 with a foaming material, and the door cap 12 coupled to top portions of the outer plate 10 and the inner plate 11 .
- a display portion 14 displaying a cooling state and/or a freezing state
- a control portion 13 provided with a plurality of buttons 15 for allowing a user to adjust the cooling state and/or the freezing state.
- the first wire assembly 16 having a first end connected to the display portion 13 and a second end drawn out from the upper door 4 (refer to FIG. 3 ).
- the second end of the first wire assembly 16 drawn out from the upper door 4 can be connected with the right second wire assembly 3 a (refer to FIG. 5 ) or with the left second wire assembly 3 b (refer to FIG. 9 ).
- the door cap 12 comprises a door cap main body 40 approximately shaped like a rectangular plate and curved at sides thereof, and a wire cover 49 coupled to an upper potion of the door cap main body 40 and covering first and second accommodating sections 41 a and 41 b (to be described later).
- the door cap main body 40 is formed with a wire accommodating portion 41 recessed from a surface thereof and accommodating the first wire assembly 16 along a lengthwise direction, and first and second stepped portions 44 and 46 at opposite ends thereof.
- the wire accommodating portion 41 comprises the first accommodating section 41 a shown in FIG. 4 to accommodate the first wire assembly 16 connected with the display portion 13 so as to allow the upper door 4 to be rotatable rightward (refer to FIG. 3 ); and the second accommodating section 41 b shown in FIG. 4 to accommodate the first wire assembly 16 connected with the display portion 13 so as to allow the upper door 4 to be rotatable leftward (refer to FIG. 8 ).
- the door cap main body 40 is provided with a wire insertion portion 43 formed on a bottom thereof between the first and second accommodating sections 41 a and 41 b, and through which the first wire assembly 16 connected with the display portion 13 is inserted in the door cap main body 40 .
- Each of the first and second stepped portions 44 and 46 is formed to have a stepped shape relative to an upper surface of the door cap main body 40 , and to which the hinge coupling portion 21 of the first hinge bracket 20 is selectively received.
- the first and second stepped portions 44 and 46 are respectively formed with first and second accommodating portions 45 and 47 penetrated transversely to the lengthwise direction of the door cap main body 40 and to which the grommet 26 is selectively coupled.
- the second accommodating portion 47 is covered with a cover 48 .
- the first accommodating portion 45 is covered with a cover 48 .
- the cover 48 is detached from the second accommodating portion 47 and then covers the firs accommodating portion 45 .
- the first wire assembly 16 connects the display portion 13 to the right second wire assembly 3 a of the main body 1 , passing through the wire insertion portion 43 and the first accommodating section 41 a of the door cap 12 , and a cutting portion 25 of the hinge pine 24 .
- the first hinge bracket 20 is coupled to the fist coupling hole 2 a, the hinge pin 24 is rotatably inserted in the grommet 26 for the first wire assembly 16 accommodated in the first accommodating portion 45 , and the first hinge shaft 31 of the upper door 4 is rotatably coupled to the second hinge bracket 30 . Further, the second accommodating portion 47 is covered with the cover 48 .
- the upper door 4 can be opened rightward with respect to the hinge pin 24 and the first hinge shaft 31 disposed in a right side.
- the opening direction of the upper door 4 can be altered from the right opening type to the left opening type, as follows.
- first hinge bracket 20 is detached from the first coupling hole 2 a and then coupled to the second coupling hole 2 b. Further, the second hinge bracket 30 is detached from the first hinge shaft 31 and then coupled to the second hinge shaft 32 in the left region of the main body 1 . Then, the first wire assembly 16 is moved from the first accommodating section 41 a to the second accommodating section 41 b. Further, the grommet 26 is moved from the first accommodating portion 45 to the second accommodating portion 47 .
- the first wire assembly 16 connects the display portion 13 to the left second wire assembly 3 b of the main body 1 , passing through the wire insertion portion 43 and the second accommodating section 41 b of the door cap 12 , and the cutting portion 25 of the hinge pine 24 .
