KR20110052833A - Door of stand type kimchi refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An opening and closing door for a stand-type kimchi refrigerator is provided to enable a user to selectively open and close upper side and lower side doors with one handle. CONSTITUTION: A stand-type kimchi refrigerator comprises the following: a storage chamber divided into a first upper compartment, a second upper compartment, a first lower compartment, and a second lower compartment; opening and closing type revolving doors(12,13) and handles(11,14) installed on the first and second upper compartments; drawer-type storage boxes(15,16) installed on the first and second lower compartments; a lever(20) mounted on the rear side of the handle of the second upper compartment; and a locking unit(24) connected to the lever using a linking member.

Description

DOOR OF STAND TYPE KIMCHI REFRIGERATOR}

The present invention relates to an improved swing door that allows a user to selectively or simultaneously open and close two swing doors disposed up and down by holding a corresponding handle in a four-room stand type kimchi refrigerator.

Kimchi Refrigerator was developed to store fermented kimchi for a long time in fresh state, and also fermented with fresh fermented science to ripen fresh kimchi for the best taste according to the type of kimchi, and the optimum ripening state for a longer time. It is being developed with features to maintain.

Kimchi refrigerator is also a kind of refrigerator and basically uses a refrigeration cycle that consists of compression, condensation, expansion and evaporation of refrigerant. The inside of the main body is composed of a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator and a cooling fan for cooling the condenser. Cooling device is provided.

On the other hand, a refrigerator equipped with a home bar receives a load by a control box that receives cold air through a cold air distribution hole formed in a partition wall of the freezer compartment and receives a refrigeration chamber by directly receiving cooling air by an evaporator and a fan. It is composed of a refrigerating compartment for storing the refrigeration, and is provided with a groove bar formed by separately forming a storage space on one side of the door of the refrigerating compartment.

In the conventional Kimchi refrigerator, as disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication Nos. 10-2006-109766 and 10-2006-125086, etc., an inner case forming a storage compartment is formed inside an outer case forming an outer shape, wherein the space between the outer case and the inner case is provided. There is a built-in filler for insulation. In order to open and close the open upper portion of the inner case is provided with a hinged upper door mounted to the outer case.

 The compressor, a condenser, a cooling fan, and the like are installed in a lower portion of the inner case, that is, in a space inside the lower side of the outer case, and an evaporator pipe connected to the compressor and the condenser is wound around the inner case to operate a refrigeration cycle. As the refrigerant evaporates from the evaporator pipe, the inner case is cooled by absorbing ambient heat, and it is continuously maintained at a constant set temperature so that the kimchi stored inside the inner case can be maintained for a long time without deterioration.

Heat transfer coil for aging kimchi is also wound around the outer case of the inner case, the evaporator pipe is usually installed in the upper region of the inner case, the coil constituting the heat heater is installed in the lower region of the inner case. As described above, the Kimchi refrigerator of the upper rotating door type is taken out of the inner case, that is, the kimchi container located at the bottom of the storage compartment, and the weight thereof is causing a strain on the waist. Type Kimchi refrigerators have been developed that form a storage compartment that can be opened and closed in a space.

As more lifestyles are purchased and stored at home and consumed in accordance with changes in lifestyle, a larger amount of Kimchi refrigerators are being developed for the storage. The stand-up kimchi refrigerator has been developed to meet the needs of various consumers in terms of kitchen interior and convenience.

Conventional stand-type kimchi refrigerator is a three-room (three storage compartment) type, as shown in Figure 1, the storage compartment is divided into the upper compartment (1), the middle compartment (2) and the lower compartment (3) upper compartment (1) is provided with a swing type swing door (4), the middle compartment (2) and the lower compartment (3) is provided with a drawer storage box (5,6) to be opened or closed by pulling or pushing.

Therefore, the middle compartment (2) and the lower compartment (3) is a long-term storage of heavy large kimchi container (7), the upper compartment (1) provided with a shelf (8) of a plurality of floors small capacity to be easily taken out and eaten frequently The kimchi container (9) will be used in a way to keep.

In the case where the consumption of kimchi is small, the intermediate compartment 2 or the lower compartment 3 is not used for storing kimchi, and various foods such as vegetables, fruits, meat, and grains are stored as needed. By the way, the drawer storage box (5,6) of the middle compartment (2) and the lower compartment (3) has a sufficient height to accommodate a large capacity kimchi container (7), even after storing a variety of food In this case, a large amount of empty space remains on the upper side, thereby reducing the space utilization of the storage compartment.

In addition, the drawer storage box (5, 6) can be stored simply by stacking the food in a way that, in order to take out the food is damaged or the food stored in the bottom by mutual contact had to take out the upper food first.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in the four-room stand-type Kimchi refrigerator having a door that can be opened and closed by an opening door on the upper side, the user uses a single handle to open the upper or lower casement. It is an object of the present invention to provide a casement door of a stand type kimchi refrigerator, which is improved to open or close a door selectively or simultaneously.

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, the storage compartment is partitioned into a first upper compartment and a second upper compartment, a first lower compartment and a second lower compartment, and the first and second upper compartments are swing doors of a swing type. (12, 13) and handles (11, 14) are provided, respectively, the first and second lower compartment is provided with a drawer storage box (15, 16) is a four-room stand type configured to be pulled or pushed in and out In kimchi refrigerator,

The rear end of the second upper compartment handle 14 is equipped with a lever 20 in a position that can be held together with the handle 14, the locking portion 24 is connected to the lever 20 through a link member, The locking portion 24 is elastically supported by the elastic member 23 so that it is usually fitted to both sides of the first upper compartment and the second upper compartment, and when the lever 20 is pulled, the elastic member 23 is compressed so that the first upper portion Characterized in that installed so as to move out of the compartment to the second upper compartment.

