KR20110068412A

KR20110068412A - Refrigerator

Info

Publication number: KR20110068412A
Application number: KR1020090125355A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김은정
Original assignee: 엘지전자 주식회사
Priority date: 2009-12-16
Filing date: 2009-12-16
Publication date: 2011-06-22

Abstract

PURPOSE: A refrigerator is provided to inject a cold storage material into a home-bar case to thereby cool the internal space of the home-bar case. CONSTITUTION: A refrigerator comprises a cabinet, a door, an opening(200), a home-bar door(300), a home-bar case(400), and a cold-storage material. The cabinet forms a storage space. The opening opens and closes the storage space. The opening passes through the door. The home-bar door opens and closes the opening. The home-bar case is installed on the back side of the behind the opening. The home-bar case forms a receiving space. The cold storage material is provided to the home-bar case. The cold storage material cools the inside of the home-bar case.

Description

Refrigerator {Refrigerator}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator.

Generally, a refrigerator is a home appliance that allows food to be stored at a low temperature in an internal storage space that is shielded by a refrigerator door. The refrigerator cools the storage space by using cold air generated by heat exchange with a refrigerant circulating in a refrigeration cycle. Stored foods can be optimally stored.

Such refrigerators are gradually becoming larger and more versatile in accordance with the change of dietary life and the trend of luxury, and refrigerators of various structures considering the convenience of users have been released. Recently, a refrigerator having a separate home bar on the refrigerator door and which can easily take out stored foods including drinks is preferred.

The home bar of a typical refrigerator includes an opening formed in a door, a home bar door for opening and closing the opening, and a home bar case provided at the rear of the opening to form a storage space.

In addition, the home bar door is frequently opened due to the characteristics of use, and is separated from the cold air outlet of the high inside and divided into an independent space by the home bar case. It stays high above.

Therefore, when the dairy product such as milk or juice is stored in the home bar case, there may be a problem of deterioration.

In order to solve such a problem, a refrigerator for supplying cold air directly to the inside of the home bar was formed by forming a flow path through which cold air is discharged on the sidewall of the inside of the refrigerator. Of course, there is a problem such that the temperature inside the home bar is lower than necessary.

An embodiment of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that is provided with a coolant to cool the inside of the storage space in the home bar case to improve the cooling performance inside the home bar.

A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet in which a storage space is formed; A door for opening and closing the storage space; An opening formed through the door; A home bar door for opening and closing the opening; A home bar case provided on a rear surface of the door behind the opening to form a storage space; And a coolant provided in the home bar case and cooling the inside of the home bar case.

In addition, a part or the whole of the groove bar case is formed of an inner wall and an outer wall spaced apart from each other, characterized in that the filler is injected between the inner wall and the outer wall.

The home bar case may include a case body fixed to a rear surface of the door, and a case door mounted on one side of the case body to be opened and closed.

In addition, at least one of the inner wall and the outer wall is characterized in that the transparent or translucent form.

The coolant accommodating part may further include a coolant accommodating part on the rear surface of the home bar door.

In addition, the coolant is accommodated in the coolant case is formed separately, characterized in that the home bar case is formed with a mounting portion is fixed to the coolant case detachably.

In addition, the mounting portion is characterized in that formed on each side of the home bar case.

In addition, the mounting portion is formed in a plurality of the groove bar case, characterized in that the coolant case is mounted on a selected partial region of the home bar case.

According to the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention, the home bar case is formed of an outer wall and an inner wall, and a coolant is injected into the inside to cool the space inside the home bar case.

Therefore, even when the home bar door is frequently opened, the inside of the home bar can be cooled by the coolant by the coolant, and thus it is possible to maintain a temperature suitable for storage of dairy products, juices, and the like. It can be expected that the cooling performance is improved without.

In addition, the coolant may be provided in a part of the home bar case to allow local cooling in the space inside the home bar case, and to effectively store foods requiring various storage temperatures, thereby improving shelf life.

