KR20170005263A

KR20170005263A - Refrigerator having a function for preventing oxidation

Info

Publication number: KR20170005263A
Application number: KR1020150094555A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김서곤; 허현; 임동수
Original assignee: 주식회사 솔고 바이오메디칼
Priority date: 2015-07-02
Filing date: 2015-07-02
Publication date: 2017-01-12

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator having a shroud prevention function, which comprises a main body of a refrigerator and a hydrogen generator for generating hydrogen and supplying generated hydrogen to the main body. will be.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a function for preventing oxidation,

Generally, hydrogen is a strong reducing gas and has a very strong antioxidant property to prevent oxidation.

In particular, when hydrogen enters a plant or an animal tissue, the antioxidant function of removing hydroxyl radical, which is active oxygen, prevents aging and helps prevent diabetes, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, cancer and dementia, It has been reported that it is effective for skin beauty, diet, fatigue recovery, sexual function improvement, exercise capacity improvement, immunity enhancement, and hangover relief. Therefore, various methods for using antioxidant power of hydrogen in daily life need to be developed.

Therefore, by disposing such strong antioxidant hydrogen in foods such as fruits, vegetables, grains and meat, it is possible to prevent oxidization of foodstuffs and prevent the decay of foodstuffs and to maintain the freshness of the refrigerator for a long time. The present invention has the technical problem.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a refrigerator comprising: a main body of a refrigerator; and a hydrogen generator for generating hydrogen and supplying generated hydrogen to the main body.

The refrigerator according to the present invention having the above structure can prevent the oxidation of various vegetables, grains, and meat stored in the main body of the hydrogen entering the internal space of the refrigerator, thereby improving the freshness of the ingredients. Improvement also allows the preservation period of the ingredients to be increased.

1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator of the present invention,
2 is a side sectional view of the refrigerator of the present invention,
3 is a side cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention,
4 is a configuration diagram of the hydrogen generation module of the storage vessel of the present invention,
5 is a configuration diagram of the hydrogen generating electrode body of the storage container of the present invention,
6 is a block diagram of the control unit of the hydrogen generation module of the storage vessel of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of a refrigerator having a shroud prevention function of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

It is to be noted, however, that the disclosed drawings are provided as examples for allowing a person skilled in the art to sufficiently convey the spirit of the present invention. Accordingly, the present invention is not limited to the following drawings, but may be embodied in other forms.

In addition, unless otherwise defined, the terms used in the description of the present invention have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. In the following description and the accompanying drawings, A detailed description of known functions and configurations that may be unnecessarily blurred is omitted.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator having a shroud prevention function of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side sectional view.

1, a refrigerator 1 according to the present invention includes a main body 10 for performing a main function of a refrigerator for refrigeration and refrigeration, a main body 10 for generating hydrogen and supplying generated hydrogen to the main body 10, And a generating unit 20.

2, the hydrogen generator 20 includes a housing 21 having a hydrogen generating module 30 for generating hydrogen by electrolyzing water, a hydrogen generator 30 for generating hydrogen from the hydrogen generated by the hydrogen generator 30, A hydrogen supply pipe 22 for supplying the generated hydrogen to the inner space 11 of the main body 10 and a hydrogen supply pipe 22 for supplying oxygen generated in the hydrogen generation module 30 And an oxygen exhaust pipe 23 for exhausting the outside of the housing 21.

3, the hydrogen generator 20 may be installed in the internal space 11 of the main body 10 of the refrigerator, and the hydrogen supply pipe 22 ' And the oxygen exhaust pipe 23 'extends through the side surface of the main body 10, and the outlet of the oxygen exhaust pipe 23' extends outside the main body 10.

FIG. 4 is a view showing an embodiment of the hydrogen generating module 30 embedded in the hydrogen generator 20 of the present invention.

The hydrogen generating module 30 is a part for generating hydrogen by electrolyzing the water contained in the water tank 35.

The hydrogen generating module 30 includes a water inlet pipe 31 for receiving water, a water tank 35 for storing water received in the water inlet pipe 31, A hydrogen generating electrode member 40 for generating hydrogen by electrolysis of hydrogen generated in the hydrogen generating electrode body 40 and a discharge pipe 32 for discharging the generated hydrogen and the water pipe 31 and the discharge pipe 32 are connected to one end, An upper cap 36 for shielding the upper opening of the water tank 35 and fixing the connection pipe 34, a water supply pipe 34 for supplying water to the water tank 35, A lower cap 37 for shielding the lower portion of the water tank 35 and supporting the hydrogen generating electrode member 40, an oxygen exhaust pipe 38 for exhausting oxygen generated from the hydrogen generating electrode member 40, And a drain pipe 39 attached to the water tank 35 for discharging the water contained in the water tank 35. The water pipe 35 has a water inlet A drain valve 39a for controlling the amount of water to be discharged is installed on the pipe of the water discharge pipe 39 and a water discharge valve 39a for controlling the amount of water to be discharged is installed on the water discharge pipe 39, A power input terminal 33 for applying a necessary electric power for electrolyzing the water contained in the water inlet 35 is formed.

