KR20000040289A - Kimchi refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A Kimchi refrigerator is provided which is able to maximumly decrease the temperature deviation of the inside of a storage container by circulating the inside air of the storage container. CONSTITUTION: In the Kimchi refrigerator, which preserves foods for a long time by appropriately maintaining the inside temperature of a storage container(2) through cool air transmitted from an evaporator pipe(8) wrapping an outer wall of the storage container, an air passage(32) is formed on a door(30), which is placed on top of the storage container(2) and installed on a main body(4) to be possible to be opened and shut, to inflow the inside air of the storage container through an inflow port(30a) and then outflow discharged air through an outflow port(30b) and the inside of the air passage(30) has ventilating means comprising a ventilating motor(34) and a ventilating fan(38), which circulates the air in the storage container(2).

Description

Kimchi refrigerator

The present invention relates to a kimchi refrigerator, and more specifically, to form an air passage in the door of the kimchi refrigerator which is mounted to be opened and closed in the upper portion of the storage container, and then installed a ventilation means in the air passage to circulate the internal air By minimizing the temperature deviation inside the storage container, and by rapidly lowering the air inside the storage container relates to a kimchi refrigerator that can minimize the rancidity of the contents or the progress of fermentation.

Usually, among foods of a country that uses rice as a staple, dim vegetables produced by adding various seasonings to vegetables such as cabbage and radish, and then ripening them properly have been developed. Among these dim vegetables, especially kimchi is a fermented food that has been used for a long time, and in the cold winter, a large amount of kimchi was stored and eaten little by little. In the past, when there was no refrigerator, it was quite difficult to store kimchi in hot summer, but with the advent of electric refrigerators, it was possible to store kimchi for a longer period in summer.

However, during the frequent opening and closing of the refrigerator, the internal temperature of the refrigerator is severely changed, and the preservation period of the kimchi is shortened by contact with the outside air while the kimchi container is taken out of the refrigerator to put the kimchi in the bowl. It is very difficult to keep it intact. In order to solve this problem, a kimchi refrigerator has been developed that can ripen kimchi appropriately according to the change of seasons and user's preferences, and then maintain the proper temperature for a long time to preserve the taste of ripe kimchi.

The inside of the kimchi refrigerator is provided with a cooling device and a heating device. Initially, the kimchi stored in the storage container is matured according to the preference within a short time by using the heating device, and then the temperature of the storage container using the cooling device. By maintaining the proper level, it is possible to preserve the taste and freshness of kimchi for a long time.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a kimchi refrigerator according to the prior art. This is a direct-cooling kimchi refrigerator (1) for directly delivering cold air to the storage container (2) through an evaporator pipe (8). The main body 4 surrounding the storage container 2 at predetermined intervals, the condenser coil 9 condensing the refrigerant compressed by the compressor 5, and the expander 7 exiting the condenser coil 9. It consists of an evaporator coil (8) for transmitting cold air to the storage container (2) and the door (10) which can be opened and closed on the upper part of the main body (4) while passing through the coolant. Typically, the compressor 5 and the evaporator 7 are arranged below the partition 3.

Inside the door 10, a heat insulating material 12 is attached to insulate the outside, and a packing 16 for airtightness is fitted between the body 4 and the door 10. The coolant cooled by passing through the expander (7) passes the cold air to the storage container (2) in the course of passing through the evaporator pipe (8) surrounding the outer wall of the storage container (2). At this time, the cold air flowing into the storage container 2 maintains the internal temperature of the container 2 cold by natural convection and conduction.

At this time, the air in the storage container (2) is collected by the bottom of the container while being cooled by natural convection and the air having a relatively high temperature rises to the top of the container (2). As the inside of the container 2 is cooled coolly through this process, since the density of the air is inversely proportional to the temperature, the flow of air is almost eliminated while the density is increased.

As described above, as the air inside the storage container becomes stagnant, an area in which cold air discharged through the evaporator pipe is not conducted, that is, an unconducted area A as shown by a dotted line in FIG. 1, is generated. It is difficult to keep uniform. As a result, the maturation state of kimchi varies depending on the storage position inside the storage container 2, making it difficult to maintain a uniform taste, and the rancidity of kimchi stored in the unconducted area (A) in the upper portion is advanced, resulting in a storage period. There is a problem of being shortened.

The present invention devised to solve such a problem is to form an air passage in the interior of the door that is arranged to be opened and closed on the top of the kimchi refrigerator, by installing a blowing means in the air passage to circulate the air inside the storage container It is an object of the present invention to provide a kimchi refrigerator door that can be maintained substantially uniform by reducing the temperature deviation inside the storage container.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a kimchi refrigerator according to the prior art,

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention.

