KR20080079920A - Refrigerator with television - Google Patents

Abstract

A refrigerator with a television is provided to allow glass and film members to have high light transmittance when a LCD(Liquid Crystal Display) monitor is activated so that an image of the LCD monitor is displayed on the glass or film member. A refrigerator includes a body(10) equipped with a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment. A refrigerator compartment door(20) and a freezer compartment door(30) are hinged to a front surface of the body. The refrigerator compartment door and the freezer compartment door are covered by glass members(23,34). The refrigerator compartment door has an ice maker and a dispenser. The refrigerator compartment includes an ice drawing device(21) used to draw ices or cooling water. A display unit(22) includes a button(33) used to control the operation of the refrigerator and a display window used to display the state of the refrigerator. A controller is provided to control the whole operation of components. The refrigerator includes a flat LCD monitor(32) and glass member(23,34) for covering the exterior of the refrigerator and the LCD monitor.

Description

Television Refrigerator {REFRIGERATOR WITH TELEVISION}

1 is a view showing an example of a television combined refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of deactivation of a liquid crystal monitor in FIG. 1; FIG.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of activation of a liquid crystal monitor in FIG. 1;

4 is a view showing another example of the television combined refrigerator according to the present invention.

5 is a view showing another example of the television combined refrigerator according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

10: refrigerator body 20: freezer door

23: freezing chamber glass member 30: refrigerator compartment door

32: liquid crystal monitor 34: glass parts of the refrigerator compartment

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a television combined refrigerator equipped with a liquid crystal monitor, and more particularly, to a television combined refrigerator having a different appearance depending on whether the liquid crystal monitor is activated.

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 not only can adjust the installation space with other electronic products as the capacity increases, but also needs to be manufactured integrally with other electronic products to satisfy various needs of consumers. It can also be equipped to allow television viewing.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator for a television combined that can further diversify the appearance design according to the activation of the liquid crystal monitor.

The present invention for solving the above problems; A liquid crystal monitor installed at one side of the refrigerator so as to have the same plane as the exterior; And a glass member provided to cover the refrigerator exterior and the liquid crystal monitor.

In addition, the glass member provides a television combined refrigerator, characterized in that the translucent material.

In addition, the glass member provides a television combined refrigerator, characterized in that the light transmittance variable window, the light transmittance varies depending on whether the voltage is applied.

In addition, the film member is attached between the refrigerator exterior and the glass member, and the light transmittance is changed depending on whether or not the voltage applied; provides a television combined refrigerator further comprising.

In addition, the film member provides a television combined refrigerator, characterized in that the translucent material.

Moreover, the film member provides the television combined refrigerator characterized by not being covered with a liquid crystal monitor.

In addition, provided on one side of the liquid crystal monitor, the input unit for adjusting the operation of the liquid crystal monitor; provides a television combined refrigerator further comprising.

In addition, the input unit provides a television combined refrigerator, characterized in that the electrostatic switch or touch screen.

In addition, the input unit provides a television combined refrigerator, characterized in that it is installed so as to be covered by a glass member.

In addition, the freezer door for opening and closing the freezer compartment; An ice extractor provided in the freezer door and extracting ice or water; A refrigerator compartment door for opening and closing the refrigerator compartment; And, the home bar is provided on the refrigerator compartment door, the home bar for taking out the article stored in the refrigerator compartment; further comprising a liquid crystal monitor provides a television combined refrigerator, characterized in that installed in the refrigerator compartment door above the home bar.

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

1 is a view showing an example of a television combined refrigerator according to the present invention, the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment are formed side by side on both sides of the inside of the refrigerator body 10, the freezer compartment door 20 and the refrigerating compartment door in front of the refrigerator body 10 30 is hinged, and the freezer door 20 and the refrigerating compartment door 30 are installed to be covered by the glass members 23 and 34 in order to produce a more luxurious image.