The hydrogen discharge pipe 32 of the hydrogen generating module 30 is connected to the hydrogen supply pipe 22 formed in the housing 20 so that hydrogen generated by the electrolysis can flow to the refrigerator body 10, The exhaust pipe 38 is connected to the oxygen exhaust pipe 23 for exhausting the oxygen generated in the hydrogen generating module 30 to the outside of the housing 21 in order to exhaust oxygen generated together with hydrogen.

On the other hand, it is preferable that the inlet valve 31a and the drain valve 39a use a solenoid valve that can be electrically controlled.

5 is an exploded perspective view of the hydrogen generating electrode member 40. The electrode assembly 40 includes a diaphragm 43 and an upper electrode 41 located above the diaphragm 43 and a And an upper cover 44 is fastened to the upper side of the upper electrode 41 and a lower cover 45 is fastened to the lower side of the lower electrode 42.

The upper electrode 41 and the lower electrode 42 are formed with a plurality of pores 41a and 42a formed at densely spaced intervals in the center portion and the outer periphery of the center portion of the upper electrode 41 and the lower electrode 42 A plurality of through holes for mutual coupling with the upper cover 44 and the lower cover 45 are formed.

Electrode terminals 41b and 42b for inputting current are protruded at one side of the upper electrode 41 and the lower electrode 42 and a positive voltage and a negative voltage of about 3.5 V to 5 V are respectively applied .

Although not shown, an insulating packing member (not shown) is disposed on the surfaces of the upper electrode 41 and the lower electrode 42 to prevent the upper electrode 41 and the lower electrode 42 from being short-circuited.

A fixing bolt (not shown) is passed through the upper cover 44 and the lower cover 45 through the through holes formed on the outer periphery of the upper electrode 41 and the lower electrode 42, and a nut (not shown) Thereby preventing leakage of water passing through the diaphragm 43. [

Accordingly, when the positive and negative voltages are respectively applied to the hydrogen generating electrode unit 40 of the embodiment of the present invention through the electrode terminals 41b and 42b of the upper electrode 41 and the lower electrode 42, The generated hydrogen is dissolved again in the water introduced into the water tank 35 or is discharged out of the water to the outside through the connection pipe 34 and the hydrogen discharge pipe 32, .

The upper electrode 41 and the lower electrode 42 of the electrode assembly 40 function as a kind of catalytic electrode that facilitates diffusion of hydrogen and has a high permissive current density and uses a noble metal material such as platinum or iridium .

In the embodiment of the present invention, a cathode is formed using the platinum electrode as the upper electrode 41, and an anode is formed using the iridium electrode as the lower electrode 42.

Hydrogen generated as a result of electrolysis of water molecules passes from the lower electrode 42 as an anode through the diaphragm 43 to the upper electrode 41 as a cathode and through the pores 41a of the upper electrode 41, (35).

It is preferable that the diaphragm 43 mainly employs a polymer membrane made of a silicon material.

6 is a block diagram for controlling a refrigerator having a shroud prevention function according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an operation switch unit 120 for generating an input signal for driving the hydrogen generation module 30 to control the hydrogen generation module 30, A state display unit 110 for displaying the operation state of the hydrogen generation module 30 under the control of the control unit 100, A hydrogen concentration measuring unit 140 for sensing the concentration of hydrogen in the internal space 11 of the control unit 100 and transmitting the sensing result to the control unit 100 and a power supply unit 130 for applying power to the control unit 100 . At this time, the operation switch unit 120 is attached to the housing 21 of the hydrogen generating unit 20 in which the hydrogen generating module 30 is embedded.

Hereinafter, the operation of the refrigerator having the above-described preventive function of the present invention will be described.

First, the operating switch 120 attached to the housing 21 of the hydrogen generator 20 of the present invention is operated to operate the hydrogen generating module 30.

Water is introduced into the water tub 35 through the inlet 34a of the connection tube 34 and water is supplied to the water tub 35 through the inlet 34a of the connection tube 34, .

