KR200479650Y1 - Functional Container - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a functional container for storing fruits or vegetables individually and capable of individually storing one or more individual spaces therein to store fruit or vegetables therein; And a refrigerating section for generating cold air and supplying the generated cold air to the space of the main body section.

Description

{Functional Container}

The present invention relates to a functional container, and more particularly, to a functional container that can be individually stored for refrigeration of fruits or vegetables.

If fruits or vegetables are stored at room temperature without being stored in the refrigerator, the moisture of the outer skin is evaporated into the air, and a forgery phenomenon that wrinkles on the surface easily occurs, and it is difficult to maintain the freshness for a long time and it is easily decayed. Therefore, in order to prevent the forgery of these fruits or vegetables and keep freshness for a long time, they are stored in a refrigerator such as a refrigerator in a separate container for fruits or vegetables.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0033199 (Apr. 12, 2005) describes a fruit packing container for hanging and fixing a nipple portion of a fruit in order to prevent the breakage of fruit in the process of transporting and selling fruit from a mountain to a consumer A fruit protection case formed in a cylindrical shape such that the diameter thereof becomes smaller as the diameter of the fruit decreases, and the cylindrical shape of the fruit protection case is formed such that the upper part is opened and the lower part is closed; A fruit support which is inserted into the interior of the fruit protection case to hold the fruit by absorbing the pressure by the fruit; Fruit faucet for fixing fruit faucet; And a plastic cover for preventing decay of fruit and moisture loss into the inside of the fruit protection case. According to the disclosed technology, there is a space in the inside of the fruit protection case to prevent the corruption of the fruit even if the fruit is stored for a long time, It is possible to increase the fruit packing efficiency by packing containers.

Korean Patent Laid-open Publication No. 10-2014-0008924 (Apr. 21, 2014) can identify the fruit packed in the inside of the merchandise box from the outside and visually confirm the condition, and transmit the aesthetics of the fruit itself to the packaging box To a functional fruit packing box in which a freshness can be further enhanced in a gift pattern and a consumer can safely move a fruit packed box without any collision of fruit regardless of a horizontal or vertical direction. According to the disclosed technique, a fruit storage portion including a hemispherical first receiving groove for storing fruit on a receiving plate; A transparent substrate including a storage recess and a second receiving groove in the shape of an inverted hemisphere for receiving fruit while being detached from the storage plate; And a packaging member for packaging the fruit storage portion and the transparent substrate while including the identification portion on one side.

Conventional storage containers as described above are used for storing only fruits or vegetables, so they can not maintain the freshness of fruits or vegetables for a long period of time and have a disadvantage that fruits or vegetables are easily corroded. Also, A separate refrigerator was necessary to refrigerate.

Conventional storage containers have a disadvantage in that they do not have a space for individually storing fruits or vegetables, and fruits or vegetables collide with each other in a box or crumble to lose commercial quality.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2005-0033199 Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0008924

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages and provide a functional container having a plurality of independent spaces supplied with cool air so that fruits or vegetables can be individually refrigerated in respective independent spaces .

To solve these problems, according to one feature of the present invention, there is provided a cooking device comprising: a main body for containing one or more individual spaces therein to store fruit or vegetables; And a refrigerator for generating cold air and supplying the generated cold air to the space.

In one embodiment, the main body includes an upper main body and a lower main body, and is connected to one side of the upper main body and the lower main body by hinge shafts, and is rotated by the hinge shaft, And a hinge member for opening or closing between the other side of the lower main body.

In one embodiment, the main body further includes a sealing member formed between the upper body and the lower body to seal the space between the upper body and the lower body to prevent the cool air in the space from flowing out to the outside .

In one embodiment, the main body portion may further include a hooking member formed on the rear surface and adapted to hang on an external protruding portion.

In one embodiment, the main body may include a plurality of cool air passages formed in the space with grooves having predetermined depths to move the cool air generated by the refrigerator.

In one embodiment, the main body portion may include a bowl member having a plurality of through holes, and installed in the space, for containing fruits or vegetables.

In one embodiment, the refrigerator has a heat absorbing plate for absorbing heat on one side surface and a heat dissipating plate for discharging heat on the other side surface, so that the heat absorbing plate and the heat sink have a Peltier effect A thermoelectric element for cooling the heat absorbing plate; A cooling fan installed on the heat absorbing plate for supplying cool air generated by cooling of the heat absorbing plate to the inside of the main body; And a heat dissipating fan formed on the heat dissipating plate and discharging the heat radiated from the heat dissipating plate to the outside of the main body.

