JP3388048B2 - refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator.
The present invention relates to means for further reducing cold air leakage between a refrigerator main body and a door thereof. 2. Description of the Related Art In a refrigerator, as shown in FIG. 1, for example, the inside of a refrigerator main body 1 is divided into a refrigerator room 7, a freezer room 8 and a vegetable room 9 by partition members 5 and 6, and In some cases, the front opening of the freezer compartment 8 is divided into upper and lower parts by a partition body 10 and dedicated doors 14, 15, 16, 17 are provided for each. Each of the doors 14, 15, 16, 17 includes an outer plate 24, an inner plate 25, a heat insulating material 26, a door packing 35 provided with a groove 27 in the inner plate 25 as shown in FIG. The door packing 35 is provided with a front flange 2a of the outer box 2 as shown in FIG. 4 and a partition 1 as shown in FIG.
By contacting the front plate 31 of the "0", the cool air leakage is shut off. [0003] However, the door packing 35 described above has a deformation due to a decrease in elasticity in long-term use and the like, and the refrigerator main body 1 and the partition body 5,
Adhesion with 6, 10 may be deteriorated and cool air may leak easily. If the leakage of cold air increases, other problems such as dew condensation on the outside of the door packing will occur, and the operating time of the compressor will increase to maintain the inside of the refrigerator at a predetermined temperature,
Power is also wasted. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator in which the sealing between the door packing and the refrigerator main body is further improved. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0004] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the present invention relates to a refrigerator main body in which a heat insulating material is filled between an outer box and an inner box. In a refrigerator which is partitioned by a partition body and provided with a door packing which is in contact with a front flange of the outer box and a front plate of the partition body at a rear peripheral edge of a door corresponding to the partition chamber, the partition body includes: A convex wall which is substantially flush with the surface of the front flange of the inner box is provided, and the door packing is provided with a hollow wall which is in contact with the front flange of the inner box and the front of the convex wall of the partition. According to the above construction, the door packing is brought into contact with the front flange of the outer box constituting the refrigerator body and the front plate of the partition which partitions the inner box. Since it can also be brought into contact with the front surface of the convex wall provided on the partition body, it is possible to double-block cold air leaks from compartments such as refrigerator compartments, freezer compartments, and vegetable compartments. it can. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows a side view of the internal configuration of a refrigerator provided with a freezing compartment in the middle (middle stage), and 1 includes an outer box 2 made of a steel plate, an inner box 3 made of a resin, and a heat insulating material 4. The refrigerator itself. The interior of the refrigerator main body 1, that is, the inner box 3 is partitioned into upper refrigerator compartments 7, middle freezer compartments 8 and lower vegetable compartments 9 by partition members 5 and 6, and the freezer compartment 8 has a front surface. The opening is divided into upper and lower parts by a partition body 10. A cooler 11 for generating cool air is provided on the back side of the freezer compartment 8.
And a blower fan 12 for circulating cool air to each of the chambers 7, 8, and 9.
Etc. are arranged. A compressor 13 is arranged on a base at a lower rear portion of the refrigerator body 1. The door 14 of the refrigeration compartment 7 is pivotally supported so that the top and bottom of the refrigerator compartment 7 can be freely opened and closed because the refrigeration compartment 7 is at the top. Frame 1
Drawer containers 2 supported on 8, 19 and 20, respectively
1, 22, 23 are provided integrally. The doors 14, 15, 16 and 17 are, for example, an outer plate 24 made of a steel plate as shown in FIG.
And a heat insulating material 26, a door packing 28 provided with a groove 27 in a peripheral portion of the inner surface plate 25, and the like. Conventionally, the door packing 28 is provided with a plurality of gaps 29 or includes a magnet material 30 so that the front flange 2a of the outer box 2 as shown in FIG. 2 and the partition 10 as shown in FIG. Of the front plate 31 is improved, but this is not sufficient. Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the partition body 10 (the other partition bodies 5 and 6 are also the same) is substantially flush with the surface of the front flange 3a of the inner box 3 (see FIG. 2). While the convex wall 32 is provided, a hollow wall 33 is provided on the door packing 28 so as to contact the front flange 3a of the inner box 3 and the front surface of the convex wall 32 on the side of the partitions 5, 6, and 10, and the hollow wall 33 and the magnet material are provided. 30
And the portion that contains the refrigeration chamber, so that cold air leakage from the inside of the refrigerator is double-shielded. [0008] If the refrigerator is configured as described above, it is possible to further reduce the leakage of cold air from the refrigerator compartment, freezer compartment, vegetable compartment, etc., thereby saving electric power. There is no risk of dew condensation on the door packing.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a refrigerator according to the present invention and a conventional example. FIG. 2 is an enlarged side sectional view of a main part of the refrigerator showing one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an enlarged side sectional view of a main part of a refrigerator showing one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an enlarged side sectional view of a main part of a refrigerator showing a conventional example. FIG. 5 is an enlarged side sectional view of a main part of a refrigerator showing a conventional example. [Description of Signs] 1 Refrigerator body 2 Outer box 3 Inner box 5 Partition body 6 Partition body 10 Partition body 14 Door 15 Door 16 Door 17 Door 24 Outer face plate 25 Inner face plate 27 Groove 28 Door packing 29 Void portion 30 Magnet material 31 Front Face plate 32 Convex wall 33 Hollow wall

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims 1] The inner box of the refrigerator main body filled with a heat insulating material between the outer box and the inner box is partitioned by a partition body, and the rear of the door corresponding to the compartment. In a refrigerator having a peripheral portion provided with a door packing that comes into contact with a front flange of the outer box and a front plate of the partition, the partition has a projection substantially flush with the surface of the front flange of the inner box. A refrigerator provided with a wall, wherein the door packing is provided with a hollow wall in contact with a front flange of the inner box and a front surface of a convex wall of the partition.