KR102304610B1 - Cooling Machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a housing provided with a first inlet on the front surface; a cooling chamber provided in the housing to provide a space in which food is accommodated and communicated with the first inlet; and a cooling unit supplying air to the cooling chamber to lower the temperature of the food.

Description

Cooling Machine {Cooling Machine}

The present invention relates to a cooling device for cooling food.

In general, in order to package food to a consumer in a restaurant or large mart, food is put in a disposable container, and the inlet of the container is sealed with a plastic or the like with a sealing device, and then delivered to the consumer.

The above-described conventional sealing device was a method in which a container containing food was seated in a receiving unit provided in the sealing device, and then a vinyl was heat-sealed to the top of the container. This type of sealing device has an effect of preventing food from overflowing to the outside of the container during delivery.

However, depending on the type of food and the cooking method, there are cases in which the cooked food must be cooled to some extent before packaging. If not, you have to put the food in a container and seal the upper surface of the container with plastic. The above-described process not only increases the time required for packaging or delivery of food, but also poses a risk that foreign substances such as dust may be introduced into the food.

An object of the present invention is to provide a cooling device for cooling food.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cooling device capable of minimizing the possibility that foreign substances are introduced into the food during cooling of the food.

The present invention relates to a housing having a front surface formed with a first inlet and a second inlet, and a rear surface having a housing through-hole formed thereon; a first partition wall dividing the inside of the housing into a front chamber communicating with the two inlets and a rear chamber communicating with the housing through-hole; a second bulkhead dividing the inside of the front chamber into a cooling chamber communicating with the first inlet and a storage chamber communicating with the second inlet; a food accommodating part provided to be accommodated in the cooling chamber through the first inlet and accommodated in the accommodating chamber through the second inlet, and providing a space for storing food or food stored in the container; a cooling unit provided in the rear chamber to supply air introduced through the housing through-hole to the cooling chamber to lower the temperature of the food stored in the food storage unit; and a door provided to open and close the first inlet and provided with an exhaust hole for discharging the air introduced into the cooling chamber to the outside of the housing.

The present invention is a housing provided with a first inlet on the front surface; a cooling chamber provided in the housing to provide a space in which food is accommodated and communicated with the first inlet; and a cooling unit supplying air to the cooling chamber to lower the temperature of food.

The cooling device includes a second inlet provided on the front surface and communicating with the storage chamber; a housing through hole provided on the rear surface of the housing; a first partition wall dividing the inside of the housing into a front chamber provided with the cooling chamber and the accommodation chamber, and a rear chamber communicating with the housing through hole; a second partition wall dividing the front chamber into the cooling chamber and the storage chamber; and a food storage unit provided to be accommodated in the cooling chamber through the first inlet and accommodated in the accommodation chamber through the second inlet, and providing a space in which food is accommodated. A part may be provided in the rear chamber to supply the air introduced into the housing through-hole to the cooling chamber.

The cooling device may further include a door provided to open and close the first inlet and provided with an exhaust hole for discharging the air introduced into the cooling chamber to the outside of the housing.

The door is rotatably fixed to the housing, the roller positioned at the upper end of the first inlet; and a film-shaped door body having one end fixed to the roller and the other end being detachably fixed to the second partition wall and having the exhaust hole formed therein.

The door may include a handle provided at a free end of the door body; a handle fixing part provided on the second partition wall to which the handle is detachably fixed; and a roller driving unit for rotating the roller to move the free end of the door body to the upper end of the first inlet when the handle is separated from the handle fixing unit.

The food accommodating part is provided with an open upper surface, the accommodating body providing a space for accommodating food; a body flange provided on an outer circumferential surface or an upper edge of the accommodation body to removably fix the accommodation body to the cooling chamber; and a body through-hole provided to pass through at least one of a side surface and a bottom surface of the receiving body.

The cooling device is provided in the cooling chamber and protrudes from any one of the opposite both sides of the first board, and the other one of the opposite side surfaces of the cooling chamber does not contact the free end of the first board. It further includes; a support portion provided with a second board protruding to a length not equal to, wherein the free end of the first board and the free end of the second board are spaced apart so that both sides of the accommodation body can be accommodated, and the body flange may be supported on the first board and the second board.

The cooling device includes: a partition through-hole provided to pass through the first partition and located at a point higher than the open upper surface of the accommodation body; and a guide connecting the cooling unit and the partition wall through hole so that the air supplied from the cooling unit moves to the open upper surface of the accommodation body.

The cooling device may further include a chamber communication hole provided to pass through the first partition wall to communicate the accommodation chamber and the rear chamber.

