KR200376233Y1 - kimchi refrigirator with lifting device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kimchi refrigerator equipped with a lifting device of the kimchi container.

According to the present invention, the lifting device is located inside the kimchi refrigerator storage room and the kimchi container loading table for loading the kimchi container (s), the scaffolding device which is located under the kimchi refrigerator and applied by the user, and one side is the kimchi container loading table. The hydraulic cylinder device is coupled to the other side is coupled to the scaffolding device, the hydraulic cylinder device raises the kimchi container loading table by a certain height whenever the user applies a small stroke through the scaffolding device and when applying a large stroke Provided is a kimchi refrigerator equipped with a lifting device, characterized in that to lower the barrel mounting table, wherein the cylinder is located inside the fixed cylinder and the fixed cylinder and moves along the inner wall of the fixed cylinder together with the piston rod. It is preferable that it consists of.

According to the present invention, by the simple operation, the kimchi containers can be pushed up to the desired height from the bottom of the storage compartment of the kimchi refrigerator without noise, and can be easily lowered. Thus, the user of the kimchi refrigerator without having to bend the waist It is very convenient because you can take out kimchi containers into kimchi refrigerator.

Description

Kimchi refrigirator with lifting device

The present invention relates to a kimchi refrigerator for aging kimchi and storing the matured kimchi in a refrigerated state. Particularly, it is simple and easy to put or take out kimchi containers for storing kimchi in an independent and small unit into a refrigerator of a kimchi refrigerator. It relates to a kimchi refrigerator equipped with a lifting device to be able to.

The Kimchi Refrigerator uses a cooling system to ripen kimchi through a series of kimchi ripening processes, and has at least one storage compartment that allows the kimchi to be freshly stored for a long period of time without deterioration after ripening. The aged kimchi is stored in a storage capacity of a kimchi container of a certain capacity and stacked in a storage room. The storage space of the kimchi refrigerator has a depth at which at least one level of kimchi containers can be stacked. Therefore, it is not easy to put or take out the Kimchi container stored in the deep storage room of the Kimchi refrigerator, especially when considering that the main user of the Kimchi Refrigerator is a weak woman, Put them in or out of the heavy kimchi container When the day is therefore it can be a difficult one.

In order to solve such a problem, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2004-0088652 has additionally provided a lifting device having a lift function in a Kimchi refrigerator storage room, but this lifting device drives a worm, a worm gear or a rack, and a pinion with a driving motor. In this configuration, the device has a problem in that driving noise is severely generated due to mechanical friction.

Utility Model Publication No. 20-0363065 discloses a lifting device configured to include a cylinder, a piston that penetrates the upper surface of the cylinder and passes through the upper surface of the storage compartment, and a control valve to control the inflow and outflow of air into the cylinder. Here, the pistons of the hoisting device are located at the bottom of the storage chamber under the load of the kimchi barrels, and the kimchi barrels at the lower side of the storage compartment are opened one by one by taking out the kimchi barrels one by one and opening the control valve closing the vent holes. It is intended to be pushed upwards.

The apparatus (Registration Utility Model Publication No. 20-0363065) can use the pneumatic cylinder to push up the kimchi bins to the upper part of the storage chamber without noise, but there is no means for lowering the kimchi container rack pushed up to the upper part of the storage compartment. According to the experiments of the present inventors, a load of about 10 kg is required in order to lower the kimchi container loading table pushed up to the upper part of the storage room. Therefore, when the remaining kimchi is about 10 kg or more in the kimchi container, Kimchi container loading table is lowered by the load, there is no problem in use, otherwise it appears that the user has to lower the kimchi container by applying force.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above. That is, the purpose of the present invention is that the kimchi can be pushed up to the desired height from the bottom of the storage compartment of the kimchi refrigerator without noise by a simple operation. In addition, it is to provide a kimchi refrigerator equipped with a lifting device that can be easily lowered to the bottom of the kimchi storage bin whenever the user wants.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a kimchi refrigerator equipped with a lifting device, the lifting device is located inside the kimchi refrigerator storage room, the kimchi container loading table for loading the kimchi container (s), the kimchi refrigerator is located by the user The scaffolding device is applied to the force, and one side is composed of a hydraulic cylinder unit coupled to the kimchi container loading table and the other side to the scaffolding device, the hydraulic cylinder device is a certain height every time the user applies a small stroke through the scaffolding device It provides a kimchi refrigerator equipped with a lifting device characterized in that the action to lower the kimchi bucket loading table when increasing the kimchi bucket loading table and apply a large stroke.

