KR20100062173A - A cooling table - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A cooling table is provided, which makes use convenient by forming a cooling support part into plane expanded from the upper surface of a table. CONSTITUTION: A cooling table comprises: an upper plate in which a penetration hole is formed; a table body(100) consisting of a leg part supporting the upper plate; a cooling support part(200) accomplishing the plane; and a cooling member which is included in the lower of the upper plate and cools the cooling support part. The cooling member includes: a compressor compressing refrigerant; a condenser condensing the refrigerant compacted in the compressor; a cooling fan cooling the condenser; and a recycle pipe in which the refrigerant condensed in condenser flows.

Description

Cooling table {A cooling table}

The present invention relates to a cooling table, and more particularly, to a cooling table capable of maintaining a coolness of a beverage by cooling a container or the like on a table.

Beverages, including beer, juices, and the like, generally have to be cooled down to enjoy optimal taste and aroma.

When you drink a drink is often refrigerated in the refrigerator and then taken out as it is placed on the table to drink, and as the drinking time elapses, the temperature of the drink rises and the taste and aroma fall. In particular, alcoholic beverages, such as beer, have a noticeable deterioration in temperature.

In order to solve this problem, a beer cup is covered with an ice cup or a beer filled with ice water, but in this case, the ice melts and water is generated and the table becomes dirty. Every time there is an inconvenience to remove the ice cup or to remove it from the ice water.

As another solution, a cooling table that lowers the temperature of a beverage by installing a cooling device using a thermoelectric element or a refrigerant on a table has been developed.

Conventional cooling table is provided with a cooling support for accommodating a bottle or cup containing a beverage, the cooling device to cool the cooling support to cool the bottles, cups and the like.

And this cooling support part is made into a cylindrical shape, and is provided, forming a groove part on a table, and a bottle, a cup, etc. are cooled after being seated in a cooling support part through this groove part.

However, as the groove is formed on the table in this way, the drinker (飮 用 者) is inconvenient to care about every time the cup or the like because the bottle or cup should always be placed in the groove.

In addition, if the bottle, cup, etc. are not properly aligned to the groove portion, but accidentally placed over the rim of the groove portion, the bottle and the cup are inclined to spill the contents.

In addition, even when the drinker wants to take a comfortable posture such as placing an arm on the table, the inconvenience of not being able to take a comfortable posture is caught in this groove.

In addition, even when cleaning the table to clean the inconvenience to clean the inside of the groove, there is a difficulty in maintaining the cleanliness of the table, such as difficult to wipe properly, depositing foreign matter inside the groove.

The present invention devised to solve the problems of the above-described conventional method of cooling a beverage on the table, the conventional cooling table structure, the cooling support for cooling bottles, cups, etc. to form an extended plane with the upper surface of the table, convenient cooling The purpose is to provide a table.

In order to solve the above problems, the cooling table according to the present invention includes a table body having a top plate and a leg portion supporting the top plate and having a through hole formed in the top plate; A cooling support portion coupled to the through hole, the upper surface of which forms a plane extending from the upper surface of the upper plate; And cooling means provided at a lower side of the upper plate to cool the cooling support part.

At this time, the cooling means includes a compressor for compressing the refrigerant, a condenser for condensing the refrigerant compressed by the compressor, a cooling fan for cooling the condenser, and the refrigerant condensed in the condenser to expand under reduced pressure while passing through a capillary tube. The circulation pipe may be formed, and the circulation pipe is connected to the compressor after passing through the outer surface of the cooling support portion protruding downward of the upper plate.

A storage box body having an upper end coupled to the withdrawal hole formed at one side of the upper plate, and a storage box made of a hinged lid coupled from an open upper side of the storage box body to open and close the inner space of the storage body.

At this time, one side of the storage box body may be provided with an ultraviolet lamp for irradiating ultraviolet rays to the interior space of the storage box body.

A plurality of LED lamps are provided spaced apart in the circumferential direction from the upper edge portion of the cooling plate of the upper plate, and emits light by the operation of the call button provided on one side of the edge of the upper plate.

