JPH04302984A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide doors of a structure in which gaskets are not rubbed each other at the time of opening and closing the door in a refrigerator having a plurality of adjacent doors, and the gaskets each formed of gasket pieces provided at the four sides of a rear surface of the door in such a manner that the pieces provided at opposed sides of the adjacent doors are brought into contact with each other to seal chilled gas therein. CONSTITUTION:Gasket pieces 18 are elastically deformed in a door closed state to be brought into contact with adjacent gasket pieces 25, recovered in a door opened state to form a gap between the adjacent pieces 25.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[Object of the invention]

0002

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly to a refrigerator in which gaskets are used to seal cold air from inside the refrigerator.

0003

[Prior Art and Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Conventionally, by having a plurality of adjacent doors, having gaskets on the four circumferences of the back side of the doors, and bringing the gaskets provided on the adjacent doors into contact with each other, There are refrigerators that seal the cold air inside.

For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 56-165880 discloses a double-door refrigerator in which a sealing gasket is attached near the outer periphery and the opening/closing order of the left and right doors is not specified, and a door liner is provided near the mating surfaces of both doors. , a blade that rotates with the opening/closing operation of at least one of the doors is attached to the inside of one or both of the doors, and when the door is closed, the blade closes the space between the two door liners and cool air inside the door is disposed. Prevents contact with seal gasket,
It is known that when at least one of the doors is opened, the blade becomes integral with the door liner of the door to which it is attached.

[0005] With a door having such a structure, it is possible to eliminate the partition wall between adjacent doors, thereby increasing the volume inside the refrigerator.

[0006] However, when opening and closing the door, the gaskets are always rubbed against each other, so if the door is opened and closed frequently, the gasket will wear down due to the frictional force, causing the problem that cold air inside the refrigerator will leak. . Further, when the door is opened and closed, a large amount of force is required to open and close the door due to the frictional force between the gaskets.

[0007] Furthermore, the following door structures are available in which gaskets do not abut each other and there is no partition wall between adjacent doors.

Specifically, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-106685 discloses a first door and a second door of a double-fold type that are rotatably supported on both sides of the opening of a heat insulating box having an opening so as to close the opening. a gasket that abuts the opening periphery provided on the back side periphery of both doors, a pair of guide portions formed as a cylinder to protrude into the opening rim located on the non-pivotal side of both the doors; The length extends in the direction of the rotation axis of the door over the opening edge on the back surface of the non-pivotal side portion of the first door, and is rotatably supported, and is moved into the refrigerator with the closing operation of the first door. enter,
and a partition body having a curved guide groove portion that rotates while abutting against a curved surface of the guide portion, and a curved guide groove portion that rotates while abutting on a cylinder of the guide portion. A door of a refrigerator in which the front surface of the partition body is substantially flush with the opening when the guide groove periphery of the partition body is located in the guide portion, and the gasket on the non-pivot side of both doors is in contact with the front face of the partition body. An apparatus is disclosed.

However, this movable partition system has the problem that its structure is complicated and the number of parts is extremely large.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a refrigerator having a door structured so that the gaskets of adjacent doors are in contact with each other and the gaskets do not rub against each other when the door is opened and closed. It is.

[Configuration of the invention]

0012

[Means for Solving the Problems] A refrigerator according to claim 1 has a plurality of adjacent doors, a gasket provided on the four circumferences of the back surface of the door, and a gasket provided on one side facing each other of the adjacent doors. In a refrigerator that seals cold air inside the refrigerator by bringing gaskets into contact with each other, at least one of the gaskets is elastically deformed and comes into contact with an adjacent gasket when the door is closed, and restores itself when the door is open and contacts the adjacent gasket. It forms a gap.

According to a second aspect of the invention, in the refrigerator of the first aspect, a gasket adjustment member is provided on the door to elastically deform the gasket when the door is closed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the refrigerator according to the second aspect, a position regulating member is provided on the refrigerator main body for pressing the gasket adjusting member and holding the gasket in an elastically deformed state when the door is closed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the refrigerator according to the second aspect, the gasket adjusting member abuts against the refrigerator body and holds the gasket in an elastically deformed state when the door is closed.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the refrigerator of the second aspect, the restoring force of the gasket is made larger than the deforming force of the gasket adjusting member for elastically deforming the gasket.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the refrigerator according to the second aspect, the gasket adjustment member is a plate body having a self-hinge portion and is provided at the rear of the gasket along the longitudinal direction of the gasket. .

