US20050242529A1 - Sealing structure for refrigerator - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- the present invention relates to a refrigerator, and particularly, to a sealing structure for a refrigerator capable of effectively preventing external heat from being introduced into a storage compartment by being provided between a refrigerator cabinet and a door.
- a refrigerator is a device for chilling or freezing items stored in a storage compartment by circulating cool air, generated by a refrigerating cycle, inside the storage compartment.
- the refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage compartment; and a door installed at the cabinet, for opening and closing the storage compartment, and a gasket installed between the cabinet and the door, for preventing introduction of external heat into the storage compartment.
- the conventional refrigerator includes a cabinet (C) forming a storage compartment (F) therein, comprised of an outer panel 5 of a metallic material, an inner panel 6 and a foamed insulation 3 filled between the outer panel 5 and the inner panel 6 ; and a door (D) connected to the cabinet (C), for opening and closing the storage compartment (F).
- a cabinet (C) forming a storage compartment (F) therein, comprised of an outer panel 5 of a metallic material, an inner panel 6 and a foamed insulation 3 filled between the outer panel 5 and the inner panel 6 ; and a door (D) connected to the cabinet (C), for opening and closing the storage compartment (F).
- the door (D) includes an outer panel 1 of a metallic material; a door liner 2 made of a synthetic resin such as an ABS resin and coupled to the outer panel 1 ; a foamed insulation 3 interposed between the outer panel 1 and the door liner 2 ; and a gasket 4 made of a synthetic resin, for sealing a gap between the door (D) and the cabinet (C).
- the gasket 4 includes a fixing portion 4 a formed as an anchor shape and fixed by being pressingly inserted into a fixing groove 2 a recessed in the door (D); a connection portion 4 b integrally formed from the fixing portion 4 a and having therein a plurality of air pockets 4 d formed by dividing an inner space thereof with a plurality of partitions; and an attached portion 4 c formed as a single body with the connection portion 4 b and separably attached to the outer panel 5 of the cabinet (C) by a magnet 4 e mounted therein.
- a space having a predetermined width is formed between the inner panel 6 of the cabinet (C) and the door liner 2 , and this space is commonly called an air dam (S).
- Such an air dam (S) functions as a kind of damper for preventing heat having passed through the gasket 4 from being introduced into the storage compartment (F).
- the refrigerator constructed in such a manner, when the door (D) is closed, the attached portion 4 c of the gasket 4 is attached to the outer panel 5 of the cabinet (C) by a magnetism of the magnet 4 e, so that the storage compartment (F) is sealed from the exterior. At this time, the storage compartment (F) is insulated by the air pocket 4 d of the gasket 4 and the air dam (S).
- connection portion 4 b of the gasket elastically stretches by being pulled, thereby separating the attached portion 4 c from the outer panel 5 of the cabinet (C). Accordingly, the storage compartment (F) is opened.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a sealing structure for a refrigerator capable of preventing introduction of heat into a storage compartment by preventing convection in an air dam formed between a cabinet and a door liner of a refrigerator.
- a refrigerator comprising a convection preventing device provided inside an air dam having a predetermined width between a refrigerator cabinet and a door liner of a door, for preventing convection in the air dam.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a cabinet and a door of a conventional refrigerator
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view partially showing the cabinet and the door liner of the door of the conventional refrigerator;
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view partially showing a cabinet and a door for a refrigerator in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing one example of a convection preventing device of FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line V-V of FIG. 4 ;
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another example of a convection preventing device of FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view partially showing a cabinet and a door for a refrigerator in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing one example of a convection preventing device of FIG. 7 ;
- FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX line of FIG. 8 ;
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing another example of a convection preventing device of FIG. 7 ;
- FIG. 11 is an enlarged sectional view partially showing a cabinet and a door for a refrigerator in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing one example of a convection preventing device of FIG. 11 ;
- FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along line XIII-XIII of FIG. 12 ;
- FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing another example of a convection preventing device of FIG. 11 .
- a refrigerator in accordance with the present invention comprises a cabinet (C) including an outer panel 5 of a metallic material, an inner panel 6 and a foamed insulation 3 filled between the outer panel 5 and the inner panel 6 ; and a door (D) connected to the cabinet (C), for opening and closing a storage compartment (F).
- a cabinet including an outer panel 5 of a metallic material, an inner panel 6 and a foamed insulation 3 filled between the outer panel 5 and the inner panel 6 ; and a door (D) connected to the cabinet (C), for opening and closing a storage compartment (F).
