refrigerator

Abstract

To provide a refrigerator having excellent appearance quality.SOLUTION: A refrigerator 1 according to an embodiment comprises a refrigerator body 2 comprising a storage chamber, a door 35 for opening / closing an opening part of the storage chamber, and a sealing member 50 arranged between the door 35 and the refrigerator body 2 in a peripheral edge part of the opening part when the door 35 closes the opening part. The sealing part 50 comprises a door contact part 51 in contact with the door 35, a bag part 52 in contact with the refrigerator body 2, connection walls 53, 54, 55, and 56 connecting the door contact part 51 and the bag part 52, and an exterior side wall 66 extending to a side of the door 35 from an exterior bag wall 65 located on an exterior side in the bag part 52.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] An embodiment of the present invention relates to a refrigerator. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, some refrigerators have a sealing member called a gasket attached to the periphery of the door that opens and closes the storage compartment. When the door is closed, the sealing member adheres to the refrigerator body, and the door is tightly attached to the refrigerator body via the gasket. This increases the airtightness of the storage compartment, inhibits airflow from the storage compartment to the outside, and prevents heat leakage.

[0003] The sealing member is disposed between the door and the refrigerator body, and is located at the front of the refrigerator when viewed from the side, making it relatively visible to users. However, in the past, no consideration was given to the appearance of the sealing member, resulting in a lack of aesthetic quality when viewed from the side. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-315547 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] The embodiments of the present invention have been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and have an object to provide a refrigerator with excellent appearance quality. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In one embodiment, a refrigerator includes a refrigerator main body having a storage compartment, a door that opens and closes an opening of the storage compartment, and a sealing member that is disposed between the door and the refrigerator main body at a peripheral edge of the opening when the door closes the opening, wherein the sealing member includes a door contact portion that contacts the door, a bag portion that contacts the refrigerator main body, a connecting wall that connects the door contact portion and the bag portion, an outer-compartment wall that extends from an outer-compartment bag wall located on the outer side of the bag portion toward the door, and a magnet that is stored in the bag portion and is magnetically attracted to the refrigerator main body when the door is closed, The outer wall is provided so as to protrude from the outer bag wall toward the door side along an extension surface extending the outer bag wall, and is provided along a surface parallel to the outer bag wall, a refrigerator in which the door-side end of the exterior wall is separated from the door contact portion when the sealing member is removed from the door, the bag portion includes a contact wall that comes into contact with the refrigerator main body, and in a state in which the sealing member is removed from the door and the contact wall is not in contact with the refrigerator main body, the door contact portion is inclined so that the closer it is to the exterior of the refrigerator when the sealing member is attached to the door, the closer it is to the door side when the sealing member is attached to the door, and the length in the front-to-rear direction of the exterior wall is a length by which the door-side end of the exterior wall is separated from the rear surface of the door when the sealing member is attached to the door, and when the sealing member is attached to the door, the door contact portion deforms and comes into contact with the door-side end of the exterior wall. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] Cross-sectional view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a freezer compartment door seen from the rear in an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] 1 is a cross-sectional view of a sealing member according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 4] 2 is an enlarged view of a main part of the AA cross section of FIG. 1. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of a door to which a sealing member is attached in a first modified example of the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of a door to which a sealing member is attached in a second modified example of the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of a door to which a sealing member is attached in a third modified example of the present invention. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of a door to which a sealing member is attached in a fourth modified example of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0008] The following embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. The following embodiments are merely examples, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto. The following embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. The following embodiments and their modifications are within the scope of the invention as set forth in the claims and their equivalents.

[0009] In the following description, the left-right direction, front-rear direction, and up-down direction refer to the directions when viewing the refrigerator from the front, and the left-right direction corresponds to the width direction of the refrigerator. Furthermore, unless otherwise specified, the terms right, left, top, bottom, back, spine, and front refer to positions or sides when viewing the refrigerator from the front.

[0010] (1) Configuration of Refrigerator 1 As shown in Fig. 1, refrigerator 1 includes refrigerator body 2 that is open at the front. Refrigerator body 2 is configured with an insulating material such as vacuum insulating material or foam insulating material in an insulating space 5 formed between an outer box 3 made of steel plate and an inner box 4 made of synthetic resin. Refrigerator body 2 has multiple storage spaces provided inside inner box 4, and more specifically, from the top, refrigerator compartment 6 and vegetable compartment 7 are provided, and below them, ice maker compartment 8 and small freezer compartment (not shown) are provided side by side, and below these, freezer compartment 10 is provided.

