KR101239327B1 - Ice container door, and ice making water purifier and ice making hot and cold water dispenser having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an ice reservoir door, and an ice purifier and an ice cold water dispenser having the same, wherein the ice reservoir door includes a door body having at least one protrusion projecting outwardly between an upper end and a lower end, The upper end of the door is rotatably coupled to the upper end of the opening of the ice reservoir, and the lower end of the door may be in close contact with the lower end of the opening of the ice reservoir even when ice is accumulated in the opening of the ice reservoir.

Description

Ice container door, and ice water purifier and ice cold water dispenser having the same {I container container, and ice making water purifier and ice making hot and cold water dispenser having the same}

The present invention relates to an ice reservoir door, and an ice purifier and an ice cold water dispenser having the same, and more particularly, to an ice reservoir door that is stably maintained in a closed state and excellent in thermal insulation, and an ice purifier and ice cold water dispenser having the same. will be.

Ice water purifiers or ice cold and hot water can be produced by freezing the water, the ice is stored in the ice storage.

The ice cellar has a door to allow the ice to escape and the door is closed while the ice is being stored to minimize the outflow of cold air from the inside of the ice cellar to the outside. It is good to open.

A door of a typical ice storage door has a door shaft formed at an upper portion thereof, and a motor is connected to the door shaft to open and close the door according to the driving of the motor. However, ice storage doors, which are installed in the openings of the ice reservoir and open and close the ice reservoir, are generally formed of flat plate members, and when the ice is slightly caught in the opening of the ice reservoir, the door is caught by the ice and the opening of the ice reservoir is closed. It will not be fully closed.

In this case, there is a problem that the cold air flows out of the gap formed between the door of the ice reservoir and the opening of the ice reservoir, resulting in a severe waste of power.

The present invention has been conceived to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an ice reservoir door in which the ice reservoir door can be kept in a stable closed state, and an ice purifier and an ice cold / water dispenser having the same.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide an ice storage door capable of reducing the leakage of cold air, and an ice purifier and an ice cold / hot water dispenser having the same.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide an ice reservoir door capable of reducing power waste, and an ice purifier and an ice cold / hot water dispenser having the same.

In order to achieve the above object, the ice reservoir door according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a door body having at least one protrusion projecting outwardly between an upper end and a lower end, and an upper end of the door is an opening of the ice reservoir. It is rotatably coupled to the upper end of the, the lower end of the door can be in close contact with the lower end of the opening of the ice reservoir even if the ice is accumulated in the opening of the ice reservoir.

Preferably, the door body further includes a heat insulating material attached to the surface.

Preferably, the ice reservoir includes a cold air leakage preventing cover installed outside the door to reduce cold air leakage from the ice reservoir.

Preferably, the protrusion is formed closer to the lower end than the upper end of the door body.

Preferably, the door body has a heat insulating material fixing hole formed in the lower portion of the protrusion, the heat insulating material further includes a heat insulating material fixing plug which is inserted into the heat insulating material fixing hole to fix the heat insulating material.

On the other hand, the door has an ice conveying member mounting hole formed in the door body, one end of the ice conveying member may extend through the ice conveying member mounting hole to the inside of the ice reservoir.

Preferably, the ice conveying member maintains a state spaced apart from the inner surface of the ice conveying member mounting hole within the entire movable range of the door.

Preferably, the ice conveying member includes a shaft and a screw surrounding the outer circumferential surface, and the ice reservoir has an induction member that prevents ice from accumulating in the deepest portion of the ice reservoir.

On the other hand, the ice reservoir may have a bottom portion inclined downward from the opening.

Preferably, the ice reservoir is formed with a drain at the end of the bottom portion.

Preferably, the ice reservoir further comprises an ice reservoir grill located on the bottom portion, wherein water melted from the ice may pass through a space formed between the bottom portion and the ice reservoir grill and exit to the drain.

Ice water purifier and ice cold water according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes the ice storage door.

According to the present invention, the following effects occur.

First, the ice reservoir door can be kept in a stable closed state.

Second, it can reduce the outflow of cold air from the ice pool.

Third, power waste can be reduced.

Fourth, it is possible to prevent the insulation from lifting or falling off the ice storage door.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention and, together with the description of the invention given above, serve to further the understanding of the technical idea of the invention, And should not be construed as interpretation.
1 is a perspective view showing a side cross-section of an ice reservoir door, an ice reservoir, and an ice conveying member according to the present invention;
Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state of the ice reservoir door closed in accordance with the present invention.
Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view showing an open state of the ice storage door according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail with respect to the ice storage door 10, the ice water purifier and ice cold water heater having the same according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary terms and the inventor may appropriately define the concept of the term in order to best describe its invention It should be construed as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, various modifications that can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

In the drawings, the size of each component or a specific portion constituting the components is exaggerated, omitted, or schematically illustrated for convenience and clarity of description. Therefore, the size of each component does not entirely reflect the actual size. In the following description, it is to be understood that the detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

1 is a perspective view showing the side cross-section of the ice reservoir door 10, the ice reservoir 34, and the ice transfer member 36 according to the present invention, Figure 2 is an ice reservoir door 10 according to the present invention Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view showing a closed state, Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view showing an open state of the ice reservoir door 10 according to the present invention.

