KR20190124834A - Refrigerator having ice making drum - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a built-in ice making drum of a new structure with excellent usability. The ice making drum for making ice powder using a refrigerator cooling system is installed in a door of the refrigerator to make ice powder of water or other drinks in real time, so it is possible to save an ice storage space of the refrigerator and to have the various drinks in a frozen state. Since coffee, juice, milk, etc., are directly frozen and powdered, the concentration of ingredients of the drinks is maintained in the frozen state. That is, even mixed with the ice powder of the drinks, the concentration of a drink does not decrease and the original flavor can be kept. Therefore, it is possible to solve the problem of losing the original taste when the drink is diluted as pure water ice cubes melt.

Description

Refrigerator with built-in ice maker {REFRIGERATOR HAVING ICE MAKING DRUM}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator in which an ice making drum is built, and more particularly, an ice making drum that manufactures an ice powder using a refrigerator cooling system may be installed on a door to prepare ice powder of water or various beverages in real time if necessary. The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a new structure of ice making drum, which can save ice storage space of a refrigerator and can eat various beverages by cooling them in an ice state, thereby providing excellent usability.

Recently, as the functions of the refrigerator are diversified, in addition to manufacturing ice cubes in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator, a refrigerator including an ice maker that manufactures ice cubes by freezing ice in the refrigerator body to be easily cut into pieces is commercially available. have. The refrigerator with the built-in ice maker manufactures ice cubes in the ice maker installed in the refrigerator body and stores them in the ice storage container. When the cup is put into the ice cube dispenser, the ice cubes stored in the ice storage container are discharged and cooled. It will be used to make cold drinks.

These refrigerators with built-in ice makers can be used to extract ice cubes conveniently through ice cube dispensers to cool water or beverages, making life convenient and rich. However, ice cubes manufactured in these ice makers are prepared in advance. Since it should be stored and used in the ice storage container provided in the refrigerator main body, it takes up a space to install the ice storage container in the refrigerator main body, and the space inside the refrigerator cannot be used for other purposes, so the efficiency of space utilization is not satisfactory. It was. In addition, it takes at least several tens of minutes to freeze water in the ice maker to make it iced, so if the ice maker's capacity, ie, the ice capacity or ice storage container that can be produced by one ice-making cycle, is acceptable. If you want to use more than one volume of ice at once, it is difficult to use a large amount of ice cubes at once because you have to take out all the ice stored in the ice storage container and wait for the ice maker to manufacture the ice again. There is a problem.

In addition, conventional ice makers for refrigerators are generally used in combination with a water purifier function, so that the external water pipe is directly connected to the ice maker through a water filter, so it is suitable for freezing the water supplied through the water pipe. However, there is a problem in that it is not suitable for cooling milk or coffee and various other beverages in ice state, which does not satisfy the demand of various types of ice in homes and businesses.

Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1728735

The present invention has been proposed in view of the problems of the conventional refrigerator with an ice maker as described above, the present invention by using the ice making drum built in the refrigerator in real time to cool the water or other beverages into powdered ice It can produce enough ice as you want without needing a separate ice cube storage space, so you can freely use the ice while saving the installation space of the refrigerator, and conveniently freeze water and other beverages with ice powder. It can be manufactured, even if the ice is added to the beverage or food, the concentration of the beverage or the food itself is thin, so that the texture is good to provide a refrigerator with a new structure of ice making drum with excellent usability.

In the refrigerator comprising a refrigerant cycle,

The door for opening and closing the inside of the refrigerator is included in the refrigerant cycle characterized in that the ice powder ice making unit including a drum-type ice maker to generate ice powder by receiving a drink to the outside.

In addition, the ice powder ice making unit comprises a supply magazine unit for selectively supplying a desired drink directly from the outside to the drum-type ice maker and an ice-making dispenser unit for discharging the ice powder generated in the drum-type ice maker.

In addition, the drum ice maker is a branch refrigerant pipe branched from the refrigerant pipe of the refrigerant cycle, an ice making drum connected to the branch refrigerant pipe, the evaporator is built-in, an ice making motor rotating the ice making drum, and the ice making An ice making tray disposed at the lower part of the motor to store water or beverage to be frozen so that the lower part of the ice making drum is locked; It is characterized in that it comprises an ice making outlet for discharging the ice cut from the ice making cutter.

