KR20140060681A

KR20140060681A - Refrigerator

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Publication number: KR20140060681A
Application number: KR1020120127274A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이재열; 이승호
Original assignee: 엘지전자 주식회사
Priority date: 2012-11-12
Filing date: 2012-11-12
Publication date: 2014-05-21
Also published as: KR102036106B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to refrigerator. The refrigerator includes: a door which opens or closes a storage chamber and has an opening connected to the storage chamber; a home bar frame installed on the opening; and a home bar door which is rotatably installed on the home bar frame to open or close the opening. The home bar door includes a locking pin installed on the inner side surface, and the home bar frame includes a latch which is moved by the locking pin when the opening is opened or closed to lock or unlock the home bar door. Accordingly, the home bar door can be locked or unlocked by utilizing a simple configuration of using the latch moved by the locking pin linked to the home bar door to restrict the locking pin to minimize the loss of the cooled air from the locking device of the home bar door and improve the insulation performance of the refrigerator.

Description

Refrigerator {REFRIGERATOR}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator.

The refrigerator discharges cold air generated by a refrigeration cycle including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, an evaporator, etc. to lower the temperature of the inside of the refrigerator to freeze or refrigerate food or the like.

The refrigerator includes a top mount type in which a freezing compartment is disposed in an upper portion of a refrigerating compartment, a bottom freezer-type in which a freezing compartment is disposed in a lower portion of the refrigerating compartment, and a freezer compartment in which a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment are partitioned into left and right Side-by-side type (Side By Side-Type).

On the other hand, a door of the refrigerator may be provided with a home bar capable of taking food or other items stored in the storage room without opening the door.

The home bar may be formed of a home bar door that cuts a part of the door to form an opening communicating with the storage compartment, and a front door of the opening is separately operated to open and close the opening. Further, the opening portion and the home bar door are provided with a home bar door fixing device so that the home bar door can be held in a state in which the opening portion is closed.

As a fixing device for such a home bar door, a ring type holder and a pin type holder are generally used.

First, the holder of the ring type is constituted by dividing the operation part and the fastening part, and the fastening force of the latch to the ring is strong, but the number of parts is large and the size becomes large. Accordingly, there is a problem that the cold air of the refrigerator flows out through the holder of the ring type and the heat insulating performance of the refrigerator deteriorates.

Next, the pin type holder is relatively small in size as compared with the ring type holder, and thus has excellent heat insulating performance as compared with the ring type holder. However, there is a problem that the fastening force of the latch to the pin is weak.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator having a latch and a lock pin having a simple engagement structure so that the size thereof can be small.

Further, it is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator having a latch with a strong fastening force to the lock pin.

The refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a door having an opening portion that opens and closes the storage room, a home bar frame installed at the opening portion, and a home bar door rotatably installed at the opening portion to open and close the opening portion Wherein the home bar door includes a locking pin provided on an inner side thereof, and the home bar frame includes a latch for locking or unlocking the home bar door while being moved by the locking pin when opening and closing the opening portion.

The refrigerator according to at least one embodiment of the present invention can lock or unlock the home bar door through a simple structure in which the latch is moved by the lock pin interlocked with the home bar door and restrains the locking pin, The cold air discharged through the locking device of the home bar door is minimized to improve the insulation performance of the refrigerator.

According to at least one embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention, the lock pin is inserted into the latch and locked by the latch jaw provided inside the latch, so that the home bar door can be locked. A strong fastening force can be secured.

