WO2018004058A1

WO2018004058A1 - Seasoning refrigerator having sliding door

Info

Publication number: WO2018004058A1
Application number: PCT/KR2016/008819
Authority: WO
Inventors: 박미경
Original assignee: 주식회사 정지시스템
Priority date: 2016-07-01
Filing date: 2016-08-11
Publication date: 2018-01-04
Also published as: KR101764270B1

Abstract

According to the present invention, seasoning can be easily stored by refrigeration and the like, both a drawer and an automatic sliding door are employed to minimize a cool air loss while having an excellent appearance and convenience in seasoning storage, thereby contributing to energy saving, and a consistent design of kitchen furniture can be implemented by avoiding interference with peripheral doors when the sliding door is opened or closed, and furthermore, a web search, shopping, and a smart control can be performed to increase convenience.

Description

Spice refrigerator with sliding door

The present invention relates to a refrigerator capable of refrigeration or frozen storage of seasonings, and more particularly, to a seasoning refrigerator having a sliding door to facilitate storage of seasonings.

Generally, seasonings used to make dishes vary in storage temperature, such as salt and sugar products that can be stored at room temperature, as well as products that require refrigeration, such as various liquid sauces, and seasonings that require frozen storage, such as chopped garlic.

Existing homes that require refrigeration and freezing storage are stored in general refrigerators or kimchi refrigerators, and are used for cooking. The cooking time is long, and the process of removing and resealing spices is cumbersome.

As a technique for refrigerating and storing conventional seasonings, Korean Patent No. 10-1130931 discloses a "spice-only refrigerator", which is provided with one or more storage bins for storing seasoning bins, and each storage box is opened in a case-open type. And it is controlled at different temperatures, the storage compartment is formed with a handle is formed on the front side of the barrier rib formed on the opposite end of the barrier to prevent cold air coming out of the bar, the storage compartment is attached to the partition and the partition The cradle is assembled by a steel wire to facilitate washing, the inner wall of the seasoning refrigerator is a double wall type, the upper double wall is inclined from the door side inward and the rear blocking wall is inclined from the top to the bottom.

However, such a prior art had a problem in that it has a limit in increasing convenience and usability of seasoning storage.

In order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the present invention makes it possible to easily store the seasoning, such as refrigeration, and by using the drawer and the automatic sliding door at the same time, the convenience and seasoning of seasoning storage is excellent and the cold air loss. Contributing to energy saving by minimizing, avoiding interference with the surrounding doors when opening and closing the sliding door, it is possible to implement a consistent design of kitchen furniture, and further increase convenience by enabling web search, shopping and smart control. The purpose of the present invention is to improve the utilization and convenience by providing contents such as dishes related to seasoning.

Other objects of the present invention will be readily understood through the following description of the embodiments.

In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the present invention, seasoning refrigerator, the body having a plurality of storage space for storing the seasoning; A cooling unit provided in the main body to supply cold air to the storage space; A drawer installed in each of the storage spaces and containing seasonings; A sliding door installed at a front surface of the main body so as to be located in front of the drawer, the sliding door being slidably guided by a rail to open and close an inlet side of the storage space; It is provided with a spice refrigerator having a sliding door, comprising; and a sliding drive unit for providing a driving force to slide the sliding door in the left and right directions along the rail.

The cooling unit controls the flow rate of the refrigerant supplied to each of the capillary and the evaporator installed to correspond to each of the storage space from the compressor and the condenser by a control valve, the cold air by heat exchange with the evaporator by the circulating fan Supply to each of the storage space, and the main body, by the cooling unit to allow some of the plurality of storage space to be refrigerated, the other part to be refrigerated, in any one of the storage space where the refrigeration is made A sterilizer may be installed to open and close the space to be sterilized by the sterilization means.

