CN102116567A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a refrigerator with a water supply tank which is easily maintained and can supply much water. Compared with the refrigerator with a refrigerating room and a chill store, the refrigerator in the invention has the advantages that a water supply tank and a water supply pump are disposed in the chill store, wherein the chill store underlies the lower spacing rack of water supply tank and supports the upper spacing rack which is adjacent to the upper part of the water supply tank. The height size of water supply tank is bigger than the width size and the depth size is bigger than the height size. The upper foreside with water supply part extends out of the foreside of the upper spacing rack and is arranged on the lower spacing rack; furthermore, it can be drawn out from the chill store.

Description

Refrigerator

The application is for dividing an application, and the applying date of original application is on December 16th, 2008, and Chinese application number is 200810184159.8, and denomination of invention is a refrigerator.

Technical field

The present invention relates to have the refrigerator of automatic ice-making plant or cold water device, relate in particular to and have the refrigerator that is used for supply tank that automatic ice-making plant or cold water device are supplied water.

Background technology

In recent years, the refrigerator with automatic ice-making function is popularized widely.These refrigerators generally have automatic ice-making plant at refrigerating chamber, have the supply tank that is used for this automatic ice-making plant water supply at refrigerating chamber.This supply tank only is used for automatic ice-making plant is supplied water, and its capacity is about 1L.

On the other hand, in being called as juxtaposed jumbo refrigerator, have to have automatic ice-making plant and cold water device, and on the shop front of refrigerating chamber, have the refrigerator of the conveying end of ice and cold water.Directly the automatic ice-making plant in being located at refrigerating chamber and the storage tank that is located in the refrigerating chamber supply water the running water that these refrigerators will be introduced from running water pipe by switching valve.Here, the ice that generates with automatic ice-making plant is stored in the ice accommodation section on the internal face that is arranged at refrigerating chamber door, and offers the user from the conveying end of the outside that is located at refrigerating chamber door.On the other hand, storage tank is fixedly installed in the refrigerating chamber, will pass through the hinge pipe arrangement from the feed pipe that this cold water storage cistern is drawn on refrigerating chamber door, and offer the user from above-mentioned conveying end.

Patent documentation 1: TOHKEMY 2003-329345 communique.

Patent documentation 2: TOHKEMY 2007-132644 communique.

According to above-mentioned prior art, can take out ice and cold water from the conveying end that is located on the refrigerating chamber door.But, not only have ice making function but also have in the refrigerator of cold water function at these, need a large amount of water, therefore generally be the structure that directly supplies water from running water pipe.Yet, with regard to this refrigerator,, have problem aspect the health in not good Southeast Asia of the situation of running water and developing country etc. though be effectively in all right region of the running water of supplying with the water purified.

On the other hand, in order to solve the problem of health aspect, be effectively though water-purifying filter is located on the refrigerator, in the ill-conditioned region of running water, the maintenance aspect of this water-purifying filter existing problems.In addition, in order to address the above problem, have removably that supply tank also is effective countermeasure, but if not only the supply system ice also wants feeding cold water then to need capacity about 4L, on structure that this jumbo supply tank is set and method that this supply tank is supplied water, also have problems.

Summary of the invention

So, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of refrigerator of the supply tank that has jumbo water supply and be in good repair.

In order to achieve the above object, refrigerator of the present invention cabinet that the place ahead is open is divided into refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber about by the longitudinal septum that possesses heat-insulating material, be provided with refrigerating chamber door and the refrigerating-chamber door of switchably installing by the hinge portion that is located at above-mentioned cabinet both sides in the front portion of above-mentioned refrigerating chamber and above-mentioned refrigerating chamber, the ice accommodation section that in above-mentioned refrigerating chamber, possesses automatic ice-making plant and hold the ice that generates with this automatic ice-making plant, in above-mentioned refrigerating chamber, possess supply tank and supply-water pump, on the shop front of the outside of above-mentioned refrigerating chamber door, possess and have the ice supply unit and supply conveying end from the concavity of the Cold water supply portion of the cold water of above-mentioned supply-water pump of supply at an upper portion thereof from the ice of above-mentioned ice accommodation section; It is characterized in that, above-mentioned refrigerating chamber dispose in the middle level of this refrigerating chamber from the bottom shelf of the above-mentioned supply tank of supported underneath and with the top of this supply tank top shelf in abutting connection with the ground configuration; Above-mentioned supply tank possesses the cabinet shape that height dimension is bigger than transverse width dimension and depth dimensions is bigger than this height dimension, and the top front portion that will possess water supply portion is exposed and is arranged on the shelf of above-mentioned bottom to the front portion of above-mentioned top shelf, and can take out outside refrigerating chamber from the state of this setting.