[0011] The refrigerator compartment 6 and the vegetable compartment 7 are both storage compartments that are cooled to a refrigeration temperature range (for example, 1 to 4°C), and are separated into upper and lower compartments by a partition plate 11 made of synthetic resin. The refrigerator compartment 6 is provided with a plurality of storage shelves 12. Below the lowest storage shelf 12 is a chilled compartment 13 that is maintained at an especially low temperature within the refrigerator compartment 6. The vegetable compartment 7 also houses two drawer-type containers, one on top of the other.

[0012] The front opening of the refrigerator compartment 6 is opened and closed by a pair of French-style (double-door) refrigerator compartment doors 31. The front opening of the vegetable compartment 7 is opened and closed by a drawer-type vegetable compartment door 32. The above-mentioned drawer-type container is attached to the inside of the vegetable compartment door 32. Therefore, when a user opens the vegetable compartment door 32, the drawer-type container is pulled out together with the vegetable compartment door 32.

[0013] Ice making compartment 8, small freezing compartment, and freezing compartment 10 are all storage compartments that are cooled to a freezing temperature range (for example, -10 to -20°C). Ice making compartment 8, small freezing compartment, and freezing compartment 10 each contain a drawer-type storage container.

[0014] The front opening of ice making compartment 8 is opened and closed by a drawer-type ice making compartment door 33. The above-mentioned storage container is fixed to the inside surface of ice making compartment door 33. The front opening of freezer compartment 10 is opened and closed by a drawer-type freezer compartment door 35. The above-mentioned storage container is fixed to the inside surface of freezer compartment door 35. The front opening of the small freezer compartment is opened and closed by a drawer-type small freezer compartment door (not shown).

[0015] A refrigerating cooler 20 for cooling the refrigerating temperature range storage compartments (refrigerating compartment 6 and vegetable compartment 7) of the refrigerator body 2 is provided at the back of the storage compartments for the refrigerating temperature range. A refrigerating fan 21 for blowing the cold air generated by the refrigerating cooler 20 into the refrigerated space is provided above the refrigerating cooler 20.

[0016] A freezer cooler 22 for cooling the freezer temperature range storage compartments (ice-making compartment 8, small freezer compartment, freezer compartment 10) of refrigerator body 2 is provided at the back of the freezer temperature range storage compartments. A freezer fan 23 for blowing the cold air generated by freezer cooler 22 into the refrigerated space is provided above freezer cooler 22.

[0017] The refrigerating cooler 20 and the freezing cooler 22 form a refrigeration cycle together with a compressor 25 and a condenser housed in a machine room 24 formed in the lower back of the refrigerator main body 2, and are cooled by the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 25.

[0018] (2) Structure of doors 31 to 35 Next, we will explain the configurations of refrigerator compartment door 31, vegetable compartment door 32, ice compartment door 33, small freezer compartment door, and freezer compartment door 35, which close the front openings of refrigerator compartment 6, vegetable compartment 7, ice compartment 8, small freezer compartment, and freezer compartment 10. In this embodiment, although the doors differ in size and shape, they share the same basic configuration, so only freezer compartment door 35 will be explained here.

[0019] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the freezer compartment door 35 has an outer shell formed by a door surface material 36, a door inner panel 37, an upper cap member 38, and a lower cap member 39, and a space is formed inside to accommodate a heat insulating material 41.

[0020] Door surface material 36 is made of a steel plate, glass plate, or the like molded into a predetermined shape, and forms the left and right side edges of the front, side, and back of refrigerator 1 when the front opening of freezer compartment 10 is closed. Door inner panel 37 is made of a flat synthetic resin molded body, and is connected to door surface material 36 on the freezer compartment 10 side to form a space between door surface material 36 and door inner panel 37 in which heat insulating material 41 is arranged.

[0021] The upper cap member 38 and the lower cap member 39 are joined to the upper and lower ends of the door surface material 36 and the door inner panel 37, respectively, and hold the peripheries of the door surface material 36 and the door inner panel 37. A handle 42 that recesses downward is provided on the front side (door surface material 36 side) of the upper cap member 38 across the entire width of the freezer compartment door 35.

[0022] Mounting grooves 43 (see FIG. 4) for inserting locking portions 59 of sealing member 50 (described later) are formed on the peripheral portion of inner door plate 37. Mounting groove 43 is formed to surround the inner periphery of freezer compartment door 35. By inserting locking portions 59 of sealing member 50 into mounting groove 43, sealing member 50 is attached at a position facing the peripheral portion of the front opening of freezer compartment 10.

