KR100697076B1 - Filler guide device for gasket adhesion of the refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The filler guide device for gasket adhesion of the refrigerator according to the present invention includes: a plurality of doors connected to the refrigerator body by a hinge portion; A floating filler positioned inside the portion where the plurality of doors meet to closely contact a gasket provided in the door; It is configured to include a filler seating mechanism to come out while the floating filler is seated on the inside of the door that is open of the plurality of doors, it is possible to easily open the door to open any of the doors, the filler at the time of opening the door Since the light is not exposed to the outside, the appearance is improved and the more stable filler mounting structure is secured.

French, Door, Filler, Gasket, Camblock, Holder, Refrigerator, Guide

Description

Gasket filler guide apparatus for refrigerator

1 is a schematic plan view of a refrigerator having a conventional filler mounting structure,

2 is a schematic plan view of a door open state in a refrigerator having a conventional filler mounting structure;

3 is a schematic front view of a refrigerator equipped with a conventional gasket filler device;

4 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part showing a door closed state of a refrigerator equipped with a conventional gasket filler device;

5 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part showing a state at the time of opening a door of a refrigerator equipped with a conventional gasket filler device;

6 is a front view of a refrigerator equipped with a gasket filler guide device according to the present invention;

7 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a gasket filler guide device according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

8 is a plan view of the main part of the filler guide device for gasket adhesion according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

9 is a flowchart showing a left door open state in a first embodiment of the present invention;

10 is a flowchart showing a right door open state in a first embodiment of the present invention;

11 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a gasket filler guide device according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

12 is a plan view of the main part of the filler guide device for gasket adhesion according to the second embodiment of the present invention;

13 is a flowchart illustrating a left door open state in a second embodiment of the present invention;

14 is a flowchart showing a left door closed state in a second embodiment of the present invention;

15 is a flowchart illustrating a right door open state in a second embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

35, 35R, 35L: Door 36: Filler Seat

37: storage 38: gasket

39: gasket 40: refrigerator body

50: floating filler 51: interference avoidance groove

52, 53, 54: boss 55: cam projection

60: filler seating mechanism 61: reading holder

65: mounting holder 70: cam block

71: cam hole 71a: vertex

155: cam protrusion 170: cam block

171: Cam Home

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a double-door door, and to a filler guide device for gasket adhesion of a refrigerator, wherein a filler is provided inside the door to be in close contact with the gasket to move the filler together along the open door.

1 and 2 is a schematic plan view of a refrigerator having a conventional filler mounting structure, Figure 1 is a view of the door is closed, Figure 2 is a view of the door is open.

The refrigerator shown in the drawings is a French door type refrigerator, and has a double door type door 1 connected to the refrigerator main body 2 without a partition in the interior by a hinge part 3, and particularly in a part where the double door type doors 1 meet each other. A gasket is installed to prevent cold air from leaking, and a filler 4 is provided at one door so that the gaskets may be in close contact with each other when the door is closed.

Therefore, when both doors 1 are closed, as shown in FIG. 1, the gasket of the door is in close contact with the filler 4 to seal the inside, and as shown in FIG. 2, when the door on which the filler 4 is installed is opened. The filler 4 is also moved along the door, and when the door without the filler is opened, the filler 4 is located on the refrigerator main body 2 as it is.

However, in the refrigerator having the conventional filler mounting structure as described above, when the door 1 having the filler 4 is installed and then closed again as shown in FIG. 2, the door is closed and the filler 4 hits the mating door to cause interference. There is a problem.

In addition, when the door 1 is opened, since the door is improved and exposed to the outside, the appearance of the door may be complicated, thereby lowering the aesthetics of the refrigerator.

