Refrigerator having cooling air leakage preventing member

Abstract

Disclosed is a refrigerator having a cooling air leakage preventing member, the refrigerator including refrigerator a cabinet providing a storage space, a pair of doors disposed at right and left sides of a front surface of the cabinet and coupled to the cabinet by hinges, a cooling air leakage preventing member rotatably mounted to a free end portion of one of the doors and disposed longitudinal to the door, the cooling air leakage preventing member having a guide protrusion, and a guide installed at the cabinet and having a guide groove engaged with the guide protrusion upon opening or closing the door so as to rotate the cooling air leakage preventing member.

1 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a cabinet providing a storage space;   a pair of doors disposed at right and left sides of a front surface of the cabinet and coupled to the cabinet by hinges;   a cooling air leakage preventing member rotatably mounted to a free end portion of one of the doors and disposed longitudinal to the door, the cooling air leakage preventing member having a guide protrusion; and   a guide installed at the cabinet and having a guide groove engaged with the guide protrusion upon opening or closing the door so as to rotate the cooling air leakage preventing member,   wherein the cooling air leakage preventing member is rotatable between a first position for sealing a gap between the pair of doors, and a second position of being engaged into the guide groove,   wherein the guide further comprises a restricting member for expanding an inlet of the guide groove responsive to contact with the guide protrusion when the door is closed in a state where the cooling air leakage preventing member is at the first position.   
     
     
         2 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the restricting member is located at a side wall of the inlet side of the guide groove. 
     
     
         3 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 , wherein the restricting member comprises;
 a stopper mounted to be movable into the guide; and   an elastic member for applying an elastic force to maintain a protruded state of the stopper.   
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator of  claim 3 , wherein the stopper configures a part of a side wall of the inlet side of the guide groove. 
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator of  claim 4 , wherein the stopper is mounted in the guide to be movable in a longitudinal direction of the door. 
     
     
         6 . The refrigerator of  claim 5 , wherein a front surface of the stopper configures an inclination surface. 
     
     
         7 . The refrigerator of  claim 4 , wherein the stopper is mounted in the guide to be rotatable based upon a rotational shaft in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the door.