The cooling unit is fixed to the rear chamber, the fan housing having an inlet and an outlet; an impeller rotatably provided in the fan housing and parallel to a width direction of the cooling chamber; and a motor for rotating the impeller, wherein the guide is provided to connect the outlet and the barrier rib through hole, and may be provided to be inclined downwardly from the outlet toward the barrier rib through hole.

The cooling device may include a cover provided in the housing to open and close the housing through-hole, and to form a rear surface of the housing; a cover through hole provided to pass through the cover to communicate the rear chamber and the outside of the housing; and a filter provided on the cover to filter the air flowing into the cover through hole.

The cover may include a first cover that exposes the cooling unit to the outside of the housing when the cover rotates in a direction to open the housing through-hole; and a second cover exposing the chamber communication hole to the outside of the housing when the housing through-hole is rotated in a direction to open, wherein the cover through-hole penetrates through the first cover provided to penetrate the first cover. hall; and a second cover through hole provided to pass through the second cover, wherein the filter includes: a first cover filter for filtering air introduced into the first cover through hole; and a second cover filter that filters the air introduced into the second cover through hole.

The cooling device may further include a water collecting body that is provided to be withdrawable from the cooling chamber and is located below the receiving body and provides a space for storing the liquid discharged from the receiving body through the body through hole. have.

The cooling device may include first and second sides provided to connect the front surface and the rear surface; and a communication hole provided to pass through the first side and the second side to communicate the inside of the cooling chamber with the outside of the housing.

The cooling device may further include a lamp for sterilizing the inside of the cooling chamber by emitting ultraviolet rays into the cooling chamber.

The cooling device may include a sensing unit provided inside the cooling chamber to detect whether the food receiving unit is inserted into the cooling chamber; and a time setting unit for setting the operating time of the cooling unit, wherein the cooling unit operates for a time input through the time setting unit from when the sensing unit detects that the food receiving unit is inserted into the cooling chamber. can

The sensing unit may be fixed to the first partition wall and positioned below the partition wall through-hole, and may be provided to detect whether the body flange is in contact with the first partition wall.

The present invention relates to a housing comprising: a housing having a front surface formed with a first chamber inlet, a second chamber inlet, and an accommodation chamber inlet, and a rear surface formed with a housing through hole; a first partition wall dividing the inside of the housing into a front chamber communicating with the front surface and a rear chamber communicating with the rear surface; a second partition wall dividing the inside of the front chamber into a cooling chamber communicating with the first chamber inlet and the second chamber inlet, and a storage chamber communicating with the storage chamber inlet; a third partition wall dividing the cooling chamber into a first cooling chamber communicating with the first chamber inlet and a second cooling chamber communicating with the second chamber inlet; may be accommodated in the first cooling chamber through the first chamber inlet, may be accommodated in the second cooling chamber through the second chamber inlet, and may be accommodated in the storage chamber through the storage chamber inlet a food storage unit provided and providing a space for storing food; a first cooling unit provided in the rear chamber and supplying air introduced through the housing through hole to the first cooling chamber to lower the temperature of the food stored in the food storage unit; a second cooling unit provided in the rear chamber and supplying air introduced through the housing through-hole to the second cooling chamber to lower the temperature of the food stored in the food storage unit; a first door provided to open and close the inlet of the first chamber and having an exhaust hole for discharging the air introduced into the first cooling chamber to the outside of the housing; and a second door that is provided to open and close the inlet of the second chamber and has an exhaust hole for discharging the air introduced into the second cooling chamber to the outside of the housing.

The present invention has the effect of providing a cooling device for cooling food.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of providing a cooling device capable of minimizing the possibility that foreign substances are introduced into the food during cooling of the food.

1 and 2 show an example of a cooling device.
3 shows an example of a cooling unit.
4 shows another embodiment of the cooling device.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. On the other hand, the configuration or control method of the device to be described below is only for explaining the embodiment of the present invention, not for limiting the scope of the present invention, the same reference numbers throughout the specification refer to the same components indicates.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the cooling device 100 includes a housing 1 that forms an exterior, a food storage unit 3 that provides a space for accommodating food and is capable of being withdrawn from the housing, and and cooling units 61 , 62 , 63 and 64 for supplying air to the receiving unit.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the housing 1 has a front surface 11 formed with a first inlet 111 (cooling chamber inlet) and a second inlet 115 (accommodating chamber inlet), and a housing through hole 117. It may be provided to include a rear surface formed, and a first side surface 12 and a second side surface 13 connecting the front surface and the rear surface to form both side surfaces of the housing 1 .

The housing through-hole 117 may be provided as an open surface located at the rear of the housing 1 , and the rear surface is a cover 14 and 15 provided to open and close the rear through-hole 117 . can be provided.