[0023] (3) Configuration of the sealing member 50 Sealing member 50 is a long member formed by extruding soft synthetic resin into a predetermined cross-sectional shape as shown in Fig. 3 and shaped into a generally rectangular frame shape that surrounds the peripheral portion of inner door panel 37. Sealing member 50 is provided on the peripheral portion of the surface of freezer compartment door 35 that faces refrigerator body 2 (i.e., the back surface of freezer compartment door 35), and seals the gap between freezer compartment door 35 and the front opening of freezer compartment 10 by being brought into close contact with the peripheral edge of the opening of refrigerator body 2 by the magnetic force of magnets 57 arranged inside sealing member 50.

[0024] In this embodiment, sealing members are also provided on the peripheral portions of the inner door panels of the refrigerator compartment door 31, vegetable compartment door 32, ice maker compartment door 33 and small freezer compartment door, but since they have the same basic structure as the sealing member 50 provided on the freezer compartment door 35, we will explain here the sealing member 50 provided on the freezer compartment door 35.

[0025] In this specification, the inside of the sealing member 50 refers to the side located on the outer periphery (side facing the outer periphery) when the sealing member 50 is attached to the peripheral edge of the back surface of the door, and the inside of the sealing member 50 refers to the side located on the inner periphery (side facing the inner periphery). In addition, the front and rear of the sealing member 50 refer to the position and side when the refrigerator to which the sealing member 50 is attached is viewed from the front.

[0026] As shown in Figure 4, the sealing member 50 includes a door contact portion 51 that contacts the peripheral portion of the door inner panel 37 when attached to the freezer compartment door 35, a bag portion 52 that contacts the refrigerator main body 2, a plurality of connecting walls 53, 54, 55, and 56 that connect the door contact portion 51 and the bag portion 52, and a magnet 57 provided inside the bag portion 52.

[0027] Door contact portion 51 includes a relatively thick base portion 58, a locking portion 59 provided on the front side of base portion 58 (the side facing freezer compartment door 35), a second fin portion 60 provided on the outside side of base portion 58, and a third fin portion 61 provided on the inside side of base portion 58. Base portion 58 is thicker than second fin portion 60 and third fin portion 61.

[0028] The locking portion 59 protrudes from the base portion 58 toward the freezer compartment door 35 (that is, toward the front), and has a generally wedge-like shape with its tip becoming narrower toward the tip.

[0029] When the second fin portion 60 is not attached to the freezer compartment door 35 as shown in Figure 3, it inclines toward the front (the side toward which the locking portion 59 protrudes) as it moves away from the base portion 58 toward the outside of the freezer, and its tip is bent forward.

[0030] When not attached to the freezer compartment door 35 as shown in FIG. 3, the third fin portion 61 extends from the base portion 58 in a direction generally parallel to the freezer compartment door 35 inside the freezer.

[0031] 4, when the locking portion 59 is inserted into the mounting groove 43 of the freezer compartment door 35 and the sealing member 50 is attached to the freezer compartment door 35, the second fin portion 60 comes into contact with the inner door plate 37 while covering the joint between the door face material 36 and the inner door plate 37, and the third fin portion 61 comes into contact with the inner door plate 37. This improves the adhesion between the sealing member 50 and the freezer compartment door 35.

[0032] Bag portion 52 has a cross section that is thin and flat in the front-to-rear direction, and its interior is partitioned into magnet storage portion 62 and hollow portion 63. Magnet storage portion 62 stores flexible magnet 57, such as a magnet made of synthetic rubber (rubber magnet) mixed with magnetic powder. When freezer compartment door 35 is closed, magnet 57 is magnetically attracted to refrigerator body 2, causing contact wall 64 of magnet storage portion 62 to come into close contact with refrigerator body 2. An air layer is formed inside hollow portion 63.

[0033] Magnet storage section 62 has a wall portion (hereinafter, this wall portion may be referred to as an outer bag wall) 65 that faces the outside of the refrigerator when sealing member 50 is attached to freezer compartment door 35, and has a substantially flat shape. In other words, when sealing member 50 is arranged between freezer compartment door 35 and the periphery of the opening of refrigerator main body 2 as shown in FIG. 4 , contact wall 64 comes into contact with the front end surface of refrigerator main body 2, and outer bag wall 65 protrudes in the front-to-rear direction from refrigerator main body 2 toward freezer compartment door 35.

