JPH027426Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] a. Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and particularly relates to a novel improvement for adding a discharge valve for carbonated water, etc.

b. Prior Art In this type of table-type refrigerator that has been used in the past, the carbonated water and cold water pouring valves were fixedly provided on the top of the refrigerator table or the like. In addition, even in cases where the spout valve is configured to be movable, the hose, etc. from the cooler for cooling carbonated water etc. to the spout valve is made into a bendable pipe section, and the hose is bored into the top plate. It could be freely pulled out into the support hole (see Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 149188/1988).

c Problems to be solved by the present invention In the conventional fixed configuration, when dispensing into cups one after another, the user does not have to hold the cup and move it to the spout of the dispensing valve. It was extremely inconvenient.

In addition, since the removable spout valve has a support hole in the top plate, there is no possibility that cleaning water or the like could enter the refrigerator through the support hole, staining the inside or causing rust to the internal equipment. In addition to letting
It is necessary to provide an engaging part on the grip part of the spout valve for stably supporting it in the support hole, and there is a problem in that the shape of the spout valve is limited by the engaging part.

d Means for solving the problem The purpose of this invention is to provide an extremely effective means for quickly eliminating the above-mentioned drawbacks, and its gist is to A portable dispensing valve connected to a beverage supply section provided in the main body via a bendable pipe section housed in the refrigeration section of the main body section; A cylindrical opening having a large diameter part having an inner diameter larger than the diameter of the portable spouting valve, a small diameter part having a smaller inner diameter, and a step part between them, the part of which is fixed so as to protrude above the top surface of the top plate. The refrigerator is configured such that the opening of the open storage body is in a closed state when the portable pouring valve is stored in the open storage body.

c. Effect Since the cylindrical open storage body is fixed to the mounting hole of the top plate of the refrigerator section with a part of it protruding above the top surface of the top plate, spillage may occur when the top surface of the top plate is used as a table. Also when cleaning traces of drinks etc.
Wash water will not enter the refrigerator. Also,
Since the open type storage body is composed of a large diameter part with an inner diameter larger than the diameter of the portable spout valve, a small diameter part with a smaller inner diameter, and a stepped part between them, the portable spout valve can be stored in the open type storage body. When the portable dispensing valve is securely supported by the large diameter part and the stepped part, the opening of the open storage body is closed by joining with the stepped part, and the refrigerator is removed from the open storage body. Prevents the cool air inside from being lost.

f. Embodiments Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the refrigerator according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2 show a preferred first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention, and the reference numeral 1 indicates the main body of a table-shaped refrigerator with an oblong shape as a whole. A refrigerator top plate 2 that functions as a table is provided on the top of the main body 1.

Inside the main body 1, there is a refrigerator section 4 that is cooled by cold air 3b generated by a cooling fan 3a of a cooling mechanism 3;
An ice box room 5 and a water chiller room 6 are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, and the refrigerator section 4 and the ice box room 5 are separated by a partition plate 7, and the ice box room 5 and the water chiller room 6 are separated from each other. It's communicating.

Inside the ice box chamber 5, a carbonator 9 for producing carbonic acid as a beverage supply section is provided, and a cooler 10 using ice is also provided. Further, inside the water cooler room 6, a water cooler 6a is provided.

The cooler 10 is the carbonator 9 for producing carbonic acid.
Two pipe portions 11 made of bendable hoses are connected to the outlet of the cooler 10 and have a slack portion 11 in the refrigerator portion 4.
A is located therein, and a tube cover 4a having a communication hole 4b is provided so that the tube 11 does not come into contact with other equipment.

A circular attachment hole 13 is provided in the top plate 2, and a cylindrical open storage body 14 is fixed to the attachment hole 13 with a portion of the hole protruding upward from the upper surface of the top plate 2. The tip of the pipe part 11 is guided through an open storage body 14 onto a top plate 2 outside the refrigerator, and a portable spouting valve 12 having a larger diameter than the pipe part 14 is attached thereto. Therefore, the portable spout valve 1
2 is removably housed in a cylindrical open storage body 14 when not in use. This open storage body 14 is composed of a large diameter part with an inner diameter larger than the diameter of the portable spout valve, a small diameter part with a smaller inner diameter, and a stepped part 14a formed therebetween. When stored in the shaped storage body 14, the portable spouting valve 12 is accommodated in the large diameter portion and supported by the stepped portion 14 (see FIG. 5). As shown in detail in FIG. 5, the step portion 12a of the portable spouting valve 12 is joined to the step portion 14a of the open storage body 14, and they are in surface contact with each other at the portion A, so that the open storage body 14 opening 1
4c is in the closed state. Therefore, the cold air in the refrigerator section 4 will not leak out in this state. Furthermore, the stepped portion 15a of the holding portion 15 integrally formed with the portable pouring valve 12 is connected to the refrigerator top plate 2.
They are connected to the opening 18a of an elastic plate 18 made of rubber or the like, which is attached to the refrigerator interior 16 via bolts 17, and the opening 18a is closed by point or surface contact with each other at the part indicated by the symbol B in the drawing. . Furthermore, the lower end 14b of the open storage body 14
is joined to the opening cut-and-raised part 16a of the refrigerator interior 16, and the opening-type storage body 14 and the refrigerator top plate 2 are integrated by welding or the like. is fixed in the mounting hole 13 of.