In one embodiment, a temperature sensor unit is provided inside the main body unit and measures a temperature inside the main body unit. And a display unit formed on the outside of the main body unit and configured to display a temperature measured by the temperature sensor unit.

In one embodiment, a memory unit stores a preset reference temperature for refrigerating the inside of the main body unit. And a control unit for receiving the temperature measured by the temperature sensor unit, reading the reference temperature stored in the memory unit, comparing the input temperature with the read reference temperature, and driving the refrigerator unit according to the comparison result have.

In one embodiment, the apparatus may further include an input unit for sensing a button input for controlling a temperature inside the main body and notifying the controller of the detected button input.

According to the present invention, it is possible to maintain the freshness of fruits or vegetables for a long period of time by providing a plurality of independent spaces to which cold air is supplied so that the fruit or vegetable can be individually refrigerated and stored in each independent space. It is possible to prevent the vegetable from being easily decayed, and in addition, there is no need for a separate refrigerator to store fruits or vegetables in the refrigerator.

According to the present invention, since the space for individually storing the fruits or vegetables is provided, it is possible to prevent the fruits or vegetables from bumping into each other in the box, and it is possible to maintain the merchantability.

1 is a view for explaining a functional container according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a view for explaining a first example of the main body portion in Fig. 1. Fig.
Fig. 3 is a view for explaining a second example of the main body in Fig. 1. Fig.
Fig. 4 is a view for explaining the refrigerator in Fig. 1. Fig.
5 is a view illustrating a functional container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view for explaining a functional container according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a view for explaining a functional container according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a view for explaining a functional container according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. However, the description of the present invention is merely an example for structural or functional explanation, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited by the embodiments described herein. That is, the embodiments are to be construed as being variously embodied and having various forms, so that the scope of the present invention should be understood to include equivalents capable of realizing technical ideas. Also, the purpose or effect of the present invention should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention, since it does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all such effects or merely include such effects.

The meaning of the terms described in this specification should be understood as follows.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected to the other element, but there may be other elements in between. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between. On the other hand, other expressions that describe the relationship between components, such as "between" and "between" or "neighboring to" and "directly adjacent to" should be interpreted as well.

It should be understood that the singular " include "or" have "are to be construed as including a stated feature, number, step, operation, component, It is to be understood that the combination is intended to specify that it does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Commonly used predefined terms should be interpreted to be consistent with the meanings in the context of the relevant art and can not be interpreted as having ideal or overly formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

A functional container according to an embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a view for explaining a functional container according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the functional container 10 includes a main body 100 and a refrigerator 200.

The body 100 has one or more separate spaces 111 and 112 formed therein to individually contain fruits or vegetables in the spaces 111 and 112 formed therein.

In one embodiment, the body portion 100 has a longitudinally elongated shape (e.g., a banana shape or a pea shape) and includes a plurality of individual spaces 111, 112 ) Can be formed. Thus, the main body 100 can secure a space 111 or 112 for storing fruit or vegetables, as well as reducing aesthetic sensation that stimulates the purchase of the consumer.

In one embodiment, the main body 100 comprises an upper body 110 and a lower body 120, and hemispherical spaces 111 and 112 are formed in the upper body 110 and the lower body 120, respectively And spherical spaces 111 and 112 can be formed by mutual coupling. Thus, the main body 100 can store sphere-shaped fruits or vegetables (for example, apples, pears, tomatoes, etc.) in the inner spaces 111 and 112.

In one embodiment, the body portion 100 is formed with spaces 111 and 112 of a form of fruit or vegetable (for example, a banana or cucumber) inside thereof to correspond to the shapes of the spaces 111 and 112 You can store fruits or vegetables.

The cold storage unit (200) generates cold air and supplies the generated cold air to the spaces (111, 112) formed in the main body (100).

In an embodiment, the refrigerator 200 is installed inside the main body 100 to generate cool air and supply it to the inside of the main body 100. Heat generated during the process of generating cold air is supplied to the main body 100 100).

The refrigerating unit 200 may be installed only inside the upper body 110 or only inside the lower body 120 or may be installed inside the upper body 110 and inside the lower body 120, Cool air can be supplied to the spaces 111 and 112 formed in the main body 100.

The functional container 10 having the above-described configuration may further include an air circulation passage 190.