On the other hand, Figures 3 to 5 is a view of the electric refrigerator disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-62032, Figure 3 is a schematic view of the front portion of the refrigerator equipped with a conventional gasket filler filler, Figure 4 is a conventional gasket adhesive filler The main part sectional drawing which shows the door closed state of the refrigerator with apparatus shown in FIG. 5 is sectional drawing of the main part which shows the state at the time of the door opening of the refrigerator provided with the conventional gasket close-up filler apparatus.

As shown in the drawing, a trimmer, that is, a filler 15 is provided between the two doors 10 connected to the hinge body 13 to the refrigerator main body 12, and the sidewalls of the both doors 10 have the fillers 15. Each of the gaskets 16 to be in close contact with each other is installed.

In addition, guide grooves 15a are formed at upper and lower ends of the filler 15, and support arms 18 are respectively inserted into the guide grooves 15a at upper and lower sides of the door 10.

In the conventional refrigerator as shown in FIG. 4, when both doors 10 are completely closed, both gaskets 16 are in close contact with the filler 15 to seal the inside of the refrigerator.

In this state, as shown in FIG. 5, when the user grasps and pulls one pillar 15, the support arm 18 of the opposite door 10 is separated from the pillar 15 along the guide groove 15a. The pillar 15 moves along the door that opens.

Therefore, the refrigerator of the related art is opened or closed along the door of the side in which the filler 15 is opened, whichever door 10 is opened.

However, since the filler device for a gasket adhesion of the prior art as described above is configured to move along the door on the open side with the filler 15 located between the doors 10, the filler 15 is moved between the doors. There is a problem that is exposed to the outside to drop the aesthetics of the refrigerator.

In addition, since the filler 15 is directly held and opened as shown in FIG. 5, the filler 15 may drop from the door due to repeated use, and there may be a problem that a failure may easily occur.

In addition, while the door 10 is open, the filler 15 is not fixed to the door on the open side and is exposed to the outside, and the user's hand contacts to pull the filler 15. Since the parts are formed to be uneven, the mounting state of the filler 15 may not be stable, and there may be a problem that a user may be injured by the filler during the door opening.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, by positioning the inner filler of the door, and rotated to the inside of the door that is open when the door is configured so that the position is fixed by the filler to the outside when the door is opened. It is an object of the present invention to provide a filler guide device for gasket adhesion of a refrigerator, which is not exposed, thereby improving appearance and securing a more stable filler mounting structure.

A filler guide device for gasket adhesion of a refrigerator according to the present invention for realizing the above object includes a plurality of doors connected to a hinge part of a refrigerator main body; A floating filler positioned inside the portion where the plurality of doors meet to closely contact a gasket provided in the door; It characterized in that it comprises a filler seating mechanism to come out while the floating filler is seated on the inside of the door that is open of the plurality of doors.

The door is provided with a filler seating portion which is inwardly positioned behind the front portion so that the floating filler can be positioned.

The filler seating mechanism may include a filler holder provided at the filler seating portion of each door to allow the floating filler to be seated, and the floating filler according to a relative movement between the floating filler and the refrigerator main body when the door is opened and closed. It is configured to include a filler guide.

The floating filler has an interference avoiding groove formed in a portion facing the main body so that interference with the filler holder does not occur, and a pair of the coupling pillars coupled to the pillar holder on both sides of the floating filler opposite the filler holder. The boss is formed.

The pillar holder is formed of a pair of holders arranged in the front and rear direction of the filler seating portion of each door to which the pair of bosses are coupled, and the leading holder located at the front is opened in the direction in which the doors face, The mounting holder located at the rear side is formed to have an open structure toward the refrigerator body.

The leading holder has a 'U'-shaped groove and the seating holder has a semi-circular groove.

The filler guide may include a cam block installed in the refrigerator main body and having a cam hole to guide the movement of the floating filler, and a cam protrusion inserted into the cam hole by the floating filler.

The cam hole is formed to have a path that starts at the refrigerator body side and branches outward.

The cam hole is formed with a sharp point that guides the left and right movement of the cam protrusion in the portion of the cam hole that starts from the side of the refrigerator main body.

