KR20210112760A - Refrigerator for drinks - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a beverage refrigerator. The beverage refrigerator comprises a cabinet (10) including a storage chamber (32) provided therein and accommodating beverage containers (B), wherein the inside of the storage chamber (32) is exposed through an opening hole (22) opened upward, and the beverage containers (B) are inserted through the opening hole (22) to stand in the storage chamber (32). A support (33) protrudes from the bottom of the storage chamber (32) toward the opening hole (22), and the degree of protrusion thereof toward the opening hole (22) is controlled as the support (33) is lifted or lowered. A cover assembly (90) wraps around and fixes an entrance (Ba) of the beverage containers (B), and the cover assembly (90) is caught and fixed by an upper cover (20) of the cabinet (10) to block the opening hole (22), sealing the storage chamber (32). In this situation, a fixing structure composed of the support (33) and the cover assembly (90) enables beverage containers (B) of various sizes to be fixed at a certain height.

Description

Refrigerator for drinks

The present invention relates to a beverage refrigerator, and more particularly, to a beverage refrigerator for cooling bottled beverages.

BACKGROUND ART In general, a refrigerator is a home appliance that can store food at a low temperature in an internal storage space that is shielded by a door. To this end, the refrigerator is configured so that the stored food can be stored in an optimal state by cooling the inside of the storage space using cold air generated through heat exchange with a refrigerant circulating in the refrigeration cycle.

Recently, refrigerators are becoming more multifunctional according to changes in eating habits and the trend of luxury products, and refrigerators with various structures and convenient devices that allow users to conveniently use the interior space and efficiently use the interior space are being released. In particular, as consumption and preference for alcoholic beverages such as wine and champagne increase, refrigerators suitable for storage and refrigerators for storing aged foods such as kimchi for a long time have been developed depending on the type of alcoholic beverages.

Among them, wine refrigerators that can store beverages such as wine are recently in increasing demand among the general public. Korean Patent No. 10-0526606 and Republic of Korea Registered Utility 20-0380906 disclose such a wine refrigerator.

Among these conventional wine refrigerators, there is a dispenser type technology for storing wine bottles in a height direction and taking out wine from the stored wine bottles. Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1482732 discloses a structure in which a lifting unit is installed inside the dispenser to adjust the inlets of wine bottles having different heights to the same height. However, such a lifting unit requires a driving means such as a motor or a hydraulic cylinder therein, and has a complex structure.

In addition, the door of the dispenser (refrigerator) should be opened to the front and the wine bottle should be stored inside. At the moment of opening the door in this way, warm air from the outside flows into the storage room through the entire front of the refrigerator and increases the temperature. In particular, since the discharge pipe for taking out the wine is also located inside the door, the user has to open the front door every time the wine is taken out. Accordingly, the cooling efficiency of the wine refrigerator is reduced.

And, according to the prior art, when storing the wine bottle inside the dispenser, the lower end of the wine bottle is supported by the elevating unit and the upper inlet is fixed to the airtight unit, and the elevating unit and the airtight unit protrude in opposite directions. have. Therefore, since the inner space of the dispenser must have at least the height of the total height of the wine bottle plus the heights of the elevating unit and the sealing unit, it is difficult to miniaturize the dispenser.

In addition, according to the prior art, the user must accurately seat the lower end of the wine bottle in the center of the lifting unit of the dispenser. Otherwise, there is a risk that the upper end (inlet) of the wine bottle cannot be accurately fitted into the sealing unit in the process of the lifting unit ascending. Therefore, the conventional dispenser has a problem in that ease of use is inferior.

Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-0526606 No. 20-0380906 for the Republic of Korea Registered Office Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1482732

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and an object of the present invention is to erect and store a beverage container inside a beverage refrigerator, and to store beverage containers of various sizes at a constant height using a simple fixing structure. to be able to be fixed.

Another object of the present invention is to allow a beverage container to be accommodated inside through a door provided on an upper portion of a beverage refrigerator, and to supply beverages through a water outlet nozzle exposed to the outside.

Another object of the present invention is to use the cover assembly to keep the beverage container in the storage room or to take it out from the storage room while fixing the entrance of the beverage container, and at the same time, the cover assembly itself serves as an internal door to shield the storage room. will be.

Another object of the present invention is to allow the center of the beverage container to naturally fit into the center of the storage chamber when the beverage container is inserted into the storage chamber in a state where the entrance of the beverage container is fixed using the cover assembly.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the object as described above, the present invention has a storage compartment exposed inside through an upwardly open opening hole, and in the direction of being erected in the storage compartment through the opening hole. A cabinet for accommodating the inserted beverage container is included. In addition, a pedestal protruding from the bottom of the storage chamber in the direction of the opening hole, the degree of protrusion in the direction of the opening hole through lifting and lowering is installed, and a cooling device is installed in the cabinet so as to be adjacent to the storage chamber. A cover assembly wraps around the entrance of the beverage container and fixes it, and when the cover assembly is caught and fixed on the upper cover of the cabinet, the opening hole is blocked to shield the storage compartment. In this case, it is possible to fix the beverage containers of various sizes to a certain height through the fixing structure composed of the pedestal and the cover assembly.

An opening hole connected to the storage chamber is penetrated through the upper cover, and the opening hole is an entrance into which the beverage container is accommodated in the storage chamber.

In addition, the pedestal is configured to include an elevating body provided to be able to elevate from the bottom of the cabinet, and an elastic member for elastically supporting the elevating body in the direction of the opening hole.

In addition, the center of the pedestal coincides with the center of the coupling portion to wrap and fix the entrance of the beverage container in the cover assembly.

And, when the cover assembly is fixed to the edge of the opening hole of the upper cover, a cover plate that blocks the opening hole, the cover plate protrudes into the opening hole from the cover plate, and a coupling part that surrounds and shields the entrance of the beverage container; and a handle portion rotatably coupled to the cover plate and protruding in the opposite direction of the coupling portion.

The handle portion has a cam protrusion whose degree of protrusion in the direction of the coupling portion of the cover assembly varies as the handle portion rotates with respect to the cover assembly, and at least a portion of the coupling portion is movably provided on the cover assembly, When the coupling part is pushed and moved to the cam protrusion, it is compressed and presses the periphery of the inlet part of the beverage container.

The cover assembly includes a cover plate for shielding the periphery of the open hole, and a coupling part protruding from the lower part of the cover plate to wrap around the inlet of the beverage container, in addition, is installed between the cover plate and the coupling part At least a portion is provided with a cam protrusion that is rotatably assembled to the cover plate and a pressing part movable from the cover plate to the bottom surface of the coupling part, and presses and moves the pressing part in the rotation process to press the periphery of the inlet of the beverage container. It includes a handle part;

At this time, the pressing part is movable between the cover plate and the coupling part, and the pressing block that can be pressed in the direction of the bottom of the coupling part by the cam protrusion of the handle part, and the pressing block closer to the bottom of the coupling part than the pressing block. Positioned, accommodated in the coupling portion and wraps around the entrance of the beverage container together with the coupling portion, when the handle portion rotates, is elastically deformed by the pressing block pressed by the cam protrusion to press the periphery of the entrance of the beverage container It includes a compression block that

And, a fixing plate is provided between the pressing block and the pressing block, and the fixing plate is fixed to at least one of the cover plate or the coupling part to limit the movement of the pressing block.

In addition, the cover plate of the cover assembly includes a first plate, a second plate assembled to the first plate with the handle portion of the cover assembly interposed therebetween, and an insulating block installed between the first plate and the second plate. do.

