KR20090012228U - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator including a special compartment that can selectively partition the internal space, the refrigerator according to the present invention and the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment is formed by a partition wall, the hinge is coupled to the main body to the freezer compartment or the refrigerating compartment Doors to open and close, the freezer compartment or the refrigerating compartment is formed inside the special compartment having a different storage temperature from the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment, and selectively partitions the special compartment to form the first special compartment and the second special compartment It includes a partition plate, the storage temperature of the first special chamber and the second special chamber can be independently controlled.

Description

Refrigerator {Refrigerator}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly to a refrigerator including a special compartment that the interior space can be selectively partitioned.

In general, a refrigerator is a device for storing food at a low temperature, and includes a freezer compartment in which food is stored at a relatively low temperature, and a refrigerating compartment in which food is stored at a relatively higher temperature than the freezer.

Recently, a refrigerator including a special chamber that maintains a different storage temperature from the freezer compartment and the refrigerating chamber is developed and produced according to the characteristics of the food to be accommodated, and Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2003-38999 includes a refrigerator including a special chamber. An example of this is disclosed.

However, in the conventional refrigerator, there is a problem in that one specialty room cannot store different kinds of foods at the optimum storage temperature of each food.

In addition, in the conventional refrigerator, it is impossible to change the special food compartment accommodation structure according to the type and size of food to be stored, and there is a problem of low space utilization and user convenience.

The present invention is to solve such a problem, the object of the present invention is to improve the structure of the specialty room, it is possible to effectively store foods with different optimal storage temperature in one specialty room, increase the space utilization and user convenience To provide an old refrigerator.

Refrigerator according to the present invention for achieving this purpose includes a special compartment and a partition member for selectively partitioning the special compartment.

In this case, the partition member includes a plate whose front end is hinged to one side of the special chamber.

In addition, the partition member may include a roll screen provided on one side of the special chamber.

The specialty chamber may further include a cavity in which an opening is formed at one side, and a drawer that is withdrawn through the opening, and the partition member may be coupled to the drawer.

The apparatus may further include a thawing cooling device provided at one side of the specialty chamber to supply cold or warm air so that internal temperatures of the partitioned storage spaces of the specialty chamber are different from each other.

The thawing cooling apparatus may include a first supply port through which a discharge port is divided by the partition member, and a second supply port for supplying cool air or warmth to one of the storage spaces of the selected compartment.

In addition, the refrigerator according to the present invention is a main body in which a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment are formed by a partition wall, a door hinged to the main body to open and close the freezing compartment or the refrigerating compartment, and formed in the freezing compartment or the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment and A specialty chamber having a different storage temperature from the refrigerating chamber, and a partition plate for selectively partitioning the specialty chamber to form a first specialty chamber and a second specialty chamber, wherein the first specialty chamber and the second specialty chamber include: The storage temperatures can be formed differently from each other.

In addition, the specialty chamber is provided through the opening and the opening formed on one side, the drawer is hinged to the front end of the partition plate, the high projections provided on both inner side of the drawer, and provided on both outer sides of the partition plate It may include a fixing groove into which the fixing protrusion is inserted.

The refrigerator according to the present invention includes a partition member for selectively partitioning a specialty compartment, so that foods having different optimum storage temperatures are stored freshly and effectively in one specialty compartment.

In addition, in the refrigerator according to the present invention, it is possible to partition a specialty room in consideration of the type and size of food to be stored, thereby improving space utilization and user convenience of the specialty room.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. 1 is a perspective view showing the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention with the refrigerator compartment door open, and FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing the refrigerator according to the present embodiment with the refrigerator compartment door closed.

As shown, the refrigerator according to the present embodiment has a main body 10 having a plurality of storage compartments 20 and 30 partitioned up and down by a heat insulating partition 11, and the front of the plurality of storage compartments 20 and 30, respectively. Doors 21, 31 and 32 provided to open and close the storage compartments 20 and 30, and cold air supply devices 41 and 42 provided in the storage compartments 20 and 30 to supply cold air into the storage compartments 20 and 30, respectively. And a machine room 50 provided at the lower rear side of the main body 10 and in which electrical components such as the compressor 13 are installed.

In addition, the refrigerator according to the present embodiment is a refrigeration consisting of a compressor 51, a condenser (not shown), an expander (not shown), and an evaporator 52 to make cold air discharged through the cold air supply devices 41 and 42. It includes a cycle.

The main body 10 is composed of an inner wound 10a and an outer wound 10b, and a foam is filled between the inner wound 10a and the outer wound 10b of the main body 10 to maintain thermal insulation.