On the other hand, unlike the above, the filler guide may be configured to include a cam block which is installed in the refrigerator main body to have a cam groove formed in front of the front to guide the movement of the floating filler, and the cam protrusion in contact with the cam groove in the floating filler. have.

In this case, the cam groove and the cam protrusion is formed long to the left and right in a streamlined structure.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

For reference, the present invention may be applied to a refrigerator having neither a freezer compartment or a refrigerating compartment but having a double door open type door, and may be applied to a refrigerator that is open in a vertical direction as well as a refrigerator in which both doors are opened in left and right directions. Therefore, the present invention is, of course, applicable to all the refrigerators in which the side gasket assembly is installed in close contact with the opposite door side in the opposite parts of both doors to seal the gap between the doors.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the French type refrigerator that can be opened in the left and right direction is provided with a double door type in one refrigerator compartment.

6 is a front view of the refrigerator provided with a gasket filler guide device according to the present invention.

As shown in the drawing, a freezing compartment 31 is positioned at a lower side, and a refrigerating chamber 32 having a double door 35 is positioned at an upper side thereof.

Gaskets (not shown) are installed at both the upper and lower left and right sides of the doors 35L and 35R so as to be in close contact with the refrigerator main body (not shown) to prevent cold air from leaking to the outside.

In particular, since there is no partition wall at a portion where the two doors 35L and 35R face each other, the floating filler 50 is provided to close the gasket to seal the gap between the doors.

The floating filler 50 is moved together along the door on the open side, and is configured to be attached to the rear portion of the door by rotating inward of the door in the open state.

The specific configuration of such a floating filler 50 and the means for guiding the filler will be described in detail in the following embodiments.

7 to 10 is a view showing a gasket contact filler guide device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 7 is an exploded perspective view of the side portion of the door, Figure 8 is a plan view of the main portion of the filler guide device for gasket contact 9 is a flowchart showing a left door opening state, and FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a right door opening state.

As shown in the figure, both doors 35 are provided with a gasket 38 to seal the inside of the refrigerator, and in particular, a side gasket 39 is provided on the side of the door 35 to seal between the doors.

The inner part of the door 35 has a filler seating portion 36 which is inwardly formed in the rear part of the front part so that the floating filler 50 can be rotated and seated when the door is opened.

Such a filler seating portion 36 is inserted into the refrigerator at the rear portion of the door 35, and is usually provided with a storage box 37 and the like to store foods such as bottles and cans.

The floating filler 50 is formed long to fit the upper and lower lengths of the door 35, and the upper and lower portions of the floating filler 50 are spread so that both gaskets 39 are in close contact with each other when the door is closed and seated inside the door that is opened when the door is opened. It is provided with a filler seating mechanism 60 to come out along.

The filler seating mechanism 60 is provided in the pillar seating portions 36 of the both doors 35 and the pillar holders 61 and 65 to allow the floating filler 50 to be seated, and the door 35 is opened. Filler guides 55 and 70 which move the floating filler 50 in accordance with the relative movement between the floating filler 50 and the refrigerator body 40 when closed.

Here, the floating filler 50 has an interference avoidance groove 51 formed in the portion facing the main body 40 so as not to interfere with the filler holders 61 and 65, and the filler holder (within the interference avoidance groove 51). A pair of bosses 52 coupled to the pillar holders 61, 65 are formed on both sides facing the 61, 65. In addition, the front surface of the interference avoidance groove 51 has a structure in which both gaskets 39 are in contact with each other.

The pillar holders 61 and 65 are disposed in the front-rear direction on the pillar seating portions 36 of the doors 35, and the pair of holders 61 and 65 to which the pair of bosses 53 and 54 are coupled. The lid holder 61 positioned at the front side is opened in the direction in which the door 35 faces, and the seating holder 65 positioned at the rear side is formed toward the refrigerator body 40.

