KR200156603Y1 - Showcase combinating an ice machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a case for a combined ice maker showcase, and in a showcase having a circulation path in which cold air discharged from a cold air discharge port of a cold air circulation passage flows back into a cold air inlet port, the cold air discharge port is discharged to a cold compartment around the cold air discharge port. It is characterized in that it is provided with a freezing means that allows the previous cold air to be in direct contact to enable freezing according to the temperature drop.

Therefore, according to the present invention, since the ice can be produced only by the circulation of the cold air without having to have an ice maker using a separate cooling device, the economical efficiency and convenience of the user can be further increased.

Description

Ice maker combined showcase

The present invention relates to a double ice maker showcase, and more particularly to a double ice maker showcase that can be produced without the need for an additional ice maker to maintain the freshness of food.

In general, a showcase is a shelf for storing and storing foods requiring refrigeration in a fresh state. The types of showcases include a multi-stage showcase in which a plurality of loading shelves are arranged at predetermined intervals in a vertical direction, The shelves are divided into balanced showcases arranged in a horizontal direction.

Such showcases are door open / close type having a transparent door or open type using cold air discharged without the door as an air curtain.

1 schematically illustrates the internal configuration of a conventional balanced showcase.

1, the main body 1 is thermally insulated with a heat insulator 1a, and a cold air circulation passage 2 is formed at a lower part of the main body 1, and a refrigerating chamber 5 capable of storing food therein. Is formed.

In the cold air circulation passage 2, a cooler 3 for generating cold air is provided, and the cold air is forced to circulate the cold air into the refrigerating chamber 5 by the blowing fan 4.

Of course, in such a balanced or flat surface type showcase, a compressor or a condenser, not shown, which constitutes a cooling device is separately installed outside.

Here, the cold air circulation passage 2 has a cold air discharge port and an inlet (2a) (2b), the cold air discharge port (2a) is located behind the main body 1, while the cold air inlet (2b) is a main body ( Located in front of 1).

The refrigerator 6 is provided with a shelf 6 for storing food, and a support frame 8 is mounted on the bottom of the main body 1 so as to be fixed to the installation bottom surface.

In the conventional showcase, the cool air generated from the cooler 3 is discharged through the cool air discharge port 2a of the cold air circulation passage 2, circulates inside the refrigerating chamber 5, and then the cold air inlet port in front of the main body 1. Flows back to (2b).

However, in the shelf 6 of the refrigerating chamber 5, ice 7 is often used in order to store foods, such as fish, in order not to spoil, especially in summer.

Therefore, there is a problem in that a separate ice maker in the showcase or the ice (7) prepared from the outside must be supplied from time to time.

Therefore, the present invention was devised to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an ice maker combined showcase which can manufacture ice required to maintain the freshness of food without installing an additional ice maker. There is.

The ice maker combined showcase according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a showcase having a circulation path in which cold air discharged from a cold air discharge port of a cold air circulation passage is introduced back into a cold air inlet port through a refrigerating chamber, It characterized in that it comprises a freezing means for allowing the cold air before being discharged to the refrigerating chamber in direct contact with the surrounding to enable freezing according to the temperature drop.

1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the internal configuration of a conventional showcase.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the configuration of an ice maker combined showcase according to the present invention.

3 is a view showing the main portion of FIG. 2 in the A direction;

Figure 4 is a view showing an ice making vessel stand of the showcase according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

5: cold storage room, 20: cold air circulation passage,

22: cold air outlet, 24: cold air inlet,

30: freezing means, 32: ice making container,

34: container storage box, 34a: storage groove,

34b, 36a: ventilator, 36: support member,

38: bracket.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the configuration of a combined ice maker showcase according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a view showing the main portion of Figure 2 in the A direction.

In the drawings, the configuration of the present invention, which is the same as the conventional configuration, denotes the same name and code as the conventional configuration, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In this figure, reference numeral 30 denotes a freezing means, which allows direct contact with the cooling air before being discharged from the cold air circulation passage 20 to the refrigerating chamber 5 to enable freezing according to the temperature drop.

That is, the freezing means 30 is provided around the cold air outlet 22 of the cold air circulation passage 20, and a plurality of receiving grooves 34a capable of accommodating a plurality of ice making containers 32 are provided at regular intervals. The formed container holder 34 is provided.

Here, the container holder 34 is formed through the plurality of vent holes 34b through which the cold air can be discharged to the refrigerating chamber 5.

And, as shown in Figure 4, the container holder 34 is coupled to be pulled out on the support member 36 fixed by the bracket 38.

In particular, the support member 36 penetrates a plurality of vent holes 36a at a position where each ice making container 32 is seated so that each cold air directly touches the bottom of the ice making containers 32.

The ice maker / showcase according to the present invention provided as described above generates cold air by heat exchange of the cooler 3 according to the operation of the cooling device, and the cooler discharges and inlets 22 and 24 of the circulation passage 20. It is circulated through, to maintain the freshness of the food provided in the shelf (6) of the refrigerator compartment (5).

At this time, before the cold air generated by the cooler 3 is discharged to the refrigerating chamber 5, the airtight container 32 housed in the container storage box 34 is directly contacted through the vent hole 36a of the support member 36. This can freeze the water contained in it.

Therefore, since the ice, which is particularly susceptible to perishable foods, can be taken out from the ice making container 32 on the shelf 6, the ice can be supplied only by the showcase itself.

Of course, this embodiment is suitable for use in spring and autumn, rather than summer when the ice melts well.

According to the present invention described above, the ice can be produced only by the circulation of the cold air without having to have an ice maker using a separate cooling device, thereby further increasing the economy and convenience of the user.

Claims (4)

A showcase having a circulation path in which cold air discharged from a cold air discharge port of a cold air circulation passage flows back into a cold air inlet through a refrigerating chamber, And a freezing means for directly contacting the cold air before being discharged to the refrigerating chamber to the periphery of the cold air discharge port to enable freezing according to a temperature drop. The method of claim 1, The freezing means includes a container holder formed with a receiving groove for receiving ice-making containers at regular intervals; Combined ice maker showcase, characterized in that it comprises a support member fixed by a bracket so that the container holder is withdrawable. The method of claim 2, The container storage box is a combined ice maker showcase, characterized in that a plurality of through-holes through which the cold air can be discharged into the refrigerating chamber. The method of claim 1, The support member is a combined ice maker showcase, characterized in that a plurality of through-holes communicated with the cold air circulation passage through the bottom surface of the ice making container in contact with each other.