KR101961950B1 - A refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator which comprises a refrigerator door, a home bar provided at a door of the refrigerator door, a home bar door hinged at one end to the refrigerator door and selectively opening and closing the home bar at the other end through rotation, And a coupling device that is selectively coupled to the fastening bar, wherein the coupling device includes a rotatable engagement member and a base rotatably supported by the engagement member, wherein the engagement member includes a first guide portion A second guide portion spaced apart from the first guide portion, and a connection portion connecting the first guide portion and the second guide portion.
Through the present invention, the size of the latch structure for opening and closing the home bar door can be minimized.

Description

A refrigerator

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator including a latch structure of a home bar of a refrigerator.

The refrigerator is a device for storing food and the like at a temperature lower than room temperature by providing cool air to the storage room formed inside the refrigerator through the refrigerant system.

Generally, a refrigerator includes a case forming an appearance of a refrigerator, and a refrigerator door hinged to a front surface of the case to selectively open and close an inside refrigerator compartment or a freezer compartment.

However, the conventional refrigerator had to open the door of the refrigerator so that the user could take out water or beverage which is relatively frequently consumed.

In this case, since the refrigerator door is often opened, the cold air inside the refrigerator compartment is frequently taken out, which causes the refrigerator to use more power.

In order to solve such a problem, a refrigerator having a home bar on the outer surface of the refrigerator door has been disclosed.

Homebars generally store foods that are frequently consumed, such as water or beverages, and users can consume stored water or beverages simply by opening a relatively small home bar door compared to a refrigerator door. In addition, even when the home bar door is opened, the refrigerator door is kept closed to cool the inside of the refrigerator compartment.

Thus, a latch structure of a home bar door for selectively opening and closing the home bar door has been disclosed. According to the conventional door latch (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2010-0095954), a home bar door is selectively opened and closed through a circular latch, a ball, a spring, and two guide portions, There is a problem that the number of parts is large and the size of the entire latch structure is large.

With such a large-sized latch structure, there is a problem in that the space for securing the heat insulation in the refrigerator door is insufficient and the heat insulating performance is deteriorated.

There is a problem that the power consumption of the refrigerator increases as the heat insulation performance deteriorates.

(Patent Document 1) KR10-2010-0095954 A

An object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator including a latch structure of a home bar door having a small size and a small number of parts.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a refrigerator comprising: a refrigerator door; A home bar provided in the refrigerator door; A home bar door hinged to the refrigerator door at one end and selectively opening and closing the home bar through rotation of the other end; A fastening bar formed on the home bar door; And a coupling device provided on the refrigerator door and selectively coupled to the coupling bar, wherein the coupling device includes: a coupling member that is rotatably operated; And a base to which the engaging member is rotatably supported, wherein the engaging member includes: a first guide portion on which a stopping jaw is formed; A second guide part spaced from the first guide part; And a connection part connecting the first guide part and the second guide part.

The first guide portion may include a first guide surface for guiding rotational movement of the engaging member so that the engaging bar is seated on the engaging jaw when the home bar door is closed, And a second guide surface for guiding rotational movement of the engaging member such that the engaging bar is detached from the engaging device when the engaging bar is opened.

The first guide surface and the second guide surface may be inclined in opposite directions.

Further, a rounded curved surface may be formed on the rear surface of the first guide portion so as to extend from the engaging jaw and to be narrower as the engaging jaw moves away from the engaging jaw.

In addition, the coupling device may further include an elastic member that provides an elastic force to the coupling member, and when the coupling member rotates, the coupling member may be returned to the original position by the elastic member.

In addition, the coupling device may further include a latching protrusion for supporting one end of the elastic member, and the other end of the elastic member may be supported by the coupling member.

Also, the fastening bar may extend from the upper surface of the protrusion protruding inward from the outer surface of the groove bar door, and the engaging device may be located on the upper portion of the groove bar.

