Refrigerator and beam for refrigerator

Abstract

A refrigerator contains a storage compartment, the storage compartment has an inner wall. A first door and a second door close off the storage compartment and a beam being rotatably disposed on the first door. The beam has an accommodating space for accommodating heat-insulation material. An end portion of the beam has an air blocking member, and when the first door is closed, the air blocking member is located between the end portion and the inner wall. The air blocking member is capable of effectively preventing excessive leakage of cold air and generation of condensation.

1 . A refrigerator, comprising:
 a storage compartment having an inner wall;   a first door and a second door for closing said storage compartment;   heat-insulation material; and   a beam rotatably disposed on said first door and having an end portion, said beam containing an accommodating space accommodating said heat-insulation material, said beam having an air blocking member disposed at said end portion of said beam, and when said first door is closed, said air blocking member is disposed between said end portion and said inner wall.   
     
     
         2 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said air blocking member has an air blocking portion, said air blocking portion having at least one cavity disposed between said end portion and said inner wall. 
     
     
         3 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein said air blocking member has a flexible cavity wall forming said at least one cavity. 
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein when said first door is closed, a ratio of a width or a sum of widths of said at least one cavity along a depth direction of said storage compartment to a thickness of said beam along the depth direction of said storage compartment is not less than 1:2. 
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein said air blocking member has at least two cavities, said at least two cavities being disposed front and back along a depth direction of said storage compartment when said first door is closed. 
     
     
         6 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 said air blocking member has a cavity wall forming an outer surface of said air blocking member; and   said air blocking member has at least two cavities and a partition wall partitioning said at least two cavities being adjacent cavities, at least one end of said partition wall being connected to said cavity wall forming said outer surface of said air blocking member.   
     
     
         7 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein said air blocking member further comprises a rigid fixing portion coupled to said end portion of said beam. 
     
     
         8 . The refrigerator according to  claim 7 , wherein said rigid fixing portion is plate-shaped, and/or said air blocking portion is flat. 
     
     
         9 . The refrigerator according to  claim 7 , wherein said air blocking portion has a neck portion extending from one side surface of said rigid fixing portion, and a main body portion forming said at least one cavity and extending from said neck portion to a front wall and/or a back wall of said beam. 
     
     
         10 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said end portion has an end wall with a groove formed therein and disposed outside said accommodating space, said groove being open toward said inner wall, and said air blocking member having a fixing portion accommodated in said groove. 
     
     
         11 . The refrigerator according to  claim 10 , wherein said groove has a T-shaped cross-section, and said air blocking member has a neck portion passing through an opening of said groove. 
     
     
         12 . The refrigerator according to  claim 10 , wherein said beam has a first housing portion and a second housing portion, said first housing portion and said second housing portion being connected to define said accommodating space, and at least a part of said groove being disposed between said first housing portion and said second housing portion. 
     
     
         13 . The refrigerator according to  claim 12 , wherein:
 said first housing portion has a first receiving portion; and   said second housing portion has a second receiving portion; and   when said first housing portion is connected to said second housing portion, at least parts of said first receiving portion and said second receiving portion are overlapped to define said groove, and a first gap exists between overlapped parts in a length direction of said beam, and at least a part of said fixing portion is disposed in said first gap.   
     
     
         14 . The refrigerator according to  claim 13 , wherein there is a second gap between said air blocking member and said inner wall. 
     
     
         15 . The refrigerator according to  claim 14 , wherein said second gap is not less than 1 mm and not greater than 5 mm. 
     
     
         16 . A beam for a refrigerator, the beam being rotatably coupled to a door of the refrigerator, the beam comprising:
 heat insulation material;   a housing having an end portion and an accommodating space for accommodating said heat-insulation material; and   an air blocking member attached to said end portion of said housing.   
     
     
         17 . The beam according to  claim 16 , wherein said air blocking member has an air blocking portion, said air blocking portion having at least one cavity disposed outside said accommodating space. 
     
     
         18 . The beam according to  claim 16 , wherein said air blocking member has fixing portions attached to said housing and a flexible air blocking portion disposed outside said housing. 
     
     
         19 . The beam according to  claim 18 , wherein said end portion of said housing has a groove formed therein and disposed outside said accommodating space, and said air blocking member has at least one of said fixing portions accommodated in said groove.