The hydraulic cylinder device is a piston rod, which serves to raise or lower the kimchi container loading table by raising or lowering by hydraulic pressure, a cylinder for delivering hydraulic pressure to the piston rod, and a stroke applied to the cylinder according to the stroke applied to the scaffolding device. It includes an operation valve device for controlling the hydraulic pressure delivered.

At this time, the cylinder is preferably composed of a fixed cylinder and a moving cylinder which is located inside the fixed cylinder and moves along the inner wall of the fixed cylinder together with the piston rod.

In addition, the elevating device preferably includes a communication tube for fixing the hydraulic cylinder device and acts to block the cold air of the kimchi refrigerator storage compartment, the communication tube extends from the inside of the storage compartment to the outside through the bottom of the storage compartment of the kimchi refrigerator. Is located.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail through the embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a cross-sectional view of a kimchi refrigerator (1) equipped with a lifting device according to the present invention. Kimchi refrigerator 1 is a main body 10, a cover 16 located on the upper body, the kimchi refrigerator located in the lower body. The machine room 18 is located in the main body 10 of the Kimchi refrigerator, and the kimchi container 14 is loaded therein, which stores the machine room (18). At least one is present, and when there are two or more storage compartments 12, it is common that each of the storage compartments 12 are separated and separated by a partition wall.

The lifting device according to the present invention is located inside the kimchi refrigerator storage room 12 as its basic components, and the kimchi container loading table 30 for loading the kimchi container (s), the scaffolding device 40 located below the kimchi refrigerator, and Hydraulic cylinder device 100 is included, this hydraulic cylinder device 100 is configured to be coupled to the kimchi barrel mounting table 30 and the other side to the scaffolding device (40).

The kimchi container loading table 30 may have a rectangular or circular shape so that the cross section is suitable for the cross-sectional shape of the storage chamber 12 as a plate shape, and the load portion of the kimchi container 14 is dispersed and balanced on the bottom portion thereof. A support portion 32 may be provided. Since the kimchi loading table 30 maintains a predetermined distance from the bottom surface 13 of the storage compartment 12, collection of foreign substances into the bottom surface is prevented. It is possible to have a structure that is easy to clean. For example, the kimchi loading rack 30 can be configured to be folded in half.

Scaffolding device 40 is located below the kimchi refrigerator (1) but consists of a scaffold 42 and the scaffolding rod 44, as shown in detail in Figure 2, the hydraulic cylinder 102 of the hydraulic cylinder device 100 The footrest device 40 rotates with respect to the hinge portion 46 positioned at the leg portion 108 of the leg 108. The footrest device 40 applies a force (stroke) applied to the footrest 42 by the user (foot). It acts to deliver to the lower lever pin 134 of the cylinder device (100).

There are two types of strokes applied to the footrest 42 by the user, one is a small stroke generated when a small force is applied so that the footrest 42 is lowered by about 2 to 5 degrees from the horizontal position and the other is about 7 to There is a large stroke that occurs when a large force is applied so as to be lowered by about 10 °. Whenever a user applies a small stroke through the scaffolding device 40, the hydraulic cylinder device raises the kimchi container loading table 30 by a certain height, When the stroke is applied, the hydraulic cylinder device lowers the kimchi container loading table 30. How the hydraulic cylinder device acts to raise or lower the kimchi container loading table 30 according to the stroke applied by the user will be described later.