♣ Explanation of symbols for main part of drawing ♣

1: Kimchi Refrigerator 2: Storage Container

4: body 5: compressor

6: Insulation material 7: Inflator

8: Evaporator Coil 9: Condenser Coil

16: Packing 30: door

30a, 30b: inlet, outlet 32: air passage

34: blower motor 38: blower fan

40: Bracket 42, 44: Kimchi container

An object of the present invention described above is a kimchi refrigerator for preserving food for a long time by maintaining the temperature inside the storage container at an appropriate temperature by the cold air delivered from the evaporator pipe surrounding the outer wall of the storage container, it is disposed above the storage container The door which is mounted to the main body so as to be opened and closed is formed with an air passage through which the air inside the storage container flows through the inlet and then discharged through the outlet, and an air blowing means for circulating the air in the storage container is provided inside the air passage. It is achieved by a kimchi refrigerator characterized in that.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying Figure 2 will be described in detail with respect to the kimchi refrigerator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the same parts as the conventional structure described in Figure 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the overall configuration of the kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention. As described in FIG. 1, a storage container 2 in which the kimchi containers 42 and 44 are accommodated is provided in the kimchi refrigerator, and an evaporator pipe 8 is wrapped in an outer wall of the storage container 2. The compressor 5 and the expander 7 are installed in the machine room disposed below the partition 3, and the door 30 is mounted on the upper part of the main body 4 so that the door 30 can be opened and closed. . Inside the main body 4 and the door 30, heat insulating materials 6 and 12 are attached to insulate the outside air.

In the Kimchi refrigerator having such a structure, the air passage 32 is formed inside the door 30 in the preferred embodiment of the present invention as a method for flowing the air in the storage container 2 to make the temperature inside the storage container substantially uniform. ), And a blowing means was installed in the air passage 32 so as to circulate the air inside the storage container 2.

The air passage 32 formed inside the door 30 has an inlet 32a through which air is sucked from the storage container 2 and an outlet 32b for discharging the air sucked through the inlet 32a back into the storage container. ) Is provided. The cross section and the longitudinal shape of the air passage 32 are not particularly limited, and any structure can be used as long as it can smoothly flow the internal air of the storage container 2.

In the configuration of the air blowing means provided in the air passage 32, the bracket 40 is firmly fixed in the air passage 32 by a fastening element (not shown), and the air passage by the bracket 40. And a blower motor (34) mounted in parallel with the longitudinal direction of (32), and a blower fan (38) fixed to the motor shaft (36) of the blower motor (34). Therefore, when the blowing fan 38 is rotated by the operation of the blowing motor 34, the air in the storage container 2 flows into the air passage 32 through the inlet 32a and then through the outlet 32b. It is discharged back into the storage container 2.

At this time, the air discharged through the outlet 32b flows into a gap between the kimchi barrels 42 and 44 and the inner wall of the storage container 2 along the direction of the arrow, so that the air above the storage container 2 is circulated downward. .

Although not described in detail in this embodiment, those skilled in the art will understand that it is possible to control the blower motor in various ways. That is, only when the door is opened or closed, the blower motor may be energized to flow air, or the blower motor may be operated at a predetermined time period to flow air. In addition, for more precise control, respectively, separate temperature sensors are installed at the upper and lower portions of the storage container, and then, the duty control of the blower motor is performed by comparing the difference between the internal temperature and the set temperature detected by these temperature sensors. It is possible.

According to the present invention described above, by forming an air passage in the interior of the door that can be opened and closed at the top of the kimchi refrigerator, by installing a blowing means in the air passage to circulate the air in the storage container inside the storage container The temperature deviation can be reduced as much as possible. As a result, the storage state of the kimchi placed on the upper portion as well as the lower inside of the storage container is maintained well, there is an advantage that you can always enjoy a fresh kimchi taste.

Claims (2)

In the kimchi refrigerator which keeps food for a long time by keeping the temperature inside the storage container 2 at an appropriate temperature by cold air delivered from the evaporator pipe 8 surrounding the outer wall of the storage container 2, The air 30 inside the storage container 2 is introduced into the door 30 disposed above the storage container 2 so as to be opened and closed to the main body 4 through the inlet port 32a, and then the outlet port 32b is opened. Air passages 32 are formed to be discharged through Kimchi refrigerator, characterized in that the air passage 32 is provided with a blowing means for circulating the air in the storage container (2). The method of claim 1, The blowing means is a blowing motor 34 is fixed to the inside of the air passage 32 through the bracket 40, Kimchi refrigerator, characterized in that consisting of a blowing fan 38, which is fixed to the shaft 36 of the blowing motor 34 to pump air.