In the housing (1), the inner space is divided into a front chamber (C1, C3) communicating with the two inlets (111, 115) and a rear chamber (C2, device chamber) communicating with the housing through hole (117) One partition wall 17 may be provided. That is, the first partition wall 17 divides the inner space formed by the housing into a front chamber (C1, C3) connected to the front surface 11 and a rear chamber (C2, device chamber) connected to the rear surface. is a means to

Meanwhile, the front chamber is divided into a cooling chamber C1 communicating with the first inlet 111 through the second partition wall 18 and a receiving chamber C3 communicating with the second inlet 115 . The second partition wall 18 may be provided as a board having one end fixed to the front surface 11 and the other end fixed to the first partition wall 17 . The cooling chamber C1 is a space in which the food storage unit 3 containing food is accommodated, and the storage chamber C3 is a space in which the food storage unit 3 in which food is not stored is accommodated.

The housing 1 may be provided with a door 2 provided to open and close the first inlet 111 . The door 2 is rotatably fixed to the housing 1 and has a roller 21 positioned at an upper end of the first inlet 111, one end fixed to the roller and the other end fixed to the second partition wall 18. It may be provided to include the door body 23 detachably fixed to the. The door body 23 may be provided as a film (film shape) made of vinyl, cloth, or the like.

1 , an exhaust hole 231 may be provided in the door body 23 to communicate the inside of the cooling chamber C1 with the outside of the housing 1 . Furthermore, the door body 23 may be made of a transparent material so that the inside of the cooling chamber C1 can be checked from the outside of the housing 1 .

The door 2 includes a handle 25 provided at the free end of the door body 23 and a handle fixing part 26 provided on the second bulkhead 18 to which the handle 25 is detachably fixed. And when the handle 25 is separated from the handle fixing unit 26, the roller 21 is rotated to move the free end of the door body 23 to the upper end of the first inlet 111 ( not shown) may be further included. Accordingly, in the cooling device 100 , when the user separates the handle 25 from the handle fixing part 26 , the door body 23 automatically opens the first inlet 111 . .

A first communication hole 121 may be provided on the first side surface 12 , and a second communication hole 131 may be provided on the second side surface 13 . In this case, the cooling chamber C1 and the receiving chamber C3 may receive air from the outside of the housing 1 through the first communication hole 121 and the second communication hole 131 (food of cooling rate). In order to prevent foreign substances from being introduced through the first communication hole and the second communication hole, a filter for filtering foreign substances introduced into each communication hole may be provided on the first side and the second side.

A first bent portion 123 may be provided on the first side surface 12 , and a second bent portion 133 may be provided on the second side surface 13 . The first bent part 123 is provided as a groove in which the first side 12 is bent toward the second side 13 (toward the inside of the housing), and the second bent part 133 is The second side 13 may be provided as a groove bent toward the first side 12 . The first bent portion increases the rigidity of the first side surface 12 , and the second bent portion has an effect of increasing the rigidity of the second side surface 13 .

The food accommodating part 3 may be accommodated in the cooling chamber C1 through the first inlet 111 or accommodated in the accommodating chamber C3 through the second inlet 115 . It may be provided as a storage container (31, 32, 33, 34) of the. 1 illustrates a case in which the food storage unit 3 is provided with a first storage container 31 , a second storage container 32 , a third storage container 33 , and a fourth storage container 34 as an example. it will be shown

The first storage box 31, the second storage box 32, the third storage box 33, and the fourth storage box 34 may be provided with the same structure, and each storage box has an upper surface A storage body 311 provided in an open shape to provide a space for food to be accommodated, which is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the storage body 311 to detachably fix the storage body 311 to the cooling chamber C1 It may be provided to include a body flange 313 and a body through-hole 315 provided to penetrate at least one of the side surface and the bottom surface of the accommodation body 311 .

The accommodation body 311 may be provided as a hexahedron with an open upper surface, and the body flange 313 may be provided along an upper edge of the outer peripheral surface of the accommodation body 311, and the body through-hole 315 ) may be provided with a plurality of holes penetrating the bottom surface of the receiving body (311).

The cooling chamber (C1) may further include a support portion (4) for supporting the accommodation body (311).

The support part 4 includes a first shelf 41 on which the first container 31 is supported, a second shelf 42 on which the second container 32 is supported, and the third container 33 . It may be provided to include a third shelf 43 supported by the third shelf, and a fourth shelf 44 on which the fourth storage box 44 is supported.

The first shelf 41 , the second shelf 42 , the third shelf 43 , and the fourth shelf 44 may be provided in the same structure, and each shelf is disposed on the first side surface 12 . It may be provided to include a first board 411 protruding toward the second side 13 , and a second board 413 protruding from the second side 13 toward the first side 12 . . The first board 411 is fixed to the first bent part 123 and is provided as a plate extending from the first partition wall 17 toward the first inlet 111 , and the second board 413 . may be provided as a plate fixed to the second bent part 133 and extending from the first partition wall 17 toward the first inlet 111 .

