KR200314145Y1 - Home Bar Locking Device for Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for locking a home bar of a refrigerator, and a pair of gears and push buttons for locking and releasing the home bar are installed on the door for sealing the inside of the refrigerator so as to be movable in a straight line. The stopper is equipped with a stopper to lock and / or release by the cog wheel and the pushbutton, so that the home bar can be locked firmly with respect to the door and the home bar can be released by one touch method. Cold air leaking through the gap between the bars can be maintained at a constant temperature all the time, and in particular, noise and damage generated during opening and closing of the home bar can be prevented in advance, thereby improving product reliability.

Description

Home Bar Locking Device for Refrigerator

The present invention relates to a home bar locking device of a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a home bar locking device of a refrigerator capable of controlling cold air leaking into a gap between a home bar and a door that is locked and released with respect to the door.

In general, a large refrigerator having a dispenser and a home bar is for storing a refrigeration and / or refrigeration object at a set temperature for a long time, and the refrigerator is a refrigerator main body 10 having a heat insulation structure as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. And a pair of doors 12 rotatably coupled to the front of the main body 10 to seal the interior of the refrigerator, and a cooling device installed on the rear surface of the interior of the interior to provide cold air and forcibly blowing air. (Not shown).

Each of the pair of doors 12 has a space in which a dispenser 12a for discharging ice made in an ice making chamber (not shown) and a receiving space 12b are formed, and on one surface of the door 12 an accommodation space ( The groove bar 14 is coupled to open and close 12b). The home bar 14 serves to use the shelf as a shelf while at the same time easily removing the refrigerated objects stored in the refrigerator 18, in particular, the guard 18 protected by the cover 16, from the outside.

Hinge 14a protrudes to fit into the hinge hole formed in the door 12 at the lower side of both sides of the groove bar 14, and the inclined surface 20a to lock and release the groove bar 14 at the upper side of the receiving space 12b. The locking piece 20 having the protrusion protrudes.

The handle portion 22 is rotatably mounted by the shaft 22a in the insertion groove 14b of the groove bar 14, and the door 12 is hung on the locking piece 20 at the tip of the handle portion 22. The locking projection 22b for locking the groove bar 14 with respect to the bent portion is bent. And, one end is connected to the groove bar 14 and the handle 22, respectively, and the torsion spring 24 is connected to return the handle 22 to the initial position.

The conventional home bar locking device configured as described above rotatably couples the home bar 14 to the front of the accommodation space 12b provided to communicate with the inside of the refrigerator. That is, the groove bar 14 is inserted into the hinge hole by the hinge 14a of the groove bar 14 and the door bar 14 is opened so that the locking projection 22b of the handle 22 can be locked and released from the locking piece 20. Lock for 12).

Then, when pulling out the handle part 22 fixed to the home bar 14 in order to take out the refrigerated object contained in the refrigerator 18 or the guard 18 of the refrigerator, the handle part 22 centers around the shaft 22a. As the rotation is turned, the locking projection 22b locked to the locking piece 20 is released.

At this time, the torsion spring 24, one end of which is connected to the handle 20 and the groove bar 14, respectively, is maintained in a tensioned state, and the groove bar 14 is attached to the door 12 and the groove bar 14, respectively. One end is used as a shelf because it is positioned at right angles to the door 12 by fixed links (not shown).

Then, when the groove bar 14 is closed, the locking protrusion 22b is moved along the inclined surface 20a of the locking piece 20, and the handle 22 is completely removed from the locking piece 20 by the locking protrusion 22b. Rotation about the shaft 22a until the end, and when the separation from the locking jaw 20 is completed, the locking projection 22b is locked by returning to the initial state again by the restoring force of the compressed torsion spring 24. Opening of the groove bar 14 is prevented.

However, since the locking bar is locked and / or released to the locking piece mounted on the door as described above, the locking bar and the locking protrusion are not tightly adhered to the door and the groove when the groove bar is locked. There was a gap between the bars, as well as the leakage of cold air into the gap between them.