The air circulation passage 190 is formed by a first passage connected to each of the spaces 112 in the refrigerating unit 200 and a second passage connected to the refrigerating unit 200 in the space 111, 200 to the refrigerating unit 200 through the spaces 111,

In one embodiment, the air circulation passage 190 is configured such that the cool air generated in the refrigerating unit 200 is received by the cooling fan 220 (refer to FIG. 4) of the refrigerating unit 200 through the first passage And the cold air introduced through the first passage is supplied to each of the spaces 111 and 112 so that the fruits or vegetables contained in the spaces 111 and 112 are refrigerated, And circulates the cool air, which is transferred to the second passage, to the refrigerator 200 again by the cooling fan 220 (see FIG. 4) of the refrigerator 200, The fresh air generated in the unit 200 can be continuously supplied to the spaces 111 and 112 to maintain the freshness of fruits or vegetables contained in the spaces 111 and 112 for a long period of time.

The functional container 10 having the above-described structure has a plurality of independent spaces 111 and 112 in the main body 100. The functional container 10 has a space 111 and 112 in the main body 100, 200, the freshness of the fruit can be maintained for a long period of time even when there is no separate refrigerator such as a refrigerator, and the fruits can be individually stored, so that they can be prevented from being crushed to each other.

Fig. 2 is a view for explaining a first example of the main body portion in Fig. 1. Fig.

Referring to FIG. 2, the main body 100 includes a hinge member 130.

The hinge member 130 is connected to one side of each of the upper and lower main bodies 110 and 120 of the main body 100 by a hinge shaft 131 and is rotated by the hinge shaft 131 So as to open or close between the upper body 110 and the other side of the lower body 120.

The hinge member 130 includes a hinge shaft fastening means 132 for fastening the hinge shaft 131 to one side of the upper body 110 and a hinge shaft fastening means 132 for fastening the hinge shaft 131 to one side of the lower body 120. [ And the hinge shaft 131 is inserted into the hinge shaft fastening means 132 so that the hinge shaft 131 is inserted into the hinge shaft fastening means 132 formed in the upper body 110, The formed hinge shaft 131 can be rotated to open or close the upper body 110 and the other side of the lower body 120.

The main body 100 having the above-described structure may further include a sealing member 140.

The sealing member 140 is formed between the upper body 110 and the lower body 120 to seal the space between the upper body 110 and the lower body 120 to prevent the cool air in the body 100 from flowing to the outside .

In one embodiment, the sealing member 140 may be formed between and facing the upper body 110 and the lower body 120, respectively.

The closure member 140 may be provided in the upper body 110 and the lower body 120 and may be provided with a tightening means (For example, a rubber magnet, etc.) having a magnetic force is inserted into the inside of the contact means, and the adhesion of the contact means can be more strongly maintained by the magnetic body. Thus, the sealing member 140 can maintain the internal cool air without being opened even when there is an external impact on the main body 100.

The main body 100 having the above-described configuration may further include a hanging member 150. [

The hooking member 150 is formed on the rear surface of the main body 100, and is hooked on the protruding portion of the outside.

The hooking member 150 is formed in a shape for hanging on the projecting portion on the rear surface of the body portion 100 (for example, a hook, a hanger, a fishing needle, or the like) For example, a stand-type hanger, etc.), space utilization is good, and the user can conveniently use the device without bending the waist.

The main body 100 having the above-described structure may further include a plurality of cool air passages 160.

The cold air passage 160 is formed in a space having a predetermined depth in the spaces 111 and 112 inside the main body 100 so that a plurality of cool air passages 160 are formed to move the cool air generated by the refrigerator 200.

The cool air passage 160 is formed by a plurality of grooves having predetermined depths (for example, 2 mm to 10 mm) in the spaces 111 and 112 formed in the main body 100, The cold air generated in the space 200 may flow through the plurality of grooves to cool the fruits or vegetables contained in the spaces 111 and 112.

Fig. 3 is a view for explaining a second example of the main body in Fig. 1. Fig.

Referring to FIG. 3, the main body 100 includes a bowl member 170.

The bowl member 170 has a plurality of through holes and is installed in the spaces 111 and 112 inside the main body 100 to contain fruits or vegetables.

In an embodiment, the bowl member 170 is a porous type container (e.g., a colander or a basket) having a space for storing fruits or vegetables therein, 111, and 112, and the cool air generated by the refrigerator 200 can be supplied to the fruits or vegetables contained therein through a plurality of holes.

The bowl member 170 may be formed to have a smaller size than the internal spaces 111 and 112 so as to be installed in the internal spaces 111 and 112 of the main body 100, The size or shape of the inner space corresponding to the size or shape of the space 111 or 112 can be variously stored.

Fig. 4 is a view for explaining the refrigerator in Fig. 1. Fig.

Referring to FIG. 4, the refrigerator 200 includes a thermoelectric element 210, a cooling fan 220, and a heat dissipation fan 230.