In addition, when the home bar door is closed, the fastening bar rotates together with the home bar door, and the base may include a front opening and a bottom opening through which the fastening bar passes.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a refrigerator comprising: a refrigerator door; A home bar provided in the refrigerator door; A home bar door hinged to the refrigerator door at one end and selectively opening and closing the home bar through rotation of the other end; A fastening bar formed on the home bar door; And a coupling device provided on the refrigerator door, the coupling device being selectively coupled to the coupling bar, wherein the coupling device comprises: a coupling member including a locking protrusion on which the locking bar is seated, and rotating about the rotation axis; And a resilient member for providing an elastic force to the joining member. When the joining bar is closed, when the joining bar presses the joining member, the joining member rotates in one direction and then returns to return the joining bar to the joining jaw When the home bar door is opened, when the fastening bar presses the engaging member, the engaging member rotates in the other direction and is returned to remove the fastening bar from the engaging member.

The engaging member may include a first guide surface for guiding the unidirectional rotation of the engaging member by the urging of the engaging bar, and a first guide portion including the engaging jaw; And a second guide portion which is located apart from the first guide portion and includes a second guide surface for guiding rotation of the engagement member in the other direction by the pressing of the fastening bar.

The first guide portion may further include a rounded surface extending from the engagement protrusion and guiding the detachment of the fastening bar from the engagement member.

Through the present invention, the size of the latch structure for opening and closing the home bar door can be minimized. Since the size of the latch structure is minimized, a space for securing the heat insulating portion of the refrigerator door is widened, so that the heat insulating performance of the refrigerator door can be increased.

In addition, the number of parts of the latch structure is small and assembly is easy.

Further, the fastening force of the latch structure is excellent, and the reliability of the opening and closing operation of the home bar door is increased.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view and partially enlarged view showing a home bar of a refrigerator according to an example of the present invention.
3 is a bottom perspective view showing a coupling device according to an example of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 3. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a bottom view illustrating the operation of opening and closing a home bar door of a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the structure of a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a perspective view and a partially enlarged view showing a home bar of a refrigerator according to an example of the present invention.

1 and 2, a refrigerator 1 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a case 10, a refrigerator door 20, a home bar 30, a home bar door 40, a fastening bar 100, And a coupling device 200.

The case 10 forms the overall appearance of the refrigerator 1 as shown in Fig.

The case 10 may be, for example, a rectangular parallelepiped, but is not limited thereto.

Inside the case 10, there is a refrigerator and a freezer as storage spaces for storing food, and a cooling device for storing cold air in the storage space.

The refrigerator door 20 is hinged to the front of the case 10 to selectively open and close the refrigerator compartment or the freezer compartment.

The refrigerator door 20 may include, for example, a freezer compartment door for opening and closing a freezer compartment formed on the left side as shown in FIG. 1, and a refrigerator compartment door for opening and closing a refrigerating compartment formed on the right side. However, the position of the refrigerator compartment, the freezer compartment, the refrigerator compartment door, and the freezer compartment door is not limited, and the refrigerating compartment and the freezer compartment may be located opposite to those shown in Fig.

The refrigerator door 20 is generally hinged to the front of the case 10 at its outer end. With this structure, the user grasps the handle at the center and rotates the refrigerator door 20 from the center to the outside .

The home bar 30 is provided in the refrigerator door 20 as a storage space.

The home bar door (40) serves to open and close the home bar (30).

One end of the home bar door 40 is hinged to the refrigerator door 20 and the other end is rotated to selectively open and close the home bar 30.

2, the lower end of the home bar door 40 is hinged to the refrigerator door 20 and the upper end of the home bar door 40 is rotated to selectively move the home bar 30 Can be opened and closed. In this case, the home bar door 40 can be opened by its own weight, and convenience for the user is increased. However, such a substrate does not limit the joining structure of the home bar door 40 and the refrigerator door 20, and the home bar door 40 may have any structure capable of selectively opening and closing the home bar 30.

Further, the home bar door 40 may include an outer surface 41 and an inner surface 42. A heat insulating material (not shown) may be provided between the outer surface 41 and the inner surface 42.

The outer surface 41 can be flush with the refrigerator door 20 as shown in Figure 1 as a surface forming the outer appearance of the refrigerator 1 when the home bar door 40 closes the home bar 30 have.

The inner surface 42 may be formed to protrude inward from the outer surface 41 of the home bar door 40 as shown in FIG. 2 as an example. A portion protruding from the outer surface 41 of the inner surface 42 may be referred to as a protruding portion 43.

Since the inner surface 42 of the inner surface 42 includes the protrusion 43 protruding inward and the protrusion 43 is inserted into the inner surface of the groove 30, the inner heat of the groove 30 can be more efficiently performed.

