KR100693572B1 - Mounting structure of ice-maker connector for refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an icemaker connector installation structure of a refrigerator in which an ice maker is selectively installed at one side of a refrigerator compartment door by a housing connector, and the housing connector is fixed to a mounting position by a fixing bracket.

The icemaker connector installation structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention includes a refrigerator compartment door 220 that selectively shields the refrigerator compartment 200; An ice maker 540 mounted on an inner surface of the refrigerating chamber door 220 to make ice; A housing connector connected to the wire 640 in the refrigerating chamber door 220 and formed to be detachably coupled to one side of the ice maker 540 to supply power for operation with the ice maker 540. 600); A fixing bracket is installed inside the refrigerating chamber door 220 in which the ice maker 540 is mounted, and is formed so that one side of the housing connector 600 can be inserted and fixed to fix the mounting position of the housing connector 600. And 700. According to this invention which has such a structure, there exists an advantage that attachment of an ice maker becomes easy.

Refrigerator, refrigerator door, ice maker, connector, fixing bracket

Description

{Mounting structure of ice-maker connector for refrigerator}

1 is a front view showing a state in which a door of a typical refrigerator is opened.

Figure 2 is a front view showing the appearance of the refrigerator employing the ice maker connector installation structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the refrigerating chamber door of the refrigerator employing the ice maker connector installation structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the installation of the ice maker which is a main configuration of the ice maker connector installation structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-section taken along line II ′ of FIG. 4.

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the coupling of the housing connector and the fixing bracket which is a main component of the icemaker connector installation structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

Figure 7 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the fixing bracket which is the main configuration of the ice maker connector installation structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100. main body 200. refrigerator

220. Refrigerator door 222. Door plate

224. Door liner 226. Foamed polystyrene

240. Dispenser 260. Control panel

300. Freezer compartment 320. Freezer compartment door

340. Storage Box 360. Freezer Evaporator

400. Cold duct 500. Ice tray

520. Ice room doors 540. Ice machines

560. Ice machine 600. Housing connector

620. Coupling Part 640. Electric Wire

700. Fixed bracket 720. Connector insert

740. Cable entry port 760. Ingress preventing member

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to an ice maker connector installation structure of a refrigerator in which an ice maker is selectively installed on one side of a refrigerator compartment door by a housing connector, and a mounting position is fixed by a fixing bracket.

In general, a refrigerator is a device for low temperature storage of food, and stores the food by freezing or refrigerating according to the state of the food to be stored. The cold air supplied to the inside of the refrigerator is generated by the heat exchange action of the refrigerant, is continuously supplied into the refrigerator while repeatedly performing a cycle of compression, condensation, expansion, and evaporation, and the supplied refrigerant is supplied by convection. It is evenly distributed inside the refrigerator to store food in the refrigerator at a desired temperature.

1 is a front view showing a state in which a door of a general refrigerator is opened. As shown in the drawing, the main body 10 of the refrigerator is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the inside of the main body 10 has food in the upper and lower portions, respectively. The refrigerator compartment 20 for cold storage and the freezer compartment 30 for freezing are partitioned and formed.

The spaces of the refrigerating chamber 20 and the freezing chamber 30 each form an independent space, and the front surface is formed to be opened. The front surface of the opened main body is selectively opened and closed by doors 40 and 50, and the doors 40 and 50 have a refrigerating chamber door 40 that shields the refrigerating chamber 20 above the main body 10, and a main body ( 10) is composed of a freezer compartment door 50 that shields the freezer compartment 30 at the bottom.

The refrigerating chamber door 40 is formed on both left and right sides, and both ends thereof are fixed to the main body 10 to be rotated. Accordingly, the user can selectively open and close the opened front surface of the refrigerating compartment 20 by rotating the refrigerating compartment door 40 to the left / right.

Foods of various sizes and states are stored in the refrigerating compartment 20 and the refrigerating compartment door 40, and are stored in the refrigerating compartment 20 and the inner surface of the refrigerating compartment door 40 for their storage. Drawers, baskets, shelves, etc. are provided for storing food to suit the characteristics of the food.

