KR20070052002A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a refrigerator having a main body having a pair of internal wounds divided and partitioned by an intermediate partition, an intermediate front plate provided on a front surface of the intermediate partition wall, and a front bottom plate provided on a lower front end portion of the main body. The front plate is provided at a lower end thereof, and includes a bleed rib accommodated in the front bottom plate and bent at least once, and the front bottom plate is provided at an inner side thereof to include a receiving portion for receiving the bleed rib. Thereby, the refrigerator which prevents distortion, etc. after an intermediate front plate assembly can be provided.

Description

Refrigerator {REFRIGERATOR}

1 is a front view of a conventional refrigerator,

2 is a perspective view of the refrigerator of FIG. 1, FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view of the refrigerator of FIG.

4 is a front view of a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a perspective view illustrating a main part of the refrigerator of FIG. 4;

6A is a cross-sectional view illustrating a main part of the refrigerator of FIG. 4;

6B is a sectional view showing a main part of a refrigerator according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

6C is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of a refrigerator according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6D is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of a refrigerator according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

1: refrigerator 3: door

10: body 11: inner box

13: freezer 15: cold storage room

17: trauma 19: intermediate bulkhead

21: Front plate 23,23a, 23b, 23c: Staple rib

25: front base plate 26: receiving portion

27: locking member 28: support member

29: rivet

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to an intermediate front plate assembly structure of a refrigerator capable of preventing distortion after assembly.

Generally, a refrigerator includes a main body in which a storage compartment such as a freezer compartment or a refrigerating compartment is formed, and a door that opens and closes an opening of the storage compartment.

Recently, refrigerators have been enlarged to meet consumer's demand for a large storage space, and the depth of storage rooms is also increasing. In addition, a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, which are storage compartments, are provided on the left and right sides of the main body, respectively, and a two-door refrigerator in which a pair of doors are opened and closed in the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment is common.

1 to 3, the refrigerator 101 includes a main body 110 and a refrigerating chamber 115 in which a refrigerating compartment 115 and a refrigerating compartment 113 are divided into left and right sides divided by an intermediate partition 119 as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3. And a door 103 that opens and closes the opening 150 formed in the freezer compartment 113.

The main body 110 includes an inner wound having an outer box 117 and a freezer compartment 113 partitioned left and right by an outer partition 117 and an intermediate partition 119 forming an outer appearance of the refrigerator 101, and an inner wound 111. The intermediate partition 119 which divides and divides, the intermediate front plate 121 provided in the front of the intermediate partition 119, and the front base plate 125 provided in the lower front end part of the main body 110 are provided, and the front of the main body 110 is provided. The face is open. Between the outer box 117 and the inner box 111 is filled with a heat insulating material formed by the urethane 140 is foamed.

The inner box 111 is composed of a plastic injection molding, and the freezing chamber 113 and the refrigerating chamber 115 are disposed on the left and right sides by the intermediate partition 119. In the outer portion of the inner box 111, a hot pipe (not shown) for heat dissipation is disposed at the front side.

The middle partition wall 119 divides and partitions the inside of the main body 110 into a freezing chamber 113 and a refrigerating chamber 115 at left and right sides. The intermediate partition 119 is provided with a groove-shaped mounting portion (not shown) that is dug inwardly on the front surface for installation of a hot pipe (not shown), and the mounting portion (not shown) is provided on the front surface of the mounting portion (not shown). Intermediate front plate 121 to cover the si) is provided.

The middle front plate 121 is made of an iron plate and is provided on the front surface of the middle partition wall 119, and a hot pipe (not shown) mounted on the inner box 111 to connect the freezing chamber 113 and the inner box 111 of the refrigerating chamber 115. ) Is designed to seat. The upper and lower ends of the middle front plate 121 are closely coupled to the upper and lower surfaces of the groove-shaped installation part (not shown). Both ends of the middle front plate 121 are inserted into the outer box 117, and then the screws are fastened to fix them. The lower end of the middle front plate 121 is provided with a bleed rib 123 in a structure for assembling and coupling with the front bottom plate 125.