In addition, the container holder is coupled to the coupling hole formed in one side of the upper plate in the upper end in a cylindrical shape; And a container body seated on the container holder through the open upper side of the container holder, a container cover covering the open upper side of the container body, and the liquid stored in the container body to be discharged to the outside. A discharge faucet provided on one side of the cover and a discharge tube connected to the discharge faucet and connected to the inner lower end of the container body to guide the liquid, through a gas pipe detachably connected to the other side of the container cover. A discharge container for supplying a high-pressure gas into the container body further comprises, wherein the circulation pipe has an outer surface of the cooling support portion portion protruding downwardly from the upper plate and an outer surface of the container holder portion protruding downwardly from the upper plate. It can be characterized by passing through each wrapping.

In this case, a plurality of LED lamps may be further included in the upper edge portion of the container holder of the top plate.

According to the present invention, there is an advantage that the use of the table is much more convenient by forming an extended plane with the upper surface of the table of the cooling base.

According to the storage box that can be further included in the configuration of the present invention, the cup, cutlery, fork, spoon, etc. are stored on one side of the table body, and also have a sterilization function, so that the drawer can be used easily and conveniently while maintaining a clean state There is an advantage to that.

According to the LED lamp, which can be further included in the configuration of the present invention, by calling the LED lamp on the table when calling the employee can easily grasp the position of the table called by the employee.

According to the discharge container which can be further included in the configuration of the present invention, using a large-capacity beverage container that can be directly followed by a drink in the cup on the table, the container is cooled by the cooling means to quickly and easily cool beverage on the spot There is an advantage to drink along.

Cooling table according to an embodiment of the present invention, the table body consisting of a top plate and the leg supporting the top plate, the through plate is formed in the top plate; A cooling support portion coupled to the through hole, the upper surface of which forms a plane extending from the upper surface of the upper plate; And cooling means provided at a lower side of the upper plate to cool the cooling support part.

At this time, the cooling means includes a compressor for compressing the refrigerant, a condenser for condensing the refrigerant compressed by the compressor, a cooling fan for cooling the condenser, and the refrigerant condensed in the condenser to expand under reduced pressure while passing through a capillary tube. The circulation pipe may be formed, and the circulation pipe is connected to the compressor after passing through the outer surface of the cooling support portion protruding downward of the upper plate.

It may further include a storage box consisting of a storage box body having an upper end coupled to the withdrawal hole formed at one side of the upper plate, and a storage cover hinged at an open upper side of the storage body to open and close the inner space of the storage body.

At this time, one side of the storage box body may be provided with an ultraviolet lamp for irradiating ultraviolet rays to the interior space of the storage box body.

A plurality of LED lamps are provided spaced apart in the circumferential direction from the upper edge portion of the cooling plate of the upper plate, and emits light by the operation of the call button provided on one side of the edge of the upper plate.

In addition, the container holder is coupled to the coupling hole formed in one side of the upper plate in the upper end in a cylindrical shape; And a container body seated on the container holder through the open upper side of the container holder, a container cover covering the open upper side of the container body, and the liquid stored in the container body to be discharged to the outside. A discharge faucet provided on one side of the cover and a discharge tube connected to the discharge faucet and connected to the inner lower end of the container body to guide the liquid, through a gas pipe detachably connected to the other side of the container cover. A discharge container for supplying a high-pressure gas into the container body further comprises, wherein the circulation pipe has an outer surface of the cooling support portion portion protruding downwardly from the upper plate and an outer surface of the container holder portion protruding downwardly from the upper plate. It can be characterized by passing through each wrapping.

In this case, a plurality of LED lamps may be further included in the upper edge portion of the container holder of the top plate.

The cooling table of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the same reference numerals denote the same members or the same geometrical features having the same function.

1 is a perspective view showing a cooling table according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the cooling table shown in Figure 1, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the line III-III shown in Figure 1, 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV shown in FIG. 1.

