KR20140075297A

KR20140075297A - Home bar for refrigerator

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Publication number: KR20140075297A
Application number: KR1020120143509A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 문정원
Original assignee: 동부대우전자 주식회사
Priority date: 2012-12-11
Filing date: 2012-12-11
Publication date: 2014-06-19

Abstract

A home bar for a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes a home bar door which is coupled to the opening of a refrigerator door by a hinge; a cooled air blocking wall which is arranged on the inside of the opening and has a cooled air circulation opening formed on; and a shut-off damper which is coupled to the cooled air circulation opening by a hinge and opens or closes the cooled air circulation opening according to the opening and closing of the home bar door. Accordingly, the shut-off damper closes the cooled air circulation opening when the home bar door opens to block the coolant flow in the home bar pocket and the refrigerating compartment for preventing the cooled air flowing in the home bar from leaking outside.

Description

{HOME BAR FOR REFRIGERATOR}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a home bar for a refrigerator, and more particularly to a home bar for a refrigerator that prevents the outflow of cool air through an opened home bar.

Generally, a refrigerator is a device that keeps the food in a fresh state for a predetermined period by reducing the temperature of the refrigerating chamber and the freezing chamber as the refrigerant repeats a refrigerating cycle in which the refrigerant compresses - condenses - expands - evaporates.

The refrigerator includes a main body defining a storage space separated by a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber, and a door mounted on one side of the main body to open and close the refrigerating chamber and the freezing chamber.

In recent years, as demand for a large-sized and advanced refrigerator has been gradually increased due to the improvement of living environment, the capacity of the storage compartment has been increased and the space inside the storage compartment has been partitioned into left and right (i.e., freezing and freezing compartments) side by side) The supply of refrigerator is increasing.

However, such a double-sided type refrigerator as described above has a problem that the energy consumption is increased due to the increase in size. In order to solve such a problem, an alternative which is stored in a door pocket of a refrigerator and can be used frequently, Is being proposed

That is, a home bar is formed on the front of the door of the refrigerator so that the user can draw out the beverage stored in the pocket inside the door without fully opening the door, thereby minimizing the loss of cool air in the refrigerator and greatly reducing power consumption.

A typical example of such a home bar for a refrigerator is disclosed in Document 1 (hereinafter, referred to as "prior art") and will be described with reference to FIG.

1, a conventional home bar 20 for a refrigerator includes a home bar frame 21 fixed to the refrigerator door 10, a home bar door 21 rotatably mounted on the home bar frame 21, And a lock lever 23 mounted on the home bar door 22 to maintain the home bar door 22 in a closed position with respect to the home bar frame 21.

Therefore, the home bar door 22 can be opened and closed through the lock lever 23, and the beverage can be easily stored without opening the refrigerator door.

However, the conventional home-use refrigerator bar 20 has a drawback in that the cool air of the refrigerator is discharged to the outside when the home-bar door 22 is opened and drinks or the like are taken out.

That is, the refrigerator home bar (20) has a structure in which cool air is introduced and circulated so as to lower the temperature of drinks and the like, and no separate structure for shutting off the cold air when opening the home bar door (22) has been disclosed.

As a result, cold air loss occurs through the open home door, resulting in increased power consumption.

Therefore, there is a need to develop a home bar for a refrigerator which can overcome the above-described problems of the related art.

[Patent Document 1] Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0572073 (Registered on Apr. 18, 2006)

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator for a refrigerator which is capable of preventing refrigerant circulation from the home- .

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a home bar for a refrigerator comprising: a home bar door hinged to an opening of a refrigerator door; A cold blocking wall provided inside the opening and having a cool air circulation hole; And a blocking damper hinged to the cool air circulation port to open and close the cool air circulation opening in conjunction with the opening and closing of the home bar door.

Further, the home bar door is provided with a home bar pocket corresponding to the blocking damper.

A home bar for a refrigerator according to a second embodiment of the present invention includes: a home bar door hinged to an opening of a refrigerator door; A home bar pocket provided inside the opening and having a cool air circulation hole; And a blocking damper hinged to the cool air circulation port to open and close the cool air circulation opening in conjunction with the opening and closing of the home bar door.

Further, the home bar door is characterized in that a pushing port corresponding to the blocking damper is formed.

Further, the shutoff damper is provided with a return spring for applying an elastic force in a direction of closing the cold air circulation port.

Further, a stopper is formed in the blocking damper.

According to the home bar for a refrigerator according to the present invention, when the home bar door is opened, the blocking damper closes the air circulation hole to block the circulation of the refrigerant between the home bar pocket and the refrigerating chamber, thereby preventing the outflow of cool air through the home bar.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a conventional home bar for a refrigerator.
2 is a front view showing a refrigerator according to the present invention.
3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a home bar for a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a sectional view showing the operating state of Fig.
5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a home bar for a refrigerator according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a sectional view showing the operating state of Fig.

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

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a refrigerator according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a home bar for a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the operating state of FIG. 3, 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a home bar for a refrigerator according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing the operating state of FIG.

