KR101456426B1 - Food Storing Device - Google Patents

Abstract

The food storage device according to the present invention includes a main body having a food accommodation space with a closed bottom surface, except for an inlet door and a pull door, a temperature control device for controlling the temperature of the food accommodation space of the main body, And a moving means for moving along the gently sloped passage so as to be discharged to the drawer door. The moving means includes a linear inclined passage formed in a zigzag Z-shaped form and a moving direction control means in a spiral inclined passage for accommodating a large amount of food containers.

A food container, a food container movement passage, a solenoid tricker, a latch, a food container position detection sensor, a spiral movement passage,

Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food storage device, and more particularly, to a food storage device configured to store foods to be stored in a cold or hot environment such as rice, soup, side dishes,

Generally, there are two ways to store or store food: frozen / chilled storage and hot / hot storage.

There are general refrigerator, Kimchi refrigerator, low temperature food storage warehouse for refrigerated storage, and food by name such as electric rice cooker, warmth warmer, warmer, warmer, food warmer, etc. There are devices that are developed to be able to store in a hot state, and there are also devices designed as a cold / hot storage device so that the user can store them in cold or hot storage.

Foods such as rice, soup, rice cake, bread, etc., which we should eat in our daily life, are generally kept in a refrigerator and then heated by a microwave oven or gas fire to warm them up.

The following devices have been proposed for the types of warming gardens.

Application No. 20-2002-17996 Registration No. 20-289832 The utility model is a commercial hot plate which stores the rice to be served to a guest in a restaurant. It stores the temperature difference in the inside of the hot plate in order to store the rice in the hot plate for a long time. So that the air inside the keep-warm chamber can be forcedly circulated so as to maintain fresh freshness, thereby reducing the temperature difference.

In addition, Patent Application No. 10-2007-3358 and Patent Registration No. 10-799699 disclose a food warm storage device. This is because the high-pressure nitrogen is injected into the storage chamber of the storage device in which the food is stored, It is possible to store the food for a long period of time by suppressing the decay of oxidized microorganisms and the oxidation reaction of the oxidizing enzyme by supplying the moisture to the storage room by using the high pressure nitrogen pressure injected into the storage room, The present invention relates to a food warm storage device capable of maintaining a constant humidity without being influenced by the temperature of the food,

Open No. 10-2005-0046639 discloses a warming-and-warming-up apparatus for supplying fresh water into a warming bowl to maintain freshness of the rice for a long time. The warming-up kit includes a main body having a door, A space heating means provided in the main body and supplying heat to the rice storage space; and a water supply means provided in the lower portion of the main body, And a vent for discharging the water vapor supplied to the rice storage space through the steam generating means to the outside of the main body.

In the prior art, temperature control means for maintaining an optimum temperature necessary for storage of food and atmosphere control means for controlling the optimum atmosphere are provided. For example, a heating device having heating means and temperature control means, or a refrigerator having a cooling / heating means and a cooling / heating control means thereof.

As described above, most of the heaters and refrigerators in the prior art mainly focus on the development of technologies for improving temperature control conditions and thermal efficiency.

In the present invention, the heat supply adjusting means and the atmosphere adjusting means used in the prior art are constructed in the same manner as in the prior art, except that the user can easily draw and draw food, and store the food regardless of the atmospheric gases Device.

The food storage device according to the present invention includes a main body having a food containing space through which food can be inserted and withdrawn through an inlet door and a drawer door and a temperature control device for controlling the temperature of the food containing space of the main body, And the food container is always taken out of the drawer door by being moved to the drawer door after the drawer has been drawn into the drawer door.

The present invention relates to a food storage device, which comprises a main body having a food accommodation space sealed in its top surface other than an inlet door and a delivery door, a temperature control device for controlling the temperature of the food accommodation space of the main body, And a moving means for moving along the passage which is gently inclined by gravity in sequence and discharging to the outlet door, wherein the moving means comprises a linear inclined passage formed in a zigzag, Z-shape for accommodating a large amount of food containers And a moving direction control means for controlling the moving direction of the food container in the linear slanting passage.
In the present invention, the linear inclined passage includes a layered linear inclined passage (31-35) and a unit linear inclined passage, and the moving direction control means includes a food container position detection A sensor 19, a solenoid stopper 16 and a latch, which are operated by the food container position detecting sensor, and a slope inclined below the unit linear slanting passage when the latch is released, And a spring for applying a restoring force to the original position after the container is lowered.
In the present invention, the heating device or the cooling device is used as the temperature control device, and the atmosphere control device is selectively installed to be usable.

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The food storage device of the present invention comprises a temperature regulating device for regulating the temperature of a main body having a food containing space closed on its top surface other than an inlet door and a pull door, And a moving means for moving the food container to the door. The structure is simple and a large amount of food containers can be stored.