Here, the reading holder 61 is formed to have a 'U'-shaped groove portion 61a so that the bosses 53 and 54 of both floating pillars 50 can be detached in a relative direction.

The mounting holder 65 is formed of a leaf spring structure having an elastic force, and is formed to have a semi-circular groove portion 65a so that the bosses 53 and 54 of the floating filler 50 are inserted and seated.

The filler guide may be installed on an inner upper surface or an inner lower surface of the refrigerator main body 40, and a cam block 70 having a cam hole 71 to guide the movement of the floating filler 50, and the floating filler 50. Protruding from the upper end or lower end of the cam projection 55 is inserted into the cam hole (71).

The cam hole 71 is formed to have a path that starts from the side of the refrigerator body 40 and splits outward. That is, the cam hole 71 is formed in a 'V' shape, and guides the floating hole 50 along the cam hole 71 so as to be positioned at the filler seating part 36 when the door is opened. 35) When closed, the floating filler 50 is configured to guide unfolded between both doors.

The cam hole 71 has a peak 71a for guiding the left and right movements of the cam protrusion 55 at a portion starting from the main body 40 side of the cam hole.

Referring to the operation of the filler guide device for gasket adhesion of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

Referring to FIG. 9, in the state in which the doors 35L and 35R are closed, as shown in FIG. 9A, the two bosses 53 and 54 of the floating pillar 50 are connected to the leading holders of the doors 35L and 35R. Inserted into 61, respectively, a floating filler 50 is positioned between the rear of both doors 35L and 35R.

Thus, the gaskets 39 of both doors 35L and 35R are in close contact with the front surface of the floating filler 50 to seal between the two doors.

In this state, when the left door 35L is opened as shown in FIGS. 9B and 9C, the floating pillar 50 is opened by the leading holder 61 on the left door 35L side of the left door 35L. Along the inclined inclined to move forward, at the same time the cam projection 55 of the floating filler 50 is moved along the left path from the vertex 71a of the cam hole 71 formed in the cam block (70).

At this time, the boss 54 of the floating filler 50 located on the right side starts to separate from the leading holder 61 on the right door 35R side.

After the left door 35L is further opened, as shown in FIG. 9D, the floating pillar 50 continues to move along the left door 35L, and the cam protrusion 55 moves the cam hole 71. As it moves along, the floating filler 50 rotates toward the left door 35L about the boss 53 inserted into the leading holder 61.

After the door 35 is further opened, as shown in FIG. 9E, the cam protrusion 55 of the floating pillar 50 is pulled out of the cam hole 71 and the rear boss 54 is mounted in the seat holder 65. The floating filler 50 is positioned at the filler seat portion 36 of the door 35 while being seated in the seat 35.

In this state, the left door 35L is opened in a state in which the floating filler 50 is in close contact with the inner side of the door 35L, as shown in FIGS. 9F and 9G, and thus, the outside of the door 35L. The floating filler 50 does not protrude.

On the other hand, when the door 35L opened as described above is closed, the process proceeds in the reverse order shown in FIG. 9. That is, after closing in the order of (G), (F), (E) of FIG. 9, and moving to the state in which the door 35L is almost closed as in (D), the floating pillar 50 is moved by the cam protrusion 55. Since the cam protrusion 71 enters the cam hole 71 of the cam block 70, and then the cam protrusion 55 moves along the cam hole 71, the floating pillar 50 is separated from the seat holder 65 while being moved back to FIG. 9. As in the process of (C) and (B), it rotates toward the right door 35R. After the door 35L is completely closed, as shown in FIG. 9A, the gaskets 39 of both doors 35 are tightly sealed to seal the inside.

Next, in contrast to the above, when the right door 35R is opened, as shown in FIG. 10, the floating pillar 50 opens the right door 35R as described when the left door 35L is opened with reference to FIG. 9. Moving along, it is seated on the inner side of the right door 35R. Of course, when the right door 35R is closed, the above procedure is reversed.

