KR0122425Y1 - Device for supplying drinks - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a beverage supply device of the refrigerator, the purpose is to prevent cold air leakage through the beverage container installation portion.

The refrigerator beverage supply device is provided via a spacer between a cup access space, a beverage access space and a cup access space formed on the outer surface of the door so that the beverage container detachably installed inside the refrigerator door receives the beverage from the beverage container. And a supporting member for supporting. The material of the spacer is silicon rubber, the upper edge of the spacer is formed on the upper edge of the spacer and the lower edge of the spacer is formed on the bottom of the spacer to close the door and the support member to prevent the leakage of cold air and facilitate the seating of the beverage container. do.

Description

Beverage supply device of refrigerator

The present invention relates to a beverage supply device mounted on a refrigerator, and in particular, a spacer made of a flexible material provided in the installation hole of the door to support the beverage container is installed in a flexible material to close the support member to prevent leakage of cold air. And it relates to a beverage supply device of the refrigerator to improve the convenience of installation.

In general, the refrigerator is for storing and storing food in a frozen or refrigerated state, and the refrigerator is provided with a door installed in a refrigerator body having a storage compartment. In such a refrigerator, water bottles or beverages were stored in the refrigerator, and when needed, the doors were opened and beverage containers or containers were taken out and used as drinking water. That is, in order to receive the drink, the door must be opened and closed, and the container containing the drink must be taken out and stored inside and outside of the container, resulting in inconvenience in use as well as a lot of cold air leakage.

In order to solve this problem, a refrigerator equipped with a beverage supply device capable of receiving a beverage without opening and closing a door by installing a beverage supply device in the refrigerator itself has been developed. 1 shows a schematic configuration of such a refrigerator 1. As shown in the figure, doors 6 and 6 'for opening and closing them are provided in the refrigerator main body 5 having the refrigerating compartment 2, the freezing compartment 3, and the vegetable compartment 4 mutually partitioned. The beverage supply device is installed in the refrigerating compartment door 6, and for this purpose, the beverage container 7 is removably installed inside the door and the cup can be supplied from the beverage container without opening the door outside the door. The space 8 is formed. Numeral 9 is a cup and numeral 10 is a lever for operating the beverage supply device.

Referring to Figure 2 describes the beverage supply structure and operation of the refrigerator beverage supply device as follows. An installation hole 11 is formed in the door 6 to communicate the beverage container installation space with the cup access space, and the installation hole 11 has a hollow support member 13 via a spacer 12. Is installed, the support member 13 is coupled to the beverage container (7). The beverage container 7 and the support member 13 are screwed together to be inserted into the door integrally. Inside the support member 13, two hollow tubes for guiding the flow of water and air are installed to form the first passage 14 and the second passage 15. The first passage 14 is formed between the support member 13 and the outer hollow tube 16, and the second passage 15 is formed between the outer hollow tube 16 and the inner hollow tube 17 on the upper side thereof. In the remaining portion of the lower side is formed in the inner hollow tube 17, the inlet 18 is formed on the upper end of the inner hollow tube 17 for this purpose. A first opening / closing member 19 is installed between the supporting member 13 and the outer hollow tube 16 to open and close the first passage 14, and between the upper outer hollow tube 16 and the inner hollow tube 17. The second opening and closing member 20 is installed to open and close the second passage 15 of this portion.

When the lever 10 is operated by the cup 9 to receive a drink from the beverage supply device, the first opening / closing member 19 and the second opening / closing member 20 are lifted up to allow the first passage 14 and the second passage. The passage 15 is opened, wherein external air flows into the beverage container through the second passage 15, and at the same time, the beverage in the beverage container is transferred to the cup through the first passage 14 and the second passage 15. Spills. When the force is removed from the lever 10, the inner and outer hollow tubes 16 and 17 are returned to their original positions by the return springs 21 to block the first passage and the second passage 15.

