KR20030073961A - Refrigerator for cosmetics - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A refrigerator for cosmetics is provided to allow a rear cover covering a heat exchanger and a radiating fan to be easily assembled. CONSTITUTION: A rear cover(70) covers a radiating fan and an outer heat exchanger to protect, and is fixed to a rear side of a cabinet(10) by screws(75) and a preliminary assembly unit(80). The preliminary assembly unit allows tightening holes formed on a rear bottom of the cabinet and penetrating holes(74) formed on a bottom plate formed on a cover part(73a) of the rear cover to accurately accord with each other, and the rear cover to be easily assembled. The rear cover is preliminarily assembled to an opening part(60) on a rear side of the cabinet by the preliminary assembly unit before coupling members are tightened. The preliminary assembly unit is placed between the rear cover and the opening part on the rear side of the cabinet, and includes a plurality of first fixing hooks(81) formed on a circumference of the cover part of the rear cover to be elastically joined to an inside of the opening part on the rear side of the cabinet; a plurality of second fixing hooks(82) formed along the opening part on the rear part of the cabinet, and elastically joined to the circumference of the cover part of the rear cover; and a guide protrusion(83) formed on an upper side of the cover part of the rear cover to guide joining of the first fixing hooks and the second fixing hooks.

Description

Cosmetic Reservoir {Refrigerator for cosmetics}

The present invention relates to a cosmetic reservoir, and more particularly to a cosmetic reservoir having a rear cover assembled to cover the thermoelectric element and the heat exchanger and the heat dissipation means installed in the rear of the cabinet.

In general, because cosmetics are used while stored in the air, there is a high risk of deterioration. If the cosmetics are used without knowing the deterioration, there are side effects such as blocking the pores of the skin or causing skin diseases. Therefore, it is desirable to store cosmetics in a cool place with as little moisture as possible.

In order to solve this problem, the present applicant has applied for a cosmetic storage room and a control method (application number; Patent No. 2001-64803, dated October 19, 2001) that can be stored in the refrigerator using a thermoelectric element.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cosmetic storage disclosed in the patent application No. 2001-64803 includes a cabinet 1 having a storage compartment 2 having a front surface open therein for storing a plurality of cosmetic products, and the cabinet 1. A hinge 3 is coupled to one side of the front part of the door 3 to open and close the storage compartment 2, and a thermoelectric element 4 disposed at the rear wall of the cabinet 1 and having a heat absorbing part at one side of the heat absorbing part.

The heat absorbing portion of the thermoelectric element 4 is disposed toward the storage chamber 2 side, and an inner heat exchanger 4a is attached thereto. And a blower fan 5 for circulating cold air is disposed above the inner heat exchanger 4a, and a cold air duct 6 is disposed on the rear wall of the storage compartment 2 to surround the blower fan 5 and the inner heat exchanger 4a. It is installed. In the upper portion of the cold air duct 6, a plurality of cold air discharge ports 6a are formed, and in the lower part thereof, a plurality of inlet ports 6b for sucking the air in the storage chamber 2 are formed.

And the heat generating portion of the thermoelectric element 4 is disposed outside the cabinet 1, to which the outer heat exchanger 4c is attached via the heat conductor 4b. And a heat dissipation fan 7 for dissipating the outer heat exchanger 4c through the outside air is disposed above the outer heat exchanger 4c.

In addition, the rear surface of the cabinet 1 is coupled to the heat dissipation fan 7 and the plate-shaped rear cover 8 which covers the outer heat exchanger 4c and the like through a plurality of screws 9. In addition, the rear cover 8 has a suction port 8a through which external air is sucked, and a plurality of discharge ports 8b flowing through the suction port 8a and guiding the air exchanged with the external heat exchanger 4c to be discharged again. ) Is formed.

When power is applied to the cosmetic reservoir configured as described above and the blower fan 5 is operated, the air in the storage compartment 2 is sucked into the cold air duct 6 through the inlets 6b and the inner heat exchanger of the thermoelectric element 4 ( It passes through 4a) and becomes cold.

Subsequently, the cold air is supplied to the storage compartment 2 through the discharge ports 6a to exchange heat with the cosmetics stored in the storage compartment 2. As a result, cold air forcedly blown by the blowing fan 5 is discharged to the storage compartment 2 to cool the cosmetics, thereby preventing the cosmetics from being deteriorated. The air heat-exchanged in the storage chamber 2 flows into the inner heat exchanger 4a side of the thermoelectric element 4 to be cooled again.