Therefore, as described above, the filler guide device for gasket adhesion according to the present invention is in close contact with the inside of the door 35 while the floating filler 50 moves along the door 35 which is open, whichever door 35 is opened. When the door 35 is closed, both gaskets 39 are brought into close contact with each other.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment as described above, since the vertex 71a is formed at the center of the cam hole 71 of the cam block 70, even if both the doors 35L and 35R are opened at the same time, the floating pillar 50 Since the cam protrusion 55 of) is seated on one door while rotating along either cam hole 71 at the vertex 71a, the seating state of the floating pillar 50 can be maintained even when both doors 35L and 35R are opened at the same time. Will be maintained.

Hereinafter, a second embodiment according to the present invention will be described. For reference, the same reference numerals are given to the same or similar components as those of the above-described first embodiment, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

11 to 15 are views showing a gasket contact filler guide device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, Figure 11 is an exploded perspective view, Figure 12 is a plan view of the main part of the filler guide device for gasket contact, Figure 13 Is a flowchart showing a left door opening state, FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a left door closing state, and FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a right door opening state.

The second embodiment of the present invention is similar to the configuration of the first embodiment described above, except that the cam block 170 provided on the refrigerator main body and the cam protrusion 155 formed on the floating filler 50 are made different.

That is, the cam block 170 is installed on the inner top or bottom surface of the refrigerator body 40, the cam groove 171 made of a streamlined cam surface that the cam projection 155 is in contact with the door 35 when the door 35 is opened and closed. ) Is formed.

The cam groove 171 is formed long to the left and right to serve to guide the floating pillar 50 to rotate in the direction of the mating door 35 when the open door 35 is closed.

In addition, the cam protrusion 155 is formed on the upper surface or the bottom surface of the floating filler 50, also made of a streamlined structure formed long left and right, both ends thereof are moved while contacting the cam groove 171.

The operation of the second embodiment of the present invention as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 15.

First, referring to FIG. 13, in the state in which the doors 35L and 35R are closed, as shown in FIG. 13A, two bosses 53 and 54 of the floating pillar 50 lead the two doors 35L and 35R. Inserted into the holder 61, respectively, the floating filler 50 is positioned between both doors 35L and 35R. Therefore, the gasket 39 of both doors 35L and 35R is in close contact with the front surface of the floating filler 50 to seal between the two doors.

In this state, when the left door 35L is opened as shown in FIG. 13B, the floating filler 50 is moved along the left door 35L by the leading holder 61 on the left door 35L side. At this time, as the front surface of the floating filler 50 is caught by the gasket 39 of the mating door 35R, the inclined slope is inclined and rotates toward the left door 35L.

And the boss 54 of the floating filler 50 located in the right side starts to separate from the leading holder 61 of the right door 35R side.

After the left door 35L is further opened, as shown in FIG. 13C, the floating filler 50 is caught by the gasket 39 of the right door 35R while continuously moving along the left door 35L. 50 is rotated toward the left door 35L about the boss 53 inserted into the leading holder 61, the cam protrusion 155 is moved along the inner surface of the cam groove 171.

After the door 35L is further opened, as shown in FIG. 13D, the rear boss 54 is fitted into the seat holder 65 of the left door 35L, and the floating pillar 50 is positioned at the left door 35L. It is located in the filler seat 36 of the.

Since the left door 35L is opened while the floating filler 50 is in close contact with the inner side of the door 35L, the floating filler 50 does not protrude to the outside of the door.

On the other hand, when the left door 35L is closed in the open state as described above, if the door 35L is moved to the almost closed state as shown in Fig. 14A, the floating pillar 50 causes the cam protrusion 155 to move. Since the cam protrusion 155 is in contact with the cam groove 171 of the cam block 170, and then the cam protrusion 155 is moved to the right along the cam groove 171, the floating filler 50 is separated from the seat holder 65 while FIG. 14. As in the process of (B) and (C), it rotates toward the right door 35R.

