KR100615797B1 - Refrigerator of french door type - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a French door-type refrigerator, and a groove bar is formed in each of a pair of doors that open / close the refrigerator compartment opening of the French door-type refrigerator, and the inside and the inside of the refrigerator compartment according to opening / closing the home bar door of the home bar. A lamp is provided to illuminate the inside of the home bar, and a switch that is energized by the opening / closing operation of the home bar door is provided in the pair of home bars, respectively, and is connected in parallel to any one of the home bar doors. The refrigerating compartment lamp is flickered by opening the door, and the lamp is also connected to the door switch of the door so that the lamp is flickered by a pair of doors and a pair of home bar door opening / closing operations.

French Door Type, Refrigerator, Home Bar

Description

French door type refrigerator {REFRIGERATOR OF FRENCH DOOR TYPE}

1 is a perspective view of a French door refrigerator according to the present invention,

2 is a perspective view of a home bar according to the present invention;

3 is a block diagram of a refrigerator lighting apparatus according to the present invention,

4 is a circuit diagram of a refrigerator lighting apparatus according to the present invention;

5 is a block diagram of a refrigerator lighting apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of Major Symbols in Drawing>

10-Refrigerator 20-First Door

21-2nd Door 22-1st Door Switch

23-2nd Door Switch 30-Controller

31-Power Source 40-First Home Bar

41-First Home Bar Frame 42-First Home Bar Door

43-1st switch 50-2nd groove bar

53-2nd switch 60-Lighting equipment

61-lamp

The present invention relates to a French door-type refrigerator, and in particular, a pair of refrigerator doors provided in the French door-type refrigerator, the home bar is provided, the French to operate the lighting device of the refrigerator compartment by the opening / closing operation of the home bar It relates to a door-type refrigerator.

In general, a refrigerator is provided with a plurality of storage rooms in which the food is accommodated so as to freeze or refrigerate food, and one side of the storage room is opened to store and retrieve the food.

In addition, the refrigerator storage room includes a refrigerator compartment for storing food at a low temperature, a refrigerator compartment for freezing food, and the like, and the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment are generally provided together.

The refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment may include a freezer compartment in an upper portion of the refrigerator, a refrigerator compartment in a lower portion of the refrigerator, or a freezer compartment in a left side as viewed from the front of the refrigerator, and a refrigerator compartment in a right side of the refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment. The arrangement of the refrigerator storage compartment is provided in various forms.

In addition, a refrigerator compartment is provided at an upper portion of the refrigerator, a freezer compartment is provided at a lower portion of the refrigerator, the front opening of the refrigerator compartment is opened / closed by a pair of doors, and the front opening of the refrigerator compartment is the front / rear of the refrigerator. There has been a development of a French door type refrigerator to open / close as a sliding door.

Here, the French door-type refrigerator has a pair of doors arranged in the upper portion of the refrigerator, which is relatively frequently used by the user, and having a pair of doors opened / closed while being rotated through a hinge on the front side of the refrigerator compartment. In addition to preventing unnecessary space from being occupied by the doors, there has been a development in which the interior thereof is integrated to allow the use of an extended refrigerator compartment.

In addition, the freezer compartment of the French door-type refrigerator has been developed to achieve the insertion / extraction of food and the like in the freezer compartment while inserting / ejecting the freezer box, the upper surface of which is opened through the front open surface.

In addition, a part of the refrigerator door is opened and the opening is opened as a home bar door to prevent the leakage of cold air inside the refrigerator according to the entire opening of the refrigerator door, and to facilitate the ejection of beverage containers, which are frequently used by users. It is common to install groove bars to be closed.

An object of the present invention is to provide a French door-type refrigerator having a home bar in each of the pair of doors formed in the refrigerator compartment of the French door-type refrigerator.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a French door refrigerator in which the lamp of the refrigerator compartment flashes by the opening / closing operation of the home bar provided in each of the pair of refrigerator door refrigerators.

The present invention for achieving the above object, the front of the refrigerator compartment formed on the upper portion of the French door-type refrigerator is configured to open / close with a pair of doors each hinged to both ends of the refrigerator compartment, this pair Each of the doors of the first groove bar and the second groove bar is formed.

Another feature of the present invention is connected to a controller of the refrigerator and a lamp formed in the refrigerator refrigerating chamber to the first home bar to transfer the opening / closing information of the first home bar to the controller to flash the lamp. Characterized in that the switch is formed.

Still another feature of the present invention is connected to a lamp formed in the controller of the refrigerator and the refrigerator refrigerating chamber to the second home bar to transfer the opening / closing information of the second home bar to the controller to flash the lamp. It characterized in that the two switches are formed.