[0018] The invention according to claim 7 is the refrigerator according to claim 1, which is a drawer-type door in which adjacent doors are arranged in the vertical direction.

[0019] The invention according to claim 8 is the refrigerator according to claim 1, which is a drawer-type door in which adjacent doors are arranged in the left-right direction.

[0020] According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the refrigerator according to the first aspect, the adjacent door is a double door.

[0021]

[Function] In the refrigerator according to claim 1, at least one gasket is elastically deformed when the door is closed and comes into contact with an adjacent gasket to seal cold air.

[0022] In the open state, the gasket is restored to form a gap with the adjacent gasket. Therefore, this gap prevents the gaskets from rubbing against each other when the door is opened and closed.

In the refrigerator according to the second aspect of the invention, the gasket adjustment member elastically deforms the gasket when the door is closed, and brings the gasket into contact with the adjacent gasket to seal cold air.

In the refrigerator according to the third aspect of the present invention, the position regulating member provided on the refrigerator body presses the gasket adjusting member when the door is closed and holds the gasket in an elastically deformed state.

In the refrigerator according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the gasket adjusting member contacts the refrigerator body in a closed state to maintain the gasket in an elastically deformed state.

In the refrigerator of claim 5, the restoring force of the gasket is greater than the deforming force of the gasket adjusting member, so when the door is open, the gasket restores itself against the deforming force of the gasket adjusting member, and the adjacent gasket and form a gap. This prevents the gasket from rubbing against adjacent gaskets.

[0027] In the refrigerator of claim 6, the gasket adjusting member is a plate body having a self-hinge portion and is provided at the rear of the gasket along the longitudinal direction of the gasket. The gasket is elastically deformed by movement.

[0028]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator 1 showing a first embodiment of the present invention. The main body 2 of this refrigerator 1 has four compartments in the vertical direction. The main body 2 is formed of an outer box 3 and an inner box 4, and urethane W is filled between the outer box 3 and the inner box 4 for heat insulation.

The uppermost compartment of the main body 2 is a refrigerating room, and this refrigerating room 5 is provided with a rotating door 6.

The second compartment of the main body 2 is the upper freezing compartment 7.
It is. This upper freezer compartment 7 is provided with a pull-out upper door 8.

The third compartment of the main body 2 is the lower freezer compartment 9.
It is. This lower freezer compartment 9 is provided with a pull-out lower door 10.

The fourth or lowest compartment of the main body 2 is a vegetable compartment 11. This vegetable compartment 11 is provided with a pull-out door 12.

As shown in FIG. 4, the main body 2 is provided with an upper partition wall 13 between the refrigerator compartment 5 and the upper freezer compartment 7, and a lower partition wall 13 between the lower freezer compartment 9 and the vegetable compartment 11. Partition wall 14
is provided. In addition, the upper freezer compartment 7 and the lower freezer compartment 9
There are no partition walls between them.

The cold air seal structure of the pull-out upper door 8 of the upper freezer compartment 7 and the pull-out lower door 10 of the lower freezer compartment 9 will be explained.

First, the cold air sealing structure of the lower door 10 will be explained.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a gasket made of synthetic rubber provided around the rear surface of the lower door 10, including the right side,
It is made up of left side, upper and lower gasket pieces. Insertion part 1 provided along the front part of gasket 16
7 are press-fitted into grooves on the four circumferences of the rear surface of the lower door 10 and fixed to the lower door 10.

The right, left, and lower gasket pieces of gasket 16 have magnets 30 therein, similar to conventional gaskets. And lower door 10
In the closed state, the magnet 30 is attracted to the metal outer case 3, and cold air is sealed (see FIG. 5).

The upper gasket piece 18 of the gasket 16 has four compartments in a longitudinal section, and each compartment is provided along the longitudinal direction. These partitions are partitions (hereinafter referred to as
It is called a bellows part 18b. ), a rear section 18c that bulges rearward from the center section 18a, and a lower section 18d that bulges downward from the center section 18a. and,
The insertion portion 17 projects forward from the central partition portion 18a.

The deformed state of this upper gasket piece 18 will be explained.