The sliding drive unit, the first wheel and the second wheel is rotatably installed on the rear and front sides, respectively, based on the direction in which the sliding door is opened for each of the upper and lower portions of the sliding door, the first wheel and the second The wheel is guided to the rail installed in the main body so as to be positioned above and below the sliding door, respectively, and is installed to be movable. Any one of the first and second wheels is rotated by the rotational force of the motor to follow the rail. Moving the sliding door to the left and right, and the rail is configured to guide the movement of each of the first wheel and the second wheel to protrude forward from the main body when the sliding door slides for opening. First and second guide rails that are inclined with respect to the front surface of the main body, respectively; And a third connected to the first and second guide rails and extending from side to side to guide movement of the first wheel and the second wheel so that the sliding door moves left and right while protruding forward. It may include a guide rail.

The rail may include a portion or all of the first guide rails that are gentler than the second guide rail so that the side where the first wheel is positioned protrudes more smoothly than the side where the second wheel is located when the sliding door is opened. It is formed to have an inclination, and the engaging portion may be formed at the end of any one or both ends of the first and second guide rails to maintain the sliding door in close contact with the main body.

An input unit provided to input an input signal to the sliding door or the main body; A display unit provided to externally display information or content on the sliding door or the main body; A wireless communication unit provided in the main body and configured to perform wireless communication between an external information providing system and a payment system; A local area communication unit provided in the main body and configured to perform communication with a home network system and a terminal by local area communication; And controlling the cooling unit and the sliding drive unit according to an input signal input by the input unit, and performing wireless retrieval by the wireless communication unit for information retrieval through the information providing system and payment for product purchase through the payment system. Control to perform by communication, and to display an operation state, search information and payment information through the display unit, and by the local area communication unit, information provided from the home network system and the terminal to the display unit. The microcomputer may be configured to be displayed on the display unit and to control the cooling unit according to a control signal provided from the terminal.

According to the seasoning refrigerator having a sliding door according to the present invention, it is possible to easily store the seasoning, such as refrigeration, by using a drawer and an automatic sliding door at the same time, the convenience and seasoning of the seasoning storage is excellent while minimizing the loss of cold air energy Contributing to savings, avoiding interference with the surrounding doors when opening and closing the sliding door, enables the consistent design of kitchen furniture, and further enhances convenience by enabling web search, shopping and smart control, and By allowing content such as cooking to be provided, the utilization and convenience can be improved.

1 is a perspective view showing an installation state of the seasoning refrigerator having a sliding door according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing an open state of the seasoning refrigerator having a sliding door according to an embodiment of the present invention,

3 is a block diagram showing a seasoning refrigerator having a sliding door according to an embodiment of the present invention,

4 is a block diagram showing a cooling unit of the seasoning refrigerator having a sliding door according to an embodiment of the present invention,

5 to 8 are plan views sequentially showing a sliding door opening operation of the seasoning refrigerator having a sliding door according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As the inventive concept allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific embodiments, but should be understood in a way that includes all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention, and may be modified in various other forms. It is to be understood that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the following examples.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and like reference numerals denote the same or corresponding elements regardless of reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a perspective view showing an installation state of the seasoning refrigerator having a sliding door according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing an open state of a seasoning refrigerator having a sliding door according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a block diagram showing a seasoning refrigerator having a sliding door according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 3, seasoning refrigerator 100 having a sliding door according to an embodiment of the present invention is the main body 110, the cooling unit 120, drawers 132, 133, 134, sliding door 131 and sliding The driving unit 150 may be further included. Further, the driving unit 150 may further include input units 141 and 142, a display unit 143, a wireless communication unit 144, a short range communication unit 145, and a microcomputer 146.