- the first hinge bracket 20 is coupled to the second coupling hole 2 b, the hinge pin 24 is rotatably inserted in the grommet 26 for the first wire assembly 16 accommodated in the second accommodating portion 47 , and the second hinge shaft 32 of the upper door 4 is rotatably coupled to the second hinge bracket 30 . Further, the second accommodating portion 45 is covered with the cover 48 .
- the upper door 4 can be opened leftward with respect to the hinge pin 24 and the second hinge shaft 32 disposed in a left side.
- the present invention provides a refrigerator in which an installation position of a wire assembly is conveniently altered in correspondence to an opening direction of a door.
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A refrigerator including a main body forming a refrigerating compartment; a door being rotated selectively in a first direction or in a second direction opposite to the first direction to open the refrigerating compartment; a wire assembly connecting the door with the main body; and a door cap coupled to the door, the door cap including a first accommodating section to receive the wire assembly when the door is rotated in the first direction, and a second accommodating section being opposite to the first accommodating section to receive the wire assembly when the door is rotated in the second direction. With this configuration, a refrigerator is provided in which an installation position of a wire assembly is conveniently altered in correspondence to an opening direction of a door.
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- This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 2004-0049146, filed on Jun. 28, 2004, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a refrigerator and, more particularly, to a refrigerator, in which an installation position of a wire assembly is conveniently altered in correspondence to an opening direction of a door.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- Generally, a refrigerator comprises a refrigerator main body forming a refrigerating compartment, a door opening and closing the refrigerating compartment, and a hinge unit hingedly connecting the door with the main body.
- As an example of the refrigerator, there is a refrigerator disclosed in Korean Utility Model Application No. 1994-028441, in which a hinge shaft is coupled to the door via a through hole formed on an hinge plate coupled to the main body, so that a first door can be opened in a rightward direction.
- In a front of the first door is provided a control panel to select a freezing state and/or a cooling state of food stored in the refrigerating compartment, wherein a wire passes through the main body and the hinge shaft of the hinge unit formed in a top portion of the first door, thereby connecting the control panel with a control component (not shown) provided in the main body.
- Generally, the door of the refrigerator is opened in a rightward direction. However, there is a refrigerator in Korean Patent Application No. 1994-026610, in which a door can be opened leftward and rightward, namely, bi-directionally.
- In this refrigerator having a bi-directionally opening door, the hinge unit should be positioned in a right side and a left side in correspondence to the rightward opening direction and the leftward opening direction of the door, respectively.
- Thus, in the refrigerator having a bi-directionally opening door, the installation position of the hinge unit is altered according to the opening directions of the door, so that there arises a problem that it is inconvenient to treat the wire passing through the hinge unit of the door and connecting the control component with the control panel.
- Illustrative, non-limiting embodiments of the present invention overcome the above disadvantages and other disadvantages not described above. Also, the present invention is not required to overcome the disadvantages described above, and an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment of the present invention may not overcome any of the problems described above.
- Therefore, it is an aspect of the present invention to provide a refrigerator in which an installation position of a wire assembly is conveniently altered in correspondence to an opening direction of a door.
- The foregoing and/or other aspects of the present invention are also achieved by providing a refrigerator comprising a main body forming a refrigerating compartment; a door being rotated selectively in a first direction or in a second direction opposite to the first direction to open the refrigerating compartment; a wire assembly connecting the door with the main body; and a door cap coupled to the door, the door cap comprising a first accommodating section to receive the wire assembly when the door is rotated in the first direction, and a second accommodating section being opposite to the first accommodating section to receive the wire assembly when the door is rotated in the second direction.
- According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the door cap is provided with a wire insertion portion formed on a surface thereof between the first and second accommodating sections, and through which the wire assembly is inserted in the door cap.
- According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the refrigerator further comprises a first hinge unit connecting the door cap with the main body, the first hinge unit comprising a hinge bracket installed selectively at opposite sides of the main body and connecting the main body with the door cap; a hinge pin provided in the hinge bracket; first and second accommodating portions provided in opposite portions of the door cap and selectively accommodating the hinge pin.
- According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the wire assembly comprises a sleeve selectively coupled to the first or second accommodating portion in correspondence to the first or second direction, and the hinge pin is rotatably accommodated in the sleeve and formed with a cutting portion to support the wire assembly.