In addition, when the home bar door is opened, the blue-based color of the coolant may be viewed from the outside through the home bar case, and thus an effect of having a visually cooler feeling may be expected.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the spirit of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments presented, and other embodiments included within the scope of other inventive inventions or the scope of the present invention can be easily added by adding, changing, or deleting other elements. I can suggest.

That is, in the embodiment of the present invention, for convenience of understanding and explanation, the refrigerator has a side-by-side type refrigerator, in which the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment are formed on the left side and the right side, respectively, and are shielded by independent doors. It will be applicable to all refrigerators provided with home bars regardless of shape.

1 is a front view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention. And, Figure 2 is a front view of the door of the refrigerator is opened according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, the refrigerator 1 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention has an outer shape formed by a cabinet 10 forming a storage space and a door 40 opening and closing the storage space.

The cabinet 10 forms a storage space, and is configured to form a freezing compartment 20 and a refrigerating compartment 30 by being divided into left and right sides by the barrier 12. A plurality of drawers and shelves are provided in the refrigerating chamber 30 and the freezing chamber 20 so as to provide a storage space for various foods. In addition, a plurality of devices constituting a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, and an expansion means expansion refrigeration cycle are provided in the cabinet 10.

On the other hand, the storage space of the cabinet 10 is formed to be opened to the front, the open front is opened and closed by the door 40. The door 40 is provided on each side so as to independently shield the freezing compartment 20 and the refrigerating compartment 30, and configured to selectively open and close the freezing compartment 20 and the refrigerating compartment 30 by rotation. do.

Each door 40 shielding the freezing compartment 20 and the refrigerating compartment 30 forms a front appearance of the refrigerator 1 when it is closed, and a plurality of baskets are provided on the rear surface of the door 40. It is configured to accommodate food.

In addition, the freezer compartment door 42 may be provided with a dispenser 46 for dispensing purified water and / or ice from the outside, and the refrigerator compartment door 44 facilitates a beverage or food stored in the refrigerator compartment. It may be provided with a groove bar 100 to be taken out.

3 is an exploded perspective view of a home bar according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the home bar according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the home bar 100 will be described in more detail. The home bar 100 may include an opening 200, a home bar door 300, and a home bar case 400.

In detail, an opening 200 is formed at one side of the refrigerating compartment door 44. The opening 200 is formed to pass through the refrigerating compartment door 44 as a passage for food in and out, and is formed in a substantially rectangular shape. The opening 200 may be formed by a groove bar frame 210 mounted to the refrigerating compartment door 44, and the home bar door 300 is rotatably mounted to the groove bar frame 210.

The home bar door 300 selectively opens and closes the opening 200, and lower ends of both sides of the home bar door 300 are axially coupled to the inner surface of the home bar frame 210 to be rotatably mounted. The home bar door 300 is configured to rotate about 90 ° to open the opening 200, and an insulation is provided inside the home bar door 300 to insulate the inside of the home bar and the outside space. It is composed.

On the other hand, a home bar case 400 is provided on the rear surface of the refrigerating compartment door 44 corresponding to the rear of the opening 200. The home bar case 400 forms a storage space for the food entering and exiting through the opening 200, and may be formed larger than the size of the opening 200, and is detachable to the rear surface of the refrigerating compartment door 44. It may be configured to enable.

The home bar case 400 may be composed of a case body 410 and a case door 420 as a whole. The case body 410 may be configured to form the circumferential surface of the home bar case 400 to allow the home bar case 400 to be mounted on the rear surface of the refrigerator door 40.

The case body 410 may be composed of a body basket 412 and the body cover 414 as necessary. The main basket 412 is mounted on the rear surface of the refrigerating compartment door 44 corresponding to the lower side of the opening 200, and is formed to accommodate food in an upwardly open basket shape.

In addition, the body cover 414 may be seated on an upper end of the body basket 412 and fixedly mounted to a rear surface of the refrigerating compartment door 44. By combining the main basket 412 and the main cover 414, it is possible to form the home bar case 400 partitioned from the refrigerating chamber 30.