As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the cooling table 1 of the present embodiment includes a table body 100, a cooling support 200, and the cooling means 300.

The table body 100 includes an upper plate 110 and a leg 120 supporting the upper plate 110.

The upper plate 110 is formed with a through hole 111 to which the cooling base 200 to be described later is coupled, and the through hole 111 is, for example, according to the size of the table main body 100, that is, the number of tables for example. As shown in the figure, four through holes 111 may be formed.

Of course, the through holes 111 do not have to be formed in accordance with the number of people who can sit around the table, and a proper number of through holes 111 may be formed.

The cooling base 200 is coupled to the through hole 111. Cooling portion 200 has a flat surface so that a cup or a bottle containing a drink can be placed. The cooling support unit 200 is cooled by the cooling means 300 to be described later to cool the cup or bottle placed on the upper surface of the cooling support unit 200.

As an example of the cooling support 200, a cylindrical cooling rod may be used. As another example, as shown in FIG. 3, a hollow cooling pipe having an upper side closed and an open lower side may be used. The cooling rods and the cooling pipes may be made of an aluminum material having good thermal conductivity.

All of the above-described cooling rods or cooling pipes form a flat surface, and the upper surface of the cooling support part 200 is coupled to the through-hole 111 so as to form an extended surface without protruding or recessing from the upper surface of the upper plate 110. do.

As an example of a structure in which the cooling support 200 is coupled to the through hole 111, an upper seat 110 is used as an upper rim of the through hole 111, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. 111a is formed, and the locking jaw 210 is formed along the circumferential direction of the upper edge of the cooling pedestal 200 so that the locking jaw 210 is formed on the seating jaw 111a. By being seated and hung, a structure in which the cooling support part 200 is coupled to the through hole 111 may be provided.

At this time, the upper surface of the cooling support 200, the locking jaw 210 is formed to form a plane including the upper surface of the locking jaw 210, the mounting jaw (111a) is the depth to match the height of the locking jaw (210) As a result, when the cooling support part 200 is coupled to the through hole 111, the upper surface of the upper plate 110 and the upper surface of the cooling support part 200 (including the upper surface of the locking jaw 210) form an extended plane. .

On the other hand, as an example in which the locking jaw 210 is formed, an example may be provided in which the locking jaw 210 is integrally formed so as to extend outwardly from the top of the cooling support 200, and the cooling support 200 is another example. At the upper edge of the cooling support 200 by attaching and fixing a disk-shaped locking plate (not shown) having a larger outer diameter considered to the width of the seating jaw 111a than the outer diameter of the upper surface of the cooling support 200. An example in which the locking step 210 is formed by a portion of the locking plate protruding outward may be provided.

The cooling support 200 is cooled by cooling means provided below the upper plate 110.

The cooling means may be a cooling means (not shown) using a thermoelectric element or a cooling means 300 using a refrigerant, and since such a cooling means is already known a number of details will be omitted here.

However, the concrete connection structure in which the cooling support unit 200 is cooled will be described with reference to FIG. 3 with reference to FIG.

Specific examples of the cooling means 300 using the refrigerant include a compressor 310 for compressing the refrigerant, a condenser 320 for condensing the refrigerant compressed by the compressor 310, and a cooling fan for cooling the condenser 320 ( 330, a capillary tube 340 through which the condensed refrigerant passes, and an example in which a circulation pipe 350 is connected to the capillary tube 340 to introduce and circulate the refrigerant may be provided.

As an example of a structure in which the cooling means 300 is provided below the upper plate 110, the example illustrated in FIG. 2 may be presented.

Specifically, the fixing plate 121 which is horizontally placed between the pair of leg portions 120 may be installed to provide a space in which the above-described cooling means 300 is placed and fixed to the lower side of the upper plate 110. The compressor 310, the condenser 320, and the cooling fan 330 are fixed to the fixing plate 121.