When the upper gasket piece 18 attached to the lower door 10 is in its restored state without being elastically deformed, the central section 18a, rear section 18c and lower section 18d are in a swollen state. Further, the bellows portion 18b is slightly inclined rearward and protrudes from the upper surface of the lower door 10. At this time, the bellows portion 18 is
Let h be the height of b to the top.

When a pressing force is applied from the rear of the upper gasket piece 18 and the upper gasket piece 18 is elastically deformed, the central section 18a and the rear section 1
8c and the lower section 18d are in a collapsed state. Further, the bellows portion 18b changes from a slightly rearwardly inclined state to an upright state and protrudes from the upper surface of the lower door 10. If the height from the upper surface of the lower door 10 to the upper end of the bellows portion 18b at this time is H, then H>h. Then, when the pressing force is removed, the upper gasket piece 18 returns to its original state, and the bellows portion 18b becomes slightly inclined rearward again.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a plate-shaped gasket adjustment member provided on the lower door 10 along the lower part of the upper gasket piece 18. This gasket adjustment member 19 has a self-hinge portion 20 in its length direction, and this self-hinge portion 2
0, the upper pressing plate part 19a and the lower fixing plate part 19b
It is divided into The fixing plate portion 19b is screwed to the inside door 21 provided on the rear surface of the lower door 10. Press plate part 1
9a is movable around the self-hinge portion 20, and the front surface of the pressing plate portion 19a is in contact with the rear partition portion 18c. The forward movable force of this pressing plate portion 19a is smaller than the restoring force of the upper gasket piece 18. Therefore, in a normal state, the press plate part 19a is in a state of being tilted backward by the rear partition part 18c.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a pair of position regulating members provided at the upper portions of both sides of the front portion of the lower freezing chamber 9. This position regulating member 22 protrudes inward from the inner wall of the inner box 4, and when the lower door 10 is closed, the gasket adjusting member 19
The gasket adjustment member 19 presses the upper gasket piece 18 forward, and the upper gasket piece 18 becomes elastically deformed.

Next, the cold air sealing structure of the upper door 8 will be explained.

Reference numeral 23 denotes a gasket made of synthetic rubber and provided around the rear surface of the pull-out upper door 8. An insertion part 24 provided along the front part of the gasket 23 is press-fitted into grooves on the four circumferences of the rear surface of the upper door 8 and is fixed to the upper door 8.

Each of the right side, left side, and upper gasket pieces of the gasket 23 has a magnet inside thereof, like a conventional gasket. Then, with the upper door 8 closed, the magnet attracts the metal outer box 3 and the cold air is sealed.

[0048] The lower gasket piece 25 of the gasket 23 has four partitions in a longitudinal section, and each partition is provided along the longitudinal direction. These partitions include a central partition 25a, a bellows part 25b, and a rear partition 25.
c and an upper section 25d. And the insertion part 24
protrudes forward from the central partition 25a.

When the lower gasket piece 25 is in its restored state, the central section 25a, rear section 25c, and upper section 25d are in a swollen state. Further, the bellows portion 25b is slightly inclined backward.

When a pressing force is applied from the rear of the lower gasket piece 25 and it is elastically deformed, the central section 25a and the rear section 2
5c and the lower section 25d are in a collapsed state. Further, the bellows portion 25b has changed from being slightly inclined rearward to being in an upright position. The height in this upright state is higher than in the inclined state.

Reference numeral 26 denotes a plate-shaped gasket adjustment member provided on the upper door 8 along the upper part of the lower gasket piece 25. This gasket adjustment member 26 has a self-hinge portion 27 in its length direction, and is divided into a pressing plate portion 26a and a fixing plate portion 26b with this self-hinge portion 27 as a boundary. The fixing plate portion 26b is a door inner side 29 provided on the rear surface of the upper door 8.
is screwed to. The press plate portion 26a is movable around the self-hinge portion 27, and the front surface of the press plate portion 26a is in contact with the rear partition portion 25c. This pressing plate part 26a
The forward movable force is smaller than the restoring force of the upper gasket piece 25. Therefore, in a normal state, the press plate portion 26a is in a state of being tilted backward.

[0052] Reference numeral 28 denotes position regulating members provided at both lower ends of the front part of the upper freezing chamber 7. This position regulating member 28 presses the gasket adjusting member 26 forward when the upper door 8 is closed, thereby elastically deforming the lower gasket piece 25 and bringing the bellows portion 25b into an upright state.

