Refrigerator

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a main body forming a storage compartment, a door configured to open and close to respectively open and close the storage compartment, and a gasket coupled to the door and configured to cover a gap between the door and the main body when the door is closed. The door includes an outer frame and an inner frame coupled to the outer frame. The inner frame includes a frame body and a catch protrusion including a leg portion extending from the frame body and a catch portion extending from the leg portion and engaged with the gasket to couple the gasket to the door.

1 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a main body forming a storage compartment;   a door configured to open and close to respectively open and close the storage compartment; and   a gasket coupled to the door and configured to cover a gap between the door and the main body when the door is closed,   wherein the door including:
 an outer frame, and 
 an inner frame coupled to the outer frame, the inner frame including:
 a frame body, and 
 a catch protrusion including:
 a leg portion extending from the frame body, and 
 a catch portion extending from the leg portion and engaged with the gasket to couple the gasket to the door. 
 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein
 a direction in which the catch portion extends from the leg portion is different from a direction in which the leg portion extends from the frame body.   
     
     
         3 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the gasket includes a fixture portion between the catch portion and the frame body, the fixture portion engaged with the catch portion.   
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the catch protrusion includes:
 an inner catch protrusion having an inner leg portion and an inner catch portion, and 
 an outer catch protrusion closer to an edge of the frame body than the inner catch protrusion and having an outer leg portion and an outer catch portion, 
   wherein the inner catch portion extends from the inner leg portion toward the edge of the frame body, and the outer catch portion extends from the outer leg portion away from the edge of the frame body.   
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the catch protrusion includes:
 an inner catch protrusion having an inner leg portion and an inner catch portion, and 
 an outer catch protrusion closer to an edge of the frame body than the inner catch protrusion and having an outer leg portion and an outer catch portion, 
   wherein the inner catch portion extends from the inner leg portion and the outer catch portion extends from the outer leg portion in a same direction.   
     
     
         6 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the catch portion includes:
 a first catch portion extending from the leg portion, and 
 a second catch portion extending from the leg portion in a direction opposite to the first catch portion, 
   the gasket is engaged with the first catch portion, and   the gasket is engaged with the second catch portion.   
     
     
         7 . The refrigerator according to  claim 6 , wherein
 the gasket includes:
 an inner fixture portion engaged with the first catch portion, and 
 an outer fixture portion engaged with the second catch portion, 
   so that the catch protrusion is between the inner fixture portion and the outer fixture portion.   
     
     
         8 . The refrigerator according to  claim 6 , wherein
 the first catch portion includes a plurality of first catch portions, the plurality of first catch portions extending from the leg portion and spaced apart on the leg portion in a direction in which the leg portion extends from the frame body, and   the second catch portion includes a plurality of second catch portions, the plurality of second catch portions extending from the leg portion in a direction opposite the plurality of first catch portions and spaced apart on the leg portion in the direction in which the leg portion extends from the frame body.   
     
     
         9 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the catch portion has an inclined surface that is inclined so that the inclined surface is closer to the frame body as the inclined surface is farther away from the leg portion.   
     
     
         10 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the catch protrusion includes a plurality of catch protrusions spaced apart from each other, and   the plurality of catch protrusions is arranged along a circumferential direction of the frame body.   
     
     
         11 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the catch protrusion includes:
 a plurality of inner catch protrusions, and 
 a plurality of outer catch protrusions closer to an edge of the frame body than the plurality of inner catch protrusions, and 
   the plurality of inner catch protrusions and the plurality of outer catch protrusions are arranged to alternate with each other along a circumferential direction of the frame body.   
     
     
         12 . The refrigerator according to  claim 11 , wherein
 each inner catch protrusion of the plurality of inner catch protrusions includes:
 a first leg portion extending from the frame body, 
 a first catch portion extending from the first leg portion toward an edge of the frame body and engaged with the gasket, and 
 a first chamfer portion at a corner of the first catch portion, 
   each outer catch protrusion of the plurality of outer catch protrusions includes:
 a second leg portion extending from the frame body, 
 a second catch portion extending from the second leg portion away from the edge of the frame body and engaged with the gasket, and 
 a second chamfer portion at a corner of the second catch portion, 
   each inner catch protrusions corresponds to a respective outer catch protrusion of the plurality of outer catch protrusions, and   the first chamfer portion of each inner catch protrusion faces the second chamfer portion of the respective outer catch protrusion.   
     
     
         13 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the gasket includes:
 a main body contact portion configured to come into contact with the main body when the door is closed, and 
 a fixture portion coupled to the catch protrusion, 
   the main body contact portion includes a first material, and   the fixture portion includes a second material having greater rigidity than the first material.   
     
     
         14 . The refrigerator according to  claim 13 , wherein
 the fixture portion includes:
 a protrusion cover portion surrounding the catch protrusion, and 
 a gasket protrusion protruding from the protrusion cover portion and engaged with the catch protrusion. 
   
     
     
         15 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the frame body and the catch protrusion are formed integrally.