The compressor 310, the condenser 320, and the condenser 320 and the capillary tube 340 are connected to each other to allow the refrigerant to flow, and the circulation pipe 350 connected to the capillary tube 340 may be compressed again after the refrigerant is circulated. It is connected with the compressor 310 so that. A cooling fan 330 is disposed at one side of the condenser 320 to cool the condenser 320 that generates heat during the condensation of the refrigerant. In addition, the circulation pipe 350 is connected to the cooling support 200 to pass through the cooling support 200 coupled to the upper plate 110.

The cooling support unit 200 is coupled to the upper plate 110 to protrude downward from the upper plate 110 so that the cooling support unit 200 can be connected to the circulation pipe 350, and the circulation pipe 350 is an outer surface of the protruding cooling support unit 200. It is connected to the cooling support 200 by being wound several times.

In this case, a portion of the cooling support 200 in which the circulation pipe 350 is wound may be wrapped with a heat insulating material (not shown).

The refrigerant introduced into the circulation pipe 350 through the capillary tube 340 expands under reduced pressure while passing through the circulation pipe 350 to take away the surrounding heat, and through this process, the cooling support 200 is cooled.

The operation of the cooling means 300 is controlled by the controller 800 shown in FIG.

The cooling table 1 of the present embodiment may further include a storage box 400, and the storage box 400 includes a storage body 410 and a storage cover 420 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

The storage box body 410 has an upper side open while a space is provided therein so that cups, spoons, forks, spoons, etc. can be stored and stored.

Locker cover 420 is hinged on the open upper side of the locker body 410 is to open and close the inside of the locker body 410 in accordance with the rotation.

The upper plate 110 of the table body 100 has a withdrawal hole 112 formed at one side that does not interfere with the through hole 111 so that the storage box body 410 can be coupled.

An example of the structure in which the storage box body 410 is coupled to the withdrawal hole 112 is caught in the upper edge of the storage box body 410 as an example of the structure in which the above-described cooling support 200 is coupled to the through hole 111. The jaw 411 is formed, the seating jaw (112a) is formed in the upper plate 110, which is the upper edge of the extraction hole 112, the upper end of the storage box body 410 is coupled to the take-out hole 112 Can be presented.

At this time, the depth of the mounting jaw (112a) to match the sum of the height of the locking jaw 411 and the storage box cover 420 so that the upper surface of the storage box cover 420 in the state that the storage cover 420 covers the storage body 410 It is preferable to make the upper surface of the upper plate 110 and the extended plane.

On the other hand, one side of the above-described storage box body 410 may be provided with an ultraviolet lamp 430 to irradiate ultraviolet rays into the storage box body 410.

As the ultraviolet lamp 430 is provided, cups, spoons, forks, cutlery, etc. stored and stored in the storage box body 410 may be sterilized and stored.

Since the ultraviolet lamp 430 is a known configuration, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

A handle part may be provided at one side of the storage box cover 420 for convenience of rotation, and a partition wall 412 may be formed inside the storage box body 410 to separately store the contents.

The user can easily and quickly take out the cup, spoon, fork, cutlery, etc. stored in the storage box body 410 through the withdrawal hole 112 of the upper plate 110 by opening the storage box cover 420.

The cooling table 1 of the present embodiment may further include an LED (light emitting diode) lamp 510.

The LED lamp 510 is spaced apart along the upper edge portion of the cooling support 200. Specifically, as illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, an annular seating groove 111b is formed along the circumferential direction of the seating jaw 111a on the outer side of the seating jaw 111a, and the seating groove ( An annular LED PCB (Printed Circuit Board) 520 is mounted on 111b).

The LED PCB 520 is provided with a plurality of LED lamps 510 spaced apart in the circumferential direction, the upper side of the LED PCB 520 is bonded to the mounting groove 111b to form a PCB cover (530) Will be covered.

The PCB cover 530 is annular to be positioned at the top of the mounting groove 111b, the upper surface of the PCB cover 530 forms an extended plane with the upper surface of the upper plate 110. Then, the light emitting state of the LED lamp 510 is made of a transparent acrylic or urethane material is exposed to the outside.

