Background technology
In recent years, refrigerator has the tendency of high capacity, in order to realize this tendency, the thermal wall thickness attenuation of refrigerator main body.But in freeze cycle, grading at the Machine Room periphery of the compressor of configuration heating influenced in the big part by external heat, and the thermal wall heat-proof quality that used thickness is thin is not enough.Therefore, in this part, use thin and the good vacuum insulation panel (for example with reference to patent documentation 1) of thermal insulation.
In addition; Vacuum insulation panel is following plate: for example with mineral wool formation pad (mat) shape and as core; Above-mentioned mineral wool is the cotton of thin glass fiber, and with in above-mentioned core insertion airtight (gas barrier) container with the laminated type film system pouch of aluminium foil and synthetic resin, through exhaust gas inside being become vacuum and occlusion of openings; Internal tank is remained the vacuum decompression state, and this plate is thin and have a low thermal conductivity (thermal insulation).
Patent documentation 1 TOHKEMY 2006-90650 communique
Use the structure of the refrigerator of above-mentioned vacuum insulation panel to do, at outer container be contained in foamed heat-insulating material such as filling-foam polyurethane between the inner interior case of this outer container and in the refrigerator main body that constitutes, the bottom has the Machine Room in the wings.
And, the place ahead in this Machine Room, from the bottom of refrigerator main body to the above-mentioned foamed heat-insulating material of rake, vacuum insulation panel is set.
In this case; Vacuum insulation panel is fixed on the bottom surface of outer container through double-face adhesive tape at the bottom side of refrigerator main body; Be fixed on the liner of a plurality of smaller bulks the part of a plurality of steam vents that these a plurality of liners are avoided on the inclined plane of outer container, forming and being provided with in the rake side.
That is, liner is fixed in the inclined plane through double-face adhesive tape, on this each liner, and the fixing vacuum insulation panel in addition through double-face adhesive tape.
Above-mentioned steam vent carries out necessary exhaust when foamed heat-insulating material being filled between outer container and the interior case, therefore, liner is avoided the part of steam vent and disposed a plurality of with smaller bulk.But; Liner although it is so is smaller; But it hinders the filling of foamed heat-insulating material to carry out, and particularly is difficult to be filled to the bottom of rake of refrigerator main body in the place ahead of carrying out the Machine Room of destination as filling, consequently; Around vacuum insulation panel, there is the not enough situation of heat-barrier material, causes heat-proof quality not enough.
In this case, consider to make liner littler, hinder the filling of foamed heat-insulating material to carry out thereby reduce liner.But, in this case,, produce fixing insecure problem of vacuum insulation panel owing to make liner littler.
The specific embodiment
Below, according to Fig. 1 to Fig. 4, the 1st embodiment of the present invention is described.
At first, Fig. 1 representes the refrigerating chamber structure partly of the bottom of refrigerator, particularly deep freezer.In this Fig. 1, refrigerator main body 1 is at outer container 2 and be housed between the inner interior case 3 of this outer container 2 foamed heat-insulating material 4 such as filling-foam polyurethane and constitute.Outer container 2 is engaged by a plurality of steel plates that bend and constitutes, and interior case 3 constitutes through making plastics forming.
In the rear lower portion of above-mentioned refrigerator main body 1, form Machine Room 5 by recess, in this Machine Room 5, dispose the compressor 6 and the circumferential component (omitting diagram) thereof that constitute freeze cycle.
The place ahead of 5 in the Machine Room exists the horizontal bottom 1a of refrigerator main body 1 and the rake 1b that 1a erects to the back upper place from this bottom, and 1a is provided with vacuum insulation panel 7 to rake 1b from this bottom.Therefore, vacuum insulation panel 7 also forms the roughly L word shape of the rake 7b that has horizontal part 7a and erect to the back upper place from this horizontal part 7a.
Vacuum insulation panel 7 is following plate: for example mineral wool is formed cushion and as core; Above-mentioned mineral wool is the cotton of thin glass fiber; In the gas-tight container of above-mentioned core insertion with the laminated type film system pouch of aluminium foil and synthetic resin; Through exhaust gas inside being become vacuum and occlusion of openings, internal tank is remained the vacuum decompression state, this plate is thin and have a low thermal conductivity (thermal insulation).