The lower part of the main body 10, that is, the opened front surface of the freezing compartment 30 is selectively shielded by the freezing compartment door 50. The freezer compartment door 50 is formed to selectively shield the opened front surface of the freezer compartment 30 while sliding forward / rearward.

An upper portion of the freezer compartment door 50 is provided with a freezer compartment handle 52 so as to protrude forward so that the user can easily grip it. In addition, a plurality of drawers and baskets are provided inside the freezing compartment 30 to separate and store various foods, and an ice maker 60 is provided at one side of the freezing compartment 30 to make ice.

However, the prior art as described above has the following problems.

In the refrigerator according to the related art, an ice maker 60 for freezing ice is provided in the freezer compartment 30 under the main body 10 so that the user opens the freezer compartment 50 and bows the waist to take out the ice. ), There is a problem that causes inconvenience in use.

Meanwhile, in order to solve such a problem, the ice maker 60 is provided in the refrigerating chamber door 40, and a dispenser (not shown) is provided below the ice maker 60 so that the user can apply ice to the refrigerating chamber door ( The refrigerator which has a structure which makes it possible to take out from the outside of 40) is researched.

However, in such a structure, an ice maker 60 for making ice in the refrigerating chamber door 50 should be installed, and a plurality of wires for operating the ice maker 60 should be connected.

Therefore, there is a problem in that the operation is difficult in mounting the ice maker 60 to the refrigerating chamber door 50, there is a problem that the separation of the ice maker is not easy even when the ice maker service is required.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and to provide an ice maker connector installation structure of a refrigerator in which an ice maker is selectively installed on one side of a refrigerator door by a housing connector.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an icemaker connector installation structure of a refrigerator in which the mounting position of the housing connector is fixed by a fixing bracket.

An icemaker connector installation structure of a refrigerator according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes a refrigerator compartment door for selectively shielding the refrigerator compartment; An ice maker mounted on an inner side of the refrigerating chamber door to make ice; A housing connector connected to an electric wire inside the refrigerating chamber door and formed to be detachably coupled to one side of the ice maker, and supplying power for operation with the ice maker; It is installed on the inside of the refrigerating chamber door in which the ice maker is mounted, and is formed so that one side of the housing connector can be inserted and fixed, and comprises a fixing bracket for fixing the mounting position of the housing connector.

One side of the ice maker and the housing connector are each formed in the shape of a female connector and a male connector to each other are inserted and coupled to each other.

The housing connector is installed to be exposed to the inside of the refrigerating chamber door.

The housing connector is formed such that the engaging portion for mating with the ice maker faces downward.

 The fixing bracket further includes a connector insertion hole into which the housing connector is fitted, and a wire through hole fixing the wire connected to the housing connector.

According to the present invention having such a configuration, the assembling and detaching of the ice maker can be facilitated, thereby improving productivity and serviceability.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of an ice maker connector installation structure of a refrigerator according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 2 is a front view showing the appearance of the refrigerator adopting the ice maker connector installation structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a refrigerator compartment door of the refrigerator employing the ice maker connector installation structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention is opened. As a perspective view, as shown in these figures, the refrigerator main body 100 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the inside of the main body 100 is divided into a refrigerating chamber 200 and a freezing chamber 300 to form independent spaces, respectively. .

The refrigerating compartment 200 is formed on the upper portion of the main body 100, and although not shown in detail, there are various types of baskets, shelves, and drawers for efficiently storing various kinds of foods in the refrigerating compartment 200. The space of the refrigerating chamber 200 is partitioned and installed.

Therefore, the cold air supplied from one side of the main body 100 is affected by the flow of the basket, the shelf, and the drawers, thereby limiting or adjusting the convection of the cold air. The user can store and store foods appropriate to the proper position according to the temperature characteristics due to the difference in the cold air supply.

Meanwhile, the front surface of the refrigerating chamber 200 is formed to be opened, and the front surface of the opened refrigerating chamber 200 is selectively shielded by the refrigerating chamber door 220. The refrigerating chamber door 220 is formed at both left and right sides of the main body 100, and the left and right ends of each of the refrigerating chamber doors 220 are hinged to one side of the main body 100.

Therefore, the refrigerating chamber door 220 is rotated around both ends of the refrigerating chamber door 220 which is hinged, and the opened front surface of the refrigerating chamber 200 is selectively rotated by the refrigerating chamber door 220. Shielded.