1 is a perspective view for explaining a basic configuration of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view illustrating a state where a lock pin is installed on a door of a refrigerator in an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exploded perspective view of the latch housing and latch in one embodiment of the invention.
Figure 4 is an assembled perspective view of the latch housing and latches in one embodiment of the invention.
5 is an end view of the latch housing and latch in one embodiment of the present invention.
6 to 11 are views for explaining a state in which the lock pin and the latch are engaged and disengaged in an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a perspective view showing a state immediately after the lock pin is brought into contact with the latch.
7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the latch is rotated by the lock pin.
Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which the lock pin is restrained to the latching jaw of the restricting portion;
9 is a perspective view showing a state in which the lock pin is guided to the inside of the detachment portion.
10 is a perspective view showing a state in which the lock pin is disengaged from the latch via the inclined slope of the detachment portion;
11 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the lock pin is detached from the latch through the inclined slope of the detachment portion;

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The sizes and shapes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience. In addition, terms defined in consideration of the configuration and operation of the present invention may be changed according to the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Definitions of these terms should be based on the content of this specification.

A refrigerator 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a door 200 having an opening 400 that opens and closes a storage room and communicates with a storage compartment, a home bar frame 500 installed at the opening 400, The home bar door 600 includes a locking pin 620 installed on an inner side of the opening portion 400. The home bar frame 600 includes a groove portion 500 includes a latch 800 for locking or unlocking the home bar door 600 while being moved by the locking pin 620 when the opening 400 is opened or closed.

Hereinafter, a basic configuration of a refrigerator 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 is a perspective view for explaining a basic configuration of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The case 100 forms an outer appearance of the refrigerator 10 and is provided therein with a refrigerator compartment (not shown), a freezer compartment (not shown) and other storage compartments (not shown) in which foods and other items are stored. Here, the refrigerator 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a bottom freezer type in which a refrigerating chamber is provided in an upper portion of a freezing chamber. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention can be applied to other types of refrigerators.

The door 200 is rotatably installed on the front of the case 100 to open and close the storage compartment, and may include a refrigerator compartment door and a freezer compartment door for opening and closing the compartment. Here, a home bar 300 is provided at one side of the door 200 so that a user can draw out or draw food provided in the storage room without opening the door 200.

The home bar 300 may be provided in both the refrigerator compartment and the refrigerating compartment, but in an embodiment of the present invention, the home appliance 300 is provided in the refrigerator compartment door. Accordingly, in the following description, the door 200 is a refrigerator door.

The home bar 300 may include an opening 400 formed in the door 200, a home bar frame 500 provided in the opening 400, and an opening 400 selectively opened and closed And a home-bar door 600. The home-

The opening 400 is formed by cutting a part of the door 200 as shown in FIG. 1, and the refrigerating compartment and the outside of the refrigerator 10 are communicated by the opening 400. Accordingly, the opening 400 provides a storage space for accommodating food and other items through a basket (not shown) installed on the inner side of the door 200.

The home bar frame 500 is formed along the inner circumferential surface of the opening 400 as shown in FIG. 1 to close the edge of the opening 400. Here, hinge shafts are formed on both sides of the home bar frame 500, to which a hinge shaft to be described later is rotatably coupled.

The home bar door 600 can be pivotally connected to the home bar frame 500 by hinging a hinge shaft (not shown) formed at the lower portions of both sides of the home bar door 600 to a hinge hole (not shown) Respectively. Accordingly, the opening portion 400 can be selectively opened and closed by rotating the home bar door 600.

As described above, in one embodiment of the present invention, hinge holes (not shown) are formed at both lower sides of the home bar frame 500 and hinge shafts (not shown) are formed at both lower sides of the home bar door 600, 600 are rotated about the lower end of the home bar frame 500.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the home bar door 600 can be installed to be rotatable about the upper end or the side end of the home bar frame 500. Hereinafter, for convenience of description, the home-bar door 600 will be described as being rotated about the lower end of the home bar frame 500 as an example.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the opening 400 is closed by using the home bar door 600. In the home bar door 600 and the home bar frame 500, A locking structure should be provided.

1, the home bar door 600 includes a locking pin 620 provided on an inner side thereof, and the home bar frame 500 includes a latch 800 (see FIG. 1) in which the locking pin 620 is engaged and disengaged, And a latch housing 700 for accommodating the latch housing 700.

Hereinafter, the locking pin 620 provided in the home bar door 600 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 2 is a perspective view for explaining a state in which a lock pin is installed on a groove door in an embodiment of the present invention.

