KR100325379B1 - Kimchi refringerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention forms an auxiliary container in the lower portion of the door that can be opened and closed on the upper part of the storage container, and then installs the auxiliary door to be openable and closed, while storing the kimchi container for a long time in the lower storage container, and the auxiliary container. In the kimchi refrigerator can be stored to reduce the leakage of cold air to extend the retention period of the kimchi frequently stored in the kimchi refrigerator, which can be opened and closed on the upper part of the outer case (4) by the main hanger (44) The main door 40 to be securely mounted, the auxiliary door 50 mounted on the main door 40 so as to be openable and closed by the auxiliary hanger 54, and an auxiliary container fixed to an inner lower portion of the auxiliary door 50. It contains (58).

Description

Kimchi refrigerator {Kimchi refringerator}

The present invention relates to a kimchi refrigerator, and more particularly, by forming an auxiliary container in the lower portion of the door that is mounted to be opened and closed in the upper part of the storage compartment, and then installing the auxiliary door so as to be opened and closed, thereby storing the long term in the lower storage container. At the same time the kimchi container is stored, the auxiliary container is stored in the kimchi container frequently taken out to reduce the leakage of cold air and extend the retention period of kimchi relates to a kimchi refrigerator.

Usually, among foods of a country that uses rice as a staple, dim vegetables produced by adding various seasonings to vegetables such as cabbage and radish, and then ripening them properly have been developed. Among these dim vegetables, especially kimchi is a fermented food that has been used for a long time, and in the cold winter, a large amount of kimchi was stored and eaten little by little. In the past, when there was no refrigerator, it was quite difficult to store kimchi in hot summer, but with the advent of electric refrigerators, it was possible to store kimchi for a longer period in summer.

However, during the frequent opening and closing of the refrigerator, the internal temperature of the refrigerator is severely changed, and the preservation period of the kimchi is shortened by contact with the outside air during taking out the kimchi container out of the refrigerator to put the kimchi in another bowl. It is very difficult to maintain the state. In order to solve this problem, a kimchi refrigerator has been developed that can ripen kimchi appropriately according to the change of seasons and user's preferences, and then maintain the proper temperature for a long time to preserve the taste of ripe kimchi.

The inside of the kimchi refrigerator is provided with a cooling device and a heating device. Initially, the kimchi stored in the storage container is matured according to the preference within a short time by using the heating device, and then the temperature of the storage container using the cooling device. By maintaining the proper level, it is possible to preserve the taste and freshness of kimchi for a long time.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a kimchi refrigerator according to the prior art. This is a direct-cooling kimchi refrigerator that directly transfers cold air into the storage container 2 through the evaporator coil 8. In the overall configuration, the storage container 2 and the heat insulating material 6 in which the kimchi container 18 is stored are stored. Refrigerant compressed by the outer case (4) surrounding the storage container (2) at predetermined intervals and the compressor (5) installed in the machine room (10) disposed under the storage container (2) with a predetermined interval therebetween. The outer case (4) by the condenser coil (14) condensing and the evaporator coil (8) and the hanger (24) which heat exchanges as the refrigerant from the condenser coil (14) passes and transfers cool air into the storage container (2). Consists of a door 20 that is mounted to the top of the opening.

The inside of the door 20 with the handle 26 includes a heat insulating material 22 to insulate the outside, and a packing 16 for airtightness is inserted between the outer case 4 and the door 20. have. The coolant cooled while passing through the expander transfers cool air into the storage container 2 in the course of passing through the evaporator coil 8 surrounding the outer wall of the storage container 2. At this time, the cold air flowing into the storage container (2) by keeping the temperature inside the container cold by natural convection and conduction, it is possible to long-term storage of food contained in the kimchi container (18).

In the conventional kimchi refrigerator having such a configuration, the heat loss is large because the kimchi container in the storage container contacts the outside air every time the door is opened. In particular, because of the dietary characteristics of Koreans, kimchi is eaten almost every meal. By opening and closing the door several times a day, cold air is released to the outside, which leads to an increase in power loss and accelerates the rancidity of the stored kimchi. There is a problem that the retention period is shortened.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention forms a separate auxiliary container in the door disposed above the storage container, and then installs the auxiliary door to be opened and closed, thereby allowing a large kimchi container to be stored for a long time in the lower storage container. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a kimchi refrigerator that can store a small kimchi container, which is frequently taken out in the auxiliary container at the top, to reduce the leakage of cold air and to extend the shelf life of kimchi as much as possible.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a conventional kimchi refrigerator,

2 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a kimchi refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a kimchi refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention.

♣ Explanation of symbols for main part of drawing ♣

2: storage container 4: outer case

6: Insulation material 8: Evaporator coil

10: machine room 12: compressor

14: Condenser Coil 16: Packing

40: Main door 44: Main hanger

46: Main handle 50: Secondary door

54: assistant hanger 56: assistant handle

58: auxiliary container 60: small kimchi container

The object of the present invention described above is compressed by a storage container in which the kimchi container is stored, an outer case surrounding the storage container at predetermined intervals through a heat insulating material, and a compressor installed in a machine room disposed below the storage container. A kimchi refrigerator comprising a condenser coil for condensing the refrigerant and an evaporator coil for heat exchange as the refrigerant from the condenser coil passes through and transferring cold air to the inside of the storage container. It is achieved by the kimchi refrigerator characterized in that it comprises a main door, an auxiliary door mounted to the main door to be opened and closed by an auxiliary hanger, and an auxiliary container fixed to the inner lower portion of the auxiliary door.