In addition, by the operation of the heat radiating fan (7), the outside air is sucked into the rear cover (8) through the inlet (8a). The intake air is heat-exchanged while passing through the outer heat exchanger 4c and subsequently discharged to the outside through the outlet 8b, whereby the outer heat exchanger 4c is radiated.

However, in such a conventional cosmetic store, the screw holes formed in the cabinet 1 and the screw holes formed in the rear cover 8 must be matched with each other accurately before tightening the screws 9 for the assembly of the rear cover 8. There is a problem that the assembly workability of 8) is lowered.

In addition, a plurality of screws 9 for assembling the rear cover 8 are exposed to the outside of the product as it is, there is a problem that damage the appearance quality.

The present invention is to solve this problem; An object of the present invention is to improve the assembly structure of the rear cover to cover the heat exchanger and the heat radiating fan installed in the rear of the cabinet to provide a cosmetic reservoir that can be assembled more easily.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a cosmetic reservoir that can improve the assembly structure of the rear cover to enhance the appearance of the product.

Figure 1 shows a conventional cosmetic reservoir.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a cosmetic reservoir according to the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III of FIG. 2 with the door assembled.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the assembly structure of the rear cover according to the present invention.

5 and 6 show the assembly process of the rear cover according to the present invention.

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

10. cabinet 20. storage room

50. Radiation fan 70. Rear cover

73a.cover 73b.bottom plate

75. Screw 80. Preliminary assembly means

81 .. 1st hook hook 82 .. 2nd hook hook

83..Guide protrusion

The present invention for achieving this object is;

In the cosmetic storage compartment having a cabinet having a storage compartment therein, an opening formed to install the electrical equipment in the rear of the cabinet, and a rear cover assembled through the fastening member to cover the opening of the rear of the cabinet,

Between the rear portion of the cabinet and the rear cover is characterized in that the pre-assembly means for preliminarily assembling them before the rear cover is assembled through the fastening member.

In addition, in the cosmetic storage having a cabinet having a storage compartment therein, an opening formed to install the electrical equipment behind the cabinet, and a rear cover coupled to cover the opening of the rear of the cabinet,

The rear cover may include a cover part elastically coupled to the opening portion at the rear of the cabinet through a hook, and a bottom plate extending from the bottom of the cover part and coupled to the bottom of the rear of the cabinet by a screw.

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

2 and 3, the cosmetics storage according to the present invention, the cabinet 10 and the cabinet 10, the front of which is open to the front to store a plurality of cosmetics is formed therein, and the cabinet 10 Door 30 and 31 hinged to the front of the c) to open and close the storage compartment, and a cold air supply device 40 for supplying cold air to the storage compartment 20 embedded in the rear wall of the cabinet 10.

The cabinet 10 includes an inner case 11 for forming the storage compartments 20 and 21 with an open front portion, an outer case 12 coupled to surround the inner case 11, and an inner case 11. Is disposed between the outer case 12 and the heat insulating wall 13 for insulating the storage compartment. In the embodiment of the present invention, the heat insulating wall 13 is composed of styrofoam having excellent heat insulating performance. In addition, a control panel 14 is mounted on one side of the front part of the cabinet 10, and an operation button 15 and a display unit 16 for displaying storage conditions of the storage chamber are provided.

The storage compartments 20 and 21 are divided into a main storage compartment 20 having a relatively large content and a sub storage compartment 21 having a small content, which are divided up and down by the partition wall 17. The main storage room 20 is for storing basic and functional cosmetics for which refrigeration is required, and the sub storage room 21 is for storing cosmetics for which refrigeration is not required, such as lipstick, cotton, pencil, and makeup.

In addition, the doors 30 and 31 are also divided into a first door 30 that opens and closes the main storage compartment 20 and a second door 31 that opens and closes the sub storage compartment 21. A handle 32 is provided on each of the first door 30 and the second door 31, and a drawer 33 for storing cosmetics is integrally formed on the rear surface of the second door 31.

Meanwhile, the cold air supply device 40 includes a cold air duct 41 provided on the rear wall of the main storage chamber 20, a blower fan 42 circulated in the cold air duct 41 to circulate air in the main storage chamber 20, It is provided in the downstream of this blowing fan 42, and is provided with the thermoelectric element 43 for producing cold air, and the radiating fan 50 for radiating this thermoelectric element 43. As shown in FIG.

