KR200272686Y1 - kimchi refrigerator having heater for fermentability - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kimchi refrigerator, the kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention is installed inside the main body and the main body and is wound around the inner cylinder and the inner surface of the inner cylinder that is stored kimchi several times, the evaporator made of a refrigerant tube to cool the inner cylinder interior It is provided with a main heater which is wound on the lower part of the evaporator of the inner cylinder outer surface and heats the inner cylinder during the aging operation and an auxiliary heater that is wound on the upper part of the evaporator of the inner cylinder outer surface and heats the inner cylinder during the aging operation. According to the Kimchi refrigerator, the main heater is installed on the lower side of the evaporator to perform the aging function more effectively, and the auxiliary heater is installed on the upper side so that the ripening temperature in the inner cylinder can be quickly realized. It is effective to achieve the function.

Description

Kimchi refrigerator having heater for fermentability}

The present invention relates to a kimchi refrigerator, and more particularly, to a kimchi refrigerator that is installed separately in the upper and lower parts for the ripening of the stored kimchi so that the stored kimchi is evenly aged regardless of the stored position.

In general, Kimchi refrigerator is a household appliance for storing and aging only kimchi by using a refrigeration cycle, and after ripening kimchi according to user's preference, it is possible to keep ripe kimchi for a long time by maintaining proper temperature. It is.

Such a kimchi refrigerator is performed by cooling by an evaporator by a refrigeration cycle for low temperature storage of kimchi, and aged by using a heater for fermentation of kimchi. As a conventional technology for a kimchi refrigerator using an evaporator and a heater as described above, there is a registration number "Special 0015608", which is registered and patented in Korea.

Kimchi refrigerator according to this patent has a refrigeration unit chamber in the lower portion, a main body having a plurality of storage compartments protected by a heat insulating material, a door for opening and closing each of the plurality of storage compartments, and a conventional freezing apparatus installed on the inner wall of the storage compartment For the evaporator connected to the aging function and the heaters respectively installed on the inner wall of the plurality of storage compartments and the control unit for selectively driving the evaporator or heater according to the low temperature storage function or aging function.

As in this patent, most conventional kimchi refrigerators have only one heater installed on the inner wall of the kimchi storage chamber. More specifically, the heater is mounted on the bottom of the inner wall of the kimchi storage room to perform the maturation function for the kimchi stored inside the kimchi storage room. When this heater is operated, it is possible to maintain the aging temperature inside the kimchi storage chamber by convection caused by the temperature difference of the internal air.

By the way. If a large amount of kimchi is stored inside the storage room with the heater installed only at the bottom, convection inside the storage room does not occur quickly, so the kimchi at the bottom of the kimchi storage room is first aged during the kimchi ripening operation. For example, kimchi, which is located at the top, can be made relatively late.

In other words, there is a difference between the lower part and the upper part of the kimchi storage room in the kimchi storage room, so the kimchi stored in the upper is slower in ripening speed than the kimchi stored in the lower part, so that the stored kimchi is not evenly aged.

In particular, as the utilization of the kimchi refrigerator has become larger and the capacity of the kimchi refrigerator becomes more large, as in recent years, the aging effect of the kimchi refrigerator by the installation of such a single heater is reduced. Moreover, the temperature of the ripening temperature should be controlled at about 1 ° C. When kimchi is matured with a single heater as in the prior art, the temperature difference between the lower part and the upper part of the storage room may cause a difference of 1 ° C or more. According to the difference in the degree of ripening kimchi occurs there is a problem that the efficiency of use of kimchi refrigerator.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a kimchi refrigerator for the kimchi ripening temperature is more uniformly implemented in the storage room by installing separate heaters respectively in the lower and upper kimchi storage room. will be.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the inner cylinder of the kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention.

** Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings **

100 ... body

110 ... door

120 ... inner tube

130 ... Storage Room

170.Refrigerator

200 ... main heater

210.Secondary heater

Main body according to the present invention for achieving the above object; An inner cylinder installed inside the main body and storing kimchi therein; An evaporator made up of a refrigerant pipe wound several times on the outer surface of the inner cylinder to cool the inner cylinder; A main heater wound around the lower portion of the inner surface of the inner cylinder to heat the inner cylinder during the aging operation; It is characterized in that it comprises a secondary heater that is wound on the upper portion of the evaporator of the inner cylinder outer surface to heat the inner cylinder during the aging operation.

And preferably, the auxiliary heater is characterized in that the heat generating capacity less than the main heater.

Hereinafter, one preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention is installed in the upper door 110 as shown in Figures 1 and 2 upward and downward, the lower side of the door 110, the kimchi refrigerator main body formed with a storage chamber 130 ( 100) is provided. And the lower part of the storage compartment 130 of the main body 100 is provided with a machine room 150 in which the compressor 160 and other refrigeration cycle components are installed.