In another aspect of the present invention, the first switch and the second switch protrudes toward the front of the refrigerator from the front of the home bar frame of the first groove bar and the second groove bar, and the home bar door is pressed in close contact with the front of the home bar frame to receive a predetermined signal. Characterized in that the switch is configured to generate.

Another feature of the present invention is that the first switch and the second switch is connected in parallel with the lamp of the controller of the refrigerator and the refrigerator compartment so that the flashing of the lamp is made by the signal of the first switch and the second switch It is characterized by.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the first door and the second door are provided with a first door switch and a second door switch connected to the controller and the lamp, and according to opening / closing of the first door and the second door. The lamp is characterized in that the flashing.

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

1 is a pair of doors are installed in front of the upper refrigerating chamber of the French door-type refrigerator according to the present invention, each of the pair of doors are formed with a groove bar, the first switch 43 and each of the pair of groove bars 2 shows that the second switch 53 is installed, and FIG. 2 shows that the first groove bar door of the first groove bar 40 according to the present invention is opened so that the first switch 43 is disposed on the front surface of the first groove bar frame 41. 3 and 4 show the configuration of the lighting device 60 according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a switch installed in a pair of the home bar and a switch installed in a pair of doors according to the present invention It is shown connected to the controller 30 and the lamp 61.

The present invention discloses that a refrigerating compartment is formed at an upper portion thereof, and the refrigerating compartment door of a French door type refrigerator having a freezing compartment formed at a lower portion thereof is opened / closed by a pair of doors hinged to both ends of the refrigerating compartment.

In addition, the present invention discloses that a groove bar is formed in each of the pair of doors provided in the refrigerating chamber of the French door refrigerator.

In addition, the present invention, the pair of door groove bar provided in the refrigerating chamber of the French door refrigerator, the first switch 43 and the second switch 53 for blinking the lamp 61 of the refrigerating chamber is provided that It starts.

The French door-type refrigerator has a refrigerator compartment formed at an upper portion thereof, a freezer compartment formed at a lower portion thereof, and a pair of doors, that is, a first door 20 hinged to the front openings of the refrigerator compartment at both ends of the refrigerator compartment. It is configured to open and close with the second door 21, the freezer compartment is formed with a drawer storage bin is protruded / retracted the storage box is exposed to the outside to make the food in and out.

In addition, a groove bar is formed in each of the pair of doors provided in the opening of the refrigerating compartment, and the groove bar includes an opening formed in the door, a groove bar frame, and a groove bar door as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Since it is formed in the same manner, the configuration of the second groove bar 50 will be described together with the description of the first groove bar 40 formed in the first door 20 of the refrigerator compartment.

The first groove bar 40 includes an opening, a first groove bar frame 41, a first groove bar door 42, and a first switch 43.

The opening is formed through the front of the first door 20 to form a rear surface, and as the groove bar is generally formed to have a quadrangular shape, the opening forms a quadrangular shape and penetrates the central portion of the first door 20. It is opened and formed.

The first groove bar frame 41 is formed in a frame shape so as to cover the inner surface of the opening, a portion of the front surface is formed with a step so that the rear edge of the first groove bar door 42 to be described later is inserted and seated. It is formed to be.

The first groove bar door 42 is formed in a plate shape so as to cover the opening of the first groove bar frame 41, and has a central portion thereof in a rearward direction to insulate the opening of the first groove bar frame 41. It is formed to protrude, and thus the rear surface of the first groove bar door 42 is formed so as to form a step between the edge portion and the center portion thereof to correspond to the step portion formed on the front edge of the first groove bar frame 41. do.

The first switch 43 is formed to protrude a predetermined width in the front direction of the refrigerator 10 from the front stepped portion of the first groove bar frame 41, the rear surface of the first groove bar door 42 is the first groove bar In addition to being bonded to the front of the frame 41, it is formed to be pressed.

In addition, the first switch 43 protrudes outwardly from the front step portion of the first groove bar frame 41 in a protrusion shape such as a rod shape or a hemispherical shape, and a rear edge of the first groove bar door 42. While being pressed by the first groove bar frame 41 so as to be inserted into a predetermined width while being inserted / driven, it is connected via a wire to the controller 30 to be described later.

In addition, the first switch 43, the terminal is provided on the front surface of the first groove bar frame 41, the terminal corresponding to the terminal provided in the first groove bar frame 41 is the first groove bar door 42 Is installed on the rear of the both terminals are bonded while being able to be configured to transmit the control information to the controller 30, of course.