[0053] The cold air seals of the upper door 8 and lower door 10 of the above configuration
The following will describe the state of the current state based on FIGS. 6 to 8.

When only the lower door 10 is pulled forward, the restoring force of the upper gasket piece 18 causes the bellows portion 18b to tilt backward, and the upper part of the gasket adjustment member 26 also tilts accordingly. (See Figure 6).

When the lower door 10 is pushed into the lower freezer compartment 9 from the above state, the bellows portion 18b passes under the upper door 8 while being tilted, and further passes through the lower gasket piece 25 of the upper door 8. In this case, since the bellows portion 18b is tilted backward, the bellows portion 25b of the lower gasket piece 25
There is a slight gap S between the two. Therefore, the bellows portion 18b passes through the bellows portion 25b without rubbing against each other (see FIG. 7).

When the lower door 10 is further pushed into the lower freezer compartment 9, the gasket adjusting member 19 hits the position regulating member 22, and the upper gasket piece 18 is compressed by elastic deformation by the position regulating member 22 and the lower door 10, and the bellows Part 18
b stands up. When the lower door 10 is completely closed, the bellows portion 1 is adjusted by the gasket adjustment member 19.
8b stands up completely, the gap S disappears, and it comes into contact with the bellows portion 25b of the lower gasket piece 25, sealing the cold air. This prevents cold air from leaking to the outside (see Figure 8). Further, although the position regulating member 22 is provided only at both ends of the lower freezing chamber 9, the gasket adjusting member 19 is provided along the longitudinal direction of the upper gasket piece 18.
By simply pressing both ends of the gasket adjustment member 19, the gasket adjustment member 19 presses all the rear parts of the upper gasket piece 18, and the bellows portion 18b all stands up. As a result, the bellows portion 18b and the bellows portion 25b are in full contact with each other in the longitudinal direction, and the cold air is completely sealed.

Similarly, when only the upper door 8 is inserted or removed, if the upper door 8 is pulled forward a little, the pressure from the position regulating member 28 is removed, and the restoring force of the lower gasket piece 25 causes the bellows portion 25b to move backward. Tilt, bellows part 18
There will be a slight gap with b. Therefore, even if the upper door 8 is pulled out, the bellows portion 25b does not rub against the bellows portion 18b.

When the upper door 8 and lower door 10 are pulled out at the same time, both the bellows portion 18b of the upper gasket piece 18 and the bellows portion 25b of the lower gasket piece 25 tilt backward, and the bellows portions 18b, 25b A gap is formed in between. Thereby, even if the upper door 8 and the lower door 10 are pulled out at the same time, the bellows portion 18b and the bellows portion 25b do not rub against each other.

[0059] This provides the following effects.

(2) The upper gasket piece 18 and the lower gasket piece 25 will not wear out or break. Furthermore, since they do not rub against each other, the force required to open and close the door can be reduced.

(2) No gaps are created due to abnormal deformation of the upper gasket piece 18 and the lower gasket piece 25.

(2) Since there is no partition wall between the lower freezing chamber 9 and the upper freezing chamber 7, the volumes of both chambers 9 and 7 can be increased.

■ The gasket adjustment members 19 and 26 are
It prevents cold air from directly hitting the upper gasket piece 18 and the lower gasket piece 25, and has a dew-proofing effect.

■ With the door closed, the upper gasket piece 18
And the contact deformation margin of the lower casket piece 25 can be increased,
Cold air sealing is ensured even against door misalignment, etc.

[0065] In the above embodiment, the lower freezing compartment 9
Although the position regulating member 22 and the position regulating member 28 are respectively projected from the upper freezing chamber 7, the following structure may be adopted without providing these members 22, 28.

That is, as shown in the plan view of FIG. 9, if the gasket adjustment member 19 of the lower freezer compartment 9 that presses the upper gasket piece 18 is brought into contact with both side walls of the inner box 4 of the lower freezer compartment 9, The gasket adjustment member 19 is pressed forward and can elastically deform the upper gasket piece 18. Similarly, both ends of the gasket adjustment member 26 that presses the lower gasket piece 25 may be in contact with both side walls of the inner box 4 of the upper freezer compartment 7.

A second embodiment will be explained based on FIGS. 10 to 12.

