KR101875735B1 - A refrigerator for the table - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator for a dining table, and more particularly, to a refrigerator for a table, and more particularly, to a refrigerator for a table, which stores foods such as fruits and side dishes, stores them in a refrigerator, quickly and easily draws them out to a dining table, It is about a table-top refrigerator that can be put into the refrigerator space immediately afterwards and can be placed occupying minimal space above the table.
A refrigerator for dining table according to the present invention is provided with a cooling means for cooling the refrigeration space and a control means for controlling the cooling means inside the refrigerator, wherein the refrigerator is placed on the upper surface of the dining table, A case formed with a refrigerated space formed by a space enclosed by both side walls and a rear wall and having an inlet formed at a front side thereof, a door coupled to an inlet for opening and closing the case inlet, and a food container placed above the inlet, Wherein the cooling means comprises a thermoelectric element provided in the case so that a heat absorbing portion is exposed to the refrigerating space and a heat releasing portion is exposed to the outside of the case, And is slidably supported on the case, is drawn into the refrigerating space through the inlet, Doedoe drawn out, it characterized in that the handle is formed in one direction to be drawn out to the casing inlet.
National R & D project supporting this invention
Assignment number: R0003722
Name: Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
Research Management Agency: Korea Industrial Technology Development Agency
Research Project Name: Local Focus Industry Promotion Project
Research title: Development of table side dish storage device using thermoelectric element
Contribution rate: 1/1
Organized by:
Study period: 2015.05.01 ~ 2016.04.30

Description

{A REFRIGERATOR FOR THE TABLE}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator for a dining table, and more particularly, to a refrigerator for a table, which stores foods such as fruits and side dishes and stores them in a refrigerated state, It is about a table-top refrigerator that can be put into the refrigerator space immediately afterwards and can be placed occupying minimal space above the table.

Generally, a refrigerator generally refers to a refrigerator that stores food or vegetable fruit side dishes for a long period of time. The dietary life of the refrigerator is increasing, and the refrigerator has several refrigerators at every house due to changes in the eating habits of modern people.

There are general refrigerators, kimchi refrigerators, wine refrigerators, rice refrigerators, fruit refrigerators, cosmetic refrigerators and shoe refrigerators.

In order to usually eat at home, rice cooks in a rice cooker, and the side dishes are stored in a side dish container and stored in a refrigerator. When preparing a meal, side dishes are taken out of the refrigerator one by one and transferred to a table, and rice, After the meal is finished, the container of the side dish is brought into the refrigerator once more at the table and refrigerated.

However, as described above, the operation of taking out the side dish from the refrigerator and moving it to the dining table and removing it from the table and putting it into the refrigerator is quite troublesome, and it takes a long time to handle the side dish container, .

In order to solve the above problems, Korean Utility Model Laid-Open No. 20-2011-0004778 discloses a dining table in which a refrigerator for storing side dishes is mounted, which is provided with a refrigerator on a dining table. However, when the refrigerator is integrally mounted on the dining table as described above, the existing dining table and the dining table equipped with the refrigerator must be replaced with each other, resulting in an economic loss, and the design of the dining table due to the installation of the refrigerator is very limited .

In recognition of such a problem, Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2012-0109224 proposes a "table refrigerator" which can be placed on a table as a mini-sized refrigerator. However, the refrigerator for the table still has the inconvenience of taking the food out of the drawer for storing the food and moving it to the dining table.

Korean Utility Model Publication No. 20-2011-0004778: A table with a refrigerator for storing side dishes Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2012-0109224: refrigerator for dining table

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for storing food such as fruits and side dishes, refrigerated, And to provide a table-top refrigerator that can be placed while occupying minimal space above the table, allowing food to be immediately fed into the refrigerator space after the meal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cooling means using a thermoelectric element to cool the refrigerated space inside the case and to expose the heat radiation portion of the thermoelectric element as an outer surface of the case ceiling, In which the temperature of a hot beverage such as soup, stew, or coffee can be warmed.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator which is provided with an ultraviolet lamp for irradiating ultraviolet rays inside a refrigerated space and is provided with a reflecting mirror in which ultraviolet light irradiated from the ultraviolet lamp is refracted to efficiently sterilize foods contained in the refrigerated space The refrigerator is provided with a refrigerator.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a foldable foldable type foldable foldable type foldable foldable foldable type foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable foldable In providing a refrigerator.

