KR200347403Y1 - Power supply of a combined television and refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a television combined refrigerator having a television installed at a freezer door or a refrigerating chamber door, and more particularly, to a power supply apparatus for a television combined refrigerator which can reduce power waste of electric energy by allowing a television to be supplied separately from the refrigerator.

In accordance with the present invention, a power supply apparatus for a television combined refrigerator includes a refrigerator control unit for controlling a operation of the refrigerator in a television combined refrigerator having a door hinged to a front surface of a refrigerator main body in which a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment are formed and a television attached to the door; And a television control unit for controlling the operation of the television, and a power supply unit installed to be connected to the refrigerator control unit and the television control unit by a separate power cable to selectively supply power to the refrigerator control unit or the television control unit.

Description

Power supply for television refrigerators {POWER SUPPLY OF A COMBINED TELEVISION AND REFRIGERATOR}

The present invention relates to a television combined refrigerator provided with a television in a freezer door or a refrigerating chamber door, and more particularly, to a power supply apparatus for a television combined refrigerator that can reduce power consumption by supplying power to a television separately from the refrigerator.

In general, a refrigerator is mainly formed of a top mount type refrigerator, in which a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment are formed up and down, and a freezer door and a refrigerating compartment door can be opened and closed in the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment, respectively. Accordingly, many side by side type refrigerators are formed on both sides of the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment, and the freezer compartment door and the refrigerating compartment door are configured to be opened and closed with both end portions pivoted.

Recently, side-by-side refrigerators are not only to satisfy various needs of the user, but also to prevent cold air loss. An ice extractor capable of extracting cold water or ice is integrally formed on the freezer door side. The home bar is formed so that the stored beverage or water can be easily taken out even if the refrigerator door is not opened or closed.

However, the side-by-side refrigerator as described above requires a relatively large installation space in a limited residential space because the product is made large as the capacity of the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment is large.

However, in recent years, as the kitchen and living room are used as one space, as the side-by-side refrigerator is installed in the kitchen and living room, the actual living space that the user can use decreases as well. The installation space of electronic products is also reduced.

Therefore, the conventional refrigerator can not only control the installation space with other electronic products as the capacity increases, but also need to be manufactured integrally with other electronic products in order to satisfy various needs of consumers. Is being developed.

By the way, the above-mentioned combined refrigerator as a television is formed in the freezer door or the refrigerator compartment door side, the refrigerator control unit for controlling the operation of the refrigerator and the television control unit for controlling the operation of the television is formed separately, but at the same time the power supply It is configured to be.

Therefore, such a combined refrigerator uses a power supply to the refrigerator control unit to continuously operate the refrigerator in order to continuously freeze or refrigerate food, and at the same time, unnecessary power is also supplied to the television control unit to waste electric energy. have.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art, so that the power supply to the television control unit for controlling the operation of the television can be adjusted separately from the power supplied to the refrigerator control unit for controlling the operation of the refrigerator. The purpose is to provide a power supply for a television combined refrigerator.

1 is a front view showing a television combined refrigerator according to the present invention,

2 is a perspective view showing an open state of the door of the dual-purpose refrigerator according to the present invention,

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing a power supply of a television combined refrigerator according to the present invention.

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2: freezer body 4: freezer door

12: refrigerator compartment body 14: refrigerator compartment door

20: television 22: monitor

24: mounting panel 24a, 24b, 24c: speaker hole

24d: operation button 26: decorative panel

32: refrigerator control unit 34: television control unit

36: power supply 36a: switch

42a, 42b: power cable 44: television cable

According to the present invention, there is provided a power supply apparatus for a television combined refrigerator according to the present invention in which a door is hingedly connected to a front surface of a refrigerator main body in which a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment are formed, and a television is attached to the door. A refrigerator control unit for controlling the operation, a television control unit for controlling the operation of the television, and a power supply unit installed to be connected to the refrigerator control unit and the television control unit by a separate power cable to selectively supply power to the refrigerator control unit or the television control unit. Characterized in that consisting of.

In the present invention, the power supply is preferably configured to include a switch installed on the power cable connected to the television control unit to control the power supply.

Here, the switch is installed so as to be located on the upper surface of the refrigerator main body, and a power cable connecting the television control unit and the switch is more preferably installed inside the hinge shaft to hinge the door to the refrigerator main body. .

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

1 is a front view showing a television combined refrigerator according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the open door of the television combined refrigerator according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a power supply of the television combined refrigerator according to the present invention A device is shown.

1 and 2 according to the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a freezer compartment body 2 and a refrigerator compartment body 12 in which a freezing compartment F and a refrigerating compartment R are formed separately are provided side by side, and the freezer compartment A freezer compartment door 4 and a refrigerator compartment door 14 are installed on the front of the main body 2 and the refrigerating compartment main body 12 so as to be openable and closed, and an ice extraction device 10 is provided on the front of the freezer compartment door 4 so that the user can If you press the container such as a cup without opening and closing the freezer door 4, the ice or cold water can be easily taken out, and the front of the refrigerator compartment door 14 is provided with a television (Television: 20) integrally The television 20 can be easily watched even in a space where a refrigerator is easily installed.