In addition, when the locking protrusion is released from the inclined surface of the locking piece when the home bar is locked with respect to the door, the locking protrusion and the locking piece collide with the locking protrusion by the restoring force of the torsion spring, and there is a problem that the locking protrusion is easily broken.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to securely lock the home bar with respect to the door, the home bar can be released in a one-touch method, thereby locking the home bar Cold air leaking through the gap between the door and the home bar is intermittent to keep the inside at a constant temperature.In particular, noise and damage generated during opening and closing of the home bar can be prevented in advance, thus improving the reliability of the product. A home bar locking device for a refrigerator is provided.

1 is a perspective view showing a home bar locking device of a conventional refrigerator,

2 is a cross-sectional view of the groove bar locking device shown in FIG.

3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an enlarged main portion of a home bar locking device and a latch means applied to the refrigerator according to the present invention;

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state of assembling the groove bar locking device according to the present invention,

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an operating state of the home bar locking device of FIG. 4.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

30: door 32: home bar

32a, 40a, 44a: hinge 34: bracket

34a: square hole 36: elastic member

40: gear 42: extension protrusion

42a: locking groove 44: control piece

44b: locking projection 46,48: torsion coil spring

50: push button 52: coil spring

54: stopper

A feature of the present invention for achieving the above object is a door coupled to the front of the main body of the refrigerator to seal the inside of the refrigerator and the home bar locking device of the refrigerator for locking the home bar to the door, provided in the door Latch means for causing the home bar to lock and / or release relative to the door; Release means mounted to the door so as to interlock with the latch means and for releasing a groove bar locked by the latch means; And locking means provided in the groove bar to be locked by the latch means.

The latch means according to the present invention is a pair of cog wheels and a plurality of cogwheels are installed to have a predetermined interval and at least any one of the cogwheels protruding to one side of the cogwheel and the control to control the rotation of the cogwheel Achieved by side.

The release means according to the present invention is achieved by being pushed through a through hole formed in the door to push the control piece.

The locking means according to the present invention is achieved by being a stopper that protrudes into the inner side of the groove bar and is locked by the pair of gears.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the home bar locking device of the refrigerator according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 and 4 is a view showing a home bar locking device according to the present invention, the front of the refrigerator main body 10 to seal the inside of the refrigerator so as to control the leakage of cold air dispenser (30a) and the receiving space ( A pair of doors 30 each having 30a formed therein are coupled, and a groove bar 32 is coupled to the front surface of the door 30.

The dispenser 30a is for taking out ice chips made in the ice making chamber, and the home bar 32 seals the accommodation space 30b of the door 30 and stores the refrigerated objects stored in the refrigerator or in the guard 18. 30) It is for easy removal from the outside without opening.

A bracket 34 having a square hole 34a is mounted on the upper side of the accommodation space 30b, and the bracket 34 has a latch to lock and / or release the groove bar 32 with respect to the door 30. Release means for releasing the means and the groove bar 32 from the latch means are provided, respectively, and the groove bar 32 is equipped with locking means locked by the latch means.

Hinge 32a protrudes from the lower side of both sides of the groove bar 32 so as to be fitted into a hinge hole formed in the door 30, and one end of the hinge 32a is connected to the door 30 and the groove bar 32, respectively. An elastic member 36 such as a torsion coil spring is inserted to allow the bar 32 to elastically open with respect to the door 30.

The latch means is hooked to the extension protrusions 42 and the extension protrusions 42 protruding to one surface of at least one of the cog wheels 40 and the cogwheels 40 mounted inside the bracket 34. A control piece 44 having a hinge 44a is used to control the rotation of the gear 40.

The pair of cog wheels 40 are spaced apart by 90 ° and are coupled by the hinge 40a to be rotatable in opposite directions when locking and releasing the locking means, and the cog wheel 40 is initially positioned at the hinge 40a. To return to the torsion coil spring 46, one end of which is fixed to the inside of the cog wheel 40 and the door 30, respectively.