The LED lamp 510 emits light by the operation of the call button unit 550.

The call button unit 550 is commonly used on a table used in restaurants or pubs, and is used to call an employee. By pressing a button of the button unit 550, a call signal is transmitted to the outside and near a count. The control unit installed in the controller receives this signal and outputs the number of the called table through an output unit (not shown).

Since the call button unit 550 is already known, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

When the button of the call button unit 550 is pressed, the LED 800 transmits a call signal to the outside as well as the controller 800 electrically connected to the call button unit 550 recognizes that the button is pressed. The LED lamp 510 emits light by determining the power supply to the furnace.

By the light emission of the LED lamp 510, the employee can easily and quickly check the position of the table that sent out the call signal even without checking the output unit provided near the counter, or without receiving a separate verbal instruction.

The cooling table of the present embodiment may further include a discharge container 700 for storing a beverage and drinking as needed as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4.

The discharge container 700 includes a container body 710, a container cover 720, a discharge nipple 730, and a discharge tube 740.

The container body 710 is provided with a space for storing a drink therein, the upper side is open.

An open upper side of the container body 710 is covered with a container cover 720 detachably.

One side of the container cover 720 is provided with a discharge faucet 730. In FIG. 4, a schematic diagram of the discharge faucet 730 is included, and the discharge faucet 730 is opened and closed with a pipe (not shown) inside the discharge faucet 730 as the lever 731 rotates. The discharge of the contents of the beverage is controlled so that it is not different from the well-known taps or intake faucets which are commonly found in cold and hot water purifiers and water purifiers. Therefore, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The pipe of the discharge tap 730 is in communication with the interior of the container body 710 so that the beverage can be introduced, the discharge tube 740 is connected to this pipe.

The discharge tube 740 is provided so that one end is connected to the discharge tap 730 and the other end extends to the inner bottom of the container body 710 so that the beverage stored in the container body 710 is discharged to the discharge tap 730. Be guided.

The other side of the container cover 720 is formed with a connecting portion 721 is detachably connected to the gas pipe 722, the connecting portion 721 is formed in the injection hole (not shown) is in communication with the interior of the container body 710 . The gas pipe 722 is connected to a gas supply device (not shown) installed outside to supply a high-pressure gas into the container body 710 through an injection hole of the connection part 721.

The pressure inside the sealed container body 710 is increased according to the supply of the high pressure gas, and when the lever 731 of the discharge tap 730 is rotated to open the conduit, the discharge tube 740 is opened by this pressure. The beverage passing through the interior is discharged.

At this time, the gas supplied by the gas supply device may be made of oxygen or carbon dioxide. Oxygen gas may be supplied to increase the amount of dissolved oxygen in the beverage, or carbon dioxide gas may be supplied to enhance the cool taste of the carbonated beverage in the case of carbonated beverages such as beer.

The container holder 600 is provided to allow the container body 710 to be seated. The container holder 600 has a cylindrical shape and is provided with a space in which a part of the container body 710 is accommodated.

The container holder 600 is coupled to the coupling hole 113 formed at one side of the upper plate 110 that does not interfere with the through hole 111. As an example of a structure in which the container holder 600 is coupled to the coupling hole 113, a locking jaw 610 extending outward along the circumferential direction is formed at the upper edge of the container holder 600, and the coupling hole 113 is formed. An annular seating jaw 113a is formed at a portion of the upper plate 110 that becomes the upper edge portion, and the locking jaw 610 is caught by the seating jaw 113a, so that the container holder 600 is coupled to the coupling hole 113. The structure to be combined may be presented.

At this time, the mounting groove 113b is also formed in the portion of the upper plate 110 which becomes the upper edge portion of the container holder 600, the LED PCB 520 provided with the LED lamp 510 in the mounting groove 113b and LED cover 530 may be combined.