The distance between the free end of the first board 411 and the free end of the second board 413 is longer than the distance between both sides of the receiving body 311, and shorter than the length of both ends of the body flange 313. can In this case, both sides of the receiving body 311 are located in the space between the free end of the first board 411 and the free end of the second board 413, and the body flange 313 is the first board ( 411 ) and the second board 413 .

Each of the housing cylinders 31 , 32 , 33 , and 34 is provided in a shape that can be accommodated in the cooling chamber C1 as well as the storage chamber C3 . Accordingly, when the cooling device 100 needs to be operated, the user can take out the storage container located in the storage chamber C3 to the outside of the housing 1 and then mount it in the cooling chamber C1 .

Since the accommodation body 311 provides a space in which food or food contained in a container is accommodated, the possibility that liquid such as water is discharged through the body through hole 315 cannot be excluded. In order to collect the liquid discharged from the accommodation body 311 , a water collecting unit 5 may be further provided at a lower portion of the food storage unit 3 .

As shown in FIG. 2 , the water collecting part 5 is located in a space formed between the bottom surface of the cooling chamber C1 (the upper surface of the second partition wall) and the bottom surface of the fourth storage container 34 . It may be provided as a collecting body 51, the first collecting body. It is preferable that the water collecting body 51 is provided as a hexahedron with an open upper surface, and can be drawn out from the cooling chamber C1 through the first inlet 111 . This is to facilitate discharge of water stored in the water collecting body and cleaning of the water collecting body.

On the other hand, in order to facilitate the drying of the storage containers (31, 32, 33, 34) located in the storage chamber (C3), the first partition wall (17) has the rear chamber (C3) attached to the storage chamber (C3) ) may be further provided with a chamber communication hole 179 to communicate with.

The rear chamber C2 is provided with cooling units 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 for supplying air to the cooling chamber C1 to lower the temperature of the food contained in the food storage unit 3 . The cooling units 61 , 62 , 63 , and 64 allow the air flowing into the rear surface 117 of the housing to pass through the partition wall through holes 171 , 172 , 173 and 174 provided in the first partition wall 17 . It may be provided as a fan for supplying to the cooling chamber (C1).

When the food accommodating part is provided with four storage bins 31 , 32 , 33 and 34 , the partition wall through-hole is a first through-hole ( 171), the second through hole 172 located at a higher point than the open top surface of the second storage box 32, and a third through hole located at a point higher than the open top surface of the third storage box 33 It may be provided to include a hole 173 and a fourth through-hole 174 located at a point higher than the open upper surface of the fourth storage box 34 .

The cooling unit 6 (first cooling unit) includes a first fan 61 for supplying air to the first through hole 171 and a second fan 62 for supplying air to the second through hole 172 . ), a third fan 63 for supplying air to the third through-hole 173 , and a fourth fan 64 for supplying air to the fourth through-hole 174 may be provided.

The fans 61, 62, 63, and 64 may have the same structure. As shown in FIG. 3 , each of the fans 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 includes a fan housing 611 fixed to the rear chamber C2 , and an inlet 612 for introducing air into the fan housing 611 . ), an outlet 613 through which the air inside the fan housing is discharged, an impeller 615 rotatably provided inside the fan housing 611, and a motor 615 for rotating the impeller 615. can

The impeller 615 may be provided as a cross blow type provided to be parallel to the width direction of the cooling chamber C1. In this case, the motor 615 may be fixed to the outside of the fan housing 611 , and the rotation shaft 616 of the motor may pass through the side surface of the fan housing 611 and be fixed to the impeller 614 . .

The rear chamber (C2) is provided in the rear chamber (C2) so that the air discharged from the outlet (613) can be supplied to each of the storage tanks (31, 32, 33, 34) through the open upper surface of the storage body (311). Guides 175 , 176 , 177 , 178 connecting the outlet 613 and the partition wall through-holes 171 , 172 , 173 , and 174 may be further provided.

The guide includes a first guide 175 for guiding the air discharged from the first fan 61 to the first through-hole 171 , and a first guide 175 for guiding the air discharged from the second fan 62 to the second through-hole. A second guide 176 for guiding to 172 , a third guide 177 for guiding the air discharged from the third fan 63 to the first through hole 173 , and the fourth fan 64 . ) may be provided to include a fourth guide 178 for guiding the air discharged from the fourth through-hole 174 .

Each of the guides 175 , 176 , 177 , and 178 may be provided as a duct inclined downward from the outlet 613 to the partition wall through-holes 171 , 172 , 173 , and 174 . When each of the guides 175, 176, 177, 178 is provided as a duct inclined downward toward the partition through-hole, the air discharged from the outlet 613 is supplied to the open upper surface of the receiving body 311 and , the air supplied to the accommodation body 311 moves to the cooling chamber C1 through the body through hole 315 formed in the bottom surface of the accommodation body 311 after heat exchange with the food.

