KR100285857B1 - Quick cooling apparatus for refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A quick cooling apparatus for refrigerator is provided to reduce power consumption by freezing the stored food in a short period of time, while keeping the stored vegetables fresh. CONSTITUTION: A quick cooling apparatus comprises a refrigerator body(10) having a freezer compartment(20) and a refrigerator compartment(30) with a vegetable compartment(40), doors(50) for each freezer compartment and refrigerator compartment, a machine room(60) sectioned in the lower portion of the refrigerator body, and which accommodates parts like a compressor(70), a vacuum chamber(80) arranged inside of the freezer compartment, and a vacuum distribution unit for maintaining a vacuum state for the vacuum chamber, and distributing low temperature humidity for maintaining the vegetables stored in the vegetable compartment fresh. The vacuum distribution unit includes a vacuum pump(92), a suction pipe(91) of which one end is connected to the vacuum pump and the other end is connected to the vacuum chamber, and an exhaust pipe(93) of which one end is connected to the vacuum pump and the other end is connected to the vegetable compartment.

Description

Quick Chiller Of Refrigerator

The present invention relates to a rapid cooling device of a refrigerator, and more particularly, by sufficiently freezing the stored object stored in the freezer within a short time, thereby reducing the power consumption, and the low temperature and humidity surplus moisture generated in the freezer compartment in the vegetable compartment. The present invention relates to a rapid cooling device for a refrigerator that maintains freshness of vegetables to be stored.

In general, a home refrigerator is provided with a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment, and is installed to be opened and closed by a door.

That is, the refrigerator is nutrient-installed into the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment so that the refrigerator can be stored in consideration of the characteristics of the food to be stored, and is installed to be opened and closed by each door (or a single door).

1 shows a general refrigerator.

As shown, the refrigerator body 1 has a housing shape and is partitioned into a refrigerator compartment 3 having a freezer compartment 2 and a vegetable compartment 4 by an intermediate partition.

The freezing chamber 2 and the refrigerating chamber 3 are sealed by respective doors 5 (or a single door).

Meanwhile, a separate space is partitioned below the main body 1 to store mechanical and electrical components such as a compressor 7 that generates a refrigerant for supplying cold air to the freezing chamber 2 and the refrigerating chamber 3. The machine room 6 is arranged.

Therefore, foods appropriate to the temperature conditions are selectively isolated and stored in the freezing chamber 2 and the refrigerating chamber 3.

However, in such a general refrigerator, in particular, in the freezer, the following problems occur.

That is, when the frozen object to be stored in the freezer compartment 2 is rapidly frozen, or when rapid deicing is required, the discharged amount of the cold air supplied to the freezer compartment 2 side is simply increased, so that Rapid cooling and ice making

However, while the volume of the freezer compartment is already in a limited state, for example, the cold air supplied to the freezer compartment by the mode of rapid cooling even if the volume of the stored object to be stored in the freezer compartment and rapidly frozen is considerably smaller than the volume of the freezer compartment. Since the discharge amount of is supplied in a state that is independent of the volume of the object to be stored, there is a structural problem that has to be discharged excessively cold air to rapidly cool a small volume of the object to be stored.

Therefore, there is another problem that the power consumption is increased.

Therefore, the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention, that is, the object of the present invention, to solve the problems with the freezer of the refrigerator as in the prior art, a separate sealed space to be stored in the freezer to be frozen rapidly It is to provide a rapid cooling device of the refrigerator by reducing the power consumption of the refrigerator by cooling in a fast time in the state stored in the.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a rapid cooling apparatus for a refrigerator that maintains freshness of vegetables, which is stored, by supplying a low temperature and humidity surplus humidifier generated in a freezer compartment to a vegetable compartment.

1 is a cross-sectional view of a typical refrigerator.

2 is a cross-sectional view of a refrigerator to which the present invention is applied.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing the main portion according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing>

10: the body of the refrigerator 11: cabinet

20: freezer 30: cold storage room

40: vegetable room 50: Toa

60: machine room 70: compressor

80: vacuum chamber 81: receiving member

82: opening and closing member 83: sealing member

90: vacuum distributing means 92: vacuum pump

91,93: Intake, exhaust pipe

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a refrigerator comprising: a main body of a refrigerator partitioned into a refrigerating chamber having a freezer compartment and a vegetable compartment by an intermediate partition and formed by a cabinet filled with foam material; Each door disposed on one side of the main body and opened and closed with respect to the freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment; A machine room partitioned below the main body and accommodating parts such as a compressor for compressing a refrigerant; A vacuum chamber sealed inside the freezing chamber; And one side maintains a vacuum state with respect to the vacuum chamber, the other side provides a rapid cooling device of the refrigerator provided with a vacuum distribution means for distributing low-temperature moisture to maintain the freshness to the vegetable chamber.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention for achieving this object will be described in detail.

2 is a cross-sectional view showing a refrigerator to which the present invention is applied.

As shown therein, the main body 10 of the refrigerator to which the present invention is applied is divided into a refrigerating chamber 30 having a freezer compartment 20 and a vegetable compartment 40 by an intermediate partition and filled with a cabinet 11 filled with foam material. The appearance is formed.

One side of the main body 10 is sealed by each door 50 that is opened and closed with respect to the freezing compartment 20 and the refrigerating compartment 30.