The fastening bar 100 is formed in the home bar door 40.

The fastening bar 100 may be formed on the upper surface 43a of the protrusion 43 protruding inward from the outer surface 41 of the groove door 40 as shown in FIG.

The fastening bar 100 may protrude from the upper surface 43a of the projection 43 in a columnar shape. However, the shape of the fastening bar 100 is not limited to this, and any shape capable of selectively engaging with the coupling device 200 described later is also possible.

Further, the fastening bar 100 has sufficient strength and size to press the joining member 220 to be described later.
Further, the fastening bar 100 may be formed on the upper side of the home bar door 40 so as to protrude upward when the home bar door 40 is closed. The fastening bar 100 may protrude upward from the upper surface 43a of the protrusion 43 and may have a cylindrical shape.
In a state where the home bar door 40 is open, the fastening bar 100 may be disposed in parallel with the horizontal direction.

FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view showing a coupling device 200 according to an example of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of FIG.

3 and 4, the coupling device 200 is formed on the refrigerator door 20 and is selectively coupled to the fastening bar 100.

The coupling device 200 may include a base 210, a coupling member 220, and an elastic member 230 as shown in FIG. 3 as an example.

The base 210 may include a rotary shaft portion 211, a latching protrusion 212, a screw hole 213, a front opening 214, and a bottom opening 215 as shown in FIG. 4 as an example .

The rotary shaft portion 211 provides a rotation center for a coupling member 220 to be described later. The rotary shaft portion 211 may include, for example, a hollow 211a.

A coupling pin 211b to be described later is inserted into the hollow 211a.

The coupling pin 211b is inserted into the hollow 211a of the rotary shaft portion 211 in a state where the rotary shaft portion 211 is inserted into the rotary shaft receiving portion 224a and the coupling member 220 is inserted into the base 210 As shown in Fig.

The latching protrusion 212 serves to support one end of the elastic member 230, which will be described later.

The screw hole 213 is provided so that the coupling device 200 can be screwed onto the refrigerator door 20. That is, the coupling device 200 is screwed into the refrigerator door 20 through the screw hole 213.

The front opening 214 provides a passage through which the fastening bar 100 enters and exits the mating device 200. Thus, the front opening 214 must be sized to allow the fastening bar 100 to pass therethrough.

The bottom opening 215 also provides a passageway for the fastening bar 100 to and from the mating device 200, as well as the front opening 214. The bottom opening 215 is referred to as a separate configuration for distinguishing it from the latch structure using a hook as referred to in the prior art, but can be called without distinguishing it from the front opening 214.

The bottom opening 215 is located at the bottom of the front opening 214 and only the bottom opening 215 is present in the example of the present invention to receive the fastening bar 100 formed from the upper surface 43a of the projection 43 . In other words, when the home bar door 40 is closed, the fastening bar 100 also rotates together with the home bar door 40, so that the bottom opening 215 and the front opening 214 require the fastening bar 100 to be received It can be.

The coupling member 220 rotates about the rotary shaft portion 211 to selectively restrict the coupling bar 100 or release the coupling.

The coupling member 220 may include a first guide portion 221, a second guide portion 222, a connecting portion 223, and a rotating shaft coupling portion 224 as shown in FIG.
The first guide part 221 may be coupled to the base 210. The first guide part 221 is formed to protrude downward from the upper surface of the base 210 and may have a locking protrusion 221b protruding in the horizontal direction.
The upper surface of the base 210 is a surface to which the rotation axis portion 211 and the engagement protrusion 212 are coupled.

The first guide portion 221 may include a first guide surface 221a, a locking protrusion 221b, and a curved surface 221c as shown in FIG. 4 as an example.

The first guide surface 221a is located in front of the first guide part 221 and the engagement protrusion 221b and the curved surface 221b are provided on the rear side of the first guide part 221, And the second housing 221c.

In other words, the first guide portion 221 may include three corners A, B, and C as viewed from the bottom, as shown in FIG. 4, and the first and second corners A and B A surface connecting the first guide surface 221a, the second edge B and the third edge C is defined by the engagement jaw 221b, the third edge C and the first edge A May be referred to as a curved surface 221c.