The locking pin 620 is a member provided on the inner surface of the groove door 600 for locking or unlocking the groove door 600. When the opening 400 is opened or closed, Lt; / RTI > The lock bar 620 may be provided on the inner side of the door 600 and may include a closed end 610 inserted into the opening 400 to seal the opening. .

2, the closed end 610 is formed on the inner surface of the home bar door 600 and is inserted into the opening 400 of the door 200 so as to seal the opening 400, As shown in Fig.

Accordingly, the locking pin 620 may be installed on the upper surface of the closed end 610, but may be perpendicular to the upper surface of the closed end 610. The locking pin 620 may be installed at other positions on the side of the closed end 610. However, for convenience of explanation, the locking pin 620 may be provided on the upper face of the closed end 610 Let's take an example as an example.

Hereinafter, the latch housing 700 and the latch 800 accommodated therein will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the latch housing and latch in one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is an assembled perspective view of the latch housing and latch in one embodiment of the present invention, And latches.

3 to 5 are a perspective view or a cross-sectional view of the latch housing 700 and the latch 800 in an inverted state for convenience of explanation.

The lock pin 620 is provided on the closed end 610 of the home bar door 600 so that the latch 800 can be provided on the home bar frame 500 in association with the lock pin 620. To this end, in one embodiment of the present invention, the home bar frame 500 may further include a latch housing 700 installed at one side thereof to receive the latch 800.

The latch 800 will be described below with reference to the latch housing 700 in which the latch 800 is accommodated.

The latch housing 700 is embedded in the home bar frame 500. Since the lock pin 620 is installed on the upper surface of the closed end 610 as described above, The latch housing 700 may be mounted on the upper end of the bolt fastening boss provided on one side of the latch housing 700 as shown in FIG. Respectively.

The latch housing 700 is opened to allow the lock pin 620 to move in or out so as to provide a space in which the latch 800 is installed, And a latch mounting portion 710 provided with a latch portion 730.

The locking pin 620 is installed on the upper surface of the closed end 610 so as to be perpendicular to the upper surface of the closed end 610. As a result, So that the latch housing 700 is substantially horizontally aligned with the front surface of the latch housing 700.

3, the latch mounting portion 710 is provided at its front surface with an entry groove 720 for providing a passage through which the lock pin 620 enters and leaves, and the bottom face thereof is provided with a lock pin 620 So as not to interfere with the movement of the movable member.

Further, a rotation shaft 730 on which the latch 800 is rotatably mounted is protrudingly formed on the inner circumferential surface of the latch mounting portion 710. Here, the rotary shaft 730 is provided so that the latch 800 rotates in the horizontal and vertical directions around the rotary shaft 730.

To this end, the pivot 730 includes a coupling end 732, which is shaped along the periphery of its upper end as shown in Figure 3, and which is inserted into and engaged with the coupling groove 810 of the latch 800 . A more specific coupling structure between the pivot shaft 730 and the latch 800 will be described with a latch 800 to be described later.

Next, the latch 800 will be described.

The latch 800 is moved to the lock pin 620 when the opening 400 is opened or closed to lock or unlock the home door 600 and the coupling groove 810 formed at one side of the door 800 is coupled to the rotation shaft 730 And is rotatably installed in the latch housing 700 by engagement.

More specifically, the engaging groove 810 is formed so as to pass through the rear of the latch 800 up and down as shown in Fig. 4, the engagement groove 810 of the latch 800 is inserted into the engagement end 732 of the rotation shaft 730 so that the latch 800 can be rotated Can be installed.

5, the coupling groove 810 is formed to be rounded along the circumference of the inner peripheral surface thereof so that the latch 800 can rotate in the horizontal and vertical directions about the rotary shaft 730, 730, and a coupling protrusion 812 that is in surface contact with the coupling end 732 of the coupling protrusion 730.