In order to achieve the above object, the refrigerator for dining according to the present invention includes a cooling unit for cooling the refrigeration space and a control unit for controlling the cooling unit, The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising: a case having the refrigerating space formed by a space surrounded by a floor and a ceiling, both side walls and a rear wall, and having an inlet formed at a front side thereof; a door coupled to an inlet for opening and closing the case inlet; Wherein the cooling means includes a thermoelectric element provided in the case so that the heat absorbing portion is exposed to the refrigerating space and the heat radiating portion is exposed to the outside of the case And the tray is slidably supported on the case, And pulling the doedoe withdrawn from the cold storage space, it characterized in that the handle is formed in one direction to be drawn out to the casing inlet.

The refrigerator according to the present invention may further include a sterilizing unit for sterilizing the food introduced into the refrigerating space, wherein the sterilizing unit is disposed at one side of the refrigerator space, An ultraviolet lamp, and a reflection mirror installed on the ceiling to diffuse ultraviolet light emitted from the ultraviolet lamp.

In the refrigerator for a dining table according to the present invention, the thermoelectric element may be disposed on the ceiling of the case so that the heat absorbing part is exposed to the refrigerating space and the heat releasing part is exposed to the outer surface of the ceiling of the case. .

The refrigerator according to the present invention may further include a cool air circulation fan installed at one side of the refrigeration space such that cool air generated from the heat absorbing portion of the thermoelectric element is circulated in the refrigeration space .

In the refrigerator for dining table according to the present invention, the cooling means may further include a cooling fin attached to a heat absorbing portion of the thermoelectric element, wherein the cooling fin is disposed at a predetermined interval Wherein each of the protruding fins is formed so as to protrude in the ceiling width direction of the case, and the cool air circulating fan is configured to allow the air to pass through each of the gaps formed between the respective protruding fins So that the refrigerant is blown along a ceiling portion of the case.

According to the above construction, the food refrigerator according to the present invention can store food such as fruits and side dishes in a refrigerated state, quickly and easily take out the food to the dining table for eating, It has the advantage that the food can be poured directly into the refrigerator space after the meal and can be placed occupying the minimum space above the table.

In addition, the refrigerator for a dining table according to the present invention is provided with a cooling means using thermoelectric elements arranged in an efficient arrangement, so that circulation of cool air in a refrigerated space can be smoothly performed, and also a refrigerator such as a soup, It has an advantage of warming the temperature of the hot beverage.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an ultraviolet lamp and a reflection mirror that reflects ultraviolet light emitted from the ultraviolet lamp to efficiently sterilize food contained in the refrigerated space.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an improved method of using a tray, which can be stably supported on an inner surface of a door and a bottom surface of a table in a state in which the tray is drawn out to the door entrance.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a refrigerator for a dining table according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a tray is drawn out from a dining table refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a side sectional view showing a longitudinal section of a refrigerator for a dining table according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a side sectional view showing a cross section in the width direction of the refrigerator for a dining table according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of an enlarged view of a main part of a tray in a refrigerator for a dining table according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a side view showing a state in which a dining table refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention is placed on a dining table

Hereinafter, a refrigerator for a dining table according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a refrigerator for a dining table according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a tray is drawn out from a refrigerator for a dining table according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view showing a cross section in the width direction of a refrigerator for a dining table according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 6 is a side view illustrating a state in which a table refrigerator is placed on a table according to an embodiment of the present invention. to be.

The food refrigerator according to the present invention stores foods such as fruits and side dishes in a refrigerated space and stores them in a refrigerated state. The food is quickly and easily taken out to a dining table for eating, so that the food can be eaten immediately after being taken out. The food can be poured into the refrigerator space, and can be placed on the table while occupying the minimum space.

Referring to the drawings, a table refrigerator according to the present invention comprises a case 10, a door 20, a tray 30, a cooling means 40, a control means 50 and a sterilizing means 60 .

The case 10 has a structure for forming a refrigerating space R therein. That is, the case 10 has a structure in which the case 11 is surrounded by the bottom 11, the ceiling 12, the side walls 13 and the rear wall 14, and the entrance 15 is formed at the front.