In addition, the refrigerator 10 includes a lighting device 60, and the lighting device 60 includes a lamp 61, a controller 30, a power supply 31, and a first switch 43. And a second switch 53.

The lamp 61 is composed of a device for generating light according to the application of the power source 31 to illuminate the interior of the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment, such as the refrigerator 10, in the present embodiment, the lamp 61 is It is supposed to be installed on the inner rear wall of the refrigerating chamber.

In addition, the lamp 61 is connected to the controller 30 and the first switch 43 via a wire.

The controller 30 is a controller 30 for a conventional refrigerator 10 in which the refrigerator 10 storage room controls temperature, lighting and blowing.

The power source 31 is connected to the controller 30 and the lamp 61 and is configured to apply an external power source 31 to the controller 30 and the lamp 61.

The first switch 43 is formed to protrude outward from the front of the first groove bar frame 41 of the first groove bar 40, the first groove bar door 42 is formed on the front of the first groove bar frame 41 In addition, the first groove bar door 42 closes the opening of the first groove bar frame 41 while being recessed to a predetermined width inwardly, and the first groove bar door 42 is connected to the first groove bar frame 41. It is configured to transmit information about the opening of the opening of the first groove bar frame 41 to the controller 30 spaced apart from the front of the.

In addition, the first switch 43 is connected to the controller 30 via a wire and is configured to transmit the opening / closing information of the first door 20.

The second switch 53 is protruded outward from the front of the second groove bar frame of the second groove bar 50, the second groove bar door is bonded to the front surface of the second groove bar frame, and the predetermined width recessed inward The controller is configured to display information about the second home bar door closing the opening of the second home bar frame, and the second home bar door spaced apart from the front surface of the second home bar frame to open the opening of the second home bar frame. Configured to transmit to 30.

In addition, the second switch 53 is connected to the controller 30 via a wire and is configured to transmit the opening / closing information of the second home bar door.

In addition, the lamp 61 and the controller 30 may be configured to blink by opening / closing operations of the first door 20 and the second door 21 formed on the open surface of the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator 10. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the lamp 61 includes a first door switch 22 and a second door switch 23 formed in the first door 20 and the second door 21. The lamp 61 is blinked by a pair of door opening / closing information sensed by), and a pair of home bar door openings / detected by the first switch 43 and the second switch 53 are detected. It is preferable that the lamp 61 is connected to blink by waste information.

In addition, the first switch 43, the second switch 53, the first door switch 22, and the second door switch 23 are connected to the lamp 61 in parallel to each open / closed It is preferable that the lamp 61 is turned on by the operation and that the lamp 61 is not affected by the change in voltage caused by the operation of another switch.

Next will be described the operation of the present invention the French door refrigerator.

When the first home bar door 42 is opened by a user operating the first home bar door 42, the rear surface of the first home bar door 42 is spaced apart from the front of the first home bar frame 41. The first switch 43 installed on the front surface of the first groove bar frame 41 protrudes to the outside by the action of its own elasticity and elastic member.

As the first switch 43 protrudes to the outside, the terminal, etc. formed inside the first switch 43 is energized or cut off, so that the corresponding information is opened, that is, the opening information of the first home bar door 42. Is transmitted to the controller 30 connected to the first switch 43 by a wire.

In addition to the opening information of the first home bar door 42 is transmitted to the controller 30, the controller 30 according to the preset information corresponding to the opening information of the first home bar door 42, the power 31 Is applied to the lamp 61 connected to the controller 30.

When the power supply 31 is applied to the lamp 61 by the controller 30, the lamp 61 is turned on, and the inside of the refrigerating compartment is illuminated as the lamp 61 is turned on, and the front surface of the refrigerating compartment is illuminated. The inside of the first groove bar 40 located in the portion is illuminated to observe the inside of the first groove bar 40 from the outside.

In addition, the lamp 61 is turned on in accordance with the opening of the second groove bar door of the second groove bar 50 formed in the second door 21 of the refrigerating chamber, as in the case of the first groove bar 40.

In addition, when the second home bar door is further opened while the lamp 61 is turned on according to the opening of the first home bar door 42, the opening information of the second home bar door may be obtained by the second switch 53. ) Is transmitted to the controller 30, the controller 30 receives the second home bar door opening information of the second switch 53 is the lamp 61 is due to the opening of the first home bar door 42 The lighted information may be configured to not transmit any more blinking signals to the lamp 61 by comparing the opened information with the opening information of the second home bar door.