The air discharged into the cooling chamber (C1) after heat exchange with food passes through the exhaust holes (231) formed in the door body (23) and the communication holes (121, 131) formed in both sides (12, 13) of the housing. It will be discharged to the outside of the housing (1) through. Accordingly, the cooling device 100 can quickly cool the food contained in the container before packaging.

In order to prevent foreign substances such as dust from being supplied to the food stored in the cooling chamber (C1) and the storage containers (31, 32, 33, 34) stored in the storage chamber (C3), the partition wall through hole ( At least one of 171, 172, 173, and 174 and the rear surfaces 14 and 15 may be provided with a filter for filtering air.

2 illustrates a case in which the filter 16 is provided on the rear surfaces 14 and 15 as an example. As described above, the rear surface of the housing 1 may be provided with a first cover 14 and a second cover 15 capable of opening and closing the housing through-hole 117 .

The first cover 14 is rotated in a direction to open the housing through-hole 117 to expose the cooling parts 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 to the outside of the housing 1 , The second cover 15 may be provided to rotate in a direction in which the housing through-hole 117 is opened to expose the chamber communication hole 179 to the outside of the housing.

A first cover through hole 141 may be provided in the first cover 14, and a second cover through hole 151 may be provided in the second cover 15. A first cover filter 161 for filtering the air flowing into the first cover through-hole 141, and a second cover filter 163 for filtering the air flowing into the second cover through-hole 151 may be provided. have. A first cover handle 143 may be provided on the first cover 14 and a second cover handle 153 may be provided on the second cover 15 so that a user can easily open and close the covers.

Unlike the above, the rear surface of the housing 1 may be provided as a single cover. In this case, the cover has a cover through hole for communicating the rear chamber C2 and the outside of the housing 1 , a filter provided in the cover to filter air flowing into the cover through hole, and a cover provided in the cover A handle may be provided.

In order to maintain the cleanliness of the inner space of the cooling chamber C1, the cooling device 100 may further include a sterilizing unit 7 provided to emit ultraviolet rays inside the cooling chamber C1. The sterilization unit 7 may be provided as a lamp fixed to the upper surface of the cooling chamber C1.

As shown in FIG. 1 , a control panel 8 for controlling the cooling device 100 may be provided on the first partition wall 17 . The control panel 8 includes a first input unit 81 for controlling the power supplied to the cooling device 100, and a second input unit 82 for setting the operating time of the cooling units 61, 62, 63, and 64. time setting unit), and a third input unit 83 for inputting an operation start command of the cooling unit 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 or an operation stop command of the cooling unit 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 . can be In addition, the control panel 8 may include a display unit 84 for displaying control commands necessary for controlling the cooling units 61 , 62 , 63 and 64 .

As shown in FIG. 2 , a sensing unit provided in the cooling chamber C1 on the first partition wall 17 to detect whether the food storage unit 3 is inserted into the cooling chamber C1. (91, 92, 93, 94) may be further provided.

The sensing unit includes a first sensing unit 91 that determines whether or not the first housing 31 is accommodated in the cooling chamber C1, and the second housing 32 is accommodated in the cooling chamber C1. A second detection unit 92 for determining whether or not the third storage container 33 is accommodated in the cooling chamber C1, a third detection part 93 for determining whether or not the storage container is stored in the cooling chamber C1, and the fourth storage container ( 34) may be provided to include a fourth sensing unit 94 for determining whether or not the cooling chamber C1 is accommodated.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the sensing units 91 , 92 , 93 , and 94 are fixed to the first partition wall 17 and located below the partition wall through-holes 171 , 172 , 173 , 174 , and the When the body flange 313 comes into contact with the first partition wall 17 , it may be provided as a contact sensor contacting the accommodation body 311 .

In this case, the cooling unit 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 sets the time of the second input unit 82 from when the sensing unit 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 senses the food storage unit 3 . It may be provided to operate for the time input through the sub).

That is, the first fan 61 may be provided to operate when the first sensing unit 91 senses the first storage box 31 . Similarly, the second fan 62 operates when the second sensing unit 92 detects the second housing 32 , and the third fan 63 operates the third sensing unit 93 . operates when detecting the third storage box 33 , and the fourth fan 64 may be provided to operate when the fourth detection unit 94 detects the fourth storage box 34 . have.

On the other hand, if the sensing units 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 do not detect the food receiving unit 3 while the cooling unit 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 is operating (the user may When the accommodating part is withdrawn from the cooling chamber), the cooling parts 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 may be provided to stop the operation.

