KR20030055915A - Refrigerator with door handle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a door handle, and an object thereof is to improve a front and rear cap structure surrounding a handle bar to facilitate its disassembly and service work.

To this end, according to the refrigerator having a door handle 20 according to the present invention, the handle bar 21 is wrapped through the front cap 25 and the rear cap 24 are elastically coupled, the front cap 25 in the rear The disassembly boss 28 which penetrates the cap 24 and the tip protrudes outward is provided. Therefore, if the front end of the disassembly boss 28 is pushed in the reverse direction of the assembly of the front cap 25, the front cap 25 is easily disassembled from the rear cap 24, thereby improving service workability and other components, namely the rear cap There is an effect that no damage of (24) occurs.

Description

Refrigerator with door handle

The present invention relates to a refrigerator with a door handle, and more particularly, to a refrigerator with a door handle mounted on its trauma to open and close the door.

In general, the refrigerator is configured to maintain the freshness of various foods for a long time by supplying the cool air generated from the evaporator of the refrigeration cycle for a long time, a cabinet having a storage compartment formed inside, a door hinged to the cabinet to open and close the storage compartment, Equipped with refrigeration cycle components to supply cold air to the storage compartment.

The door is coupled to the front surface of the cabinet through an upper hinge and a lower hinge so that the door is pivoted at a predetermined angle. In addition, the handle is installed on the front surface of the door so that the user can easily open and close, the structure of the conventional handle is shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Referring to Figure 1, the conventional handle (2) can be held by hand and both ends are directly fixed to the outer surface of the door (1) and the handle bar (3), respectively, in the longitudinal direction at the top and bottom of the handle bar (3), respectively The upper base 4a and the lower base 4b which are extended, and the rear cap 5 and the front cap 6 which are couple | bonded so that the back and front of the handlebar 3 may be covered are provided.

The handle bar 3 is curved and extends to a predetermined length, and both ends of the handle bar 3 are securely coupled to the outer surface of the door 1 through the screw 7 together with the rear cap 5.

And the upper base (4a) is fixed through the screw (7) to extend to the upper side of the handlebar 3, the lower base (4b) to the lower side of the handlebar (3), the front of the tram (4c) Are submitted through.

In addition, the upper end and the lower end of the front cap 6 is provided to extend the engaging portion 6a inserted into the upper base 4a and the lower base 4b to be assembled.

Referring to FIG. 2, in order to easily assemble the front cap 6, both side end inner surfaces of the rear cap 5 are provided with the engaging grooves 5a extending in the longitudinal direction, and the amount of the front cap 6 is increased. In the side end portion, a plurality of locking jaws 6b are integrally formed at equal intervals so as to correspond to the locking grooves 5a.

Therefore, after the rear cap 5 is fixed to the outer surface of the door 2 together with the upper base 4a, the lower base 4b and the handle bar 3 through the screws 7, the locking portion 6a is placed on the upper portion. When inserted into the base 4a and the lower base 4b, the front cap 6 is temporarily assembled.

When the front cap 6 is forcibly pressed toward the door 2 in this preassembled state, the locking jaws 6b are elastically coupled to the locking groove 5a, whereby the front cap 6 is front of the handlebar 3. The cover 2 is assembled. Therefore, the front cap 6 and the rear cap 5 constituting the handle 2 is preferably made of plastic capable of some elastic deformation, the front cap 6 in the state that the handle 2 is completely assembled Both side ends of the rear cap 5 are in close contact with each other so that no gap is generated.

However, in the structure of the door handle 2 of the conventional refrigerator, when the front cap 6 is damaged during the assembling process or use of the refrigerator and the replacement thereof is required, between the front end of the front cap 6 and the rear end caps 5. To force a tool, such as a (-) driver in the fork, to remove the locking jaw (6b) from the locking groove (5a) and to disassemble the front cap (6).

Accordingly, the disassembly of the front cap 6 is difficult, and without considerable attention, both side ends of the rear cap 5 together with the front cap 6 are also damaged, and the entire handle 2 needs to be replaced. have.

The present invention is to solve this problem, an object of the present invention is to improve the front and rear cap coupled to cover the handlebar to facilitate the disassembly of the front cap while the door handle to prevent damage to the rear cap It is to provide a refrigerator equipped.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of a door handle of a conventional refrigerator.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG. 1.

3 is a perspective view showing the overall structure of a refrigerator to which the present invention is applied.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing an extract of the door handle according to the present invention.

5 is an excerpt of the V portion of FIG. 4.

6 and 7 are perspective views showing the assembly process of the door handle.

8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VII-VII of FIG. 7.

Figure 9 shows the disassembly process of the front cap through the disassembly boss according to the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

20. Handle 21. Handlebar

22. Upper base 23. Lower base

24.Rear cap 24b.

25 .. Front Cap 25d ..

