KR100535830B1 - Refrigerator equiped with door-guard having transparent window - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator capable of preventing a transparent window from being lifted or detached by being knocked out by a door guard in a door guard provided with a transparent window.

A refrigerator according to the present invention includes a door for opening and closing a storage compartment, a door guard installed inside the door to store a beverage bottle or a food container, a transparent window provided at the front of the door guard, and lifting of the transparent window. It characterized in that it comprises a top and bottom departure prevention part for preventing.

Description

Refrigerator with door guard with transparent window {REFRIGERATOR EQUIPED WITH DOOR-GUARD HAVING TRANSPARENT WINDOW}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a door guard provided with a transparent window, and more particularly to an assembly structure of the door guard to prevent separation between the door guard body and the transparent window.

In general, a refrigerator includes a cabinet in which a storage compartment is formed, and a door in which one side is hinged to a front surface of the cabinet to open and close the storage compartment so as to be rotatable.

The storage compartment is partitioned by a plurality of shelves, on which various food containers are stacked. The lower side of the storage compartment is provided with a vegetable storage compartment in the form of a drawer to prevent cold air from escaping, allowing the vegetables and fruits to be kept fresh for a long time.

Inside the door there are a number of door guards for storing beverage bottles, cans and other small food containers. When the door guard is installed high according to the installation position of the door guard, since the container contained inside may not be easily seen, a transparent window is provided on the front of the door guard to make it visible.

However, when many food containers are placed on the door guard, there is a problem in that the transparent window is lifted or detached while the door guard is struck by the load.

The present invention is to solve such a problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that can prevent the transparent window from being lifted or detached by the door guard is put even if a heavy food container on the door guard in the door guard provided with a transparent window. It is.

Refrigerator according to the present invention for achieving this object is a door guard that is installed inside the door to store the door to open and close the storage compartment, the beverage bottle or food container, and the transparent window provided on the front of the door guard and And, it characterized in that it comprises a top and bottom departure prevention part for preventing the lifting of the transparent window.

In addition, the door guard is provided to support the food container, and the like, further comprises a door guard body is opened in the front so that the transparent window is installed,

The upper and lower detachment prevention part may include a hook provided at a lower side of the transparent window, and an insertion hole formed at a lower side of the door guard front opening and having a locking step formed to catch the hook.

In addition, the up and down departure prevention portion is characterized in that a plurality is provided.

In addition, the refrigerator further includes a front and rear departure prevention part for preventing the front and rear direction deviation of the transparent window, and further includes a left and right departure prevention portion for preventing the left and right direction deviation.

In addition, the front and rear departure prevention portion is a side insertion portion provided to be narrow in width to facilitate insertion into the door guard body at both side ends of the transparent window, a front support jaw for supporting the front side of the lateral insertion portion, and the transparent window It characterized in that it comprises a side projection protruding in the longitudinal direction in both ends and a rear support jaw for supporting the rear of the side projection.

In addition, the left and right departure prevention portion is characterized in that it comprises a top groove provided in the upper end of the lateral inserting portion, and the top projection is provided to protrude from the inside of the door guard body to be inserted into the top groove.

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

As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator according to the present invention includes a cabinet 10 having storage compartments 11 and 12 partitioned from side to side by an intermediate partition, and left and right storage compartments 11 and 12 in front of the cabinet 10. One side is hinged so as to open and close) and has left and right doors 20 and 30 which are rotatably opened and closed.

The left and right storage compartments 11 and 12 form a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment, respectively, like a conventional double door refrigerator, and are provided to easily withdraw ice or water on the front of the left door 20 that opens and closes the left compartment 11, which is a freezer compartment. The dispenser 21 is provided.

The storage compartments 11 and 12 are partitioned up and down by a plurality of shelves 13 so that food containers can be stacked on each shelf 13, and cold air is not easily escaped from the storage compartments 11 and 12. Vegetable storage room 14 is provided in the form of a drawer so that vegetables or fruits can be kept fresh for a long time.

Inside the door 30, a plurality of door guards 40 are provided along the guide rails 31 provided on the inner side of the door 30 to accommodate beverage bottles, cans and other small food containers.

These plurality of door guards 40 are arranged in the vertical direction, the transparent window 42 is provided on the front to easily check the inside of the object.

2 to 6 illustrate the coupling structure of the door guard 40 having such a transparent window 42. The coupling structure of the door guard 40 will be described with reference to the following.