The bleeding rib 123 is received and coupled to the receiving portion 126 of the front base plate 125, and has a-shape. The bleed rib 123 is unitary with the middle front plate 121, and only one surface is in close contact with the front bottom plate 125 and the receiving portion 126.

By such a configuration, a process of assembling the middle front plate 121 of the conventional refrigerator 101 is as follows.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the inner shell 113 of the freezer compartment and the inner shell 115 of the refrigerating chamber are assembled, and a hot pipe (not shown) for heat dissipation is installed on the outer portion of the inner shell 111 and the center connection is made. A hot pipe (not shown) is seated on the middle front plate 121 for assembling the front bottom plate 125 constituting the outer box 117 and the bottom by connecting the freezer compartment 113 and the refrigerating chamber 115 firmly, and the front bottom plate. (125) and the lower portion of the center front plate (121) ㅡ shaped bleed rib 123 and the receiving portion 126 is assembled by fitting after the refrigerator (101) bottom and freezer compartment 113 by urethane (140) foaming work ) And the refrigerating chamber 115.

The problem of assembling the front bottom plate 125 and the middle front plate 121 of the conventional double door type refrigerator 101 is assembling the inner box 111 of the freezer compartment 113 and the refrigerating compartment 115 first and then using the middle front plate 121. When the inner box 111 is connected, the intermediate front plate 121 is connected to the lower end by the height and the step of the freezer compartment 113 and the refrigerating chamber 115. As a result, the middle front plate 121 is foamed after the refrigerator 101 is foamed. Since the step is generated by twisting toward the freezing chamber 113 or the refrigerating chamber 115, there is a problem in that gasket sealing defects and dew condensation due to cold air leakage occur during use.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator which prevents warping of the middle front plate and prevents dew formation.

The object of the present invention is a refrigerator having a main body having a pair of internal wounds divided and partitioned by an intermediate partition, an intermediate front plate provided on a front surface of the intermediate partition wall, and a front bottom plate provided on a lower front end portion of the main body. The intermediate front plate is provided at a lower end thereof, the front rib is accommodated in the front bottom plate and bent at least once, and the front bottom plate includes an accommodation portion provided in the inner side to receive the bleed rib. Achieved by the refrigerator.

Here, the accommodating portion further includes a locking groove formed on a side of the receiving rib, and the bleeding rib supports the bleeding rib vertically and the bleeding rib at a predetermined angle, and the locking member protrudes between the locking grooves. It may further include.

In addition, the bleed rib may further include a fastening member to support the coupling of the bleed rib and the receiving portion.

Prior to the description, in various embodiments, components having the same configuration will be representatively described in the first embodiment using the same reference numerals, and in other embodiments, only the configuration different from the first embodiment will be described. do.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4 is a front view of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a main part of the refrigerator of FIG. 4, and FIG. 6A is a sectional view showing a main part of the refrigerator of FIG. 4.

As shown, the refrigerator 1 according to the present invention includes a main body 10 in which a refrigerating compartment 15 and a freezing compartment 13 are divided into right and left partitions by an intermediate partition 19, and a refrigerating compartment 15 and a refrigerating compartment. It has the door 3 which opens and closes the opening part 50 formed in 13. As shown in FIG.

The main body 10 includes an inner box 11 and an inner box 11 of the refrigerating chamber 15 and the freezing chamber 13 which are divided into left and right sides by the outer shell 17 and the intermediate partition 19 forming the exterior of the refrigerator 1. The intermediate partition 19 which divides and divides, the intermediate front plate 21 provided in the front of the intermediate partition 19, and the front bottom plate 25 provided in the lower front end part of the main body 10, The front face is open. Between the outer casing 17 and the inner casing 11 is filled with a heat insulating material formed by the urethane 40 is foamed.

The outer box 17 forms the appearance of the refrigerator 1 and is made of an iron plate to withstand external shocks.