In the refrigerating chamber door 220 of one side of the refrigerating chamber doors 220 of the left and right sides, an ice making chamber 500 to be described in detail below and a dispenser 240 for extracting purified water and ice from the outside are provided. Is provided, the operation unit 260 is provided with a display and an operation button for the temperature control and status display inside the main body 100 is installed.

In addition, although not shown in detail, the other side of the left / right refrigerating chamber door 220 of the refrigerating chamber door 220 such as drinks or alcohol frequently taken out without opening the refrigerating chamber door 220 A home bar (not shown) may be installed to allow removal from the.

On the other hand, the freezer compartment 300 is formed below the refrigerating compartment 200, that is, the lower portion of the main body 100, which is a separate space partitioned from the refrigerating compartment 200. The freezing chamber 300 is a place for freezing fish or meat or foods that require long-term storage, and a drawer or basket for separating and storing the foods stored in the freezing compartment 300 according to size or condition. Is provided.

In addition, a freezing chamber door 320 that shields the inside of the freezing chamber 300 is formed on the front surface of the freezing chamber 300. The lower end of the freezer compartment door 320 is hinged to the lower end of the storage box 340 for storing food, and the storage box 340 is formed to be slidable back and forth, and the front and rear together with the freezer compartment door 320. It is formed to be withdrawn / mouthed.

The rear of the freezer compartment 300 is provided with a separate freezer evaporator 360. The freezer compartment evaporator 360 generates cold air through heat exchange between a refrigerant and air outside the freezer compartment evaporator 360. 300 exhibits a strong cooling capacity.

Some of the cold air generated in the freezer compartment evaporator 360 is introduced into the ice making chamber 500 through the cold air duct 400, and a cold air supply fan (not shown) is provided at one side of the freezing compartment 300. The cold air generated in the freezer compartment evaporator 360 is forcedly transferred to the ice making chamber 500 to be described in detail below through the cold air duct 400.

On the other hand, the cold air duct 400 is provided on the inside of one side wall surface of the refrigerating chamber 200, the wall surface of the refrigerating chamber 200 is filled with a heat insulator by the cold air transferred through the cold air duct (400) 200) it is possible to prevent the change in the temperature inside.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the installation of the ice maker, which is a main component of the ice maker connector installation structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention. Looking at the refrigerator door in more detail as shown in the drawing, the refrigerator compartment door 220 is a door plate 222 and the door liner 224.

Since the door plate 222 forms the exterior of the refrigerator compartment door 220 and corresponds to a portion exposed to the front of the refrigerator, the door plate 222 may be formed of a material such as stainless or aluminum alloy having excellent aesthetics and excellent wear resistance and corrosion resistance. something to do.

A door liner 224 is formed on a rear surface of the door plate 222, that is, a rear surface of the refrigerating chamber door 220. The door liner 224 may be generally formed of a plastic material to form an outer shape of the rear surface of the refrigerating chamber door 220.

One side of the door liner 224 is provided with a basket and recessed inwardly to a predetermined depth to form a storage space, and in particular, an upper side of the refrigerating chamber door 220 in which the ice making chamber 500 is formed The outer side protrudes and the inner side is somewhat deeply recessed to form a space for storing iced and iced ice.

Meanwhile, expanded polystyrene (EPS) is filled in the refrigerating chamber door 220, that is, between the door plate 222 and the door liner 224. The expanded polystyrene 226 is a heat insulator that prevents the temperature of the refrigerating chamber 200 from rising due to conduction due to a temperature difference between the inside and the outside of the refrigerating chamber 200, and is uniformly filled in the entire refrigerating chamber door 220. .

The ice making chamber 500 is a space for making and storing ice, and is provided above the dispenser 240 so that the ice made through the dispenser 240 can be taken out from the outside, and is opened in the refrigerating chamber 200. It is provided inside any one of the refrigerating chamber doors 220 on both sides shielding the front surface.

