KR101237641B1 - A refrigerator having a date display store unit - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator. A storage device provided in a storage space of a refrigerator includes a display device which shows a storage date of a stored product and can set an expiration date, so that a user can easily recognize the expiration date of the stored product. It relates to a refrigerator having a date display storage means.

The refrigerator provided with a date display storage means according to the present invention includes a main body 100 having a storage space formed therein, a plurality of storage means 600 provided in the storage space for storing the storage, and the storage means. It is provided on one side of the 600, and has a configuration including a display device 300 showing the incoming or manufactured date of the storage, the display device 300 has a date input unit for setting the incoming or manufactured date of the storage ( 340 and a display unit 310 showing the incoming or manufactured date set by the date input unit 340.

According to the present invention as described above, there is an advantage that can easily recognize the expiration date of the storage stored in the refrigerator.

Refrigerator, shelf, display, date, expiration date, button, alarm, lamp

Description

A refrigerator having a date display store unit}

1 is a perspective view showing a door of a refrigerator opened according to a conventional art;

2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the door of the refrigerator according to the present invention is opened.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a refrigerator storage means employed in one embodiment of the present invention.

4A to 4C are views illustrating a process of setting a receipt date of a stored product by using a storage means of a refrigerator according to the present invention;

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100 ..... Main body 120 ..... Refrigerator door

122,142. Handle 124 ..... Door shelf

140 ..... Freezer Door 160 ..... Thawing Room

170 ..... Vegetable Room 180 ..... Liquor Storage Room

200 ..... Shelf 220 ..... Mounting

300 ..... Display 310 .. Display

320 ..... Motherboard 322 ..... Memory

324 ..... central processing unit 326 ..... power supply

330 ..... Deco board 340 ..... Date input

342 ..... Up Count Button 344 ..... Down Count Button

346 ..... Date input button 347 ..... Reset button

348 ..... Memory Button 360 ..... Alarm

362 ..... luminous lamps 364 ..... buzzer

400 ..... Basket 420 ..... Basket handle

600 ..... Storage

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, by having a display device such that a storage period of a stored object is shown in a storage means forming a space for storing the stored object, thereby allowing a user to check the distribution period of the stored object at a glance. It relates to a refrigerator provided with a date display storage means.

Generally, a refrigerator is a device for low-temperature storage of food, and it is configured to be able to refrigerate or refrigerate food according to the condition of the food to be stored.

The inside of the refrigerator is cooled by the continuously supplied cool air, and the cool air is continuously generated by the heat exchange action of the refrigerant repeatedly performing the cycle of compression-condensation-expansion-evaporation. In addition, the cool air supplied to the inside of the refrigerator is evenly transferred to the inside of the refrigerator by convection, so that food in the refrigerator can be stored at a desired temperature.

In addition, there is a trend of increasing the size and multi-function according to the diversification of the user's taste and the change of dietary life, and thus products having various configurations are being released.

1 is a perspective view showing an open state of a door of a refrigerator according to the prior art. As shown in the drawing, the refrigerator 10 has an exterior formed by a cabinet 20 having an accommodating portion therein, and a storage container for storing the refrigerant, although not shown inside the cabinet 20, and circulating the refrigerant. Circulator is installed.

In addition, the cabinet 20 is divided into a refrigerator compartment 22 for storing food at an image temperature by the intermediate partition 23 and a freezer compartment 24 for storing food at a subzero temperature, and the refrigerator compartment 22. Each of the doors 32 and 34 is separately mounted to the freezer compartment 2 to prevent the leakage of cold air. Inside the doors 32 and 34, pocket-shaped spaces for storing food are formed. In addition, a plurality of shelves 40 are installed in the freezing chamber 24 and the refrigerating chamber 22 to facilitate food storage. To this end, a plurality of uneven parts or support pins are installed on inner walls of the freezing compartment 24 and the refrigerating compartment 22 to form a space in which the shelf 40 is mounted.

However, the above-described conventional techniques have the following problems.

The shelf 40 mounted in the freezer compartment 24 or the refrigerating compartment 22 does not show the date of receipt of the storage being stored, which makes it difficult to recognize the shelf life of the storage being stored for a long time.

In addition, as described above, the user does not recognize the expiration date of the storage, and thus there is a problem that the storage after the expiration date is left for a long time.

In addition, there is a problem that the space utilization of the freezer compartment 24 and the refrigerating compartment 22 is not efficient as the stored product whose shelf life has expired as described above is stored for a long time.

An object of the present invention, which was created to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, is provided with a date display storage means for digitally showing the date of receipt of the storage through the display device provided in the storage means (shelf or basket) of the refrigerator. To provide a refrigerator.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator having a plurality of operation buttons for operating a display device, and having a date display storage means capable of setting an expiration date through the operation buttons.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator having a date display storage means for notifying that an expiration date has passed through an LED lamp and an alarm provided on one side of a shelf when a set expiration date has elapsed.

The refrigerator having a date display storage means according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a main body having a storage space formed therein, a plurality of storage means provided in the storage space for storing the storage, and the storage It is provided on one side of the means, and has a configuration including a display device for showing the date of receipt or manufacture of the storage, the display device is set by the date input unit for setting the date of receipt or manufacture of the storage; It is characterized in that the display unit showing the incoming or manufactured date is provided.