In the above configuration, when using the refrigerator according to the present invention, by operating the cooling mechanism 3, cold air 3b circulates within the refrigerator section 4 as shown by the arrow, and the refrigerator section 4 itself is cooled. In addition, a slack portion 1 located within the refrigerator section 4
The beverage in 1a is also cooled at the same time. Also, cooler 1
Since ice (not shown) is placed on top of the cooler 10, the cooler 10 itself is cooled, and the beverage made in the carbonator 9 passes through the cooler 10 and the slack portion 11a, and is then cooled. Portable spout valve 12
It is now ready for pouring. In this state, when the portable pouring valve 12 is removed from the open storage body 14 and taken up, the open storage body 14 of the refrigerator 1 is moved by the necessary length into the slack portion 11a.
Beverage is dispensed from the outside. In this state, since the opening 18a of the elastic plate 18 and the outer peripheral surface of the tube section 11 are always connected, the cold air from the refrigerator section 4
b does not escape to the outside of the refrigerator 1, and the inside of the refrigerator section 4 is always maintained in a cooled state. Furthermore, when pouring out the beverage is completed and the portable pouring valve 12 is returned to the open storage body 14, it is double sealed at the portions indicated by the above-mentioned symbols A and B. The cold air 3b in the refrigerator section 4 is kept completely sealed.

Next, the configurations shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 6 show other embodiments of the refrigerator 1 according to the present invention, in which the refrigerating section 4 and the ice box chamber 5 are in communication with each other. A tube cover 4a having a communication hole 4b is disposed between them, and cold air 3b is provided between the refrigerator section 4 and the ice box chamber 5 so that the same cooling state is achieved.
is circulated. Therefore, since the cooler 10 in the ice box chamber 5 is also cooled, this cooler 10
The ice placed on top (not shown) takes longer to melt, and the life of the ice itself can be extended. Further, the slack portion 11a of the tube portion 11 is provided with a weight portion 11b, and the slack portion 11a is provided with a weight portion 11b.
is configured to be easily stored in the refrigerator 1.

Further, the configuration shown in FIG. 7 is such that the weight portion 11b is attached to the slack portion 11a in FIG. 1, and the tube portion 11 can be easily stored.

The configuration shown in FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the open storage body 14 shown in FIG.
6b, an open storage body 14 integrally molded from an elastic material such as rubber is provided. The rising portion 2a of the top plate 2 is joined. Furthermore, in FIGS. 5 and 6, the open storage body 14 protrudes above the upper surface of the refrigerator top plate 2, and the refrigerator 1
When the upper surface of the refrigerator top plate 2 is washed, the structure is such that cleaning water and the like do not enter the inside of the refrigerator 1.

g. Effects of the invention According to the invention, the cylindrical open storage body is fixed to the mounting hole of the top plate of the refrigerator section with a part of it protruding above the top surface of the top plate. Even when cleaning the refrigerator, the cleaning water does not enter into the refrigerator, so the interior of the refrigerator does not get dirty or the equipment inside the refrigerator does not rust. Also,
The spout valve is housed in the large diameter part of the open storage body,
Since the spout valve is supported by the step, a conventional spout valve can be used as is, or it can be shaped to be easy to handle.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings are for illustrating a refrigerator according to the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a front view showing the overall configuration, Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a plan view showing another embodiment, and Fig. 4 is a plan view showing another embodiment. 3 is a front view of the configuration shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of the main part of FIG. FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view showing another embodiment of the main part of FIG. 1; 1 is the main body, 2 is the refrigerator top plate, 3 is the cooling mechanism,
4 is a refrigerator section, 5 is an ice box, 6 is a water chiller room, 7 is a partition board, 9 is a carbonic acid production carbonator as a beverage supply section, 10 is a cooler, 11 is a pipe section, 1
1a is a slack part, 12 is a portable spouting valve, 13
14 is a mounting hole, 14 is an open storage body, 15 is a holding part,
16 is the interior of the refrigerator, and 18 is an elastic plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A main body 1 forming a table-shaped refrigerator, a beverage supply section 9 provided in the main body 1, and a bendable pipe connected to the beverage supply section 9 and housed in the refrigerator section 4 of the main body 1. 11, and a portable pouring valve 12, which is fixed to the mounting hole 13 of the top plate 2 of the refrigerator section 4 with a part thereof protruding upward from the top surface of the top plate 2. Outlet valve 12
a cylindrical open storage body 14 consisting of a large diameter part with an inner diameter larger than the diameter of the container, a small diameter part with a smaller inner diameter, and a stepped part 14a between them; A refrigerator characterized in that when the valve 12 is stored, the opening 14c of the open storage body 14 is closed.