The ice making chamber 500 protrudes from the refrigerating chamber door 220 toward the inside of the refrigerating chamber 200, and the inner space of the ice making chamber 500 rotates to one side of the ice making chamber door 520. Selectively shielded by

Therefore, the inside of the ice making chamber 500 forms a separate space from the space of the refrigerating chamber 200. When the refrigerating chamber door 220 is closed, one side of the ice making chamber 500 is It is formed to contact one wall surface of the refrigerating chamber (200).

Inside the ice making chamber 500, an ice maker 540 for manufacturing ice and an ice maker 560 provided under the ice maker 540 to store and transport the iced ice are provided. It is provided.

The ice maker 540 is supplied with cold air derived from the freezer compartment evaporator 360 which will be described in detail below. The ice maker 540 performs an ice making operation by exchanging heat with water in the ice maker 540.

On the other hand, one side of the inner surface of the ice making chamber 500, that is, one side of the door liner 224 on which the ice maker 540 is mounted is installed so that the housing connector 600 is exposed to the outside. The housing connector 600 supplies power to the ice maker 540 so that the ice maker 540 can operate, and one side of the ice maker 540 to easily detach the ice maker 540 in a module state. To match.

The ice maker 560 stores the ice iced in the ice maker 540 and transfers the ice stored to the dispenser 240 so that the ice can be taken out through the dispenser 240 as required by the user. do.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional view of the II 'of Figure 4, Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the coupling of the housing connector and the fixing bracket which is a main component of the icemaker connector installation structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention, Figure 7 A perspective view showing an external shape of a fixing bracket, which is a main component of an ice maker connector installation structure of a refrigerator according to the present invention, and as shown in these drawings, the housing connector 600 has a substantially rectangular shape to the outside of the door liner 224. It is installed to expose some.

In addition, the housing connector 600 is mounted to penetrate the fixing bracket 700. In this case, it is preferable that the coupling part 620 mating with one side of the ice maker 540 is mounted to penetrate the fixing bracket 700 to be exposed to the outside, and the coupling part of the housing connector 600 and the ice maker ( Corresponding one sides of 540 are formed in a shape that can fit together.
That is, the housing connector 600 is formed in the shape of a female connector as shown, and although not shown, one side of the ice maker 540 coupled with the housing connector 600 may be inserted into the coupling part 620. Is formed in a male connector shape, one side of the housing connector 600 and the ice maker 540 is formed to be inserted into each other can be coupled.

The fixing bracket 700 is fixed to the mounting position of the housing connector 600 is formed by bending a rectangular plate a plurality of times, it is inserted into the door liner 224. In addition, a connector insertion hole 720 through which the housing connector 600 is fixed is formed at the right side (as shown in FIG. 5) of the fixing bracket 700.

On the other side (left side when viewed in FIG. 5) of the fixing bracket 700 corresponding to the connector insertion hole 720, a wire through hole 740 through which the wire 640 connected to the housing connector 600 is formed is formed. As a result, the wire 640 penetrating the wire through hole 740 may be connected to the housing connector 600 mounted through the connector insertion hole 720.

On the other hand, the inside of the refrigerating chamber door 220 in which the fixing bracket 700 is installed, that is, between the door plate 222 and the door liner 224 is filled with expanded polystyrene (EPS) 226 and filled in the refrigerating compartment. The fixing bracket 700 is fixed at the same time as the heat insulating material of the door.

At this time, the lower side of the fixing bracket 700 is further provided with a penetration preventing member 760 of a material such as a sponge to prevent the foamed polystyrene 226 from flowing into the fixing bracket 700 to prevent the housing connector ( 600) to keep the mounting position stable.

Hereinafter, the operation of the refrigerator employing the ice maker connector installation structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described.

When external power is applied to the refrigerator main body 100, the electric devices and components inside the main body 100 operate. The refrigerant flowing in the evaporator inside the main body 100 by the operation of the electric device and components exchanges heat with the air in the refrigerating chamber 200 and the freezing chamber 300 to thereby control the temperature of the refrigerating chamber 200 and the freezing chamber 300. Will be lowered to a temperature suitable for food storage.

In addition, some of the cold air generated by the freezer compartment evaporator 360 cooling the freezer compartment 300 moves to the ice making chamber 500 along the cold air duct 400, and to the inside of the ice making chamber 500. The introduced cold air is supplied to the ice maker 540.