In the present invention, the introduced food container is sequentially moved by gravity so that the food container can be easily drawn in and out, and after the door is opened and closed, the sealed container can be closed to reduce heat loss. Especially, when the inclined passage formed in a spiral shape is connected to the inlet and the outlet to accommodate a large amount of food containers, the structure is very simple and space utilization can be improved.

In the apparatus of the present invention, if the oblique passage is formed in a zigzag and Z-shape so as to be rectangular, the accommodating space can be fully utilized while reducing the overall volume.

In the present invention, movement of the food container is precisely controlled by using the movement direction control means, so that insertion and withdrawal of the food container is easy.

The food container can be kept in a fresh state by using an airtight container.

In the apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to further enhance the effect by using the heating device, the cooling device, and the atmosphere control device as in the prior art.

A specific embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 1 and 2. Fig.

The present invention relates to a food storage device comprising a body, a temperature regulating device and a moving means.

The main body 10 is provided with a food containing space in which the top surface is closed except for the pull door 12 for inserting the food container and the pull door door 23 and the pull door door 24 protruding from the body Respectively. The inlet door (11) and the drawer door (12) are made to be closed by a proper spring force in a closed state. Further, the inlet door 11 is pushed open when the food container is pushed in, and then closed by itself when the container is lowered. The drawer door (12) is always closed, and it can be used that it is made of a structure that is pulled by manually pulling the handle to pull out the food container, or by pressing the lock release button when it is opened by the spring force. This structure can be made by reducing the general door structure using springs and latches.

The temperature regulating device 15 is for regulating the temperature of the food receiving space of the main body, and is installed at the bottom of the main body, which has an electric heater and a temperature regulator. The temperature can be controlled according to the kind of food stored. The electric heater and its controller can be used. If it is used as a refrigerator, a cooling device may be additionally provided. In the case of using a food container which is not hermetically sealed, it is better to selectively add atmosphere control means as in the prior art.

The food container moving means serves to move the food container 14 introduced through the inlet door 11 to the drawer door 12 along a predetermined path. Here, the moving means is formed to be inclined downward from the position of the inlet door 11 to the outlet door 12 so that the inlet food container 14 is sequentially moved by gravity, and the food container 14 is inclined downward A large number of rollers 26 are provided in the moving passage so as to move well by gravity. As an example, if a structure like a regular arrangement of abacus eggs is provided, the food container can easily roll. Moreover, even without a roller, the slippery slope itself can make the food container slide well. The moving means uses a spiral inclined passage formed in a spiral shape in order to accommodate a large amount of food containers. Alternatively, the moving means in the present invention includes a linear inclined passage formed in a zigzag Z shape and a moving direction control means for controlling the moving direction of the food container in the linear inclined passage.

In the present invention, the inclined passage is formed in a spiral shape and is inclined from the inlet door to the outlet door. This example has a simple structure in which the food container inserted in the mouth guide slides and moves to the drawer door.

However, in order to do so, it is necessary to secure a space capable of forming a cylindrical or at least elliptical movement path, and a space that can not be used in the rotation center of the spiral movement path is left, . Of course, in this case, the temperature control means may be installed at the center to increase the space efficiency.

Since the square hexahedron is more advantageous for the arrangement of the user in the stance arrangement than the cylindrical shaped chair, in the present embodiment, the moving passage is formed in a rectilinear Z-shaped or zigzag shape in the rectangular main body, Respectively.

The moving means further comprises a plurality of rollers (26) at the bottom of the passageway to allow smooth movement of the food container, as well as movement direction control means for controlling movement of the food container. This is because the food container food container position detecting sensor 19 is provided on the inner wall of the body of the end portion of each of the layer linear slant passages 31-35 so as to detect the presence or absence of the food container and a stopper or solenoid stopper 16-1, 16-2, 16-3, 16-1, 16-2, 16-3, 16-3, 16-3, 16-3, 16-3, 16-3, and 16-7 are installed at necessary positions in the passage to control the movement or stop of movement of the food container. The stopper or solenoid stopper 16 is used when it is necessary to stop the food container. When the stopper or the solenoid stopper 16 is operated, the stopper is released.