In more detail, an ice maker for making ice and a suspender for collecting ice are provided inside the freezer compartment 20, while an ice extractor 21 for extracting ice or cold water from the outside of the freezer compartment 20 is provided. Is provided, a display unit 22 including a button for controlling the operation of the refrigerator and a display window for displaying the state of the refrigerator is installed thereon, including the ice takeout device 21, the display unit 22 and the refrigeration cycle The controller (not shown) for controlling the operation of the various components constituting the configuration is configured to be built.

In this case, the freezer compartment glass member 23 includes a hole 23h corresponding to the ice extractor 21 and the display unit 22, so that the freezer compartment door 20 is excluded except the ice extractor 21 and the display unit 22. It is installed to cover the entire surface, the freezer compartment glass member 23 is made of glass of a predetermined thickness may be attached to the freezer compartment door 20 by an adhesive or the like, a thin film of various metal material in the case constituting the freezer compartment door 20 After attaching, may be implemented in various ways to feel like a glass material by coating a transparent coating film.

Next, in the refrigerating compartment door 30, the home bar 31 can be opened and closed so as to not only easily take out the beverage in the refrigerating compartment, but also reduce the leakage of cold air, and to monitor the television thereon. ) And a speaker (not shown) are installed to form the same plane as the front surface of the refrigerating compartment door 30, and the various buttons for controlling the channel and volume, etc., as well as activating and supplying power to the liquid crystal monitor 32 on one side thereof. An input unit 33 is included.

At this time, the upper and middle portions of the freezer compartment door 20 are provided with an ice maker, a suspension unit and an ice extractor 21, so that it is difficult to secure a space for the liquid crystal monitor 32 to be installed. Although the liquid crystal monitor 32 is installed at the lower part of the lower and refrigerating compartment doors 30, the view is not good because the display is not good, and the liquid crystal monitor 32 is provided above the home bar 31 of the refrigerating compartment door 30 to secure the view. Do.

Of course, since the liquid crystal monitor 31 is relatively thin, the liquid crystal monitor 31 may be installed in a thin groove (not shown) formed in the refrigerating compartment door 30, and may have electric wires so that power and control signals supplied to the liquid crystal monitor 32 may be transmitted. It is connected to the control unit for controlling the operation of the refrigerator.

In particular, the refrigerator compartment glass member 34 is provided with a hole 34h corresponding to the groove bar 31 to cover the entire surface of the refrigerator compartment door 30 except for the groove bar 31, but the refrigerator compartment glass member 34 has a predetermined thickness. It may be made of glass and attached by an adhesive or the like.

In this case, the refrigerating chamber glass member 34 performs a mirror function by scattering or absorbing light incident upon application of voltage to have a low transmittance, while having a high transmittance through the incident light when voltage is not applied. A variable window is also used to switch to the light transmittance, it is preferable that the power is applied to the liquid crystal monitor 32 as opposed to whether the power is supplied to the liquid crystal monitor 32 also the light transmittance variable window that is the refrigerator compartment glass member 34.

That is, since the light transmittance of the refrigerating chamber glass member 34 connected to the liquid crystal monitor 32 in a state in which the liquid crystal monitor 32 is installed to be covered by the refrigerating chamber glass member 34 depends on whether a voltage is applied, the liquid crystal monitor 32 ), The appearance varies depending on whether the fridge glass member 34 maintains a mirror function or a specific color, or the fridge door 30 becomes transparent as the fridge glass member 34 becomes transparent. 31) is displayed.

Further, the refrigerating compartment glass member 34 may be made of smog treated glass or translucent glass, and the liquid crystal monitor 32 is covered by the refrigerating compartment glass member 34 while the liquid crystal monitor 32 is turned off, In the state where the monitor 32 is turned on, the screen of the liquid crystal monitor 32 may be configured to be seen through the refrigerating chamber glass member 34.

Furthermore, the refrigerating compartment glass member 34 may be installed to cover the input unit 33 in addition to the liquid crystal monitor 32, but the input unit 33 may transmit an input signal even if the input unit 33 is covered by the refrigerating chamber glass member 34. Alternatively, the touch screen may be configured in the form of a touch screen, or may be configured such that an input signal may be input by a remote controller.