After the door 35L is completely closed, as shown in FIG. 14D, the gasket 39 of both doors 35L. 35R is closely attached to seal the inside.

Next, when the right door 35R is opened, it proceeds as shown in FIG. 15, as the floating filler 50 moves along the right door 35R as described above when the left door 35L is opened. It is seated on the inner side of the right door 35R.

Accordingly, even when the doors 35L and 35R are opened in the gasket contact filler guide device according to the second embodiment of the present invention as described above, the floating filler 50 moves along the open door 35 to move the inside of the door. When the door is closed, the gasket 39 can be brought into close contact with the cam protrusion 155 and the cam groove 171 by automatically rotating toward the closed door 35.

The filler guide device for gasket adhesion of the refrigerator according to the present invention configured and operated as described above is open to either door because it is configured to be moved along the door in which the floating filler which is positioned inside the door and is in close contact with both gaskets is opened. Even if there is an advantage that can easily open the door.

In addition, the present invention is fixed because the position is fixed while the floating filler is rotated to the inside of the door when the door is opened, so that the filler is not exposed to the outside when the door is opened to improve the appearance and ensure a more stable filler mounting structure There is an advantage.

Claims (12)

A plurality of doors hinged to the refrigerator main body; A floating filler positioned inside the portion where the plurality of doors meet to closely contact a gasket provided in the door; Filler guide device for gasket contact of the refrigerator characterized in that it comprises a filler seating mechanism to come out while the floating filler is seated on the inside of the door that is open of the plurality of doors. The method of claim 1, The door is a filler guide device for gasket close-up of the refrigerator, characterized in that the filler seating portion is provided inward to the rear portion than the front portion so that the floating filler can be located. The method of claim 2, The filler seating mechanism, A filler holder provided at the filler seating portion of each door to allow the floating filler to be seated, and a filler guide for moving the floating filler according to a relative movement between the floating filler and the refrigerator body when the door is opened and closed. Filler guide device for gasket adhesion of the refrigerator. The method of claim 3, wherein The floating filler has an interference avoiding groove formed in a portion facing the main body so that interference with the filler holder does not occur, and a pair of the coupling pillars coupled to the pillar holder on both sides of the floating filler opposite the filler holder. Filler guide device for gasket contact of the refrigerator, characterized in that the boss is formed. The method of claim 4, wherein The filler holder, It is composed of a pair of holders arranged in the forward and rearward direction of the filler seating portion of each door to which the pair of bosses are coupled, and the leading holder located at the front is open in the direction in which the doors face and is located at the rear The filler guide device for gasket contact of the refrigerator, characterized in that the holder is formed to be open toward the refrigerator body. The method of claim 5, The leading holder is a filler guide device for gasket contact of the refrigerator, characterized in that the 'U' groove. The method according to claim 5 or 6, Filling guide device for gasket contact of the refrigerator, characterized in that the seating holder has a semi-circular groove. The method of claim 4, wherein The filler guide, And a cam block formed on the refrigerator main body, the cam block having a cam hole for guiding the movement of the floating filler, and a cam protrusion inserted into the cam hole from the floating filler. The method of claim 8, The cam hole is a filler guide device for the gasket contact of the refrigerator, characterized in that it has a path which starts from the side of the refrigerator main body to split outward. The method of claim 9, Wherein the cam hole, the filler guide device for gasket close-up of the refrigerator, characterized in that a sharp point that guides the left and right movement of the cam projection is formed in the portion of the cam hole path starting from the side of the refrigerator main body. The method of claim 4, wherein The filler guide, And a cam block having a cam groove formed at a front side of the refrigerator main body to guide the movement of the floating filler, and a cam protrusion contacting the cam groove at the floating filler. The method of claim 11, The cam guide and the filler guide device for gasket contact of the refrigerator, characterized in that the cam groove is formed long to the left and right in a streamlined structure.

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