2 is a cross-sectional view of the hydraulic cylinder device 100 used in the present invention. The hydraulic cylinder device 100 includes a piston rod 110, cylinders 120 and 122, and an operation valve device 130, and the hydraulic oil 104 is contained in the hydraulic oil cylinder 102 and maintained at a constant pressure.

The piston rod 110 of the hydraulic cylinder device 100 is coupled to one side of the cylinder 122 in a conventional manner, and the other side is coupled to the kimchi barrel mounting table 30 by the lifting or lowering action by hydraulic pressure It serves to raise or lower the kimchi container loading table 30. The piston rod 110, the other side is coupled to the kimchi container loading table 30 may be a variety of methods such as welding, but is screwed in Figure 6 It is showing the case.

The cylinders 120 and 122 of the hydraulic cylinder device 100 are hollow cylindrical and serve to transmit hydraulic pressure to the piston rod 110. At this time, the cylinders 120 and 122 are fixed cylinders 120 and the fixed cylinders 120 inside. Is composed of a moving cylinder 122 which is located in the movement along the inner cylinder of the fixed cylinder 120 with the piston rod 110. The lower side wall of the movable cylinder 122 is formed with an entrance hole 123 through which the working fluid enters and exits have.

Although the embodiment of the two-cylinder configuration is shown in FIG. 2, a one-cylinder configuration is naturally possible. In the case of the single-cylinder configuration, the piston rod is shown in FIG. 2 in consideration of the height of the storage compartment 12 of the kimchi refrigerator. It will have a longer length than the piston rod 110 of the cylinder (120,122) configuration.

A part of the actuating valve device 130 of the hydraulic cylinder device 100 is inserted into the fixed cylinder 120 and a hollow actuating valve housing 140 having an opening portion downward, and inserted into the opening part of the actuating valve housing 140. The cylindrical operation valve rod 133, and one side is coupled to the end of the scaffolding rod 44 of the scaffolding device 40 and the other side is coupled to the lower end of the actuation valve rod 133 by the scaffolding device 40 It consists of a cylindrical lever pin 134 which serves to transfer the applied stroke to the actuating valve rod 133.

The inlet hole 141 and the outlet hole 142 through which the working fluid flows in and out are formed on the side wall of the operating valve housing 140, and the working fluid is formed on the upper wall of the operating valve housing 140 and the fixed cylinder 120. The through hole 144 is formed to communicate with the hollow portion of the cavity. Also, the actuating valve housing 140 includes a first elastic member 135 inserted into the groove of the upper wall of the actuating valve housing 140. The upper wall portion is provided with a projection 146 protruding from it.

A protrusion 139 is formed on the operating valve rod 133 to apply a force to the first elastic member 135 through the ball 132, and a groove is formed in the body of the operating valve rod 133, and the groove is formed in the groove. 2 is provided with a pin 138 elastically supported by the elastic member 136. The pin 138 is a part of the side is cut (see Figs. 3 to 5), the cut part and the pin 138 is inserted The working fluid is allowed to flow at intervals between the grooves (grooves formed in the body of the operating valve rod).

On the other hand, the lever pin 134 is provided with a third elastic member 137.

The actuating valve device 130 serves to control the hydraulic pressure transmitted to the cylinders 120 and 122 according to the stroke applied through the scaffolding device 40, and the operation relationship thereof will be described below with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. .

3 is a state in which the user removes the foot from the scaffold 42 after applying a large stroke through the scaffolding rod 44 of the scaffolding device 40 (the user has finished using the kimchi refrigerator lifting device). It is a figure which shows the operation state of the operation valve apparatus 130 when the base 30 is in the lowest position, ie, the piston rod 110 and the moving cylinder 122 which moves up and down with it at the minimum position. In this state, the hydraulic oil outlet 142 is closed by the pin 138, but the inlet hole 141 is open, as indicated by the arrow 105 showing the flow state of the hydraulic oil, the hydraulic oil is the inlet hole 141, Through the inner hollow portion, the through hole 144 of the operation valve housing 140, the fixed cylinder hollow portion, the entrance hole 123 of the movable cylinder 122, it is possible to freely flow to the hollow portion of the moving cylinder 122. At this time, the pressure of the hydraulic oil in the hollow portion of the movable cylinder 122, the fixed cylinder 120 and the operation valve housing 140 and the pressure of the hydraulic oil in the hydraulic oil cylinder 102 are in communication with each other.