When the first groove bar door 42 is closed, the first groove bar door 42 is closed and the rear surface of the first groove bar door 42 is in close contact with the front surface of the first groove bar frame 41. While the rear surface of the first groove bar door 42 is in close contact with the front surface of the first groove bar frame 41, the first switch 43 protruding from the front surface of the first groove bar frame 41 is pressed while the first switch is pressed. Terminals formed inside the 43 are energized or shut off, and transmit the closing information of the first home bar door 42 corresponding thereto to the controller 30.

The controller 30 receiving the closing information of the first home bar door 42 cuts off the power 31 applied to the lamp 61 according to the closing information of the first home bar door 42 to prevent the lamp ( Turn off 61).

Accordingly, the user may use the first groove bar 40 and / or the second groove bar 50 formed in the first door 20 and the second door 21 of the refrigerator 10 in the refrigerator compartment. When the 42 and / or the second groove bar door is opened, the lamp 61 attached to the inner side of the refrigerating compartment is turned on so as to illuminate the interior of the first groove bar door 42 and the second groove bar door. The interior of the home bar 40 and the second home bar 50 is illuminated so that the user can easily recognize the food contained in the interior of the first home bar 40 and the second home bar 50 and withdraw / deliver. do.

In addition, the first door 20 and the second door switch 23 installed in the refrigerator 20 and the second door 21 and the second door switch 23 are shown in FIG. When connected in parallel with the first switch 43 and the second switch 53, the first switch 43, the second switch 53, the first door switch 22, the second door Since the switches 23 are all connected in parallel, the switches of the first groove bar door 42, the second groove bar door, the first door 20, and the second door 21 are opened. The lamp 61 formed in the refrigerating compartment is turned on according to the operation of the controller 30 and the power supply 31 connected to the first home bar door 42, the second home bar door, and the first door 20. When both the and the second doors 21 receive the closed information from the controller 30, the lamp 31 is turned off by shutting off the power 31 applied to the lamp 61 from the controller 30. Will be done.

As described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific preferred embodiments, and various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Of course, such changes are within the scope of the claims.

As described above, according to the present invention, the refrigerating chamber of the French door type refrigerator is opened / closed by a pair of doors, and the rotational gap of the door is relatively reduced, thereby improving space utilization.

Another effect of the present invention is that as the home bar is formed in each of the pair of doors formed in the refrigerator compartment of the French door type refrigerator, the usability of the home bar is expanded, and the frequent opening of the refrigerator door for taking out beverages is further prevented. It is effective.

Another effect of the present invention, while opening the home bar formed on the door of the French door refrigerator, the lamp installed in the refrigerator refrigerating chamber is turned on, the effect of improving the convenience of the home bar, as well as the inside of the home bar There is an effect that the provision of a separate luminaire for lighting is abolished.

Another effect of the present invention is to illuminate the inside of the home bar formed in the door of the French door refrigerator with a lamp formed in the storage compartment of the refrigerator, thereby improving the utility of the lamp.

Claims (3)

In the French door type refrigerator having a pair of left and right doors that are opened and closed in a refrigerating compartment, A first groove bar frame formed in the first door of the refrigerating compartment and forming a frame of an opening communicating the inside and the outside of the refrigerating compartment, and one end of which is hinged to the first groove bar frame to open and close the opening. A first home bar including a first home bar door to open / close; A second groove bar frame formed in the second door of the refrigerating compartment and forming a frame of an opening communicating the inside and the outside of the refrigerating compartment, and one end of which is hinged to the second groove bar frame to open and close the opening. A second groove bar including an opening / closing second groove bar door; A first switch that protrudes from the front of the first groove bar frame of the first groove bar and is energized by being pushed or protruded by the rear of the first groove bar door, and protrudes from the front of the second groove bar frame of the second groove bar to form a second groove bar door; The second switch that is pressed or protruded by the rear of the power supply and the electricity is operated in parallel, the first switch and the second switch is connected in parallel is energized and blinking in accordance with the operation of any one of the switch and the first switch and the An illumination device including a lamp installed in the refrigerating compartment; French door refrigerator, characterized in that consisting of. The method of claim 1, The lamp is connected to the first door switch and the second door switch which are energized by the opening / closing operation of the first door and the second door of the refrigerating compartment, and blinks according to the opening / closing operation of the first door and the second door. French door refrigerator characterized in that. The method of claim 2, The lamp is connected to the first switch, the second switch, the first door switch, and the second door switch, so that any one of the first groove bar door, the second groove bar door, the first door, and the second door is selected. French door refrigerator characterized in that the flashing operation by opening / closing of one door.

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