In addition, the supply magazine portion is characterized in that it comprises a supply container is formed on the front of the door is configured to be removable from the front of the door containing the drink.

In addition, the part connected to one side of the door in the branch refrigerant pipe is characterized in that consisting of a flexible material pipe or a rotating material connector.

According to the present invention, by installing an ice making drum capable of producing ice powder in a refrigerator in real time, it is possible to manufacture ice powder made of water or a drink, if necessary, unlike conventional ice makers producing ice cubes Since there is no need for a storage space for storing the separately manufactured ice, the storage space of the refrigerator is reduced, thereby increasing the space utilization efficiency of the refrigerator.

In addition, even when a large amount of ice is to be used at one time, according to the present invention, it is possible to manufacture ice powder in real time, so that it can effectively cope with large-scale ice demand. If the manufacturing cycle takes considerable time and requires a large amount of ice in excess of one ice production capacity, the inconvenience of having to wait a considerable time for the next ice production can be eliminated.

In addition, according to the present invention, as well as water, juices, coffee, milk, various beverages and liquid foods can be easily frozen and prepared in the form of ice powder, ice maker connected directly to the external water pipe as in the prior art It is possible to solve the disadvantage that it was impossible or uncomfortable to freeze drinks other than water, so you can freeze various kinds of drinks or liquid foods and eat them by yourself or mix them with other foods. It can be convenient.

In addition, according to the present invention, since coffee, juice, milk, etc. are directly frozen and powdered, the concentration of these beverage ingredients is frozen, so that the concentration of the beverage is not diluted even when the beverage ice powder is mixed. By retaining the original flavor, the ice cubes frozen in pure water can be used to solve the problem of losing the original taste by diluting the concentration of the drink as the ice melts. I can taste it

1 is an external view of a refrigerator having an ice maker drum according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a side view of a refrigerator with an ice-making drum according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a refrigerator with an ice-making drum according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a main configuration of the refrigerator with an ice-making drum according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view illustrating a part of a door of a refrigerator in which an ice making drum is built according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, described in detail by the accompanying drawings as follows.

The present invention is to enable the production of ice powders of water or other various drinks in real time as the description of the present invention is only an embodiment for structural or functional description, the scope of the invention is an embodiment described in the text It should not be construed as limited by

That is, since the embodiments may be variously modified and may have various forms, the scope of the present invention should be understood to include equivalents capable of realizing the technical idea.

In addition, the objects or effects presented in the present invention does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all or only such effects, the scope of the present invention should not be understood as being limited thereby.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

According to the present invention as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the compressor 110 is disposed below the refrigerator main body 100 in which the door 110 is provided at the front and the storage unit 120 is formed therein, and the refrigerator main body 100 is provided. The condenser 135 is disposed on the rear side of the reservoir 120 formed of a freezer compartment or a refrigerating compartment, and an evaporator 133 is disposed, and a conventional refrigerant cycle 130 for connecting them to the refrigerant pipe 137 is provided.

In addition, the refrigerator body 100 includes an ice powder ice making unit 200 connected to the refrigerant cycle 130 to manufacture water, beverages, and other liquid foods in the form of ice powder in real time.

The ice powder ice making unit 200 includes an ice making unit 210 formed on the door 110, an ice making dispenser unit 220, and a supply magazine unit 230.

In addition, the ice powder ice making unit 200 includes an operation unit for operating the ice powder ice making unit 200 and using a power control unit for power supply and control in the cooling system of the refrigerator.

The ice making unit 210 is installed in the door 110 disposed in front of the refrigerator to manufacture water, beverages, or other liquid foods in the form of ice powder in real time. The ice making unit 210 includes an ice making drum 211, an ice making motor 214 for rotating the ice making drum 211, an ice making tray 212 and an ice making drum 211 disposed under the ice making drum 211. It is disposed on the periphery and comprises an ice making blade 213 for grinding ice.