In addition, the body basket 412 is formed of an opaque material, the body cover 414 is formed of a transparent material so that the perspective of the inside of the home bar case 400 even when the refrigerator compartment door 44 is opened. Can be formed.

The case body 410 may be provided with a case door 420. The case door 420 opens and closes the home bar case 400. The case door 420 is rotatably mounted to the case body 410, and the rear of the home bar case 400 is closed when the case door 420 is closed. To form. Of course, the home bar case 400 may be integrally formed with the case door 420 and the case body 410 as necessary.

On the other hand, the home bar case 400 is formed of a double wall, the storage coolant 500 for cooling the inside of the home bar case 400 may be accommodated.

In detail, the groove bar case 400 may include an outer wall 430 forming an outer surface of the groove bar case 400 and an inner wall 440 forming an inner surface of the groove bar case 400. The outer wall 430 and the inner wall 440 are spaced apart from each other to form a space therebetween.

The coolant 500 may be injected into a space between the outer wall 430 and the inner wall 440. The coolant 500 may be water, brine, antifreeze, or the like, and may be evenly injected into the entire surface of the home bar case 400.

Of course, the outer wall 430 and the inner wall 440 which are formed to be spaced apart from each other as necessary, are formed only in a part of the whole of the home bar case 400, the coolant 500 is injected to the It may also be configured to cool only some space.

In addition, the whole of the home bar case 400 may be formed of the outer wall 430 and the inner wall 440, and divided into a plurality of sections, and then the coolant 500 may be injected into a required section of the home bar case 400. It may also be configured to cool some space.

On the other hand, the inner wall 440 or outer wall 430 forming the groove bar case 400 may be formed transparent or translucent, and the coolant 500 accommodated therein is opened from the outside when the home bar door 300 is opened. It can be configured to be visible.

That is, the blue color of the coolant 500 accommodated in the home bar case 400 and the texture of the liquid state may be expressed to the outside through the home bar case 400, and the user may have a space inside the home bar case 400. It can be formed to give a colder feeling.

When both the outer wall 430 and the inner wall 440 of the home bar case 400 are transparent, the inside of the home bar case 400 may also be checked when the home bar door 300 is opened as well as when the refrigerator compartment door 44 is opened. It becomes possible.

Of course, if necessary, only the inner wall of the outer wall 430 and the inner wall 440 may be transparent, and the outer wall may be formed in white. In this case, the coolant 500 accommodated in the home bar case 400 may be formed. You can make the colors stand out more clearly.

The outer wall 430 and the inner wall 440 may be formed on the whole of the home bar case 400, that is, both the case body 410 and the case door 420. In other words, a part of the case body 410 and the case door 420 or may be formed on any one of the case body 410 and the case door 420.

On the other hand, the coolant 500 may be provided in the home bar door 300. To this end, a coolant accommodating part 310 may be formed on a rear surface of the home bar door 300. The coolant accommodating part 310 is formed to allow the coolant 500 to be injected into a space formed inside the rear surface of the home bar door 300. In addition, the coolant accommodating part 310 may be formed to be transparent or translucent as necessary.

Hereinafter, the operation of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, the home bar door 300 is opened to store food in the home bar 100. When the home bar door 300 is opened, the home bar door 300 is rotated and rotated at an approximately 90 ° angle to expose the inside of the opening 200 and the home bar case 400.

In this state, the user can put food into the home bar case 400 or take out food through the opening 200. In this case, the home bar case 400 may be exposed to the outside, and the blue heat accumulating agent 500 inside the home bar case 400 may be viewed, and thus the inside of the home bar door 300 may be colder. You will have a visual impression.

After the user completes the operation of taking out or inserting the food from the inside of the home bar case 400, the home bar door 300 is rotated again in the opposite direction to close the opening 200.

External air may be introduced into the home bar case 400 by opening and closing the home bar door 300, which may increase the temperature of the home bar door 300.