- According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the refrigerator further comprises a display portion provided in the door and connected to the wire assembly to adjust and display a state of the refrigerating compartment, wherein the wire assembly passes through the wire insertion portion and the first accommodating portion of the door cap and the cutting portion of the hinge pin and connects the display portion with the main body when the hinge pin is rotatably inserted in the sleeve accommodated in the first accommodating portion and allows the door to be rotated in the first direction, and the wire assembly passes through the wire insertion portion and the second accommodating portion of the door cap and the cutting portion of the hinge pin and connects the display portion with the main body when the hinge pin is rotatably inserted in the sleeve accommodated in the second accommodating portion and allows the door to be rotated in the second direction.
- The above and/or other aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the exemplary embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompany drawings of which:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator having a rightward opening door according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a hinge bracket and a hinge cover in the refrigerator ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a door cap region in the refrigerator ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the door cap ofFIG. 3 ; -
FIG. 5 is a partial plan view showing an open state of the door in the refrigerator inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a refrigerator having a leftward opening door according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a hinge bracket and a hinge cover in the refrigerator ofFIG. 6 ; -
FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a door cap region in the refrigerator ofFIG. 6 ; and -
FIG. 9 is a partial plan view showing an open state of the door in the refrigerator inFIG. 6 . - Reference will now be made in detail to illustrative, non-limiting embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. The embodiments are described below in order to explain the present invention by referring to the figures.
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FIG. 1 , a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention comprises amain body 1 forming upper and lower refrigerating compartments (not shown), upper andlower doors door main body 1. - The hinge unit comprises an upper hinge unit having first and second hinges respectively supporting an upper portion and a lower portion of the
upper door 4, and a lower hinge unit (not shown) supporting thelower door 5. - On a top portion of the
main body 1, as shown inFIGS. 2 and 3 , right and leftsecond wire assemblies main body 1 are partially exposed; and first andsecond coupling holes - The
first coupling hole 2 a is formed on one side of the top portion of themain body 1 and is, as shown inFIGS. 2 through 5 , coupled with thefirst hinge bracket 20 by a screw (not shown), thereby allowing theupper door 4 to be rightward opened. - The
second coupling hole 2 b is formed on the other side of the top portion of themain body 1 and is, as shown inFIGS. 7 through 9 , coupled with thefirst hinge bracket 20 by a screw (not shown), thereby allowing theupper door 4 to be leftward opened. Here, thefirst hinge bracket 20 is detached from thefirst coupling hole 2 a and then coupled to thesecond coupling hole 2 b. - The first hinge unit hingedly connects the upper portion of the
upper door 4 with the top portion of themain body 1. The first hinge unit comprises thefirst hinge bracket 20 disposed throughout the top portion of themain body 1 and a door cap 12 (to be described later) of theupper door 4; ahinge pin 24 formed in thefirst hinge bracket 20; agrommet 26 as a sleeve rotatably accommodating thehinge pin 24; first and secondaccommodating portions door cap 12 and to which thegrommet 26 is selectively inserted. Further, an installation region for the first hinge unit is covered with a first orsecond cover - The
first hinge bracket 20 comprises ahinge coupling portion 21 rotatably coupled to an upper portion of thedoor cap 12, and afastening portion 22 extending from thehinge coupling portion 21 and fastened to the top portion of themain body 1. - The
hinge coupling portion 21 is provided with thehinge pin 24 protruding downward from the surface thereof, wherein thehinge pin 24 is shaped like a hollow cylinder and has apartial cutting portion 25 to support a first wire assembly 16 (to be described later). - Thus, in the case where the