More detailed; As above-mentioned patent documentation 1 record, the high airtight film of gas barrier property is turned back; This gas barrier film is for example to begin range upon range ofly by hot melt coatings such as straight chain shape low density polyethylene layers, by the protective layer that is used to relax impact that gas-barrier layer and nylon layer constituted that metal levels such as aluminium foil constitute from the inboard, makes two limit close attachment of above-mentioned airtight film and makes that the hot melt coating is molten each other to apply structure pouch storage member; Under this state; Insert the core (out gas), that have heat-proof quality that do not leak gas, in vacuum pumping hardware, the discharge of bag shape storage member gas inside is become vacuum state; Afterwards, the above-mentioned hot melt coating that makes a remaining limit is molten each other to be applied and seals.
The 1a side in the bottom of refrigerator main body 1 through horizontal part 7a and for example utilize double-face adhesive tape (omitting diagram), is fixed in this vacuum insulation panel 7 the bottom surface 2a of outer container 2.
On the other hand, in rake 1b side, in the lower side of the inclined plane of outer container 2 2b, for example through double-face adhesive tape (omitting diagram) stationary heat felt pad 8.Heat insulation pad 8 constitutes through foamed plastic in this case; Thereby above-mentioned foamed heat-insulating material 4 is invaded; Constitute outer container 2 shown in Figure 2 inclined plane 2b lower side, from beginning to be deployed to the range of right portions near the left end, and such slightly heavy back as shown in Figure 1 constitutes.That is, the thickness of heat insulation pad 8 surpasses the half the of distance between the opposite face of inclined plane 2b and interior case 3 of outer container 2 of rake 1b.
In addition, on the rake 1b of refrigerator main body 1, near the part the right-hand end corresponding with above-mentioned compressor 6 as shown in Figures 2 and 3, forms the bellying 9 that bloats to the above-mentioned Machine Room opposite side of 5 sides.
In addition, the heat insulation pad 8 of rake 1b, in Machine Room 5 sides of the part relative with bellying 9, like Fig. 3 and shown in Figure 4, form with this bellying 9 couplings bloat shape portion 8a.In addition, consider formability, depth (thickness) the size X (with reference to Fig. 3) of the end of preferred heat insulation pad 8 and the parts that bloat shape portion 8a above-mentioned bellying 9 couplings is more than 5 [mm].
Above-mentioned vacuum insulation panel 7 for example is fixed in above-mentioned heat insulation pad 8 through double-face adhesive tape (omitting diagram) with its rake 7b.
Like this, as shown in Figure 1 in the rake 1b of refrigerator main body 1 side, between the inclined plane 2b of vacuum insulation panel 7 and outer container 2, folder is established heat insulation pad 8, thus, fills up the space of the lower side that is formed at rake 1b.
Consequently, stop above-mentioned foamed heat-insulating material 4 to be invaded between the inclined plane 2b of vacuum insulation panel 7 and outer container 2.
And, as shown in Figure 2 on the 2b of the inclined plane of outer container 2, be pre-formed a plurality of steam vents 10 at peripheral part that is positioned at above-mentioned vacuum insulation panel 7 (being left and right sides side and top in this case).
In addition, cause vacuum insulation panel 7 breakages for fear of the overlap that when forming this steam vent 10, produces, this steam vent 10 forms from vacuum insulation panel 7 sides towards the outstanding mode of the direction opposite with vacuum insulation panel 7 sides with overlap.
In addition, in Fig. 1,12 expressions by the above-mentioned bottom 1a of refrigerator main body 1 and rake 1b and back 1c with both sides 1d encirclement and the refrigerating chamber of formation in this refrigerating chamber 12, is being taken in the tank 13,14 that can come in and go out respectively up and down.In addition, this tank 13,14 is installed on the door 15,16 up and down that opens and closes refrigerating chamber 12 front surface peristomes respectively.
In addition; The one in the depths of refrigerating chamber 12; Form cooling chamber 18 through shield 17; In this cooling chamber 18, be provided with refrigerating chamber in the freeze cycle with evaporimeter (cooler) 19 and refrigerating chamber with circulating fan 20, this refrigerating chamber contacts with evaporimeter 19 with exhaust outlet 17b and with refrigerating chamber with the air entry 17a that circulating fan 20 makes the air of refrigerating chamber 12 pass through shield 17.
As stated; The 1a side is fixed in the bottom surface 2a of outer container 2 in the bottom of refrigerator main body 1 with vacuum insulation panel 7; In addition; In rake 1b side,, accompany heat insulation pad 8 ground configuration vacuum insulation panel 7 so that foamed heat-insulating material 4 is not invaded the mode of the space segment of the lower side between the inclined plane 2b of this vacuum insulation panel 7 and outer container 2.