FIG. 2 is a view illustrating an example of deactivation of the liquid crystal monitor in FIG. 1. When the deactivation state is not supplied to the liquid crystal monitor 32, the refrigerating chamber glass member 34 is applied as power is supplied to the refrigerating compartment glass member 34. ), The light transmittance is lowered, the liquid crystal monitor 32 covered by the refrigerator compartment glass member 34 is not visible, and the refrigerator compartment glass member 34 implements a mirror function or a specific color.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of activation of the liquid crystal monitor in FIG. 1. When the power is supplied to the liquid crystal monitor 32 and the screen is in an activated state, the refrigerating chamber glass is not applied to the refrigerating chamber glass member 34. The light transmittance of the member 34 is increased, and the screen is illuminated from the liquid crystal monitor 32 covered by the transparent refrigerator compartment glass member 34, and the screen of such a liquid crystal monitor 32 is passed through the refrigerator compartment glass member 34. The portion of the refrigerating compartment glass member 34 except for the liquid crystal monitor 32 is visible in the original color of the refrigerating compartment door 30.

4 is a view showing another example of a dual-use refrigerator according to the present invention, the freezer compartment door 20 and the refrigerating compartment door 30 are installed in the refrigerator main body 10 to be opened and closed, and the ice in the freezer compartment door 20 A take-out device 21 and a display unit 22 are provided, and the home bar 31, the liquid crystal monitor 32, and the input unit 33 are provided in the refrigerator compartment door 30, and the freezer compartment door 20 and the refrigerator compartment door 30 are provided. The glass members 23 and 34 and the film members 24 and 35 are respectively attached to the front surfaces thereof, and thus various appearances may be realized while varying the light transmittance according to the input voltage.

More specifically, the freezer compartment glass member 23 and the refrigerating compartment glass member 34 are made of transparent glass, and the freezer compartment film member 24 and the refrigerating compartment film member 35 are configured such that light transmittance is changed depending on whether a voltage is applied. The freezer compartment film member 24 and the refrigerating compartment film member 35 are provided with a separate power supply unit (not shown) for applying power.

Of course, the power supply unit controls whether or not to supply power to the freezer compartment film member 24 and the refrigerating compartment film member 35 at a desired time, the light transmittance of the freezer compartment film member 24 and the refrigerating compartment film member 35 when the power is applied. Is lowered, and the freezer door 20 and the refrigerating compartment door 30 have a mirror-like effect, but the light transmittance of the freezer compartment film member 24 and the refrigerating compartment film member 35 increases when the power is cut off, and the freezer door 20 And the original color of the refrigerator compartment door 30 is visible.

At this time, the freezer compartment glass member 23 and the freezer compartment film member 24 are provided with holes 23h and 24h to expose the ice extractor 21 and the display unit 22, and the refrigerator compartment glass member 34 and The refrigerating chamber film member 35 includes holes 34h and 35h to expose the groove bar 31, and is formed by the liquid crystal monitor 32 and the input unit 33 by the refrigerating chamber glass member 34 and the refrigerating chamber film member 35. ) Is installed to cover.

In addition, since the liquid crystal monitor 32 is installed so that the liquid crystal monitor 32 is covered by the refrigerating chamber film member 35, the power supply unit is preferably set to cut off the power supply to the refrigerating chamber film member 35 when the liquid crystal monitor 32 is turned on. .

Therefore, when the liquid crystal monitor 32 is turned off, the power supply unit applies power to the freezer compartment film member 24 and the refrigerating compartment film member 35 to lower the light transmittance, so that the freezer compartment film member 24 and the refrigerating compartment film member 35 are When the liquid crystal monitor 32 is turned on, but the liquid crystal monitor 32 is turned on, the power supply unit cuts off the power to the freezer compartment film member 24 and the refrigerating compartment film member 35 to increase the light transmittance, and the freezer compartment door 20. And not only the actual color of the refrigerator compartment door 30 is revealed, but also the screen of the liquid crystal monitor 32 is visible through the refrigerator compartment film member 35 and the refrigerator compartment glass member 34.

