KR20000051556A - Display of kimch'i storehouse - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus is provided, for displaying the matured extent of Kimchi in a Kimchi refrigerator. CONSTITUTION: A apparatus comprises an operation part (100) which inputs the kind of Kimchi, the extent of maturation and the maturation speed; a control part (120) which drives a compressor (132) or a heater (142) selectively for the pre-set period according to the input maturation course, and outputs the control signal for display the maturation progressed time; and a display part (150) which displays the maturation progressed time in multi-stage according to the control signal. The display part (150) comprises a plurality of lamps, and increases the number of lighted lamps or lights certain lamp according to the maturation extent.

Description

DISPLAY OF KIMCH'I STOREHOUSE}

The present invention relates to a kimchi storage, and more particularly to a kimchi storage display device for displaying the kimchi progress of the kimchi.

In general, in order to store frozen and refrigerated foods or fermented foods (for example, kimchi, etc.), they 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. have.

However, when storing the refrigerated food and the fermented food together in the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator as described above, not only the odor is generated in the refrigerating chamber due to the odor generated by the fermentation of the fermented food, the odor is exhausted in other refrigerated foods There is a need to store the bulky fermented food (kimchi) in a separate storage room because it can cope with the unique smell, the narrow the refrigerator compartment.

In addition, kimchi must be buried in the ground for proper cooking, and the kimchi stored in it can be properly cooked to taste. It is difficult to keep even.

Therefore, in recent years, in order to solve the inconvenience described above, a study on the kimchi storage that can be stored in a separate storage rather than a refrigerator has been made.

1 is an external perspective view of a conventional kimchi storage, Figure 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the kimchi storage cut along the line A-A 'of Figure 1, as can be seen with reference to Figures 1 and 2, The conventional kimchi storage of the, the storage body 10, the door 20 used when storing or taking out the kimchi in the storage body 10, and a plurality of driving courses of the kimchi storage can be selected and inputted The control unit 30 is provided with a button, and the display unit 40 for displaying the operation state of the kimchi storage.

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.

In addition, a compressor 12 for compressing a refrigerant at a high temperature and high pressure and then circulating the refrigerant is installed at an inner lower portion of the storage body 10, and an evaporator for cooling the internal temperature by generating cold air at one side of the storage body 10. 18 and a heater 17 for generating heat to increase the internal temperature is installed, and a temperature sensor 50 for detecting the internal temperature is installed in one side wall of the storage body 10.

On the other hand, Figure 3 is an external view of the operation unit and the display unit according to the prior art, the operation unit 30, the storage button 31 used to stop the ripening and to maintain the storage state, and used to automatically cook kimchi slowly Automatic ripening button 32, kimchi type button 33 used to select the type of kimchi (e.g. cabbage kimchi, radish kimchi, water kimchi, etc.), and the degree of ripening of kimchi (e.g., ripe taste , Normality degree, less ripe taste, etc., the ripening degree button 34 used to select, the ripening rate button 35 for selecting the ripening speed of kimchi (for example, fast, normal, additional cooking, etc.), A select / cancel button 36 is provided for switching to an input mode for selecting a ripening course or for canceling a wrongly input ripening course.

In addition, the display unit 40 has a ripening progress display unit 41 for displaying the ripening progress of the kimchi, a storage display unit 42 for displaying that the kimchi is stored in the refrigeration, and the kimchi type button 33 and the ripening degree button ( 34 and a ripening course display section 43 for displaying each ripening course selected by the ripening speed button 35.

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

When the consumer presses the storage button 31 for 2 seconds, a buzzer sounds and the display unit 42 lights up during storage, and the kimchi storage is operated according to the storage course to keep food such as kimchi and vegetables stored in the store for a long time. have. In addition, when the consumer presses the auto ripening button 32 for 2 seconds, the buzzer sounds and the kimchi storage is operated according to the auto ripening course.

In addition, when a consumer wants to select and learn kimchi, the kimchi is stored in the refrigerator, and when the select / cancel button 36 in the operation unit 30 is pressed for 2 seconds, a buzzer sounds and an input mode for selecting the kimchi cooking course is performed. Is switched.