And a delivery pipe is provided inside the cover assembly, and when the cover assembly is seated on the upper cover in a state that surrounds the inlet of the beverage container, the delivery pipe connects between the water outlet nozzle and the beverage container to connect the beverage container of the beverage can be delivered in the direction of the water outlet nozzle.

In addition, a heat insulation panel is installed on the front surface of the inner case opposite the cooling device with the storage room interposed therebetween, the heat insulation panel shields the front part of the storage room, and the heat insulation panel constitutes the front surface of the cabinet, It is a transparent or translucent material so that the storage chamber can be seen through.

In addition, the water outlet nozzle is installed on the front surface of the cabinet, or at least a part of the water outlet nozzle is located within the entire height section of the cabinet.

The refrigerator for beverages according to the present invention as salvaged above has the following effects.

In the present invention, the beverage container is stored in the storage compartment of the beverage refrigerator, the lower (bottom) of the beverage container is supported by the pedestal, and the upper (inlet) is fixed by the cover assembly. The pedestal is made of a structure that can be lifted and the cover assembly is fixed by hanging the mouth of the beverage container at a specific height. As such, since beverage containers of various sizes can be fixed at a constant height through the fixing structure composed of the pedestal and the cover assembly, there is an effect of increasing the compatibility of the beverage refrigerator using a simple structure.

Further, in the present invention, the door is not installed on the front of the refrigerator for beverages, and the water outlet nozzle protrudes from the front. Accordingly, the user can receive beverages through the water outlet nozzle without opening the door every time, and heat loss occurring at any moment in the door to take out the beverage container can be prevented, thereby improving the cooling efficiency of the refrigerator.

In addition, in the present invention, the entrance of the beverage container is on the upper surface of the refrigerator, and the entrance is formed only to a degree slightly larger than the width (diameter) of the beverage container. Therefore, since the width of the entrance is narrow, heat loss due to leakage of cold air can be further reduced.

And, in the present invention, since the door is not installed on the front side of the beverage refrigerator, it is possible to omit parts such as gaskets and hinges and apply the insulation panel to the entire front surface. The area can be enlarged. Therefore, the front design of the refrigerator, which is most exposed to the user, has the effect of making the front design more beautiful.

In addition, in the present invention, the upper entrance of the beverage container is fixed by the cover assembly, and the cover assembly shields the entrance of the storage room in a state where the entrance of the beverage container is fixed, thereby serving as a kind of internal door itself. Accordingly, there is no need for a separate fixing structure for fixing the entrance of the beverage container, and since there is no need to provide a space for installing the fixing structure inside the refrigerator, the height of the refrigerator can be lowered.

In particular, since the cover assembly shields the storage room together with the door, it is possible to double insulate the doorway, thereby improving the insulation effect.

And, in the present invention, the beverage container can be taken out from the storage compartment or stored in the storage compartment while being inserted into the cover assembly. As such, the cover assembly serves as a kind of handle, so that the beverage container can be easily entered and exited.

In particular, when the handle portion constituting the cover assembly of the present invention is rotated, the pressing portion interlocked with the handle portion presses the periphery of the mouth of the beverage container so that the beverage container is strongly fixed to the cover assembly. Therefore, when storing a heavy beverage container in the storage room or, conversely, when taking it out from the storage room, the beverage container can be moved stably.

At this time, since the user naturally rotates the handle in order to grip the cover assembly, the user can strongly pick up the beverage container and move it without a separate operation, and thus the convenience of use is high.

In addition, when the beverage container is inserted into the storage chamber in a state in which the beverage container is fixed to the cover assembly in the present invention, the cover assembly is caught by the edge of the entrance (open hole) of the storage chamber and fixed, and the lower end of the beverage container is supported on the pedestal. Therefore, since the upper and lower ends of the beverage container are naturally aligned with the exact center of the storage compartment, there is no need for the user to individually align the center of the beverage container.

1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of an embodiment of a refrigerator for beverages according to the present invention.
2 is a perspective view showing the rear configuration of an embodiment of the beverage refrigerator according to the present invention;
Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a state that the beverage container is extracted in an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exploded perspective view of parts constituting an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II' of FIG. 1;
6 is an exploded perspective view of a cooling device from among the components constituting the embodiment shown in FIG. 4;
7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of part A of FIG. 5;
8 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a cover assembly constituting an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is an exploded perspective view of parts constituting the cover assembly of FIG. 8;
10 is a cross-sectional view showing a process in which the storage chamber is cooled by a cooling device among the components constituting the embodiment shown in FIG. 4;
11 is a working state diagram sequentially showing the process of accommodating the beverage container in the storage room using an embodiment of the present invention.
12 and 13 are cross-sectional views each showing the internal structure of the cover assembly that is interlocked as the handle portion of the cover assembly constituting an embodiment of the present invention rotates.
14 and 15 are cross-sectional views each showing a beverage container accommodated inside the storage compartment constituting an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to exemplary drawings. In adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same components are given the same reference numerals as much as possible even though they are indicated on different drawings. In addition, in describing the embodiment of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function interferes with the understanding of the embodiment of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, in describing the components of the embodiment of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), (b), etc. may be used. These terms are only for distinguishing the component from other components, and the essence, order, or order of the component is not limited by the term. When it is described that a component is “connected”, “coupled” or “connected” to another component, the component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but another component is between each component. It will be understood that may also be "connected", "coupled" or "connected".

An embodiment of the beverage refrigerator (hereinafter referred to as 'refrigerator') of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. For reference, in the following description, a refrigerator for storing a beverage container (B) long in the vertical direction, such as a wine bottle, has been described as an example, but the refrigerator of the present invention is applied to a refrigerator capable of cooling various beverages contained in a bottle in addition to a wine bottle. can

1 and 2 , the cabinet 10 forms the exterior of the refrigerator, and as shown, the cabinet 10 is made to have a relatively short front and rear width. As described above, in the present embodiment, the refrigerator does not require a large installation area because the floor area is narrow, so it can be placed on the floor or installed on a dining table.

In this embodiment, the cabinet 10 has a substantially hexahedral shape, and has an installation space (S, see FIG. 5) inside, and the installation space (S) includes an inner case 30 and a cooling device C to be described below. ) are installed. And the storage chamber 32 is made in the inner case 30, the beverage container (B) can be accommodated. For reference, Figure 3 shows the beverage container (B) inserted into the cover assembly (90) taken out of the storage compartment (32).

Referring to FIG. 4 , the components constituting the cabinet 10 are shown in an exploded state. The cabinet 10 includes a pair of side plates 11 , a rear plate 13 , an upper cover 20 and a lower cover 26 . The pair of side plates 11, rear plate 13, upper cover 20 and lower cover 26 are assembled with each other to create an installation space S therein, and form the exterior of the refrigerator. A heat insulation panel 42 to be described below is installed on the front surface of the cabinet 10, which will be described again below.

Looking at the rear plate 13 constituting the cabinet 10 , the rear plate 13 has an air inlet and an air outlet. The air inlet is a portion through which external air is introduced, and the air outlet is a portion through which internal air of the refrigerator is discharged to the outside. In this embodiment, the air inlet is formed in the suction grill 15 assembled to the rear plate 13 , and the air outlet is formed in the exhaust grill 16 assembled to the rear plate 13 . Of course, the suction grill 15 and the exhaust grill 16 may be omitted, and the air inlet and the air outlet may be made directly on the rear plate 13 .