[0034] It is preferable that the outer bag wall 65 is thicker than the connecting walls 53, 54, 55, 56 that connect the base 58 of the door contact portion 51 and the bag portion 52.

[0035] Furthermore, it is preferable that the contact wall 64 of the magnet storage section 62 is gently inclined so that it approaches the front as it goes outside the refrigerator (i.e., so that it approaches the freezer compartment door 35) when it is not in contact with the refrigerator body 2 (open door state).

[0036] An outer side wall 66 extending forward (towards the freezer compartment door 35) is provided on the outer bag wall 65. This outer side wall 66 is connected so that when a user views the sealing member 50 from outside the compartment, no noticeable step or constriction is formed at the boundary with the outer bag wall 65. In other words, the outer side wall 66 is provided so as to protrude from the outer bag wall 65 towards the freezer compartment door 35 along an extension plane that extends the outer bag wall 65, and may be provided, for example, along a plane parallel to the outer bag wall 65.

[0037] As a result, when the sealing member 50 is attached to the freezer compartment door 35, the outer wall 66 and the outer bag wall 65 form a flat surface without any steps on the outside of the freezer.

[0038] In this specification, "along a plane parallel to the exterior bag wall 65" is a concept that includes not only cases where the sealing member 50 is arranged completely parallel to the exterior bag wall 65 and forms the same plane as the exterior bag wall 65, but also cases where the angle θ (see FIG. 3) relative to the exterior bag wall 65 is 135 degrees or more and 225 degrees or less, preferably the angle θ is 160 degrees or more and less than 200 degrees, more preferably the angle θ is 160 degrees or more and less than 180 degrees, or more than 180 degrees and less than 200 degrees, and even more preferably the angle θ is 160 degrees or more and less than 180 degrees. Furthermore, the concept of a flat surface includes not only a completely flat surface, but also a curved surface that is gently curved or wavy so that it is not noticeable when a user views the sealing member 50 from outside the cabinet.

[0039] The exterior wall 66 includes a connecting wall component 67 that forms part of the exterior connecting wall 53 described below, and a first fin 68 that protrudes forward from the connecting wall component 67.

[0040] As shown in Fig. 3, the tip of the first fin portion 68 is separated from the second fin portion 60 when the sealing member 50 is not attached to the freezer compartment door 35. However, as shown in Fig. 4, when the sealing member 50 is attached to the freezer compartment door 35, the first fin portion 68 abuts against the second fin portion 60, forming a space 69 surrounded by the first fin portion 68, the second fin portion 60, and the exterior connecting wall 53. It is preferable that the tip of the first fin portion 68 abuts against the second fin portion 60, as shown in Fig. 4.

[0041] The multiple connecting walls 53, 54, 55, 56 include an exterior connecting wall 53, an interior connecting wall 54, a first interior connecting wall 55, and a second interior connecting wall 56 that are thinner and more flexible than the exterior bag wall 65 and the base 58 of the door contact portion 51.

[0042] The exterior connecting wall 53 comprises a connecting wall component 67 that forms part of the exterior wall 66, and a connecting component 70 that extends from the connecting wall component 67 toward the interior of the cabinet, with the connecting component 70 being connected to the base 58 of the door contact portion 51. In other words, the exterior connecting wall 53 is positioned on the outermost side of the multiple connecting walls, and connects the base 58 of the door contact portion 51 and the exterior bag wall 65 of the bag portion 52 on the exterior side of the cabinet.

[0043] The interior connecting wall 54 is positioned innermost among the multiple connecting walls and connects the base 58 of the door contact portion 51 and the hollow portion 63 of the bag portion 52 inside the freezer. The interior connecting wall 54 is provided with a partition that divides the interior and is provided with a cylindrical bag-shaped contact portion 71. When the sealing member 50 is attached to the freezer compartment door 35, the bag-shaped contact portion 71 abuts against the door inner plate 37, improving sealing performance and reducing heat loss, as shown in FIG. 4 . Instead of the bag-shaped contact portion 71, a protruding contact portion extending along the sealing member 50 may be provided on the interior connecting wall 54 and the protruding contact portion may abut against the door inner plate 37.

