KR20110040572A - Built-in refriferator for kitchen furniture - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A built-in refrigerator for kitchen furniture is provided to enable a user to approach a refrigerator through the front and rear side of island type kitchen furniture. CONSTITUTION: A built-in refrigerator for kitchen furniture comprises a refrigerator body(102), a plurality of refrigerator doors(120,130), and a first machine room. The refrigerator body has a cubic shape. The storage is formed inside the refrigerator body. The refrigerator body is installed in the lower part of upper plate of the kitchen furniture. The refrigerator doors are installed in the main body to rotate. The machine room is respectively formed on both side of the main body.

Description

Built-in refrigerator for kitchen furniture {BUILT-IN REFRIFERATOR FOR KITCHEN FURNITURE}

The present invention relates to a built-in refrigerator for kitchen furniture, and more particularly, to a refrigerator built in a lower part of a so-called island-type kitchen furniture.

Built-in home appliances are home appliances that are embedded in kitchen furniture, which are called sinks, and are being spotlighted in terms of interiors because the external parts are minimized. Dishwashers and ovens are typical examples of built-in home appliances, and their range of application is gradually increasing.

This is no exception to the refrigerator, so small refrigerators such as kimchi refrigerators and side dish refrigerators are supplied to the market in built-in form, and they serve to assist the existing refrigerators to store frequently used foods inside the kitchen furniture. It can serve to improve the ease of use.

On the other hand, the number of households in which so-called Irish kitchen furniture is being constructed is increasing recently. Island-type kitchen furniture refers to kitchen furniture in a form that is separated from the wall of the kitchen, and can be used as a table or a countertop, and its utilization is high because it is accessible to both front and rear, left and right surfaces. Here, since the island-type kitchen furniture is a form in which all of the front, rear, left, and right surfaces are exposed to the outside, unlike the conventional kitchen furniture, the exterior finish plays an important role in the commerciality.

Therefore, when the conventional built-in refrigerator is applied to the island type kitchen furniture, the rear surface of the refrigerator is exposed as it is, thereby damaging its appearance. In order to solve this problem, the back of the refrigerator may be covered by an outer panel of the furniture, but in this case, the function of the island-type kitchen furniture in terms of accessibility is only accessible through the one side of the island-type kitchen furniture. Inconsistent with this, there is a problem of lowering convenience of use.

The present invention has been made to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art as described above, the technical problem is to provide a built-in refrigerator that can be installed inside the island-type kitchen furniture to improve the ease of use.

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem, the storage space is formed therein, the refrigerator main body is installed on the lower plate of the kitchen furniture; A plurality of refrigerator doors respectively formed on opposite sides of the main body; And a machine room formed under the refrigerator body and thermally blocked from the inside of the body.

In the above aspect of the present invention, the doors of the refrigerator are formed not only on one side of the refrigerator body, but on opposite sides of the refrigerator body, respectively, to improve the convenience of use by diversifying the approach direction into the refrigerator. In addition, if the opposite side of the refrigerator is arranged to be exposed to the front and rear of the island-type dining table it can be useful in interior as it can maintain the appearance without a separate finish.

Here, the main body may have a shape of an arbitrary polygon, and as an example, the main body may have a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. As a result, the plurality of built-in refrigerators may be disposed in a state where side surfaces of the refrigerators are in contact with each other.

The refrigerator door may be rotatably mounted with respect to the main body. In addition, the refrigerator doors may be rotatably mounted in the same direction. In this case, the number of refrigerator doors may be arranged one on each side facing each other, or may be arranged in plurality.

In addition, the refrigerator door may be slidably mounted to the main body. In this case, the refrigerator door may not overlap in the slide direction of the door.

In addition, in using the slide-type door, the refrigerator door may be arranged in the longitudinal direction of the refrigerator body. That is, each door may be arranged side by side in the vertical direction of the refrigerator. As another example, the refrigerator door may be disposed in a width direction of the refrigerator body. That is, each door may be arranged side by side in the left and right directions of the refrigerator.

On the other hand, at least part of the refrigerator door may be formed with a light transmitting portion. In this way, the contents can be checked without opening the door and advantageous in terms of aesthetics. As the light transmitting part, an example in which the entire door is formed of a transparent or semitransparent material or a light transmitting window is formed in part may be considered.

On the other hand, the cooling method of the refrigerator may be a direct cooling type in which cold air is directly transferred into the high temperature through the refrigerant pipe of the evaporator, and an inter-cooling type in which the cold air generated by allowing the refrigerant and air to be transferred to the air is blown into the high temperature and cooled. To this end, the machine room for the necessary compressor, condenser, expander and evaporator is further formed with an inclined bulkhead extending obliquely between the side and bottom of the main body in which the door is not installed, and between the inclined bulkhead and the side wall of the main body. Can be located.

In this case, when the direct cooling method is employed, the refrigerant pipe constituting the evaporator may be embedded in the inner wall of the main body and the compressor may be located in the machine room.