The rear plate 13 has a spacer 14 . The spacer 14 protrudes outward from the rear plate 13 , that is, opposite to the installation space S of the refrigerator. The spacer 14 is to provide a distance between the rear plate 13 and the wall of the installation place where the refrigerator is installed, and is elongated in the left and right direction as shown in FIG. 2 . The spacer 14 naturally creates an air flow space between the rear plate 13 and the wall of the installation site. This spacer 14 may also serve as a kind of handle. That is, the user can hold the spacer 14 and move the refrigerator.

Referring back to FIG. 4 , the upper cover 20 is assembled above the pair of side plates 11 and the rear plate 13 , and shields the upper portion of the installation space S. In this embodiment, the door 24 of the refrigerator is provided on the upper part of the refrigerator, and the upper cover 20 also serves as a kind of frame in which the door 24 is installed.

An open hole 22 passes through the center of the upper cover 20 . The opening hole 22 is connected to the storage chamber 32 to be described below, and serves as a kind of entrance for exposing the storage chamber 32 to the outside when the door 24 is opened. In Figure 3, the beverage container (B) is taken out through the opening hole (22). A sealing member 21 is installed around the opening hole 22. The sealing member 21 serves to seal between the upper surface of the upper cover 20 and the door 24 when the door 24 is closed. do

A door 24 is installed on the upper cover 20 . The door 24 selectively opens the opening hole 22 , and in this embodiment, the door 24 is rotatably assembled to the upper cover 20 through a hinge 25 . 1 and 2, the door 24 is in a closed state, and in FIG. 3 it is in an open state. On the other hand, the door 24 is assembled to the upper cover 20 in a sliding manner, or the door 24 is omitted and the opening hole 22 is shielded with only the cover assembly 90 to be described below. may be

Referring to FIG. 4 , there is a lower cover 26 at the bottom of the cabinet 10 that is opposite to the upper cover 20 . The lower cover 26 constitutes the lower end surface of the cabinet 10 and has a flat plate structure. Since the lower cover 26 provides a surface on which the refrigerator is installed, it is preferable that the bottom surface of the lower cover 26 be configured as a flat surface.

The lower cover 26 has a support plate 27 . The support plate 27 is a portion protruding forward from the lower cover 26 , and may be viewed as a part of the support plate 27 . The support plate 27 is provided at a position facing the water outlet nozzle 70 to be described below. Therefore, when the beverage is extracted through the water outlet nozzle 70 while the cup is placed on the support plate 27, the beverage may be filled in the cup.

An inner case 30 is installed inside the cabinet 10 . The inner case 30 is installed in the installation space S of the cabinet 10 , and is installed in a form surrounded by the cabinet 10 . A storage chamber 32 is formed inside the inner case 30 , and the beverage container B is accommodated in the storage chamber 32 . In the present embodiment, the inner case 30 is configured separately from the cabinet 10 , but the inner case 30 may be integrally provided with the cabinet 10 or may be omitted.

4 and 8 show the structure of the inner case 30 in detail. The inner case 30 has a three-dimensional structure that surrounds the storage compartment 32 based on the storage compartment 32 in the center. In the present embodiment, the inner case 30 can be viewed in a substantially hexahedral shape, but is not limited thereto. The inner case 30 may be entirely or at least partially made of a non-metallic material. In this embodiment, except for the cooling guide 40 coupled to the inner case 30, the remaining part is made of a non-metallic material such as synthetic resin. .

Referring to FIG. 4 , the skeleton of the inner case 30 is made by a pair of side parts 31a and a bottom part 31b connecting the side parts 31a and forming a bottom. In addition, there is a storage body 35 inside the inner case 30 surrounded by the pair of side portions 31a and the bottom portion 31b. The storage body 35 is to surround at least a portion of the beverage container (B), it can be seen that the storage chamber 32 is made in the interior of the storage body (35).

As shown in FIG. 5 , there is a pedestal 33 on the bottom 31b. The pedestal 33 protrudes from the bottom part 31b toward the storage chamber 32 and has a substantially cylindrical shape. The pedestal 33 is a part for supporting the bottom surface of the beverage container (B). It is preferable that the pedestal 33 provides at least an area wider than or equal to the bottom surface of the beverage container (B).

The pedestal 33 includes an elevating body (reference numeral not given) and an elastic member 33a. The elevating body is installed in a form that can elevate the bottom (31b). That is, the lifting body can protrude from the bottom part 31b toward the opening hole 22 or retreat in the opposite direction.

Since the elevating body has a structure capable of elevating as described above, beverage containers (B) of various heights can be accommodated in the storage compartment (32). That is, when the beverage container (B) having a high height is accommodated, the elevating body descends downward to further secure the height of the storage compartment 32 (see FIG. 15), and when the beverage container (B) with a low height is accommodated, the elevating body is lowered. The body rises in the direction of the opening hole 22 to fill the remaining space. (See FIG. 14)

To this end, the elastic member 33a elastically supports the lifting body. The elastic member 33a may be formed of a spring, and may support the elevating body in the direction of the opening hole 22 from below. That is, in the state in which the beverage container (B) is not accommodated in the storage compartment (32), the elevating body is in a state in which the elevating body is maximally raised in the direction of the opening hole (22).

At this time, the elastic member (33a) preferably has a modulus of elasticity that can withstand the weight of the beverage container (B) to some extent. In this case, even if the heavy beverage container (B) is accommodated in the storage chamber (32), the elastic member (33a) is excessively elastically deformed so as not to lower the elevating body, and the upper inlet (B) of the beverage container (B) It is possible to prevent excessive load from being concentrated on the cover assembly 90 fixing Ba).

The center of the pedestal 33 coincides with the center of the coupling portion 93 for wrapping and fixing the inlet Ba of the beverage container B in the cover assembly 90 to be described below. More precisely, an imaginary extension line connecting the center of the pedestal 63 and the center of the coupling portion 93 extends along the direction of gravity. Therefore, when the beverage container (B) is stored in the storage chamber 32 in a state in which the beverage container (B) is fixed with the cover assembly (90), the beverage container (B) between the cover assembly (90) and the pedestal (33) ) can be precisely aligned, there is no need for the user to adjust the center of the beverage container (B) one by one.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, the receiving body 35 is located between the pair of side portions 31a, but is provided at a position close to the upper portion of the inner case 30 . The receiving body 35 extends downward and is connected to the cooling guide 40 at the lower end thereof. A partition wall 34 is provided between the pair of storage bodies 35 , and the partition wall 34 extends in the vertical direction to partition the two storage compartments 32 . In addition, the partition wall 34 may meet with one end of the cooling guide 40 to be described below and serve to support the cooling guide 40 .

The storage body 35 has an inclined portion 36 , which is inclined in a direction toward narrowing the width of the storage chamber 32 toward the upper portion, that is, the upper cover 20 . The inclined portion 36 narrows the width of the storage compartment 32 , and thus the inclined portion 36 is closer to the inlet portion Ba of the beverage container B, which is relatively narrow in width. As such, as the inclined portion 36 narrows the width of the upper portion of the storage chamber 32 , the volume of the storage chamber 32 is also reduced, enabling more effective cooling of the storage chamber 32 . In addition, the outside of the inclined portion 36, that is, the opposite side of the storage chamber 32 may be filled with a heat insulating material (not shown).