The ice making drum 211 is connected to the branch refrigerant pipe 201 branched from the refrigerant pipe 137 of the refrigerant cycle 130 and installed inside the door 110. An ice maker evaporator (not shown) connected to the branch refrigerant pipe 201 is provided inside the ice maker drum 211. The ice maker evaporator disposed inside the ice maker drum 211 is formed in the form of a conventional evaporator 133 coil, or the ice maker drum 211 absorbs heat from the surroundings while the refrigerant is injected and expanded in the ice maker drum 211. An appropriate structure capable of performing the cooling function for the device is provided. Preferably, the ice making drum 211 is formed of aluminum having excellent thermal conductivity.

On the other hand, the branch refrigerant pipe 201 extends from the refrigerant pipe 137 formed in the refrigerator main body 100 to the ice making drum 211 disposed in the door 110 which is rotatably mounted to the refrigerator main body 100. In spite of the rotational operation of the door 110, the branch refrigerant pipe 201 should not be extended and damaged. Thus, for this purpose, a flexible material tube 202 of flexible and flexible material is formed in the middle of the branch refrigerant pipe 201 on the side at which the door 110 is folded. The stretchable material pipe 202 is formed of a flexible and tough material or structure in a shape and shape such as a bellows pipe. Thus, even if the door 110 is rotated and opened, the branch refrigerant pipe 201 is not damaged or destroyed.

An ice making motor 214 for rotating the ice making drum 211 is disposed above the ice making drum 211. The rotational force of the ice making motor 214 is connected to drive the ice making drum 211 through the ice making gear 215. Thus, the reason for disposing the ice making drum 211 and the ice making motor 214 in the vertical direction As the unit 210 is installed on the door 110 of the refrigerator, the thickness of the door 110 becomes too thick so that the rotational opening and closing operation of the door 110 may not be smooth or the efficient use of the internal space of the refrigerator is prevented. It is for.

An ice making tray 212 is disposed below the ice making drum 211 to store water or beverage to be frozen. The ice tray 212 is positioned so that the lower portion of the ice making drum 211 is in contact with the stored water or beverage. Accordingly, the water or beverage contained in the ice making tray 212 is quickly frozen by the ice making drum 211 which cools by burying the peripheral surface of the ice making drum 211 rotated by a motor. Is cut by the ice making blade 213 disposed on one side of the ice making drum 211 and peeled from the ice making drum 211 to fall in the form of snowflake or ice powder.

An ice making dispenser unit 220 is disposed in front of the door 110 under the ice making unit 210. The ice making dispenser 220 has an ice making opening 221 which is opened from the lower part of the ice making unit 210 to the front of the door 110 and the ice cut by the ice making blade 213 in the ice making drum 211. And an ice making outlet 222 formed on an upper portion of the ice making opening 221. The ice making opening 221 of the ice making dispenser 220 is provided with a space having a size to accommodate a cup 223 or a container for receiving the manufactured ice powder.

On the other hand, the upper part of the ice making drum 211 of the door 110 is provided with a supply magazine 230 for supplying water or beverage to make ice. The connection port 231 formed at the lower portion of the supply magazine unit 230 is detachably mounted in a state in which the supply container 232 containing water or drink is upside down. The stopper 233 of the inlet of the supply container 232 further includes a check valve (not shown), and when the supply container 232 is inverted and coupled to the connection port 231 of the supply magazine unit 230, the supply container 232. ) Contents flow out and are stored on the ice tray 212 of the ice making unit 210. Preferably, the supply magazine 230 is formed in a concave groove open to the front of the door 110 so that the supply container 232 can be attached and detached without opening and closing the door 110 of the refrigerator, the dust or foreign matter is introduced The cover (not shown) is arranged to prevent insulation.

In the refrigerator equipped with an ice maker according to an embodiment of the present invention, water or a beverage or other liquid food to be frozen may be supplied to the ice making tray 212 through the supply magazine unit 230. It may be connected to supply water to be frozen directly through the water supply port disposed adjacent to the tray via a water filter.

The refrigerator having an ice maker according to another embodiment of the present invention further includes a drying unit 240 for drying the ice powder accumulated on the floor overflowing with ice powder in the lower part of the ice making dispenser 220 as shown in FIG. 5.

The drying unit 240 is installed under the ice making outlet using a power control unit for supplying and controlling power in the cooling system of the refrigerator.