FIG. 10 shows a refrigerator 101 showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

The uppermost compartment of the main body 102 is a refrigerating room, and the refrigerating room 105 is provided with a double-hung door consisting of a left-hand door 106 and a right-hand door 107.

The ice box chamber 108 is on the left side of the second compartment of the main body 102, and the freezing chamber 109 is on the right side. The ice box chamber 108 and the freezing chamber 109 are provided with a pull-out left door 110 and a pull-out right door 111.

The third stage compartment of the main body 102 is the freezer compartment 1.
12 are provided. This freezer compartment 112 is provided with a pull-out door 113.

[0072] A vegetable compartment 114 is provided in the fourth stage, that is, the lowest compartment of the main body 102. This vegetable room 11
4 is provided with a pull-out door 115.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the main body 102 includes a refrigerator compartment 105, an ice box compartment 108, and a freezer compartment 1.
An upper partition wall 150 is provided between the ice box compartment 108, the freezer compartment 109, and the freezer compartment 112, and an intermediate partition wall 151 is provided between the freezer compartment 112 and the vegetable compartment 114.
A lower partition wall 152 is provided between the two.

The seal structure of the second embodiment is applied to the left door 110 and the right door 111 of the refrigerator 101 shown in FIG. 10, which are drawer type and are adjacent to each other in the left and right direction.

A right side gasket piece 118 having a bellows portion 118b and a gasket adjustment member 119 are provided on the right side of the back side of the left door 110.

A left side gasket piece 125 having a bellows portion 125b and a gasket adjustment member 126 are provided on the left side of the back surface of the right door 111.

[0077] Position regulating members 122a and 128a are suspended from the center of the upper partition wall 150 constituting the ceiling surfaces of the ice box chamber 108 and the freezing chamber 109. Position regulating members 122b and 128b are made to protrude from the center of a partition wall 151 forming the bottom surfaces of the ice box chamber 108 and the freezing chamber 109.

[0078] With the seal structure of the above configuration, the right door 11
1 is pulled forward, the bellows portion 125b tilts backward, and a gap S is created between the bellows portion 125b and the bellows portion 118b. Therefore, even if the right door 111 is pulled out, the bellows portion 125
b does not rub against the bellows portion 118b (Fig.
(see 2).

When the right door 111 is closed, the bellows portion 125b is pressed forward by the gasket adjustment member 126 and the position regulating members 128a, 128b, and the bellows portion 125b is in an upright state. Therefore, the bellows portion 118b and the bellows portion 125b come into contact with each other, and can seal out cold air.

[0080] Thereby, there is no need for a partition wall between the left door 110 and the right door 111, and the capacities of the ice box chamber 108 and the freezing chamber 109 can be maximized.

Further, the opening/closing operation of the left door 110 is the same as the opening/closing operation of the right door 111 described above.

[0082] Also in this structure, the following structure may be used without providing the position regulating members 122a, 122b and 128a, 128b.

That is, the upper and lower ends of the gasket adjusting member 119 and the gasket adjusting member 126 form an upper partition wall 150 forming the ceiling surface of the ice box chamber 108 and the freezing chamber 109, and an intermediate partition wall 151 forming the bottom surface. By bringing the gasket into contact with , the right side gasket piece 118 and the left side gasket piece 125 can be pressed.

A third embodiment will be explained based on FIGS. 13 to 15.

The seal structure of the third embodiment is used for the left-hand door 106 and the right-hand door 107 of the double-door type in a refrigerator 201, as shown in FIG. 13. The structure of the compartments and partition walls, etc., is the same as that of the refrigerator 1 shown in Figure 10.
Same as 01.

[0086] The bellows part 2 is located on the right side of the left-hand door 106.
A right side gasket piece 218 and a gasket adjustment member 219 having 18b are provided.

[0087] The bellows part 2 is located on the left side of the right-hand door 107.
A left side gasket piece 225 and a gasket adjustment member 226 having a diameter 25b are provided.

[0088] The position regulating members 222a and 228a are installed in the inner box 4 constituting the ceiling surface of the refrigerator compartment 105, respectively. The position regulating members 222b and 228b are made to protrude from the center of the upper partition wall 150 that forms the bottom surface of the refrigerator compartment 105.