That is, when the first sensing unit 91 does not detect the first housing 31 during the operation of the first fan 61 , the operation of the first fan 61 may be stopped. Similarly, if the second sensing unit 92 does not detect the second storage box 32 during the operation of the second fan 62 , the operation of the second fan 62 is stopped, and the third fan If the third sensing unit 93 does not detect the third storage box 33 during operation 63, the operation of the third fan 63 is stopped, and the operation of the fourth fan 64 is stopped. When the fourth sensing unit 94 does not detect the fourth storage box 34 , the operation of the fourth fan 64 may be stopped.

The cooling device 100 may further include a temperature sensor (not shown) for measuring a temperature inside the cooling chamber C1 . In this case, the display unit 84 may be provided to display the temperature inside the cooling chamber C1.

When the cooling device 100 is provided with a temperature sensor, the control panel 8 includes a fourth input unit (not shown, a temperature setting unit) for setting a temperature (set temperature) to be maintained by the cooling chamber C1. Further, the cooling unit (61, 62, 63, 64) may be provided to terminate the operation when the temperature inside the cooling chamber (C1) reaches the set temperature.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the cooling device. In the cooling device 200 according to this embodiment, the cooling chamber C1 of FIG. 1 is formed into a first cooling chamber C11 and a second cooling chamber C12. that it is differentiated. The first cooling chamber C11 and the second cooling chamber C12 may be formed by a third partition wall 19 dividing the cooling chamber C1 into two spaces.

In this case, on the front surface of the housing 1, a first chamber inlet forming an inlet for the first cooling chamber C11, a second chamber inlet forming an inlet for the second cooling chamber C12, and the accommodation A storage chamber inlet 115 forming an inlet of the chamber C3 should be provided. A housing through-hole 117 should be formed on the rear surface of the housing, and the housing through-hole may be provided to be opened and closed by the covers 14 and 15 .

The food storage unit 3 according to the present embodiment may be provided as a first food storage unit withdrawable from the first cooling chamber C11 and a second food storage unit withdrawable from the second cooling chamber C12. have. The first food storage unit is provided with a first storage container 31, a second storage container 32, a third storage container 33, and a fourth storage container 34, the second food storage unit is a fifth It may be provided with a storage box (31a), a sixth storage box (32a), a seventh storage box (33a), the eighth storage box (34a).

The first storage box (31), the second storage box (32), the third storage box (33), the fourth storage box (34), the fifth storage box (31a), the sixth storage box (32a), Each of the 7 storage cylinders 33a and the eighth storage cylinders 34a should be provided in a shape that can be accommodated in the storage chamber C3, and since the specific structure has been previously described, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, the first cooling chamber (C11) is provided with a first shelf 41, a second shelf 42, a third shelf 43, and a fourth shelf 44 on which the first food receiving part is supported, and , the second cooling chamber (C12) should be provided with a fifth shelf (41a), a sixth shelf (42a), a seventh shelf (43a), and an eighth shelf (44a) on which the second food receiving part is supported .

A first water collecting body 51 may be provided on a bottom surface of the first cooling chamber C11, and a second water collecting body 51a may be provided on a bottom surface of the second cooling chamber C12. Since the structures and functions of the water collecting bodies 51 and 51a have been previously described, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The inlet (first chamber inlet) of the first cooling chamber C11 is provided to be opened and closed by the first door 2, and the inlet (the second chamber inlet) of the second cooling chamber C12 is the second door It may be provided to be opened and closed by (2a). The handle 25 of the first door is detachably fixed to the first handle fixing part 26 provided on the first bulkhead 17 , and the handle 25a of the second door is attached to the first bulkhead 17 . It may be detachably fixed to the second handle fixing part 26a provided on the . The remaining structures of the first door and the second door are the same as those of the door described in the embodiment of FIG. 1 , and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The cooling unit supplies air to the first cooling chamber (C11) to cool the food in the first food receiving unit, and supplies air to the second cooling chamber (C12) to receive the second food. It may be provided as a second cooling unit to cool the food of the payment.

The first cooling unit includes a first fan for supplying air to the first through hole 171 provided in the first partition wall 17 , a second fan for supplying air to the second through hole 172 , and the A third fan for supplying air to the third through-hole 173 and a fourth fan for supplying air to the fourth through-hole 174 may be provided.

The second cooling unit is a sixth fan for supplying air to the fifth through hole 171a provided in the first partition wall 17, a seventh fan for supplying air to the sixth through hole 172a, and a seventh through hole. A seventh fan for supplying air to the hole 173a and an eighth fan for supplying air to the eighth through hole 174a may be provided. The structures of the fans and the through-holes may be the same as those of the fan 61 and the through-holes 171 shown in FIG. 3 .