The case 10 may have a substantially rectangular columnar shape, and the height of the case 10 is relatively low compared to the width and the length. That is, the width and the length of the case 10 are appropriately selected in consideration of the width and the length of the table T, and the height of the case 10 is set to be large enough to accommodate the food container V Raising is enough. At this time, it is preferable that the outer surface of the ceiling 12, that is, the upper surface of the ceiling 12 is formed as a flat surface.

The refrigerating space R includes a door 11 coupled to the bottom 11 and the ceiling 12 of the case 10, both side walls 13 and rear wall 14 and a front inlet 15 of the case 10, (Not shown). In the interior of the refrigerating space R, a tray 30 on which a food container V is placed is accommodated.

The door 20 is configured to open and close the inlet 15 of the case 10.

The door 20 is opened when the tray 30 is drawn out from the refrigerating space R in the course of pulling out the tray 30 drawn in and out through the inlet 15 of the case 10, And may be coupled to the inlet of the case 10 so that the tray 30 is closed when the tray 30 is drawn into the refrigerating space R from the outside.

Referring to FIG. 1, the lower side of the door 20 is hinged to the lower side of the inlet 15 and is opened / closed while being rotated around the hinge. That is, the door 20 rotates about the hinge in the process of being drawn out from the refrigerating space R while the tray 30 is slid and the tray 30 is opened from the outside in the refrigerating space R The hinge can be rotated and closed about the hinge.

The door 20 may be provided with a front window 21 in front of the door 20 so that the state of the refrigerating space R can be visually confirmed. .

Although the door 20 is hinged to the inlet 15 at the lower edge of the door 20, the upper edge of the door 20 is hinged to the upper edge of the door 15 It will be possible.

The food container V is placed on the upper portion of the tray 30 and is drawn into the refrigerating space R through the inlet 15 of the case 10 or is drawn out of the refrigerating space R.

The tray 30 is supported by the guide rails 16 provided at the bottom 11 of the case 10 and the side walls 13 of the case 10 and is slid and moved through the inlet 15 of the case 10, The tray 30 is drawn into the space R and drawn out from the refrigerating space R. The tray 30 may be formed in a substantially rectangular plate-like shape.

In addition, the tray 30 has a plurality of container seating grooves 31 formed at regular intervals on its upper surface.

The container seating groove 31 is provided with a plurality of food containers V so that when the tray 30 moves in a state where the food container V containing a small amount of food is placed, It is possible to solve the problem that the food containers V which are likely to hit each other or fall off from the tray 30 can be solved.

The tray 30 is formed with a support portion 32 protruding from a rear end portion of the case 10, that is, a bottom end surface of the case 10 opposite to the inlet 15.

The support portion 32 is configured such that a rear end portion of the tray 30 is hooked and supported at a portion of the inlet 15 when the tray 30 is drawn out from the refrigerating space R. [

A hook 11a may be formed on the bottom 11 of the case 10 so that when the tray 30 is pulled out through the inlet 15 of the case 10, 32 are caught by the engagement protrusions 11a, thereby limiting the sliding.

The door 20 may be formed to have the same horizontal height as the guide rail 16 so that the bottom surface of the tray 30 can be slidably supported on the inner surface thereof.

The tray 30 is partially supported by the door 20 while the tray 30 is drawn out from the freezing space R. At this time, A part of the front portion floats on the table (T) and the balance becomes unstable.

Accordingly, in an embodiment of the present invention, a leg member 33 which is foldable to both sides of the front part of the tray 30 is provided.

5, when the tray 30 is drawn out from the refrigerating space R, the user easily spreads the leg member 33 with his / her fingers to support the tray 30 on the upper surface of the table T, .

According to the above-described structure, the refrigerator for a table according to an embodiment of the present invention can quickly and easily take food out of the refrigerator after being taken out of the refrigerator, It is possible to put the food into the refrigerator space immediately afterwards, and it can be placed while occupying the minimum space on the table, and the operation effect is very convenient to use.