The storage means is characterized in that the shelf or basket.

The date input unit is characterized by consisting of a plurality of buttons.

The plurality of buttons may include a date input button for selecting year, month, and day input step by step, an up / down count button for adding or subtracting a count of the step selected by the date input button, and setting and storing an effective period. And a reset button for initializing the stored date.

The display apparatus may further include an alarm means for transmitting an alarm signal in accordance with the elapsed setting date.

The alarm means is characterized in that the light emitting lamp for emitting a colored signal or a buzzer for generating an alarm sound.

According to the present invention having such a feature, the user can easily recognize the expiration date of the storage.

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

2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the door of the refrigerator according to the present invention is opened.

As shown in the drawings, the refrigerator with date display storage means according to the present invention includes a main body 100 having an internal space divided into a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment, and the front surface of the main body 100, that is, the refrigerating compartment and the freezer compartment. The exterior of the refrigerator / freezing chamber doors 120 and 140 selectively shields the front surface of the refrigerator / freezing chamber doors 120 and 140. The handles 122 and 142 are formed to protrude forward to facilitate the user's grip. .

In addition, a plurality of door shelves 124 are further provided on the rear surface of the refrigerating chamber door 120 to accommodate a relatively low load.

On the other hand, the internal space of the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment is provided with a plurality of storage means 600 for receiving and storing the storage, as an example of such a storage means 600 is a shelf 200 for partitioning the interior space into a plurality Used as

Meanwhile, in the internal spaces of the refrigerating chamber and the freezing chamber, the thawing chamber 160 defrosts frozen foods by varying the temperature conditions according to the types and characteristics of the stored stock, and the vegetable chamber 170 in which food materials such as vegetables are stored; In addition, the liquor storage room 180 for storing wine or fruit wine dipped directly is further formed.

In addition, another example of the storage means 600 provided in the internal space partitioned into the freezer compartment or the refrigerating compartment may be provided with a basket 400 forming a separate storage space in place of the shelf 200, such a basket 400 ) Is further formed on the front surface of the basket handle 420 recessed inward so that the user can be gripped and withdrawn to the front.

In addition, the display device 300 is provided in the basket 200 forming a separate storage space from the shelf 200 forming the partitioned space as described above.

Hereinafter, the display apparatus 300 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In addition, the present invention discloses that the present invention is applicable regardless of the mounting structure of the shelf or the basket, and the display device mounted on the basket is not different from the configuration of the display device mounted on the shelf. The explanation will be centered.

3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a refrigerator storage means according to one embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the drawings, the shelf 200 according to the present invention forms a rectangular shape having a front portion opened, and an edge formed along the opening so that the display device 300 to be described below is mounted on the opened front surface. The mounting portion 220 is provided.

In addition, a fastening groove 222 recessed inwardly is formed at each corner of the mounting unit 220 such that the display unit 300 is fitted into the mounting unit 220.

The display device 300 is provided with a fastening protrusion 332 protruding in a shape corresponding to the fastening groove 222, the date input unit 340 for setting the date of receipt or manufacture of the storage, and the date input unit 340 The exterior is formed by the decor board 330 which forms a space in which the display unit 310 showing the drawing or manufacturing date set by the) is mounted.

In addition, a main board 320 for controlling the date input unit 340 and the display unit 310 is provided at the rear of the decor board 330, and the main board 320 of the display apparatus 300 is provided. A power supply unit 326 for supplying operating power, a central processing unit 324 for processing data, a memory 322 for storing data, and the like are provided.

The power supply unit 326 may be used in connection with the internal power supply of the refrigerator, but it is most preferable to configure a separate battery in consideration of wiring.

On the other hand, the date input unit 340 mounted on the decor board 330 is composed of a plurality of buttons, Looking at these buttons in detail, in order to enter the date shown in the display unit 310, Date input button 346 for stepwise selection of month and day input, and up / down count for adding or subtracting the count of the number shown in the step selected by the date input button 346. Buttons 342 and 344 are provided.

And, using the date input button 346, the up / down count buttons (342, 344) to set the valid period and to store the memory button 348 and to initialize the date stored by the memory button 348 The reset button 347 is further provided.

In addition, the decor board 330 is further provided with an alarm means 360 for transmitting an alarm signal to the user when the expiration date stored by the memory button 348, the alarm means 360 is a colored signal A light emitting lamp 362 for emitting light or a buzzer 364 for emitting a constant alarm sound.

On the other hand, although not shown in the drawings, the junction of the decor board 330 and the mounting unit 220, and the date input unit 340 and the display 310 is generated by frequent contact with the outside due to the characteristics of the refrigerator It may be desirable to be waterproof to prevent the internal power circuit from malfunctioning or breaking due to moisture.

Hereinafter will be described in detail with reference to the operation of the present invention configured as described above.

