KR20090133021A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A refrigerator is provided to minimize that Kimchi is spoiled by controlling cool air as a refrigerator door is not opened. CONSTITUTION: A refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, and a Kimchi dispenser(20). A refrigerating room is formed in the refrigerator body to store Kimchi. The Kimchi dispenser is composed in order to take out Kimchi at the outside of the refrigerator body. The Kimchi dispenser comprises a bank(50), a mounting groove part, and a discharge part(62,75). The low temperature of the bank is maintained cool air provided to the refrigerating room. The mounting groove is formed on the outside of the main body of the refrigerator body. The discharge part discharges Kimchi to the outer container.

Description

Refrigerator {REFRIGERATOR}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator in which water kimchi and the like can be easily taken out from the outside without opening a door.

The refrigerator is a device for low temperature storage or storage of food, etc., and stores the refrigerator by dividing the range of low temperature according to a storage method such as food.

In general refrigerators, it is easy to leak cold air due to opening and closing of doors, and thus temperature fluctuations are severe. Therefore, since kimchi, which is a traditional food that realizes taste by fermentation and aging, can be easily changed, a kimchi refrigerator configured to control cold air in a high-pitched container has been developed. Early kimchi refrigerators were used for the purpose of storing kimchi exclusively, but fruit, vegetables, meat, etc. are also used for the purpose of storing them for a long time without being frozen.

In terms of appearance, the kimchi refrigerator has been widely used in that the user opens the door from the top to take out the kimchi container housed inside, but recently, the stand type kimchi is installed on the side in consideration of the beautiful design. Refrigerators have also been developed.

In order to store various kimchi for a long time in a delicious state, containers suitable for the characteristics of kimchi are required, and these containers are arranged inside the refrigerator according to the usage time. However, in order to find a container containing the desired kimchi, it is necessary to take out several kimchi containers, which is not only inconvenient, but also makes it difficult to control the cold air. This inconvenience may be aggravated in the case of water kimchi or the like, which takes many operations to remove the proper amount from the container.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its object is to allow water kimchi and the like to be easily taken out from the outside without opening a door.

In order to achieve the above object, the refrigerator body is formed with a cooling chamber to store water kimchi and the like; And a water kimchi dispenser configured to extract water kimchi and the like from the outside of the refrigerator body. The water kimchi dispenser is connected to a bank in which water kimchi and the like are stored and kept at a low temperature by cold air supplied to the cooling chamber, and a mounting groove formed to mount an external container for water kimchi on the outside of the refrigerator main body, and the bank. And it includes a discharge unit for discharging water, such as kimchi to an external container.

As an example related to the present invention, the bank may include a water outlet and a dust outlet so that the water and the dust of the water kimchi can be discharged separately. In this case, the water outlet may be provided with a strainer to filter the dust.

As an example related to the present invention, the discharge part may include a valve for discharging or blocking water, and a dust discharge part configured to discharge the dust. And, the waste discharge portion, the housing in which the inlet and outlet holes of the dust is formed; It is configured to be rotated in close contact with the inside of the housing, the outer peripheral surface is formed with at least one receiving groove so as to contain a certain amount of dust to include a rotator for discharging the dust contained in the receiving groove by the rotation angle to the outlet can do.

As an example related to the present invention, a cutter may be further formed in the rotator so that the dust having a size greater than or equal to the depth of the receiving groove may be cut according to the rotation of the rotator.

As an example related to the present invention, the ice discharge unit for discharging the ice to the outer container may be further provided. In this case, the ice discharge unit may include an ice bank for storing the ice, and a crusher for crushing the ice taken out of the ice bank to supply to the outer container.

As an example related to the present invention, an ultraviolet lamp for disinfecting the discharge unit after discharge of the water kimchi may be further provided around the discharge unit.

As an example related to the present invention, the water kimchi dispenser may be formed in a door connected to the refrigerator main body so as to be openable and closeable.

According to the refrigerator according to the present invention as described above, convenience is enhanced by simplifying a complicated operation such as opening the refrigerator door, taking out a container containing water kimchi, opening the container, and putting it in a bowl. In addition, since the refrigerator door is not opened, it is possible to control cold air, thereby minimizing the deterioration of taste such as kimchi.

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

1 is a front perspective view showing a front view of a refrigerator related to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator 1 includes a refrigerator main body 10 forming an appearance, and a plurality of doors 11 and 12 are provided on the front of the refrigerator main body 10. However, the disclosed refrigerator 1 exemplifies a standing form in which the doors 11 and 12 are installed in the front, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the refrigerator 1 may be applied to a form in which the door is installed on the upper surface.

The doors 11 and 12 may be largely divided into an upper door 11 and a lower door 12. The upper door 11 is provided with a hinge on one side and is configured to open and close through a handle 13 installed on the side away from the hinge 13. The lower door 12 may be configured to slide in the front-rear direction. The upper door 11 and the lower door 12 may be configured in plural numbers.