The first guide surface 221a serves to guide the rotational movement of the engaging member 220 so that the engaging bar 100 is seated on the engaging tab 221b to be described later when the groove door 40 is closed. The first guide surface 221a may be inclined to guide the rotational movement of the engaging member 220 as described above.

That is, when the user pushes the home bar door 40 to close the home bar door 40, the fastening bar 100 pushes the first guide face 221a located in front of the engaging member 220, The first guide surface 221a guides the engaging member 220 to rotate and seats the fastening bar 100 on the engaging jaw 221b.

The stopping jaw 221b is located, for example, behind the first guide surface 221a to provide a space in which the fastening bar 100 is seated.

As shown in FIG. 4, for example, the latching jaw 221b may be hooked so that when the fastening bar 100 is seated on the latching jaw 221b once, there is no external force and is not released.

The curved surface 221c extends from the engaging step 221b and serves to guide the fastening bar 100 to be detached from the engaging member 220 when the home bar door 40 is opened.

The curved surface 221c may be convexly rounded as shown in Fig. 4 as an example.

The second guide portion 222 is spaced apart from the first guide portion 221 and serves to guide the rotational movement of the engagement member 220 by an external force exerted by the fastening bar 100.
The second guide part 222 may be coupled to the base 210. The second guide part 222 may protrude downward from the upper surface of the base 210. The upper surface of the base 210 is a surface to which the rotation axis portion 211 and the engagement protrusion 212 are coupled.

The second guide portion 222 may include, for example, a second guide surface 222a and a third guide surface 222b as shown in FIG.

The second guide surface 222a serves to guide the rotational movement of the engaging member 220 so that the engaging bar 100 is detached to the outside of the engaging device 200 when the home bar door 40 is opened. The second guide surface 222a may include a sloped surface to guide the rotational movement of the engagement member 220. [

That is, when the user pushes the home bar door 40 to open the home bar door 40, the fastening bar 100 pushes the second guide face 222a, So that the fastening bar 100 is detached to the outside of the coupling device 200.

The second guide surface 222a and the engagement step 221b are spaced apart to provide a space through which the fastening bar 100 can pass. This is because the fastening bar 100 moves between the engaging protrusion 221b and the second guide face 222a in the process of opening and closing the home bar door 40. [

The third guide surface 222b extends from the second guide surface 222a and is inclined more gently than the inclination of the second guide surface 222a. This allows the engaging member 220 to rotate more when the third guide surface 222b is pressed than when the engaging bar 100 presses the second guide surface 222a.

In addition, the third guide surface 222b may not include the inclination. In this case, the boundary between the second guide surface 222a and the third guide surface 222b may be located behind the third edge C. [

The connection portion 223 serves to connect the first guide portion 221 and the second guide portion 222.

The first guiding portion 221 and the second guiding portion 222 are spaced apart from each other and more specifically the engaging protrusion 221b of the first guiding portion 221 and the second guiding surface 221b of the second guiding portion 222, (222a) should be at least spaced to allow the fastening bar (100) to pass through.

Since the groove bar door 40 is opened only when the fastening bar 100 is completely removed from the coupling member 220 through the connecting portion 223 as described later, Height and shape.
A guide passage (225) is formed between the upper end of the first guide part and the second guide part. The guide passage 225 is provided below the connection portion 223. The guide passage 225 may be recessed from the lower side to the upper side.
When the home bar door (40) is closed, the upper end of the fastening bar (100) is positioned below the connecting portion (223). When the home bar door 40 is opened, the upper end of the fastening bar 100 is detached from the coupling member 220 while passing through the guide passage 225.

4, the height of the connection portion 223 is lower than that of the first guide portion 221 and the second guide portion 222. [ For example, the fastening bar 100 may pass through the connecting portion 223 without contacting the connecting portion 223 through such a structure.

The rotary shaft coupling portion 224 is engaged with the rotary shaft portion 211 which provides the rotation center to the coupling member 220.

The rotary shaft engaging portion 224 may include, for example, a rotary shaft receiving portion 224a and an elastic member supporting portion (not shown) as shown in Fig.

The rotary shaft receiving portion 224a may be, for example, a cylindrical hollow having a diameter corresponding to the cylindrical column when the rotary shaft portion 211 is cylindrical. Thus, the rotary shaft portion 211 can be inserted into the rotary shaft receiving portion 224a.

