KR100498381B1 - Side by side type refrigerator with vegetable storing room capable of heating - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a side-by-side type refrigerator having a heatable vegetable storage compartment, wherein a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment are respectively formed with a partition wall formed along an up-down direction, the front side being a heat insulating member. A casing having an open cylindrical shape and disposed in the refrigerating compartment; A drawer retractably received inside the casing to block a front opening of the casing; A heater for heating the inside of the casing; A temperature detection sensor detecting a temperature inside the casing; A mode selection unit configured to select any one of a plurality of storage modes including a tropical fruit mode in which the temperature of the casing is 7 to 10 ° C .; And a control unit for controlling the heater based on a detection result of the temperature detection sensor when any one of the plurality of storage modes is selected by the mode selection unit. Thereby, the side by side type refrigerator provided with the heatable vegetable storage room which can heat and adjust the temperature inside the refrigerator compartment suitable for preservation | storage of tropical fruits, etc. is provided.

Description

SIDE BY SIDE TYPE REFRIGERATOR WITH VEGETABLE STORING ROOM CAPABLE OF HEATING}

The present invention relates to a side-by-side type refrigerator having a heatable vegetable storage compartment, and more particularly, to a heatable vegetable capable of controlling the temperature by heating the inside of the refrigerator compartment to be suitable for preservation of tropical fruits. A side by side type refrigerator having a storage compartment.

1 is a perspective view of a conventional side by side type refrigerator, and FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the refrigerating compartment of FIG. 1. As shown in these figures, the side-by-side type refrigerator includes a main body 11 in which a freezing compartment 21 and a refrigerating compartment 31 are formed, respectively, with a partition 12 formed in an up and down direction, and a freezing compartment ( 21) and a freezer compartment door 23 and a refrigerator compartment door 33 coupled to the main body 11 so as to open and close the refrigerator compartment 31, respectively.

The machine room 13 is formed in the lower rear area | region of the main body 11, The compressor 15 etc. are provided in the inside of the machine room 13. As shown in FIG.

The rear wall of the freezer compartment 21 is provided with a duct 25 formed with a plurality of cold air outlets 26 are spaced apart from each other along the up and down direction to discharge the cold air forward, the inside of the freezer compartment 21 in the vertical direction Accordingly, a plurality of shelves 27 are disposed to be spaced apart from each other so as to partition the internal space and support food.

A plurality of shelves 37 are spaced apart from each other in the up and down direction in the refrigerating chamber 31, and a vegetable storage chamber 39 is formed in the lower region of the refrigerating chamber 31 to store vegetables and fruits. .

A cold air supply port (not shown) is formed in an upper rear region of the partition wall 12 so that the cold air of the freezing chamber 21 can be supplied to the refrigerating chamber 31, and the cold air supplied from the freezing chamber 21 is provided at one side of the cold air supply opening. The upper duct 41 having the cold air discharge ports 42a and 42b is provided to communicate with the cold air supply port so as to discharge the upper front and the lower part of the refrigerating chamber 31. The upper duct 41 is provided with a damper 40 to open and close the cold air supply port and the cold air inlet, which are in communication with each other, and the air in the refrigerating chamber 31 is stored in the lower portion of the rear wall of the partition 12. Refrigerated cold air suction port 16 is formed to be sucked / returned to the circulation flow path (not shown) formed on the rear wall of the).

By this configuration, some of the air introduced into the upper duct 41 via the cold air supply port is discharged to the upper front region of the refrigerating chamber 31 through the cold air discharge port 42a formed on the front surface, and the rest of the air is lowered. It is discharged downward through the cold air discharge port 42b formed in the.

The discharged cold air cools the food supported on the shelf 37 of the refrigerating compartment 31 while flowing downward by natural convection, and is sucked into the circulation flow path formed in the rear region of the freezing compartment 21 through the refrigerating cold air suction opening 16. The cold air cooled while passing through the circulation passage is discharged through the cold air outlets 42a and 42b of the upper duct 41 to perform the cooling operation.

On the other hand, the food will have a suitable storage temperature, if the storage temperature is not maintained, the microorganisms inside the activity to deteriorate or corrupt the food.

