KR20060131281A - Refrigerator with warming stroage room - Google Patents

Abstract

A refrigerator is provided to keep food over a normal temperature without an additional installation space by forming a warming storage compartment as well as a refrigerating compartment and a freezer compartment. A refrigerator main body(110) has refrigerator compartments inside. Refrigerator compartment doors(131, 161) are combined with the refrigerator main body for opening and shutting a front opening of the refrigerator compartments. A warming storage compartment(171) is defined inside one of the refrigerator compartment doors, being insulated from the refrigerator compartments and opened toward a front of the refrigerator compartment door. A warming storage compartment door opens and shuts an opening area of the warming storage compartment. A heating part is arranged to heat the inside of the warming storage compartment.

Description

Refrigerator with a warm room {REFRIGERATOR WITH WARMING STROAGE ROOM}

1 and 2 are a perspective view of a conventional refrigerator,

3 and 4 are a perspective view of a refrigerator provided with a warm room according to an embodiment of the present invention,

5 is a cross-sectional view of the warm room along the line VV of FIG. 3;

6 is a control block diagram of the refrigerator of FIG. 3;

7 is a cross-sectional view of a warm room region of a refrigerator provided with a warm room according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

110: refrigerator body 121: freezer

131: freezer door 141: control panel

144: temperature setting unit 145: display unit

151: refrigerator compartment 161: refrigerator compartment door

171: Warm room 181: Warm room door

191: temperature detector 193: electric heater

195: control unit

The present invention relates to a refrigerator provided with a warm room, and more particularly, a refrigerator provided with a warm room so that food can be stored at room temperature or higher without requiring a separate installation space to enhance user convenience. It is about.

The refrigerator includes a refrigerator main body having a cooling chamber formed therein, and a refrigeration cycle component for cooling the cooling chamber to cool and store food. In general, the cooling chamber is composed of a freezer compartment for freezing food and a refrigerating compartment for storing food at a relatively high temperature.

1 and 2 are perspective views of a conventional refrigerator. As shown in these figures, the refrigerator rotates opening and closing each front opening of the refrigerator main body 10 and the freezing chamber 21 and the refrigerating chamber 31 in which the freezing chamber 21 and the refrigerating chamber 31 are formed, respectively. A freezing chamber door 25 and a refrigerating chamber door 35 hinged to the refrigerator main body 10 are provided.

A plurality of shelves 22 are disposed to be spaced apart in the up and down direction in the freezer compartment 21 so as to accommodate food therein, and an ice maker 24 is provided in the upper region of the freezer compartment 21.

A plurality of door bins 26 are provided on the inner surface of the freezer door 25 to accommodate food, and ice or water can be withdrawn on the front surface of the freezer door 25 without opening the freezer door 25 and the refrigerating chamber door 35. The dispenser 27 is installed so that it may be. The upper portion of the dispenser 27 is provided with a control panel 28 to set the respective temperatures of the freezer compartment 21 and the refrigerating compartment 31.

The refrigerator compartment 31 is provided with a plurality of shelves 32 for partitioning the refrigerator compartment 31 along the vertical direction and storing and supporting food. The lower area includes a plurality of drawers for storing vegetables or fruits. 34 is arrange | positioned so that extraction is possible in the front-back direction.

A plurality of door bins 36 are provided on an inner surface of the refrigerating chamber door 35 to accommodate food and stored therein, and a home bar is provided to draw out the refrigerated food without opening the refrigerating chamber door 35 in the central upper region. 38 is provided.

By the way, in the conventional refrigerator, it is formed so that the freezer compartment 21 which keeps food frozen and the refrigerator compartment 31 which keeps food cold may be stored, and there exists a problem that food cannot be stored above normal temperature. There is a so-called warmer (not shown) for storing food above room temperature, but the use of warmer costs extra purchase cost, and if you do not use the warmer, it takes up unnecessary space and adds to the management burden. There is not much use.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator having a warm room, which does not require a separate installation space and can store food at room temperature or higher, thereby enhancing user convenience.

The object is, according to the present invention, a refrigerator body having a cooling chamber formed therein;

A cooling chamber door coupled to the refrigerator main body to open and close the front opening of the cooling chamber; A warming chamber formed inside the cooling chamber door so as to be insulated from the cooling chamber and open to the front of the cooling chamber door; A warm room door for opening and closing the open area of the warm room; It is achieved by a refrigerator having a warm room, characterized in that it comprises a heating unit arranged to heat the interior of the warm room.

Here, it is preferable to further include a temperature detecting unit for detecting the internal temperature of the warm room, and a control unit for controlling the heating unit based on the detection result of the temperature detecting unit.

It is effective that the heating unit comprises an electric heater.

The heating unit is preferably configured to include a heat conductive member disposed on the bottom of the warm room.

It is effective to further include a temperature setting unit for setting the internal temperature of the warm room.

It is preferable to further include a display unit for displaying the temperature set by the temperature setting unit to the outside.

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

3 and 4 are perspective views of a refrigerator having a warm room according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the warm room along line VV of FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is a view of the refrigerator of FIG. 3. 7 is a control block diagram, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a greenhouse region of a refrigerator having a greenhouse according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in these drawings, the refrigerator provided with the present warming room includes a refrigerator main body 110 in which a freezing compartment 121 and a refrigerating compartment 151 are formed therein, and each of the freezing compartment 121 and the refrigerating compartment 151. The freezer compartment 131 and the refrigerating chamber door 161 coupled to the refrigerator main body 110 to open and close the front opening, and the warming chamber 171 which is opened forward in the refrigerating chamber door 161 and partitioned from the refrigerating chamber 151. And a heating unit door 181 for opening and closing the front opening 172 of the heating chamber 171 and a heating unit implemented in the form of an electric heater 193 for heating the interior of the heating chamber 171. have.