The front surface of the upper door 11 is formed with a groove 21 of the outer container which is a configuration of the water kimchi dispenser 20 according to the present invention. The mounting groove 21 is provided with nozzles or outlets 62 and 75 through which water, dry matter, or ice of water kimchi can be taken out, and the amount of water kimchi or the addition of dry water or ice can be determined by the user's choice. User inputs (41, 42) are installed to allow. These user inputs 41 and 42 include a switch 42 which is operated by contact or push of the outer container.

Figure 2 is a front perspective view showing an open state of the upper door of the refrigerator according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the water kimchi dispenser 20 has a shape protruding from the rear surface of the upper door 11 by a space for storing water kimchi and the like and a volume of a device for discharging.

Inside the refrigerator body 10, a cooling chamber 15 capable of storing kimchi at low temperature is formed. The cooling chamber 15 may be divided into a plurality of compartments by the shelf 16, and the shelf 16 may be configured to be folded or slided to accommodate a high height container.

By supplying cold air to the interior of the cooling chamber 15 and the water kimchi dispenser 20, the container placed on the shelf 16, the water kimchi stored in the water kimchi dispenser 20, and the like are kept at a low temperature.

3 is a device configuration diagram of the water kimchi dispenser according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the water kimchi dispenser 20 is connected to the bank 50, which is stored at a low temperature by cold air supplied to the cooling chamber 15, in which the water kimchi is stored, and is connected to the water kimchi. The discharge part 25 which discharges a back etc. to the outer container 80 is provided.

Here, 'water kimchi,' etc. means that the water contains relatively much water, such as water kimchi, Dongchimi, Singan Kimchi or Nabak Kimchi, and furthermore, fruit drinks, Sikhye, or alcohol by the refrigerator 1 of the present invention. Can be stored and taken out.

The bank 50 may include a water outlet 51 and a dust outlet 53 so that the water (L) and the dust (P) of the water kimchi can be discharged separately. The lower portion of the bank 50 may be formed so that the dust outlet 53 may be collected at a lower position than the water outlet 51 so that the dust outlet 53 may be easily discharged to the dust outlet 53 by the natural fall of the dust P. FIG. have. In addition, the bank 50 may be further provided with a temperature sensor that can detect the temperature of the water kimchi or a water level sensor that can detect the amount of water kimchi.

The water outlet 51 may be provided with a strainer 52 for filtering the dust (P) so that the hose 61 connected to the water outlet 51 is not blocked. Between the sieve 52 and the dust outlet 53 may be formed in an inclined form so that the dust (P) naturally falls to the dust outlet 53 by its own weight.

Discharge unit 25 may include a valve 63 for discharging or blocking the water (L), and the dust discharge unit 70 configured to discharge the dust (P).

The valve 63 discharges or blocks the water L of the water kimchi by the electrical signals of the user inputs 41 and 42.

The dust discharge part 70 is configured to be rotatable in a state in which it is in close contact with the housing 71 in which the inlet hole 73 and the outlet hole 74 of the dust P are formed, respectively. The rotator 72 is included.

The inner wall of the housing 71 is configured to be in close contact with the outer surface of the rotator 72 so that water of the water kimchi does not leak while the rotator 72 is stopped or rotated.

Receiving groove 76 is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the rotator 72 to contain a certain amount of dust (P) to discharge the dust contained in the receiving groove 76 by the rotation angle of the rotator 72 to the outlet. That is, when the receiving groove 76 is in the position of the inlet hole 73, if the dust P falls and is accommodated in the receiving groove 76, the rotator 72 rotates, and the receiving groove 76 is the outlet hole. When the position of 74 is reached, the dust P falls by its own weight.

The receiving groove 76 may be configured in plural, the size of the receiving groove 76 may be formed differently to adjust the amount of the dust (P).

The rotator 72 may be formed with a cutter 77 so that the dust P having a size greater than or equal to the depth of the receiving groove 76 may be automatically cut according to the rotation of the rotator 72. Accordingly, the rotator 72 may not be prevented from being rotated and broken by the dust P having a size greater than or equal to the depth of the receiving groove 76, and the dust P may be adjusted to a size that is easy for the user to eat. .

Figure 4 is a block diagram of a water kimchi dispenser showing another example related to the present invention. In FIG. 4, in addition to the configuration described with reference to FIG. 3, an ice discharge part 26 for discharging ice to an external container is illustrated.

The ice discharge unit 26 is composed of an ice bank 91 for storing the ice I, and a crusher 92 for crushing the ice taken out from the ice bank 91 and supplying it to an external container.

Therefore, the crushed ice I may be additionally supplied to the outer container 80 according to the user's choice.

5 is a block diagram of a water kimchi dispenser showing another example related to the present invention.

In FIG. 5, the ultraviolet lamp 100 is provided around the discharge part 25 in addition to the configuration described with reference to FIG. 3. The ultraviolet lamp 100 serves to sterilize the discharging part 25 after discharging the water kimchi. Since the water kimchi is discharged and the discharge portion 25 is exposed to the outside air, harmful bacteria may be generated in the water kimchi remaining in the hose or tube of the discharge portion 25, and thus, an ultraviolet lamp 100 is provided to prevent this. . The ultraviolet lamp 100 or the discharge part 25 may be configured to be rotatable or rotatable so that ultraviolet rays generated by the ultraviolet lamp 100 can be irradiated to every corner.