- the door (D) includes an outer panel 1 of a metallic material; a door liner 2 made of a synthetic resin such as an ABS resin and coupled to the outer panel 1 ; a foamed insulation 3 interposed between the outer panel 1 and the door liner 2 ; and a gasket 4 made of a synthetic resin material, for sealing a gap between the cabinet (C) and the door (D).
- the gasket 4 includes a fixing portion 4 a formed as an anchor shape and fixed by being pressingly inserted in a fixing groove 2 a recessed in the door (D); a connection portion 4 b foldably extended from the fixing portion 4 a and having therein a plurality of air pockets 4 d formed by dividing an inner space thereof with a plurality of partitions 4 f; and an attached portion 4 c formed as a single body with the connection portion 4 b and separably attached to the outer panel 5 of the cabinet (C) by having a magnet 4 e therein.
- An air dam (S) with a predetermined width is formed between the inner panel 6 of the cabinet (C) and the door liner 2 .
- the sealing structure for the refrigerator in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention includes a convection preventing device 10 installed inside the air dam (S), for preventing convection in the air dam (S).
- the convection preventing device 10 includes a supporting portion 11 formed as a plate shape which is substantially parallel with a surface of the door liner 2 , and closely attached to the surface of the door liner 2 ; a fixing portion 12 protruding from the supporting portion 11 and fixed by being pressingly inserted in a fixing groove 2 b recessed in the door liner 2 ; and a plurality of blocking members 13 extended from the supporting portion 11 toward the inner panel 6 of the cabinet (C), for blocking between the door liner 2 and the inner panel 6 of the cabinet (C).
- the blocking member 13 is formed in a plate shape and curved at a predetermined curvature.
- the blocking member 13 is made of a flexible material such as a rubber and is extended in a longitudinal direction of the door (D).
- a thickness of the blocking member 13 becomes thinner toward an end in a width direction thereof so that the blocking member 13 can be easily curved when being pushed by the inner panel 6 of the cabinet (C) in case that the door (D) is closed.
- a plurality of blocking members 13 are formed to be curved in the same direction, and the curved angle of the blocking member 13 is approximately perpendicular to a flowing direction of the cool air.
- the blocking member 13 is curved in a direction opposite to a direction that the door (D) moves when the door (D) is closed, so that the air resistance and the friction resistance can be reduced when the door (D) closes the storage compartment (F).
- a width of the blocking member 13 is substantially similar to or larger than that of the air dam (S). Accordingly, when the door completely closes the storage compartment (F), an end of the blocking member 13 is in contact with the inner panel 6 of the cabinet (C), and an air pocket (P) is formed by the blocking members 13 and the door liner 2 as the blocking member 13 is curved by the inner panel 6 of the cabinet (C).
- Installation intervals between the blocking members 13 are preferably about from 5 mm to 10 mm in case that the width of the air dam (S) is about 10 mm or less.
- Optimum intervals between the blocking members 13 for minimizing convection are about 8 mm. Namely, it is preferable that the width of the air pocket (P) is about 10 mm or less.
- a plurality of grooves 13 a are preferably formed on the blocking member 13 at predetermined intervals in a longitudinal direction of the blocking member 13 , namely, in a direction that the blocking member 13 is elongated in a longitudinal direction of the door (D), so that the air resistance and the friction resistance can be reduced, and thus the door (D) can be smoothly opened or closed.
- the attached portion 4 c of the gasket 4 is attached to the outer panel 5 of the cabinet (C) by a magnetism of the magnet 4 e, and accordingly, the storage compartment (F) is blocked from the exterior. And, introduction of the external heat into the storage compartment (F) is prevented by the air pocket 4 d of the gasket 4 .
- the door (D) can be easily closed.
- the door (D) can be more easily closed.
- the blocking member 13 can be fixed to the inner panel 6 of the cabinet (C) without being limited to be fixed to the door liner 2 .
- the sealing structure for the refrigerator in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention includes a convection preventing device 20 installed inside the air dam (S) formed between a door liner 2 of the door (D) and the inner panel 6 of the cabinet (C), for preventing the cool air from flowing in the air dam (S).
- the convection preventing device 20 includes a supporting portion 21 formed as a plate shape substantially parallel to a surface of the door liner 2 , and closely attached to the surface of the door liner 2 ; a fixing portion 22 protruding from the supporting portion 21 and pressingly inserted in a fixing groove 2 c recessed in the door liner 2 ; and at least one blocking member 23 extended from the supporting portion 21 toward the inner panel 6 of the cabinet (C), for blocking between the door liner 2 and the inner panel 6 of the cabinet (C).
- the blocking member 23 is formed in a plate shape and is elongated in a longitudinal direction of the door (D).
