JP2006242464A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refrigerator for enhancing volume efficiency, while improving easiness-to-use of respective storage chambers, and providing a proper storage environment in response to a kind of storage food. <P>SOLUTION: This refrigerator superior in volume efficiency in storage and superior in easiness-to-use can be provided by arranging an independent ice making chamber 26 in the central vicinity in the height direction of the refrigerator; providing a refrigerating slide chamber 27 above the ice making chamber 26 and a freezing slide chamber 28 under the ice making chamber; arranging a refrigerating chamber 29 in a division adjacent to the side of the refrigerating slide chamber 27 and a vegetable chamber 30 under the refrigerating chamber 29; providing a freezing chamber 31 under the vegetable chamber 30; and arranging a cooler 35 only on a back face of the freezing chamber 31. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a refrigerator cooling structure.

  Conventionally, in a refrigerator that divides a storage room divided into left and right, a structure in which one side is entirely constituted by drawer doors from top to bottom has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  5 and 6 show a conventional refrigerator described in Patent Document 1. FIG. FIG. 5 is a front view of a conventional refrigerator, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the conventional refrigerator with the door opened.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, reference numeral 2 denotes a heat insulating partition wall that divides the inside of the refrigerator main body 1 up and down, and forms an upper partition 3 in the upper part and a lower partition 4 in the lower part. Reference numeral 5 denotes a first partition wall that partitions the inside of the upper section 3 in the left and right directions, and 6 denotes a second partition wall that partitions the interior of the lower section 4 in the left and right directions. Reference numeral 7 denotes a refrigerator compartment formed on one side by the first partition wall 5, and 8 denotes a vegetable compartment formed with the partition wall 9 sandwiched between the lower part of the refrigerator compartment 7. Reference numeral 10 denotes a bottle storage chamber formed on the other side by the first partition wall 5. 11 is a freezing room formed on one side by the second partition wall 6, and 12 is an ice making room formed on the other side.

  On the opening surface of the refrigerator compartment 7, a hinge opening / closing type door 13 is provided that is freely opened and closed. The vegetable compartment 8 is provided with a drawer-type door 14 attached to the opening surface so as to be openable and closable, and is configured so that an indoor storage container (not shown) can be pulled out integrally.

The bottle storage chamber 10 is provided with a drawer-type door 16 attached to the opening surface so as to be openable and closable so that the storage containers 17, 18, 19, and 20 on the indoor side can be pulled out integrally. Further, the freezer compartment 11 is provided with a drawer-type door 21 attached to the opening surface so as to be openable and closable so that a storage container (not shown) on the indoor side can be pulled out integrally. The ice making chamber 12 is provided with a drawer-type door 22 attached to the opening surface so as to be openable and closable so that a storage container (not shown) on the indoor side can be pulled out integrally.
JP 2001-263913 A

  However, in the above-described conventional configuration, the ratio of the bottle storage chamber for the purpose of storing the bottle located above to the height in the vertical direction is large, and the position of the ice making chamber located below is low, so that it is generated from the ice making chamber. When taking out the frozen ice, it was necessary to bend or squat down. Moreover, since the refrigerator and the air blower are also installed in the refrigerator compartment, there is a problem that the depth of the refrigerator compartment is reduced.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a storage environment suitable for the type of stored food, simultaneously improving the convenience of each storage room, and providing a refrigerator with improved volumetric efficiency. With the goal.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the door that closes the front opening of the refrigerator is divided into left and right at the total height in the vertical direction of the refrigerator, and any one of the divided right and left sections is constituted by a drawer door An independent ice making chamber is arranged near the center in the height direction, and the drawer compartment above the ice making chamber has a storage compartment in the refrigeration temperature zone, and the lower drawer compartment has a storage compartment in the refrigeration temperature zone. A storage room of the second refrigeration temperature zone having a revolving door is arranged in a section adjacent to the side of the storage room, a vegetable room is arranged below the storage room of the second refrigeration temperature zone, and below the vegetable room Is provided with a storage room in the second freezing temperature zone, and the cooler is arranged only on the back surface of the storage room in the second freezing temperature zone.

  Accordingly, an easy-to-use drawer door is configured on one side of the refrigerator main body, and the drawer door positioned above the line of sight and the independent ice making chamber can be arranged at positions where ice can be easily taken out. The cooler that cools the entire refrigerator is housed in the freezer compartment, so that a complicated seal structure is not necessary, and the refrigerator is not installed in the refrigerator compartment, so that the depth can be increased.