[0044] The first internal connecting wall 55 connects the front wall 74 of the magnet storage section 62 to the base 58 of the door contact section 51 between the external connecting wall 53 and the internal connecting wall 54. The second internal connecting wall 56 connects the internal side of the hollow section 63 of the bag section 52 to the base 58 of the door contact section 51 between the external connecting wall 53 and the internal connecting wall 54. The second internal connecting wall 56 is joined to the base 58 at its end on the base 58 side with the first internal connecting wall 55.

[0045] A support protrusion 72 is provided in the space surrounded by exterior connecting wall 53, first interior connecting wall 55, base 58, and magnet storage section 62. The support protrusion 72 protrudes from base 58 toward refrigerator main body 2 so as to face first interior connecting wall 55 in the front-to-rear direction. When sealing member 50 is deformed and crushed by an external force, support protrusion 72 comes into contact with first interior connecting wall 55, thereby preventing excessive deformation of sealing member 50.

[0046] (4) Effects In the present embodiment as described above, the exterior wall 66 is provided, extending forward from the exterior bag wall 65 along a plane parallel to the exterior bag wall 65, and therefore the exterior bag wall 65 and the exterior wall 66 form a flat surface without any steps on the exterior side of the sealing member 50. As a result, when the refrigerator 1 is viewed from the outside (outside the refrigerator), streaky irregularities are less likely to appear on the sealing member 50, and the refrigerator body 2 and doors 31, 32, 33, 35 appear more visually integrated, improving the appearance quality.

[0047] Furthermore, the exterior bag wall 65 and the exterior wall 66 form a flat surface without any steps on the exterior side of the sealing member 50, making the sealing member 50 less susceptible to dirt and easier to clean.

[0048] Additionally, the outer side wall 66 extends from the outer bag wall 65 of the cylindrical magnet storage section 62. In other words, the outer bag wall 65 and outer side wall 66 that constitute the outer side of the sealing member 50 are reinforced by being connected to the contact wall 64 and front wall 74 that constitute the magnet storage section 62. As a result, the outer bag wall 65 and outer side wall 66 are less likely to wrinkle due to deformation, and the appearance quality can be maintained.

[0049] In this embodiment, the first fin portion 68 provided at the front end of the outer wall 66 abuts against the second fin portion 60 to form a space 69 when the sealing member 50 is attached to the freezer compartment door 35, thereby improving the sealing performance and heat insulation performance of the sealing member 50. Moreover, in this embodiment, because the tip of the first fin portion 68 abuts against the second fin portion 60, the contact portion between the first fin portion 68 and the second fin portion 60 is less noticeable, thereby improving the appearance quality.

[0050] In addition, in this embodiment, the front end of the outer wall 66 is separated from the door contact portion 51, which makes it easier for the sealing member 50 to expand and contract in the front-to-rear direction, improving the adhesion between the sealing member 50 and the refrigerator main body 2 and improving sealing performance.

[0051] In this embodiment, the second fin portion 60 contacts the inner door panel 37 while covering the joint between the door surface material 36 and the inner door panel 37, thereby increasing the adhesion between the sealing member 50 and the freezer compartment door 35 while covering and concealing the joint between the door surface material 36 and the inner door panel 37.

[0052] In this embodiment, the exterior bag wall 65 is thicker than the connecting walls 53, 54, 55, and 56 that connect the base 58 of the door contact portion 51 and the bag portion 52. This makes it less likely for wrinkles to form on the exterior bag wall 65 and the exterior wall 66 that form the exterior of the sealing member 50, and allows the appearance quality to be maintained.

[0053] In this embodiment, the bag-shaped contact portion 71 is provided on the interior connecting wall 54, so that the sealing performance can be improved and heat loss can be reduced.

[0054] In this embodiment, contact wall 64 of magnet storage section 62 is inclined so that it slopes forward as it approaches the outside of the refrigerator when not in contact with refrigerator main body 2, so that when magnet 57 is magnetically attracted to refrigerator main body 2 when the door is closed, outer wall 66 is pulled toward refrigerator main body 2, making it easy to form a neat, flat surface. Also, when the door is opened, sealing member 50 is easily peeled off from the outer end of contact wall 64, allowing the door to be opened with a relatively small force.

[0055] Furthermore, in this embodiment, by setting the angle θ of the outer wall 66 relative to the outer bag wall 65 to be between 135 degrees and 225 degrees, streaky irregularities are less likely to appear on the outer side of the sealing member 50 that is visible to the user from outside the storage, improving the appearance quality, and by setting the angle θ to be between 160 degrees and 200 degrees, streaky irregularities are even less likely to appear on the outer side of the sealing member 50.