A plurality of locking grooves 42a are formed in the extension protrusion 42 in the longitudinal direction, and the locking grooves 42a are spaced apart at the same angle as the cog wheel 40. A locking projection 44b having an inclined surface is bent at the tip of the control piece 44 to be caught by the locking groove 422, and a torsion coil spring 48 for returning the control piece 44 to the initial position at the hinge 44a. ) Is inserted.

The release means is inserted into the push button 50 and the push button 50 penetrated by the through hole 30c formed in the door 30 and the locked push bar 50 and the push button 50 upon release to the initial position. It becomes a coil spring 52 for returning, and the locking means protrudes into the inner surface of the groove bar 32 to become a stopper 54 which is locked by a pair of cog wheels 40. Here, the coil spring 52 is located inside the door 30.

Referring to Figure 5 the operation of the home bar locking device of the refrigerator according to the present invention configured as described above in detail as follows.

When the hinge 32a protruding from both side lower portions of the groove bar 32 is inserted into the hinge hole and then the groove bar 32 is closed, the square hole 34a of the bracket 34 mounted on the upper side of the inner side of the groove bar 32 is closed. The stopper 54 is inserted.

That is, the pair of cogwheels 54 mounted inside the door 30 and the bracket 34 rotate in opposite directions with respect to the hinge 40a by the entry force of the stopper 54, and control. The piece 44 is caught by the locking groove 42a while contacting the outer circumferential surface of the extension protrusion 42.

Thereafter, when the groove bar 32 is brought into close contact with the surface of the door 30, the cog wheel 40 is released from the stopper 54 and reversely rotated. At this time, the control piece 44 is separated from the locking groove so that the gear wheel 40 does not completely return to the initial position and is caught by the other locking groove 42a, and the torsion coil inserted into the hinge 40a of the gear wheel 40. The spring 46 is maintained in a compressed state, and the stopper 54 is locked at the rear of the gear 40 to intervene the cold air leaking between the door 30 and the home bar 32.

In this way, when opening the home bar coupled to the door and taking out the drinking water stored in the refrigerator or the guard of the refrigerator, pressing the push button 50 mounted on the door 30, the push button 50 is a through hole 30c. At the same time as the linear movement within it, one end thereof presses the control piece 44 to release the locking protrusion 44b from the locking groove 42a of the extension protrusion 42, and then returns to the initial position by the coil spring 52. do.

In addition, the gear 40 is returned to the initial position by the restoring force of the torsional coil spring 46 inserted into the hinge 40a thereof, the groove bar 32 is restored to the restoring force of the elastic member inserted into the hinge 32a. By elastically opening.

Thereafter, when the groove bar 32 is fully opened at right angles to the door 30 and the groove bar 32 is pulled for use as a shelf, the cog wheel 40 is reversed by the ejection force of the stopper 54. Further rotation, the stopper 54 is completely released from the square hole 34a of the bracket 34 to return to the position for locking the groove bar 32 as described above.

As described above, according to the home bar locking device of the refrigerator according to the present invention, the home bar can be locked firmly with respect to the door, and the home bar can be released by one touch method. Cold air leaking through the gap between the cracks can be maintained at a constant temperature all the time, and in particular, the noise and damage generated during opening and closing of the fault bar can be prevented in advance, thereby improving the reliability of the product.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described specific preferred embodiment, and any person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Of course, such changes will fall within the scope of the claims.

Claims (3)

In the door coupled to the front of the main body of the refrigerator to seal the inside of the refrigerator and the home bar locking device of the refrigerator for locking the home bar against the door, A pair of cog wheels rotatably mounted within the bracket of the door such that the home bar is locked and / or released relative to the door; Control piece for controlling the rotation of the gear wheel; A push button penetrating through a through hole formed in the door to press the control piece; And a stopper protruding to the inner side of the groove bar and locked by the pair of cog wheels. The method of claim 1, At least one cogwheel of the pair of cog wheels, the home bar locking device of the refrigerator, characterized in that the extension projection for the control piece is protruded. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the extension protrusion has a plurality of locking grooves provided to catch the locking protrusion of the control piece.