hinge pin 24 is rotatably inserted in thegrommet 26 accommodated in the fistaccommodating portion 45, theupper door 4 can be rotated with respect to thehinge pin 24 in a first direction, i.e., rightward, as shown inFIG. 5 . Oppositely, in the case where thehinge pin 24 is rotatably inserted in thegrommet 26 accommodated in the secondaccommodating portion 47, so that theupper door 4 can be rotated with respect to thehinge pin 24 in a second direction, i.e., leftward, as shown inFIG. 9 . - The
fastening portion 22 steppedly extends from thehinge coupling portion 21 and is coupled to thefirst coupling hole 2 a or thesecond coupling hole 2 b of themain body 1 by the screw. Here, the fasteningportion 22 is formed with a throughhole 23 via which the screw is inserted. - As shown in
FIG. 5 , in the case of theupper door 4 of the rightward opening type, thefastening portion 22 is coupled to thefirst coupling hole 2 a of themain body 1 by the screw (refer toFIG. 3 ). Further, as shown inFIG. 9 , in the case of theupper door 4 of the leftward opening type, thefastening portion 22 is coupled to thesecond coupling hole 2 b of themain body 1 by the screw (refer toFIG. 8 ). - The second hinge unit comprises a
first hinge shaft 31 provided in a lower right portion of theupper door 4, asecond hinge shaft 32 provided in a lower left portion of theupper door 4, and asecond hinge bracket 30 installed themain body 1 under theupper door 4 and rotatably coupled to thefirst hinge shaft 31 or thesecond hinge shaft 32. - Thus, when the
hinge pin 24 is rotatably inserted in thegrommet 26 accommodated in the firstaccommodating portion 45, thefirst hinge shaft 31 of theupper door 4 is coupled to thesecond hinge bracket 30 provided in a right portion of themain body 1 under theupper door 4, thereby allowing theupper door 4 to be rotatable rightward as shown inFIG. 5 . Oppositely, when thehinge pin 24 is rotatably inserted in thegrommet 26 accommodated in the secondaccommodating portion 47, thesecond hinge shaft 32 of theupper door 4 is coupled to thesecond hinge bracket 30 provided in a left portion of themain body 1 under theupper door 4, thereby allowing theupper door 4 to be rotatable leftward as shown inFIG. 9 . At this time, thesecond bracket 30 is detached from the right portion of themain body 1 under theupper door 4 and then coupled to the left portion of themain body 1 under theupper door 4. - Further, the
upper door 4 comprises anouter plate 10 forming a font of the refrigerator, aninner plate 11 spaced from theouter plate 10 to fill a space between theouter plate 10 and theinner plate 11 with a foaming material, and thedoor cap 12 coupled to top portions of theouter plate 10 and theinner plate 11. - Further, in a front of the
upper door 4 are provided adisplay portion 14 displaying a cooling state and/or a freezing state, and acontrol portion 13 provided with a plurality ofbuttons 15 for allowing a user to adjust the cooling state and/or the freezing state. - In the
upper door 4 is embedded thefirst wire assembly 16 having a first end connected to thedisplay portion 13 and a second end drawn out from the upper door 4 (refer toFIG. 3 ). The second end of thefirst wire assembly 16 drawn out from theupper door 4 can be connected with the rightsecond wire assembly 3 a (refer toFIG. 5 ) or with the leftsecond wire assembly 3 b (refer toFIG. 9 ). - The
door cap 12 comprises a door capmain body 40 approximately shaped like a rectangular plate and curved at sides thereof, and awire cover 49 coupled to an upper potion of the door capmain body 40 and covering first and secondaccommodating sections 41 a and 41 b (to be described later). - The door cap
main body 40 is formed with awire accommodating portion 41 recessed from a surface thereof and accommodating thefirst wire assembly 16 along a lengthwise direction, and first and second steppedportions - The
wire accommodating portion 41 comprises the firstaccommodating section 41 a shown inFIG. 4 to accommodate thefirst wire assembly 16 connected with thedisplay portion 13 so as to allow theupper door 4 to be rotatable rightward (refer toFIG. 3 ); and the second accommodating section 41 b shown inFIG. 4 to accommodate thefirst wire assembly 16 connected with thedisplay portion 13 so as to allow theupper door 4 to be rotatable leftward (refer toFIG. 8 ). - The door cap
main body 40 is provided with awire insertion portion 43 formed on a bottom thereof between the first and secondaccommodating sections 41 a and 41 b, and through which thefirst wire assembly 16 connected with thedisplay portion 13 is inserted in the door capmain body 40. - Each of the first and second stepped