Meanwhile, the refrigerating compartment glass member 34 and the refrigerating compartment film member 35 may be made of smog-treated glass or translucent glass, and the liquid crystal monitor 32 is the refrigerating compartment glass member 34 while the liquid crystal monitor 32 is turned off. And the refrigerator compartment film member 35, but the screen of the LCD monitor 32 is configured to be seen through the refrigerator compartment glass member 34 and the refrigerator compartment film member 35 while the LCD monitor 32 is turned on. It may be.

5 is a view illustrating another example of the dual-use refrigerator according to the present invention, which is configured in the same way as the example shown in FIG. 4, but is formed in a portion of the refrigerator compartment film member 35 corresponding to the liquid crystal monitor 32. 35h ', and the refrigerator compartment film member 35 is attached to only the portion of the refrigerator compartment door 30 except for the liquid crystal monitor 32, and then covers the LCD monitor 32 and the refrigerator compartment film member 35. The refrigerating compartment glass member 34 is attached.

Of course, there is further provided a power supply unit for applying power to the freezer compartment film member 24 and the refrigerator compartment film member 35, the operation can be adjusted arbitrarily.

Accordingly, the color of the freezer compartment door 20 and the refrigerator compartment door 30 may vary depending on whether power is supplied from the power supply unit to the freezer compartment film member 24 or the refrigerating compartment film member 35 regardless of the operation of the liquid crystal monitor 32. In addition, since the liquid crystal monitor 32 is positioned inside the refrigerating chamber glass member 34, damage due to dust accumulation, impact, and the like from the outside can be prevented.

In the above, the present invention has been described in detail by way of examples based on the embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited by the above embodiments and drawings, and the scope of the present invention will be limited only by the contents described in the claims below.

In the television combined refrigerator according to the present invention configured as described above, the glass member or the film in the deactivated state of the liquid crystal monitor because the glass member and the film member whose light transmittance is varied so as to cover the liquid crystal monitor and cover the liquid crystal monitor are installed. The light transmittance of the member is made low so that the liquid crystal monitor is not hidden by the glass member or the film member, thereby increasing the sense of unity of the design. The transparent glass member is realized by high light transmittance of the glass member or the film member in the activated state of the liquid crystal monitor Alternatively, the screen of the liquid crystal monitor is illuminated through the film member, so that the TV can be viewed as well.

Claims (10)

Refrigerator; A liquid crystal monitor installed at one side of the refrigerator so as to have the same plane as the exterior; And, And a glass member provided to cover the refrigerator exterior and the liquid crystal monitor. The method of claim 1, A glass combined use refrigerator, characterized in that the glass member is a translucent material. The method of claim 1, The glass member is a television combined refrigerator, characterized in that the light transmittance variable window of which light transmittance varies depending on whether or not a voltage is applied. The method of claim 1, And a film member attached between the refrigerator exterior and the glass member and having a light transmittance different depending on whether a voltage is applied thereto. The method of claim 4, wherein And a film member is a translucent material. The method of claim 4, wherein A film combined refrigerator, wherein the film member is provided so as not to cover the liquid crystal monitor. The method of claim 1, And an input unit installed at one side of the liquid crystal monitor and adjusting the operation of the liquid crystal monitor. The method of claim 7, wherein And the input unit is a static electricity switch or a touch screen. The method of claim 8, And an input unit is provided to be covered by a glass member. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, A freezer compartment door to open and close the freezer compartment; An ice extractor provided in the freezer door and extracting ice or water; A refrigerator compartment door for opening and closing the refrigerator compartment; And, A home bar provided in the refrigerating compartment door and capable of taking out items stored in the refrigerating compartment; The liquid crystal monitor is a television combined refrigerator, characterized in that it is installed in the refrigerator compartment door above the home bar.

Images