In the conventional beverage supply device configured as described above, a plastic material was used as the spacer 12 for installing the support member in the installation hole. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, one side of the spacer 12 is provided with a locking groove 12a and a handle 12b to facilitate disassembly and coupling of the beverage container 7 coupled with the support member 13. . The locking groove 12a is formed so that the front end of the support member 13 can be caught, so that the support member 13 and the spacer 12 are firmly coupled in the state where the beverage container 7 is coupled with the support member 13. In order to maintain the state, the handle (12b) is to disassemble and combine the beverage container (7) with the support member 13, the front end of the support member 13 by pressing the handle (12b) in the locking groove (12a) It is to break away or to get caught.

As described above, in the conventional beverage supply apparatus, since the spacer of a hard plastic material is used, the spacer cannot be installed in close contact with the installation hole of the door and the support member of the beverage container, so that a gap is formed between the installation hole and the spacer and between the spacer and the support member. There occurred a problem that the cold air leaks between the gaps. In addition, in order to disassemble and combine plastic spacers and maintain a firm coupling state, the spacer has to be formed with a catching groove and handles, and the structure becomes complicated. Since the coupling operation must be performed, the installation of the support member and the drink supply device becomes difficult and there is a problem in that the hygiene is poor.

Therefore, the present invention is to solve this problem, the object of the present invention is to use a flexible and flexible spacer to prevent the leakage of cold air at the same time easy to install and maintain a good hygiene state of the refrigerator To provide a beverage supply device.

1 is a side cross-sectional view of a general refrigerator in which a beverage supply device is installed.

Figure 2 is a detailed configuration of the beverage discharge portion of the conventional beverage supply apparatus.

3 is a detailed view of the beverage discharge portion of the beverage supply device of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the spacer of the beverage supply device of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

7: beverage container 8: cup access space

11 installation hole 13 support member

30: stopper 31: spacer

31a: upper side caught frame 31b: lower side caught frame

The present invention for achieving the above object is, a beverage container detachably installed inside the refrigerator door, a cup access space formed on the outer surface of the door to receive a drink from the beverage container, a spacer between the beverage container and the cup access space In the beverage supply apparatus of the refrigerator provided with a support member for supporting the beverage container is installed via the, the material of the spacer is silicon rubber, the upper end of the spacer is formed on the upper end of the spacer and the lower end of the spacer The frame is formed to closely contact the door and the support member, and a seating groove is formed at the center of the upper end of the spacer so that the beverage container is seated.

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

As shown in Figures 1 and 3, the beverage supply apparatus according to the present invention is installed in the refrigerator body (5). The refrigerator main body 5 has a storage compartment 2 for storing and storing food, which is opened and closed by a door 6. The beverage container 7 of the beverage supply device is detachably installed in the inverted state inside the door 6, and a cup access space 8 is formed in the outer surface of the door 6. In addition, an installation hole 11 is formed between the portion where the beverage container 7 inside the door 6 is installed and the cup access space 8 outside the door 6 to communicate with both sides. A lever 10 is provided in this cup access space 8, and by operating the lever 10, the beverage of a beverage container can be discharged and it can drink according to the cup 9. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the installation hole 11 is provided with the hollow support member 32 via the spacer 31, and supports the beverage container 7. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the spacer 31 has an upper engaging frame 31a and a lower engaging frame 31b protruding outwardly and are installed in the installation hole 11 at the upper and lower ends thereof. Therefore, the support member 32 and the door 6 are brought into close contact with each other to prevent leakage of cold air in the refrigerator. That is, since the spacer made of silicon is excellent in flexibility and elasticity, it is not only in close contact with the installation hole 11 but also in close contact with the support member 32, so that there is no gap therebetween, preventing cold air leakage. Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a mounting groove 31c is formed at the upper end of the spacer 31. The seating groove 31c is formed in the same shape as the lower end of the beverage container 7 as shown, so that the beverage container 7 can be easily seated and separated.

On the other hand, the support member 32 is provided with a stepped portion 321 inside, the stepped portion 321 upper side is formed of a single tube and the stepped portion 321 lower side is formed of a double tube. The beverage container 7 is installed in this inverted state through the stopper 33 on the step part 321.