[0056] Furthermore, if the angle θ is equal to or greater than 160 degrees but less than 180 degrees, or greater than 180 degrees but less than 200 degrees, the outer side wall 66 is arranged so as to be gently inclined rather than parallel to the front-to-rear direction, and the tip of the first fin portion 68 is more likely to curve towards one of the outside and inside sides of the compartment. As a result, the tip of the first fin portion 68 is less likely to meander towards the outside or inside side along the circumferential direction of the door, and the outer side wall 66 becomes a uniform surface in the circumferential direction of the door, improving the appearance quality.

[0057] (5) Example of change The above-described embodiment can be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit of the invention. Examples of modifications are listed below.

[0058] (Change example 1) Next, a first modification of the above embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 5. Components having the same configuration as those in the first embodiment will be given the same reference numerals, and a description of those configurations will be omitted.

[0059] In the above embodiment, the case where the first fin portion 68 comes into contact with the second fin portion 60 when the sealing member 50 is attached to the freezer compartment door 35 has been described.

[0060] 5, in sealing member 150 of this modified example, outer side wall 166 is not parallel to outer bag wall 65 but is inclined relative to outer bag wall 65. Furthermore, when sealing member 150 is attached to freezer compartment door 35, first fin portion 168 comes into contact with door face material 36 of freezer compartment door 35 on the outer side of second fin portion 60.

[0061] In this modified example, the outer side wall 166 is arranged so that it is not parallel to the front-to-rear direction but is gently inclined, which makes it easier for the tip of the first fin portion 168 to curve toward the outside of the cabinet, and the outer side wall 166 becomes a uniform surface in the circumferential direction of the door.

[0062] Furthermore, in this modified example, the first fin portion 168 is positioned on the outside of the second fin portion 60, so that the first fin portion 168 can cover and conceal the second fin portion 60 from the outside of the storage, further improving the appearance quality.

[0063] In this modified example, a bag-shaped portion 175 may be provided at a position corresponding in the front-rear direction to the support protrusion 72. When the sealing member 150 is deformed and crushed by an external force, the support protrusion 72 comes into contact with the bag-shaped portion 175, thereby preventing excessive deformation of the sealing member 150.

[0064] In this modified example, a protruding contact portion 171 extending along the sealing member 150 may be provided on the interior connecting wall 54. When the sealing member 50 is attached to the freezer compartment door 35 as shown in Fig. 5, the protruding contact portion 171 comes into contact with the door inner plate 37, thereby improving the sealing performance and reducing heat loss.

[0065] In this modified example, Fig. 5 illustrates a case in which the outer-compartment wall 166 is inclined so that the tip of the first fin portion 168 is located more outside the compartment than the outer bag wall 65, that is, a case in which the angle θ1 of the outer-compartment wall 166 with respect to the outer bag wall 65 is less than 180 degrees, but the angle θ1 may be set to be greater than 180 degrees, and the outer-compartment wall 166 may be inclined so that the tip of the first fin portion 168 is located more inside the compartment than the outer bag wall 65. Even when the outer-compartment wall 166 is inclined in this way, the tip of the first fin portion 168 is more likely to curve toward the inner side of the compartment, and the outer-compartment wall 166 has a uniform surface in the circumferential direction of the door, further improving the appearance quality.

[0066] (Change example 2) Next, a second modification of the above embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 6. Components that are the same as those in the first embodiment will be given the same reference numerals, and a description of those components will be omitted.

[0067] In the above embodiment, the case where the outer side wall 66 includes the connecting wall component 67 that configures part of the outer connecting wall 53 has been described.

[0068] 6 , in the sealing member 250 of this modified example, the outer-compartment wall 266 extending from the outer bag wall 65 toward the door is not parallel to the outer bag wall 65 but is inclined relative to the outer bag wall 65. Furthermore, in the sealing member 250, the outer-compartment wall 266 extending from the outer bag wall 65 is not connected to the outer connecting wall 253 but is arranged on the outer side of the outer connecting wall 253. The outer connecting wall 253 connects the front wall 74 of the magnet storage section 62 and the base 58 of the door contact section 51. The tip of the outer-compartment wall 266 contacts the door face material 36 of the freezer compartment door 35 on the outer side of the second fin portion 60.

[0069] In this modified example, the outer side wall 266 is arranged so as to be gently inclined rather than parallel to the front-to-rear direction, so that the tip of the outer side wall 266 is more likely to curve outward, and the outer side wall 266 becomes a uniform surface in the circumferential direction of the door.