The cold air supplied to the ice maker 540 exchanges heat with the water stored in the ice maker 540, and thus ice making is performed in the ice maker 540 inside the ice maker 500. At this time, the speed and the amount of ice is determined according to the amount of cold air supplied from the freezer compartment evaporator (360).

Meanwhile, the cold air that has been heat-exchanged in the ice making chamber 500 is discharged back to the freezing chamber 300 through the cold air duct 400, and the cold air generated in the freezing chamber evaporator 360 repeats this process.

In addition, the ice that has completed the ice making operation by heat exchange with the cold supplied from the freezing chamber evaporator 360 in the ice making chamber 500 is stored in the ice making chamber 500, and part of the ice stored in the ice making chamber 500 Is stored in the ice machine (移 氷 幾, 560).

Therefore, when a user manipulates the dispenser 240 as necessary, the ice maker 560 operates to supply the ice stored in the ice making chamber 500 to the dispenser 240, and the user dispenses the dispenser 240. Through 240, the ice can be taken out from the outside.

On the other hand, looking at the process of detaching for the assembly or service of the ice maker, the coupling portion 620 of the housing connector 600 on the upper side of the door liner 224, the ice-making chamber 500 is formed to the outside Installed to be exposed.

In order to mount the ice maker 540, the ice maker 540 may be coupled to the coupling part 620 of the housing connector 600 such that a portion formed to be coupled to the housing connector 600 on one side of the ice maker 540. Push it up to install it.

When the ice maker 540 is to be removed for service, the ice maker 540 may be pulled in the opposite direction to the direction in which the housing connector 600 is formed in the reverse order of mounting the ice maker 540. ) Is separated from the ice making chamber 500.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible to those skilled in the art within the above technical scope.

In the ice maker connector installation structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention as described above in detail, a housing connector is mounted on one side of the refrigerating chamber door, and one side of the ice maker is fitted with one side of the housing connector so that the ice maker is mounted inside the ice maker chamber. do.

Therefore, the ice maker is assembled into a separate module and then mounted to be connected to the housing connector, so that the ice maker can be mounted in the ice compartment of the refrigerating chamber door, thereby facilitating the production of the product.

In addition, the assembly of the product is facilitated by combining and connecting the housing connector to the housing connector, thereby improving the productivity of the product.

If the ice maker needs service while the refrigerator is in use, the ice maker can be easily separated from the refrigerator door by releasing the coupling between the ice maker and the housing connector, thereby improving serviceability.

In addition, the housing connector is fixed to the fixing bracket, the fixing bracket is fixed to the mounting position of the housing connector because the mounting position is fixed inside the refrigerating chamber door.

In addition, by preventing expansion of the mounting position of the housing connector by injection of expanded polystyrene (EPS: Expanded polystyrene) to facilitate the coupling of the ice maker and the housing connector can be expected to improve the assembly convenience of the product. .

In addition, the fixing bracket and the penetration preventing member form a separate space inside the refrigerating chamber door to prevent the expanded polystyrene from contaminating the housing connector or the door liner, thereby making the assembly of the product easier and more stable. You can do it.

Claims (5)

A refrigerator compartment door for selectively shielding the refrigerator compartment; An ice maker mounted on an inner side of the refrigerating chamber door to make ice; A housing connector connected to an electric wire inside the refrigerating chamber door and formed to be detachably coupled to one side of the ice maker, and supplying power for operation with the ice maker; It is installed inside the refrigerating chamber door in which the ice maker is mounted, and is formed so that one side of the housing connector can be inserted and fixed, and includes a fixing bracket for fixing the mounting position of the housing connector. Installation structure. The ice maker connector installation structure of claim 1, wherein the one side of the ice maker and the housing connector are formed in a female connector and a male connector shape to each other and are inserted into and coupled to each other. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the housing connector, Ice maker connector installation structure of the refrigerator, characterized in that installed so as to be exposed to the inside of the refrigerating chamber door. 4. The ice maker connector installation structure of claim 3, wherein the housing connector is formed such that a coupling part for joining the ice maker faces downward. The method of claim 3, wherein the fixing bracket, And a connector insertion hole through which the housing connector is fitted and a wire through hole for fixing an electric wire connected to the housing connector.

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