The main body 110 has a plurality of storage spaces (111, 112, 113) for storing the seasoning, by the cooling unit 120 to some of the plurality of storage spaces (111, 112, 113) to be refrigerated, the other part is frozen The sterilizer 160 may be installed in any one of the

storage spaces

111, 112, and 113 where refrigeration is performed, and the space sterilized by the sterilization means may be opened and closed. Here, the sterilizer 160 may be installed in the first storage space 111 by being accommodated in the drawer 132 which will be described later, which will be described later. In addition, the main body 110 may include, for example, a first storage space 111 that enables sterilization and fermentation, a second storage space 112 that enables refrigerated storage, and a third storage space that enables freezing storage ( 113) can be formed as a multilayer structure. The main body 110 may be installed to form a part of the kitchen furniture 300 such as a sink, a countertop, a storage cabinet, and the like.

The cooling unit 120 is provided in the main body 110 to supply cold air to the

storage spaces

111, 112, and 113. For example, the cooling unit 120 may be a cooling device for supplying cold air to the

storage spaces

111, 112, and 113 by performing a cooling cycle. As another example, it may be a cooling device that supplies cold air to the

storage spaces

111, 112, and 113 using the Peltier element, and is configured to independently supply the cold air of a desired temperature or use by forming a plurality to correspond to each of the

storage spaces

111, 112, and 113, or Alternatively, the unit may be configured as a single unit to supply cold air to the

storage spaces

111, 112, and 113, or to supply cold air sequentially to each of the

storage spaces

111, 112, and 113. In addition, the cooling unit 120 may be provided with a cold air circulation fan for the circulation of the cooled gas, the supply of cold air cooled through the cold air flow path is formed to be connected to each of the storage space (111, 112, 113) in the main body 110 and It is possible to recover the cold air after cooling. In consideration of the use of the

storage spaces

111, 112, and 113, the cold air flow path may be formed in a line structure in the main body 110 or may be formed in various ways such as a branched structure.

Referring to FIG. 4, the cooling unit 120 includes

capillaries

123a, 123b, and 123c installed to correspond to the

storage spaces

111, 112, and 113, respectively, from the compressor 121 for compressing the refrigerant and the condenser 122 for condensing the refrigerant. And a flow rate of the refrigerant supplied to the

evaporators

124a, 124b, and 124c by the control valve 125, and cool air by heat exchange with the

evaporators

124a, 124b, and 124c. Each may be supplied to each of the

storage spaces

111, 112, and 113.

Capillary tubes

123a, 123b and 123c expand the refrigerant and

evaporators

124a, 124b and 124c generate cold air by evaporation of the refrigerant.

The cooling unit 120 is provided with a refrigerant pipe 126 to provide a circulation path of the refrigerant by the cooling cycle. In addition, the main body 110 supplies the cool air cooled by heat exchange with the

evaporators

124a, 124b, and 124c to each of the

storage spaces

111, 112, and 113 by the

circulation fans

127a, 127b, and 127c, respectively. 111b and 111c may be formed.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the drawers 132, 132, 133 and the sliding door 131 form an opening / closing part 130 provided in the main body 110 to open and close the

storage spaces

111, 112, and 113, and the drawers 132, 133, 134 are stored. It is installed in each of the

spaces

111, 112, and 113 to accommodate seasoning to seasoning containers. Sliding door 131 is installed on the front of the body 110 to be located in front of the drawers (132, 133, 134), the rail 170 (shown in Figures 5 to 8) to open and close the inlet side of the storage space (111, 112, 113). It is guided by and installed so as to slide in the left and right directions. On the other hand, any one of the drawers (132, 133, 134) 132 may be provided with a sterilizer 160 is provided to open and close the space sterilized by the sterilization means. Here, the sterilizer 160 may have a cover which rotates or separates upward, for example, and a sterilization means for sterilizing may be installed in the sterilization space of the inside, and such sterilization means may be installed in the microcomputer 146. Can be controlled.

The sliding door 131 is moved to the left and right directions along the rail 170 (shown in FIGS. 5 to 8) provided in the main body 110, the main body 110, and the kitchen furniture 300 to be positioned above and below. The sliding operation in the left and right directions may be performed by the sliding driving unit 150 using the driving force of the motor 153 operated by the input operation of the input units 141 and 142 as well as the manual operation.

