Patent Application
20100139302
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and especially to a refrigerator used outdoors.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Leisure-time activities held outdoors are delighted in popularly by the masses, hence utensils for leisure-time activities used outdoors such as carriages for meat roasting stoves and refrigerators used outdoors are continuously developed, they render consumers to spend their leisure-time activities more conveniently.
For instance: there have been a kind of refrigerator used outdoors developed for meat roasting with a main object of using the top surface of the refrigerator as a meat roasting table; and for making the refrigerator be moved conveniently, the refrigerator is provided on its bottom with a set of wheels. A compressor provided on the back side of the refrigerator is provided on its periphery with a rear rain proof hood to prevent encroachment of rain and snow; hence when people carry a refrigerator used outdoors for an outdoor activity, utensils need to be prepared can be reduced, particularly, when in meat roasting outdoors, they do not need to prepare another carriage for a meat roasting stove.
Although the abovementioned refrigerator can allow a meat roasting stove to be placed on the top surface thereof and thereby is very convenient in use, by the fact that heat created in meat roasting may damage the refrigerator and lower the temperature keeping function of the refrigerator and thus reduce the life of use of the refrigerator, such a refrigerator thereby has quite a need for improvement.
And more, in an environment for a refrigerator used outdoors, the refrigerator is subjected to exposure under a high temperature and encroachment of rain, thereby a compressor and a condenser normally are provided in a tightly closed space and result an inferior effect of heat dissipation, and a plurality of sealing strips on a door panel are subjected to exposure under a high temperature of the sunlight outdoors to speed up their ageing phenomenon, this may result incomplete sealing and thereby affect the temperature keeping function of the refrigerator. Therefore, the refrigerator used outdoors needs improvement in finding a way to increase the heat dissipation capability of a condenser in a high temperature environment to maintain the effect of operation of the refrigerator and to avoid rain from flowing into a receiving space for the refrigerator, in order to prevent the compressor and the condenser from encroachment and damage, and to slow down the ageing phenomenon of the sealing strips on the door panel and to thereby improve the temperature keeping function of the refrigerator, these are all required improvement on manufacturing the refrigerator used outdoors.
In view of the above stated, the inventor of the present invention studied and provided a brand new refrigerator used outdoors to overcome the problems of damaging against and the inferior effect of heat dissipation of a refrigerator used outdoors resulted by bad environment outdoors.
The main object of the present invention is to provide an outdoor refrigerator that can be used in a pernicious environment outdoors, and can improve the effect of heat dissipation of a condenser of the refrigerator; and more, the refrigerator can be used as a carriage for a roasting stove with which the top surface of the refrigerator can be placed thereon a roasting stove that will not damage the refrigerator, thus an object of convenient use can be attained.
In order to achieve the above object, the outdoor refrigerator comprises a cabinet, a heat insulation board, a door panel, a compressor, a condenser and a rain proof plate.
Wherein: the cabinet is made of heat keeping material, and is provided in the front area thereof with a food accommodating space, further is provided at a lower area on the rear side thereof with a receiving chamber; the cabinet further is provided with a top surface for placing a roasting stove thereon. When in practicing, the top surface and other surfaces of the cabinet as well as some fixing units for fixing the outer surfaces are made of stainless steel with higher corrosion resistance, and can also be made from iron plates plated with zinc and baked with varnish passing a salt fog test, thereby, the life of use outdoors of the cabinet can be prolonged.
Further, when in practicing, the thickness of the heat keeping layer of the cabinet can be increased from 25 to 40 mm to get better effect of heat keeping, and the bottom of the cabinet can be provided with a plurality of wheels, so that cabinet can be moved in use at will; moreover, the receiving chamber of the cabinet further is provided with an electric power line which can be connected to a municipal electric power supply or an electric power generator which is highly mobile in order to supply the electric power required by an outdoor refrigerator of the present invention for operation; and when in practicing, the electric power line can be packed thereover with water proof, ultraviolet resistive and aging resistive material to increase its life of use.
The heat insulation-board is provided on the top surface of the cabinet, and the heat insulation board has a function of heat insulation in order that a roasting stove can be placed on its top surface; in roasting of the roasting stove, the cabinet is protected from affecting of the roasting stove by having the heat insulation board. When in practicing, the heat insulation board is integrally formed with the top surface of the cabinet, or is separated from the top surface of the cabinet. Moreover, the two lateral sides and the upper edge of the rear side of the heat insulation board can be provided with a plurality of upright guard plates; the guard plates and the heat insulation board together form a receiving recess for receiving the roasting stove. Surely, if the two lateral sides and the upper edge of the rear side of the heat insulation board are not provided with the upright guard plates, the roasting stove can too be placed directly on the heat insulation board for use.