The inner box 11 is composed of a plastic injection molding, and the storage chambers of the freezing chamber 13 and the refrigerating chamber 15 are arranged to the left and right by the intermediate partition 19. In the outer portion of the inner box 11, a hot pipe (not shown) for heat dissipation is disposed at the front side. Each storage room is equipped with a number of shelves that divide the interior into a number of zones.

The middle partition wall 19 divides and partitions the inside of the main body 10 into a freezing compartment 13 and a refrigerating compartment 15 on the left and right sides. The intermediate partition 19 is provided with a groove-shaped mounting portion (not shown) which is dug inwardly on the front side for the installation of a hot pipe (not shown), and this mounting portion (not shown) is provided on the front surface of the mounting portion (not shown). The intermediate front plate 21 which covers the back side) is provided.

The middle front plate 21 is made of iron plate and is provided on the front surface of the middle partition wall 19, and a hot pipe (not shown) mounted on the inner box 11 to connect the inner box 11 of the freezer compartment 13 and the refrigerating compartment 15. ) Is designed to seat. The upper and lower ends of the middle front plate 21 are tightly coupled to the upper and lower surfaces of the groove-shaped installation part (not shown). Both ends of the middle front plate 21 are inserted into the inside of the outer shell 17 and then the screws are fastened to fix them.

At the lower end of the middle front plate 21, a slit rib 23 is provided in a structure for assembling and coupling with the front bottom plate 25.

The engagement rib 23 is provided with the 1st rib 30 and the 2nd rib 31. As shown in FIG. The first rib 30 is in close contact with the receiving part 26 vertically, and the second rib 31 is in close contact with the receiving part horizontally, and after the intermediate front plate 21 is assembled, the back of the urethane 40 foaming work is distorted. Prevent the phenomenon. Retaining rib 23 is a single body with the middle front plate 21, is accommodated in the receiving portion 26 in the L-shaped shape bent once in the receiving portion 26 is coupled to the front base plate 25.

The front bottom plate 25 is provided at the lower front end portion of the main body 10 and includes a receiving portion 26 for receiving the middle front plate 21. The front base plate 25 is equipped with a control leg assembly.

The accommodating part 26 is provided in the inner side surface of the front baseplate 25, and was comprised by U-shaped reinforcement. The receiving part 26 accommodates the bleeding ribs 23 of the intermediate front plate 21, and foams urethane 40 after the bleeding ribs 23 are received to maintain the insulation and strength. The urethane 40 is foamed into the receiving portion 26 to further solidify the coupling between the middle front plate 21 and the front bottom plate 25.

The door 3 is provided with a freezer compartment door 4 and a refrigerator compartment door 5 for opening and closing the opening of each door 3 of the refrigerating compartment 15 and the freezing compartment 13 on the left and right sides.

With this configuration, looking at the assembly process of the middle front plate 21 of the refrigerator 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Assemble the inner box 13 of the freezer compartment and the inner box 15 of the refrigerating compartment and install a hot pipe (not shown) for heat dissipation on the outer side of the inner box 11 and the hot pipes on the middle front plate 21 for connecting the central part. Seat) to firmly connect the freezer compartment (13) and the refrigerating compartment (15) to assemble the front bottom plate (25) constituting the outer box (17) and the bottom, and the center of the front bottom plate (25) and the middle front plate (21) The lower rib 23 is assembled to fit with the receiving portion 26 and constitutes the lower portion of the refrigerator 1, the freezing chamber 13, and the refrigerating chamber 15 by urethane 40 foaming.

By such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the phenomenon that the intermediate front plate 21 after the urethane 40 foaming after the assembly of the refrigerator 1 is biased toward the lower end or twisted toward the freezing chamber 13 or the refrigerating chamber 15.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of dew condensation due to cold gasket leakage and poor gasket sealing during use of the refrigerator (1).

Hereinafter, the refrigerator 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 6B.

