JP2002303485A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To impart the central function as a network home electric apparatus to a refrigerator by ensuring the power supply of an apparatus for network server utilizing the refrigerator while suppressing heat and noise. SOLUTION: The refrigerator is arranged to cool an apparatus 5 for network server by disposing it in the refrigerator and the external signal line connecting part of the apparatus 5 for network server is located on the outer surface of the refrigerator body.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a refrigerator.

[0002]

With the recent development of the communication infrastructure and the miniaturization and weight reduction of various communication equipment terminals, networks have been constructed even in ordinary homes, and information sharing within homes and remote control of home appliances have been achieved. It is considered that operations and the like can be performed, and an external connection to the Internet or the like can be performed from a home network. In constructing such a home network, it is necessary to install a network server device that plays a central role in the network and operate it continuously in the home, and to deal with noise and heat generated from the network server device. It is listed as.

[0003] Therefore, the inventor has focused on refrigerators used in ordinary households. That is, the refrigerator is always powered on and stores various foods and the like stored in the refrigerator at an appropriate temperature by the continuous operation of the refrigerator, and supplies power to the network server device. The aim is to achieve suppression of heat and noise generated by the network server device in combination with a refrigerator. In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to secure the power supply of a network server device and suppress generation of heat and noise by using a refrigerator, and to provide a refrigerator with a central function as a network home appliance. Aim.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and has a configuration in which a network server device is disposed in a storage to cool the network server device. An object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator characterized in that an external signal line connection portion of a server device is located on an outer surface of a refrigerator.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described in detail based on the embodiments shown in FIGS. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a refrigerator, which is divided into two upper and lower storage rooms, an upper server installation room 2 and a lower general storage room 3 in the storage, and the front of the server installation room 2 and the general storage room 3. Are individually opened and closed by a single door 4. In the server installation room 2, a plurality of network server devices 5 are mounted on a rack 6 with their control display surfaces facing the doors. 7
The rear end where the and the external signal line connection part 8 are located is located in the opening 9 located on the back of the refrigerator body.

Then, as described above, the server installation room 2
The rear end of the network server device 5 installed in the refrigerator is located at the opening 9 and faces the outside, and the power supply means 10 distributed from a power supply unit (not shown) of the refrigerator body supplies power to each network server device 5 through the opening 9. The various signal lines 11 are connected to the external signal line connecting portion 8 while being connected to the connecting portion 7.
It is connected to the. As described above, each network server device 5 is arranged in the server installation room 2 and the server installation room 2 is covered with the lid 4 so as to be openable and closable. Compared to the case where the refrigerator is operated in an exposed state, it is significantly suppressed and the refrigerator as a whole is quiet.

As shown in FIG. 2, a cool air fan 12 for sending cool air formed by a cooling means (not shown) is attached to each of the inner surfaces of the server installation room 2 and the general storage room 3 as shown in FIG. By sending this cool air, each network server device 5 located in the server installation room 2 is cooled. As a result, the heat countermeasure for the network server device 5 is ensured,
It is possible to prevent thermal runaway of an element such as a CPU, and to omit a mechanism for externally releasing heat generated by the CPU and a power supply unit.

In the door 4 that opens and closes the front of the server installation room 2, a window 13 provided with a transparent plate is provided so that the control display surface of the network server equipment 5 installed inside can be seen. The operation state of each network server device 5 can be visually checked even when the door 4 is closed.

[0009]

According to the refrigerator of the present invention described above,
A configuration in which the network server device is disposed in the refrigerator, the network server device is cooled, and the external signal line connection portion of the network server device is located on the outer surface of the refrigerator. Is what you do. As described above, since the network server device is disposed integrally with the refrigerator in the refrigerator, the noise and heat generated by the network server device are not emitted to the external environment, and the network server device is constantly operated. Because it is placed under a constant temperature environment, it can be operated stably without causing thermal runaway, etc., and the refrigerator can be used as a highly reliable network home appliance.
The effect is excellent in practicality.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the embodiment in a longitudinal section.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a server installation room in a plane section in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Refrigerator 2 ... Server installation room 4 ... Door 5 ... Network server equipment 7 ... Power supply connection part 8 ... Signal line connection part 9 ... Opening 10 ... Power supply means 11 ... Signal line 12 ... Cold air fan

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A network server device is arranged in a refrigerator to cool the network server device, and an external signal line connection portion of the network server device is located on an outer surface of the refrigerator. A refrigerator characterized in that: