Patent ID: 6453804
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: A23L,E05D,E05F,E05Y,F25D

Abstract:
A kimchi storage device having a body formed with at least one storage chamber, an upper door rotatably disposed at the upper portion of the body through a hinge assembly and opening and closing the storage chamber and a cooling machine and heating machine for maturing and cooling kimchi in the storage chamber, the hinge assembly for a door, the hinge assembly comprising:a hinge housing fixed to one side of the body through a cover plate coupled to cover a compartment of which one side is open; a turn member fixed to the rear surface of the door and at the same time rotatably coupled to the upper end of the hinge housing by inserting a hinge axis into one end of said turn member; a roller-shaped press member rotatably disposed at the upper end of the turn member through a roller axis; a support member slidably contacted to the press member through a polygonal sloping contact surface, disposed in the compartment of the hinge housing and formed with a spring insertion hole at the other side of the sloping contact surface; a pair of spring members inserted into the spring insertion hole of the support member in order to press the support member with respect to the press member; and a control plate operationally coupled to an adjusting screw penetratingly disposed outwardly of the hinge housing in order to control the springback force of the spring member while supporting the lower portion of the elastic means.