Foldable cool pack in refrigerator
AssigneeDongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation
InventorsJae Uk LEE, Ji Ho JEONG, Sun Yong KIM, Dong Kyu HEO
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Abstract
A foldable cool pack offering an enlarged contact area with an item therein. The foldable cool pack comprises two or more segments hingedly coupled together. The foldable cool pack can be folded and thus adapted to the geometry to a stored item so as to achieve an increased surface contact with the stored item. As a result, the heat transfer between the foldable cool pack and the stored item is enhanced and evenly distributed. Further, an item stored in the cool pack can be effectively isolated from the ambient air as well as from other stored items.
Claims16
A foldable cool pack comprising:
- a first segment comprising a cold storage material;
- a second segment coupled to the first segment and comprising a cold storage material;
- and
- a first hinge unit coupled between the first segment and the second segment and configured to cause said first segment and said second segment to rotate relative to each other under an external force applied thereto.
A refrigerator comprising:
- a storage chamber;
- a shelf;
- and
- a foldable cool pack comprising:
- a first segment;
- a second segment coupled to one side of the first segment;
- and a hinge unit disposed between the first segment and the second segment, wherein the first segment and the second segment are configured to rotate relative to each other under an external force applied thereto.
A method of using a foldable cool pack, the method comprising:
- disposing an item on the first segment of the foldable cool pack for storage, wherein the foldable cool pack also comprises a second segments;
- folding the second segment relative to the first segment via a hinge unit disposed between the second segment to make contact between the second segment and the item;
- and
- placing the foldable cool pack in a refrigerator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.