portions main body 40, and to which thehinge coupling portion 21 of thefirst hinge bracket 20 is selectively received. - The first and second stepped
portions accommodating portions main body 40 and to which thegrommet 26 is selectively coupled. - As shown in
FIGS. 3 and 5 , when thegrommet 26 is coupled to the firstaccommodating portion 45, the secondaccommodating portion 47 is covered with acover 48. Oppositely, as shown inFIGS. 8 and 9 , when thegrommet 26 is coupled to the secondaccommodating portion 47, the firstaccommodating portion 45 is covered with acover 48. At this time, thecover 48 is detached from the secondaccommodating portion 47 and then covers thefirs accommodating portion 45. - With this configuration, the installation of the
first wire assembly 16 to allow theupper door 4 to be opened rightward as shown inFIG. 1 and leftward as shown inFIG. 6 will be described hereinbelow, respectively. - As shown in
FIGS. 1 through 5 , in the case of theupper door 4 of the rightward opening type, thefirst wire assembly 16 connects thedisplay portion 13 to the rightsecond wire assembly 3 a of themain body 1, passing through thewire insertion portion 43 and the firstaccommodating section 41 a of thedoor cap 12, and a cuttingportion 25 of thehinge pine 24. - At this time, the
first hinge bracket 20 is coupled to thefist coupling hole 2 a, thehinge pin 24 is rotatably inserted in thegrommet 26 for thefirst wire assembly 16 accommodated in the firstaccommodating portion 45, and thefirst hinge shaft 31 of theupper door 4 is rotatably coupled to thesecond hinge bracket 30. Further, the secondaccommodating portion 47 is covered with thecover 48. - Thus, as shown in
FIG. 5 , theupper door 4 can be opened rightward with respect to thehinge pin 24 and thefirst hinge shaft 31 disposed in a right side. - Meanwhile, the opening direction of the
upper door 4 can be altered from the right opening type to the left opening type, as follows. - First, the
first hinge bracket 20 is detached from thefirst coupling hole 2 a and then coupled to thesecond coupling hole 2 b. Further, thesecond hinge bracket 30 is detached from thefirst hinge shaft 31 and then coupled to thesecond hinge shaft 32 in the left region of themain body 1. Then, thefirst wire assembly 16 is moved from the firstaccommodating section 41 a to the second accommodating section 41 b. Further, thegrommet 26 is moved from the firstaccommodating portion 45 to the secondaccommodating portion 47. - As shown in
FIGS. 6 through 9 , in the case of theupper door 4 of the leftward opening type, thefirst wire assembly 16 connects thedisplay portion 13 to the leftsecond wire assembly 3 b of themain body 1, passing through thewire insertion portion 43 and the second accommodating section 41 b of thedoor cap 12, and the cuttingportion 25 of thehinge pine 24. - At this time, the
first hinge bracket 20 is coupled to thesecond coupling hole 2 b, thehinge pin 24 is rotatably inserted in thegrommet 26 for thefirst wire assembly 16 accommodated in the secondaccommodating portion 47, and thesecond hinge shaft 32 of theupper door 4 is rotatably coupled to thesecond hinge bracket 30. Further, the secondaccommodating portion 45 is covered with thecover 48. - Thus, as shown in
FIG. 5 , theupper door 4 can be opened leftward with respect to thehinge pin 24 and thesecond hinge shaft 32 disposed in a left side. - As described above, the present invention provides a refrigerator in which an installation position of a wire assembly is conveniently altered in correspondence to an opening direction of a door.
- Although a few exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.
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1. A refrigerator comprising:
a main body forming a refrigerating compartment;
a door being rotated selectively in a first direction or in a second direction opposite to the first direction to open the refrigerating compartment;
a wire assembly connecting the door with the main body; and
a door cap coupled to the door,
the door cap comprising a first accommodating section to receive the wire assembly when the door is rotated in the first direction, and a second accommodating section being opposite to the first accommodating section to receive the wire assembly when the door is rotated in the second direction.
2. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the door cap is provided with a wire insertion portion formed on a surface thereof between the first and second accommodating sections, and through which the wire assembly is inserted in the door cap.
3. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , further comprising a first hinge unit connecting the door cap with the main body,
the first hinge unit comprising:
a hinge bracket installed selectively at opposite sides of the main body and connecting the main body with the door cap;
a hinge pin provided in the hinge bracket;
first and second accommodating portions provided in opposite portions of the door cap and selectively accommodating the hinge pin.
4. The refrigerator according to claim 3 , wherein the wire assembly comprises a sleeve selectively coupled to the first or second accommodating portion in correspondence to the first or second direction, and
the hinge pin is rotatably accommodated in the sleeve and formed with a cutting portion to support the wire assembly.
5. The refrigerator according to claim 4 , further comprising a display portion provided in the door and connected to the wire assembly to adjust and display a state of the refrigerating compartment, wherein
the wire assembly passes through the wire insertion portion and the first accommodating portion of the door cap and the cutting portion of the hinge pin and connects the display portion with the main body when the hinge pin is rotatably inserted in the sleeve accommodated in the first accommodating portion and allows the door to be rotated in the first direction, and
the wire assembly passes through the wire insertion portion and the second accommodating portion of the door cap and the cutting portion of the hinge pin and connects the display portion with the main body when the hinge pin is rotatably inserted in the sleeve accommodated in the second accommodating portion and allows the door to be rotated in the second direction.
6. The refrigerator according to claim 5 , further comprising a cover covering the second accommodating portion when the hinge pin is rotatably inserted in the sleeve accommodated in the first accommodating portion, and covering the first accommodating portion when the hinge pin is rotatably inserted in the sleeve accommodated in the second accommodating portion.
7. The refrigerator according to claim 2 , further comprising a first hinge unit connecting the door cap with the main body,
the first hinge unit comprising:
a hinge bracket installed selectively at opposite sides of the main body and connecting the main body with the door cap;
a hinge pin provided in the hinge bracket;
first and second accommodating portions provided in opposite portions of the door cap and selectively accommodating the hinge pin.
8. The refrigerator according to claim 7 , wherein the wire assembly comprises a sleeve selectively coupled to the first or second accommodating portion in correspondence to the first and second direction, and
the hinge pin is rotatably accommodated in the sleeve and formed with a cutting portion to support the wire assembly.
9. The refrigerator according to claim 8 , further comprising a display portion provided in the door and connected to the wire assembly to adjust and display a state of the refrigerating compartment, wherein
the wire assembly passes through the wire insertion portion and the first accommodating portion of the door cap and the cutting portion of the hinge pin and connects the display portion with the main body when the hinge pin is rotatably inserted in the sleeve accommodated in the first accommodating portion and allows the door to be rotated in the first direction, and
the wire assembly passes through the wire insertion portion and the second accommodating portion of the door cap and the cutting portion of the hinge pin and connects the display portion with the main body when the hinge pin is rotatably inserted in the sleeve accommodated in the second accommodating portion and allows the door to be rotated in the second direction.
10. The refrigerator according to claim 9 , further comprising a cover covering the second accommodating portion when the hinge pin is rotatably inserted in the sleeve accommodated in the first accommodating portion, and covering the first accommodating portion when the hinge pin is rotatably inserted in the sleeve accommodated in the second accommodating portion.
11. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , further comprising a wire cover coupled to the door cap and covering the first and second accommodating sections.
12. A refrigerator comprising:
a main body forming a refrigerating compartment;
a door being rotated selectively in a first direction or in a second direction opposite to the first direction or in a second direction opposite to the first direction to open the refrigerating compartment;
a wire assembly connecting the door with the main body; and
a door cap coupled to the door,
wherein the door cap is provided with a wire assembly insertion portion formed on a surface thereof.
13. The refrigerator according to claim 12 , wherein the door cap comprises a first accommodating section to receive the wire assembly when the door is rotated in the first direction, and a second accommodating section being opposite to the first accommodating section to receive the wire assembly when the door is rotated in the second direction.
14. The refrigerator according to claim 12 , wherein the door cap is provided with a wire insertion portion formed on a surface thereof between the first and second accommodating sections, and through which the wire assembly is inserted in the door cap.
15. The refrigerator according to claim 12 , wherein the wire assembly comprises a sleeve selectively coupled to one of the first and second accommodating portion in correspondence to the first or second direction.
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