The thermoelectric element 210 includes a heat absorbing plate 211 for absorbing heat and a heat dissipating plate 212 for radiating heat to the other side of the thermoelectric element 210. The heat absorbing plate 211 and the heat sink 212 The heat absorbing plate 211 is cooled by the Peltier effect generated between the end plates.

In one embodiment, the thermoelectric element 210 is formed on both sides of a heat absorbing plate 211 and a heat sink 212 formed of a material having a high thermal conductivity (for example, aluminum or the like) The heat absorbed by the heat absorbing plate 211 is transmitted to the heat sink 212 and the heat absorbed by the heat absorbing plate 211 is transmitted to the outside of the body 100 through the heat sink 212, The temperature inside the main body 100 can be lowered.

In one embodiment, the thermoelectric element 210 can contact the heat absorbing plate 211 through the heat transfer medium by contacting the heat transfer medium (i.e., heat transfer medium) with the heat transfer medium. Therefore, the area of the thermoelectric element 210 may be smaller than the area of the heat absorbing plate 211.

The cooling fan 220 is installed in the heat absorbing plate 211 to supply the inside of the main body 100 with the cool air generated by the cooling of the heat absorbing plate 211.

In one embodiment, the cooling fan 220 is installed on the side surface of the heat absorbing plate 211 cooled by the thermoelectric element 210, and the air is cooled through the heat absorbing plate 211 by the rotational force of the fan So that the cooled air can be blown into the main body 100.

The heat dissipation fan 230 is formed on the heat dissipation plate 212 and discharges the heat radiated from the heat dissipation plate 212 to the outside of the body 100.

The heat dissipation fan 230 is installed on the side surface of the heat dissipation plate 212 heated by the thermoelectric element 210 and transfers external air to the heat dissipation plate 212 by the rotational force of the fan, The air heated by the heat sink 212 may be discharged to the outside of the main body 100 after the main body 212 is cooled.

5 is a view illustrating a functional container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the functional container 20 includes a main body 100, a refrigerator 200, a temperature sensor 300, and a display 400. The main body 100 and the refrigerator 200 are the same as those shown in Fig. 1, and a description thereof will be omitted.

The temperature sensor unit 300 is formed inside the main body 100 and measures the temperature inside the main body 100.

In one embodiment, the temperature sensor unit 300 can measure the temperature inside the main body 100 by using a thermoelectric phenomenon (that is, a phenomenon in which the temperature difference of an object is directly converted to a potential difference or a potential difference thereof) And can output the measured temperature value to the display unit 400.

The display unit 400 is formed outside the main body 100 and displays the temperature measured by the temperature sensor unit 300.

In an embodiment, the display unit 400 is an apparatus (for example, an LED or an LCD) for visually displaying information. The display unit 400 may include a temperature value output from the temperature sensor unit 300, So that the user can visually provide the temperature inside the main body 100. [

6 is a view for explaining a functional container according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

6, the functional container 30 includes a main body 100, a refrigerating unit 200, a temperature sensor unit 300, a display unit 400, a memory unit 500, a control unit 600, 700). The body 100, the refrigerator 200, the temperature sensor 300, and the display 400 are the same as those of FIG. 1 and FIG.

The memory unit 500 stores a preset reference temperature for refrigerating the inside of the main body 100 in advance.

In one embodiment, the memory unit 500 may store the reference temperature changed in the control unit 600. [

The control unit 600 receives the measured temperature from the temperature sensor unit 300 and reads the reference temperature stored in the memory unit 500. The control unit 600 compares the input temperature with the read reference temperature, 200).

The control unit 600 drives the refrigerator unit 200 when the temperature input from the temperature sensor unit 300 is greater than the reference temperature read from the memory unit 500, The refrigeration unit 200 can be stopped when the temperature input from the refrigeration unit 300 is lower than the reference temperature read from the memory unit 500.

The controller 600 can change the reference temperature for refrigerating the inside of the main body 100 according to the button input notified by the input unit 700 and set the same in the memory unit 500 have.

The input unit 700 detects a button input for controlling a temperature inside the main body 100 and notifies the controller 600 of the detected button input.

The functional container 30 having the above-described configuration may further include a power supply unit 800.

The power supply unit 800 receives the commercial power or receives the power from the internal battery so that the temperature sensor unit 300, the display unit 400, the control unit 600, the input unit 700, and the refrigerator unit 200 It is converted into power and supplied.

In one embodiment, the power supply 800 may include a power switch 900. The power switch 900 is formed outside the main body 100, and turns on / off the power of the commercial power supply or the internal battery.