The cold air duct 41 is integrally formed in the central portion of the rear wall of the inner case 11 forming the rear wall of the main storage chamber 20. An upper portion of the cold air duct 41 is provided with an inlet 41a for sucking air from the main storage chamber 20, and an inner heat exchanger 44 of the thermoelectric element 43, which will be described later, below the cold air duct 41. The cold air discharge port 41b for discharging the cold air generated while passing through the main storage chamber 20 is formed.

The blower fan 42 is composed of a low noise axial flow blower, and sucks air in the main storage chamber 20 and blows most of the blower fan toward the inner heat exchanger 44 of the thermoelectric element 43. 41) is disposed inside the upper side. Reference numeral "42a" denotes a blower fan-cover covering the front of the blower fan 42 so as not to damage the aesthetics.

The thermoelectric element 43 is a Peltier element in which one side (heat absorbing surface) is cooled by a semiconductor carrier and the other side (heating surface) is warmed when a current flows through a semiconductor (or conductor). It arrange | positions under the cold air duct 41 so that the air blown in by suction may be converted into cold. To this end, an inner heat exchanger 44 is attached to the heat absorbing surface of the thermoelectric element 43 positioned toward the main storage chamber 20 to generate cold air by heat-exchanging with the suction blown air, and is positioned toward the outside of the cabinet 10. The outer heat exchanger 45 is attached to the heat generating surface of the thermoelectric element 43.

The heat dissipation fan 50 is also made of a low noise axial blower disposed adjacent to the outer heat exchanger 45 of the thermoelectric element 43, and heats the outer heat exchanger 45 of the thermoelectric element 43 by using external air. To act.

On the other hand, the electrical equipment such as the heat dissipation fan 50 and the outer heat exchanger 45 is disposed in the opening (see Fig. 4, 60) formed in the rear of the cabinet 10, the outside air is sucked in the rear of the cabinet 10 And a rear cover 70 having a plurality of inlets 71 and outlets 72 formed thereon to be discharged.

3 and 4, the rear cover 70 is to cover the heat dissipation fan 50 and the outer heat exchanger 45 to protect from the outside, the fastening member (screw, 75) and the pre-assembly means (80) Through the cabinet 10 is fixed through, the detailed structure thereof is as follows.

First, two fastening holes 18a are formed at the edges of the bottom surface 18 behind the cabinet 10, respectively.

The rear cover 70 includes a cover portion 73a covering only the opening portion 60 behind the cabinet 10, and extends in the horizontal direction from the cover portion 73a to the bottom surface 18 behind the cabinet 10. The base plate 73 is integrally molded so as to be fixed through the screw 75. In this bottom plate 73, two through holes 74 are formed so as to coincide with the tightening holes 18a.

In addition, the pre-assembly means 80 is to align the tightening hole (18a) and the through hole 74 accurately and at the same time to assemble the rear cover 70 more easily, through which the screw 40 as a fastening member Before tightening, the rear cover 70 is preliminarily assembled to the open portion 60 behind the cabinet 10.

The preliminary assembly means 80 is provided between the rear cover 70 and the opening portion 60 behind the cabinet 10, and is formed at the edge of the cover portion 73a of the rear cover 70 to rear the cabinet 10. A plurality of first catching hooks 81 elastically coupled to the inside of the opening part 60 of the openings, and are formed along the openings 60 behind the cabinet 10 so as to deviate from the first catching hooks 81. Rear to guide the engagement of the plurality of second locking hooks 82 and the first locking hooks 81 and the second locking hooks 82 that are elastically coupled to the edge of the cover portion 73a of the rear cover 70. The guide protrusion 83 formed above the cover portion 73a of the cover 70 is provided.

The first catching hooks 81 are integrally formed with the rear cover 70 formed of plastic so as to protrude toward the cabinet 10 while maintaining a constant interval at both edges of the cover portion 73a of the rear cover 70. Resilient locking jaws are formed at their front ends, respectively.

The second hooking hooks 81 protrude toward the cover portion 73a of the rear cover 70 while maintaining a constant distance on both sides of the opening portion 60 behind the cabinet 10. An elastic locking jaw is also integrally formed at the front end of the second locking hooks 82. In addition, the first hooking hooks 81 and the second hooking hooks 82 are alternately positioned, and this configuration is more effective than the coupling force of the first hooking hooks 81 and the second hooking hooks 82. To increase.