As shown, the slit rib 23a is provided with the 1st rib 30a, the 2nd rib 31a, the support member 28, and the locking member 27. As shown in FIG. The first rib 30a is in close contact with the accommodating part 26 vertically, and the second rib 31a is in close contact with the accommodating part 26 horizontally, and the slit rib 23a is L-shaped in the accommodating part ( 26). Different from the first embodiment, a support member 28 for vertically supporting the second rib 31a and a locking member 27 for supporting at a predetermined angle are further provided.

The supporting member 28 vertically supports the second rib 31a and stands on the front bottom plate 25.

The locking member 27 may support the second rib 31a at various angles, but preferably supports about 45 degrees. The locking member 27 protrudes between the locking grooves 24 formed on the side of the receiving portion 26 and is formed to be fixed. .

As described above, in the refrigerator 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, since the locking member 27 and the support member 28 support the bleed rib 23a together, the middle front plate 21 and the front bottom plate 25 are separated. By hardening the coupling, the intermediate front plate 21 can be prevented from being biased toward the lower end or twisted into the freezing chamber 13 or the refrigerating chamber 15.

Hereinafter, the refrigerator 1 according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 6C.

As shown, the slit rib 23b is provided with the 1st rib 30b, the 2nd rib 31b, and the 3rd rib 32. As shown in FIG. The first rib 30b is in close contact with the accommodating portion 26 vertically, and the second rib 31b is in close contact with the accommodating portion 26 horizontally, and the third rib 32 is different from the first embodiment. ) Face each other with the first rib 30b and face to the receiving portion 26 vertically. The chamfering rib 23b has a U-shape bent twice and is coupled to the receiving portion 26, and the three surfaces are in close contact with the receiving portion 26.

Thus, in the refrigerator 1 according to the third embodiment of the present invention, since the bleed rib 23b is in close contact with the three surfaces of the receiving portion 26, the coupling between the middle front plate 21 and the front bottom plate 25 is more firm. It is possible to prevent the phenomenon that the middle front plate 21 is biased to the lower end or twisted into the freezer compartment 13 or the refrigerating compartment 15.

Hereinafter, the refrigerator 1 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 6D.

As shown in the drawing, the slit rib 23c includes a first rib 30c, a second rib 31c, a third rib 32a, and a fastening member 29. The first rib 30c is in close contact with the accommodating portion 26 vertically, the second rib 31c is in close contact with the accommodating portion 26 horizontally, and the third rib 32a is in the first rib 30c. ) And face to each other in close contact with the receiving portion 26 vertically, and further comprises a fastening member 29 to support the coupling with the receiving portion 26 in a difference from the third embodiment.

The fastening member 29 may use a member such as a screw or a rivet, which is limited to rivets in the drawing. The fastening member 29 is formed through the third rib 32a and the receiving portion 26, and more firmly supports the coupling.

Thus, in the refrigerator 1 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the bleed rib 23c is not only in close contact with the three surfaces of the accommodating part 26, but also has a fastening member 29, and thus the intermediate front plate 21 is provided. ) And the front bottom plate 25 can be more tightly coupled to prevent the middle front plate 21 from being biased toward the lower end or twisting into the freezing compartment 13 or the refrigerating compartment 15.

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a refrigerator in which dew condensation and the like are prevented by preventing the distortion of the middle front plate after assembling the refrigerator.

Claims (3)

In a refrigerator having a main body having a pair of internal wounds divided by an intermediate partition, an intermediate front plate provided on the front surface of the intermediate partition wall, and a front bottom plate provided on a lower front end portion of the main body, The middle front plate is provided at its lower end, and includes a bleed rib accommodated in the front bottom plate and bent at least once, The front bottom plate is provided on the inner side of the refrigerator comprising a receiving portion for receiving the bleed rib. The method of claim 1, The receiving portion further includes a locking groove formed on the side; The bleeding rib further includes a support member for vertically supporting the bleeding rib and the bleeding rib at a predetermined angle, and further comprising a locking member protruding between the locking grooves.  The method of claim 1,  The bleeding rib further comprises a fastening member to support the coupling of the bleeding rib and the receiving portion.

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