Refrigerator
A refrigerator includes a main body having a storage compartment, first and second doors opening or closing the storage compartment, and a pillar configured to block cool air from leaking between the first and second doors. The refrigerator also includes a hinge that rotatably connects the pillar to the first door and a holder disposed on the storage compartment and configured to guide rotation of the pillar. The hinge includes a rotation shaft that enables the pillar to rotate with respect to the first door and a rotation restriction unit that is configured to contact the holder and, based on the contact with the holder, move the rotation shaft in a direction parallel to an extension direction of the rotation shaft. The rotation restriction unit selectively restricts the rotation of the pillar with respect to the first door.
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a main body having a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment disposed under the refrigerating compartment;
first and second refrigerating compartment doors configured to open or close the refrigerating compartment;
a freezing compartment door configured to open or close the freezing compartment;
a hinge body connected to the first refrigerating compartment door;
a pillar connected to the hinge body;
a locking device configured to restrict the pillar from rotating and maintain the pillar in a folded state based on the first door being oriented in an opened position; and
an unlocking device configured to release the locking of the locking device and allow the pillar to rotate to a spread state based on the first door being closed.
2. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the locking device is configured to maintain the pillar in the folded state based on a rotational force being applied to the pillar when the first door is oriented in the opened position.
3. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , further comprising a rotation shaft that is configured to enable the pillar to rotate with respect to the hinge body.
4. The refrigerator according to claim 3 , wherein the locking device is configured to restrict the hinge body and the rotation shaft from rotating with respect to each other.
5. The refrigerator according to claim 4 , wherein the locking device comprises:
a first locking part disposed on the rotation shaft; and
a second locking part disposed on the hinge body.
6. The refrigerator according to claim 5 , wherein the hinge body comprises:
a coupling part coupled to the first door; and
a shaft connection part disposed within the pillar and through which the rotation shaft passes,
wherein the second locking part is disposed on the shaft connection part.
7. The refrigerator according to claim 5 , wherein one of the first and second locking parts comprises a locking projection, and
another of the first and second locking parts comprises a projection groove configured to receive the locking projection.
8. The refrigerator according to claim 7 , wherein, based on the rotation shaft moving downward, the locking projection is configured to withdraw from the projection groove, thereby enabling rotation of the pillar.
9. The refrigerator according to claim 7 , wherein the locking projection is a first locking projection, the projection groove is a first projection groove, the first locking part comprises the first locking projection, the second locking part comprises the first projection groove, the second locking part comprises a second locking projection, and the first locking part comprises a second projection groove configured to receive the second locking projection.
10. The refrigerator according to claim 5 , further comprising an elastic member that is configured to elastically support the first locking part in a manner that maintains a locked state of the first and second locking parts.
11. The refrigerator according to claim 4 , further comprising a holder disposed on the refrigerating compartment and configured to guide rotation of the pillar, wherein the unlocking device comprises:
an operator disposed within the pillar and configured to move in a direction that presses the rotation shaft; and
a push part disposed on the holder and configured to press the operator based on the first door being closed.
12. The refrigerator according to claim 11 , wherein the operator is separated from the rotation shaft.
13. The refrigerator according to claim 11 , wherein the operator is integrated with the rotation shaft.
14. The refrigerator according to claim 11 , wherein the operator comprises:
a protrusion that protrudes outside of the pillar; and
a press part that extends from the protrusion and is configured to press the rotation shaft.
15. The refrigerator according to claim 14 , wherein the protrusion comprises a tilted surface,
the holder comprises an accommodation space configured to accommodate the protrusion, and
the push part is disposed in the accommodation space.
16. The refrigerator according to claim 15 , wherein the accommodation space comprises a first accommodation space in which the protrusion is accommodated based on the first door being open and a second accommodation space bent from the first accommodation space,
based on the first door being closed, the protrusion is accommodated into the second accommodation space via the first accommodation space, and
in a state in which the protrusion is disposed in the first accommodation space, the operator is configured to press the rotation shaft to release the locking of the locking device.
17. The refrigerator according to claim 11 , further comprising an elastic member that is configured to elastically support the operator.