US2025277617A1PendingUtilityA1

Refrigerator with machine room of which cover has attenuated vibration

Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTDPriority: Dec 13, 2022Filed: May 21, 2025Published: Sep 4, 2025
Est. expiryDec 13, 2042(~16.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
F25D 23/065F25D 23/006F25D 2201/30F25D 23/00F25B 2500/13F25B 2500/12F25D 19/00F25D 23/06
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Abstract

A refrigerator includes a machine room provided at a lower portion of a main body; an opening provided on one side of the main body to allow access to the machine room; a cover disposed on one side of the main body to cover the opening; a plurality of cover catches provided on a lower portion of the cover; an emboss provided between the plurality of cover catches on the lower portion of the cover; and a plurality of main body hooks provided below the opening on one side of the main body such that locations of the plurality of main body hooks and the plurality of cover catches of the cover correspond to each other.

Claims

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1 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a machine room to be provided at a lower portion of a main body;   an opening to be provided on one side of the main body to allow access to the machine room;   a cover to be disposed on the one side of the main body to cover the opening;   a plurality of cover catches to be provided on a lower portion of the cover;   an emboss to be provided between the plurality of cover catches on the lower portion of the cover; and   a plurality of main body hooks to be provided on the one side of the main body below the opening such that while the plurality of main body hooks are provided on the one side of the main body, locations of the plurality of main body hooks and the plurality of cover catches of the cover correspond to each other.   
     
     
         2 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein
 while the opening of the machine room is covered with the cover, the plurality of cover catches are caught on the plurality of main body hooks, and the emboss contacts the one side of the main body on which the plurality of main body hooks are formed.   
     
     
         3 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 , wherein
 a height of the emboss is greater than a gap between the cover and the one side of the main body.   
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein
 each of the plurality of main body hooks is formed to be inclined upwardly on the one side of the main body.   
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein
 the emboss includes a lower inclined surface formed to be inclined upwardly and facing a lower end of the cover.   
     
     
         6 . The refrigerator of  claim 5 , wherein
 the emboss is formed to have an arc cross-section or a triangular cross-section.   
     
     
         7 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein
 the emboss is among a plurality of embosses arranged in a straight line.   
     
     
         8 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein
 the cover is formed as a rectangular flat plate,   each of the plurality of cover catches is formed in a protrusion shape protruding from one side of the cover, and   a catch groove into which a respective main body hook is insertable is provided at a lower end of a respective cover catch.   
     
     
         9 . The refrigerator of  claim 8 , wherein
 the emboss is formed to protrude from one side of the cover along a direction that is same as a direction in which the plurality of cover catches protrude.   
     
     
         10 . The refrigerator of  claim 9 , wherein
 a height of the emboss is higher than a height of at least one cover catch among the plurality of cover catches.   
     
     
         11 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a fastening member formed to fasten an upper portion of the cover to the one side of the main body above the opening.   
     
     
         12 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein
 the main body comprises an upper support part, a lower support part, a left support part, and a right support part provided at an edge of the opening,   the plurality of main body hooks are provided on the lower support part, and   a plurality of screw holes are provided on the upper support part.   
     
     
         13 . The refrigerator of  claim 12 , wherein
 the cover comprises an upper fixing portion and a lower fixing portion,   the plurality of cover catches are provided on the lower fixing portion, and   a plurality of bolt holes corresponding to the plurality of screw holes of the upper support part of the main body are provided on the upper fixing portion.   
     
     
         14 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a machine room to be provided at a lower portion of a main body;   an opening to be provided on one side of the main body to allow access to the machine room;   a cover to be disposed on the one side of the main body to cover the opening;   a plurality of main body hooks to be provided on the one side of the main body below the opening;   an emboss to be provided on one side of the main body between the plurality of main body hooks and below the opening; and   a plurality of cover catches to be provided on a lower portion of the cover such that while the cover is disposed on the one side of the main body, locations of the plurality of cover catches and the plurality of main body hooks of the main body correspond to each other.   
     
     
         15 . The refrigerator of  claim 14 , wherein
 each of the plurality of cover catches is formed to be inclined downward on a lower portion of the cover,   each of the plurality of main body hooks is formed in a protrusion shape protruding from one side of the main body, and   a catch groove into which the cover catch is inserted is provided on an upper surface of the main body hook.

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