Next, a structure for pouring the beverage from the beverage container 7 into the cup 9 will be described. A guide rod 34 is installed on the inner side of the double tube of the support member 32 as a lifting material, and a guide passage 35 is formed between the guide rod 34 and the inner surface of the support member 32. The first opening and closing member 36 for opening and closing the guide passage 35 is installed at the upper end of the guide rod 34. In this embodiment, the first opening and closing member 36 is coupled to the guide rod 34 via the auxiliary guide pipe 34 'coupled to the upper end of the guide rod 34 to move up and down together with the guide rod 34. . To this end, the first sheet part 322 to which the first opening / closing member 36 is engaged is provided inside the double tube of the support member 32.

Reference numeral 37 is a first return spring for elastically restoring the motion of the guide rod. The guide rod 34 is connected to the above-described lever 10, and when the lever 10 is operated, the guide rod 34 is opened so that the first opening / closing member 36 opens the guide passage 35 and the operating force to the lever 10. If it is removed by the elastic restoring force of the first return spring 37, the first opening and closing member 36 with the guide rod 34 is lowered to block the guide passage (35).

On the other hand, on the upper side of the guide rod 34, the opening and closing rod 38 is installed as the lifting material in the opening 71 of the beverage container 7 and moves up and down in conjunction with the lifting movement of the guide rod. The opening / closing rod 38 is provided with a second opening / closing member 39 which moves up and down together to open and close the opening 71. To this end, the second sheet portion 72 is provided adjacent to the opening 71 of the beverage container 7, and the second opening / closing member 39 has a locking frame 391 caught by the second sheet portion 72. Is formed. Therefore, when the upward movement of the guide rod 34 is transmitted to the opening and closing rod 38, the opening and closing rod 38 is raised so that the second opening / closing member 39 opens the opening 71 so that the beverage opens the opening 71 and the guide passage. When the guide rod 34 is lowered and returned to its original position through the 35, the opening / closing rod 38 is also lowered and returned to the original position so that the second opening / closing member 39 blocks the opening 71. 40 is a second return spring for elastically restoring the movement of the opening and closing rods.

Referring to the operation of the present invention configured as described above is as follows. In the state where no force is applied to the lever 10, the first opening / closing member 36 blocks the guide passage 35, and the second opening / closing member 39 blocks the opening 71 of the beverage container 7. The beverage of the barrel 7 is not discharged to the outside. Next, when the lever 10 is operated using the cup 9 to receive a drink, the guide rod 34 is raised, and the first opening / closing member 36 opens the guide passage 35 at this time. Subsequently, when the upper end of the guide rod 34, that is, the auxiliary guide tube 34 ′ raises the opening and closing rod 38, the second opening / closing member 39 opens the opening 71 of the beverage container 7 together with the opening and closing rod to drink. The beverage of the barrel 7 is discharged to the cup 9 through the opening 71 and the guide passage 35. When the predetermined amount of beverage is discharged and the operating force applied to the lever 10 is removed, the guide rod 34 and the opening and closing rod 38 are moved by the elastic restoring force of the first return spring 37 and the second return spring 40. In the downward movement, the first opening / closing member 36 blocks the guide passage 35 and the second opening / closing member 39 blocks the opening 71.

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the material of the spacer is made of silicone rubber to improve adhesion and prevent leakage of cold air. In addition, by providing a seating groove at the top of the spacer has the effect that can be easily disassembled and combined with the beverage container without holding or pressing the spacer by hand and at the same time has the advantage of maintaining good hygiene.

Claims (1)

A beverage container removably installed inside the refrigerator door, a cup access space formed on an outer surface of the door to receive a drink from the beverage container, and installed between the beverage container and the cup access hole via a spacer. In the beverage supply apparatus of the refrigerator having a supporting member for supporting, the material of the spacer 31 is silicone rubber, the upper end of the spacer 31 is formed with an upper hook 31a and the lower end of the spacer 31 A lower hanger 31b is formed at the bottom to closely contact the door 6 and the support member, and a seating groove 31c is formed at the center of the upper end of the spacer 31 so that the beverage container is seated. Feeder.