A cooling guide 40 is coupled to the receiving body 35 . The cooling guide 40 is coupled to the receiving body 35 to make a storage chamber 32 inside. Although the cooling guide 40 is shown separated from the inner case 30 in FIG. 4 , in FIG. 5 , the cooling guide 40 is coupled to the lower portion of the receiving body 35 of the inner case 30 . is shown in the state of being

When the cooling guide 40 is coupled to the accommodation body 35 , the cooling guide 40 and the accommodation body 35 are continuously connected. Accordingly, the storage chamber 32 can be made into one space by the accommodation body 35 and the cooling guide 40 . In this embodiment, if the receiving body 35 wraps around the inlet Ba of the beverage container B, that is, the upper portion, the cooling guide 40 surrounds the body portion of the beverage container B.

The cooling guide 40 is configured to surround the storage chamber 32 , and serves to lower the temperature of the storage chamber 32 . The cooling guide 40 is directly connected to the cooling device (C) to be described below and the temperature can be controlled. For example, the temperature of the cooling guide 40 is lowered by the operation of the cooling device (C). On the ground, the temperature of the storage chamber 32, which is the inner space of the cooling guide 40, is also decreased.

At this time, the plurality of storage chambers 32 formed in the inner case 30 are separated from each other by the cooling guide 40 provided in the inner case 30 to form an independent space. As described above, the storage compartment 32 is formed by the cooling guide 40, the bottom part 31b and the heat insulation panel 42, and a plurality of storage compartments 32 are formed with the bottom part 31b and the bottom part 31b. The heat insulation panel 42 is shared with each other, but the cooling guide 40 is configured in plurality to partition each storage chamber 32 .

On the other hand, the front of the inner case 30 is opened, and the storage chamber 32 is also opened forward, and the opened portion is shielded by the heat insulating panel 42 . The heat insulating panel 42 is installed on the front side of the inner case 30 corresponding to the opposite side of the cooling device C with the storage chamber 32 interposed therebetween, and has a flat plate structure made of a heat insulating material.

Looking at the heat insulation panel 42 constituting one side of the heat insulation space, the heat insulation panel 42 surrounds the storage chamber 32 together with the cooling guide 40 provided in the inner case 30 . More precisely, the cooling guide 40, the insulation panel 42, and the bottom part 31b together form a storage chamber 32, and the upper portion of the storage chamber 32 includes the cover assembly 90 and the door ( 24) is selectively shielded by

4 shows the structure of the heat insulating panel 42 . As can be seen, the insulating panel 42 may be made of at least one insulating glass. In this embodiment, the heat insulating panel 42 is composed of a first panel 43 and a second panel 44, each of which is insulating glass. Therefore, the user can see the storage compartment 32 through the transparent first panel 43 and the second panel 44, and can observe the beverage container (B) accommodated in the storage compartment (32). The user can check the type of beverage stored in the storage compartment 32 through the insulation panel 42 . An empty space may be formed between the first panel 43 and the second panel 44 , and a vacuum may be formed in the empty space.

The first panel 43 and the second panel 44 constituting the heat insulation panel 42 may be installed in the heat insulation frame 41 . The heat insulation frame 41 is installed on the front edge of the inner case 30 , and in this embodiment, the first panel 43 is installed on the heat insulation frame 41 . And the second panel 44 is directly coupled to the front surface of the inner case (30).

Next, looking at the cooling device (C), the cooling device (C) is installed in the installation space (S) serves to lower the temperature of the storage chamber (32). When the temperature of the storage compartment 32 is lowered, the temperature of the beverage container (B) accommodated in the storage compartment 32 is decreased together. In the present embodiment, at least a part of the cooling device C comes into contact with the inner case 30 surrounding the storage compartment 32 to increase cooling performance.

The cooling device (C) is installed adjacent to the storage room (32) in order to lower the temperature of the storage room (32), the cooling device (C) except between the storage room (32) and the insulation panel (42) It can be installed in various locations. For example, the cooling device (C) may be installed on the left and right sides of the storage chamber (32), or may be installed in the rear of the storage chamber (32).

Preferably, as shown in FIG. 4 , the cooling device (C) is installed in the rear of the storage chamber (32) opposite the heat insulating panel (42). When the cooling device (C) is installed at the rear of the storage chamber (32), one side of the cooling device (C) faces the suction grill (15) and the exhaust grill (16) provided on the rear plate (13) Therefore, the cooling efficiency can be increased. In addition, in this embodiment, since the widest installation space (S) is secured at the rear of the storage chamber (32), it is also easy to install the cooling device (C).

The cooling device (C) is provided in plurality. More precisely, the cooling device (C) is configured with the same number as the number of the storage chambers (32). . The plurality of cooling devices (C) serves to lower the temperature of each separate storage chamber (32). Accordingly, the plurality of storage chambers 32 may have different internal temperatures, so that independent cooling is possible.

Referring to FIG. 10 , the cold air generated by the cooling device C moves in the direction of the cooling guide 40 (arrow ①), and cools the whole along the surface of the cooling guide 40 (arrow ②), and cooling The cooling guide 40 may cool the storage chamber 32 by providing cold air in the direction (arrow ③) of the storage chamber 32 .

Looking at the configuration of the cooling device (C), the cooling device (C) includes a thermoelectric element 55, which utilizes the Peltier effect to keep the temperature of the storage chamber 32 low. . And, the cooling device (C) has a structure for connecting the low-temperature portion of the thermoelectric element 55 in the direction of the storage chamber 32 and the high-temperature portion to radiate heat to effectively cool the storage chamber 32 .

Referring specifically to FIG. 6 , the cooling device C is configured by assembling a plurality of parts. The cooling device (C) includes a device housing 51, the device housing 51 makes a skeleton of the cooling device (C). The device housing 51 has a kind of rectangular frame shape, and the receiving space 53 passes through the center thereof. A plurality of components including the thermoelectric element 55 may be located in the accommodation space 53 . The accommodating space 53 is formed inside the frame portion 51a protruding from the center of the device housing 51 toward the thermoelectric device 55 . Reference numeral 52 denotes a plurality of fastening bosses for fixing the element housing 51 , some of which may allow other parts to be assembled to the element housing 51 .

A thermoelectric element 55 is installed in the accommodating space 53 . The thermoelectric element 55 may include a low temperature portion and a high temperature portion, and the low temperature portion and the high temperature portion may be determined according to a direction of a voltage applied to the thermoelectric element 55 . The low-temperature portion of the thermoelectric element 55 may be disposed closer to the cooling guide 40 than the high-temperature portion. The low temperature part may be in contact with a cooling block 57 to be described later, and the high temperature part may be in contact with the heat sink 58 . The cooling block 57 may cool the cooling guide 40 , and heat may be radiated from the heat sink 58 . Reference numeral 56 denotes a cable for applying power to the thermoelectric element 55 .

A cooling block 57 is in contact with the thermoelectric element 55 . The cooling block 57 is positioned between the thermoelectric element 55 and the cooling guide 40 , one side is in contact with the cooling block 57 and the other side is in contact with the cooling guide 40 . Accordingly, the cooling block 57 may transmit the cold air of the low temperature part of the thermoelectric element 55 to the cooling guide 40 .

A pressing portion 57a protrudes from the cooling block 57 . The pressing portion 57a protrudes from the cooling block 57 in the direction of the receiving space 53 of the element housing 51 and has a rectangular shape when viewed from the front. The surface of the pressing part 57a is a part in close contact with the thermoelectric element 55 , and the pressing part 57a presses the thermoelectric element 55 in the heat sink 58 direction, and the thermoelectric element 55 . ) may be fixed between the pressing part 57a and the heat sink 58 .

