JPH0682022B2 - refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a storage chamber having a plurality of temperature differences and capable of storing at a suitable temperature according to a wide variety of foods.

2. Description of the Related Art Recent refrigerators not only diversify food materials themselves due to diversified eating habits, but also diversify storage methods such as fresh preservation of fresh food such as fish meat by adjusting food storage temperature appropriately. ing. In addition, while there is a need to make bulky products such as bulk purchases of frozen foods due to an increase in storage capacity, there are many demands for a large installation space as small as possible due to housing conditions.

On the other hand, with respect to preservation of foods necessary for daily life, it is general practice to store samples that require cooling for preservation in a refrigerator, and to store other foods in a food storage.

From such a background, conventionally, a refrigerator having a plurality of storage rooms, each storage room having an independent temperature control, and a storage cabinet for food having an appropriate storage rack are scattered around the kitchen. It is installed in.

In the above example, the necessary food storage areas are stored in a scattered manner in the kitchen, so the storage efficiency is poor, and the necessary food storage areas may be unclear. .
In addition, there is no necessary item, unnecessary items are duplicated, and it is unclear or uneconomical, making inventory management difficult. Furthermore, the size and depth of the food storage devices arranged in the kitchen and the refrigerator are different, and if they are installed side by side, some devices may jump out or the height may be different, resulting in poor usability. In addition, there is a problem that the surface material and the structure are different, which makes it unsightly.

In order to solve these problems, a method of installing a refrigerator and a food storage together, the dimensions of the refrigerator and the food storage,
That is, the sizes such as height and depth are made uniform. In addition, it is conceivable that the surface materials and configurations will be matched and that they will be installed side by side.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, foods stored in food storages other than refrigerators. There are dried foods, instant noodles, flour, dried noodles, canned foods, retort foods, snacks, green tea, coffee beans, spices, seasonings, etc. Don't In addition, since the dry matter is stored in a dry state and has no cooling function in a general storage, it changes in conjunction with the ambient temperature and accelerates the deterioration of food due to temperature factors such as high temperature or temperature fluctuation. There is.

As described above, in the conventional example, when trying to store all foods mixed in the same place, the flavors inherent to the foods are transferred along with the transfer of water and the like, which causes a problem of mutual deterioration. There is.

On the other hand, since the kitchen is under high temperature and humidity conditions, there is concern about oxidation, loss of vitamin C, moisture absorption, deterioration of flavor, etc. in the presence of food, and it was not a good storage condition for food.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the above-mentioned conventional example, while preserving a wide variety of frozen and refrigerated foods, while preventing oxidation of other foods, loss of vitamin C, moisture absorption, deterioration of flavor, etc. It is intended for long-term storage of food.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has a plurality of storage chambers, and each storage chamber is formed of a heat-insulating box body and a refrigerator body in which temperature control is independently performed. A dry storage room, a refrigeration cycle for cooling the dry storage room, a blower for controlling ventilation, and a storage room equipped with a temperature control device are provided, and the surface material configuration is also different in size, depth dimension, and height dimension. In addition to the above, the refrigerator is installed on both the left side and the right side of the refrigerator, or on both sides of the refrigerator.

Action The present invention has the above-described configuration, and the refrigerator and the storage adjacent to the refrigerator stop in parallel. Food storage places are integrated by making this series. In the storage of foods other than the refrigerator such as freezing and refrigeration, the air cooled by the cooler is circulated in the storage by the blower, while the temperature inside the storage is maintained at 10 to 15 ° C by the temperature control device. Moreover, the inside of the storage can be dried by the dehumidifying effect of the cooler.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

In FIG. 1, a refrigerator main body 1 has a plurality of storage chambers, and an upper portion is a freezing chamber 2, which is a freezing chamber left 2a and a freezing chamber right 2b. Reference numeral 3 is a refrigerating room having a double door 4. Reference numeral 5 is a low temperature room, which is a drawer type inside. 6 is a vegetable compartment, which is a pull-out compartment. The low greenhouse 5 and the vegetable compartment 6 have storage containers (not shown) for storing foods.

In the refrigerator 1 having such a configuration, each storage room performs independent cooling / temperature control (a cooling device and a temperature control device are not shown), and the set temperature is −18 ° C. in the freezing room 2 and 4 in the refrigerating room 3. ℃, low temperature room 4 is a room for performing partial freezing, which is particularly effective for preserving fresh fish meat, and set to -3 ℃, vegetable room 5 is 8 ℃ for preserving vegetables, and in some cases bottles are also preserved. To do.