In addition, a second machine room may be formed below the machine room, and the second machine room may be provided with a condenser and a blower fan blown to the condenser side. Through this, heat dissipation of the condenser can be performed more efficiently. To help this, a plurality of vent holes may be formed on the outer wall of the second machine room.

According to the aspects of the present invention having the configuration as described above, because it is possible to access the interior through the front and rear sides of the island-type kitchen furniture not only can improve the ease of use, but also the door is located on both sides of the refrigerator It will not hurt the aesthetics of kitchen furniture.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail an embodiment of a built-in refrigerator for kitchen furniture according to the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a built-in refrigerator according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, the embodiment 100 includes a refrigerator body 102 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape and having a storage space formed therein. A sloped partition wall 102a is formed between one of the four side surfaces constituting the main body 102 from which the door is not provided to the bottom surface of the main body 102, and the inclined partition wall 102a is formed. A machine room, which will be described later, is formed between the side walls of the main body 102.

In FIG. 1, the entire inner space of the main body is utilized as a refrigerating chamber. This is because the built-in refrigerator serves as a supplement to the existing refrigerator, and frequently used items are mainly stored in the refrigerating chamber, but are not necessarily limited thereto. That is, an example in which the whole is used as a freezing compartment may be considered, and an example in which the internal space of the main body is partitioned by a partition wall may be used as a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment.

In addition, a lower portion of the main body 102 is a support portion 104 forming a part of the second machine room to be described later. The support part 104 is positioned below the door in a closed state of the door and protrudes to the same thickness as the door so that the front surface of the refrigerator may form one plane. In addition, a plurality of vent holes 104a are formed along the circumference of the base 104. The vent hole 104a communicates with the inside of the second machine room so as to circulate the inside of the second machine room while the outside air is introduced or discharged.

A plurality of shelves 110 and 112 are arranged side by side in the up and down direction in the refrigerator body 102 to effectively accommodate food. The shelf is detachably mounted on the inner wall of the refrigerator main body, and is formed of a transparent member so that the type of food placed on the lower shelf may be checked through the upper shelf. Therefore, the built-in refrigerator is located in the lower part of the upper plate of the kitchen furniture, so that the user can check the contents of the shelf without bending or sitting down.

Two doors 120 and 130 are rotatably coupled to the main body 102 by a hinge. The two doors are opened and closed while rotating clockwise when viewed from the top of the main body. In FIG. 1, two doors are mounted, but the number of doors is not limited thereto, and an example in which a plurality of doors are installed on one side may be considered. In addition, a plurality of baskets 122 and 132 are installed on the inner wall of the door to enable efficient storage.

2 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the main body 102. Referring to FIG. 2, a machine room 140 is formed between the inclined partition wall 102a and a side wall of the main body, and a second machine room 142 is formed below the machine room 140 over the front end surface of the main body. . As described above, the vent hole 104a communicates with the second machine room 142.

The said embodiment employs direct cooling as a cooling system. To this end, it includes a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator and an expander, the compressor 150 is installed inside the machine room 140, the condenser 160 is installed inside the second machine room 142. . Here, the compressor 150 and the condenser 160 may be disposed in two spaces which are insulated from each other, thereby preventing the internal temperature of the machine room from being excessively increased, and also enabling efficient cooling.

The condenser 160 includes a coolant tube through which the coolant flows and a plurality of cooling fins contacting the coolant, which is inclined in the second machine room 142. Blowing fan 170 of the sirocco fan type is installed adjacent to the condenser 160, the outside air introduced from the outside by the blowing fan 170 receives heat while passing through the condenser 190 to the outside Is released. Since the condenser 160 is inclined, the contact area between the blown outside air and the condenser is increased, contributing to the improvement of the heat transfer rate.

The refrigerant passing through the compressor 150 and the condenser 160 is depressurized while passing through the expander 190 and cooled while passing through the evaporator 180 to cool the internal space of the main body. At this time, the evaporator 180 is embedded to surround the side wall of the main body so that the cold air can be more efficiently transferred to the inside. At this time, the expander maintained at a relatively low temperature is disposed in the same space as the compressor to prevent the compressor from overheating. The refrigerant passing through the evaporator is circulated as it enters the compressor again.

The cooling system of the present invention is not necessarily limited to direct cooling, but an intercooling cooling system through heat transfer with air can also be adopted.

3 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the built-in refrigerator according to the present invention. Since the internal structure of the second embodiment 200 is the same as the first embodiment, a description thereof will be omitted. Like the first embodiment 100, the second embodiment 200 includes a main body 202 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a support 204 is located under the main body. In addition, the plurality of vent holes 204a formed in the support 204 allow air to flow into or discharge air from the second machine room formed under the main body 202.