The moving direction control means includes unit linear slant passages (30-1 to 30-4) supported by springs (17) at the last end of the layered straight slant passages and connected by linear slant passages of the lower layers according to the weight of the food container, In cooperation with the position detection sensor 19, the unit linear slant passages 30-1 to 30-4 are fixed to the first position (position connected to the upper linear slant passageway) or released from the fixed state to tilt the unit linear slant passageway And latches 18-1 to 18-4 for connecting the lower straight sloping passages to the lower straight sloping passages. The straight slant passages show the five layer straight slant passages (31 to 35) in this example from the uppermost stage to the lowermost stage. The moving direction control means is connected to the unit straight slant passages (30-1 to 30-4) supported by the springs (17) at the last end of the straight slant passages of the layers and connected to each other by the straight slant passages of the lower layers by the weight of the food container, The unit linear slant passages 30-1 to 30-4 are fixed to the first position (position connected to the upper linear slant passage) in cooperation with the container position detection sensor 19 or the stationary state is released, And latches 18-1 to 18-4 that are inclined so as to be connected to the lower layer straight slant passages. The layer-by-layer straight slant passages show five layer straight slant passages (31 to 35) in this example from the uppermost stage to the lowermost stage.

In the food container used in the present invention, a donut-shaped sealing packing is attached to a lid of a bowl, and a bowl and a lid are provided so that they can be tightly engaged with each other. Containers that cover the container with the lid and lock it to some extent are being commercialized. Such as a bottle and a bottle lid, or a method of locking it by pushing or turning, or as an example, such as a sealing tableware for food refrigeration and heating 20-0311486.

The operation of the apparatus thus configured will be described.

First, the temperature control device of the main body 10 is operated to warm up the apparatus to an appropriate temperature. However, it is not necessary to warm up.

The food container 14 is pushed into the inlet door 11 and moved to the outlet door 12 by itself. When food is required, the food container 14 to be drawn out is opened by opening the drawer door.

When the food container is inserted continuously through the inlet door, when the food container first reaches the right end (relative to the direction shown in the drawing) of the uppermost straight slant passage 31 and reaches the right end, The means operates as follows. That is, the food container position detecting sensor 19 installed on the inner surface of the main body senses this and operates the solenoid stoppers 16-5 and 16-6 to stop the movement of the food container. Then, the latch 18-1 is released So that the unit straight slanting passage is connected downward. The unit linear sloping passage is caught by the latch 18-1 and is held in the same direction as the upper sloped linear sloping passage. When the solenoid stoppers 16-5 and 16-6 are operated to stop the movement of the food container, -1) is released and tilted as shown so as to push the spring force downward by the weight of the food container and connect it to the second layer straight slant passageway 32.

After a predetermined time elapses so that the unit linear slanting path 30-1 is inclined to the position where it is connected to the second layered straight slanting path 32, the solenoid stopper 16-5 is operated to move the food container, The food container is sent downward by a straight inclined passage. Then, the unit linear slanting path 30-1 is lifted by the force of the spring 17 and is returned to the home position and caught by the latch 18-1. When the solenoid stopper 16-6 is opened, To be loaded into the inclined passage 30-1.

When the load is loaded as described above, the moving direction control means continues the operation of shifting the direction of movement of the food container by tilting the unit feed path downward so that the food container moves to the next layer linear sloping path. Eventually, the food container moves to the front of the drawer door. Food containers are kept until they are withdrawn.

When the food container is to be taken out, when the drawer door is opened, the food container waiting to be drawn out is immediately drawn out, and the next food container is moved to the drawing waiting state. The drawer door is closed when it is closed and opened when the button is opened when it is opened.

When the refrigerator is used as a heating device, the heating device is operated. When the refrigerator is used as a refrigerator, the cooling device is operated. In the case of using a food container which is not hermetically sealed, the atmosphere control means as in the prior art may be selectively operated.

1 is a perspective view of a food storage device of the present invention

2 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an internal section of the food storage apparatus of the present invention.

Claims (5)

As a food storage device, A main body having a food accommodating space with a closed top surface other than the inlet door and the pull-out door, A temperature adjusting device for adjusting the temperature of the food receiving space of the main body, And a moving means for causing the food container introduced through the inlet door to sequentially move along a gently inclined passage by gravity to be discharged to the outlet door, Wherein the moving means includes a linear inclined passage formed in a zigzag form for accommodating a large amount of food containers and a moving direction control means for controlling the moving direction of the food container in the linear inclined passage. delete delete The method according to claim 1, The linear inclined passage includes a layer linear inclined passage (31-35) and a unit linear inclined passage, Wherein the moving direction control means The food container position detecting sensor 19 provided at the end of the straight line slanting passages 31-35, A solenoid stopper 16 and a latch, which are operated by the food container position detecting sensor, and And a spring that tilts and slopes downwardly to the unit linear slanting passage when the latch is released, and connects the slanting passage of the next stage by a layered linear slanting passage, and applies a force for restoring the original position after the food container is lowered. The method according to claim 1 or 4, Wherein the temperature regulating device uses a heating device or a cooling device, and the atmosphere control device is selectively installed and usable.

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