In addition, the operation unit for operating the drying unit 240 is included. The bottom surface of the ice making outlet 222 forms a dry bottom surface 241 which is a plurality of holes so that ice powder or water moves to the bottom. A dry storage unit 242 for storing water or ice powder is formed below the dry bottom surface 241, and a heater for heating the bottom of the dry storage unit 242 is formed.

The refrigerator having the ice-making drum 211 according to the embodiment of the present invention formed as described above operates as follows.

The ice powder ice making unit 200 connected to the refrigerant cycle 130 inside the refrigerator main body 100 and formed in the door 110 is connected to the refrigerant cycle 130 of the refrigerator, and supplies power from the refrigerator main body 100. It is supplied and can be operated or stopped through a manipulation unit operated by a user.

Insert the supply container 232 containing the drink into the supply container groove 234 of the supply magazine unit 230, close the inlet of the supply container 232 with a stopper 233, the lower portion of the supply container groove 234 When the insertion of the fixing is connected to the connection port 231. As such, when the beverage is stored in the supply magazine unit 230 and operated through the operation unit, the beverage is supplied to the ice making unit 210 through the connection port 231. The beverage is stored in the ice making tray by receiving the beverage from the connection port 231, and the ice making drum 211 in which the lower portion of the beverage is locked is rotated to the ice making motor 214. At this time, the beverage is formed of ice on the outer surface of the ice making drum 211 through the evaporator 133 built in the ice making drum 211, the ice powder or snow is cut by the ice making blade 213 ice making dispenser 220 Fall).

When the drink ice powder or snowflake falls through the outlet of the ice making dispenser 220, the ice cup or snowflake of the drink is stored in the previously placed cup 223 and the cup 223 is removed through the ice making opening 221. can do.

In the refrigerator equipped with an ice maker according to another embodiment of the present invention, the drying unit 240 heats and evaporates the ice powder accumulated on the floor by overflowing the ice powder in the container through the operation of the operation unit. That is, the ice powder and water is moved to a plurality of holes on the dry bottom surface 241 and stored in the dry storage unit 242, and the heater 243 heats the bottom of the dry storage unit 242 to remove ice powder and water. Evaporation improves cleanliness and hygiene.

100: refrigerator body 110: door
120: storage
130: refrigerant cycle 131: compressor
133: evaporator 135: condenser
137: refrigerant pipe
200: ice powder ice maker
201: branch refrigerant pipe 202: new material pipe
210: ice making unit 211: ice making drum
212: ice tray 213: ice tray
214: Ice making motor 215: Ice making gear
220: ice making dispenser
221: ice making opening 222: ice making discharge
223 cup
230: supply magazine
231: connection port 232: supply container
233: cap 234: supply container groove
240: drying unit
241: dry bottom 242: dry storage
243: heater

Claims (5)

In the refrigerator comprising a refrigerant cycle,
And an ice dust making unit including a drum ice maker which is included in the refrigerant cycle and receives a beverage to the outside to generate ice powder.
The method of claim 1,
The ice powder ice maker includes a supply magazine unit for selectively supplying a desired drink directly from the outside to a drum type ice maker and an ice maker dispenser unit configured to discharge ice powder generated by the drum type ice maker. Refrigerator.
The method of claim 2,
The drum type ice maker is a branch refrigerant pipe branched from the refrigerant pipe of the refrigerant cycle, an ice making drum connected to the branch refrigerant pipe, the evaporator is built-in, an ice making motor for rotating the ice making drum, and a lower part of the ice making motor. A deicing tray disposed at the bottom of the deicing drum so as to freeze water and beverages to be frozen, a deicing ice cutter blade disposed close to the periphery of the deicing drum to cut ice frozen on the surface of the deicing drum; A refrigerator including an ice making drum, wherein the ice is discharged from the ice making blade.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The supply magazine unit is a refrigerator with an ice-making drum, characterized in that it comprises a supply container formed on the front of the door is configured to remove the drink in front of the door.
The method of claim 1,
A portion of the branch refrigerant pipe connected to one side of the door is a refrigerator with an ice-making drum, characterized in that consisting of a flexible material pipe or a rotating material connector.

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