Refrigerator

Abstract

A refrigerator is disclosed, in which shielding members installed on doors installed in a pair at both sides of the front surface of a main body shield a gap between the doors when the doors are closed. The gap between the doors is not exposed when viewed from in front of the refrigerator even when the assembly state of the doors is deformed or the doors are not completely symmetrical with each other, thereby effectively preventing the external appearance of the front part of the refrigerator from being spoiled due to the exposure of the gap between the doors.

1 . A refrigerator comprising a main body forming a storage chamber, and a pair of doors installed at both sides of a front surface of the main body to open and close the storage chamber,
 wherein a gap is formed between the doors, and a shielding member to shield the gap is provided on each of the doors.   
   
   
       2 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the shielding member includes a fixing unit to fix the shielding member to each of the doors, and a shielding unit to shield the gap. 
   
   
       3 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein the shielding unit is made of a flexible material. 
   
   
       4 . The refrigerator according to  claim 3 , wherein the fixing unit is made of a harder material than the shielding unit. 
   
   
       5 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 the shielding member is made of a synthetic resin;   the shielding unit is made of a softer synthetic resin than the fixing unit; and   the shielding member is formed by co-extrusion such that the fixing unit and the shielding unit of the shielding member are integrally formed.   
   
   
       6 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 the shielding member is provided on each of the pair of the doors;   the shielding unit of the shielding member is flexible; and   ends of the shielding units of the respective shielding members opposite each other overlap each other when the pair of the doors closes the storage chamber.   
   
   
       7 . The refrigerator according to  claim 6 , wherein the fixing unit is coupled to a side surface of each of the doors facing the gap. 
   
   
       8 . The refrigerator according to  claim 7 , wherein the fixing unit is attached to the external surface of each of the doors. 
   
   
       9 . The refrigerator according to  claim 7 , wherein the fixing unit is coupled to each of the doors in an insert type. 
   
   
       10 . The refrigerator according to  claim 9 , wherein:
 an insert groove, opened to the gap and the upper and lower surfaces of each of the doors, is formed on the side surface of each of the doors facing the gap in the lengthwise direction of the doors; and   the fixing unit includes an insert protrusion, which is inserted into the insert groove.   
   
   
       11 . The refrigerator according to  claim 10 , wherein the fixing unit further comprises a support part connecting the insert protrusion and the shielding unit and is supported on the side surface of each of the doors facing the gap. 
   
   
       12 . The refrigerator according to  claim 6 , wherein the ends of the shielding units of the respective shielding members, overlapping each other when the pair of the doors closes the storage chamber, have a smaller thickness than other parts of the shielding units. 
   
   
       13 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 the shielding member is provided on one door of the pair of the doors;   the shielding unit of the shielding member is flexible; and   the shielding unit of the shielding member is supported on a region of the front surface of the other door facing the gap when the pair of the doors closes the storage chamber.   
   
   
       14 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the shielding member is provided on at least one door of the pair of the doors. 
   
   
       15 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein the shielding unit includes a gap shielding part to shield the gap, and a door shielding part to shield a region of the front surface of each of the doors adjacent to the gap.