A heat sink 58 is installed on the opposite side of the cooling block 57 with the thermoelectric element 55 interposed therebetween. The heat sink 58 is in contact with the high temperature portion of the thermoelectric element 55 , and functions to radiate heat from the high temperature portion of the thermoelectric element 55 . A heat dissipation fan 65 to be described below is coupled to the heat sink 58 so that the heat dissipation fan 65 cools the heat sink 58 .

Looking at the structure of the heat sink 58 , the heat sink 58 may include a heat dissipation plate (reference numeral not assigned) and a plurality of heat dissipation fins 59 . The plurality of heat dissipation fins 59 may be stacked in a spaced apart state from the adjacent heat dissipation fins 59 . The heat dissipation plate is formed in a thin plate shape, and is coupled to contact the plurality of heat dissipation fins 59 .

The heat dissipation plate may further include an element contact plate 58a for contacting the thermoelectric element 55 . An area of the device contact plate 58a may be smaller than an area of the heat dissipation plate. For example, the device contact plate 58a may be formed to have a surface area of approximately the same size as the surface of the thermoelectric device 55 . The device contact plate 58a is exposed toward the thermoelectric device 55 through the receiving space 53 of the device housing 51 .

The cooling device C may further include an insulating frame 60 surrounding the thermoelectric element 55 . The thermoelectric element 55 may be located in the heat insulating frame 60 . A device mounting hole 61 opened in the front-rear direction is provided in the heat insulating frame 60 , and the thermoelectric device 55 is positioned in the device mounting hole 61 .

A gasket 63 may be coupled to a portion where the insulating frame 60 and the cooling block 57 are in close contact with each other. The gasket 63 may have an elastic material such as rubber. The gasket 63 may be formed in a rectangular ring shape, but is not limited thereto and may be deformed according to the shape of the insulating frame 60 . Here, the gasket 63 serves as a sealing member to prevent heat from being radiated between the insulating frame 60 and the cooling block 57 . Reference numeral 64 denotes a holder for fixing the gasket 63 .

A back plate 62 is positioned on the rear surface of the heat insulating frame 60 . The back plate 62 may be assembled to the heat insulating frame 60 while surrounding the thermoelectric element 55 . The back plate 62 also prevents the heat of the thermoelectric element 55 from being conducted to the periphery of the thermoelectric element 55, similarly to the thermal insulation frame 60, thereby increasing the cooling efficiency of the thermoelectric element 55. plays a role The back plate 62 may be located in the receiving space 53 of the device housing 51 .

A heat dissipation fan 65 is coupled to the rear of the heat sink 58 . The heat dissipation fan 65 may be disposed to face the heat sink 58 , and blow external air introduced through the air inlet to the heat sink 58 . The heat dissipation fan 65 may include a fan 67 and a fan housing surrounding the outside of the fan 67 . The fan 67 may be, for example, an axial fan. The fan 67 may be disposed to be spaced apart from the heat sink 58 . In this way, the flow resistance of the air blown by the heat dissipation fan 65 is minimized, and the heat exchange efficiency in the heat sink 58 can be increased. The heat dissipation fan 65 may be fixed to the heat sink 58 by a fixing pin 66 .

Meanwhile, unlike the previous embodiment, the cooling device C may cool the storage chamber 32 by discharging cold air into the storage chamber 32 without directly cooling the cooling guide 40 . In this case, the cooling guide 40 does not need to be made of a metal material having high thermal conductivity, and may be integrally formed with the inner case 30 or may be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the cabinet 10 has a water outlet nozzle 70 . The water outlet nozzle 70 is a portion from which beverages are extracted from the beverage container B stored in the storage compartment 32 , and in this embodiment, the water outlet nozzle 70 is installed on the front side of the cabinet 10 . The water outlet nozzles 70 may have the same number as the number of the storage chambers 32 . In this embodiment, the water outlet nozzles 70 are composed of two. Each of the water outlet nozzles 70 is used to supply the beverage contained in the beverage container (B) stored in different storage chambers (32). Alternatively, all or part of the water outlet nozzle 70 may be installed on the side of the cabinet 10 .

The water outlet nozzle 70 includes a connection pipe 72 connected to the cabinet 10 , and a water extraction head 71 connected to the connection pipe 72 and extending in the height direction of the refrigerator. A discharge port (not shown) is formed inside the water extraction head 71, so that the beverage stored in the beverage container B can be supplied through the discharge port. For reference, although not shown, when air is injected into the inside of the beverage container (B) to increase the internal pressure of the beverage container (B), the beverage contained in the beverage container (B) is transferred to the connection pipe 72 and the It can be supplied to the outside through the outlet.

As described above, in this embodiment, the water outlet nozzle 70 is installed not on the upper surface of the cabinet 10 but on the portion where the front heat insulating panel 42 is installed. This is possible because there is no door on the front side of the cabinet 10 , and the front side is composed of an insulating panel 42 . More precisely, when the door 24 is installed on the front side of the cabinet 10, it interferes with the water outlet nozzle 70 in the process of opening and closing the door 24, but in this embodiment, the door 24 is Since it is installed on the upper cover 20 side rather than the front side of the cabinet 10, there is no fear of interfering with the water outlet nozzle 70 when the door 24 is opened or closed.

A front panel 80 is assembled at a position adjacent to the water outlet nozzle 70 , and a display 83 is installed on the front panel 80 . The front panel 80 is provided on the front upper portion of the cabinet 10 and has a flat plate shape. In this embodiment, the front panel 80 is located inside the second panel 44 located relatively outside among the heat insulation panels 42 described above. It is low, and the front panel 80 may fill the remaining part.

The front panel 80 includes a display 83 . The display 83 is for providing information on the refrigerator or an interface for inputting a command, and in this embodiment, the display 83 is a type capable of a touch input. The display 83 may display various information such as the temperature of the storage compartment 32, the storage period of the stored beverage, the type of beverage, and the like, and the user may display the desired temperature of the storage compartment 32, the brightness of the internal lighting, and the power of the refrigerator. You can input on/off of

The front panel 80 is installed at the same height as the water outlet nozzle 70 . More precisely, a through hole (not shown) through which the connection pipe 72 of the water outlet nozzle 70 passes is formed in the front panel 80, and the connection pipe 72 is connected to the storage chamber ( 32) can be connected to the inside.

The inlet (Ba) of the beverage container (B) is fitted in the cover assembly (90) in an open state. The cover assembly 90 serves to block the entrance (Ba) of the beverage container (B), and at the same time also serves to shield the opening hole (22) in the center of the upper cover (20). In addition, when the user lifts the cover assembly 90, the beverage container B inserted into the cover assembly 90 also comes out of the storage compartment 32, and on the contrary, the beverage container (B) is attached to the cover assembly 90. After inserting B), it may be stored into the storage compartment 32 . Accordingly, the cover assembly 90 may also serve as a kind of handle.

7 is an enlarged view of the portion A of FIG. 5, and the cover assembly 90 is shown in cross-sectional view by pressing the inlet (Ba) of the beverage container (B) and shielding. In this way, when the inlet (Ba) of the beverage container (B) is fitted to the cover assembly (90), the inlet (Ba) of the beverage container (B) can be strongly fixed, and the beverage container to the cover assembly (90) The beverage container (B) is stored in the storage compartment (32) in a state in which the inlet (Ba) of (B) is inserted. And, the structure for the cover assembly 90 to press the inlet Ba of the beverage container B is provided with the cover assembly 90 itself.