2 to 5, a refrigerator (A) according to the present invention includes a main body (100) having a storage space formed by dividing a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber into left and right or up and down inside the refrigerator (A) And doors 200A and 200B mounted on one side or both sides of the main body 100 to open and close the refrigerating and freezing compartments and the machine room formed at the lower part of the main body 100 is composed of a compressor, (Not shown) for forming a cooling cycle for cooling the cooling water.

The door 200A is provided with a water dispenser 300 for directly discharging cold water to drink.

In addition, the door 200B is provided with grooves 400 and 400 'for taking out beverages stored in the pockets inside the freezer compartment, thereby minimizing cooling loss in the refrigerating compartment, thereby greatly reducing power consumption.

Hereinafter, the home bar 400, 400 'for a refrigerator according to the present invention will be described.

First Embodiment

3 to 4, the home bar 400 for a refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a home bar door 420 hinged to the opening 410 of the refrigerator door 200B, A cool air shutoff wall 430 provided inside the opening 410 and hermetically coupled to the cool air circulation hole 431 and having a cool air circulation hole 431 formed therein and interlocked with the opening and closing of the home air door 420, And a blocking damper 440 for opening / closing the valve 431.

2, a hinge shaft is provided at the left or right end of the home bar door 420 so as to be opened or closed in the left or right direction.

The home bar door 420 is provided with a home bar pocket 450 corresponding to the blocking damper 440.

The shutoff damper 440 is provided with a return spring 460 for applying an elastic force in a direction to close the cold air circulation valve 431.

3, when the home bar door 420 closes the opening 410, the home bar pocket 450 pushes the blocking damper 440 toward the inside of the refrigerator door 200B, 431 are opened so that the cool air in the refrigerating chamber is transferred to the home bar pocket 450 to cool the beverage contained in the home bar pocket 450.

On the other hand, when the home bar door 420 opens the opening 410 as shown in FIG. 4, the blocking damper 440 closes the cold air circulation hole 431 by the restoring force of the return spring 460.

That is, as the blocking damper 440 closes the cool air circulation opening 431, the cool air circulation between the refrigerator home bar 400 and the refrigerating chamber is blocked, thereby preventing the outflow of cool air.

Lastly, a stopper 441 is formed in the blocking damper 440 to prevent the blocking damper 440 from being excessively rotated by the restoring force of the return spring 450.

Second Embodiment

5 to 6, the home bar 400 'for a refrigerator according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a home bar door 420' hinged to the opening 410 'of the refrigerator door 200B, A home bar pocket 430 'formed inside the opening 420' and formed with a cool air circulation hole 431 'and a hinge member 430 hinged to the cool air circulation hole 431' to open / close the home bar door 420 ' And a blocking damper 440 'for opening and closing the cool air circulation valve 431' in cooperation with each other.

2, the hinge shaft is provided at the lower end of the home bar door 400 ', and the hinge shaft is opened and closed in the downward direction from the upper side.

In addition, the home bar door 420 'is provided with a pressing part 421' corresponding to the blocking damper 440 '.

In this case, the pusher 421 'is preferably formed at both ends of the home bar door 420' so as to avoid interference with beverage contained in the home bar pocket 430 '.

The shutoff damper 440 'is provided with a return spring 460' for applying an elastic force in the direction of closing the cool air circulation valve 431 '.

Accordingly, when the home bar door 420 'closes the opening 410' as shown in FIG. 5, the pressing damper 440 'is pushed to the inside of the refrigerator door 200B, The circulation hole 431 'is opened so that the cool air in the refrigerating chamber is transmitted to the home bar pocket 430' so that the beverage contained in the home bar pocket 430 'is cooled.

On the other hand, when the home bar door 420 'opens the opening 410' as shown in FIG. 6, the blocking damper 440 'closes the cold air circulation hole 431' by the restoring force of the return spring 460 ' .

That is, as the blocking damper 440 'closes the cool air circulation opening 431', the cool air circulation between the refrigerator home bar 400 'and the refrigerating chamber is blocked to prevent the outflow of cool air.

Finally, a stopper 441 'is formed in the blocking damper 440'.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but should be construed according to the claims. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that many modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

A - Refrigerator
100 - Body
200A, 200B - Door
300 - Dispenser
400 - Homebars for refrigerators
410 - opening
420 - Home door
430 - Cold blocking wall
440 - Shutoff damper

Claims

A hinged door hinged to an opening of the refrigerator door;
A cold blocking wall provided inside the opening and having a cool air circulation hole;
And a blocking damper hinged to the cool air circulation port to open and close the cool air circulation port in association with opening and closing of the home bar door.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the home bar door is provided with a home bar pocket corresponding to the blocking damper.

A hinged door hinged to an opening of the refrigerator door;
A home bar pocket provided inside the opening and having a cool air circulation hole; And
And a blocking damper hinged to the cool air circulation port to open and close the cool air circulation port in association with opening and closing of the home bar door.

The method of claim 3,
Wherein the home bar door is formed with a pushing hole corresponding to the blocking damper.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Wherein the blocking damper is provided with a return spring for applying an elastic force in a direction to close the cold air circulation port.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
And a stopper is formed in the blocking damper.