Refrigerator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10145604-B2
Application number	US-201715637817-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 29, 2017
Priority date	Mar 16, 2012
Publication date	Dec 4, 2018
Grant date	Dec 4, 2018

Abstract

A refrigerator includes a body; a storage compartment; a first door and a second door; and a rotating bar coupled to the first door and configured to close a gap between the first door and the second door when the first door and the second door are closed. The rotating bar includes a case having an accommodating space; a cover; a metallic plate positioned at a front side of the cover and having an end portion bent toward the cover; and a sealing member disposed at a longitudinal end portion of the rotating bar, the sealing member including a first portion engaged with the end portion of the metallic plate and a second portion extending from the first portion of the sealing member in a longitudinal direction to cover a gap formed between the body and the longitudinal end portion of the rotating bar when the first door is closed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A refrigerator, comprising:
a body;
a storage compartment formed in the body and having an opening;
a first door configured to open or close a first portion of the opening;
a second door configured to open or close a second portion of the opening; and
a rotating bar coupled to the first door and configured to close a gap between the first door and the second door when the first door and the second door are closed,
wherein the rotating bar comprises:
a case having an accommodating space;
a cover covering the accommodating space;
a heat insulation member accommodated in the accommodating space;
a metallic plate positioned at a front side of the cover and having an end portion bent toward the cover; and
a sealing member disposed at a longitudinal end portion of the rotating bar, the sealing member including a first portion engaged with the end portion of the metallic plate and a second portion extending from the first portion of the sealing member in a longitudinal direction to cover a gap formed between the body and the longitudinal end portion of the rotating bar when the first door is closed,

wherein the first portion of the sealing member forms a groove into which the end portion of the metallic plate is inserted.

2. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the sealing member is formed of a material that is more flexible than the case.

3. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the sealing member is formed of rubber.

4. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the cover has a recess, wherein the first portion of the sealing member is disposed inside the recess of the cover, and the second portion of the sealing member is disposed outside the recess of the cover.

5. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the metallic plate and the second portion of the sealing member form a front surface of the rotating bar.

6. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the rotating bar further comprises another sealing member disposed at another longitudinal end portion of the rotating bar.

7. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the cover is formed of non-metallic material having a heat conductivity rate lower than a heat conductivity rate of the metallic plate.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Sung Mo
• Lee Jee Hoon
• Kim Myoung Hun
• Bae Hak Gyun
• Shon Hee Tae
• Oh Jong Hoon
• Yoon Sinn Bong
• Hong Kun Eui

Classifications

• F25D23/087

  Sealing strips · CPC title

• F25D23/00

  General constructional features (F25D21/00 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F25D23/028

  Details · CPC title

• F25D2201/12

  using an insulating packing material · CPC title

• F25D23/02

  Doors; Covers (F25D23/08 takes precedence {locks or fastenings E05B65/0042}) · CPC title