  The refrigerator of the present invention comprises all the one side of the refrigerator body with drawer doors, and stores relatively tall plastic bottles and bottles not only in the refrigerator temperature zone but also in the refrigerator temperature zone. In addition, since the stored item stored in the back can be easily pulled out to the front, the structure can be easily taken out. Further, there is an advantage that the stored item can be taken out from both the left and right sides when the door is pulled out. In addition, by positioning an independent ice making room near the center of the refrigerator body, it provides ease of use, allowing you to easily take out ice that is frequently used in summer without standing down, while standing up. be able to. Furthermore, by making it independent from other rooms, it is possible to use frozen storage and ice separately, providing clean ice that prevents odors from moving, and reducing temperature rise by opening and closing the door as necessary, saving energy Connected. Moreover, by cooling the whole refrigerator with one cooler and storing the cooler in the freezer compartment, the freezer compartment air passage cover can be simplified, and the volumetric efficiency in the cabinet is improved.

  In the first aspect of the present invention, the door that closes the front opening of the refrigerator is divided into left and right parts at the overall height in the vertical direction of the refrigerator, and any one of the divided right and left sections is constituted by a drawer door. An independent ice making chamber is arranged near the center of the height direction, the drawer compartment above the ice making chamber has a storage room in a refrigerated temperature zone, and the lower drawer compartment has a storage room in a refrigeration temperature zone, A storage room of a second refrigeration temperature zone having a revolving door is arranged in a section adjacent to the side of the storage room, a vegetable room is arranged below the storage room of the second refrigeration temperature zone, and the vegetable room A storage room for the second refrigeration temperature zone is disposed below the cooler, and the cooler is arranged only on the back surface of the storage room for the second refrigeration temperature zone. Concentrate on the side and place an independent ice making room where ice can be easily removed It can be, a high bottles and bottles that are frequently used can be partitioned storage, with an easy loading and unloading can be achieved, storage was can be retrieved easily drawn out be accommodated as far as it will go. In addition, by positioning the ice making room near the center of the refrigerator body, it can be taken out in an easy posture without bending down, and by making it independent of other rooms, it is possible to use frozen storage items and ice properly. In addition to providing clean ice that prevents odors from shifting, the temperature rise can be reduced by opening and closing the door as needed, leading to energy savings. Moreover, the freezer compartment air channel cover can be simplified, and the volumetric efficiency in the cabinet is improved.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the vegetable room cools the storage room in the second refrigeration temperature zone with cooled return air, under any use conditions. Freezing of vegetables near the discharge port can be prevented.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the refrigerating room discharge air passage for discharging the air for cooling the storage room in the refrigerating temperature zone has the revolving door. It is arranged only on the inner surface of the storage room in the temperature zone, and the depth of the storage room in the refrigeration temperature zone of the drawer compartment can be used to the maximum.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the storage room in the freezing temperature zone of the drawer section is cooled only by the return cold air of the ice making room. , No cooling air path is required on the back, and the maximum depth can be used.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the air for cooling the ice making chamber is adjusted by an air adjusting means, and ice making is performed in the ice making chamber. If there is not, energy is saved by reducing the amount of cold air. In addition, when the cooler defrosts, frosting can be prevented because warm and humid air does not flow into the ice making chamber.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a front view of the refrigerator according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the air path of the refrigerator in the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the refrigerator according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator main body 23 is divided into a left compartment 24 and a right compartment 25 which are divided into left and right parts with an overall height in the vertical direction. The left compartment 24 is provided with an ice making chamber 26 near the center, a refrigerated slide chamber 27 constituted by a drawer door above the ice making chamber 26, and a freezing slide chamber 28 constituted by a drawer door below the ice making chamber 26. Is arranged.

  On the other hand, in the right compartment 25, a refrigerator compartment 29, a vegetable compartment 30, and a freezer compartment 31 are arranged from the top, and the front opening of each room is closed by a door. The refrigeration slide chamber 27 and the refrigeration chamber 29 are partitioned on the same line in the vertical direction, but the height of the refrigeration slide chamber 27 and the height of the refrigeration chamber 29 are different, that is, they are configured to have a step. I do not care.

  2 and 3, the first partition wall 32 partitions the refrigerated slide chamber 27, the refrigerated chamber 29, the ice making chamber 26, and the vegetable chamber 30. The second partition wall 33 partitions the ice making chamber 26 and the freezing slide chamber 28. The third partition wall 34 partitions the vegetable compartment 30 and the freezer compartment 31. The cooler 35 and the cooling fan 36 are installed on the back surface of the freezer compartment 31. The cold air discharged from the cooling fan 36 is branched into the freezer compartment 31, the ice making chamber discharge air passage 37 and the refrigerator compartment discharge air passage 38. The refrigerating room discharge air passage 38 is disposed on the inner surface of the refrigerating room 29 and discharges cold air to the refrigerating room 29 and the refrigerating slide room 27 through the refrigerating room damper 40.

  The cold air that has cooled the ice making chamber discharged from the ice making chamber discharge air passage 37 flows into the freezing slide chamber 28 from the ice making chamber return air passage 41, cools the freezing slide chamber, and then returns to the cooler suction port 46. The vegetable compartment 30 is cooled by the cold air discharged from the refrigerating compartment return air passage, and returns from the vegetable compartment return air passage 43 to the cooler suction port 46.