Meanwhile, in the embodiment of the present invention, the tray 30 is placed on the upper portion of the door 20 so as to be able to eat a minimum space on the dining table T through the above- However, when the space on the table is sufficient, the tray 30 can be pulled out of the case 10 and moved to another place so that one or more people can eat more conveniently. The example is enough.

A handle 34 is formed on the tray 30 at a center of a portion of the tray 10 which is drawn out toward the inlet 15 of the case 10 and adjacent to the front end.

Accordingly, the refrigerator of the present invention can easily perform the process of pulling the tray 30 out of the refrigerating space R or pulling the tray 30 into the refrigerating space R.

The cooling means 40 is configured to cool the inside of the refrigerating space R formed by the case 10 and the door 20 so that its operation is controlled by the control means 60.

The cooling means 40 may be constituted by a refrigerating device composed of a cooling cycle by a refrigerant, but it is preferable that the present invention is constructed so as to be small in noise and small in size so as to be suitable for being placed on a kitchen table. The invention is constituted by a thermoelectric element as the cooling means (40).

The present invention is characterized in that the case 10 is provided with the cooling unit 40 so that the heat absorbing unit 41 is exposed to the refrigerating space R and the heat discharging unit 42 is exposed to the outside of the case 10. [ And a thermoelectric element provided on the substrate.

The thermoelectric elements constituting the cooling means 40 absorb heat from the refrigerating space R through the heat absorbing part 41 and heat the heat to the outside of the case 10 through the heat releasing part 42 And the refrigerating space R is cooled by discharging.

Meanwhile, the present invention can be configured to utilize the characteristics of the thermoelectric element used as the cooling means 40 to maintain the temperature of the hot beverage such as soup, stew, or coffee as the released heat. That is, in the present invention, the thermoelectric element is positioned in the ceiling 12 of the case 10 so that the heat absorber 41 is exposed to the refrigerating space R and the heat emitter 42 is exposed to the ceiling And is exposed to the outside of the case.

Accordingly, when the tray 30 is drawn into the cold storage space R after the meal is completed, the heat is absorbed by the heat absorption unit 41 to cool the refrigerating space R, and at the same time, The temperature of the object C to be heated, that is, the temperature of the station, the stew or the beverage, etc., can be increased by allowing the heating object C to be placed on the upper part of the heat releasing part 42. [ And the like.

On the other hand, in the refrigerator for dining table of the present invention, when the cooling means 40 is only a thermoelectric element, there is a problem that cooling is not sufficient.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the cooling unit 40 is provided with a cool air circulation fan 40 installed at one side of the refrigeration space so that the cool air generated from the heat absorber 41 of the thermoelectric element is sufficiently circulated in the refrigeration space R, (43). ≪ / RTI >

Since the cool air circulation fan 43 is installed in the refrigerating space R, a low-power blowing fan may be used to minimize the heat generation, or the heat may be discharged to the outside of the case 10 Lt; / RTI > The cool air circulation fan 43 rapidly supplies cool air, which may be generated from the heat absorber 41 of the thermoelectric element, to the inner corner of the cold storage space R, So that the cooling efficiency can be increased.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the cooling unit 40 may further include a cooling fin 44 adhered to the heat absorber 41 of the thermoelectric device.

The cooling fins 44 may be formed of a plurality of protruding fins protruding from the ceiling 12 of the case 10 at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction of the ceiling 12, 12) in the width direction.

Since the projecting pins are formed to be long in the width direction of the ceiling 12 of the case 10, the cooling fins 44 are arranged in the width direction of the ceiling 12 of the case 10 between the projecting pins. A long gap 44a is formed. At this time, the cool air circulation fan 43 is installed at one side in the inner width direction of the refrigerating space R so that the wind passes through each of the gaps 44a formed between the respective projecting pins, 12).

Therefore, according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, the cool air that can be generated from the heat absorber 41 of the thermoelectric element can be circulated evenly in the upper, lower, left, right, and corner directions.

The control means (50) is for controlling the operation of the cooling means (40) and the sterilizing means (60).

The control means 50 is provided with a detection sensor such as a limit switch (not shown) for detecting the pulled-out or pulled-in state of the tray 30 and the opened or closed state of the door 20. The control means 50 can control the operation of the cooling means 40 so that the cooling of the refrigerating space R is performed only when the tray 30 is located inside the refrigerating space R do.