Thus, there is vacuum insulation panel 7 in the rake 1b at refrigerator main body 1; Between the inclined plane 2b of vacuum insulation panel 7 and outer container 2, accompany heat insulation pad 8; This heat insulation pad 8 fills up the space of the lower side between the inclined plane 2b of vacuum insulation panel 7 and outer container 2, thus, and with vacuum insulation panel is compared via the inclined plane that the liner of a plurality of smaller bulks is fixed in outer container in the past; Even without foamed heat-insulating material 4, also can obtain excellent heat insulation property until the bottom.
Therefore, can not cause the deficiency of heat-proof quality, particularly,, can obtain the excellent heat insulation property of refrigerating chamber 12 with respect to the heat that the compressor 6 of the Machine Room 5 that is configured in rake 1b rear is produced.
In addition, heat insulation pad 8 fills up the space of the lower side between the inclined plane 2b of vacuum insulation panel 7 and outer container 2, thus, and the vacuum insulation panel 7 among the rake 1b of coast ice box main body 1 reliably.
In addition; Heat insulation pad 8 can only be clipped between the inclined plane 2b of vacuum insulation panel 7 and outer container 2; In addition; As the 1st embodiment, heat insulation pad 8 and nonessential inclined plane 2b and vacuum insulation panel 7 both sides of being fixed in outer container 2 can only be fixed in the inclined plane 2b of outer container 2 and any side in the vacuum insulation panel 7.
In above structure, steam vent 10 is positioned at peripheral part of vacuum insulation panel 7, and is arranged on the inclined plane 2b of outer container 2.Steam vent 10 carries out necessary exhaust when foamed heat-insulating material 4 being filled between outer container 2 and the interior case 3.
Through making this steam vent 10 be positioned at peripheral part of vacuum insulation panel 7; And be arranged on the inclined plane 2b of outer container 2; Can carry out necessary exhaust from steam vent 10; Simultaneously, can foamed heat-insulating material 4 be begun to be filled to fully peripheral part of vacuum insulation panel 7 from other positions, in refrigerator main body 1, can obtain the heat-proof quality of good rake 1b.
In addition; On the rake 1b of refrigerator main body 1, corresponding with the compressor that is disposed at above-mentioned Machine Room 56, there is the bellying 9 that bloats to a side opposite with Machine Room 5 sides; In the part of this bellying 9 sides of heat insulation pad 8, be formed with bellying 9 couplings bloat shape portion 8a.
Thus; Heat insulation pad 8 can form not only with the part coupling of the bellying 9 of the inclined plane 2b that removes outer container 2, also with the shape of bellying 9 couplings; Can access the heat-proof quality of the rake 1b of better refrigerator main body 1; The heat-proof quality of the refrigerating chamber 12 that the heat that particularly can access better, send with compressor 6 is relative, and, can carry out vacuum insulation panel 7 fixing among the rake 1b more reliably.
Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 represent the of the present invention the 2nd and the 3rd embodiment, respectively the part identical with the 1st embodiment are given identical symbol and are omitted explanation, only different portions are described.
[the 2nd embodiment]
In the 2nd embodiment shown in Figure 5, on the inclined plane 3b (bellying 9) of the interior case 3 of the rake 1b of the refrigerator main body 1 in the place ahead that constitutes Machine Room 5, install and be provided with to the side-prominent elastomer 21 of vacuum insulation panel 7.
Like this, when filling-foam heat-barrier material 4, through elastomer 21 prevent vacuum insulation panel 7 run in the inclined plane 3b of case 3, can prevent the breakage of vacuum insulation panel 7.
In addition; Guarantee the interval between the inclined plane 3b of vacuum insulation panel 7 and interior case 3 through elastomer 21; Can guarantee the filling stream of foamed heat-insulating material 4, and, following situation can be eliminated; That is, just in case vacuum insulation panel 7 swell increment when damaged arrive in case 3 inclined plane 3b and make the situation of this inclined plane 3b distortion.
[the 3rd embodiment]
In the 3rd embodiment shown in Figure 6, on the inclined plane 3b (bellying 9) of the interior case 3 of the rake 1b of the refrigerator main body 1 that constitutes 5 the place aheads, Machine Room, be provided with to the side-prominent protruding forming section 31 of vacuum insulation panel 7.
Like this; The same with embodiment 2, can guarantee the interval between the inclined plane 3b of vacuum insulation panel 7 and interior case 3, can guarantee the filling stream of foamed heat-insulating material 4; And; Can eliminate following situation, that is, just in case vacuum insulation panel 7 swell increment when damaged arrive in case 3 inclined plane 3b and make the situation of this inclined plane 3b distortion.
In addition, the present invention not only is defined in the embodiment shown in above-mentioned explanation and the figure, can in the scope that does not break away from purport, suitably change and implements.