Hereinafter, a kimchi refrigerator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 3, and the same parts as in the conventional structure described with reference to FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

2 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a kimchi refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a kimchi refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention.

First, as described with reference to FIG. 1, a storage container 2 in which the kimchi container 18 is stored is installed inside the kimchi refrigerator, and the outside of the storage container 2 is provided with a predetermined amount of heat insulating material 6 interposed therebetween. The outer case 4 is wrapped at intervals. On the outer surface of the storage container 2, a condenser coil 14 for condensing the refrigerant compressed from the compressor 5 in the machine room 10 and the refrigerant from the condenser coil 14 are heat-exchanged while passing through the storage container 2 The evaporator coil 8 which transfers cold air inside is wound up, and can keep an inside cold.

In the kimchi refrigerator having such a configuration, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention as a method for storing separately the kimchi container that is frequently taken out, two doors 40 and 50 are mounted on the upper portion of the storage container 2 so as to be opened and closed. , If necessary, the two doors 40 and 50 may be opened or only one door 50 may be opened.

To this end, the upper part of the outer case 4 is equipped with a main door 40 which is mounted to be opened and closed by the main hanger 44 in place of the existing door (20 in FIG. 1), the main part of the main door 40 It was equipped with an auxiliary door 50 which is mounted to be opened and closed by an auxiliary hanger 54. An auxiliary container 58 to which cold air is transferred from the storage container 2 is attached to an inner lower portion of the auxiliary door 50.

In addition, the inside of the main door 40 was integrally molded with a heat insulating material 42 for heat insulation with the outside air. The inner side of this heat insulating material 42 is shape | molded in the state which contacted the outer side of the upper end of the auxiliary container 58. As shown in FIG. Similarly, it can be seen that the heat insulator 52 is integrally molded in the auxiliary door 50 to insulate the outside air. This heat insulating material 52 is shape | molded in contact with the inner side of the upper end of the auxiliary container 58. As shown in FIG.

A main handle 46 is attached to one side of the main door 40 to conveniently open and close the door during operation, and a separate auxiliary handle 56 is installed on the upper side of the auxiliary door 50. . Therefore, when the large kimchi container 18 is inserted into or taken out of the storage container 2, the main door 40 may be opened by holding the main handle 46, and the small kimchi container 60 may be inserted into the auxiliary container 58 at each meal. In case of putting in or taking out the auxiliary handle 56, the auxiliary door 50 may be opened.

Next, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a kimchi refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention, and the same parts as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 will be denoted by the same reference numerals.

In this embodiment, the structure of the auxiliary container 58 is slightly modified, and has a structure in which a plurality of communication holes 58a are formed in the auxiliary container 58 so that cold air flows in and out of the storage container 2 directly. Typically, the air in the storage container 2 is collected by the bottom of the container while being cooled by natural convection and the air having a relatively high temperature rises to the top of the container 2. As the inside of the container 2 is cooled coolly through this process, since the density of the air is inversely proportional to the temperature, there is almost no flow of air as the density increases. Therefore, although not necessary, the flow of cold air can be promoted by providing such a communication hole 58a.

According to the present invention described above, since a separate auxiliary container is formed on the upper part of the storage container, a small kimchi container frequently taken out every meal can be stored in this auxiliary container to reduce the leakage of cold air in the storage container as much as possible. There is an advantage in that the storage period can be extended by storing a large amount of large kimchi container in the storage container to suppress the rancidity of kimchi as much as possible.

Claims (5)

In the storage container (2) where the kimchi container 18 is stored, the outer case (4) surrounding the storage container (2) at predetermined intervals through the heat insulating material (6), and in the lower portion of the storage container (2) The condenser coil 14 for condensing the refrigerant compressed by the compressor 5 installed in the machine room 10 arranged therein and the refrigerant from the condenser coil 14 are heat-exchanged while passing the cold air inside the storage container 2. In the kimchi refrigerator having an evaporator coil (8) for transmitting a, A main door 40 mounted on the top of the outer case 4 by a main hanger 44 so as to be openable and closeable, An auxiliary door 50 mounted on the main door 40 to be opened and closed by an auxiliary hanger 54; Kimchi refrigerator, characterized in that it comprises an auxiliary container (58) fixed to the inner lower portion of the auxiliary door (50). The method of claim 1, Kimchi refrigerator, characterized in that the main door 40 is inserted with a heat insulating material 42 surrounding the upper outer side of the auxiliary container (58). The method of claim 1, Kimchi refrigerator, characterized in that the insulating material 52 which is in contact with the inner side of the upper end of the auxiliary container 58 is inserted in the auxiliary door (50). The method of claim 1, Kimchi refrigerator, characterized in that the auxiliary handle 56 is installed on the upper portion of the auxiliary door (50). The method of claim 1, Kimchi refrigerator, characterized in that the auxiliary container 58 is formed with a plurality of communication holes (58a) in which the cold air flows directly from the storage container (2).