KR200278166Y1 - Structure Preventing for Door Opening of Kim-Chi Storage - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a door opening preventing structure of a kimchi storage having a cabinet in which at least one door receiving part is formed and a drawer-type storage door slidable into the door receiving part, wherein any one of the cabinet and the storage door adjacent to the door receiving part is provided. A magnetic sensor provided at one side and sensing an entry state of the storage door; A magnet provided on the other side and configured to operate a magnetic sensor by forming a predetermined magnetic field signal when the storage door is completely slid into the door accommodating part and is adjacent to the magnetic sensor; A display unit which displays a state in which the storage door is drawn in and out of the door receiving unit; And a controller configured to control the display unit based on the detection signal of the magnetic sensor.

Thus, according to the present invention, there is provided a kimchi storage so that the user can easily check the state that the storage door is completely drawn into the door receiving portion.

Description

Structure Preventing for Door Opening of Kim-Chi Storage

The present invention relates to a kimchi storage door opening prevention structure, and more specifically, by adding a function to display the entry and withdrawal state of the drawer storage door, the user can easily grasp when the door of the kimchi storage is open. It relates to a door opening preventing structure of the kimchi storage to prevent cold air from leaking.

As it is well known, the spread of kimchi storage has become active in recent years.

Unlike the conventional refrigerator, the kimchi storage has a function of fermenting kimchi and ripening for a predetermined period of time or refrigerated storage.

Therefore, it is possible to enjoy the taste of kimchi that is always fresh due to this kimchi storage.

Such kimchi storage is classified into a form of storing the kimchi in the storage room by rotating the upper door to the upper opening and closing type, and storing the kimchi in the sliding storage door applying the conventional desk drawer method, and mixed forms thereof.

Hereinafter, a kimchi storage having a drawer type door will be described as an example.

That is, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a conventional general mixed kimchi storage, Figure 2 is a partial cross-sectional view for explaining the configuration of the conventional general mixed kimchi storage.

1 and 2, in the conventional mixed kimchi storage, two upper opening and closing storage chambers 1 are generally partitioned above the main cabinet 10 of the kimchi storage, which forms an appearance, and the two upper opening and closing storage chambers are divided. Two upper doors 2 for opening and closing (1) are hinged to the upper end of the rear surface of the main cabinet 10 so as to be opened and opened upward.

In the lower part of the upper opening / closing storage chamber 1, a machine room including a compressor 5 for a cooling cycle, a condenser 6, and a blower 4 for cooling the heat generated by the condenser 6 is disposed ( 3) is divided separately.

In addition to the two upper opening and closing storage chamber (1) which is opened and closed by the upper door (2) as described above, there is a drawer storage chamber that is opened and closed by a drawer type storage door (11) which slides in and out of the door receptacle to the front of the machine room (3). It is.

The upper opening and closing storage chamber (1) is wrapped around the evaporation tube (7) consisting of a refrigerant pipe that serves as an evaporator for supplying cold air through a direct cooling method at regular intervals, the evaporation tube (7) is a machine room Refrigerant is circulated by being connected to the compressor 5 and the condenser 6 of (3), and a heater 8 is provided below the evaporation tube 7 surrounding the circumference of the upper opening / closing storage chamber 1. It is to provide a constant temperature when aging kimchi in the upper opening and closing storage chamber (1).

Of course, the control of all operations of the kimchi storage is a control panel assembly provided with a display unit for displaying the maturation state, maturation time, refrigeration storage time and the like of the kimchi provided on the front of the main cabinet 10 and the operation buttons for operating them The heat insulating material 9 etc. are put into the site | part which needs heat insulation inside the main body cabinet 10 through foam molding, and the heat insulation effect is acquired in (12).

The conventional kimchi storage having the configuration as described above stores kimchi using a separate kimchi container not shown in the upper opening / closing storage chamber 1, and then controls the temperature in the upper opening / closing storage chamber 1. As the aging and long term storage are performed, the temperature control in the upper opening / closing storage chamber 1 is controlled by a preset control program in a microcomputer (not shown) connected to the control panel assembly 12 to supply a cold air supply. Is done through.

As described above, the conventional mixed kimchi storage has a cabinet 10 in which a door accommodating part is formed as at least one drawer storage compartment, and a drawer type storage door 11 that can slide in and out of the door accommodating part.

At this time, the user stores the kimchi and the like in the drawer storage room while sliding the drawer-type storage door 11 is drawn out from the door-receiving unit as described above, and then slides the drawer-type storage door 11 into the door-receiving unit to mature. Refrigerate.

By the way, in such a conventional kimchi storage, if you do not pay close attention, the drawer-type storage door 11 storing the kimchi and the like may be left in a state that is not completely drawn into the door receiving portion.