Then, the consumer operates the kimchi type button 33 and the ripening degree button 34 and the ripening speed button 35 provided in the operation unit 30 to select a desired ripening course, and then the select / cancel button 36. When press again for 2 seconds, the buzzer sounds and the kimchi storage is operated according to the selected cooking course, and during the cooking process, the total cooking time is divided into three stages and displayed on the display unit 40.

In other words, the total cooking time is divided into three stages, wherein the first stage is to selectively drive the compressor 12 and the heater 17 according to the cooking course selected by the consumer to set the inside temperature of the kimchi storage at the set cooking temperature (fast ripening). 23 ± 2 ° C. at the time of cooking, and 8 ± 2 ° C. at the time of cooking, and the second step is for a preset time (eg, 22 hours) with the compressor 12 and the heater 17 stopped. The third step is to maintain the compressor 12 for a predetermined time (eg 2 hours).

However, in the conventional kimchi storage as described above, the first step of maintaining the internal temperature at a predetermined cooking temperature takes up to one week. During this time, since the state of the display unit does not change, the consumer is currently cooking or is not cooked. It was uncomfortable to know how much progress.

Therefore, the present invention was devised to solve the above problems, and the display of the progress of kimchi storage progress so that consumers can easily know the progress of the ripening by segmenting the display of the progress of the kimchi as the progress of the kimchi proceeds The purpose is to provide.

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

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

3 is an external view of an operation unit and a display unit according to the prior art;

4 is a schematic block diagram of a kimchi storage including a ripening display device of the kimchi storage according to the present invention;

5 is an external view of an operation unit and a display unit according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: operation unit 110: temperature detection unit

120: control unit 130: compressor driving unit

132: compressor 140: heater driving unit

142: heater 150: display unit

151: learning progress display unit 152: storage display unit

153: learning course display unit 160: buzzer driving unit

162: buzzer

In the kimchi storage of the kimchi storage according to the present invention for achieving the above object, in the kimchi storage to learn the kimchi stored in the store by selectively driving the compressor or heater according to the selected cooking course through the operation unit, Kimchi stored in the interior by selectively operating the compressor or heater during the preset ripening time according to the ripening course input by the operation unit and the ripening course, such as kimchi type, ripening degree, ripening speed according to the operation of the On the other hand, it characterized in that it comprises a control unit for outputting a control signal to display the ripening time in multiple stages as the ripening progresses, and a display unit for displaying the ripening time in multiple stages according to the control signal output from the control unit .

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a preferred embodiment of the kimchi storage progress display device according to the present invention.

4 is a schematic block diagram of a kimchi storage including a ripening display of the kimchi storage according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an external view of an operation unit and a display according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the kimchi storage including the ripening display device of the kimchi storage according to the present invention includes an operation unit 100, a temperature sensing unit 110, a control unit 120, and a compressor driving unit. 130, the compressor 132, the heater driving unit 140, the heater 142, the display unit 150, the buzzer driving unit 160, and the buzzer 162 are configured.

The operation unit 100 selects the driving course of the kimchi storage according to the operation of the consumer and inputs it to the control unit 120. The storage button 101 used to stop ripening and keep the storage state and kimchi automatically. Automatic ripening button 102 used to cook slowly, kimchi type button 103 used to select the type of kimchi (for example, cabbage kimchi, radish kimchi, water kimchi, etc.) and the degree of ripening of kimchi (for example For example, a ripening degree button 104 used to select a ripe taste, normal taste, less ripe taste, etc., a ripening speed button for selecting a kimchi ripening speed (for example, fast, normal, additional ripening, etc.) And a select / cancel button 106 for switching to an input mode for selecting a ripening course or for canceling a wrongly entered ripening course.

In addition, the temperature detection unit 110 detects the internal temperature of the kimchi storage and inputs the control unit 120, and the control unit 120 is a driving course and the temperature detection sensor input through the operation unit 100. The compressor driving unit 130 and the heater driving unit 140 are controlled to selectively drive the compressor 132 and the heater 142 according to the internal temperature detected by the 110.

The compressor driver 130 drives / stops the compressor according to the control signal output from the controller 120, and the heater driver 140 drives / stops the heater 142 according to the control signal from the controller 120. .

In addition, the controller 120 controls the buzzer driver 160 to generate a buzzer sound when a consumer presses the storage button 101, the auto-feed button 102, and the select / cancel button 106 of the operation unit 100, The buzzer driver 160 drives the buzzer 162 under the control of the controller 120 to generate a buzzer sound.