Subsequently, when the power of the power source unit 130 is applied to the power input terminal 33 according to the operation of the operation switch 120, the upper electrode 41 and the lower electrode 42 of the hydrogen generating electrode unit 40 41b, and 42b, the water introduced into the water tank 35 is electrolyzed to generate hydrogen, and a part of the generated hydrogen is dissolved in the water introduced into the water tank 35 And a part of the hydrogen is discharged from the water to the outside of the hydrogen generation module 30 through the hydrogen discharge pipe 32 via the connection pipe 34. The discharged hydrogen is supplied to the hydrogen supply pipe 22 directly connected to the hydrogen discharge pipe 32, And is discharged to the inner space portion 11 of the refrigerator body 10 through the opening portion 11a.

Accordingly, the hydrogen discharged into the internal space part 11 prevents oxidation of various vegetables, grains, and meat in the main body 10 while being stored in the main body 10, so that the freshness of the ingredients can be further improved, It will be.

The oxygen generated along with hydrogen in the electrolysis of water by the hydrogen generating electrode unit 40 is discharged to the outside of the hydrogen generating module 30 through the oxygen discharge pipe 38 connected to the hydrogen generating electrode unit 40 And the discharged oxygen is completely discharged to the outside of the hydrogen generating unit 20 through the oxygen exhaust pipe 23 directly connected to the oxygen exhaust pipe 38.

The hydrogen concentration measuring unit 140 installed in the internal space 11 of the refrigerator body 10 senses the concentration of hydrogen in the internal space 11 and is transmitted to the controller 100, The operation of the hydrogen generation module 30 is stopped when the hydrogen concentration in the internal space portion 11 becomes higher than the predetermined hydrogen concentration. This is to maintain the hydrogen concentration only at a suitable concentration for the purpose of preventing the oxidation of the ingredients of the present invention.

One; In the present invention,
10; main body
20; The hydrogen-
30; Hydrogen generation module
40; The hydrogen-
100; The control unit
110; Status indicator
120; The operation switch section
130; Power supply
140; The hydrogen concentration measuring section

Claims

In the refrigerator,
A main body 10 of a refrigerator;
And a hydrogen generator (20) for supplying hydrogen generated by generating hydrogen to the main body (10).

The fuel cell system according to claim 1, wherein the hydrogen generator (20)
A housing 21 incorporating a hydrogen generating module 30 for generating hydrogen by electrolyzing water,
A hydrogen supply pipe 22 for supplying the hydrogen generated in the hydrogen generating module 30 to the inner space 11 of the main body 10,
And an oxygen exhaust pipe (23) for exhausting oxygen generated from the hydrogen generating module (30) to the outside of the housing (21).

3. The fuel cell system according to claim 2, wherein the hydrogen generation module (30)
A water storage tank 35 for storing the water received in the water intake pipe 31 and a hydrogen generation electrode for generating hydrogen by electrolyzing water contained in the water storage tank 35, A discharge pipe 32 through which hydrogen generated in the water tub generating electrode member 40 is discharged and an oxygen exhaust pipe 38 through which oxygen generated in the hydrogen generating electrode member 40 is discharged. A refrigerator having a feature to prevent shattering.

The method of claim 3,
A connection pipe 34 connected to one end of the water inlet pipe 31 and the discharge pipe 32 and having a water inlet 34a for introducing water into the water tank 35 at the other end,
An upper cap 36 for shielding the upper opening of the water tank 35 and fixing the connection pipe 34,
Further comprising a lower cap (37) for shielding a lower portion of the water tank (35) and supporting the hydrogen generating electrode member (40).

The method of claim 3,
The hydrogen-generating electrode member (40)
An upper electrode 41 positioned above the diaphragm 43 and a lower electrode 42 positioned below the diaphragm 43,
The upper electrode 41 and the lower electrode 42 are formed with a plurality of pores 41a and 42a formed at densely spaced intervals in the central portion,
Wherein electrode terminals (41b, 42b) for inputting current are protruded from one side of the upper electrode (41) and the lower electrode (42).

The method according to claim 1, wherein, in order to control the hydrogen generation module (30)
An operation switch unit 120 for generating an input signal for driving the hydrogen generation module 30,
A control unit 100 for driving the hydrogen generation module 30 in response to a switch input of the operation switch unit 120,
And a state display unit (110) for displaying an operating state of the hydrogen generating module (30).

The method according to claim 6,
Further comprising a hydrogen concentration measuring unit (140) for sensing the concentration of hydrogen in the internal space (11) of the main body (10) and transmitting the sensing result to the controller (100).