1 to 3, the ice water purifier or ice cold water dispenser so that the ice reservoir 34 for storing the ice (1) and the ice (1) stored in the ice reservoir 34 can be taken out as needed. An ice storage door 10 is provided at an opening portion of the ice storage.

The ice reservoir 34 stores ice 1 produced by an ice making unit (not shown) and is formed of a material having excellent heat insulating property or formed of a material having excellent heat insulating property to minimize loss of cold air. The dashed lines shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 represent openings in the ice reservoir, and the ice reservoir 34 has a bottom that slopes downward from the opening. Thus, ice 1 accumulates in turn from the deepest portion of the ice reservoir 34 to the opening.

In addition, when the ice 1 is taken out of the ice reservoir 34 or supplied to the ice reservoir 34, the bottom of the ice reservoir 34 is reduced in order to reduce noise generated while directly contacting the inner surface of the ice reservoir 34. The ice reservoir grill 32 formed of a material such as LDP is installed on the portion, and it is preferable that not only the bottom portion but also all the inner sides of the reservoir are installed. On the other hand, the drain port 38 is formed at the end of the bottom portion of the ice reservoir 34.

The water generated as the ice 1 in the ice reservoir 34 melts does not accumulate with the ice 1, but can escape to the drain 38 through a space formed between the bottom and the ice reservoir grill 32. have.

The ice reservoir door 10 has a door body 4 for preventing or allowing the ice 1 to be withdrawn from the opening of the ice reservoir, and a door shaft 2 formed at both ends of the upper end of the door body 4. do. And the upper end of the door 10 by the door shaft 2 is rotatably coupled to the upper end of the opening of the ice reservoir. Thus, the door body 4 is opened and closed while rotating around the door shaft 2.

It is preferable that the door body 4 is heat-insulated to reduce the outflow of cold air through the door 10. The door body 4 has an ice conveying member mounting hole 6, and one end of the ice conveying member 36 extends through the ice conveying member mounting hole 6 to the inside of the ice storage 34.

Even if the door 10 is in the maximum open or closed state or the door 10 is in any state, the ice conveying member 36 is in the ice conveying member mounting hole 6 within the entire operating range of the door. It is desirable to remain spaced apart from the sides. This is because the ice conveying member 36 must be able to operate smoothly in whatever state the door is in.

The ice conveying member 36 has a shaft surrounding the shaft and its outer circumferential surface, and when the shaft rotates, the screw formed on the outer circumferential surface pushes the ice 1 inside the ice reservoir 34 toward the opening of the ice reservoir. It is possible to transport the ice 1 to the outside of the ice reservoir 34. In addition, the ice reservoir 34 preferably has an induction member 28 that prevents the ice 1 from accumulating in the deepest portion of the ice reservoir 34. With reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, if ice 1 accumulates deeper than the lower right end of the screw of the ice conveying member 36, no matter how the screw rotates, the ice 1 is externally opened through the opening of the ice reservoir. Can not be discharged. Therefore, the guide member 28 is installed at a position corresponding to one end of the screw to prevent the ice 1 from accumulating.

On the other hand, when the shaft of the ice conveying member 36 rotates, the screw formed on the outer circumferential surface pushes the ice 1 into the opening of the ice reservoir, so that the ice 1 is pushed up by the shaft even after taking out the required amount. It will remain in the opening of the ice cell as it is.

Thus, when the extraction of the ice 1 is terminated with the ice 1 protruding outward from the opening of the ice reservoir, the conventional flat plate-shaped door cannot completely close the opening of the ice reservoir.

Thus, the door body 4 of the ice reservoir door 10 according to the present invention is moved outwardly between the top and the bottom so that the door 10 remains closed even if the ice 1 protrudes more than the opening of the ice reservoir. It has at least one protrusion.

Referring to FIG. 2, although the ice 1 is accumulated in the opening of the ice reservoir beyond the opening of the ice reservoir indicated by the dotted line, an additional space is formed between the inner surface of the ice storage door 10 and the opening of the ice reservoir. Since the ice 1 can be secured in the space, the lower end of the door 10 can be in close contact with the lower end of the opening of the ice reservoir, and the ice reservoir door 10 can be completely closed.

If the ice 1 hanging in the opening of the ice reservoir protrudes more than shown in FIG. 2, the ice 1 no longer hangs in the opening and falls out. As a result, FIG. 2 shows that the ice reservoir door 10 can be kept completely closed even when the ice 1 protrudes from the opening of the ice reservoir at the maximum.

As shown in the figure, one protrusion may be formed between the upper end and the lower end of the door body 4, but alternatively, two or more bent parts may be formed. Here, the bent portion is preferably formed closer to the lower end than the upper end of the door body (4). This is because the ice 1 is more likely to protrude from the lower portion than the upper portion of the opening of the ice reservoir 34.