5 to 8, the sliding driving unit 150 provides a driving force for the sliding door 131 to slide left and right along the rail 170. For example, the sliding door 150 slides on the upper and lower portions of the sliding door 131. The first wheel 151 and the second wheel 152 are rotatably installed on the rear side and the front side, respectively, and the first wheel 151 and the second wheel 152 slide on the basis of the direction in which the 131 is opened. Guided to the rail 170 is installed on the main body 110 so as to be located on the upper side and the lower side of the door 131 so as to be movable, one of the first and second wheels (151, 152) of the motor 153 The sliding door 131 is moved left and right by rotating by the rotational force and moving along the rail 170. In this case, the first and

second wheels

151 and 152 may have a material such as a rubber or a close contact inducing structure that causes friction so as to move along the rail 170 when rotating, and may be made of, for example, a pinion. When the first and

second wheels

151 and 152 are made of pinions, the rail 170 may be formed with a rack along one side for gear engagement with the first and

second wheels

151 and 152.

The rail 170 is provided in the main body 110 or installed in the main body 110 and the kitchen furniture 300 so as to correspond to the upper side and the lower side from the sliding door 131, respectively, and the first and second guide rails 171 and 172. ) And a third guide rail 173. As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the first and

second guide rails

171 and 172 move forward from the main body 110 to avoid interference with other doors 310 when the sliding door 131 slides for opening. In order to guide the movement of each of the first wheel 151 and the second wheel 152 to protrude, it is provided to be inclined with respect to the front surface of the main body 110, respectively. As shown in FIG. 8, the third guide rail 173 is left and right to guide the movement of the first wheel 151 and the second wheel 152 such that the sliding door 131 moves forward and rightward in a state in which the sliding door 131 protrudes forward. It is arranged to extend.

When the sliding door 131 is opened, the rail 170 has a first guide rail so that the side where the first wheel 151 is located is more gently protruded than the side where the second wheel 152 is located, as shown in FIG. 6. The gentle inclined portion 171a is formed so that some or all of the portion 171 has a gentler inclination than the second guide rail 172, and the sliding door 131 is maintained to be in close contact with the main body 110. A locking portion 172a may be formed at one or both ends of the first and

second guide rails

171 and 172. In this embodiment, the locking portion 172a is formed on the second guide rail 172. Therefore, when the sliding door 131 is opened, the first and

second guide rails

171 and 172 are tilted by the opening, such that the sealing member 131a installed on the rear surface of the sliding door 131 for airtightness with the main body 110 is provided. By tilting together with the 110, the negative pressure is easily released so as to be easily separated from the main body 110, thereby facilitating opening of the sliding door 131.

On the other hand, the closing of the sliding door 131 is operated in the reverse order of the order described with reference to FIGS. In addition, the operation stop of the sliding drive unit 150 by the completion of the opening and closing of the sliding door 131, which detects any one of the first and second wheels (151, 152) located in each of the opening and closing completion state. The microcomputer 146 may be controlled by the microcomputer 146 that receives the sensing signal output from the sensing unit such as a switching sensor or an optical sensor. In addition, the microcomputer 146 may perform the sudden load increase of the motor 153. It may be.

Seasoning refrigerator 100 having a sliding door according to an embodiment of the present invention, the input unit 141, 142, the display unit 143, wireless communication unit 144, short-range communication unit 145 and microcomputer 146 may be provided.

The input units 141 and 142 are provided to input an input signal to the sliding door 131 or the main body 110. For example, the button unit 141 consisting of a plurality of buttons and the display unit 143 are formed of a touch panel. It may include a touch input unit 142 used as the unit 143, it may be made of any one of them, each of which is configured to input different input signals from each other, or selectively input the input signal partially overlapping each other It can be configured to.

The display unit 143 is provided to externally display information or content on the sliding door 131 or the main body 110.

