KR19990047929A - How to check the compressor and heater in Kimchi storage - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of checking the operation of a compressor and a heater of a kimchi storage, and selectively driving a compressor and a heater according to a course selected and input through an operation unit, and then changing an internal temperature of the inside of the refrigerator detected by a temperature sensor to a predetermined temperature. In the kimchi storage for aging or refrigerating kimchi stored in the refrigerator, the step of checking whether the self-diagnosis button signal is input through the operation unit, and switching to the self-diagnosis mode when the self-diagnosis button signal is input. Next, the step of selectively driving the compressor and the heater according to the operation of the predetermined button from the operation unit and the step of ending the self-diagnosis mode when the counted time exceeds the predetermined time by counting the time in the self-diagnosis mode. Of the compressor and the heater to check whether the compressor and the heater are Even if the driving conditions are not matched, it is possible to check whether the compressor and the heater are driven, so that the inspection of the kimchi storage can be facilitated and the inspection time can be shortened.

Description

How to check the compressor and heater in Kimchi storage

The present invention relates to a kimchi storage, and more particularly, to a compressor and heater driving confirmation method of the kimchi storage to be forced to drive the compressor and heater even if the driving conditions of the compressor and heater in the kimchi storage.

In general, in order to store frozen and refrigerated foods or fermented foods (for example, kimchi, etc.), each of them should be stored at a temperature suitable for storing them. A refrigerator having a freezer and a refrigerating chamber is mainly used to perform this function. Used.

On the other hand, when the refrigerated food and the fermented food is stored together in the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator, the odor generated by the fermentation of the fermented food not only generates odors in the refrigerating chamber, but also odor is exhausted in other refrigerated foods inherent in the refrigerated food There is a need to store bulky fermented foods (kimchi) in a separate reservoir due to the increase in refrigerated foods and fermented foods stored in the refrigerator compartment.

In addition, kimchi should be buried in the ground for proper ripening, and the kimchi should be stored in it to be ripe and taste properly. However, it is difficult to keep it in a residential area.

Recently, in order to solve the above problems, research on kimchi storage that can store kimchi in a separate storage space, rather than a refrigerator, has been variously studied in various technical fields related thereto. As shown.

As can be seen with reference to Figure 1, the conventional kimchi storage in the conventional, the storage body 10, the door 20 used when storing or taking out the kimchi in the storage body 10, and each of the kimchi storage The control unit 30 is provided with a plurality of buttons to select and input a course.

And, the side of the storage body 10 is provided with a moving handle 15 to easily move the storage body 10 during the movement, the front of the door 20 is easy to open and close the door 20 The door handle 25 is installed in order to do so.

Meanwhile, FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along line AA ′ of FIG. 1, and a compressor 12 for compressing a refrigerant at high temperature and high pressure and then circulating the refrigerant is installed at an inner lower portion of the storage body 10. Inside one side wall of the storage body 10, the temperature sensor 50 for detecting the internal temperature of the inside of the storage, and the heater 17 and the cold air to raise the internal temperature of the interior by generating heat to generate the inside of the interior Evaporators 18 for cooling the temperature are respectively provided.

And, in the operation unit 30, as shown in detail in Figure 3, while maintaining the degree of ripening to keep the kimchi or fresh vegetables to keep the course to maintain the taste / vegetable storage button 31 and in the ground Underground ripening button (32) for selecting a course to maintain the degree of ripening, such as kimchi buried, kimchi selection button (33) for selecting the type of kimchi (for example, cabbage kimchi, radish kimchi, water kimchi, etc.) and , The ripening degree selection button 34 for selecting the ripening degree of kimchi (eg, ripe, normal, unripe, etc.), and the ripening rate of kimchi (eg, fast, normal, additional cooking) Learning speed selection button 35 for selecting, etc., input mode for selecting and inputting each course, driving the kimchi storage according to the selected course, and learning selection / cancellation button for canceling an incorrectly entered course. 36 is provided.

In addition, in order to display the operation state of the kimchi storage, etc. in the operation unit 30, the ripening degree display unit 37 for displaying the degree of maturation of kimchi, the storage display unit 38 for displaying that the kimchi is in the cold storage, and the Each button (flavor / vegetable storage button 31, underground ripening button (32), kimchi selection button (33), ripening degree selection button (34), ripening speed selection button (35), ripening selection / cancel button (36) In the operation unit 30, a selection display unit 39 for displaying each course selected at the time of operation) is provided.