  About the refrigerator comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement is demonstrated below.

  By placing the frequently used refrigerated slide chamber 27 at the top of the refrigerator body 23, it is possible to take in stored items such as plastic bottles, bottles, and milk cartons that have been stored in the door shelf of the refrigerated chamber 29 in the past. In addition to being able to store a large amount, it is possible to improve the loading and unloading properties of heavy plastic bottles located slightly on the side of the line of sight. In addition, since the ice making chamber 26 that is frequently used is arranged near the center of the refrigerator main body 23, the ice can be taken out in an easy posture while standing. It is also possible to provide a layout that can improve the usability according to the frequency of use so that the stored item in the back can be pulled out and easily removed from the freezing slide chamber 28 installed below. Moreover, since the cooler 35 is installed only on the inner surface of the freezer compartment 31, the freezer compartment air passage cover can be simplified, and the volumetric efficiency in the refrigerator is improved.

  Furthermore, since the vegetable compartment 30 is cooled by the return air that has cooled the refrigerator compartment 29, the cold air temperature is high, and there is no risk of freezing of the vegetables near the discharge port under any use conditions.

  Further, since the discharge air passage 38 for the refrigerator compartment is arranged only on the inner surface of the refrigerator compartment 29, the depth of the refrigerator slide chamber 27 can be utilized to the maximum extent.

  Furthermore, since the freezing slide chamber 28 is cooled by the cold air returned from the ice making chamber 26, there is no need for a discharge air passage for the freezing slide chamber on the inner surface, and the depth can be utilized to the maximum, and the usability can be improved.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 4 is a front view showing the air path of the refrigerator in the second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4, the ice making room damper 47 is installed in the ice making room discharge air passage 37, and the cold air that has cooled the ice making room 26 returns from the ice making room return air passage 41 to the cooler suction port 46.

  About the refrigerator comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement is demonstrated below.

  The cold air discharged from the cooling fan 36 is branched into the freezing chamber 31, the freezing slide chamber 28, the ice making chamber discharge air passage 37 and the refrigeration chamber discharge air passage 38. The cold air discharged from the ice making chamber discharge air passage 37 is energy-saving by being adjusted by the ice making chamber damper 47 so as to reduce the amount of cold air when ice making is not performed in the ice making chamber. Further, when the cooler 35 is defrosted, the ice making chamber damper 47 is closed to prevent warm and humid air from flowing into the ice making chamber and prevent frost formation.

  As described above, the refrigerator according to the present invention can secure a sufficient volume for storing food by arranging the cooler on the back surface of the freezer compartment, and can improve the convenience for customers. Therefore, it can be applied to the use of cooling methods for refrigeration equipment in general.

Front view of the refrigerator in Embodiment 1 of the present invention The front view which shows the air path of the refrigerator in Embodiment 1 of this invention Sectional drawing of the refrigerator in Embodiment 1 of this invention The front view which shows the air path of the refrigerator in Embodiment 2 of this invention Front view of a conventional refrigerator The perspective view of the state which opened the door of the conventional refrigerator

Explanation of symbols

26 Ice making room 27 Refrigerated slide room 28 Refrigerated slide room 29 Refrigerated room 30 Vegetable room 31 Freezer room 35 Cooler 38 Discharge air passage for refrigerated room 47 Damper for ice making room

Claims (5)

  The door that closes the front opening of the refrigerator is divided into left and right at the total height in the vertical direction of the refrigerator, and either one of the divided right and left sections is composed of a drawer door, and is independent near the center in the height direction. An ice making chamber is arranged, a drawer compartment above the ice making chamber has a storage room in a refrigerated temperature zone, a lower drawer compartment has a storage room in a refrigeration temperature zone, and a compartment adjacent to the side of the storage compartment in the refrigeration temperature zone The storage room of the 2nd refrigeration temperature zone which has a revolving door is arranged, the vegetable room is arranged under the storage room of the 2nd refrigeration temperature zone, and the 2nd freezing temperature is below the vegetable room. A refrigerator having a belt storage chamber and a cooler disposed only on the back surface of the storage chamber in the second freezing temperature zone.   2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the vegetable compartment is cooled with return air that cools the storage compartment in the second refrigeration temperature zone.   The refrigeration chamber discharge air passage for discharging air for cooling the storage chamber in the refrigeration temperature zone is disposed only on the inner surface of the storage chamber in the second refrigeration temperature zone having the rotary door. 2. The refrigerator according to 2.   The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the storage room in the freezing temperature zone of the drawer section is cooled only by the return cold air of the ice making room.   The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the air for cooling the ice making chamber is adjusted by an air adjusting means.

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