4 is a view showing the operating state of the operation valve device 130 while the user is using the kimchi refrigerator lifting device, that is, the user is applying a small stroke through the scaffolding device (40). When the user applies a small stroke through the scaffolding rod 44 of the scaffolding device 40, the applied force is transmitted to the lower end of the lever pin 34 by the scaffolding rod 44 to raise the lever pin 34. The operating valve rod 133 is raised, and the elevated operating valve rod 133 seals the hydraulic oil inlet hole 141 as shown. In this case, the inlet hole 141 and the outlet hole 142 of the hydraulic oil are The pressures of the hydraulic oil in the hollow part of the movable cylinder 122, the fixed cylinder 120, and the operation valve housing 140 are all higher than the pressure of the hydraulic oil in the hydraulic cylinder 102. Every time a small stroke is applied, the applied pressure causes the upward movement of the piston rod 110 and the moving cylinder 122, which are moving members, according to the general principle of the cylinder device (Pascal principle), which is applied to the piston rod 110. Combine the kimchi shaker loading table 30 to the upward movement. The user can raise the kimchi container loading table 30 to the desired height to take out the kimchi container 14 from the kimchi refrigerator (1).

5 is a view showing the operating state of the operation valve device 130 immediately after the user applies a large stroke to the scaffolding device 40 to end the use of the kimchi refrigerator lifting device. In this state, the protrusion 146 overcomes the elastic force of the second elastic member 136 and downwardly moves the pin 138. The cut side of the pin 138 meets the hydraulic oil outlet hole 142 to discharge the hole ( 142 is open. Thus, as indicated by arrow 106 showing the flow state of the hydraulic fluid, the high pressure hydraulic fluid in the hollow portion of the movable cylinder 122, the fixed cylinder 120 and the operating valve housing 140 flows out. Outflow through the ball 142, which causes the downward movement of the piston rod 110 and the moving cylinder 122, that is, the downward movement of the kimchi container loading table (30).

Finally, when the user removes the foot from the footrest 42 to end the use of the lifting device, each of the elastic members 135, 136, and 137, which were in elastic compression state, is extended to operate the actuating valve rod 133 and the lever pin 134. Downward movement, which returns to the operating state of the operating valve device 130 as shown in FIG.

The user operates the hydraulic cylinder device 100 as described above by applying a small stroke and a large stroke according to the purpose of use through the scaffolding device 40 so that the kimchi container 14 can be easily loaded without bending the waist (1). You can put it in or take it out.

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a case in which a communication tube 200 which fixes the hydraulic cylinder device 100 and blocks the cold air of the kimchi refrigerator storage chamber is coupled to the hydraulic cylinder device 100. It is positioned to penetrate the storage compartment bottom surface 13 of the kimchi refrigerator 1 and extend from the inside of the storage compartment to the outside. FIG. 2 shows a case in which the communication tube 200 is coupled to the hydraulic cylinder device 100. The kimchi refrigerator (1) showing the elevating device coupled to the communication pipe 200 is used, the communication pipe 200 is not an essential component of the elevating device according to the present invention and can be used only when necessary.

As shown in Figure 6, the communication tube 200, the upper side thereof is coupled to the bottom surface 13 of the kimchi refrigerator storage chamber 12, the lower side is coupled to the upper surface 17 of the machine room 18. The upper side of the communication tube 200 is coupled to the bottom surface 13 by a suitable method, for example O-ring 190, and the lower side thereof is coupled to the upper surface 17 through the first fixing member 210. The coupling of the first fixing member 210 and the communication tube 200 may be combined by a suitable method such as welding or screw-in coupling as shown, and the coupling of the first fixing member 210 and the upper surface 17 is also performed. Suitable methods may be employed, for example, by screwing a screw hole into the flange portion and then screwing it.