If the drawer storage door 11 is left in a state that is not fully retracted (not completely closed), the kimchi may not ripen or the kimchi may be dissipated due to cold air leakage and may cause power loss. there was.

Therefore, the present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to make it easy to check the state of the drawer storage door fully inserted into the door receiving portion, the user when the door of the kimchi storage is open It is to provide a door opening prevention structure of the kimchi storage can be easily grasped to prevent the leakage of cold air.

1 is a perspective view of a conventional general mixed kimchi storage,

Figure 2 is a partial cross-sectional view for explaining the configuration of the conventional general mixed kimchi storage,

3 is a schematic front view of the kimchi storage to which the present invention is applied,

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing each main part enlarged in the door accommodating part according to the present invention,

Figure 5 is a side view of Figure 1 schematically showing the operating state of the storage door according to the present invention,

6 is a control block diagram for preventing the opening of the door according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

10: cabinet 12: control panel assembly

20: upper door 30: storage door

32: door housing 40: magnetic sensor

50: magnet 60: display unit

70: control unit

The door opening prevention structure of the kimchi storage according to the present invention for achieving the above object, in the kimchi storage having a cabinet in which at least one door receiving portion is formed, and a drawer-type storage door slidable into the door receiving portion, A magnetic sensor provided at one side of the cabinet and the storage door adjacent to a receiving unit and sensing an entry state of the storage door; A magnet provided on the other side and configured to operate a magnetic sensor by forming a predetermined magnetic field signal when the storage door is completely slid into the door accommodating part and is adjacent to the magnetic sensor; A display unit which displays a state in which the storage door is drawn in and out of the door receiving unit; And a controller configured to control the display unit based on the detection signal of the magnetic sensor.

Here, the magnetic sensor is provided in the cabinet adjacent to the door receiving portion, the magnet is provided in the storage door.

The display unit may include a lamp that is turned off when the storage door is completely drawn into the door receiving part and is turned on when not fully drawn.

At this time, if the turn-on state of the lamp for a certain time, the storage door may further include an alarm generating unit for generating an alarm sound that the door is not completely closed.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail for the subject innovation.

Figure 3 is a schematic front view of the kimchi storage to which the present invention is applied, Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing each main part in the drawer-type storage door according to the present invention, Figure 5 is an operating state of the storage door according to the present invention Figure 3 is a side view of Figure 3 schematically, Figure 6 is a control block diagram for preventing the opening of the door according to the present invention.

Kimchi storage to which the present invention is applied, as shown in Figures 3 to 5, almost "격" opening and closing by the upper door 20 for opening and closing the upper input opening in the upper with the intermediate partition (10a) between. A kimchi storage chamber (not shown) having a shape is formed, and a lower portion thereof includes a cabinet 10 provided with a door accommodating part 32 and a drawer-type storage door 30 capable of sliding in and out of the door accommodating part 32. .

The upper area of the cabinet 10 is equipped with a control panel assembly 12 provided with a display unit for displaying the maturation state, the maturation time, the refrigeration storage time, and the like of the kimchi and the operation buttons for operating them.

And, at the bottom of the cabinet (10) a pair of wheel member (14) for moving the kimchi storage and a pair of foot member (16) for supporting the kimchi storage moved by the wheel member 14 in place ) Is installed.

Accordingly, the kimchi storage can be easily moved by lowering the side on which the foot member 16 is formed at an angle and rolling the kimchi storage to a predetermined position through the wheel member 14, and then lowering it again.

The rear of the cabinet 10 is provided with a compressor 18 connected to each other by a refrigerant pipe and compressing the refrigerant at high temperature and high pressure, and a condenser (not shown) for condensing the compressed refrigerant.

The refrigerant pipe extending from the condenser forms a refrigeration cycle to return to the compressor 18 through an evaporator (not shown) provided adjacent to the kimchi storage chamber and the door accommodating part 32.

On the other hand, according to the present invention is provided with a magnetic sensor 40 for detecting the entry state of the storage door 30 in the front upper portion of the intermediate partition (10a).

In addition, the storage door 30 slides completely into the door receiving part 32 in the front upper region of the storage door 30 so as to correspond to the magnetic sensor 40 and is adjacent to the magnetic sensor 40 within a predetermined allowable distance. When arranged, the magnet 50 is provided to form a predetermined magnetic field signal by the magnetic force to operate the magnetic sensor 40.

In this case, the magnetic sensor 40 and the magnet 50 may form a predetermined magnetic field signal even if they do not contact.

Therefore, in order to maintain the beauty of the appearance of the kimchi storage, the magnetic sensor 40 and the magnet 50 may be preferably embedded at a predetermined position of the intermediate partition 10a, the cabinet 10, or the storage door 30, respectively. .