When the home bar door 300 is closed to seal the inside of the home bar case 400, the inside of the home bar case 400 is indirectly cooled by cold air in the refrigerator and provided to the home bar case 400. The space inside the home bar case 400 may be cooled by the coolant 500, and thus, the dairy product or juice may be freshly stored in the home bar case 400.

Of course, the coolant 500 may be provided only to a part of the whole of the home bar case 400, and in this case, a food requiring a lower storage temperature is disposed near the position where the coolant 500 is provided. To store food.

On the other hand, the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention will be various embodiments in addition to the above-described embodiment, will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings with respect to another embodiment of the present invention.

Another embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the coolant is accommodated inside the coolant case in which the coolant is configured separately from the home bar case, and the coolant case is mounted on the home bar case to cool the inside of the home bar case. It is done.

Therefore, another embodiment of the present invention is different from the above-described embodiment only the configuration of the home bar case, the other configuration is the same, the same reference numerals are used for the same configuration, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

5 is a perspective view of a home bar case according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, a home bar case according to another embodiment of the present invention is provided on a rear surface of the refrigerating compartment door 44 corresponding to the position of the opening 200, and accommodates food therein through the opening 200. It is formed to be.

In addition, mounting portions 610 for mounting the coolant case 700 to be described below are formed on each surface of the home bar case 600. The mounting part 610 is formed to be recessed in a shape corresponding to the shape of the coolant case 700 so that the coolant case 700 may be fixedly mounted in an interference fit manner.

The mounting portion 610 may be formed in a structure to be mated with one side of the coolant case 700, if necessary, may be formed in a ring shape so as to hang or insert the coolant case 700. .

A plurality of mounting portions 610 may be formed on each side of the inside of the home bar case 600, and the inside of the home bar case 600 may be fixed to the mounting coolant case 700 by the mounting portion 610 at a desired position. It can be configured to enable local cooling at.

On the other hand, the coolant case 700 is formed so that the space is formed inside the coolant 500 is accommodated, is configured to be mounted to the mounting portion 610. In addition, the coolant case 700 may be formed to be transparent or translucent so that the coolant 500 accommodated therein may be viewed from the outside.

The coolant case 700 may be smaller than the size of one surface of the home bar case 600, and a plurality of coolant cases 700 may be mounted on one surface of the home bar case 600 to shield one surface of the home bar case 600. It can be formed to be.

Therefore, when the user wants to cool only a part of the inside of the home bar case 600, the user may be configured to mount the heat storage coolant case 700 only at a desired position.

1 is a front view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a front view of an open door of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an exploded perspective view of a home bar according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view of the groove bar according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

A cabinet in which a storage space is formed;

A door for opening and closing the storage space;

An opening formed through the door;

A home bar door for opening and closing the opening;

A home bar case provided on a rear surface of the door behind the opening to form a storage space;

The refrigerator provided in the home bar case, the refrigerator comprises a coolant for cooling the inside of the home bar case.

The method of claim 1,

Some or all of the groove bar case is formed of an inner wall and an outer wall spaced apart from each other,

The refrigerator is characterized in that the filler is injected between the inner wall and the outer wall.

The method of claim 2,

The home bar case,

A case body fixed to the back of the door,

And a case door mounted to one side of the case body to be openable and closeable.

The method of claim 2,

At least one of the inner wall and the outer wall is characterized in that the refrigerator is formed transparent or translucent.

The method of claim 1,

And a coolant accommodating part for accommodating the coolant on the rear surface of the home bar door.

The method of claim 1,

The coolant is accommodated in the coolant case is formed separately,

The home bar case is a refrigerator, characterized in that the mounting portion is formed to be detachably fixed to the coolant case.

The method of claim 6,

The mounting unit is a refrigerator, characterized in that formed on each side of the home bar case.

The method of claim 6,

The mounting part is formed in the groove bar case a plurality, the refrigerator characterized in that the coolant case is mounted on a selected partial region of the home bar case.