The storage compartments 20 and 30 include a freezing compartment 20 which is partitioned by the heat insulating partition 11 and a refrigeration chamber 30 which is provided on the upper side.

On the front of the freezer compartment 20, a sliding freezer door 21 is provided, and on the front side of the refrigerator compartment 30, a pair of refrigerator compartment doors 31 and 32 are hinged to both sides of the main body 10 so as to be rotated in a hinged manner. The storage space is formed in each of the inner surfaces of the refrigerating chamber doors 31 and 32.

The refrigerating chamber 30 is provided with a shelf 33 and a storage drawer 34 for storing food and the like stored in the refrigerator.

In addition, the lower side of the refrigerating chamber 30 is provided with a special chamber 100 is formed with a storage temperature different from the freezing chamber 20 and the refrigerating chamber 30 for fresh storage of vegetables, fruits and the like and thawing of fish meat. Hereinafter, the special selection room 100 of the refrigerator according to the present invention will be described in detail.

3A to 3C are perspective views illustrating a special chamber according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the special chamber according to the first embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the line AA ′ of FIG. 3C.

As shown, the special selection chamber 100 of the present embodiment is a cylindrical cavity 110 having an opening 111 formed on one side, a drawer 120 that is withdrawn from the cavity 110 through the opening 111, A partition member 130 for selectively partitioning the specialty chamber 100, a thawing cooling device 160 for supplying cold or warm air to the cavity 110, and selectively opening and closing the opening 111 of the cavity 110. The cover C is included.

The partition member 130 of the present embodiment has a plate 140 whose tip is hinged to the bottom surface of the drawer 120 and is rotated, and the plate 140 so that the partitioned state of the special selection chamber 100 is maintained. ) Is provided with a fixing part 150 for fixing.

The plate 140 is formed in a plate shape, and the heat insulating material is inserted or filled therein to reinforce the thermal insulation between the first special chamber 100a and the second special chamber 100b partitioned by the plate 140. An elastic sealing rubber 141 is provided around the plate 140 to prevent cold air movement between the first special chamber 100a and the second special chamber 100b.

The fixing part 150 has fixing protrusions 151 provided on both inner surfaces of the drawer 120 and fixing grooves 152 provided on both outer surfaces of the plate 140 so that the fixing protrusion 151 is inserted and caught. It is provided. As a result, the plate 140 is maintained in an upright state, and the partition state of the special selection chamber 100 is stably maintained. Of course, the above-described fixing part 150 may be modified in various forms by way of example.

The thawing cooling apparatus 160 has a first supply port 161 and a second supply port 162 provided on the rear surface 112 of the special selection chamber 100 to supply cold air, and each supply port 161 and 162 is provided. In the damper (not shown) is provided, the amount of cold air discharged is controlled. The first supply port 161 and the second supply port 162 of the present embodiment communicate with the cold air supply device 41 of the refrigerating chamber 30. Of course, the specialty chamber of the present invention may have an independent cooling system.

In the first supply port 161, the discharge port is divided into left and right sides by the partition member 130. That is, in the state in which the plate 131 is standing, a part of the cold air supplied to the first supply port 161 is discharged to the first special chamber 100a on the left side, and the remaining cold air is supplied to the first supply port 161. Is discharged to the second special chamber 100b on the right side.

The second supply port 162 supplies cold air only to the second special chamber 100b. Therefore, as the second special chamber 100b can be supplied with cold air at the same time through the first supply port 161 and the second supply port 162, the second special chamber is compared with the first special chamber 100a. A relatively low temperature storage space may be formed at 100b.

Reference numerals 121 and 122 are communication holes formed in the rear surface of the drawer 120 to allow cold air supplied from the first supply port 151 and the second supply port 152 to pass therethrough.

Accordingly, in the refrigerator according to the present invention, it is possible to separate two kinds of foods having different optimum storage temperatures from each other by using one special chamber and to store them at the optimum storage temperatures. Of course, if more than one partition member is installed and the arrangement and number of cold air supply ports are changed, it is natural that more kinds of food can be stored at each optimum storage temperature.

In addition, in the refrigerator according to the present invention, it is possible to change the accommodation structure of the specialty room according to the type and size of food to be stored, thereby increasing the space utilization and user convenience of the specialty room.

5 is a perspective view showing a special chamber according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In the other embodiments below, the same components as those described in the first embodiment will be omitted and the same reference numerals will be used.