A temperature sensor (not shown) for measuring the temperature inside the refrigerating space R is provided in the refrigerating space R to keep the temperature inside the refrigerating space R constant, As shown in FIG.

The control means 50 may be provided with a touch switch 51 for setting the temperature or controlling the operation of the sterilizing means 60 to be described later on the ceiling 12 of the case 10.

The sterilizing unit 60 is configured to sterilize the food put into the refrigerating space R and its operation is controlled by the control unit 50.

The sterilizing means 60 is disposed in the food container V by the inlet of the tray 30 and supplies ultraviolet rays for sterilizing the food introduced into the refrigerating space R to the inside of the refrigerating space R And an ultraviolet lamp 61 installed inside the refrigerating space R for irradiation.

3 and 4, the ultraviolet lamp 61 may be installed at one side of the refrigerating space R. Preferably, the ultraviolet lamp 61 may be provided at the rear of the case 10, And may be installed in the barrier 14 or the ceiling 12.

The sterilizing unit 60 may further include a reflection mirror 62 installed along the ceiling 12 of the tray 10. [

As shown in FIG. 3, the reflective mirror 62 is formed continuously along the longitudinal direction of the ceiling 12 of the tray 10 so that light irradiated from the ultraviolet lamp 61 is irregularly reflected, An action effect that can sufficiently sterilize the food contained in the refrigerator space R is generated.

The refrigerator for a table as described above and shown in the drawings is only one embodiment for carrying out the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the technical idea of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is defined only by the matters set forth in the following claims, and the embodiments improved and changed without departing from the gist of the present invention are obvious to those having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs It will be understood that the invention is not limited thereto.

10 cases
11 floor
11a jaw
12 ceilings
13 Both side walls
14 rear barrier
15 Entrance
16 Guide rails
20 doors
30 trays
31 Container seat
32 support
33 Handles
34 leg member
40 Cooling means
41 Heat absorption portion
42 Heat-
43 Cooling circulation fan
44 cooling pin
50 control means
60 Means of sterilization
61 Ultraviolet lamp
62 reflection mirror
R refrigerated space T table
V food container C cup

Claims (5)

A refrigerator for a dining table having a refrigerator inside and having a cooling means for cooling the refrigerator space and a control means for controlling the cooling means,
A refrigerator comprising: a case having a refrigerated space formed by a space surrounded by a floor and a ceiling, both side walls and a rear wall and having an inlet formed at a front side thereof, a door coupled to an inlet for opening and closing the case inlet, And a tray which is drawn in and out through the inlet,
Wherein the cooling means comprises a thermoelectric element provided in the case so that the heat absorbing portion is exposed to the refrigerating space and the heat radiating portion is exposed to the outside of the case,
Wherein the tray is slidably received in the case and is drawn into the refrigerated space through the inlet and drawn out from the refrigerated space, wherein a handle is formed in one direction drawn out to the case inlet,
The tray is provided with a plurality of container seating grooves on the upper surface at regular intervals and a leg member foldable on both sides of the front part bottom,
Wherein the thermoelectric element is disposed on a ceiling of the case so that the heat absorber is exposed to the refrigerating space and the heat discharger is exposed to the ceiling of the case,
Wherein the cooling means further comprises a cool air circulation fan installed at one side of the refrigeration space so that cool air generated from a heat absorption portion of the thermoelectric element is circulated in the refrigeration space,
The cooling means may further include a cooling fin attached to a heat absorbing portion of the thermoelectric element,
The cooling fins may include a plurality of protruding fins protruding at a predetermined interval along a ceiling longitudinal direction of the case, and each of the protruding fins protrudes in a ceiling width direction of the case,
Wherein the cooling air circulation fan is installed at one side in the inner width direction of the refrigerating space so as to allow the wind to pass through each of the gaps formed between the respective projecting pins so as to blow air along the ceiling portion of the case,
And a sterilizing unit for sterilizing the food introduced into the refrigerating space,
Wherein the sterilizing means comprises an ultraviolet lamp installed on one side of the refrigerating space to emit ultraviolet rays and a reflecting mirror installed on the ceiling to diffuse the ultraviolet light emitted from the ultraviolet lamp Refrigerator. delete delete delete delete

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