4A to 4C are views illustrating a process of setting a reception date of a stored object using a storage means of a refrigerator according to the present invention, wherein a user uses a refrigerator equipped with a date display storage means according to the present invention to store a refrigerator in a refrigerator compartment; In order to store the storage in the first, the refrigerator compartment door 120 is rotated to the right using the handle 122 provided on the front side of the refrigerator compartment door 120 to open the refrigerator compartment.

The user stores the storage in the storage means 600, that is, the shelf 200 or the basket 400 according to the type and characteristics of the storage in the state in which the refrigerating chamber is opened as described above, and stores the storage in the space in which the storage is stored. The display device 300 is operated to set and store an input date and an expiration date of the storage.

4A to 4C and a case in which a tofu, which is often used as a food material, is stored in a shelf, for example, the user stores the tofu on an upper surface of the shelf 200 and then displays the display device ( The step of inputting a year on the screen for inputting a date on the display 310 is selected using the date input button 346 provided at 300.

In this case, a portion where a kite is displayed flickers on the display unit 310, and a user adds or subtracts the number shown in the flickering display unit using the up / down count buttons 342 and 344. The year (Fig. 4a to 2006) will be set.

When the desired year is displayed as described above, the user presses the date input button 346 again, and when the date input button 346 is pressed once more, the month (month) is displayed.

In the above state, the user sets the desired month (November in FIG. 4B) by using the up / down count buttons 342 and 344 to increase or decrease the number shown on the display unit. And press the up / down count buttons 342 and 344 to select the desired date (16 days in FIG. 4C).

When the desired date and year (November 16, 2006) is set, the set date is stored in the memory 322 when the memory button 348 is pressed, and the set date is pressed when the date input button 346 is pressed. As shown in the display unit 310, a time counting circuit provided therein is driven to flow time from the date shown.

That is, assuming that the expiration date of the tofu is three days, the user places the tofu on the shelf 200 and then presses the date input button 346, the up / down count buttons 342 and 344 and the memory button 348. 3 days after the date of storing the tofu (November 16, 2006) (November 19, 2006), the date input button 346 and the up / down count buttons 342 and 344 are stored again. Operation to set the retraction date (November 16, 2006).

In this way, if the set date and the expiration date and shielding the refrigerating chamber door 120, three days have elapsed, the alarm means 360, that is, the light emitting lamp 362 or the buzzer 364 sends an alarm signal. Then, the user checks this and recognizes that the tofu that has passed the expiration date on the shelf 200 is being disposed of.

On the other hand, when the tofu is used within the set validity period, when the user withdraws the tofu, the user presses the reset button 347 to delete the stored validity period so that the alarm means 360 does not operate.

This function is also useful when storing the alcohol directly dipped in the liquor storage room 180.

That is, when the fruit wine, such as wine or plum wine soaked directly in the liquor storage room 180 is stored, the fruit wine matured after a long period of ripening process is eaten.

Accordingly, the user operates the date input button 346, the up / down count buttons 342 and 344, and the memory button 348 to set and store a period when the fruit wine is properly aged, and display the manufacturing date of the fruit wine. As shown in (310) it is possible to eat the fruit wine aged at the most suitable time from the date of manufacture.

Such a scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, but many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

For example, it may be possible to form the display device into the side of the shelf without being formed on the front of the shelf as shown in the present invention so that the display device is drawn forward.

However, this allows the user to easily recognize the expiration date of the storage by mounting a display device that can set the receipt date and the expiration date of the storage stored therein, which are the gist of the technical idea of the present invention, in the storage means in which the storage is directly received. It will be apparent to be included in the technical spirit of the present invention.

The present invention has a display device which is mounted on the internal space of the refrigerator so that the expiration date of the storage is shown at a glance on one side of the storage means in which the storage is accommodated, so that the user can easily recognize the expiration date of the storage. There is this.

As the expiration date can be easily recognized as described above, the user can check the expiration date of the stored product and purchase the necessary items. There is an advantage to use.

In addition, the item that requires a long time of ripening, such as fruit wine, by setting the optimum ripening period in advance to alert the warning, there is an advantage that you can enjoy the optimal flavor of fruit wine.

In addition, as described above, it is easy to recognize the expiration date of the storage and the optimum ripening period can be recognized, thereby increasing the user's reliability and satisfaction.

Claims (6)

A main body having a storage space formed therein; A plurality of storage means provided in the storage space to store the storage; It is provided on one side of the storage means, and has a configuration including a display device for showing the incoming or manufactured date of the storage; The display device, A date input unit for setting an incoming or manufactured date of the storage; And a display unit showing a drawing or a manufacturing date set by the date input unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the storage means, Refrigerator with date storage means characterized in that the shelf or basket. The method of claim 1, wherein the date input unit, Refrigerator with a date display storage means characterized in that consisting of a plurality of buttons. The method of claim 3, wherein the plurality of buttons, Date input button for selecting year, month and day step by step, An up / down count button which adds or subtracts the count of the step selected by the date input button; A memory button for setting and storing an expiration date; Refrigerator with a date display storage means characterized in that it comprises a reset button for initializing the stored date. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display device comprises: And a warning means for transmitting an alarm signal according to the elapsed setting date. The method of claim 5, wherein the alarm means, And a buzzer for generating a colored signal or an alarm sound emitting a colored signal.

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