The freezer compartment 121 and the refrigerating compartment 151 are formed in the refrigerator body 110 with the partitions 111 arranged in the up and down direction therebetween, respectively, in each of the freezer compartment 121 and the refrigerating compartment 151. A plurality of shelves 123 and 153 are arranged to partition the internal space along the up and down direction to accommodate food and drink. An ice maker 125 is provided in an upper upper region of the freezing chamber 121, and a plurality of drawers 155 are arranged in a lower region of the refrigerating chamber 151 so that vegetables or fruits can be stored therethrough in the front and rear directions. It is.

The freezer door 131 and the refrigerating chamber door 161 are hinged to the front opening edges of the freezer compartment 121 and the refrigerating compartment 151 so as to rotate and open the freezer compartment 121 and the refrigerating compartment 151, respectively. A plurality of door bins 133 and 163 are coupled to inner surfaces of the door 131 and the refrigerating chamber door 161 so as to accommodate and support food. The inner upper region of the refrigerating chamber door 161 is provided with a home bar 165 so as to withdraw the refrigerated food without opening the refrigerating chamber door 161, and the lower side of the home bar 165 can store food above room temperature. A warm room 171 is formed.

On the other hand, the refrigerating chamber door 161 is provided with the door outer plate 162a which forms an external appearance, and the door inner plate 162b which is spaced apart at the filling interval of the foam material 162c inside the door outer plate 162a. . An opening 172 is formed in a central area of the door outer plate 162a to form an entrance and exit of the warming room 171, and one side of the opening 172 is opened so that a warming room 171 is formed therein. The greenhouse chamber case 174 having a tubular shape is integrally coupled. The door inner plate 162b is provided with a greenhouse chamber forming part 175 protruding toward the refrigerating chamber 151 so as to be spaced apart at intervals of filling between the greenhouse chamber case 174 and the foam material 162c.

In the opening 172 region of the heating chamber 171, a heating chamber door 181 is rotatably coupled in the vertical direction to open and close the opening 172 of the heating chamber 171, and the heating chamber door 181 ) Is provided with a gasket 183 to hermetically block the warm room 171. An electric heater 193 is installed at an inner bottom of the warm room 171 as a heating part for heating the inside, and a temperature detector 191 is provided at one inner side of the warm room 171 to detect an internal temperature. It is. These temperature detectors 191 and electric heaters 193 are respectively provided with a control unit 195 for controlling the electric heater 193 so that the internal temperature can be maintained at a set temperature based on the temperature detection result of the temperature detector 191. It is connected. Here, as shown in FIG. 7, the bottom of the warm room chamber 171 is further provided with a heat conducting member 197 formed in a plate shape with a metal member and disposed above the electric heater 193 so as to accommodate food. It can also be configured to.

On the other hand, the front of the freezer compartment 131 is provided with a dispenser 135 to draw ice and water without opening the freezer compartment 131 and the refrigerating chamber door 161, the upper region of the dispenser 135 The control panel 141 is coupled to set driving conditions. The control panel 141 includes a plurality of buttons 143 for inputting an operation signal, a temperature setting unit 144 implemented in the form of a button for setting the temperature of the warm room 171, and predetermined time information. A display unit 145 for displaying is provided. The temperature setting unit 144 and the display unit 145 are electrically connected to the control unit 195 to set the temperature of the warm room 171 and to display the set temperature externally.

By such a configuration, when the food is to be stored at a temperature higher than room temperature, the food to be stored in the interior of the greenhouse 171 in a state in which the greenhouse chamber 171 is opened by pulling the greenhouse chamber door 181 forward. To be stored. Next, the opening 172 may be blocked by the warm room door 181, and then the temperature setting unit 144 may be operated to set the internal temperature of the warm room room 171 according to the type and state of food to be stored. On the other hand, when the temperature is set by the temperature setting unit 144, the control unit 195 causes the internal temperature of the warm room chamber 171 to be detected by the temperature detection unit 191, and when the detected temperature is lower than the set temperature, the electric heater. In addition to controlling the power to be applied to the unit 193, the display unit 145 may be controlled to visually display information of the warm room 171 such as the set temperature and the present temperature to the outside.

As described above, according to the present invention, a refrigerator body having a cooling chamber formed therein, a cooling chamber door coupled to the refrigerator body to open and close a front opening of the cooling chamber, and a cooling chamber inside of the cooling chamber door can be insulated from each other. The food compartment is refrigerated and includes a warming chamber which is partitioned so as to be opened in front of the cooling chamber door, a warming chamber door that opens and closes the open area of the warming chamber, and a heating unit arranged to heat the interior of the heating chamber. Not only can it be stored refrigerated, it can be stored above room temperature without occupying a separate installation space, and a refrigerator provided with a warm room for improving user convenience is provided.

Claims (6)

A refrigerator body having a cooling chamber formed therein; A cooling chamber door coupled to the refrigerator main body to open and close the front opening of the cooling chamber; A warming chamber formed inside the cooling chamber door so as to be insulated from the cooling chamber and open to the front of the cooling chamber door; A warm room door for opening and closing the open area of the warm room; And a heating unit arranged to heat the interior of the warm room. The method of claim 1, And a control unit for controlling the heating unit based on a detection result of the temperature detection unit for detecting the internal temperature of the warming room and the detection result of the temperature detection unit. The method of claim 1, The heating unit has a refrigerator with a warm room, characterized in that comprising an electric heater. The method of claim 1, And the heating part comprises a heat conducting member disposed at the bottom of the warm room. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, And a temperature setting unit for setting an internal temperature of the warm room. The method of claim 5, And a display unit for displaying the temperature set by the temperature setting unit to the outside.

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