Wireless communication unit 144 is provided in the main body 110, such as Wi-Fi, 3G or 4G, such as an information portal system such as an external portal system or a search system, and a server such as a financial institution or card company, etc. Wireless communication with the payment system 220 is performed.

The microcomputer 146 controls the cooling unit 120 according to the input signals input by the input units 141 and 142, and also the information retrieval through the information providing system 210 and the purchase of goods through the payment system 220. The payment is controlled to be performed by the wireless communication by the wireless communication unit 144, and the operation state, the search information, and the payment information are displayed on the display unit 143. In addition, the microcomputer 146 may control the motor 153 of the sliding driver 150 to open and close the sliding door 131 according to the signals input to the input units 141 and 142.

The short range communication unit 145 may be provided in the main body 110. The short-range communication unit 145 is a communication means for enabling communication in a house or a structure, such as Bluetooth, beacon, Wi-Fi, etc., and the home network system 240 and a smartphone or tablet PC by such short-range communication. It performs communication with the terminal 230 such as. At this time, the microcomputer 146 may control the information provided from the home network system 240 and the terminal 230 to be displayed through the display unit 143 by the communication by the local area communication unit 145, and the terminal ( The cooling unit 120 may be controlled according to a control signal provided from 230. On the other hand, the terminal 230 and the home network system 240 may be pre-installed with an application or a program for performing a predetermined function, such as providing information and control signal transmission required in the present invention.

The microcomputer 146 receives the type of seasoning through the input units 141 and 142 and stores the type of seasoning in the memory unit 147 and stores the type of seasoning stored in the memory unit 147 as requested by the input units 141 and 142. The display unit 143 may be displayed. In addition, the microcomputer 146, for example, wireless communication by the wireless communication unit 144, the information on the cooking using the type of seasoning selected by the input of the input unit 141, 142 among the types of spices stored in the memory unit 147 By accessing the information providing system 210, the searched information can be controlled to be displayed on the display unit 143 by receiving the searched information using the type of the seasoning selected as a keyword. In addition, as another example, the microcomputer 146 may pre-inform the memory unit 147 with information about a dish using a type of seasoning selected by the input of the input units 141 and 142 from among the types of seasonings stored in the memory unit 147. It may be controlled to be extracted from a plurality of stored cooking information data to be displayed on the display unit 143.

In addition, the main body 110 may be provided with a power supply unit 148 that receives power from the outside to distribute the power to the device for supplying power required for operation.

According to the seasoning refrigerator having a sliding door according to the present invention, it is possible to easily store the seasoning, such as refrigeration, by minimizing cold air loss while excellent convenience and appearance of seasoning storage by the simultaneous adoption of the drawer and automatic sliding door. It contributes to energy saving and avoids interference with the surrounding doors when opening and closing the sliding doors, enabling a consistent design of kitchen furniture, and further increasing convenience by enabling web searching, shopping and smart control, and preserved condiments. By allowing the user to be provided with content such as cooking related to this, the usability and convenience can be improved.

As described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention, of course, various modifications and variations can be made within the scope without departing from the spirit of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims below and equivalents thereof.

According to an aspect of the present invention, seasoning refrigerator, the body having a plurality of storage space for storing the seasoning; A cooling unit provided in the main body to supply cold air to the storage space; A drawer installed in each of the storage spaces and containing seasonings; A sliding door installed at a front surface of the main body so as to be located in front of the drawer, the sliding door being slidably guided by a rail to open and close an inlet side of the storage space; It is provided with a spice refrigerator having a sliding door, comprising; and a sliding drive unit for providing a driving force to slide the sliding door in the left and right directions along the rail.

The present invention can be industrially used in the field of refrigerators that can store refrigerated or frozen food seasoning.