A control panel 8 may be provided at the first partition wall 17 or the storage chamber inlet 115 . The control panel 8 may include a display unit 84 , input units 81 , 82 , 83 for controlling the first cooling unit, and input units 81a , 82a , 83a for controlling the second cooling unit.

The input unit for controlling the first cooling unit includes a first input unit 81 for controlling the power supplied to the first cooling unit 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , and the first cooling unit 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 . ), a second input unit 82 (time setting unit) for setting the operating time, and an operation start command of the first cooling unit 61, 62, 63, 64 or the cooling unit 61, 62, 63, 64 It may be provided to include a third input unit 83 for inputting an operation stop command.

Similarly, the input unit for controlling the second cooling unit includes a fourth input unit 81a for controlling the power supplied to the second cooling unit, and a fifth input unit 82a for setting the operating time of the second cooling unit (time setting unit). , and a sixth input unit 83a for inputting an operation start command of the second cooling unit or an operation stop command of the second cooling unit.

Although not shown in the drawings, the first partition wall 17 is provided inside the first cooling chamber C11 so that the first food receiving parts 31, 32, 33, 34 are provided in the first cooling chamber C11. ) a first detection unit for detecting whether or not inserted therein, and a second cooling chamber (C12) provided inside the second food storage unit (31a, 32a, 33a, 34a) is the second cooling chamber (C12) ) may be further provided with a second sensing unit for detecting whether or not inserted therein.

The control of the first cooling unit according to the control signal provided by the first sensing unit and the control of the second cooling unit according to the control signal provided by the second sensing unit are the same as the control in the above-described embodiment, so detailed descriptions will be omitted. .

A first lamp emitting ultraviolet light may be provided on the upper surface of the first cooling chamber C11, and a second lamp emitting ultraviolet light may be provided on the upper surface of the second cooling chamber C12.

The present invention may be modified and implemented in various forms, but the scope of the rights is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Therefore, if the modified embodiment includes the elements of the claims of the present invention, it should be regarded as belonging to the scope of the present invention.

100: cooling device 1: housing C1: cooling chamber
C2: Device chamber C3: Storage chamber 11: Front side
111: first inlet 115: second inlet 12: first side
121: first communication hole 123: first bent part 13: second side
131: second communication hole 133: second bent part 117: housing through hole
14: first cover 141: first cover through hole 143: first cover handle
15: second cover 151: second cover through hole 153: second cover handle
16: filter 161: first cover filter 163: second cover filter
17: first bulkhead 171: first through hole 172: second through hole
173: third through hole 174: fourth through hole 175: first guide
176: second guide 177: third guide 178: fourth guide
179: chamber communication hole 18: second bulkhead 19: third bulkhead
2: Door 21: Roller 23: Door body
231: exhaust hole 25: handle 26: handle fixing part
3: food storage unit 311: storage body 313: body flange
315: body through hole 41: first shelf 411: first board
413: second board 42: second shelf 43: third shelf
44: fourth shelf 5: collecting unit 61: first fan
611: fan housing 612: inlet 613: outlet
614: impeller 615: motor 616: rotation shaft
62: 2nd fan 63: 3rd fan 64: 4th fan
7: sterilization unit 8: control panel 81: first input unit
82: second input unit 83: third input unit 84: display unit
91: first detection unit 92: second detection unit 93: third detection unit
94: fourth detection unit

Claims (14)