In addition, the display unit 150 is configured to display a driving course and a ripening time selected by the consumer by operating the operation unit 100 under the control of the control unit 120. The ripening display unit displaying the ripening process of kimchi. 151, a storing display unit 152 indicating that kimchi is being stored in the refrigerator, and each cooking course selected by the kimchi type button 103, the ripening degree button 104, and the ripening rate button 105 are displayed. The learning course display section 153 is configured to include.

The ripening display unit 151 selectively drives the compressor 132 and the heater 142 according to the cooking course selected by the consumer to set a high internal temperature of the kimchi storage (a temperature of 23 ± 2 ° C. during fast ripening, usually At the time of ripening, a plurality of lamps 151-1 to 151-7 which indicate the progress time of the first stage in multiple stages during the first stage of maintaining at 8 ± 2 ° C.), and the first stage is completed A lamp 151-8 indicating a second step of holding the next compressor 132 and the heater 142 for a predetermined time (for example, 22 hours) while the second step is completed. And a lamp 151-9 indicating a third step of maintaining the compressor 132 for a predetermined time (for example, 2 hours) in a state of driving the compressor 132.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the operation and effect of the kimchi storage display process according to the present invention.

When the consumer presses the storage button 101 of the operation unit 100 for a predetermined time (preferably for 2 seconds), the control unit 120 controls the buzzer driver 160 to generate a buzzer sound and displays the display during storage. The controller 150 controls the compressor driver 130 and the heater driver 140 to drive the storage course.

Therefore, the buzzer driver 160 drives the buzzer 162 to generate a buzzer sound and the display unit 152 of the display unit 150 is turned on while the compressor driver 130 and the heater driver 140 are driven by the compressor. By selectively driving the 132 and the heater 142, food such as kimchi, vegetables, and the like stored in the refrigerator can be kept for a long time.

In addition, when the consumer presses the auto-feed button 102 of the operation unit 100 for a predetermined time (preferably for 2 seconds), the control unit 120 controls the buzzer driving unit 160 to generate a buzzer sound and performs auto-feeding. The display unit 150 is controlled to display, and the compressor driving unit 130 and the heater driving unit 140 are controlled to operate in the auto feed process.

Accordingly, the buzzer driver 160 drives the buzzer 162 to generate a buzzer sound, and the display unit 150 displays the automatic wing, and the compressor driver 130 and the heater driver 140 are the compressor 132 and The heater 142 is selectively driven to cook kimchi stored in the refrigerator according to the automatic picking course.

In addition, when the consumer wants to select and learn kimchi, the kimchi is stored in the refrigerator, and the control unit 120 buzzes when the select / cancel button 106 in the operation unit 100 is pressed for a predetermined time (preferably for 2 seconds). In addition to controlling the buzzer driving unit 160 to generate a switch to the input mode for selecting the kimchi course.

After switching to the input mode for selecting the ripening course as described above, the consumer operates the kimchi type button 103, the ripening degree button 104 and the ripening speed button 105 of the operation unit 100, the desired ripening course After pressing the select / cancel button 106 again for a predetermined time (preferably for 2 seconds), the control unit 120 controls the buzzer driving unit 160 to generate a buzzer sound and drives the selected cooking course. The compressor driver 130 and the heater driver 140 are controlled.

At this time, the ripening process is divided into three stages according to the ripening course selected by the consumer, as shown in Table 1, and the first stage is a predetermined ripening temperature (23 ± 2 during quick ripening) according to the ripening course selected by the consumer. ℃, usually cooked at 8 ± 2 ℃) to maintain the inside temperature of the kimchi storage for a predetermined time, the second step is maintained for a predetermined time (22 hours) with the compressor 12 and the heater 17 stopped In the third step, the compressor 12 is driven for a predetermined time (2 hours).