110: main body 111: first storage space

111a: cold air path 112: second storage space

112a: cold air passage 113: third storage space

113a: cold air flow path 120: cooling part

121: compressor 122: condenser

123a, 123b, 123c: capillary 124a, 124b, 124c: evaporator

125: control valve 126: refrigerant pipe

127a, 127b, 127c: circulation fan 130: opening and closing part

131: sliding door 131a: sealing member

132,133,134: drawer 141: button portion

142: touch input unit 143: display unit

144: wireless communication unit 145: short-range communication unit

146: microcomputer 147: memory unit

148: power supply unit 150: sliding drive unit

151: first wheel 152: second wheel

153: motor 154: bracket

160: sterilizer 170: rail

171: first rail 171a: gentle slope

172: second rail 172a: locking portion

173: 3rd rail 210: information providing system

220: payment system 230: terminal

240: home network system 300: kitchen furniture

310: Door

Claims

In seasoning refrigerator,

A main body having a plurality of storage spaces for storing seasonings;

A cooling unit provided in the main body to supply cold air to the storage space;

A drawer installed in each of the storage spaces and containing seasonings;

A sliding door installed at a front surface of the main body so as to be located in front of the drawer, the sliding door being slidably guided by a rail to open and close an inlet side of the storage space; And

A sliding driving unit which provides a driving force so that the sliding door slides in the left and right directions along the rail;

Containing, seasoning refrigerator having a sliding door.
The cooling unit,

The flow rate of the refrigerant supplied to each of the capillary tube and the evaporator installed to correspond to each of the storage spaces from the compressor and the condenser is controlled by a control valve, and the cold air by heat exchange with the evaporator is stored in each of the storage spaces by the circulation fan. Supply it,

The main body,

A portion of the plurality of storage spaces are refrigerated by the cooling unit, another portion is refrigerated, and a space sterilized by sterilization means is opened and closed in any one of the storage spaces in which the refrigeration is performed. Seasoning refrigerator with a sliding door is installed sterilizer.
The method according to claim 1,

The sliding drive unit,

The first wheel and the second wheel are rotatably installed at the rear and front sides, respectively, based on the direction in which the sliding door is opened for each of the upper and lower portions of the sliding door, and the first wheel and the second wheel are the sliding door. The sliding door is guided to the rail installed in the main body so as to be positioned at the upper side and the lower side of the main body, and the sliding door is rotated by the rotational force of the motor to move along the rail. To the left and right,

The rail is

First and second guides, which are inclined with respect to the front surface of the main body, to guide the movement of each of the first wheel and the second wheel to protrude forward from the main body when the sliding door is slid to open. rail; And

A third guide connected to the first and second guide rails and extending from side to side to guide movement of the first wheel and the second wheel to move left and right in a state in which the sliding door protrudes forward; rail;

Containing, seasoning refrigerator having a sliding door.
The method according to claim 3,

The rail is

Some or all of the first guide rails have a gentler slope than the second guide rail so that when the sliding door is opened, the side where the first wheel is positioned protrudes more gently than the side where the second wheel is located. The seasoning refrigerator having a sliding door is formed, the engaging portion is formed at the end of any one or both ends of the first and second guide rails to maintain the sliding door in close contact with the main body.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

An input unit provided to input an input signal to the sliding door or the main body;

A display unit provided to externally display information or content on the sliding door or the main body;

A wireless communication unit provided in the main body and configured to perform wireless communication between an external information providing system and a payment system;

A local area communication unit provided in the main body and configured to perform communication with a home network system and a terminal by local area communication; And

In addition to controlling the cooling unit and the sliding drive unit in accordance with the input signal input by the input unit, wireless communication by the wireless communication unit for information retrieval through the information providing system and payment for the purchase of goods through the payment system Control to be performed by the control unit, and display an operation state, search information and payment information to be displayed through the display unit, and by the local area communication unit, information provided from the home network system and the terminal through the display unit. A microcomputer to display each of the microcomputer and to control the cooling unit according to a control signal provided from the terminal;

Further comprising, seasoning refrigerator having a sliding door.