8 is a perspective view of the cover assembly 90 , and FIG. 9 is an exploded view of each component constituting the cover assembly 90 . Looking at the configuration of the cover assembly 90, the cover assembly 90 is extended downward from the cover plate 91 and the cover plate 91 for shielding the open hole 22, the beverage inside it It includes a coupling portion 93 into which the inlet Ba of the container B is fitted. And the cover plate 91 is rotatably assembled with a handle portion 95, when the handle portion 95 is rotated and lifted as shown in FIG. 3, the user can grip it.

More specifically, the cover plate 91 is a portion fixed to the edge of the opening hole 22 of the upper cover 20, and in this embodiment, the cover plate 91 has a substantially plate-shaped structure. One side of the cover plate 91 has a rectangular shape, and the other side is formed in an arc shape to have an asymmetric structure. And the other side of the cover plate 91 configured in the arc shape is surrounded by the handle portion 95.

Since the cover plate 91 covers the opening hole 22 and its periphery, when the cover assembly 90 is assembled to the upper cover 20, the cover assembly 90 serves as a kind of inner door. . And when the cover assembly 90 is assembled to the upper cover 20, it cannot move in the assembled position, so the inlet Ba of the beverage container B fitted to the cover assembly 90 is also naturally fixed at the correct position. do. In particular, as shown in FIG. 3, the seating portion around the open hole 22 and the cover plate 91 are made to have a shape corresponding to each other, and the cover plate 91 has an asymmetric structure before and after as described above. There is no possibility of assembly.

There is a coupling part 93 under the cover plate 91 , the coupling part 93 protrudes downward from the cover plate 91 to the inside of the opening hole 22 , more precisely, the storage compartment 32 . It can be inserted to some extent inside. The inlet (Ba) of the beverage container (B) is fitted to the coupling portion 93 and shielded.

The handle portion 95 is used in an upright state as shown in FIG. 3 when moving the beverage container B into the cover assembly 90, but after storing the beverage container B in the storage compartment 32 It can be rotated to form a continuous plane with the cover plate 91). That is, it may be seen that the handle portion 95 constitutes a part of the cover plate 91 .

At this time, when the handle portion 95 is rotated and lifted as shown in FIG. 3 , a portion of the handle portion 95 deforms the coupling portion 93 so that the inlet Ba of the beverage container B is The coupling portion 93 may be strongly pressed inside to be fixed, and a detailed structure will be described below.

In this embodiment, in the handle portion 95, the degree of protrusion in the direction of the coupling portion 93 of the cover assembly 90 is variable as the handle portion 95 rotates with respect to the cover assembly 90. There is a cam protrusion 95b'. And the cam protrusion (95b') is compressed when the coupling part 93 is pushed by the cam protrusion (95b') to press the vicinity of the inlet Ba of the beverage container (B).

9 shows the configuration of the cover assembly 90 in an exploded state. As can be seen, the cover plate 91 constituting the cover assembly 90 is largely composed of three parts. The cover plate 91 is assembled with a first plate 91a positioned at the uppermost portion and a second plate 91b positioned at the lowermost position, and an insulating block 91c is inserted therebetween. The insulating block 91c is made of various materials such as polyurethane resin or airgel, so that the cover assembly 90 itself can serve as an inner door. The heat insulating block 91c may be made by filling an insulating material between the first plate 91a and the second plate 91b.

A handle portion 95 is inserted between the first plate 91a and the second plate 91b. Since the handle portion 95 must be rotatably assembled, the first plate 91a and the second plate 91b A first rotation groove 91a ′ and a second rotation groove 91b ′ are respectively disposed in portions of the second plate 91b facing each other. The first rotation groove (91a') and the second rotation groove (91b') are engaged with each other to form a substantially circular long channel, and the rotation shaft 95b of the handle part 95 is inserted therein. Of course, a rotation groove 91c' into which the rotation shaft 95b of the handle part 95 is fitted may also exist in the heat insulating block 91c.

An operation hole 91b'' passes through the center of the second plate 91b. The operation hole 91b'' is an empty space penetrating in the vertical direction at the center of the second plate 91b, where the cam protrusion 95b' on the rotation shaft 95b of the handle part 95 is located. do. The cam protrusion 95b' may press the pressing block 94a to be described below while protruding downward through the operation hole 91b''.

A coupling part 93 and a pressing part 94 are assembled to the cover plate 91 . The coupling portion 93 and the pressing portion 94 protrude from the lower portion of the cover plate 91 to wrap around the inlet Ba of the beverage container B, and simply the inlet Ba of the beverage container B. ) not only wraps around, but also strongly presses the surface of the inlet (Ba) of the beverage container (B) to prevent the beverage container (B) from being separated from the cover assembly (90).

Specifically, the coupling part 93 serves as a kind of housing, and the pressing part 94 may be inserted therein. More precisely, the pressing part 94 is assembled between the coupling space 93a at the center of the coupling part 93 and the cover plate 91 . A pressing part 94 is installed in the coupling space 93a, and the inlet Ba of the beverage container B is located inside the pressing part 94.

The pressing part 94 is installed between the cover plate 91 and the coupling part 93 , and at least a portion is movable from the cover plate 91 to the bottom surface of the coupling part 93 . The pressing part 94 is elastically deformed while moving downward by the cam protrusion 95b' of the rotation shaft 95b, and serves to press the inlet Ba of the beverage container B.

Looking at this structure in detail, as shown in FIG. 9 , the pressing part 94 includes a pressing block 94a, a fixing plate 94b and a pressing block 94c. The pressing block (94a) is installed so as to be liftable between the cover plate (91) and the coupling portion (93), the pressing block (94a) is on the cam protrusion (95b') of the handle (95). is pressed in the direction of the bottom surface of the coupling portion 93 by the That is, when the handle portion 95 rotates, the pressing block 94a can move downward in conjunction with it.

The pressing block 94a is linked to the handle 95 and moves downward, that is, in the direction of the pressing block 94c to elastically deform the pressing block 94c, and the downward distance of the pressing block 94a is the pressing distance. Since it is enough to be elastically deformed by pressing the block 94c, the distance the pressing block 94a actually moves may not be large.

The pressing block 94a has a substantially cylindrical shape, and may be made of synthetic resin or metal, and is preferably made of a material having a high strength and a small amount of elastic deformation. A locking groove 94a' is recessed in the pressing block 94a, and a fastening arm 94b' of the fixing plate 94b may be inserted into the locking groove 94a'.

The pressing block 94c is elastically deformed by being pressed by the pressing block 94a, and is made of a material that is elastically deformable, such as rubber or silicone. The pressure block 94c has a cylindrical shape through which a pressure hole 94c' is penetrated in the center because it has to surround the inlet Ba of the beverage container B, and must be pressed on the bottom surface of the pressure block 94a, so its diameter is It is similar to the diameter of the pressing block (94a).

The pressing block 94c is located in the coupling space 93a of the coupling part 93 . Since the pressing block 94c is elastically deformed by being pressed by the pressing block 94a in the coupling space 93a, it cannot be elastically deformed in the direction in which the diameter increases, and the diameter of the pressing hole 94c' decreases. inevitably elastically deformed in one direction. Therefore, when the pressure block (94c) is elastically deformed, the inlet (Ba) of the beverage container (B) is strongly inserted into the pressure hole (94c'), and between the cover assembly 90 and the beverage container (B). bonding strength is increased.