6 is a block diagram of a refrigerator according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the refrigerator 1 includes a user input unit 41 and 42, a valve 63, a dust discharge unit 70, an ice discharge unit 26, an ultraviolet lamp 100, and a sensor 121. ), The display unit 30, the controller 120, and the like.

The control unit 120 transmits a control signal to the valve 63, the dust discharge unit 70, and the ice discharge unit 26 based on an input signal of the user input units 41 and 42 or a detection result of the sensor 121. In addition, the controller 120 may detect a temperature of the bank 50 described in FIG. 3 and generate a control signal to supply or block cold air.

As described with reference to FIG. 3, the user inputs 41 and 42 are disposed around the mounting groove 21 or the mounting groove 21 to receive a command by an operation of a user or an external container. The user inputs 41 and 42 may be configured in the form of a key or a button operating in a push method or in a form operating in a touch.

The sensor 121 may detect various states of the bank 50 or the dust discharge unit 70. The sensor 121 may be a temperature sensor, a water level sensor, a sensor capable of detecting a malfunction of the discharge unit 25, or the like.

The valve 63 is controlled by the control signal of the control unit 120 whether the operation, opening and closing time and the like. The valve 63 may be configured as a solenoid valve or the like to be operated by an electrical signal.

The dust discharge unit 70 controls the rotation angle of the rotator 72 as shown in FIG. 3 according to the control signal of the controller 120. That is, when the extraction of the dust is input or set by the user input units 41 and 42, the control unit 120 transmits a control signal to a motor or the like that rotates the rotator 72 so that the rotator 72 is rotated by the set rotation angle. do.

The ice discharge part 26 provides a signal necessary for the operation of the crusher 92 as shown in FIG. 4 by the control signal of the controller 120.

The display unit 30 outputs input or command status of the user input units 41 and 42 or various state information of the refrigerator 1 in the form of visual information. The display unit 30 may be implemented in the form of LED, LCD, OLED, or CRT.

The refrigerator described above is not limited to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, but the embodiments may be configured by selectively combining all or some of the embodiments so that various modifications can be made. have. For example, unlike the one disclosed in FIG. 3, it is also possible to be configured to discharge only water. In this case, the bank 50 may be formed such that water kimchi is stored or only water except dry matter is stored.

According to the refrigerator according to the present invention, since the water kimchi can be taken out from the outside without opening the refrigerator door, user convenience is enhanced, and thus the industrial use is high.

1 is a front perspective view showing a front view of a refrigerator related to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a front perspective view showing an open state of the upper door of the refrigerator according to the present invention

Figure 3 is a device configuration of the water kimchi dispenser associated with the present invention

Figure 4 is a block diagram of a water kimchi dispenser showing another example related to the present invention

5 is a block diagram of a water kimchi dispenser showing another example related to the present invention

Figure 6 is a block diagram of a refrigerator according to the present invention

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

20: water kimchi dispenser 25: discharge portion

26: ice discharge unit 30: display unit

50: bank 52: sieve

61: valve 70: dust discharge portion

71: housing 72: rotator

L: Water P: Pile

Claims (9)

A refrigerator body in which a cooling chamber is formed to store water kimchi and the like; And And a water kimchi dispenser configured to extract the water kimchi and the like from the outside of the refrigerator body, and the water kimchi dispenser includes: A bank in which the water kimchi and the like are stored and kept at a low temperature by cold air supplied to the cooling chamber; Mounting groove portion formed to mount the outer container for holding the water kimchi, etc. on the outside of the refrigerator body; And And a discharge unit connected to the bank and discharging the water kimchi to the outer container. The method of claim 1, The bank is characterized in that the water discharge port and the dust discharge port so that the water and the dust of the kimchi can be discharged separately, the water discharge port characterized in that the filter net is installed so that the dust can be filtered. The method of claim 2, wherein the discharge unit, A valve for discharging or blocking the water; And A refrigerator comprising a dust discharge part configured to discharge the dust. The method of claim 3, wherein the dust discharge portion, A housing in which inflow and outflow holes of the dust are formed, respectively; And Is configured to be rotated in close contact with the inside of the housing, the outer circumferential surface is formed with at least one receiving groove so as to contain a certain amount of the dust, by the rotation angle of the dust contained in the receiving groove to the outlet A refrigerator comprising a rotator for discharging. The method of claim 3, The rotator is a refrigerator, characterized in that the cutter (cutter) is further formed so that the dust having a size greater than the depth of the receiving groove can be cut according to the rotation of the rotator. The method of claim 1, Refrigerator, characterized in that the ice discharge unit for discharging the ice to the outer container further. The method of claim 6, wherein the ice discharge portion, Ice banks for storing ice; And And a crusher for crushing the ice taken out of the ice bank and supplying the ice to the outer container. The method of claim 1, And a UV lamp disposed around the discharge unit and further disinfecting the discharge unit after discharge of the water kimchi. The method of claim 1, The water kimchi dispenser is formed in the door which is connected to the refrigerator body to be opened and closed.

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