[0070] Furthermore, in this modified example, the outer wall 266 is located on the outer side of the second fin portion 60, so that the outer wall 266 can cover and conceal the second fin portion 60 from the outside of the storage compartment, thereby further improving the appearance quality.

[0071] In addition, in this modified example, the exterior connecting wall 253 is separated from the exterior wall 266 and is easily deformed by expansion and contraction in the front-to-rear direction, so that the adhesion between the sealing member 150 and the refrigerator main body 2 is improved, thereby improving sealing performance.

[0072] In this modified example, a protruding contact portion 271 extending along the sealing member 250 may be provided on the interior connecting wall 54. When the sealing member 50 is attached to the freezer compartment door 35 as shown in Fig. 6, the protruding contact portion 271 comes into contact with the door inner plate 37, thereby improving the sealing performance and reducing heat loss.

[0073] In this modified example, a bag-shaped portion 275 may be provided at a position corresponding in the front-rear direction to the support protrusion 72. When the sealing member 250 is deformed and crushed by an external force, the support protrusion 72 comes into contact with the bag-shaped portion 275, thereby preventing excessive deformation of the sealing member 250.

[0074] Furthermore, in this modified example, the tip of the outer wall 266 contacts the door face material 36 of the freezer compartment door 35 on the outside of the second fin portion 60, but the outer wall 266 may be positioned so that the tip of the outer wall 266 contacts the second fin portion 60.

[0075] Furthermore, in this modified example, Fig. 6 illustrates a case in which the outer-compartment wall 266 is inclined so that the leading edge of the outer-compartment wall 266 is located more outside the compartment than the outer bag wall 65, that is, a case in which the angle θ2 of the outer-compartment wall 266 with respect to the outer bag wall 65 is less than 180 degrees, but the angle θ2 may be set to be greater than 180 degrees, and the outer-compartment wall 266 may be inclined so that the leading edge of the outer-compartment wall 266 is located more inside the compartment than the outer bag wall 65. Even when the outer-compartment wall 266 is inclined in this way, the leading edge of the outer-compartment wall 266 is more likely to curve inward, and the outer-compartment wall 266 has a uniform surface in the circumferential direction of the door, further improving the appearance quality.

[0076] (Change example 3) Next, a third modification of the above embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 7. Components that are the same as those in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions of those components will be omitted.

[0077] In the sealing member 350 of this modified example, a reinforcing wall 376 is provided that connects the outer side wall 366 and the front wall 74 of the magnet storage section 62, and a space 377 is formed between the outer side wall 366, the front wall 74 of the magnet storage section 62, and the reinforcing wall 376.

[0078] In such a case, the outer wall 366 can be reinforced by the reinforcing wall 376, which makes it less likely that wrinkles will occur in the outer wall 366 due to deformation, and allows the appearance quality to be maintained.

[0079] In this modified example, the outer wall 366 is positioned so that the tip of the outer wall 366 contacts the second fin portion 60, but the tip of the outer wall 366 may also contact the door surface material 36 of the freezer compartment door 35 on the outside of the second fin portion 60.

[0080] In this modified example, the interior connecting wall 54 is provided with a protruding contact portion 171 that extends along the sealing member 350. When the sealing member 50 is attached to the freezer compartment door 35 as shown in Fig. 7, the protruding contact portion 171 comes into contact with the door inner plate 37, improving the sealing performance and reducing heat loss.

[0081] (Change example 4) Next, a fourth modification of the above embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 8. Components that are the same as those in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions of those components will be omitted.

[0082] In sealing member 450 of this modified example, the inside of bag portion 452 that contacts refrigerator main body 2 is partitioned into first hollow portion 478, magnet storage portion 462, and second hollow portion 463, in that order from the outside to the inside of the refrigerator. Air layers are formed inside first hollow portion 478 and second hollow portion 463. Magnet storage portion 462 stores flexible magnet 57, such as a magnet made of synthetic rubber (rubber magnet) mixed with magnetic powder.

[0083] In such a sealing member 450, the magnet 57 is magnetically attracted to the refrigerator body 2 when the freezer compartment door 35 is closed, so that the contact wall 464 consisting of the first hollow portion 478 and the rear surface of the magnet storage portion 462 adheres closely to the refrigerator body 2.