An upper surface of the coupling part 93 has a fastening groove 93b. The fastening groove 93b is recessed from the upper surface of the coupling part 93, and the fastening arm 94b' of the fixing plate 94b is fastened thereto. When the fixing plate 94b is assembled into the fastening groove 93b of the coupling part 93, the fixing plate 94b is maintained in a fixed state, and thus the elevation height of the pressing block 94a is limited. do. The locking arm 94b' of the fixing plate 94b is inserted into the locking groove 94a' of the pressing block 94a, and while the pressing block 94a descends, the inside of the locking groove 94a' When the end of the fastening arm (94b') is touched, the pressing block (94a) can no longer move downward.

On the other hand, the coupling part 93 is assembled to the cover plate 91 with the pressing part 94 interposed therebetween, so that the pressing part 94 is not disassembled and the coupling space 93a and the second plate are assembled. It may be accommodated between the operation holes 91b'' of the 91b.

Looking at the handle portion 95, the handle portion 95 is composed of an arc-shaped gripping body 95a to be gripped by the user, and a rotating shaft 95b connected at the end of the gripping body 95a. The rotation shaft 95b is rotatably assembled to the cover plate 91 . When the handle portion 95 is erected as shown in FIG. 3 , the pressing portion 94 is in a state of pressing the inlet Ba of the beverage container B, but the handle portion 95 is the cover plate 91 . When it is laid down to form the same plane as the pressurizing portion 94, the state of pressing the inlet (Ba) of the beverage container (B) is released.

7 and 9, there is a cam protrusion 95b' on the rotation shaft 95b, and the cam protrusion 95b' moves downward according to the rotation of the handle part 95, that is, the pressing part 94. ) and the degree of protrusion toward Precisely, when the handle part 95 rotates in the direction in which it is erected (counterclockwise with reference to FIG. 7 ), the cam protrusion part 95b ′ protrudes toward the pressing block 94a of the pressing part 94 . As the degree increases, the pressing block 94a is pressed down accordingly. The cam protrusion 95b ′ may have various shapes. In this embodiment, the cam protrusion 95b ′ protrudes further from the rotation shaft 95b , which is a circular cross-section, and has an approximately orthogonal edge.

On the other hand, although not shown, the inside of the cover plate 91 may be provided with a delivery pipe that is a beverage supply pipe. One side of the delivery pipe is inserted into the beverage container (B), and the other side is connected to the water outlet nozzle 70, and serves to transfer the beverage of the beverage container (B) toward the water outlet nozzle. That is, when the cover assembly 90 is seated on the upper cover 20 in a state in which the inlet Ba of the beverage container B is wrapped, the delivery pipe is connected to the water outlet nozzle 70 and the beverage container (B). By connecting them, the beverage in the beverage container (B) can be delivered in the direction of the water outlet nozzle (70).

11, the process of accommodating the beverage container (B) in the storage compartment 32 of the refrigerator is sequentially shown. As can be seen, the user first opens the cover 24 of the refrigerator and separates the cover assembly 90 blocking the opening hole 22 . At this time, the cover assembly 90 is in a state of blocking the opening hole 22 , and since the handle portion 95 is rotated toward the upper cover 20 , first move the handle portion 95 away from the upper cover 20 . , that is, the handle portion 95 must be rotated in a direction in which it is erected.

When the handle portion 95 is erected, the user can separate the entire cover assembly 90 from the opening hole 22 while holding the handle portion 95 . Such a state is shown in Fig. 11 (a). When the cover assembly 90 is removed, the upper part of the storage chamber 32 is exposed to the outside.

At this time, although the storage chamber 32 is exposed to the outside, the exposed area is limited to the area of the open hole 22 . In this embodiment, since the opening hole 22 is the entrance of the beverage container (B), the beverage container (B) can be inserted, that is, it is formed to a degree slightly larger than the width (diameter) of the beverage container (B). Therefore, even when the open hole 22, which is the entrance, is opened, since the area through which the cold air leaks from the storage chamber 32 is limited to the open hole 22 and narrow, heat loss due to cold air leakage can be minimized.

Then, the user couples the cover assembly 90 to the beverage container (B). The beverage container (B) is in a state in which the lid is removed, and when the cover assembly 90 is inserted into the inlet part Ba of the beverage container (B), the press-fitting part 93 of the cover assembly 90 is the It is strongly fixed while wrapping around the inlet part (Ba).

More precisely, after making the handle portion 95 of the cover assembly 90 in a lying state, the beverage container B in the coupling space 93a on the inside of the coupling portion 93 of the cover assembly 90 ) and insert the inlet (Ba). Then, when the handle portion 95 is rotated in a direction to be erected again, the inlet Ba of the beverage container B is strongly fixed in the coupling space 93a. Such a state is shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 .

12, the handle portion 95 of the cover assembly 90 is in a lying state. At this time, the cam protrusion 95b' of the rotation shaft 95b is still the pressing block 94a of the pressing part 94. before pressing Therefore, since the pressing block 94a also does not elastically deform the pressing block 94c, the inlet Ba of the beverage container B is a pressing hole 94c' on the inside of the pressing block 94c. can be inserted relatively easily.

When the handle portion 95 is rotated in the direction of the arrow ① in this state, the cam protrusion 95b ′ is rotated in the direction of the arrow ② in the same direction. In this case, the cam protrusion 95b ′ presses the pressing block 94a constituting the pressing portion 94 downward, that is, in the direction of the arrow 3 in FIG. 13 . When the pressing block 94a is lowered, the pressing block 94c, which is in close contact with the pressing block 94a in a stacked form, is pressed and elastically deformed.

At this time, since the outer side of the pressing block 94c is blocked by the coupling portion 93, it is inevitably elastically deformed inward (arrow ④ direction). Therefore, as the diameter of the pressing hole (94c') in the center of the pressing block (94c) is reduced, the inlet (Ba) of the beverage container (B) is strongly pressed. As a result, the pressing block (94c) can be fixed by strongly pressing the inlet (Ba) of the beverage container (B).

Therefore, when the user lifts the cover assembly 90 as shown in Figure 11 (b), the beverage container (B) is also lifted together. The user may hold the handle portion 95 of the cover assembly 90 and store the beverage container B into the storage chamber through the open hole 22 of the refrigerator. Such a state is shown in Fig. 11(c). In this way, the user can take out the beverage container (B) from the storage compartment (32) in a state inserted in the cover assembly (90), or can be accommodated in the storage compartment (32). In this way, the cover assembly 90 serves as a kind of handle, so that it is easy to put in and out of the heavy beverage container 32 in which the beverage is contained. In particular, the inlet (Ba) of the beverage container (B) is difficult to grip because the width is narrow, using the cover assembly (90) can easily move the beverage container (B).

11 (d), when the beverage container (B) is inserted in the direction of the opening hole 22, the cover assembly 90 is to shield the opening hole (22). The cover assembly 90 shields the opening hole 22 and serves as an internal door itself. Therefore, since the cover assembly 90 together with the door 24 shields the storage room, the open hole 22, which is the entrance, can be double insulated, thereby increasing the insulation effect.

On the other hand, if you look closely at the process of accommodating the beverage container (B) in the storage compartment (32), the bottom of the beverage container (B) is supported on the pedestal 33 in the interior of the storage compartment (32). At this time, since the elevating body of the pedestal 33 has a structure capable of elevating, beverage containers B of various heights can be accommodated in the storage compartment 32 . That is, when the beverage container (B) having a high height is accommodated, the elevating body descends downward to further secure the height of the storage compartment 32 (see FIG. 15), and when the beverage container (B) with a low height is accommodated, the elevating body is lowered. The body rises in the direction of the opening hole 22 to fill the remaining space. (See FIG. 14)

In this process, the elastic member 33a of the pedestal 33 elastically supports the lifting body. The elastic member 33a may be formed of a spring, and may support the elevating body in the direction of the opening hole 22 from below. That is, in the state in which the beverage container (B) is not accommodated in the storage compartment (32), the elevating body is in a state in which the elevating body is maximally raised in the direction of the opening hole (22).