Meanwhile, in order to prevent cold air from escaping from the ice reservoir 34 through the door body 4, the door body 4 may further include a heat insulating material 5 formed of a material such as polyethylene foam on the surface thereof.

In addition, the ice reservoir 34 is more preferably provided with a cold air leakage prevention cover 20 which is installed on the outside of the door 10 to reduce the cold air leakage from the ice reservoir 34. The cold air leakage preventing cover 20 may be spaced apart from the door 10 so as not to prevent the door 10 from being opened to the maximum open state. In addition, a motor for driving the shaft is connected to the other end portion of the ice conveying member 36, and the motor is installed in the cold air leakage preventing cover 20, so that the ice conveying member 36 remains open even when the door 10 is opened or closed. It can be driven stably fixed.

The heat insulator 5 is generally attached to the outer surface of the door body 4 by using an adhesive, but the inner surface of the door body 4 has a low temperature due to ice 1, and the outer surface of the door body 4. Since the relatively high temperature because the freezing phenomenon occurs on the outer surface of the door body 4, the adhesive is in constant contact with water, there is a risk that the heat insulating material (5) to lift or fall. In particular, when using a thick heat insulating material 5 to improve the thermal insulation performance, the risk that the heat insulating material 5 will fall.

Accordingly, it is preferable that the heat insulating material 5 fixing hole is formed in the lower portion of the bent portion of the door body 4, and the heat insulating material fixing plug 8 is fitted into the heat insulating material 5 fixing hole to fix the heat insulating material 5. According to an example of the heat insulating material fixing plug 8 shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the head portion and the body portion are included, and the diameter of the head portion is larger than the diameter of the body portion, and the end of the body portion fitted into the heat insulating material 5 fixing hole. Is divided into two branches and has a barb installed at an end thereof in the opposite direction to the insertion direction, and is preferably formed of a metal or plastic material having excellent elasticity.

Insulating material (5) Punch a hole in the heat insulating material (5) at the position corresponding to the fixing hole, the body portion of the fixing plug in turn through the hole formed in the heat insulating material (5) and the heat insulating material (5) fixing hole in order to the heat insulating material (5) When passing through the fixing hole, the barb is caught by the insulating material (5) fixing hole does not easily fall in the opposite direction.

In addition, the thread is formed on the inner surface of the heat insulating material 5, the heat insulating material fixing plug 8 has a thread formed on the body portion, the fixing plug is coupled to the heat insulating material 5 fixing hole by a twist coupling method. Can be.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the details thereof and that various changes and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. And various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the appended claims.

1: ice 2: door shaft
4: door body 5: heat insulating material
6: ice conveying member mounting hole 8: insulation fixing plug
10 door 20 cold air leakage prevention door
28: guide member 32: ice storage grill
34: ice storage 36: ice transfer member
38: drain

Claims (13)

An ice storage door for opening and closing the opening in an ice storage in which an opening for discharging ice stored in the ice storage is formed on the side of the ice storage,
A door body having at least one protrusion projecting outwardly of the ice reservoir between the top and the bottom of the ice reservoir, so that an additional space is formed on the inside of the door body outside the plane of the opening; ,
The upper end of the door is rotatably coupled to the upper end of the opening, and the lower end of the door is protruded into the additional space even when a part of the ice protrudes outward from the plane formed by the opening. An ice storage door, characterized in that it can be in close contact with the lower end of the opening by receiving the accumulated ice. The method of claim 1,
The door body is an ice storage door further comprises a heat insulating material attached to the surface. The method of claim 1,
The ice storage door, the ice storage door, characterized in that it is provided on the outside of the door to reduce the cold air leakage prevention cover from the ice reservoir. The method of claim 1,
And the protrusion is formed at a position closer to the lower end than the top of the door body. The method of claim 2,
The door body has a heat insulating material fixing hole formed in the lower portion of the protrusion, the heat insulating material further comprises a heat insulating material fixing plug which is inserted into the heat insulating material fixing hole to fix the heat insulating material. The method of claim 1,
The door has an ice conveying member mounting hole formed in the door body, and one end of the ice conveying member passes through the ice conveying member mounting hole and extends to the inside of the ice reservoir. The method according to claim 6,
The ice storage door is characterized in that the ice conveying member maintains a state spaced apart from the inner surface of the ice conveying member mounting hole within the entire operating range of the door. The method according to claim 6,
The ice conveying member has a shaft and a screw surrounding the outer circumferential surface thereof, and the ice reservoir has an induction member which prevents the accumulation of ice at a part furthest from the opening in the ice reservoir. door. The method of claim 1,
The ice reservoir door is characterized in that it has a bottom portion inclined downward from the opening. 10. The method of claim 9,
The ice reservoir is an ice reservoir door, characterized in that the drain is formed at the end of the bottom portion. The method of claim 10,
The ice reservoir further comprises an ice reservoir grill located on the bottom portion, wherein water melted from the ice can pass through a space formed between the bottom portion and the ice reservoir grill and exit to a drain. door. An ice water purifier comprising the ice reservoir door of claim 1. An ice cold and hot water heater comprising the ice reservoir door of claim 1.

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