An operation process of a conventional kimchi storage device constructed as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

First, the user stores the kimchi in the chamber of the storage body 10, and then press the ripening select / cancel button 36 in the operation unit 30 for a predetermined time (preferably, about 2 seconds), the ripening of kimchi and Switching to input mode for selecting and inputting each course such as refrigerated storage.

Next, the user selects each button (flavor / vegetable storage button 31, underground ripening button 32, kimchi selection button 33, ripening degree selection button 34, the cooking speed selection provided in the operation unit 30 Button 35) to select the desired course (for example, refrigerated storage or refrigerated storage after ripening), and then press the ripening select / cancel button 36, kimchi according to the selected course through the control unit 30 The reservoir is operated.

In other words, due to the heat generated from the heater 17 in the ripening mode, the internal temperature of the storage body 10 in the inside of the refrigerator is at a ripening temperature (about 23 ± 2 ° C. during fast ripening, or about 8 ± 2 ° C. during normal ripening). After being raised, the internal temperature in the refrigerator is maintained at the ripening temperature by the heat generated from the heater 17 and the cold air generated from the evaporator 18, whereby the kimchi stored in the storage main body 10 is aged.

In addition, while the refrigerant is circulated by the operation of the compressor 12 in the cold storage mode, the internal temperature of the storage body 10 is cooled to the cold storage temperature (about 0 ° C.) by cold air generated from the evaporator 18. Then, by the heat generated from the heater 17 and the cold air generated from the evaporator 18, the internal temperature in the refrigerator is maintained at the refrigerated storage temperature, so that the kimchi stored in the storage main body 10 is refrigerated.

On the other hand, the driving conditions of the compressor are about 25 ° C. in rapid aging, about 10 ° C. in normal aging, and about 0 ° C. in refrigerated storage mode, and the driving conditions of the heater are about 21 ° C. in rapid aging and normal aging. At about 6 ° C. and at about 0 ° C. in the refrigerated storage mode, there is a problem in that the compressor and the heater are driven after adjusting the above driving conditions in order to check whether the compressor and the heater are driven during the product inspection.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the compressor and heater driving confirmation method of the kimchi storage that can determine whether the compressor and heater driving without matching the driving conditions of the compressor and heater. Its purpose is to provide.

In order to achieve the above object, the compressor and the heater driving confirmation method of the kimchi storage according to the present invention, after selectively driving the compressor and the heater according to the input course selected through the operation unit, the interior of the interior detected by the temperature sensor In the kimchi storage for aging or refrigerating kimchi stored in the refrigerator by maintaining the temperature at a predetermined temperature, a step of checking whether a self-diagnosis button signal is input through the operation unit, and when the self-diagnosis button signal is input, After switching to the diagnostic mode, the step of selectively driving the compressor and the heater according to the operation of the predetermined button from the operation unit, and counting the time in the self-diagnosis mode when the counted time exceeds the predetermined time, the self-diagnosis mode Characterized in that the step consisting of ending.

1 is an external perspective view of a conventional kimchi storage,

Figure 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the kimchi storage cut on the basis of the AA 'line of FIG.

3 and a detailed view of the operation unit installed on the top of the kimchi storage,

Figure 4 is a schematic block diagram of the hardware for performing the compressor and heater driving method of the kimchi storage according to the present invention,

Figure 5 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of checking whether the compressor and the heater is installed in the kimchi storage in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: storage unit 15: moving handle

17 heater 18 evaporator

20: door 25: door handle

30: control panel 40: inside

50: temperature sensor 100: control unit

120: compressor driving unit 170: heater driving unit

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the same part as a conventional structure, and description is abbreviate | omitted in order to avoid the overlapping description.

Figure 4 is a schematic block diagram of the hardware for performing the compressor and heater driving method of the kimchi storage in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the operation unit 30, the temperature sensor 50, the controller 100, The maturation degree display unit 37, the storage display unit 38, the selection display unit 39, the compressor driving unit 120, the compressor 12, the heater driving unit 170, and the heater 17 are configured.