In addition, the communication tube 200 is provided with a second fixing member 220 serves to firmly fix the fixed cylinder 120. At this time, the combination of the second fixing member 220 and the fixed cylinder 120 is welded, Screw insertion coupling, screw coupling, etc. may be considered, and the coupling between the second fixing member 220 and the first fixing member 210 may be screw coupling, etc. A sealing member (upper side of the communication pipe 200) may be considered. 230 is positioned to prevent cold air from escaping from the reservoir 12.

When the communication tube 200 as in the present invention is used, a part of the bottom surface 13 is formed with a bent portion 15 having a suitable depth as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6 to flatten the bottom surface 13. It can be maintained.

In addition, devices for preventing shock absorption or leakage of cold air or hydraulic oil, for example, O-rings 190 to 196 (see FIG. 2), are used in various places of lifting devices.

In the above description, the kimchi refrigerator equipped with the lifting device according to the present invention has been described, but it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications are possible. For example, when the pushbutton on the kimchi refrigerator front panel is pressed, the stroke is applied by the user. The circuit system may be formed to have a corresponding function, and in this case, the scaffolding device 40 may be omitted.

According to the present invention, the kimchi can be pushed up to the desired height from the bottom of the storage compartment of the kimchi refrigerator without noise by a simple operation, and also can be easily lowered to the bottom of the storage compartment whenever the user wants. Therefore, the Kimchi Refrigerator is very convenient because the user can take out Kimchi containers into the Kimchi Refrigerator without bending.

1 is a cross-sectional view of the kimchi refrigerator equipped with a lifting device according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the hydraulic cylinder device used in the present invention.

3 to 5 are views showing the operating state of the operating valve device 130 of the hydraulic cylinder device.

Figure 6 is a view showing a case in which the communication pipe is coupled to the hydraulic cylinder device.

Claims (4)

In the kimchi refrigerator equipped with a lifting device, the lifting device is located inside the kimchi refrigerator storage room 12, the kimchi container loading table (30) for loading the kimchi container (14), the kimchi refrigerator is positioned under the force by the user The applied scaffolding device 40, and one side is composed of a hydraulic cylinder device 100 is coupled to the kimchi barrel mounting table 30 and the other side is coupled to the scaffolding device 40, the hydraulic cylinder device 100 is When the user applies a small stroke through the scaffolding device, the lifting device is characterized in that it acts to raise the kimchi container loading table 30 by a certain height and lower the kimchi container loading table 30 when applying a large stroke. Kimchi Refrigerator. According to claim 1, The hydraulic cylinder device 100 is raised or lowered by the hydraulic pressure Piston furnace which serves to raise or lower the kimchi container loading table 30 by Through the rod 110, the cylinder for transmitting hydraulic pressure to the piston rod 110, and the scaffolding device 40 The operating valve device 130 controls the hydraulic pressure transmitted to the cylinder according to the stroke. Kimchi refrigerator equipped with a lifting device, characterized in that including. According to claim 2, wherein the cylinder is fixed cylinder 120 and the inside of the fixed cylinder (120) A moving chamber positioned and moving along the inner wall of the fixed cylinder 120 together with the piston rod 110. Kimchi refrigerator equipped with a lifting device, characterized in that consisting of a Linder (122). According to any one of the preceding claims, The lifting device is a storage compartment bottom of the kimchi refrigerator It is positioned to penetrate the surface 13 to extend from the inside of the storage compartment 12 to the outside, the hydraulic cylinder The device fixing the apparatus 100 and blocking the cold air of the Kimchi refrigerator storage compartment 12 Kimchi refrigerator equipped with a lifting device, characterized in that it also comprises a clearance (200).