The door guard 40 is composed of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped door guard body 41 having an upper surface and a front surface open, and a transparent window 42 provided at an open portion of the front surface of the door guard body 41. These door guard bodies 41 and the transparent window 42 are made of an injection molded plastic resin material.

Guide grooves 41a are provided at the rear of both sides of the door guard body 41 to be inserted into the guide rails 31 on the inside of the door.

The coupling structure of the door guard body 41 and the transparent window 42 is provided in a symmetrical structure, the upper and lower departure prevention part for preventing the lifting of the lower end of the transparent window 42, and the front and rear directions of the transparent window 42 The front and rear departure prevention part for preventing the separation, and the left and right separation prevention portion for preventing the left and right direction separation of the transparent window 42.

As shown in FIG. 4, the upper and lower detachment prevention portions have a hook 42a protruding downwardly from the lower end of the transparent window 42 with a predetermined width, and the hook 42a below the front opening of the door guard body 41. It is composed of an insertion hole 41c provided in the position corresponding to the hooking jaw 41b to catch the hook (42a). The upper and lower deviation preventing portion is preferably provided at a point that divides the length of the transparent window 42 into approximately three equal intervals.

Front and rear departure prevention portion is as shown in Figures 2 and 5. Both side ends of the transparent window 42 are provided with lateral inserting portions 42b that are narrowed in the vertical direction and in the front and rear directions so as to be easily inserted into the door guard body 41. The door guard body 41 is provided with a front support jaw 41d that supports the front surface of the lateral insertion portion 42b so as not to be separated from the front in the state where the transparent window 42 is inserted. In addition, the side projections 42c protrude in the vertical direction from both ends of the transparent window 42 so that the transparent window 42 does not leave the rear side, and the side projections 42c are supported at the rear of the side projections 42c. The rear support jaw 41e is provided. This prevents the transparent window 42 from escaping in the front-rear direction.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 6, the left and right departure prevention portions are provided so that the upper groove 42d provided at the upper end of the lateral inserting portions 42b on both sides of the transparent window 42 and the upper groove 42d are inserted into the upper groove 42d. The guard body 41 is composed of a top protrusion 41f provided to protrude from the inside.

The transparent window 42 is firmly fixed by these up, down, front, back, left and right separation prevention parts without being separated in each direction.

As described above in detail, the door guard of the refrigerator according to the present invention includes a top and bottom detachment prevention portion between the transparent window and the door guard, so that even if a heavy food container is loaded on the door guard, the hook of the top and bottom detachment prevention portion is used to cover the bottom of the door guard body. Since the bottom of the door guard body is struck, the transparent window is prevented from being lifted up.

The transparent window is prevented from being separated in the front, rear, left, and right directions by the front, rear, and left and right separation prevention parts.

1 is a perspective view showing a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the door guard of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the door guard of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of Figure 1;

4 is a side cross-sectional view of portion A of FIG.

Fig. 5 is a sectional plan view of portion B of Fig. 3;

6 is a plan sectional view of portion C of FIG.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10: cabinet 11, 12: storage room

20: left door 21: dispenser

30: right door 31: guide rail

40: door guard 41: door guard body

42: transparent window

Claims (6)

A door to open and close the storage compartment, a door guard installed inside the door to store a beverage bottle or a food container, a transparent window provided at the front of the door guard, and a vertical fall prevention to prevent lifting of the transparent window. A refrigerator comprising a portion. The method of claim 1, The door guard is provided to support a food container and the like and further includes a door guard body open at the front so that the transparent window is installed, The upper and lower detachment prevention part comprises a hook provided below the transparent window, and the lower side of the door guard front opening is provided in the refrigerator comprises a hooking jaw is formed so that the hook is caught. The method of claim 2, Refrigerator, characterized in that the plurality of upper and lower departure prevention portion is provided. The method of claim 2, The refrigerator further includes a front and rear departure prevention unit for preventing the front and rear direction deviation of the transparent window, and a left and right departure prevention unit for preventing left and right direction deviation. The method of claim 4, wherein The front and rear departure prevention portion is a side insertion portion provided to be narrow in width so as to be easily inserted into the door guard body at both side ends of the transparent window, a front support jaw for supporting the front surface of the lateral insertion portion, both ends of the transparent window Refrigerator comprising a side projection protruding in the vertical direction in the longitudinal direction, and a rear support jaw for supporting the rear of the side projection. The method of claim 5, The left and right departure prevention part comprises a top groove provided at the top of the lateral inserting portion, and a top projection protruding from the inside of the door guard body to be inserted into the top groove.