delete A device for accommodating a food storage unit and cooling the food in the food storage unit, the apparatus comprising:
a housing having a first inlet for putting the food storage unit in its front surface and having a housing through hole in its rear surface;
a cooling chamber provided in the housing to provide a space for accommodating the food storage unit and communicated with the first inlet; and
a cooling unit disposed between the cooling chamber and the housing through-hole and cooling the food by supplying air introduced through the housing through-hole to the cooling chamber; and
The cooling unit may include a fan housing having an inlet and an outlet; an impeller rotatably provided in the fan housing and parallel to a width direction of the cooling chamber; and a motor rotating the impeller. A device for accommodating a food storage unit and cooling the food in the food storage unit, the apparatus comprising:
a housing having a first inlet for putting the food storage unit in its front surface and having a housing through hole in its rear surface;
a cooling chamber provided in the housing to provide a space for accommodating the food storage unit and communicated with the first inlet;
a cooling unit disposed between the cooling chamber and the housing through-hole and cooling the food by supplying air introduced through the housing through-hole to the cooling chamber;
a first partition wall disposed between the cooling chamber and the cooling unit and having a partition wall through hole through which the air passes; and
and a guide connecting the cooling unit and the partition wall through hole so that the air moves to the food receiving unit. A housing provided with a first inlet on the front surface;
a cooling chamber provided in the housing to provide a space in which food is accommodated and communicated with the first inlet;
a cooling unit supplying air to the cooling chamber to lower the temperature of the food;
a second inlet provided on the front surface and communicating with the storage chamber;
a housing through hole provided on the rear surface of the housing;
a first partition wall dividing the inside of the housing into a front chamber provided with the cooling chamber and the accommodation chamber, and a rear chamber communicating with the housing through hole;
a second partition wall dividing the front chamber into the cooling chamber and the storage chamber;
a food accommodating part provided to be accommodated in the cooling chamber through the first inlet and accommodated in the accommodating chamber through the second inlet, and providing a space in which food is accommodated; and
a door provided so as to be able to open and close the first inlet and provided with an exhaust hole for discharging the air introduced into the cooling chamber to the outside of the housing; and
The cooling unit is provided in the rear chamber to supply the air introduced into the housing through-hole to the cooling chamber,
The door is rotatably fixed to the housing, the roller positioned at the upper end of the first inlet; and a film-shaped door body having one end fixed to the roller and the other end being detachably fixed to the second partition wall and having the exhaust hole formed therein. 5. The method of claim 4,
The food storage unit
a storage body having an open upper surface to provide a space for storing food;
a body flange provided on an outer circumferential surface or an upper edge of the accommodation body to removably fix the accommodation body to the cooling chamber; and
The cooling device further comprising a; body through-hole provided to pass through at least one of a side surface and a bottom surface of the receiving body. 6. The method of claim 5,
a partition wall through hole provided to pass through the first partition wall and positioned higher than the open upper surface of the accommodation body; and
and a guide connecting the cooling unit and the partition wall through hole so that the air supplied from the cooling unit moves to the open upper surface of the accommodation body. 7. The method of claim 6,
and a chamber communication hole provided to pass through the first partition wall to communicate the accommodating chamber and the rear chamber. 8. The method of claim 7,
The cooling unit is fixed to the rear chamber, the fan housing having an inlet and an outlet; an impeller rotatably provided in the fan housing and parallel to a width direction of the cooling chamber; and a motor for rotating the impeller.
The guide is provided to connect the outlet and the barrier rib through hole, and the cooling device is characterized in that the outlet is inclined downward toward the barrier rib through hole. 8. The method of claim 7,
a cover provided in the housing to open and close the housing through-hole and form a rear surface of the housing;
a cover through hole provided to pass through the cover to communicate the rear chamber and the outside of the housing; and
The cooling device further comprising a; filter provided on the cover to filter the air flowing into the cover through hole. 8. The method of claim 7,
Cooling characterized in that it further comprises a; is provided so as to be withdrawable from the cooling chamber and is located below the receiving body, and provides a space in which the liquid discharged from the receiving body through the body through hole is stored. Device. 8. The method of claim 7,
first side and second side provided to connect the front side and the rear side; and
and a communication hole provided to pass through the first side and the second side to communicate the inside of the cooling chamber with the outside of the housing. 12. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 11,
and a lamp for sterilizing the inside of the cooling chamber by emitting ultraviolet rays into the cooling chamber. 12. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 11,
a sensing unit provided inside the cooling chamber to detect whether the food receiving unit is inserted into the cooling chamber; and
Further comprising; a time setting unit for setting the operating time of the cooling unit;
The cooling unit is operated for a period of time input through the time setting unit from when the sensing unit detects that the food receiving unit is inserted into the cooling chamber. a housing having a front surface formed with a first chamber inlet, a second chamber inlet, and a storage chamber inlet, and a rear surface formed with a housing through hole;
a first partition wall dividing the inside of the housing into a front chamber communicating with the front surface and a rear chamber communicating with the rear surface;
a second partition wall dividing the inside of the front chamber into a cooling chamber communicating with the first chamber inlet and the second chamber inlet, and a storage chamber communicating with the storage chamber inlet;
a third partition wall dividing the cooling chamber into a first cooling chamber communicating with the first chamber inlet and a second cooling chamber communicating with the second chamber inlet;
may be accommodated in the first cooling chamber through the first chamber inlet, may be accommodated in the second cooling chamber through the second chamber inlet, and may be accommodated in the storage chamber through the storage chamber inlet a food storage unit provided to provide a space for storing food;
a first cooling unit provided in the rear chamber and supplying air introduced through the housing through-hole to the first cooling chamber to lower the temperature of the food stored in the food storage unit;
a second cooling unit provided in the rear chamber and supplying air introduced through the housing through hole to the second cooling chamber to lower the temperature of the food stored in the food storage unit;
a first door provided to open and close the inlet of the first chamber and having an exhaust hole for discharging the air introduced into the first cooling chamber to the outside of the housing; and
and a second door that is provided to open and close the inlet of the second chamber and has an exhaust hole for discharging the air introduced into the second cooling chamber to the outside of the housing.

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