Slide doors 220 and 230 are slidably mounted with respect to the main body, respectively, on the upper front and rear lower parts of the main body 202. The slide door 220 occupies an upper portion of the front surface of the main body, and a front blocking wall 206 is formed below the slide door 220. Similarly, the slide door 230 occupies a lower portion of the rear surface of the main body, and a rear blocking wall 208 is formed at an upper portion thereof. Here, an example in which the front and rear barrier walls 206 and 208 are omitted and a slide door is formed to cover the entire front or rear of the main body may be considered.

Meanwhile, first and second shelves 222 and 232 are fixed to the rear surfaces of the slide doors 220 and 230, and slide together with the slide door. In the case of the second shelf 232, one side of the lower portion is formed as an inclined surface 232a, in order to prevent interference with the inclined partition wall 102a during the slide process. On the other hand, the side of each shelf is provided with a rail 224 so that the shelf is slidably mounted to the main body.

4 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the built-in refrigerator according to the present invention. Since the internal structure of the third embodiment is also the same as the first embodiment, duplicate description thereof will be omitted.

The third embodiment 300 also includes a main body 302 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape and slide doors 320 and 330 respectively installed at front and rear surfaces thereof. In addition, a plurality of vent holes 304a are formed in the support part 304 positioned below. In the third embodiment, the door extends in the vertical direction of the main body. In addition, the back and the two first and second shelves (322, 324) are provided side by side in the vertical direction. Each shelf is equipped with a rail 326 to slidably lock the door relative to the body.

In addition, the doors are formed to cover the left side of the front and rear of the main body, and the front and rear barriers 306 and rear barrier walls 308 are respectively formed on the front and rear surfaces not covered by the door. . However, the front and rear barriers may be omitted, and each door may be formed to cover the entire front or rear surface of the main body.

5 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the structure of the door 320. Since the remaining door 330 has the same structure, description thereof will be omitted. The front panel 320a of a transparent or translucent material is positioned on the front surface of the door 320, and a frame 320b having a rectangular shape is fixed to the rear surface of the front panel 320a. Since the center portion of the frame 320b is formed as an opening, it is possible to check the type of the article stored in the inside of the shelf through the front panel without opening the door. Meanwhile, the first and second shelves 322 and 324 may be fixed or integrally formed on the rear surface of the frame 320b.

The door having such a transparent light transmitting portion is not necessarily limited to the third embodiment, but can also be applied to the doors in the first and second embodiments. In addition, it is also possible to consider an example in which the light transmitting portion is formed only on a part of the door, not the front side.

6 is a perspective view illustrating an example in which the second and third embodiments 200 and 300 are actually applied to kitchen furniture. The kitchen furniture is of a type called a sink, and includes an upper (plate 10) and a number (large 20), and lower doors are provided with respective doors 30 and 40 for covering the inner space. The second and third embodiments are installed side by side in the lower portion of the upper plate corresponding to the portion of the island dining table existing separately from the wall of the upper plate.

As described above, since the two doors are formed on opposite sides, the food in the store can be taken out or stored in both the front and the rear of the island table. Thus, it is possible to take out or store the necessary food from the refrigerator without leaving a seat during cooking or during a meal, which is possible both on the front and the rear of the Irish table.

1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a built-in refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A 'of FIG. 1.

3 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the built-in refrigerator according to the present invention.

4 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the built-in refrigerator according to the present invention.

5 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the slide door in the third embodiment.

6 is a perspective view illustrating kitchen furniture to which the second and third embodiments are applied.

Claims (14)

A storage space is formed therein, and a refrigerator main body installed under the upper plate of the kitchen furniture; A plurality of refrigerator doors respectively formed on opposite sides of the main body; And And a machine room formed under the refrigerator body and thermally blocked from the inside of the body. The method of claim 1, The main body is a built-in refrigerator, characterized in that the form of a rectangular parallelepiped. The method of claim 2, And the refrigerator door is rotatably mounted with respect to the main body. The method of claim 3, Each of the refrigerator doors are built-in refrigerator, characterized in that rotatably mounted in the same direction. The method of claim 2, And the refrigerator door is slidably mounted to the main body. The method of claim 5, And the refrigerator doors do not overlap in the sliding direction of the door. The method of claim 6, The refrigerator door is a built-in refrigerator, characterized in that arranged in the longitudinal direction of the refrigerator body. The method of claim 6, The refrigerator door is a built-in refrigerator, characterized in that arranged in the width direction of the refrigerator body. The method of claim 1, Built-in refrigerator, characterized in that the light-transmitting portion is formed on at least some of the refrigerator door. The method of claim 2, An inclined partition wall extending inclined between the side and the bottom surface on which the door is not installed is additionally formed in the main body, And the machine room is located between the inclined partition wall and the side wall of the main body. The method of claim 10, A built-in refrigerator, characterized in that the second machine room is formed in the lower portion of the machine room. The method of claim 11, And a condenser and a blower fan blown to the condenser side are installed in the second machine room. The method of claim 12, A built-in refrigerator, characterized in that a plurality of vents are formed on the outer wall surface of the second machine room. The method of claim 10, The built-in refrigerator, characterized in that the compressor is installed in the machine room.

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