The door panel abovementioned is provided in front of the food accommodating space of the cabinet, a plurality of sealing strips are provided between the periphery of the door panel and the cabinet, each sealing strip is engaged with the door panel by a set of engaging unit, and is separated from the door panel for changing by detaching the engaging unit corresponding with it. When in practicing, each engaging unit is composed of a recess provided on the inner side of the door panel and a protruding piece provided on its corresponding sealing strip and being in opposition with the recess; by mutual engaging of the recess and the protruding piece corresponding with it by shape, every sealing strip can be fixed on the periphery of the door panel.
When in practicing, the head portion of the protruding piece of the abovementioned each set of engaging unit can be in a triangular shape and can have its neck portion retracted inside, while the recess has a wider belly portion for receiving the head portion; by the designing of these engaging units, the sealing strips provided on the door panel can be detached easily, so that a consumer can buy suitable sealing strips to change by himself and to avoid the sealing strips on the door panel from being aged by exposure in the high temperature of sunshine outdoors and in turn resulting incomplete sealing and thereby affect the temperature keeping function of the food accommodating space. And in practicing, the sealing strips can be made of ultraviolet resistive and aging resistive material to increase the life of use of the sealing strips.
The abovementioned compressor and condenser are provided in the receiving chamber at the lower area on the rear side of the cabinet, wherein the condenser includes a set of curved condensing tubes and a plurality of heat sinking sheets provided on the condensing tubes, a fan is provided in front of the heat sinking sheets, the fan is fixed by connecting of its cover with the heat sinking sheets, with the fan, air convection around the condensing tubes and the heat sinking sheets can be speeded up to help heat dissipation of the condensing tubes and the heat sinking sheets, so that the condensing tubes get better operating efficiency, and the cabinet can keep its low temperature state without being affected by the high temperature outdoors.
The abovementioned rain proof plate is provided outside of the receiving chamber of the cabinet to separate the receiving chamber and the compressor as well as the condenser in the receiving chamber from the outside, the rain proof plate is provided thereon with a plurality of heat sinking holes to allow discharging of the hot air in the receiving chamber and flowing in of the cold air outside of the receiving chamber; each heat sinking hole is provided on its upper edge and two lateral sides with a rain proof cap, in order to prevent from spattering in of water drops and rains into the receiving chamber via the heat sinking hole to create problems of electric short circuiting and rusting of the compressor and the condenser. Moreover, in practicing, the rain proof plate is made of metal, in order that each heat sinking hole and its corresponding rain proof cap can be integrally punching shaped, and also can be made of stainless which is more highly corrosion resistive or made from iron plates plated with zinc and baked with varnish passing a salt fog test, thereby, the life of use outdoors of the rain proof plate can thus be prolonged.
With the above stated structure, in using the outdoor refrigerator of the present invention outdoors, the roasting stove can be placed on the heat insulation board provided on the top surface of the cabinet, the heat insulation board protects the elements in of the cabinet from affecting by heat energy of the roasting stove to thereby maintain the normal operation efficiency; and more, the fan helps the condensing tubes and the heat sinking sheets to speedily dissipate heat, thus effectively increase the operation efficiency of the condenser, so that the outdoor refrigerator of the present invention still can achieve the effect of keeping food fresh even in a high temperature environment outdoors; and more, all the elements of the present invention are designed especially for using in outdoor environments, they have better material characteristics for prolonging their life of use and convenience of use.
In comparison with the prior art, the outdoor refrigerator of the present invention can overcome a pernicious environment outdoors and the problems of damaging the refrigerator and of heat dissipation of a condenser; and more, the refrigerator can be used as a carriage for a roasting stove with which the top surface of the refrigerator can be placed thereon a roasting stove that will not damage the refrigerator, thus the object of convenient use can be attained.
The present invention will be apparent after reading the detailed description of the technical measures of the preferred embodiment thereof in reference to the accompanying drawings.