By the way, in the conventional side-by-side type refrigerator, the vegetable storage compartment 39 is formed in the lower region of the refrigerating compartment 31 so as to store vegetables or fruits, but the inside of the vegetable storage compartment 39 is a vegetable Or, vegetables and fruits, such as cabbage and spinach, which are generally known to have a food preservation temperature of 7 to 10 ° C. due to the formation of a temperature range substantially constant (for example, 2 to 4 ° C.) regardless of the type of fruit. There is a problem that it is not suitable for storage of lettuce, parsley, tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkins, strawberries, peaches and grapes.

In particular, tropical fruits such as bananas, pineapples, mangoes, and papayas, which are mostly harvested in subtropics or the tropics, have a suitable food storage temperature of 7 to 10 ° C. There is a problem that the so-called browning phenomenon occurs that the flesh is formed black and can not effectively preserve tropical fruits.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a side-by-side type refrigerator having a heatable vegetable storage compartment capable of controlling the temperature by heating the interior of the refrigerator compartment suitable for preservation of tropical fruits and the like.

According to the present invention, in the side-by-side type refrigerator in which the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment are formed, respectively, with the partitions formed along the up and down direction interposed therebetween, the inside of the refrigerating compartment having a tubular shape in which a front surface is opened by a heat insulating member. A casing disposed in the casing; A drawer retractably received inside the casing to block a front opening of the casing; A heater for heating the inside of the casing; A temperature detection sensor detecting a temperature inside the casing; A mode selection unit configured to select any one of a plurality of storage modes including a tropical fruit mode in which the temperature of the casing is 7 to 10 ° C .; And a control unit for controlling the heater based on a detection result of the temperature detection sensor when any one of the plurality of storage modes is selected by the mode selection unit. It is achieved by a side type refrigerator.

Here, the storage mode preferably further comprises a fruit mode of the inner temperature of the casing is 3 ~ 6 ℃.

The heaters are effectively disposed on both side surfaces and bottom surfaces of the casing, respectively.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail with respect to the present invention.

3 is a perspective view of a side-by-side type refrigerator having a heatable vegetable storage compartment according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view of the refrigerating compartment of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the vegetable storage compartment region of FIG. 4. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a control block diagram of the refrigerator of FIG. 3. The same and equivalent parts as those described above and shown in the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals for convenience of description of the drawings, and detailed descriptions of some components will be omitted. As shown in these figures, the side-by-side type refrigerator including the heatable vegetable storage compartment includes a main body 11 having a freezing compartment 21 and a refrigerating compartment 31 formed therebetween with a partition 12 therebetween. And a freezer compartment 23 and a refrigerator compartment door 33 coupled to the main body 11 to open and close the freezer compartment 21 and the refrigerating compartment 31, respectively, and a casing 51 disposed inside the refrigerator compartment 31. A drawer 53 retractably received inside the casing 51, a heater 55 for heating the inside of the casing 51, and a temperature detection sensor 57 for detecting the internal temperature of the casing 51. And a mode selector 59 for selecting any one of a plurality of storage modes according to the internal temperature band of the casing 51, and a temperature detection sensor 57 for selecting a storage mode by the mode selector 59. It is comprised including the control part 61 which controls the heater 55 based on a detection result.

An upper duct 41 is provided in the upper region of the refrigerating chamber 31 to supply cold air from the freezing chamber 21 to discharge cold air, and a lower portion of the upper duct 41 partitions the inside of the refrigerating chamber 31. In addition, a plurality of shelves 37 are installed to support food.

On the other hand, the casing 51 disposed in the lower region of the refrigerating chamber 31 to form the vegetable storage chamber 52 is formed to form a rectangular cylindrical shape with the front surface opened by a heat insulating member, and has a cylindrical shape opened upwardly. Drawers 53 which form a storage space for vegetables or fruits to be stored therein are housed in a retractable manner. The front portion of the drawer 53 is formed to extend up, down, left and right widths so as to contact the edge of the front opening of the casing 51 to block the front opening of the casing 51 when the drawer 53 is stored.

The inner upper surface of the casing 51 is provided with a temperature detection sensor 57 to detect the internal temperature of the casing 51, and both side walls and the bottom of the casing 51 to effectively heat the interior The heater 55 is provided so that it may be embedded in each wall.