The power switch 900 turns off the power supplied to the refrigerator 200 when it is not necessary to drive the refrigerator 200 because there is no fruit or vegetable to be stored in the main body 100, Unnecessary driving can be prevented.

7 is a view for explaining a functional container according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the functional container 40 includes a main body 100, a refrigerator 200, and a connecting member 180. The main body 100 and the refrigerator 200 are the same as those shown in Fig. 1, and a description thereof will be omitted.

The connecting member 180 is formed on one side of one side of the main body 100 and connects to the other main body 100.

In one embodiment, the connecting member 180 forms a means for catching one side of the body portion 100 (for example, a snatch of a click button, a hanging jaw, etc.) For example, a snare button, a hook, or the like) may be formed to connect two or more body parts 100 to each other.

8 is a view for explaining a functional container according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the functional container 50 includes a main body 100 and a refrigerator 200. The refrigerating unit 200 is the same as the constituent elements of FIG. 1, and a description thereof will be omitted.

The main body 100 has spaces 111 and 112 formed therein to individually contain fruits or vegetables in the spaces 111 and 112 formed therein.

In one embodiment, the body portion 100 has a grape shape and may form spaces 111 and 112 to contain fruit or vegetables therein. Thus, the main body 100 can secure a space 111 or 112 for storing fruit or vegetables, as well as reducing aesthetic sensation that stimulates the purchase of the consumer.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of the person skilled in the art using the basic concept of the present invention, which is defined in the following claims, It belongs to the scope of right.

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110: upper body
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111, 112: Space
130: hinge member
131: Hinge shaft
132: Hinge shaft fastening means
140: sealing member
150: hanging member
160: cold air passage
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180: connecting member
190: air circulation passage
200: refrigerator
210: thermoelectric element
211: Endothermic plate
212: heat sink
220: Cooling fan
230: Thermal fan
300: Temperature sensor unit
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500: memory unit
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700: input
800: Power supply
810: Power switch

Claims (10)

(100) for forming fruits or vegetables by forming one or more individual spaces (111, 112) therein; And
And a refrigerator (200) for generating cold air and supplying the generated cold air to the spaces (111, 112)
In the main body 100,
The upper body 110 and the lower body 120 are connected to each other by hinge shafts 131 at one side of the upper body 110 and the lower body 120, A hinge member 130 for pivotally moving the upper body 110 between the upper body 110 and the lower body 120 so as to open or close between the upper body 110 and the other side of the lower body 120, And a closure member (140) for sealing the space between the upper body (110) and the lower body (120) to prevent the cool air in the spaces (111, 112) from flowing out.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the main body (100)
And a connecting member (180) formed on one side of one side of the body part (100) to connect the other body part (100).
delete 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the main body (100)
Further comprising a hooking member (150) formed on the rear surface and adapted to hang on an external protruding portion.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the main body (100)
And a plurality of cool air passages (160) formed in the spaces (111, 112) and having a predetermined depth to move the cool air generated by the cooler (200).
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the main body (100)
And is formed in the form of a porous container having a plurality of through holes and is formed in a shape having a size or shape corresponding to the size or shape of fruits or vegetables and is mounted and installed in the spaces 111 and 112 , And a bowl member (170) for containing fruit or vegetables.
The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the refrigerator (200)
A heat absorbing plate 211 for absorbing heat is formed on one side surface and a heat dissipating plate 212 for discharging heat is formed on the other side surface so that the heat absorbing plate 211 is formed between the heat absorbing plate 211 and the heat dissipating plate 212 A thermoelectric element 210 for cooling the heat absorbing plate 211 by a Peltier effect;
A cooling fan 220 installed on the heat absorbing plate 211 for supplying cool air generated by cooling of the heat absorbing plate 211 to the inside of the main body 100; And
And a heat dissipation fan (230) formed on the heat dissipation plate (212) for discharging the heat radiated from the heat dissipation plate (212) to the outside of the main body (100).
The method according to claim 1,
A temperature sensor unit 300 formed inside the main body 100 for measuring a temperature inside the main body 100; And
Further comprising a display unit (400) formed on the outside of the main body (100) for displaying a temperature measured by the temperature sensor unit (300).
9. The method of claim 8,
A memory unit 500 for presetting and storing a reference temperature for refrigerating the inside of the main body 100; And
The temperature measuring unit 300 receives the measured temperature, reads the reference temperature stored in the memory unit 500, compares the received temperature with the read reference temperature, and outputs the reference temperature to the refrigerator 200 And a controller (600) for driving the functional container.
10. The method of claim 9,
Further comprising an input unit (700) for sensing a button input for controlling a temperature inside the main body (100) and notifying the controller (600) of the detected button input.

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