[0084] Furthermore, the sealing member 450 is provided with a reinforcing wall 476 that connects the outer-compartment wall 466, which is the wall portion of the first hollow portion 478 facing the outside of the compartment, to the front wall 474 of the magnet storage portion 462, and a space 477 is formed between the outer-compartment wall 466, the front wall of the first hollow portion 478, the front wall 474 of the magnet storage portion 462, and the reinforcing wall 476.

[0085] In such a case, the outer wall 466 can be reinforced by the reinforcing wall 476, which makes it less likely that wrinkles will occur in the outer wall 466 due to deformation, and allows the appearance quality to be maintained.

[0086] In addition, in this modification, the first hollow portion 478 is formed on the outside of the magnet storage portion 462, so that the sealing performance and heat insulating performance of the sealing member 450 can be improved.

[0087] In this modified example, the outer wall 466 is positioned so that the tip of the outer wall 466 contacts the second fin portion 60, but the tip of the outer wall 466 may also contact the door surface material 36 of the freezer compartment door 35 on the outside of the second fin portion 60.

[0088] In this modified example, the interior connecting wall 54 is provided with a protruding contact portion 471 that extends along the sealing member 450. When the sealing member 50 is attached to the freezer compartment door 35 as shown in Fig. 8, the protruding contact portion 471 comes into contact with the door inner plate 37, improving the sealing performance and reducing heat loss. [Explanation of symbols]

[0089] 1...refrigerator, 2...refrigerator body, 6...refrigerating compartment, 7...vegetable compartment, 8...ice maker compartment, 10...refrigerating compartment, 31...refrigerating compartment door, 32...vegetable compartment door, 33...ice maker compartment door, 35...freezer compartment door, 36...door surface material, 37...door inner plate, 43...mounting groove, 50...sealing member, 51...door contact portion, 52...bag portion, 53...external connecting wall, 54...internal connecting wall, 55...internal connecting wall , 56...internal connecting wall, 57...magnet, 58...base, 59...engaging portion, 60...second fin portion, 61...third fin portion, 62...magnet storage portion, 63...hollow portion, 64...contact wall, 65...external bag wall, 66...outside wall, 67...connecting wall component, 68...first fin portion, 69...space, 70...connecting portion, 71...bag-shaped contact portion, 72...support protrusion, 74...front wall

Claims

1. a refrigerator body having a storage compartment; a door for opening and closing the opening of the storage chamber; a sealing member that is disposed between the door and the refrigerator body at a peripheral portion of the opening when the door closes the opening; In a refrigerator equipped with the sealing member includes: a door contact portion that contacts the door; a bag portion that contacts the refrigerator main body; a connecting wall that connects the door contact portion and the bag portion; an outer-compartment wall that extends from an outer-compartment bag wall that is located on the outer side of the bag portion toward the door; and a magnet that is stored in the bag portion and is magnetically attracted to the refrigerator main body when the door is closed, The outer wall is provided so as to protrude from the outer bag wall toward the door side along an extension surface extending the outer bag wall, and is provided along a surface parallel to the outer bag wall, an end portion of the outer wall on the door side is separated from the door contact portion when the sealing member is removed from the door, The bag portion includes a contact wall that contacts the refrigerator body, When the sealing member is removed from the door and the contact wall is not in contact with the refrigerator body, the door contact portion is inclined so as to move toward the door side when the sealing member is attached to the door as it moves toward the outside of the refrigerator when the sealing member is attached to the door, The length of the outer wall in the front-rear direction is a length from the door side end of the outer wall to the rear surface of the door when the sealing member is attached to the door, When the sealing member is attached to the door, the door contact portion deforms and comes into contact with the door-side end of the outer wall of the refrigerator.

2. A plurality of the connecting walls are provided, The outer wall includes a connecting wall component that configures a part of an outer connecting wall located on the outer side of the plurality of connecting walls, The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the outer wall of the refrigerator includes a fin portion that protrudes from the connecting wall component toward the door.

3. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the outer bag wall is thicker than the connecting wall.

4. A plurality of the connecting walls are provided, The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an interior connecting wall located inside the refrigerator among the plurality of connecting walls has a bag-shaped contact portion that contacts the door.

5. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the sealing member includes a reinforcing wall that connects the outer wall and the bag portion.

6. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the outer wall is inclined relative to the outer bag wall.

7. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6, comprising: a bag-shaped portion that protrudes from the door-side surface of the bag portion toward the door side; and a support protrusion that protrudes from a position facing the bag-shaped portion in the door contact portion toward the bag-shaped portion.

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