Kimchi Types Ripening degree Ripening speed Display progress indication Total skill time Stage 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Saving Kimchi Unripe taste fast 12 hours 22 hours 2 hours continue 36 hours Kimchi Plain flavor fast 21 hours 22 hours 2 hours continue 45 hours Kimchi Ripe taste fast 25 hours 22 hours 2 hours continue 49 hours Radish kimchi Unripe taste fast 13 hours 22 hours 2 hours continue 37 hours Radish kimchi Plain flavor fast 24 hours 22 hours 2 hours continue 48 hours Radish kimchi Ripe taste fast 27 hours 22 hours 2 hours continue 51 hours Water kimchi Unripe taste fast 11 hours 22 hours 2 hours continue 35 hours Water kimchi Plain flavor fast 20 hours 22 hours 2 hours continue 44 hours Water kimchi Ripe taste fast 23 hours 22 hours 2 hours continue 47 hours Kimchi Unripe taste usually 85 hours 22 hours 2 hours continue 109 hours Kimchi Plain flavor usually 118 hours 22 hours 2 hours continue 142 hours Kimchi Ripe taste usually 147 hours 22 hours 2 hours continue 171 hours Radish kimchi Unripe taste usually 86 hours 22 hours 2 hours continue 110 hours Radish kimchi Plain flavor usually 123 hours 22 hours 2 hours continue 147 hours Radish kimchi Ripe taste usually 155 hours 22 hours 2 hours continue 179 hours Water kimchi Unripe taste usually 81 hours 22 hours 2 hours continue 105 hours Water kimchi Plain flavor usually 113 hours 22 hours 2 hours continue 137 hours Water kimchi Ripe taste usually 143 hours 22 hours 2 hours continue 167 hours Rotor blade 118 hours 22 hours 2 hours continue 142 hours Additional gain power 2 hours 22 hours 2 hours continue 26 hours

That is, when the consumer operates the kimchi type button 103 to select the Chinese cabbage kimchi, select the normal taste by operating the ripening degree button 104, select the fast by operating the ripening speed button 105 for 21 hours The compressor 132 and the heater 142 are selectively driven to maintain the internal temperature at 23 ± 2 ° C., and then the compressor 132 and the heater 142 are stopped for 22 hours, and then the compressor 132 for 2 hours. To complete the learning.

At this time, the controller 120 is a 24 hour time to proceed to the first step, the lamp 151-1 of the ripening progress display unit 151 is turned on during the initial 3 hours, the ripening progress display unit between 3 hours and 6 hours By turning on the lamp 151-2 of 151, the plurality of lamps 151-1 to 151-7 provided in the ripening display unit 151 are selectively lit as the first step proceeds.

On the other hand, in addition to the method of displaying the progress time of the first step as described above, since the control unit 120 is the time to proceed to the first step is 24 hours, the lamp 151-1 of the ripening progress display unit 151 during the initial three hours ) And the lamps 151-1 and 151-2 of the ripening display unit 151 are turned on for 3 to 6 hours, thereby turning on the lamps 151-1 to 151-as the first step proceeds. It is also possible to increase the number of 7).

As described above, according to the present invention, the learning progress time, which is about 1 to 7 days, is segmented and displayed as the learning progresses, so that the learning progress can be easily understood by the consumer.

Claims (4)

In the kimchi storage to learn the kimchi stored in the interior by selectively driving the compressor or heater according to the selected cooking course through the operation unit, A control panel for inputting a cooking course such as kimchi type, cooking degree, and cooking speed according to the consumer's operation, A control unit for selectively driving a compressor or a heater for a preset cooking time according to the cooking course input by the operation unit to learn kimchi stored in the refrigerator, and outputting a control signal to display the cooking progress time in multiple stages as the cooking proceeds; And, The ripening display device of the kimchi storage, characterized in that it comprises a display for displaying the ripening time in a multi-step according to the control signal output from the controller. The method of claim 1, The display unit is made of a plurality of lamps, kimchi storage progress display device, characterized in that to increase the number of lamps that are lit as the ripening proceeds. The method of claim 1, The display unit is made of a plurality of lamps, the ripening progress display device of the kimchi storage, characterized in that to light one by selecting one of the plurality of lamps as the ripening proceeds. The method of claim 2 or 3, The display unit may include: a plurality of lamps that display the progress time of the first stage in multiple stages during the first stage of selectively driving the compressor or the heater to maintain the internal temperature at a predetermined cooking temperature; A lamp indicating a second step of stopping the compressor and the heater after the first step is completed, And a ramp for displaying a third step of driving the compressor after the second step is completed.