Refrigerator with machine room of which cover has attenuated vibration

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025277617-A1
Application number	US-202519214206-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 21, 2025
Priority date	Dec 13, 2022
Publication date	Sep 4, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A refrigerator includes a machine room provided at a lower portion of a main body; an opening provided on one side of the main body to allow access to the machine room; a cover disposed on one side of the main body to cover the opening; a plurality of cover catches provided on a lower portion of the cover; an emboss provided between the plurality of cover catches on the lower portion of the cover; and a plurality of main body hooks provided below the opening on one side of the main body such that locations of the plurality of main body hooks and the plurality of cover catches of the cover correspond to each other.

First claim

1 . A refrigerator comprising:
a machine room to be provided at a lower portion of a main body; an opening to be provided on one side of the main body to allow access to the machine room; a cover to be disposed on the one side of the main body to cover the opening; a plurality of cover catches to be provided on a lower portion of the cover; an emboss to be provided between the plurality of cover catches on the lower portion of the cover; and a plurality of main body hooks to be provided on the one side of the main body below the opening such that while the plurality of main body hooks are provided on the one side of the main body, locations of the plurality of main body hooks and the plurality of cover catches of the cover correspond to each other.

2 . The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein
while the opening of the machine room is covered with the cover, the plurality of cover catches are caught on the plurality of main body hooks, and the emboss contacts the one side of the main body on which the plurality of main body hooks are formed.

3 . The refrigerator of claim 2 , wherein
a height of the emboss is greater than a gap between the cover and the one side of the main body.

4 . The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein
each of the plurality of main body hooks is formed to be inclined upwardly on the one side of the main body.

5 . The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein
the emboss includes a lower inclined surface formed to be inclined upwardly and facing a lower end of the cover.

6 . The refrigerator of claim 5 , wherein
the emboss is formed to have an arc cross-section or a triangular cross-section.

7 . The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein
the emboss is among a plurality of embosses arranged in a straight line.

8 . The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein
the cover is formed as a rectangular flat plate, each of the plurality of cover catches is formed in a protrusion shape protruding from one side of the cover, and a catch groove into which a respective main body hook is insertable is provided at a lower end of a respective cover catch.

9 . The refrigerator of claim 8 , wherein
the emboss is formed to protrude from one side of the cover along a direction that is same as a direction in which the plurality of cover catches protrude.

10 . The refrigerator of claim 9 , wherein
a height of the emboss is higher than a height of at least one cover catch among the plurality of cover catches.

11 . The refrigerator of claim 1 , further comprising:
a fastening member formed to fasten an upper portion of the cover to the one side of the main body above the opening.

12 . The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein
the main body comprises an upper support part, a lower support part, a left support part, and a right support part provided at an edge of the opening, the plurality of main body hooks are provided on the lower support part, and a plurality of screw holes are provided on the upper support part.

13 . The refrigerator of claim 12 , wherein
the cover comprises an upper fixing portion and a lower fixing portion, the plurality of cover catches are provided on the lower fixing portion, and a plurality of bolt holes corresponding to the plurality of screw holes of the upper support part of the main body are provided on the upper fixing portion.

14 . A refrigerator comprising:
a machine room to be provided at a lower portion of a main body; an opening to be provided on one side of the main body to allow access to the machine room; a cover to be disposed on the one side of the main body to cover the opening; a plurality of main body hooks to be provided on the one side of the main body below the opening; an emboss to be provided on one side of the main body between the plurality of main body hooks and below the opening; and a plurality of cover catches to be provided on a lower portion of the cover such that while the cover is disposed on the one side of the main body, locations of the plurality of cover catches and the plurality of main body hooks of the main body correspond to each other.

15 . The refrigerator of claim 14 , wherein
each of the plurality of cover catches is formed to be inclined downward on a lower portion of the cover, each of the plurality of main body hooks is formed in a protrusion shape protruding from one side of the main body, and a catch groove into which the cover catch is inserted is provided on an upper surface of the main body hook.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kang Hyosuck
• Yoon Youngchan
• Cho Youngseok

Classifications

• F25D23/065

  Details · CPC title

• F25D23/006 Primary

  for mounting refrigerating machinery components · CPC title

• F25D2201/30

  with respect to sound · CPC title

• F25D23/00 Primary

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

• F25B2500/13

  Vibrations · CPC title