The special selection chamber 200 according to the present embodiment includes a tubular cavity 210 having an opening 211 formed at one side thereof, a drawer 220 which is withdrawn from the cavity 210 through the opening 211, and the special selection chamber 200. Partition member 230 for selectively partitioning the and comprises a thawing cooling apparatus 250 for supplying cold or warm air to the cavity 210.

The partition member 230 of the present embodiment includes a roll screen 240 and a fixing part 250 provided on one side of the special selection chamber 200.

The roll screen 240 includes a housing 241, a screen 242 wound around a shaft 243 accommodated in the housing 241, and an elastic member (not shown) to keep the screen 242 wound. ) And a fixing bar 244 provided at the tip of the screen 242. Such a roll screen is a well-known technique, and a detailed description thereof is omitted herein. However, the screen is preferably provided with a heat insulating member, so that the heat insulation between the partitioned special chamber is effectively maintained.

The fixing part 250 is a fixing groove 251 provided on both sides of the fixing bar 244 of the screen 242 and a locking pin 252 inserted into the fixing groove 251 to prevent the screen 242 from being rewound. It is provided. Of course, the fixing part 250 of the present embodiment is illustrative, and can be modified in various forms.

6A to 6C are perspective views illustrating a special chamber according to the third to fifth embodiments of the present invention, and show various modified embodiments of the thawing cooling apparatus.

The thawing cooling apparatus 360 of FIG. 6A includes two cold air supply ports 361 and 362 for allowing cold air to be independently supplied to the partitioned first special chamber 300a and the second special chamber 300b. The thawing cooling apparatus of 6b includes only one cold air supply port 461 such that cold air is supplied only to the first special chamber 400a and cold air is not supplied to the second special chamber 400b. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6C, the thawing cooling apparatus 560 of the present invention supplies warmth to the cold air supply port 561 and the second special chamber 500b for supplying cold air to the first special chamber 500a. The warmth supply port 562 can be provided, whereby the thawing and ripening of food in the refrigerator special selection room of the present invention is possible.

In addition, the special room of the present invention may be modified in various forms. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the front part of the drawer may be provided to close the front opening of the cavity, without separately providing a cover to open and close the front of the specialty compartment. In addition, the front opening of the cavity may be closed only by the cover without having a separate drawer.

1 is a perspective view showing a refrigerator in a state in which a refrigerator compartment door is opened according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a side sectional view showing a refrigerator according to the present embodiment with the refrigerator compartment door closed.

3A to 3C are perspective views illustrating a special chamber according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view of the special chamber according to the first embodiment of the present invention seen from the line AA ′ of FIG. 3C.

5 is a perspective view showing a special chamber according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

6A to 6C are perspective views illustrating a special chamber according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

* Description of symbols on the main parts of the drawings *

10 Main body 11 Insulation bulkhead

20 Freezers 30 Refrigerators

41, 42 Cold Feeder 50 Machine Room

100 special rooms 110 cavities

120 drawer 130 compartment

140 Plate 150 Fixture

160 Thawing Cooling Unit 170 Communication Port

Claims (8)

In the refrigerator including a special room, And a partition member for selectively partitioning the specialty chamber. The method of claim 1, The partition member is a refrigerator, characterized in that the front end is hinged to one side of the special chamber. The method of claim 1, The partition member is a refrigerator, characterized in that it comprises a roll screen provided on one side of the special chamber. The method of claim 1, The specialty chamber further includes a cavity in which an opening is formed at one side and a drawer which is withdrawn through the opening, The partition member is a refrigerator, characterized in that coupled to the drawer. The method of claim 1, And a thawing cooling device provided on one side of the specialty chamber to supply cold or warm air so that internal temperatures of the partitioned storage spaces of the specialty chamber are different from each other. The method of claim 5, The thawing cooling apparatus includes a first supply port through which a discharge port is divided by the partition member, and a second supply port for supplying cold or warm air to one of the partitioned storage spaces of the special chamber. Refrigerator. A main body in which a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment are formed by a partition wall, A door hinged to the main body to open and close the freezing compartment or the refrigerating compartment; A special chamber formed in the freezing compartment or the refrigerating compartment and having a different storage temperature from the freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment; A partition plate for selectively partitioning the specialty room to form a first specialty room and a second specialty room, And a storage temperature of the first special chamber and the second special chamber is different from each other. The method of claim 7, wherein The specialty chamber is an opening formed in one side and a drawer is withdrawn through the opening, the front end of the partition plate hinged; A high protrusion provided on both inner surfaces of the drawer, Refrigerators, characterized in that provided on both outer sides of the partition plate comprises a fixing groove into which the fixing projection is inserted.

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