Accordingly, the coupling groove 810 of the latch 800 can be coupled to the coupling end 732 of the rotary shaft 730, and the coupling projection 812 can be coupled to surround the coupling end 732. As a result, the latch 800 can be rotated in the horizontal and vertical directions about the pivotal axis, while the engagement projection 812 formed in the lounger is in surface contact with the engagement end 732.

However, as the latch 800 is configured to be rotatable, a restoring force for restoring the rotated latch 800 to its original position must be provided. To this end, in one embodiment of the present invention, the latch 800 is disposed between the latch 800 and the latch housing 700 and includes an elastic member 820 that provides restoring force to return the moved latch 800 to its original position ).

3 and 5, the elastic member 820 is disposed between the latch 800 and the latch housing 700, and includes a coil spring 700 installed to surround the pivot shaft 730 of the latch housing 700, Lt; / RTI >

More specifically, when one end of the elastic member 820 is fixed to the latch housing 700 and the other end is fixed to the latch 800, when the latch 800 rotates in the horizontal direction, to provide.

The elastic member 820 is formed of a relatively large diameter coil spring so as to be in wide contact with the bottom surface of the latch 800 so that even when the latch 800 rotates in the vertical direction, .

As such, in an embodiment of the present invention, even when the latch 800 is moved as the latch 800 includes the elastic member 820, the latch 800 returns to the home position by the elastic member 820, The home bar door 600 can be repeatedly locked or unlocked.

However, when the latch 800 is pivoted by the elastic member 820, the latch 800 may be excessively rotated to be out of the original position. 4, a stopper protrusion 740 is formed adjacent to the pivot shaft 730 on the inner circumferential surface of the latch housing, and correspondingly, a latch 800 is provided on one side of the latch 800, A stopper 830 that is hooked on the stopper protrusion 740 can be formed.

Hereinafter, the specific structure of the latch 800 and the locking / unlocking process of the home bar door 600 will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state immediately after the lock pin is brought into contact with the latch, FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the latch is rotated by the lock pin, and FIG. 8 shows a state in which the lock pin is constrained to the latch jaw It is a living being.

10 is a perspective view showing a state in which the lock pin is detached from the latch via the slope surface of the detachment of the detachment portion, and Fig. 11 is a perspective view showing a state in which the lock pin is detached from the detachment portion Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the latch is detached from the latch via an inclined surface.

Here, FIGS. 6 to 11 are a perspective view or a cross-sectional view of the latch housing 700 and the latch 800 in an inverted state for convenience of explanation.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the latch 800 includes a pivotal ramp surface 840, a restricting portion 850 and a detachment portion 860 (not shown) for locking or unlocking the home bar door 600 while being moved by the locking pin 620. [ ), And the like.

The rotation inclined surface 840 is inclined to the front surface of the latch 800 and can rotate the latch 800 in one direction while being pushed by the lock pin 620.

The rotation slope 840 is provided on the front surface of the latch 800 as shown in FIG. 6, and guides the lock pin 620 to the restraining portion 850. More specifically, the rotation slanting surface 840 is formed so as to be inclined such that the first contact portion with the pin is located at the frontmost position when the home bar door 600 is pressed and closed.

Accordingly, when the home pin door 600 is continuously pressed so that the lock pin 620 pushes the rotation slope 840, the rotation slope 840 is pushed by the lock pin 620 as shown in FIG. 7, (800) is rotated in one direction. The latch 800 is resiliently supported by the elastic member 820 so that the contact state of the lock pin 620 and the rotation slant surface 840 continues even when the lock pin 620 pushes the rotation slant surface 840. [ &Lt; / RTI >

The restraining portion 850 is connected to the rotation slope 840 and can lock the home bar door 600 by restricting the locking pin 620 that has passed through the rotation slope 840. The restricting portion 850 includes a first guide groove 842 for guiding the lock pin 620 passed through the rotation slope 840 into the restricting portion 850 for restricting the lock pin 620, And a locking protrusion 854 which is formed inside the locking portion and restrains the locking pin 620 guided to the inside of the locking portion 850, and the like.