On the plate surface of the upper cabinet 10 of the handle portion 30a of the storage door 30, a display unit 60 is provided to display a state in which the storage door 30 is drawn in and out of the door receiving portion 32. .

The display unit 60 is electrically connected to a control unit 70 that controls the display unit 60 based on the detection signal of the magnetic sensor 40 (see FIG. 6).

In the present invention, the display unit 60 is turned off when the storage door 30 is completely drawn into the door accommodating part 32, and is turned on when the storage door 30 is not completely drawn in and is slightly open. Has an alarm generating unit 60b that interacts with

The alarm generating unit 60b generates an alarm sound that the storage door 30 is not completely closed when the turn-on state of the lamp 60a is maintained for a predetermined time.

Thus, the user can check the state of the storage door 30 through the alarm sound.

However, in addition to such a method, a voice generator (not shown) having a predetermined memory may be applied to transmit the actual voice whether or not the storage door 30 is completely closed.

If such a method is adopted, it will not be necessary to provide the lamp 60a.

With this configuration, after the user stores the kimchi or the like in the storage door 30 while the user slides out the storage door 30 from the door accommodation part 32, the storage door 30 is again stored in the door accommodation part 32. Sliding in).

At this time, the lamp (60a) is turned on when the storage door 30 is not completely drawn into the door receiving portion (32).

If the time for storing kimchi or the like in the storage door 30 is long, an alarm sound by the alarm generator 60b will be generated.

When the user completely presses the storage door 30 toward the door accommodating part 32 and the storage door 30 is fully inserted into the door accommodating part 32, the magnet 50 provided in the door is connected to the magnetic sensor 40. It is arranged adjacent within a predetermined allowable distance.

Therefore, a predetermined magnetic field signal is formed between the magnet 50 and the magnetic sensor 40 by the magnetic force, and the magnetic sensor 40 operates.

When the magnetic sensor 40 is operated, a detection signal by the magnetic sensor 40 is transmitted to the display unit 60 through the control unit 70 to turn off the lamp 60a that is turned on.

Thus, the user may recognize that the storage door 30 is fully retracted (completely closed) by checking the state in which the lamp 60a is turned off.

If the state in which the lamp 60a is turned off is not confirmed, an alarm sound generated by the alarm generating unit 60b is generated when the lamp 60a is turned on for a predetermined time.

Therefore, the user can double check the retracted state of the storage door (30).

As such, in the present invention, the lamp 60a is turned on and off according to the magnetic field signal between the magnet 50 and the magnetic sensor 40 to easily confirm that the storage door 30 is completely inserted into the door accommodating part 32. Can be.

In the above-described embodiment, although the magnet 50 is provided in the door and the magnetic sensor 40 is provided in the cabinet 10 such as the intermediate partition 10a, their positions may be interchanged.

In addition, the position thereof may also be changed to the rear region and the side of the door and the intermediate partition 10a rather than the front region of the door and the intermediate partition 10a.

In the above-described embodiment, although the lamp 60a is provided separately in the central area of the cabinet 10 to visually display the inlet and outlet states of the storage door 30, the lamp 60a is provided in the control panel assembly 12. It may be provided integrally with the display unit.

In addition, unlike the drawings it can be said that the idea of the present invention can be applied to the drawer-type kimchi storage only.

As described above, according to the present invention, by displaying a signal sensed by the operation of the magnet and the magnetic sensor through the display unit, the door of the kimchi storage is opened as the storage door can be easily confirmed the state fully inserted into the door receiving unit. If there is, the user can easily grasp this, there is an effect that can prevent the cold air outflow.

Claims (4)

In the kimchi storage having a cabinet in which at least one door receiving portion is formed, and a drawer-type storage door slidable to the door receiving portion, A magnetic sensor provided at one side of the cabinet and the storage door adjacent to the door accommodating unit and detecting an entry state of the storage door; A magnet provided on the other side and configured to operate a magnetic sensor by forming a predetermined magnetic field signal when the storage door is completely slid into the door accommodating part and is adjacent to the magnetic sensor; A display unit which displays a state in which the storage door is drawn in and out of the door receiving unit; And a control unit for controlling the display unit based on the detection signal of the magnetic sensor. The method of claim 1, The magnetic sensor is provided in the cabinet adjacent to the door receiving portion, the magnet is provided in the storage door door opening prevention structure of the kimchi storage. The method of claim 1, And the display unit includes a lamp that is turned off when the storage door is completely inserted into the door receiving unit and is turned on when the storage door is not completely inserted. The method of claim 3, When the turn-on state of the lamp for a certain time, the door opening preventing structure of the kimchi storage, characterized in that it further comprises an alarm generating unit for generating an alarm sound that the storage door is not completely closed.