On the other hand, the lower part of the main body 10 is divided into a machine room 60 in which a component such as a compressor 70 for compressing a refrigerant, which is a supply source for supplying cold air to each storage compartment, is accommodated. Is the same as

However, the feature in the present invention, the vacuum chamber 80 and the vacuum chamber 80 to be separately sealed inside the freezing chamber 20 to maintain a vacuum state, the other side is freshness to the vegetable chamber 40 It is provided with a vacuum distribution means 90 for distributing low temperature moisture to maintain.

The vacuum chamber 80 is composed of a housing member 81 is a hollow inside, and the opening and closing member 82 is coupled to maintain the airtight with respect to the housing member 81.

Preferably, the opening and closing member 82 is preferably provided with a sealing member 83 to maintain the airtight with respect to the inner surface of the housing member on one side.

The vacuum distribution means 90, the vacuum pump 92 accommodated in the machine room, one end penetrates one side of the vacuum pump 92, the other end penetrates the inside of the cabinet 11 to the vacuum One end of the chamber 80 and the intake pipe 91 penetrated and the other end of the vacuum pump 92 is provided with one end and the other end is provided with an exhaust pipe 93 through the inside of the vegetable chamber 40 do.

Further, preferably, the heat inside the vacuum chamber 80 is more preferably provided as a heat conductor that dissipates into the freezing chamber 20 and heat transfers to lower the temperature therein.

As described above, the operation and effects of the present invention constituted will be described.

First, the vacuum chamber 80 according to the present invention is initially installed inside the freezer compartment 20 will have a somewhat higher internal temperature than the internal temperature of the freezer compartment 20.

However, when a predetermined time has elapsed, the internal heat of the vacuum chamber 80 will dissipate into the freezer compartment 20, and eventually maintain the same temperature as the internal temperature of the freezer compartment 20.

In such a state, when rapidly freezing and defrosting the object to be stored, the opening / closing member 82 for sealing the receiving member 81 of the vacuum chamber 80 is opened to store the object inside. After that, it is closed by the opening and closing member 82 again.

As described above, when power is supplied to the vacuum pump 92 by operating a switch (not shown) in a state in which an object to be stored is stored inside the vacuum chamber 80, the vacuum pump 92 is driven. .

As described above, when the vacuum pump 92 is driven, moisture inside the vacuum chamber 80 is discharged (discharged or discharged) into the vegetable chamber 40 through the intake and exhaust pipes 93, and the inside The pressure of the drops and the amount of saturated steam in the vacuum chamber 80 is reduced.

That is, as can be seen in the temperature-humidity diagram, the pressure drop and the decrease in the humidity of the vacuum chamber 80 will cause a rapid temperature drop therein (vacuum chamber).

At the same time, the low temperature and humid moisture discharged from the inside of the vacuum chamber 80 through the exhaust pipe 93 flows out to the inside of the vegetable chamber 40 and is supplied to the vegetables stored in the vegetable chamber 40 and the freshness thereof is maintained. Will be maintained.

Therefore, the heat inside the vacuum chamber 80 is transferred to the inside of the freezing chamber 20 through the receiving member 81 of the vacuum chamber 80, so that the internal temperature of the vacuum chamber 80 is sharply dropped. .

Therefore, the stored object to be rapidly frozen is cooled in a short time, and accordingly, the power consumption of the refrigerator is reduced.

Of course, when the freezing of the stored object stored in the vacuum chamber is completed, the switch is operated to stop the driving of the vacuum pump.

In addition, although a separate illustration and description are omitted, it is a matter of course that the handle having a variety of shapes can be installed on the front of the opening and closing member for sealing the receiving member.

As described in detail above, the present invention, by sufficiently freezing the blood stored in the freezer within a short time to reduce the power consumption, and by supplying the low-temperature and humid excess humidity generated in the freezer to the vegetable compartment, It is characterized by maintaining freshness of vegetables that are stored.

While specific embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims. Anyone with a variety of modifications can be made, as well as such changes are within the scope of the claims.

Claims (4)

A main body of the refrigerator partitioned into a refrigerating chamber having a freezer compartment and a vegetable compartment by an intermediate partition and having an appearance by a cabinet filled with foam material; Each door disposed on one side of the main body and opened and closed with respect to the freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment; A machine room partitioned below the main body and accommodating parts such as a compressor for compressing a refrigerant; A vacuum chamber sealed inside the freezing chamber; And one side maintains a vacuum state with respect to the vacuum chamber, the other side has a vacuum distribution means for distributing low-temperature moisture to maintain the freshness to the vegetable chamber, the vacuum distribution means, the vacuum pump; An inlet pipe penetrated at one end of the vacuum pump and at another end of the vacuum pump; And one end penetrates the other side of the vacuum pump and the other end penetrates through the inside of the vegetable chamber. According to claim 1, The vacuum chamber is a rapid cooling apparatus of the refrigerator provided with an opening member that is hollow inside, the opening and closing member coupled to maintain the airtight with respect to the receiving member. The rapid cooling apparatus of claim 2, wherein the opening and closing member is provided at one side thereof with a sealing member that maintains airtightness with respect to an inner surface of the accommodation member. The rapid cooling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the vacuum chamber is a heat conductor.

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