The coupling pin 240 is inserted into the hollow 211a of the rotary shaft 211 in a state in which the rotary shaft 211 is inserted into the rotary shaft receiving portion 224a so that the coupling between the base 210 and the coupling member 220, Can be achieved. In this case, the engaging member 220 is rotatable about the rotary shaft portion 211.

The elastic member supporting portion (not shown) serves to support one end of the elastic member 230, which will be described later. The elastic member supporting portion may have a groove shape so that one end of the elastic member 230 is supported and is not unintentionally detached. However, such a substrate does not limit the shape or structure of the elastic member supporting portion, and the elastic member supporting portion may have any shape and structure capable of supporting one end of the elastic member 230. [

The elastic member 230 serves to provide an elastic force to the coupling member 220.

One end of the elastic member 230 can be supported by the locking protrusion 212 of the base 210 and the other end of the elastic member 230 can be supported by the elastic member support portion of the coupling member 220 have. In this case, the locking protrusion 212 is a stationary member, and the elastic member supporting portion is a member rotating together with the rotation of the coupling member 220, The coupling member 220 may be provided with an elastic force so that the coupling member 220 returns to the original position.

The elastic member 230 may be, for example, a torsion spring, but is not limited thereto, and any structure capable of providing an elastic force to the coupling member 220 is possible.

Hereinafter, a method for opening and closing a home bar door of a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view illustrating the operation of opening and closing a home bar door of a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In other words, the state shown in FIG. 5 reveals that the fastening bar 100 and the coupling device 200 of the refrigerator 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention are viewed from the bottom.

First, when the user intends to close the home bar door 40 in a state where the home bar door 40 is opened, the user pushes up one end of the home bar door 40. In this case, since the other end of the home bar door 40 is hinged to the refrigerator door 20, one end of the home bar door 40 is rotated around the other end of the home bar door 40.

The fastening portion 100 extending from the upper surface 43a of the heat insulating portion 42 protruded inward from the outer surface 41 of the home bar door 40 in accordance with the rotational movement of one end of the home bar door 40, 250).

The fastening portion 100 having passed through the front opening 250 abuts against the first guide surface 221a of the engaging member 220 as shown in FIG. At this time, since the user applies continuous external force to close the home bar door 40, the fastening part 100 pushes the first guide part 221. At this time, since the first guide surface 221a includes an inclination, the coupling member 220 rotates about the rotation axis 211. [

When the engaging member 220 rotates about the rotary shaft portion 211 so that the engaging portion 100 passes completely through the first guide surface 221a, the engaging portion 100 moves in the direction indicated by And is inserted between the engaging jaw 221b and the second guide surface 222a. This is because when the fastening portion 100 completely passes the first guide surface 221a, the external force provided to the first guide surface 221a disappears, so that the engaging member 220 is returned to the original position by the elastic force of the elastic member 230 It will return.

At this time, the rotational movement range of the home bar door 40 can be limited so that the fastening part 100 can be easily inserted between the engaging step 221b and the second guide face 222a.

Thereafter, when the external force applied by the user to the home bar door 40 is removed, the fastening portion 100 is seated on the latching jaw 221b as shown in Fig. 6 (c). 5 (c), when the fastening portion 100 is seated on the latching protrusion 221b, the home bar door 40 is closed.

If an external force is not provided, the state in which the home bar door 40 is closed as shown in Fig. 5 (c) is maintained.

When the user presses one end of the home bar door 40 to open the home bar door 40 and presses the outer face 41 near the fastening bar 100 in more detail, The second guide surface 222a is pressed.

In this case, the inclined direction of the second guide surface 222a is opposite to the inclined direction of the first guide surface 221a so that the fastening bar 100 can easily escape from the fastening protrusion 221b of the engaging member 220 .

When the user releases the force to press the home bar door 40, the fastening bar 100 is detached from the engaging member 220 away from the second guide face 222a as shown in FIG. 5 (e) . In this case, one end of the home bar door 40 can be rotated downward by the own weight of the home bar door 40, and the other end of the home bar door 40 can be hinged to the home bar door 40 May be rotated.

In the process of detaching the fastening bar 100 from the engaging member 220, the fastening bar 100 may descend from the engaging shoulder 221b and curved surface 221c having a convex shape.
When the home bar door 40 is opened, the upper end of the fastening bar 100 is detached from the coupling member 220 while passing through the guide passage 225.