28. Disassembly boss 29. Through hole

The present invention for achieving this object is;

A handlebar fixed to the door of the refrigerator through a fastening member, a rear cap disposed to cover the rear of the handlebar and fixed to the door together with the handlebar, and a front elastically coupled along the end of the rear cap to cover the front of the handlebar. A refrigerator having a door handle with a cap,

The front cap is provided with a disassembly boss that protrudes to the outside through the through hole formed in the rear cap, it is characterized in that the front cap can be disassembled by pushing the disassembly boss in the reverse direction of the front cap assembly.

In addition, any one of the end of the front cap and the rear cap is formed with a locking groove in the longitudinal direction and the other is provided with a locking jaw elastically coupled to the locking groove,

The protruding length of the disassembling boss projected to the outside of the rear cap is characterized in that made at least equal to the engaging height of the locking jaw.

Hereinafter, one preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Briefly, the accompanying drawings, Figure 3 shows the overall structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention, Figures 4 to 9 is an extract showing the door handle structure according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the refrigerator according to the present invention includes a cabinet 10 having a freezing compartment 11 and a refrigerating compartment (not shown) therein, hinged to a front surface of the cabinet 10, and a freezing compartment 11. A door 12L for opening and closing the refrigerating compartment, and a refrigeration cycle component for generating cold air and supplying it to the freezing compartment 11 and the refrigerating compartment.

The cabinet 10 is composed of an enclosure in which the freezing compartment 11 and the refrigerating compartment are divided left and right by the intermediate partition 13, and the urethane foam liquid is injected and molded into the wall surfaces of the freezing compartment 11 and the refrigerating compartment. It consists of a thermal insulation wall. In the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment, shelves 14 for storing food in a compartment are provided in multiple stages.

The doors 12L and 12R are divided into a left door 12L for opening and closing the freezer compartment 11 and a right door 12R for opening and closing the refrigerating compartment, when the upper and lower portions are connected to the front surface of the cabinet 10 by a hinge. The handle 20 is provided in the front of these so that a user may hold by hand. That is, an upper end of one side of the left door 12L and the right door 12R is coupled to the upper part of the cabinet 10 through the upper hinge 15a, and the left door 12L and the right door 12R are connected through the lower hinge 15b. One bottom of the side is coupled to the lower cabinet 10, respectively. In addition, the rear surface of the door 12L and 12R facing the front surface of the cabinet 10 is provided in a soft gasket 16 in which magnets are embedded along the rim, so that the freezer compartment when the doors 12L and 12R are closed. 11) and the refrigerator compartment will be sealed.

On the other hand, referring to Figure 4, the handle 20 is installed on the front surface of the door 12L (12R), both ends of the metal handle bar 21 is directly fixed to the outer surface of the door 12L (12R) and The upper and lower bases 22 and 23 extending in the longitudinal direction on the upper and lower ends of the handle bar 21 and the front and rear of the handle bar 21 can be easily grasped by the user and have a beautiful appearance. The front and rear caps 25 and 24 are provided for the purpose.

The handle bar 21 is a kind of metal bar (BAR) formed in a curved shape by convex in the center thereof, and both ends thereof are directly fixed in the longitudinal direction to the outer side of the doors 12L and 12R through the fastening member, that is, the screw 30. do. The upper and lower bases 22 and 23 are made of plastic injection molding to make the handle 20 more beautiful, and the upper base 22 is connected to the upper end of the handle bar 21 and the lower base 23. Is directly fixed to the outer surface of the doors 12L and 12R through the screw 30 so as to be in line with the lower end of the handlebar 21. In addition, the upper base 22 and the lower base 23 are elastically coupled to the upper trim 26 and the lower trim 27, respectively, to cover their front surfaces.

On the other hand, the front and rear caps 25 and 24 are made of plastic panels extending a predetermined length, the rear cap 24 is the rear of the handlebar 21, the front cap 25 of the handlebar 21 It is secured while wrapping forward. The rear cap 24 is manufactured to have a convex curved surface so that the handlebar 21 is embedded in the longitudinal direction, and the upper end of the rear cap 24 is screwed together with the upper base 22 and one end of the handlebar 21. It is fixed directly to the outer surface of the door (12L) (12R) through the 30, the lower end of the rear cap 24 is the door through the screw 30 together with the other end of the lower base 23 and the handlebar 21 (12L) and 12R are directly fixed to the outer phase.

In addition, the front cap 25 is also manufactured to have a convex curved surface, the upper and lower ends of the engaging portions (25a, 25b) are formed and inserted and coupled to the upper base 22 and the lower base 23, both side ends thereof 25c is directly elastically coupled to the side end portion 25a of the rear cap 24 to cover the front of the handlebar 21.

To this end, engaging grooves 24b (refer to FIG. 8 for a detailed structure) are formed in the longitudinal direction on both inner side ends 24a of the rear cap 24, and as shown in FIG. 5, the amount of the front cap 25 A plurality of locking jaws 25d are integrally formed in the side end portions 25c so as to be elastically coupled to the locking grooves 24b. The locking jaws 25d are provided to protrude rearward along the side end portions 25c of the front cap 25 so that a constant interval is maintained. Therefore, when the engaging jaw 25c is elastically deformed and coupled to the engaging groove 24b, the front cap 25 completely covers the front of the handlebar 21 and is provided at both side ends 24a of the rear cap 24. It will be in close contact.