The control unit 61 is implemented in the form of a microcomputer with a built-in control program so that the temperature of the vegetable storage chamber 52 can be maintained in a temperature band suitable for a proper storage temperature of food to be stored / stored in the drawer 53. The mode selector 59 is electrically connected to select one of the plurality of storage modes formed. In addition, the control unit 61 detects the temperature of the vegetable storage chamber 52 at the time of selecting any one storage mode by the mode selection unit 59 and controls the temperature of the vegetable storage chamber 52 to suit the temperature band of the selected storage mode. The temperature detection sensor 57 and the heater 55 are electrically connected to each other.

Here, the storage mode according to the proper storage temperature of the food will be described by way of example, suitable for the preservation of vegetables such as cabbage, eggplant, bell pepper, mushrooms, green onions, green pepper, and fruits such as apples and pears 7 ~ 10 ℃ suitable for storing fruits with temperature range, vegetables such as cabbage, spinach, lettuce, parsley, tomato, cucumber, pumpkin, and tropical fruits such as strawberry, peach, grape, banana, pineapple, mango, papaya etc. It may be configured as a tropical fruit mode and the like having a temperature band of, specifically, can be configured by further subdividing the temperature band.

By this configuration, for example, the case of storing the tropical fruit, draw the drawer 53 from the casing 51 to put the tropical fruit to be stored in the drawer 53, the inside of the casing 51 The drawer 53 is accommodated. When the tropical fruit mode is selected by the mode selection unit 59, the control unit 61 controls the temperature of the vegetable storage room 52 when the temperature of the vegetable storage room 52 detected by the temperature detection sensor 57 is lower than the target temperature. Power is supplied to the heater 55 so that it can be raised. The controller 61 periodically controls the heater 55 based on the detection result of the temperature detection sensor 57 so that the temperature of the vegetable storage chamber 52 maintains the target temperature value of the selected storage mode.

As described above, according to the present invention, a casing formed in a tubular shape with a heat insulating member and disposed in the refrigerating chamber, a drawer retractably housed in the casing, and a temperature inside the casing A temperature detection sensor for detecting, a mode selection unit configured to select one of storage modes in different temperature bands according to the internal temperature of the casing, and a temperature detection result of the temperature detection sensor when one storage mode is selected By providing a control unit for controlling the heater, there is provided a side-by-side type refrigerator having a heatable vegetable storage compartment capable of controlling the temperature by heating the inside of the refrigerating compartment suitable for preservation of tropical fruits and the like.

1 is a perspective view of a conventional side by side type refrigerator,

2 is a side cross-sectional view of the refrigerating compartment of FIG. 1,

3 is a perspective view of a side by side type refrigerator having a heatable vegetable storage compartment according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a side cross-sectional view of the refrigerating compartment of FIG. 3;

5 is an enlarged view of the vegetable storage area of FIG. 4;

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG. 5,

FIG. 7 is a control block diagram of the refrigerator of FIG. 3.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

11 body 12 bulkhead

21: freezer 31: cold storage room

41: upper duct 51: casing

52: Vegetable Storage Room 53: Drawer

55: heater 57: temperature detection sensor

59: mode selection unit 61: control unit

Claims (3)

A side-by-side type refrigerator having a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment, respectively, having a partition wall formed along an up and down direction, the side-by-side type refrigerator comprising: a casing disposed inside the refrigerating compartment and having a tubular shape whose front surface is opened by an insulating member; A drawer retractably received inside the casing to block a front opening of the casing; A heater for heating the inside of the casing; A temperature detection sensor detecting a temperature inside the casing; A mode selection unit configured to select any one of a plurality of storage modes including a tropical fruit mode in which the temperature of the casing is 7 to 10 ° C .; And a control unit for controlling the heater based on a detection result of the temperature detection sensor when any one of the plurality of storage modes is selected by the mode selection unit. Side type refrigerator. The method of claim 1, The storage mode is a side-by-side type refrigerator having a heatable vegetable storage room further comprises a fruit mode of the inner temperature of the casing is 3 ~ 6 ℃. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The heater is a side-by-side type refrigerator having a heatable vegetable storage compartment, characterized in that disposed on both sides and bottom of the casing, respectively.