The restricting portion 850 is provided at an end of the rotation slope 840 and is connected to the rotation slope 840 through the first guide groove 842 as shown in FIG.

The first guide groove 842 is formed by opening a portion of the first guide groove 842 which is in contact with an end of the rotation slope 840, as shown in FIG. The first guide groove 842 guides the lock pin 620 that has passed through the rotation inclined surface 840 to the inside of the restricting portion 850.

The locking protrusion 854 is formed inside the restricting portion 850 as shown in FIG. 7 and extends from one end of the first guiding groove 842 connected to the rotation sloping surface 840. Accordingly, the locking protrusion 854 locks the locking pin 620 guided into the restricting portion 850 to lock the home-bar door 600.

The latch 800 is resiliently supported by the elastic member 820 so that the latch 800 can be retracted from the elastic member 820 even when the lock pin 620 pushes the rotation slope 840, And the contact state of the lock pin 620 is maintained by continuously receiving the elastic force.

When the lock pin 620 is inserted into the restricting portion 850 through the first guide groove 842 with the lock pin 620 in contact with the rotation slope 840, The latch 800 is rotated and returned by the elastic force of the elastic member 820 while the contact state of the rotation slope 840 is released.

In addition, when the contact state between the lock pin 620 and the turning slope 840 is released and simultaneously the pressing of the home bar door 600 is released, the home bar door 600 is rotated in the direction of opening by the gravity acting thereon The lock pin 620 is moved toward the front side of the latch 800.

8, the one side surface and the rear surface of the lock pin 620 are caught by the latching jaw 854 so that the latch 800 is elastically supported by the elastic member 820, So that the groove door 600 is locked.

8, the restricting portion 850 is connected to the releasing portion 860, and the locking pin 620 is not caught by the engaging protrusion 854 and the second guiding groove 862 of the releasing portion 860 (860). Therefore, in order to prevent this, a guide pin 856 for guiding the lock pin 620 to the locking pin 854 may be formed in the locking pin.

The detachment portion 860 is connected to the restraining portion 850 and can unlock the home bar door 600 by releasing the locking pin 620 from the latch 800. The detaching portion 860 includes a second guide groove 862 for guiding the locking pin 854 and the lock pin 620 that is released from the restraint to the inside of the detaching portion 860, An inclined slope 865 formed at an inclination and a lock pin 620 guided into the recess 860 is detached from the latch 800, and the like.

8, the releasing portion 860 is connected to the restricting portion 850 through the second guiding groove 862, and the locking pin 854 and the locking pin 620, 800 to unlock the home bar door 600.

Since the one side surface and the rear surface of the locking pin 620 are restrained by being caught by the locking protrusion 854, when the locking pin 620 is pressed inward, the locking pin 620 is locked with the locking protrusion 854, Can be released. That is, the home bar door 600 is pressed to push the lock pin 620 toward the rear side of the latch 800 to release the restraint to the latching protrusion 854.

The second guide groove 862 is provided between the latching protrusion 854 of the latching portion 850 and the guide protrusion 856 and is pushed toward the rear side of the latch 800 to be released from the latching protrusion 854 The locking pin 620 is formed to be inserted. Accordingly, the lock pin 620 is guided through the second guide groove 862 into the recessed portion 860 as shown in FIG.

9, when the lock pin 620 is released from the latching jaw 854 and is inserted into the detachment portion 860, the latch 800 is rotated by the elastic force of the elastic member 820 The latch 800 is pivoted back.

The release slope 865 is inclined forwardly of the latch 800 and more specifically in front of the slit 860 so that the locking pin 620 guided into the slit 860 is released from the latch 800 &Lt; / RTI > The lock pin 620 may be released from the latch 800 while pressing the release slope 865 by an external force acting on the home bar door 600 where the external force may be the gravity force acting on the home bar door 600 have.

The inclined slope 865 is inclined so that the locking pin 620 guided into the recess 860 as shown in FIG. 9 can be released from the latch 800 while pressing it. In order for the lock pin 620 to be disengaged from the latch 800 while pressing the release slope 865, an external force equal to or larger than a predetermined magnitude is required to pivot the home bar door 600 in the direction in which the home bar door 600 is opened.