Of course, one side of the refrigerator is provided with a compressor (not shown), a condenser (not shown), an expansion means (not shown), an evaporator (not shown) so that the refrigerant passes through the evaporator while refrigeration or cooling while exchanging heat with air. A plurality of shelves 6 and 16 are installed in multiple stages inside the freezing compartment body 2 and the refrigerating compartment body 12, and a plurality of shelves 6 and 16 are provided inside the freezing compartment door 4 and the refrigerating compartment door 14. The door baskets 8 and 18 are detachably installed so that storage items including various foods and the like can be placed therein.

In this case, the television 20 preferably uses a thin LCD monitor 22 to prevent excessive protruding from the refrigerating compartment door 14, and sound is externally circulated around the LCD monitor 22. Speaker holes 24a, 24b, and 24c are formed to be transmitted, and a mounting panel 24 having an operation button 24d is installed to allow a user to directly adjust a channel and a volume. A speaker board (not shown) for transmitting sound to the outside is mounted on the rear of the speaker holes 24a, 24b, and 24c, and a control board (not shown) can be adjusted on the back of the operation button 24d of the mounting panel. ), And a decorative panel 26 is installed around the mounting panel 24 so that the fixing portion between the television 20 and the refrigerating compartment door 14 is not exposed to the outside.

Of course, the television 20 may also be installed on the freezer door 4 side.

In the television combined refrigerator configured as described above, a refrigerator controller 32 is installed at one side of the refrigerator to control the operation of the refrigerator or the like to control the operation of the refrigerator (other than the television function of the television combined refrigerator). On one side of the television 20, a television control unit 34 is installed to control an operation of the LCD monitor 22 or a speaker to control the operation of the television 20, and the refrigerator control unit 32. Alternatively, the power supply unit 36 that controls the power supply to the television control unit 34 is installed to be connected to the refrigerator control unit 32 and the television control unit 34 by separate power cables 42a and 42b.

Here, the power supply unit 36 is installed between the power supply and the refrigerator control unit 32 and the television control unit 34 and configured in various ways to adjust the power supply of the television control unit 34 separately from the refrigerator control unit 32. The power supply unit 36 may be connected to the refrigerator control unit 32 and one power cable 42a and simultaneously connected to the television control unit 34 and another power cable 42b. On the power cable 42b connected to the television control unit 34, the switch 36a which is ON / OFF is preferably included.

In addition, the power supply unit 36 includes not only the switch 36a but also two power cables 42a and 42b connected to the refrigerator control unit 32 and the television control unit 34 to penetrate the same. It may be configured to further include a television cable 44 connected to the control unit 34 to transmit television images and sounds.

In this case, the switch 36a is installed to be located on the upper surface of the refrigerating compartment main body 12 so that the user can directly operate or operate with a remote controller, and the power cable 42b and the television cable 44 connected to the television control unit 34. ) Are bundled into one and more preferably installed inside a hinge shaft (not shown) to allow the refrigerator compartment door 14 to be hinged to the refrigerator compartment body 12.

Since the power supply unit 36 including the switch 36a is provided between the power supply and the refrigerator and the television control unit to supply power to the refrigerator control unit 32 and the television control unit 34 as described above, the refrigerator control unit Even if power is always supplied to the 32, power can be selectively supplied to the television control unit 34 to control ON / OFF operation of the television 20 separately from the refrigerator, thereby preventing unnecessary waste of electrical energy.

The power supply of the television combined refrigerator according to the present invention is configured as described above has a switch for separately supplying power to each control unit between the power supply and the television control unit for controlling the operation of the television and the refrigerator control unit for controlling the operation of the refrigerator. Since the included power supply unit is installed, the power supplied to the television control unit can be adjusted separately from the refrigerator control unit, so that the ON / OFF operation of the television can be adjusted separately from the operation of the refrigerator, thereby preventing the waste of electric energy.

Claims (3)

In the refrigerator for a television combined with a door hinged to the front of the refrigerator body formed with a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment and a television attached to the door, A refrigerator controller for controlling the operation of the refrigerator; A television control unit for controlling the operation of the television; And a power supply unit installed to be connected to the refrigerator control unit and the television control unit by a separate power cable to selectively supply power to the refrigerator control unit or the television control unit. The method of claim 1, The power supply unit is a power supply device for a television combined refrigerator, characterized in that configured to include a switch installed on the power cable connected to the television control unit to control the power supply. The method of claim 2, The switch is installed so as to be located on the upper surface of the refrigerator main body, and a power cable connecting the television control unit and the switch is installed in the hinge shaft to hinge the door is connected to the refrigerator main body, characterized in that Refrigerator power supply.