- the blocking member 23 is made of a flexible material such as a rubber and is extended in a ‘S’ shape by being curved plural times along a longitudinal direction of the door (D), thereby having a concave portion 24 and a convex portion 25 sequentially formed in a longitudinal direction of the blocking member 23 .
- the concave portion 24 and the convex portion 25 are formed at regular and constant intervals and have the same curvature to each other in order to effectively block introduction of external heat. Meanwhile, a plurality of blocking members 23 may be installed.
- a width of the blocking member 23 is substantially similar to or larger than that of the air dam (S). Therefore, when the door (D) completely closes the storage compartment (F), an end of the blocking member 23 is in contact with the inner panel 6 of the cabinet (C).
- a plurality of grooves 23 a are preferably formed on the blocking member 23 at predetermined intervals in a longitudinal direction of the blocking member 23 , that is, in a direction that the blocking member 23 is elongated in a longitudinal direction of the door (D), so that the air resistance and the friction resistance can be reduced, and the door (D) can be smoothly opened or closed.
- the groove 23 a is preferably formed in a wedge shape.
- the blocking member 23 of the convection preventing device 20 is curved in a rough ‘S’ shape along a longitudinal direction thereof, the external heat is prevented from flowing into the refrigerator in the x-direction of FIG. 8 as well as in the y-direction of FIG. 8 . Accordingly, the heat introduced into the refrigerator can be more effectively blocked.
- the blocking member 23 can be fixed to the inner panel 6 of the cabinet (C) without being limited to be fixed to the door liner 2 .
- FIGS. 11 to 14 a sealing structure for a refrigerator in accordance with the third embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 14 .
- the same reference numerals are given to the parts explained in the above-described embodiments, and explanation thereon will be omitted.
- the sealing structure for the refrigerator in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention includes a convection preventing device 30 installed inside the air dam (S) formed between the door liner 2 of the door (D) and the inner panel 6 of the cabinet (C), for preventing the cool air from flowing in the air dam (S).
- the convection preventing device 30 includes a fixing portion 32 pressingly inserted in a fixing groove 2 d recessed in the door liner 2 ; and a blocking member 33 extended from the fixing portion 32 toward the inner panel 6 of the cabinet (C), for blocking between the door liner 2 and the inner panel 6 of the cabinet (C).
- the blocking member 33 is formed in a plate shape and curved at a predetermined curvature.
- the blocking member 33 is made of a flexible material such as a rubber and is extended in a longitudinal direction of the door (D).
- a thickness of the blocking member 33 becomes thinner toward an end in a width direction thereof so that the blocking member 33 is easily curved when being pushed by the inner panel 6 of the cabinet (C) in case that the door (D) is closed.
- the curved angle of the blocking member 33 is approximately perpendicular to a flowing direction of the cool air.
- the blocking member 33 is curved in a direction opposite to a direction that the door (D) moves when the door (D) closes the storage compartment (F), so that the air resistance and the friction resistance can be reduced.
- a width (L) of the blocking member 33 is substantially similar to or larger than that of the air dam (S). Accordingly, when the door (D) closes the storage compartment (F), the end of the blocking member 33 is curved by the inner panel 6 of the cabinet (C) and is in contact with the door liner 2 , thereby forming an air pocket (P) together with the door liner 2 .
- a width (L) of the blocking member 33 is preferably within about 8 ⁇ 12 mm in a state that the door (D) is opened.
- a plurality of grooves 33 a are preferably formed on the blocking member 33 at predetermined intervals in a longitudinal direction of the blocking member 33 , namely, in a direction that the blocking member 33 is elongated in a longitudinal direction of the door (D), so that the air resistance and the friction resistance can be reduced, and thus the door (D) can be smoothly opened or closed.
- the blocking member 33 of the convection preventing device 30 blocks the air dam (S) to thereby prevent convection in the air dam (S). Also, in case that the door (D) is closed, an end of the blocking member 33 is curved by the inner panel 6 of the cabinet (C), thereby forming an air pocket (P) between the blocking member 33 and the door liner 22 . Accordingly, the sealing structure for the refrigerator can more effectively prevent the introduction of the external heat into the refrigerator.
- the blocking member 33 can be fixed to the inner panel 6 of the cabinet (C) without being limited to be fixed to the door liner 2 .
- a sealing structure for a refrigerator in accordance with the present invention can advantageously and effectively prevent the heat from being introduced into a storage compartment (F) through an air dam (S) formed between a door liner 2 of a door (D) and an inner panel 6 of a cabinet (C), by providing a convection preventing device 10 , 20 , 30 for preventing convection due to the flow of the cool air in the air dam (S).
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