Next, 11 is a storage main body, which is an upper chamber 12, a middle chamber 13, and a lower chamber 14. As shown in FIG. 2, a sectional view of the storage 11 is divided into an upper chamber 12, a middle chamber 13 and a lower chamber 14 by a partition plate 15. Reference numeral 16 is a compressor, and 17 is an evaporator, which constitutes a refrigeration cycle together with a condenser and a pressure reducer (not shown). A blower 18 sends cold air to each room (12, 13, 14). 19 is upper chamber 12 and lower chamber
A heater provided on the back surface of 14 and a temperature detector 20 for controlling the operation of the compressor 16 and the blower 18.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a storage container provided in the inner chamber 13,
The lid body 22 fixed to the side is configured to have a substantially hermetic structure with the ceiling portion as a top portion, and is supported by the door body 24 to be movable back and forth for opening and closing.

The operation of the storage 11 configured as described above will be described.

The upper chamber 12 in the food storage 11 stores the food that needs to be dried. The refrigeration cycle and the blower are composed of a compressor 16, an evaporator 17, and a condenser and a pressure reducer (not shown). The cool air cooled by the evaporator 17 is sent to each chamber by the device 18. Here, the air volume (circulation volume) of the blower 18 is reduced to 1/3 to 1/4 as compared with a refrigerator / refrigerator of the same capacity, and the surface area of the evaporator 17 is adjusted to adjust the surface temperature of the evaporator 17 and the temperature of each chamber. (10 ~ 15 ℃)
The temperature difference with is 20 to 30 dogs. That is, the surface temperature of the evaporator 17 is always a negative temperature, and the moisture in the food storage is frosted to form frost, so that the inside of the storage is stably dried.
The temperature inside each room is controlled by controlling the operation of the compressor 16 and the blower 18 by the temperature detector 20 provided in the upper room 12.
Keep stable at 10 ~ 15 ℃. Even when the ambient temperature becomes lower, the outside air temperature detector (not shown) energizes the heater 19 at a constant temperature (for example, 15 ° C.) or less, and heat is applied to each room to operate the refrigeration cycle and the blower. As a result, even when the ambient temperature becomes low, it is possible to stably maintain the drying in the refrigerator.

Furthermore, since the middle chamber 13 has a closed structure, there is no direct entry of cold air into the storage container 21, and the storage container 21 is kept in high humidity due to the water evaporated from the stored vegetables, fruits, etc. Long-term storage of required vegetables and fruits is also possible.

Next, the doors 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 of each room of the refrigerator 1 and the doors 23, 24, 25 of each room of the storage 11 are made to have the same height positional relationship and surface materials and configurations. At the same time, the external dimensions, height dimensions, and depth dimensions of the refrigerator 1 and the storage 11 are matched.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the refrigerator 1 and the storage 11 are connected to each other by a connecting plate.
35 and the screw 36, the ceiling surface of the refrigerator 1, the bottom surface and the storage
The 11 ceiling surface and the bottom surface are screwed together to prevent interconnection.

With such a configuration, a refrigerator having a plurality of storage chambers and a storage having a cooling function can be arranged side by side in the same plane.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) Since the inside of the storage is kept in a dry condition, it is possible to prevent the food from oxidizing, absorbing moisture, and deteriorating in flavor.

(2) When stored in a conventional vegetable case Even vegetables and fruits that cause low temperature damage can be well stored by keeping them at high humidity at 10 to 15 ° C.

(3) By keeping the inside of the storage under dry conditions, the transfer odor between foods is reduced, and various foods can be stored in the same place.

(4) It is said that the ideal storage temperature for foods stored at room temperature is 10-
Oxidation promoted under high temperature conditions by storing at 15 ℃
Vitamin C loss and flavor deterioration are reduced, and foods can be stored in good condition for a long time. In addition, there is a merit that there is less chance of dew formation at the time of taking out food because medium temperature such as 10 to 15 ° C has less difference from room temperature than refrigeration.

(5) The refrigerator and the storage can store the food scattered in the kitchen at the same place, and the inventory management is facilitated because the food can be collectively stored.

(6) A refrigerator and a storage can be installed in a uniform manner, and a device having a matching surface material configuration and a harmonized design can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention in which a refrigerator and a storage are arranged side by side, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the storage, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the refrigerator and the storage are locked together. is there. 1 ... Refrigerator, 2 ... Freezer, 3 ... Refrigerator, 6 ... Cold greenhouse, 6 ... Vegetable room, 11 ... Storage, 15 ... Partition, 16
...... Compressor, 17 …… Evaporator, 18 …… Blower.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A refrigerator comprising a refrigerator having a freezer compartment, a refrigerator compartment, a low temperature compartment, and a vegetable compartment and a plurality of compartments partitioned by partition plates, and a compressor, a condenser, a decompressor, and an evaporator, which are sequentially connected. It consists of a cycle and a blower, reduces the amount of air blown into each of the chambers by the blower, and reduces the temperature difference between the evaporator and the chambers by 20 to 30.
A refrigerator characterized in that storages each having a temperature of 10 to 15 ° C. and a temperature of 10 to 15 ° C. are arranged side by side on the side of the refrigerator.