Thereafter, the fastening bar 100 is completely detached from the engaging member 220, and the home bar door 40 is opened.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that numerous modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the appended claims. And equivalents should also be considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

10: Case 20: Refrigerator door
30: Home bar 40: Home bar door
100: fastening bar 200: engaging device
210: base 220: coupling member
230: elastic member

Claims (11)

Refrigerator door;
A home bar provided in the refrigerator door;
A home bar door hinged to the refrigerator door at one end and selectively opening and closing the home bar through rotation of the other end;
A fastening bar formed on the upper side of the home bar door so as to protrude upward when the home bar door is closed; And
And a coupling device provided in the refrigerator door and selectively coupled to the coupling bar,
The coupling device includes:
And a base on which the engaging member is rotatably supported,
The coupling member
A first guide part protruding downward from an upper surface of the base and having a hook protruding in a horizontal direction;
A second guide portion protruding downward from an upper surface of the base, the second guide portion being spaced apart from the first guide portion;
A connecting portion connecting an upper end of the first guide portion and an upper end of the second guide portion; And
And a guide passage formed between the upper end of the first guide portion and the second guide portion and provided on the lower side of the connection portion and recessed upward from the lower side,
Wherein the upper end of the fastening bar is positioned below the connecting portion when the home bar door is closed and the upper end of the fastening bar is detached from the coupling member while the upper end of the fastening bar passes through the guide passage when the home bar door is opened.
The method according to claim 1,
The first guide portion
And a first guide surface for guiding rotational movement of the engaging member so that the engaging bar is seated on the engaging jaw when the home bar door is closed,
The second guide portion
And a second guide surface for guiding rotational movement of the engaging member such that the engaging bar is detached from the engaging device when the home bar door is opened.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the first guide surface and the second guide surface are inclined in opposite directions.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein a rounded curved surface is formed on the rear surface of the first guide portion so as to extend from the locking protrusion and to have a narrower width as the protrusion protrudes from the locking protrusion.
The method according to claim 1,
The coupling device includes:
Further comprising an elastic member for providing an elastic force to the coupling member,
Wherein when the engaging member is rotated, the engaging member is returned to the original position by the elastic member.
6. The method of claim 5,
The coupling device includes:
Further comprising a latching protrusion for supporting one end of the elastic member,
And the other end of the elastic member is supported by the engaging member.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the fastening bar extends from an upper surface of a protruding portion protruding inward from an outer surface of the groove door,
Wherein the coupling device is located at an upper portion of the home bar.
8. The method of claim 7,
When the home bar door is closed, the fastening bar rotates together with the home bar door,
The base includes:
And a front opening and a bottom opening for allowing the fastening bar to pass therethrough.
Refrigerator door;
A home bar provided in the refrigerator door;
A home bar door hinged to the refrigerator door at one end and selectively opening and closing the home bar through rotation of the other end;
A fastening bar formed on the upper side of the home bar door so as to protrude upward when the home bar door is closed; And
A coupling device provided on the refrigerator door and selectively coupled to the fastening bar,
The coupling device includes:
An engaging member which includes a locking protrusion on which the locking bar is seated and which forms a guide passage concaved upward from the lower side and rotates about the rotation axis; And
And an elastic member for providing an elastic force to the engaging member
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When the home bar door is closed, when the tightening bar presses the engaging member, the engaging member rotates in one direction and then returns, so that the tightening bar is seated on the engaging jaw,
When the home bar door is opened, when the fastening bar presses the engaging member, the engaging member rotates in the other direction and returns, and the upper end of the fastening bar passes through the guide passage, Wherein the refrigerator is a refrigerator.
10. The method of claim 9,
The coupling member
A first guide surface for guiding the unidirectional rotation of the engaging member by pressing of the fastening bar, and a first guide portion including the engaging jaw; And
And a second guide surface that is spaced apart from the first guide portion and includes a second guide surface for guiding rotation of the engagement member in the other direction by the urging of the fastening bar,
Further comprising a refrigerator.
11. The method of claim 10,
The first guide portion
Further comprising a rounded surface formed to extend from the latching jaw to guide the fastening bar to be detached from the coupling member.

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