On the other hand, the main body 100 is composed of an outer cylinder 140 forming an outer surface and an inner cylinder 120 inserted into the outer cylinder 140, and urethane foam is foamed between the inner cylinder 120 and the outer cylinder 140. Thus formed heat insulating wall is provided. And the coolant pipe 170 is wound up and down several times on the outer surface of the inner cylinder 120 up and down. The refrigerant pipe 170 is for performing the function of the evaporator in the refrigeration cycle.

And the lower portion of the lower refrigerant pipe 170 is mounted to the main heater 200 for performing the aging function, the upper portion of the upper refrigerant pipe 170 is equipped with a separate auxiliary heater (210). The auxiliary heater 210 may be installed with the same heat generating capacity as the main heater 200, but the function of the auxiliary heater 210 is not mainly heated by the main heater 200, the inner cylinder 120 Since it is installed on top of the secondary function to perform a secondary function it will be preferable to install the heat generating capacity is a little smaller than the main heater (200). In addition, the heater 200 may be selectively applied with various various types according to the embodiment.

Although not shown in the figure, a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature inside the inner cylinder 120 is installed on the outer surface of the inner cylinder 120 together with the refrigerant pipe 170. The temperature sensor may be installed together with a low temperature sensor for detecting a low temperature state inside the inner cylinder 120 and a high temperature sensor for detecting a high temperature state, and only one temperature sensor may be installed if necessary.

Hereinafter will be described the operation state of the kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention configured as described above.

Kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention is a low-temperature refrigeration inside the storage compartment 130 by the refrigerant pipe 170 that forms the evaporator by the driving of the refrigeration cycle when the conventional low-temperature refrigeration storage, at this time the main heater 200 and The auxiliary heater 210 does not perform an operation.

When the aging function is performed, the refrigerant does not flow into the refrigerant pipe 170 forming the evaporator by stopping the refrigerating cycle, and the main heater 200 and the auxiliary heater 210 operate to ripen the kimchi stored in the storage chamber 130. Let this be done. And the most basic operating state at this time to operate the main heater 200 and the auxiliary heater 210 together so that the maturation temperature inside the inner cylinder can be evenly distributed within a quick time.

However, when the amount of kimchi stored in the storage room 130 is small, it is not necessary to operate both the main heater 200 and the auxiliary heater 210. That is, if the amount of kimchi stored in the storage chamber 130 is large, the air convection inside the inner cylinder 120 will not be made quickly by the operation of the main heater 200 only at the bottom, but the amount of stored kimchi is small. 130) when there is no kimchi on the upper side, the air convection inside the inner cylinder 120 is made quickly.

Therefore, in this case, by separately controlling the main heater 200 and the auxiliary heater 210, the operation of the main heater 200 and the operation of the auxiliary heater 210 are selectively performed as necessary. It can reduce the power consumption by the operation and can exhibit the high-efficiency ripening function.

As described above, in the kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention, the conventional auxiliary heater 210 is installed on the lower side of the inner cylinder 120 to install only one heater in the lower portion of the inner cylinder 120, thereby providing a more rapid and effective ripening function. It can be done.

And the operation of each of the heaters (200, 210) is to allow the user to selectively operate the main heater 200 and the auxiliary heater (210) if necessary. Or, if necessary, the controller may selectively perform the operation of the auxiliary heater 210 according to the temperature state detected by the temperature sensor. In addition, the kimchi refrigerator having a large capacity allows the two heaters 200 and 210 to be installed separately to achieve better use efficiency.

On the other hand, if the modified other embodiment is basically to install the two heaters (200, 210) separately in the upper and lower sides of the storage compartment 130 in the kimchi refrigerator to perform the aging function, even if the control method is different all It should be considered to be included in the technical category of the design.

Kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention as described above to install the main heater on the lower side of the evaporator to perform the aging function more effectively, the auxiliary heater on the upper side so that the aging temperature in the inner cylinder can be quickly implemented It is effective to achieve a more effective kimchi refrigerator aging function.

Claims (2)

main body; An inner cylinder installed inside the main body and storing kimchi therein; An evaporator made up of a refrigerant pipe wound several times on the outer surface of the inner cylinder to cool the inner cylinder; A main heater wound around the lower portion of the inner surface of the inner cylinder to heat the inner cylinder during the aging operation; Kimchi refrigerator characterized in that it has a secondary heater that is wound on the upper portion of the evaporator of the inner cylinder outer surface to heat the inner cylinder during the aging operation. The kimchi refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the auxiliary heater has a lower heat generation capacity than the main heater.