Here, the type of the external force is not particularly limited, but may be gravity acting on the home door 600, for example. As described above, the home bar door 600 is rotatably installed on the basis of the lower end of the home bar frame 500, and the home bar door 600 is rotated in the direction of opening by gravity acting thereon. 10, the lock pin 620, which is released from the restraint with the latching protrusion 854 and guided into the detachment portion 860, moves toward the front side of the latch 800 and presses the release slanting surface 865 do.

11, as the lock pin 620 moves while depressing the slope inclined plane 865, the latch 800 moves in the vertical direction as well as in the horizontal direction, And is inclined at a predetermined angle in the downward direction.

Here, the elastic member 820 elastically supports the bottom surface of the latch 800, which is tilted as the lock pin 620 pushes the release slope 865, so that the lock pin 620 passes through the slope slope 865 The lock pin 620 and the slope off slope 865 are kept in contact with each other continuously.

As described above, in one embodiment of the present invention, the release slope 865 configured to be pushed by the lock pin 620 is used as the release path of the lock pin 620. [ The lock pin 620 and the release slope 865 are continuously contacted while the lock pin 620 moves while pressing the release slope 865 so that the lock pin 620 can be smoothly separated from the latch 800 have.

Hereinafter, the process of locking and unlocking the home bar door 600 through the engagement and disengagement of the lock pin 620 and the latch 800 will be described.

6, the lock pin 620 provided on the inner side of the home bar door 600 is inserted into the inclined plane of the latch 800 (as shown in FIG. 6) when the home bar door 600 is closed to close the opening 400, 840).

7, when the lock pin 620 is in contact with the inclined surface 840, the locking pin (not shown) is moved toward the rear of the latch 800 620, the latch 800 is pivoted while the pivotal inclined plane 840 is pushed.

Next, when the lock pin 620 having passed through the rotation inclined surface 840 passes through the first guide groove 842 provided at the end of the rotation inclined surface 840 and is guided into the restricting portion 850, The hinge door 600 is locked by being restrained by the latching jaw 854 as shown in FIG.

More specifically, as the lock pin 620 is guided to the inside of the restricting portion 850, the contact state between the lock pin 620 and the rotation sloping surface 840 is released so that the latch 800 is pushed by the elastic member 820 And the rotation is returned. The pressure on the home bar door 600 is released and pulled in the direction in which the home bar door 600 is opened by the gravity acting on the home bar door 600. [ As a result, the lock pin 620 is restrained by its one side surface and the rear surface being caught by the engagement protrusion 854, as shown in FIG.

Next, when the home-bar door 600 is pressed so that the lock pin 620 restrained by the latching jaw 854 is released, as shown in Fig. 9, the engaging jaw 854 and the releasing portion 860 2 guide groove 862 to guide the lock pin 620 into the recessed portion 860.

10, when the lock pin 620 is guided into the detachment portion 860, the force acting on the home bar door 600 is applied to the gravity force acting on the home bar door 600 The home bar door 600 is pulled in the opening direction.

The lock pin 620 moves forward of the latch 800 and separates from the latch 800 while pressing the escape slope 865 provided in front of the escape portion 860 along the home bar door 600, (600) is unlocked.

11, the lock pin 620 moves toward the front of the latch 800 to move the release slope 865 in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. The latch 800 is tilted by a predetermined angle. Accordingly, the inclination angle of the inclined inclined plane 865 to which the locking pin 620 must overrun is lowered, so that the locking pin 620 can smoothly pass through the inclined inclined plane 865.

The bottom surface of the latch 800 is resiliently supported by the elastic member so that the lock pin 620 and the separation slope surface 865 are continuously contacted with each other while the lock pin 620 moves while pressing the separation slope surface 865. [ So that the locking pin 620 can be smoothly separated from the latch 800.