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Wherein: the cabinet 10 is made of heat keeping material, and is provided in the front area thereof with a food accommodating space 11, further is provided at a lower area on the rear side thereof with a receiving chamber 12; the cabinet 10 further is provided with a top surface 13 for placing a roasting stove thereon. When in practicing, the top surface 13 and other surfaces of the cabinet 10 as well as some fixing units for fixing the outer surfaces are made of stainless steel with higher corrosion resistance, and can also be made from iron plates plated with zinc and baked with varnish passing a salt fog test, thereby, the life of use outdoors of the cabinet 10 can be prolonged.
Further, when in practicing, the thickness of the heat keeping layer of the cabinet 10 can be increased from 25 to 40 mm to get better effect of heat keeping, and the bottom of the cabinet 10 can be provided with a plurality of wheels 14, so that cabinet 10 can be moved in use at will; moreover, the receiving chamber 12 of the cabinet 10 further is provided with an electric power line 15 which can be connected to a municipal electric power supply or an electric power generator which is highly mobile in order to supply the electric power required by an outdoor refrigerator of the present invention for operation; and when in practicing, the electric power line 15 can be packed thereover with water proof, ultraviolet resistive and aging resistive material to increase its life of use.
The heat insulation board 20 is provided on the cabinet 10, and the heat insulation board 20 has a function of heat insulation in order that a roasting stove can be placed thereon; in roasting of the roasting stove, the cabinet 10 is protected from affecting of the roasting stove by having the heat insulation board 20. When in practicing, as shown in
Moreover, the two lateral sides and the upper edge of the rear side of the heat insulation board 20 can be provided with a plurality of upright guard plates 21; the guard plates 21 and the heat insulation board 20 together form a receiving recess 22 for receiving the roasting stove. Surely, if the two lateral sides and the upper edge of the rear side of the heat insulation board 20 are not provided with the upright guard plates 21, the roasting stove can too be placed directly on the heat insulation board 20 for use.
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When in practicing, the head portion of the protruding piece 322 of the abovementioned each set of engaging unit 32 can be in a triangular shape and can have its neck portion retracted inside, while the recess 321 has a wider belly portion for receiving the head portion; by the designing of these engaging units 32, the sealing strips 31 provided on the door panel 30 can be detached easily, so that a consumer can buy suitable sealing strips 31 to change by himself and to avoid the sealing strips 31 on the door panel 30 from being aged by exposure in the high temperature of sunshine outdoors and in turn resulting incomplete sealing thereby affect the temperature keeping function in the food accommodating space 11. And in practicing, the sealing strips 31 can be made of ultraviolet resistive and aging resistive material to increase the life of use of the sealing strips 31.
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The abovementioned rain proof plate 60 is provided outside of the receiving chamber 12 of the cabinet 10 to separate the compressor 40 and the condenser 50 from the outside, the rain proof plate 60 is provided thereon with a plurality of heat sinking holes 61 to allow discharging of the hot air in the receiving chamber 12 and flowing in of the cold air outside of the receiving chamber 12; each heat sinking hole 61 is provided on its upper edge and two lateral sides with a rain proof cap 62, in order to prevent from spattering in of water drops and rains into the receiving chamber 12 via the heat sinking hole 61 to create problems of electric short circuiting and rusting of the compressor 40 and the condenser 50. Moreover, in practicing, the rain proof plate 60 is made of metal, in order that each heat sinking hole 61 of the rain proof plate 60 is and its corresponding rain proof cap 62 can be integrally punching shaped, and also can be made of stainless which is more highly corrosion resistive or made from iron plates plated with zinc and baked with varnish passing a salt fog test, thereby, the life of use outdoors of the rain proof plate 60 can thus be prolonged.
With the above stated structure, in using the outdoor refrigerator of the present invention outdoors, the roasting stove can be placed on the heat insulation board 20 provided on the cabinet 10, the heat insulation board 20 protects the elements in of the cabinet 10 from affecting by heat energy of the roasting stove to thereby maintain the normal operation efficiency; and more, the fan 53 helps the condensing tubes 51 and the heat sinking sheets 52 to speedily dissipate heat, thus effectively increase the operation efficiency of the condenser 50, so that the outdoor refrigerator of the present invention still can achieve the effect of keeping food fresh even in a high temperature environment outdoors; and more, all the elements of the present invention are designed especially for using in outdoor environments, they have better material characteristics for prolonging their life of use and convenience of use.
The names of the members and the drawings for the present invention are only for illustrating preferred embodiments of the present invention, and not for giving any limitation to the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in this art that various equivalent modifications or changes without departing from the spirit of this invention shall fall within the scope for protection of the appended claims of this invention.