The container holder 600 is coupled to the upper plate 110 to protrude downward of the upper plate 110, and the outer surface of the protruding container holder 600 portion is wound through the circulation pipe 350 several times. That is, the circulation pipe 350 is connected while passing through both the cooling support 200 and the container holder 600. In this case, a heat insulating material (not shown) may be wrapped in the container holder 600 in which the circulation pipe 350 is wound.

Therefore, the container holder 600 is also cooled together by the aforementioned cooling means 300, and the container body 710 seated on the container holder 600 is also cooled according to the cooling of the container holder 600, thereby the container body. The beverage stored inside 710 is also cooled.

At this time, the container holder 600 may be made of a material having a good thermal conductivity, such as aluminum in consideration of the cooling efficiency.

The user can drink the cooled beverage stored in the container body 710 according to the cup by rotating the lever 731 of the discharge tap 730, so that the cool beverage can be easily provided at the seat.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It is not limited.

1 is a perspective view showing a cooling table according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is an exploded perspective view of the cooling table shown in FIG. 1;

3 is a cross-sectional view of the III-III line shown in FIG.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV shown in FIG. 1;

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

One; Cooling table 100; Table body

110; Top 111; Through hole

112; Withdrawal hole 113; Joining hole

120; Leg 200; Cooling stand

300; Cooling means 310; compressor

320; Condenser 330; Cooling fan

340; Capillary tube 350; Circulating pipe

400; Locker 410; Locker

420; Storage cover 430; UV lamp

510; LED lamp 520; LED PCB

530; PCB cover 550; Button

600; Container holder 700; Discharge container

710; Container body 720; Container cover

730; Discharge head 740; Discharge tube

800; Control

Claims (8)

A table main body including a top plate having a through hole formed therein and a leg portion supporting the top plate; A cooling support portion coupled to the through hole, the upper surface of which forms a plane extending from the upper surface of the upper plate; And Cooling means provided on the lower side of the upper plate for cooling the cooling support. The method according to claim 1, The cooling means includes a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, a condenser for condensing the refrigerant compressed by the compressor, a cooling fan for cooling the condenser, and a refrigerant condensed in the condenser while being expanded under reduced pressure while being introduced into the circulation. Including pipes, The circulation pipe is connected to the compressor after passing through the outer surface of the cooling support portion protruding to the lower side of the upper plate. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The cooling table is a cooling table, characterized in that made of a cylindrical cooling rod or a hollow cooling pipe the upper side is closed and the lower side is open. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And a storage box made of a storage box body having an upper end coupled to the withdrawal hole formed at one side of the upper plate, and a storage cover hinged at an open upper side of the storage box body to open and close the inner space of the storage body. Cooling table. The method according to claim 4, Cooling table, characterized in that the one side of the storage box body is provided with an ultraviolet lamp for irradiating ultraviolet light into the interior space of the storage box body. The method according to claim 1 or 2, A plurality of spaced apart along the circumferential direction at the upper edge portion of the cooling base portion of the top plate is provided, the cooling characterized in that it further comprises an LED lamp to emit light by the operation of the call button provided on one side of the edge of the top plate table. The method according to claim 2, A container holder having a cylindrical shape having an upper end coupled to a coupling hole formed at one side of the upper plate; And The container cover seated on the container holder through the open upper side of the container holder, a container cover covering the open upper side of the container body, and the container cover to discharge the liquid stored in the inside of the container body to the outside The discharge faucet is provided on one side of the, and the discharge faucet is connected to the inner bottom of the container body is made up of a discharge tube for guiding the liquid, through the gas pipe detachably connected from the other side of the container cover Further comprising; a discharge vessel for supplying a high pressure gas into the container body; The circulation pipe is passed through the cooling plate portion outer surface protruding to the upper plate and the outer surface of the container holder portion protruding to the lower side of the cooling table, respectively. The method of claim 7, The table is spaced apart along the circumferential direction at the upper edge portion of the container holder of the upper plate, and the cooling table further comprises an LED lamp for emitting light by the operation of the call button provided on one side of the edge of the upper plate. .

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