The refrigerator according to at least one embodiment of the present invention can lock or unlock the home bar door through a simple structure in which the latch is moved by the lock pin interlocked with the home bar door and restrains the locking pin. , The cold air flowing out through the lock device of the home bar door is minimized and the heat insulating performance of the refrigerator is improved.

In addition, according to the refrigerator according to at least one embodiment of the present invention described above, the lock pin is inserted into the latch and locked by the latching jaw provided inside the latch, so that the home bar door can be locked. A strong fastening force to the door can be secured.

The refrigerator 10 described above is not limited in the configuration and the method of the embodiments described above, but the embodiments may be modified such that all or some of the embodiments are selectively combined so that various modifications can be made. Lt; / RTI >

10: Refrigerator 100: Case
200: Door 300: Home bar
400: opening 500: home bar frame
600: home bar door 620: locking pin
700: latch housing 800: latch
820: elastic member 840:
850: restraining portion 854:
860: Leaving portion 864: Leaving slope
800: latch

Claims

A door opening / closing the storage chamber and having an opening communicating with the storage chamber;
A home bar frame installed at the opening; And
And a home bar door rotatably installed on the home bar frame to open and close the opening,
The home-
And a locking pin provided on an inner side surface thereof,
In the home bar frame,
And a latch for locking or unlocking the home bar door while being moved by the lock pin when the opening is opened or closed.

The method according to claim 1,
The home-
Further comprising a sealing end provided on an inner surface of the home bar door and inserted into the opening to close the opening,
And the lock pin is installed in the closed end.

The method according to claim 1,
In the home bar frame,
And a latch housing installed at one side thereof to receive the latch.

The method of claim 3,
The latch housing includes:
And a latch mounting portion that is opened to allow the lock pin to enter or leave, and has an inner circumferential surface provided with a rotation axis to which the latch is rotatably coupled.

5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the rotary shaft is rotatable about a horizontal axis and a vertical axis about the rotary shaft.

6. The method of claim 5,
The latch
And an engaging groove formed at one side thereof so as to penetrate up and down,
The above-
And a coupling end formed to be inclined downward along the periphery of the upper end and inserted and coupled to the coupling groove.

The method according to claim 6,
The coupling groove
And a coupling protrusion formed to be rounded along the circumference of the inner circumferential surface and in surface contact with the coupling end.

5. The method of claim 4,
The latch
A slant surface slanting on the front surface thereof and pivotally moving the latch in one direction while being pushed by the lock pin;
A restraining portion connected to the rotation inclined surface and restricting the lock pin that has passed through the rotation inclined surface to lock the home bar door; And
A releasing part connected to the restricting part and releasing the lock bar by releasing the lock pin from the latch;
Wherein the refrigerator is a refrigerator.

9. The method of claim 8,
Further comprising an elastic member provided between the latch and the latch housing to provide a restoring force for returning the moved latch to an original position.

10. The method of claim 9,
The restraining portion
A first guide groove for guiding the lock pin, which has passed through the rotation inclined surface, into the restricting portion; And
A locking protrusion formed inside the locking portion and restricting the locking pin guided into the locking portion;
The refrigerator comprising:

11. The method of claim 10,
When the lock pin is guided into the restricting portion,
And the lock pin is restrained to the latching jaw while the latch is rotated and returned by the elastic member.

11. The method of claim 10,
And the locking pin is released from the engagement protrusion by pushing the home bar door inward.

11. The method of claim 10,
[0027]
A second guide groove for guiding the lock pin released from the locking jaw to the inside of the releasing portion; And
A releasing sloping surface inclined at a front of the releasing portion, wherein the locking pin guided into the releasing portion is detached from the latch;
The refrigerator comprising:

14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the lock pin is detached from the latch while pressing the release slope by an external force acting on the home bar door.

15. The method of claim 14,
The home bar door is installed to rotate with respect to the lower end of the home bar frame,
Wherein the external force is gravity acting on the home bar door.

15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the elastic member elastically supports the bottom surface of the latch, which is tilted as the lock pin pushes the release slope.