In FIG. 4, the operation unit 30 selects and inputs each course of the kimchi storage, and a plurality of buttons (for example, the taste maintaining / vegetable storage button 31 and the ground ripening button 32) to perform this operation. , Kimchi selection button 33, the ripening degree selection button 34, the ripening speed selection button 35, the ripening select / cancel button (36)) is provided, the corresponding button when the corresponding button is operated by the user's operation The signal is output to the controller 100, and the temperature sensor 50 detects the internal temperature of the storage body 10 and outputs the signal to the controller 100.

The control unit 100 generates a control signal for selectively driving the compressor 12 and the heater 17 according to the course selected and input through the operation unit 30 to drive the kimchi storage, 30 is input to the self-diagnosis button signal (for example, a button signal generated by pressing the retaining / vegetable storage button 31 and the earthquake button 32 at the same time) is switched to the self-diagnosis mode, and then the predetermined button is set. For example, the underfloor feed button 32 generates a control signal for driving the compressor 12 and the heater 17 in accordance with the operation.

In addition, the ripening degree display unit 37 displays the ripening degree of the kimchi stored in the storage main body 10 by the control signal from the control unit 100, and during storage the display unit 38 to the control signal from the control unit 100 In this case, the kimchi stored in the storage body 10 is being stored, and the selection display unit 39 displays each course selected at the course input by the control signal from the controller 100.

The compressor driver 120 drives the compressor 12 by the control signal from the controller 100, and the heater driver 170 drives the heater 17 by the control signal from the controller 100.

The operation of the compressor and the heater driving confirmation method of the kimchi storage according to the present invention through the hardware configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

First, the operator simultaneously operates the taste retaining / vegetable storage button 31 and the underground ripening button 32 provided in the operation unit 30 to check whether the compressor 12 and the heater 17 installed in the kimchi storage. Then, the corresponding button signal from the operation unit 30 (self-diagnosis button signal is input to the control unit 100 (step 510), the control unit 100 by the self-diagnosis button signal from the operation unit 30, kimchi storage To the self-diagnosis mode.

On the other hand, if the operator operates a predetermined button (for example, the underground button 32) to check whether the heater 17 is driven (step 512), the control unit 100 forcibly drives the heater 17. A control signal for generating the control signal is generated, and the heater 17 is driven through the heater driving unit 170 by the control signal from the controller 100 (step 514).

Therefore, even if the driving condition of the heater 17 is not an operator, the operator can check whether the heater 17 is driven by driving the heater 17.

On the other hand, if the operator operates a predetermined button (for example, the underground button 32) to check whether the compressor 12 is driven (step 516), the control unit 100 stops driving the heater 17. While generating a control signal for stopping, while generating a control signal for forcibly driving the compressor 12, by the control signal from the control unit 100 of the heater 17 that was driven through the heater drive unit 170 The drive is stopped (step 518), and the compressor 12 is driven through the compressor driver 120 (step 520).

Therefore, even if the driving condition of the compressor 12 is not a worker can determine whether the compressor 12 is driven by driving the compressor 12.

At this time, when the operator operates a predetermined button (for example, the underground button 32) to stop the driving of the compressor 12 (step 522), the control unit 100 stops the driving of the compressor 12. A control signal is generated, and the driving of the compressor 12 driven by the compressor driver 120 is stopped by the control signal from the controller 100 (step 524).

On the other hand, the control unit 100 counts the time in the self-diagnosis mode, and if the predetermined button (underground button 32) is not operated from the operation unit 30 for a predetermined time set (preferably, about 5 minutes), the self-diagnosis is performed. A control signal for terminating the mode is generated, and the control unit 100 ends the self-diagnosis mode in response to the boot signal (step 526).

Therefore, by using the present invention, even if the driving conditions of the compressor and the heater are not matched to confirm whether the compressor and the heater are driven, whether the compressor and the heater are driven can be checked, and thus the product inspection of the kimchi storage can be facilitated. In addition, there is an effect that can reduce the inspection time.

Claims (1)

The compressor and heater are selectively driven according to the input course selected through the operation unit, and then the internal temperature detected by the temperature sensor is maintained at a predetermined temperature, so that the kimchi stored in the interior is aged or refrigerated. In the step of checking whether the self-diagnosis button signal is input through the operation unit, and when the self-diagnosis button signal is input, switch to the self-diagnosis mode, and the compressor and the heater as the predetermined button is operated from the operation unit And a step of selectively driving and terminating the self-diagnosis mode when the time counted in the self-diagnosis mode exceeds a predetermined time set by the compressor and the heater.