As a result, the lower end of the beverage container (B) is supported by the pedestal 33, and the upper inlet (Ba) is supported by the cover assembly 90. At this time, the center of the pedestal 33 coincides with the center of the coupling portion 93 for wrapping and fixing the inlet Ba of the beverage container B in the cover assembly 90 . Therefore, when the beverage container (B) is stored in the storage chamber 32 in a state in which the beverage container (B) is fixed with the cover assembly (90), the beverage container (B) between the cover assembly (90) and the pedestal (33) ) can be precisely aligned, there is no need for the user to adjust the center of the beverage container (B) one by one.

Then, when the lifted handle portion 95 is rotated in a direction to lay down, the handle portion 95 closes the cover seating end 22 ′ recessed around the opening hole 22 of the upper cover 20 . will be filled Referring to FIG. 11 , the handle 95 is rotated clockwise. Such a state is well illustrated in Fig. 11(e).

When this happens, the cam protrusion (95b') releases the pressing block (94a) of the pressing part (94), so that the pressing block (94c) closes the inlet (Ba) of the beverage container (B). It can be released even if it was pressed strongly.

Finally, when the user rotates and closes the door 24 , the upper portion of the upper cover 20 including the cover assembly 90 is shielded. At this time, since the door 24 includes the heat insulating plate 24c, the door 24 can also perform a heat insulating function as an external door.

When the beverage container (B) is stored in the storage compartment 32 in this way, the beverage container (B) and the water outlet nozzle (70) are connected. Therefore, the user can take out the beverage from the beverage container (B) in the storage chamber (32) through the water extraction nozzle (70). The user can receive the beverage through the water outlet nozzle 70 without taking out the beverage container B stored in the beverage refrigerator. Therefore, it is possible to prevent heat loss that occurs every time the door 24 is opened at any moment in order to take out the beverage container (B).

In the above, even though all components constituting the embodiment according to the present invention have been described as being combined or operated in combination as one, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this embodiment. That is, within the scope of the object of the present invention, all the components may operate by selectively combining one or more. In addition, terms such as "include", "comprise" or "have" described above mean that the corresponding component may be inherent, unless otherwise stated, so that other components are excluded. Rather, it should be construed as being able to further include other components. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Terms commonly used, such as those defined in the dictionary, should be interpreted as being consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art, and are not interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical spirit of the present invention, and various modifications and variations will be possible without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical spirit of the present invention, but to explain, and the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be construed by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

10: cabinet 20: top cover
22: open hole 24: door
26: lower cover 30: inner case
33: pedestal 35: storage body
40: cooling guide 51: element housing
55: thermoelectric element 57: cooling block
58: heat sink 60: insulation frame
65: heat dissipation fan 70: water outlet nozzle
80: upper panel 90: cover assembly
C: chiller

Claims (14)

a cabinet having a storage compartment exposed to the inside through an upwardly opened open hole, and accommodating a beverage container inserted in a direction to stand in the storage chamber through the open hole;
a pedestal protruding from the bottom of the storage chamber in the direction of the opening hole, the degree of protrusion in the direction of the opening hole being adjusted through lifting and lowering;
a cooling device installed inside the cabinet so as to be adjacent to the storage chamber and cooling the storage chamber using a thermoelectric element;
a water outlet nozzle installed so that at least a portion of the cabinet is exposed to the outside, and connected to the beverage container to supply the beverage contained in the beverage container to the outside; and
A beverage refrigerator comprising a; a cover assembly that surrounds and fixes the entrance of the beverage container, and blocks the opening hole to shield the storage compartment when it is caught and fixed on the upper cover of the cabinet.
The beverage refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein an open hole connecting the storage chamber and the outside is penetrated in the upper cover, and the beverage container can be accommodated in the storage chamber through the open hole.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the pedestal
an elevating body provided to be elevated from the bottom of the cabinet; and
A beverage refrigerator comprising a; an elastic member for elastically supporting the lifting body in the direction of the opening hole.
The beverage refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the center of the pedestal coincides with the center of the coupling portion that wraps and fixes the inlet of the beverage container in the cover assembly.
The method according to claim 1, The cover assembly is
a cover plate that blocks the opening hole when it is fixed to the edge of the opening hole of the upper cover;
a coupling portion protruding from the cover plate to the inside of the opening hole, and enclosing and shielding the entrance of the beverage container; and
Beverage refrigerator comprising a; a handle portion rotatably coupled to the cover plate to protrude in the opposite direction of the coupling portion.
The method according to claim 5, The handle portion has a cam protrusion to which the degree of protrusion in the direction of the coupling portion of the cover assembly is variable as the handle portion rotates with respect to the cover assembly, and at least a portion of the coupling portion is moved to the cover assembly. Provided as possible, when the coupling part is pushed and moved to the cam protrusion, it is compressed to press the periphery of the inlet part of the beverage container.
The method according to claim 1, The cover assembly is
a cover plate for shielding the periphery of the open hole;
a coupling portion protruding from the lower portion of the cover plate and surrounding the inlet of the beverage container;
a pressing part installed between the cover plate and the coupling part, at least a portion of which is movable from the cover plate to a bottom surface of the coupling part; and
Beverage refrigerator comprising a; is rotatably assembled to the cover plate, the handle portion provided with a cam protrusion for pressing and moving the pressing portion in the rotation process to press the periphery of the mouth of the beverage container.
The method according to claim 7, wherein the pressing part
a pressing block capable of lifting and lowering between the cover plate and the coupling part and being pressed toward the bottom surface of the coupling part by the cam protrusion part of the handle part;
It is located closer to the bottom of the coupling part than the pressing block, is accommodated in the coupling part and surrounds the periphery of the mouth of the beverage container together with the coupling part, and when the handle part rotates, by the pressing block pressed by the cam protrusion Beverage refrigerator comprising; a compression block that is elastically deformed to press the periphery of the inlet of the beverage container.
The beverage refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein a fixing plate is provided between the pressing block and the pressing block, and the fixing plate is fixed to at least one of the cover plate and the coupling part to limit the movement of the pressing block.
The method according to claim 7, The cover plate of the cover assembly
a first plate;
a second plate assembled to the first plate with the handle of the cover assembly therebetween; and
Beverage refrigerator comprising; an insulating block installed between the first plate and the second plate.
The method according to claim 1, wherein a delivery pipe is provided inside the cover assembly, and when the cover assembly is seated on the upper cover in a state that surrounds the entrance of the beverage container, the delivery pipe connects between the water outlet nozzle and the beverage container A beverage refrigerator capable of delivering the beverage in the beverage container in the direction of the water outlet nozzle.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the cooling device is installed in the rear of the storage compartment, the heat insulation panel is installed on the front side of the inner case corresponding to the opposite side of the cooling device with the storage room therebetween, and the heat insulation panel of the storage compartment The refrigerator for beverages is made of a transparent or translucent material that shields the front part, and the insulation panel constitutes the front surface of the cabinet and allows the storage compartment to be transparent.
The beverage refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the water outlet nozzle is installed on a front surface of the cabinet, or at least a part of the water outlet nozzle is located within an entire height section of the cabinet.
The beverage refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the storage chambers are provided in the inner case, and the plurality of water outlet nozzles are respectively connected to different storage chambers.

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