On the other hand, when the handle 20 is damaged during assembly or use of the refrigerator, it is disassembled. The disassembly boss 28 is provided at the front cap 25 to facilitate the disassembly of the handle 20. It is provided in one piece. The disassembling boss 28 protrudes outwardly through the rear cap 24, and when it is pushed in the reverse direction of the assembly of the front cap 25, the locking jaws 25d are separated from the locking groove 24b. The structure is as follows:

First, the disassembly boss 28 is integrally formed to extend toward the rear cap 24 from the rear surface of the upper end of the front cap 25, and the rear cap 24 and the handlebar corresponding to the disassembly boss 28 are formed. The through hole 29 is perforated in the 21 so that the distal end of the disassembling boss 28 passes through and protrudes to the outer side of the doors 12L and 12R.

Accordingly, when the front cap 25 is elastically coupled to the rear cap 24, the disassembling boss 28 passes through the through hole 29 to protrude a predetermined length toward the outer side of the doors 12L and 12R.

As shown in FIG. 8, the protruding length L2 of the disassembling boss 28 should be at least equal to or greater than the locking height L1 of the locking jaw 25d coupled to the locking groove 24b. This is to easily disassemble the front cap 25 through the disassembly boss 28 at the rear of the rear cap 24. In addition, the disassembly boss 28 is formed at the upper end of the front cap 25, which is an area that the user does not actually hold, so as not to touch the disassembly boss 28 in normal times.

Next will be described the assembly and disassembly process of the door handle according to the present invention configured as described above.

First, the rear cap 24 together with the upper base 22 and the lower base 23 and the handle bar 21 are directly fixed to the outer side of the doors 12L and 12R through the plurality of screws 30 and then the upper base. The upper trim 26 and the lower trim 27 are elastically coupled to the front 22 and the lower base 23. Accordingly, the handle bar 21 is accommodated in the longitudinal direction inside the rear cap 24 as shown in FIG. 6, and the upper base 22, the handle bar 21, and the lower base 23 are installed in the same line. .

In addition, the front cap 25 is temporarily assembled by inserting the upper and lower locking portions 25a and 25b of the front cap 25 into the upper base 22 and the lower base 23, respectively.

In this state, when the front cap 25 is forcibly pressed toward the doors 12L and 12R, the locking jaws 25d are elastically coupled to the locking groove 24b, and the front cap 25 is handle bar as shown in FIG. The front surface of the 21 is covered and the handle 21 is assembled.

In the state where the handle 21 is completely assembled, as shown in FIG. 8, both side ends 25c and 24a of the front cap 25 and the rear cap 24 are in close contact with each other so that a gap is not generated between them. The tip of the disassembly boss 28 protrudes a predetermined length L2 through the through hole 29 toward the rear of the rear cap 24.

On the other hand, the front cap 25 of the handle 20 is damaged during the careless or inadvertent use of the worker in the refrigerator assembly line, it is necessary to disassemble and replace, the disassembly of the front cap 25 is to disassemble the boss 28 for disassembly. You can do it easily.

That is, as shown in Fig. 9, the operator puts the tip of the disassembly boss 28 protruding to the rear of the rear cap 24 in the reverse direction of assembling the front cap 25 by using a tool such as a negative driver (arrow A). Direction). As a result, the locking jaws 25d are elastically deformed from the locking grooves 24b and thus the front cap 25 is temporarily assembled.

Therefore, the operator can easily disassemble the front cap 25 in the assembled state and replace it with a new one, and when the disassembly of the front cap 25 does not cause any damage to the rear cap 24.

As described in detail above; According to the refrigerator with a door handle according to the present invention, the handle bar is wrapped through the front cap and the rear cap that is elastically coupled, the front cap is provided with a disassembly boss through the rear cap protruding to the outside. Accordingly, if the front end of the disassembly boss is pushed in the reverse direction of the assembly of the front cap, the front cap is easily disassembled from the rear cap, thereby improving service workability and having no effect of damaging other components, that is, the rear cap. .

Claims (2)

A handlebar fixed to the door of the refrigerator through a fastening member, a rear cap disposed to cover the rear of the handlebar and fixed to the door together with the handlebar, and an end of the rear cap to cover the front of the handlebar. In the refrigerator with a door handle having a front cap that is elastically coupled along, The front cap is provided with a disassembly boss that projects through the through hole formed in the rear cap to the outside, The refrigerator having a door handle, wherein the front cap can be disassembled by pushing the disassembling boss in the reverse direction of the front cap assembly. The method of claim 1, One of the ends of the front cap and the rear cap is formed with a locking groove in the longitudinal direction and the other is provided with a locking jaw elastically coupled to the locking groove, And a protruding length of the disassembling boss projecting out of the rear cap is at least equal to a coupling height of the locking jaw.