In addition, in the above, the link member is made of a wire, the turning shaft 21 for switching the force transmission direction so that the locking portion 24 is moved by the pulling force of the lever 20 in the middle of the wire Characterized in that installed.

As described above, according to the present invention, the user can open the upper and lower swing doors individually or simultaneously by pulling the upper and lower handles to select the upper and lower swing doors.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a casement door of the stand-type Kimchi refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is a four-bar stand-type Kimchi refrigerator body 10 in the user holding the handle (11, 14) the home bar Correspondingly, it is a casement door improved to open and close the top and bottom casement doors 12 and 13 selectively.

The four-room stand type Kimchi refrigerator of the present invention is a four-room type main body 10, and the storage compartment is divided into a first upper compartment and a second upper compartment, a first lower compartment, and a second lower compartment. 2 The upper compartment is provided with a swing-type rotating door (12, 13) and handles (11, 14), respectively, the first and second lower compartment is provided with a drawer storage bin (15, 16) to open or close It is configured to be.

Here, the first and second lower compartments for long-term storage of heavy and large capacity kimchi container, and the first and second upper compartments are provided with a plurality of shelves in a small capacity so that you can easily take out and eat frequently Will be used. In some cases, households with low kimchi consumption do not use the first and second lower compartments for storing kimchi, but store various foods such as vegetables, fruits, meat, and grains as needed. The drawer storage bins 15 and 16 of the first and second lower compartments have a sufficient height to accommodate a large capacity kimchi container.

The first upper compartment handle 11 is not equipped with a lever, the second upper compartment handle 14 is equipped with a separate lever is configured to open the handle or just open the handle.

Figure 3 and Figure 4 is a state diagram operating the door of the stand-type kimchi refrigerator of the present invention. 3 shows that when the user grasps and opens the handle 11 of the first upper compartment, both of the opening doors 12 and 13 of the first and second upper compartments are opened, and the user holds the handle 14 of the second upper compartment. Even when opened, the doors 12 and 13 of the first and second upper compartments are operated to open.

A separate lever 20 is mounted at a position which can be held together with the handle 14 at a position adjacent to the second upper compartment handle 14 so that only the handle 14 is held and the second upper compartment door 13 ) Or to hold the lever 20 together with the handle 14 to open.

The locking portion 24 is connected to the lever 20 through the link member 22, and the locking portion 24 is elastically supported by the elastic member 23, so that the first upper compartment door and the second upper door are normally supported. The upper compartment door is fitted to both sides, and when the lever 20 is pulled, the elastic member 23 is compressed so as to move out of the first upper compartment door and move to the second upper compartment door.

In one embodiment, the link member 22 is made of a wire, the direction switching shaft 21 for changing the direction of transfer of the force so that the locking portion 24 is moved by the pulling force of the lever 20 wire It may be implemented by installing in the middle, or may be implemented by connecting a plurality of joint link members.

When the handle 14 is not pulled together with the lever 20, the locking part 24 elastically supported by the elastic member 23 fastens the opening doors 12 and 13 of the first and second upper compartments at the same time. Thus, when the handle 11, 14 of the handle is opened by holding the door 12, 13 is opened at the same time.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the user pulls and opens the lever 20 on the handle 14 of the second upper compartment, the pulling direction of the link member 22 is switched up and down through the direction changing shaft 21. And the lock unit 24 is transferred to the locking unit 24. In this case, the locking unit 24 moves out of the first upper compartment door 12 and moves inside the second upper compartment door 13 while compressing the elastic member 23. Only the door 13 of the second upper compartment is opened.

Since the lever 20 of the handle 14 is not pulled back as shown in FIG. 3, the user selects a door to be opened from the upper and lower doors by pulling the upper and lower handles, respectively, or simultaneously swings the upper and lower doors. I can open it.

Although the technical concept of the case of the stand-type Kimchi refrigerator of the present invention has been described based on the drawings, it is intended to illustrate the best embodiment of the present invention by way of example and not to limit the claims of the present invention.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and imitations can be made without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional stand type kimchi refrigerator,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a stand-type kimchi refrigerator installed with a swing door according to an embodiment of the present invention,

3 and 4 is a view for explaining the operating state of the casement door according to an embodiment of the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

10: main body

11.14: Handle

12, 13: casement door

15, 15: drawer drawer

20: lever

Claims (2)

The storage compartment is divided into a first upper compartment and a second upper compartment, a first lower compartment and a second lower compartment, and the first and second upper compartments have a swing-type rotating doors 12 and 13 and a handle 11, In the four-room stand-type kimchi refrigerator, 14), wherein the first and second lower compartments are provided with drawer storage boxes 15 and 16, and are configured to be pulled or pushed in and out. The rear end of the second upper compartment handle 14 is equipped with a lever 20 in a position that can be held together with the handle 14, the locking portion 24 is connected to the lever 20 through a link member, The locking portion 24 is elastically supported by the elastic member 23 so that it is usually fitted to both sides of the first upper compartment and the second upper compartment, and when the lever 20 is pulled, the elastic member 23 is compressed so that the first upper portion The opening door of the stand type kimchi refrigerator, which is installed to be moved out of the compartment and moved to the second upper compartment. According to claim 1, wherein the link member is made of a wire, the direction change shaft 21 for switching the force transmission direction so that the locking portion 24 is moved by the pulling force of the lever 20 in the middle of the wire Swing door of the stand-type Kimchi refrigerator, characterized in that installed.

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