With the seal structure configured as described above, when the right door 107 is opened, the bellows portion 225b tilts backward,
A gap is created between the bellows portion 218b and the bellows portion 218b. Therefore,
Even when the right door 107 is opened, the bellows portion 225b does not rub against the bellows portion 218b (see FIG. 14).

[0090] When the right door 107 is closed, the gasket adjustment member 226 is aligned with the position regulating members 228a and 228b.
The left side gasket piece 225 is pressed by the pressed gasket adjusting member 226,
The bellows portion 225b is in an upright state. This allows the bellows portion 218b and the bellows portion 225b to come into contact with each other, thereby sealing the cold air (see FIG. 14).

[0091] Therefore, there is no need for a partition wall between the two doors 106, 107, and furthermore, the construction of the two doors 106, 107 can be made easier.

[0092] Also in this embodiment, the position regulating members 222, 228 may not be provided and the following structure may be used.

[0093] That is, the gasket adjusting member 219, 2
If the upper and lower ends of the gasket adjustment member 26 are made to abut against the flange portion and the upper partition wall 150 that constitutes the bottom surface of the inner box 4 that constitutes the ceiling surface of the refrigerator compartment 105, the gasket adjustment member 2
19, 226 are pressed forward, and the right side gasket piece 2
18 and the left side gasket piece 225 are pressed and can be elastically deformed.

[0094]

[Effects of the Invention] Adjacent gaskets do not rub against each other when the door is opened or closed, so there is no possibility of rubbing or tearing.

[0095] The door can be opened easily without increasing the opening/closing force due to contact between gaskets.

[0096] When the door is closed, the amount of contact deformation between the upper gaskets can be increased, and cold air sealing can be ensured even against door displacement.

[0097] The gasket adjustment member prevents cold air from directly hitting the gasket, and is also effective in preventing dew.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator showing a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a partially cross-sectional perspective view of the lower freezer compartment from the rear.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the upper door and the lower door.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the main body excluding the door.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view of the main parts of the lower freezing chamber.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged longitudinal cross-sectional view of the main part of the lower freezer compartment with the door pulled out.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of the main part of the lower freezer compartment just before the door is closed.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of the main part with the door of the lower freezer compartment closed.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged plan view of the main parts of the lower freezing chamber when no position regulating member is provided.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a front view of the refrigerator body of the second embodiment with the door removed.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main parts of the doors of the ice box room and the freezer room.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of a double door.

FIG. 15 is a rear view of the double door.

[Explanation of symbols]

1... Refrigerator 2...refrigerator body 3... Outer box 4...Inner box 5...Refrigerating room 6...Rotary opening door 7... Upper freezer compartment 8... Upper door 9...Lower freezer compartment 10...Lower door 11...Vegetable room 12...Vegetable room door 13...Upper partition wall 14……Lower partition wall 16...Gasket 18... Upper gasket piece 18b...Bellows part 19...Gasket adjustment member 20...Self hinge part 21... Inside the door 22...Position regulating member 23...Gasket 25...Lower gasket piece 25b...Bellows part 26...Gasket adjustment member 27...Self hinge part 28...Position regulating member 29... Inside the door

Claims (9)

[Claims] Claim 1: A refrigerator having a plurality of adjacent doors, gaskets provided around the back surface of each door, and gaskets provided on opposite sides of the adjacent doors being brought into contact with each other to prevent the inside of the refrigerator from being damaged. A refrigerator that seals cold air, characterized in that at least one of the gaskets elastically deforms when the door is closed and comes into contact with an adjacent gasket, and restores itself when the door is open to form a gap with the adjacent gasket. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the door is provided with a gasket adjustment member that elastically deforms the gasket when the door is closed. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the refrigerator main body is provided with a position regulating member that presses the gasket adjusting member and holds the gasket in an elastically deformed state when the door is closed. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the gasket adjusting member contacts the refrigerator body to hold the gasket in an elastically deformed state when the door is closed. 5. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the restoring force of the gasket is made larger than the deforming force of the gasket adjusting member that elastically deforms the gasket. 6. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the gasket adjusting member is a plate member having a self-hinge portion and is provided at the rear of the gasket along the longitudinal direction of the gasket. 7. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the adjacent doors are drawer-type doors arranged vertically. 8. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the adjacent doors are drawer-type doors arranged in the left-right direction. 9. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the adjacent door is a double door.