In addition, the guide protrusion 83 is formed in the upper center portion of the cover portion 73a of the rear cover 70, and the rear of the cabinet 10 before the first locking hooks 81 and the second locking hooks 82 are coupled. The opening 60 is fitted to the upper center portion of the combination. Accordingly, since the guide protrusion 83 is preliminarily assembled, the first hooking hook 81 and the second hooking hook 82 are easily coupled.

Next, the assembling process of the rear cover configured as described above and the effects thereof will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

First, as shown in FIG. 5, the guide protrusion 83 is inserted into the center of the opening 60 at the rear of the cabinet 10, and then the rear cover 70 is lowered (arrow A direction).

Accordingly, the first locking hooks 81 are elastically deformed to the inside of the opening 60 at the rear of the cabinet 10, and the second locking hooks 82 are inside the edge of the cover portion 73a of the rear cover 70. By being coupled to the elastic deformation, the rear cover 70 is preliminarily assembled to cover the opening 60 behind the cabinet 10. At this time, since the first catching hook 81 and the second catching hooks 82 are fitted while being coupled to the front end of the elastic hook, the rear cover 70 is not detached without applying an artificial force.

As such, when the rear cover 70 is pre-assembled in the rear of the cabinet 10, as shown in FIG. 6, two through holes 74 formed in the bottom plate 73 of the rear cover 70 may have the bottom surface of the cabinet 10 ( 18 is exactly coincided with the tightening hole 18a.

In such a state, when the screw 75 which is a fastening member to pass through the through hole 74 and the fastening hole 18a at the same time is tightened, the rear cover 70 is firmly and easily fixed to the rear of the cabinet 10.

In addition, if the cabinet 10 is erected after assembling the rear cover 70, the screw 75, which is a fastening member, is not visible from the exterior of the product.

As described in detail above; According to the cosmetic reservoir according to the present invention, the rear cover is pre-assembled in the open portion of the rear of the cabinet through a plurality of hook hooks, and at the same time, the holes for tightening the screw on the bottom of the cabinet and the bottom plate of the rear cover are exactly matched. Accordingly, there is an effect that the workability of the rear cover assembly is improved, and also because the screw is not visible from the outside even after the assembly of the rear cover is completed, there is an advantage that the product appearance of the cosmetic store is more beautiful.

Claims (8)

In the cosmetic storage having a cabinet having a storage compartment therein, an opening formed to install the electrical equipment in the rear of the cabinet, and a rear cover assembled through a fastening member to cover the opening of the rear of the cabinet, And a preliminary assembling means for preliminarily assembling the rear cover before assembling the rear cover through the fastening member between the open portion at the rear of the cabinet and the rear cover. The method of claim 1, The pre-assembling means is a cosmetic store, characterized in that it has a hook hook elastically coupled to the opposing portion formed on at least one side of the open portion and the rear cover of the rear of the cabinet. The method of claim 1, The pre-assembly means A first locking hook formed at an edge of the rear cover and coupled to an inside of an opening at the rear of the cabinet; And a second locking hook formed at an opening at the rear of the cabinet and coupled to an edge of the rear cover. The method of claim 3, wherein The first hook hook is provided with a plurality while maintaining a constant distance along both edges of the rear cover, And a plurality of second hook hooks are provided along both sides of the opening of the rear of the cabinet so as to be alternately positioned between the first hook hooks. The method of claim 3, wherein The preliminary assembly means is inserted into the rear of the cabinet is coupled to the cosmetic reservoir further comprises a guide projection formed in the upper central portion of the rear cover to guide the coupling of the first hook and the second hook hook. In the cosmetic reservoir having a cabinet having a storage compartment therein, an opening formed to install the electrical equipment in the rear of the cabinet, and a rear cover coupled to cover the opening of the rear of the cabinet, The rear cover is A cover part elastically coupled to the opening part at the rear of the cabinet through a hook; And a bottom plate extending from the bottom of the cover part and coupled to the bottom of the rear of the cabinet by a screw. The method of claim 6, The hook is, A plurality of first catching hooks formed at edges of the cover part at regular intervals and coupled to the inside of the opening part at the rear of the cabinet; And a plurality of second locking hooks formed at regular intervals in the opening portion at the rear of the cabinet so as to deviate from the first locking hooks and coupled to the edge of the cover portion. The method of claim 7, wherein Cosmetics storage, characterized in that the upper central portion of the cover portion is inserted into the center of the opening portion of the rear of the cabinet is coupled with a guide projection for guiding the coupling of the first hook hook and the second hook hook.