The present invention has following effect.

According to the present invention, owing to will releasably be located at position, middle level in the refrigerating chamber, therefore can improve being fixed on and supply water under the state of refrigerating chamber or take out that supply tank supplies water and cleaning property to the supply tank that water supply portion is exposed in the front portion of shelf.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the general structural map of the refrigerator of first embodiment.

Fig. 2 is the cutaway view of the refrigerator of first embodiment.

Fig. 3 is the front view with each state of opening of the refrigerator of first embodiment.

Fig. 4 is the stereoscopic figure of the refrigerator of first embodiment.

Fig. 5 is the outside drawing of the refrigerator of first embodiment.

Fig. 6 is the outside drawing of the supply tank of first embodiment.

Fig. 7 is the outside drawing of the supply tank of first embodiment.

Fig. 8 is the key diagram of the relation of the supply tank of first embodiment and case pedestal part.

Fig. 9 be first embodiment supply tank nearby and the longitudinal section of vegetable compartment.

Figure 10 is the action flow chart that the water supply to supply tank of explanation first embodiment is moved.

Figure 11 is the outside drawing of installment state of the bottom bag container of expression first embodiment.

Figure 12 is the outside drawing of the bottom bag container of first embodiment.

Figure 13 is the cutaway view of pulling out structure of the upper strata drawer container of expression first embodiment.

Figure 14 is the upper strata drawer container of first embodiment and the comparison diagram of other drawer container.

Figure 15 is the outside drawing of the refrigerator of second embodiment.

Figure 16 is the skeleton diagram of the refrigerator of second embodiment.

Figure 17 is the skeleton diagram of the refrigerator of the 3rd embodiment.

Among the figure:

The 1-refrigerator, 2-cabinet, 3-longitudinal septum, the 4-cross wall, 4a-bottom shelf, 5-hinge portion, 6-ice making feed pipe, 7-cold water feed pipe, 8-cut-off rule, the 9-shop front, the 10-refrigerating chamber blows out passage, the 11-compressor, the 12-Machine Room, 13-heat exchanger, 14-Air Blast fan, the 50-refrigerating chamber door, 60-refrigerating-chamber door, 70-vegetable compartment door, the 90-guidance panel, 91-operating condition display part, 100-first storeroom (refrigerating chamber), 200-second storeroom (refrigerating chamber), 201-back face wall, 210-refrigerating chamber, 211-first shelf, 220-bottom bag container, 221-notch, the 260-vegetable compartment, the 300-automatic ice-making plant, 320-ices the accommodation section, the 350-conveying end, 370-ice disintegrating mechanism portion, 400-supply tank, the 401-extension, 402-switch cover, 403-water supply portion, the 404-box main body, the 405-lower beveled, 406-recess, 407-handle portion, the 410-lower case, the 411-upper shell, the 412-inclined plane, anterior above the 412a-, the 413-protrusion, the 414-par, 415-shift knob, 416-through hole, the 417-rotating shaft member, the 417a-helical spring, 417b-spindle unit, 418-axle fixed part, the 419-bearing portion of moving about, the 420-end difference, 421-tube connector, 422-feed water filter portion, the 423-feed water filter, 424-keeps recess, 425-protruding rib, 426-first accommodation section, 427-second accommodation section, 470-case pedestal part, 471-bedplate, 472-case base body portion, 473-ice maker pump, 474-cold water pump, 475-guiding rib, 476-protuberance, 477-base portion, the 478-supply-water pump, the leading section of P1-first shelf, the leading section of P2-cabinet.

The specific embodiment

Below, referring to figs. 1 through Figure 17, specify refrigerator of the present invention.And identical position and direction etc. are represented with identical mark, and have been omitted the explanation that repeats.At this, Fig. 1 to Figure 14 is the refrigerator of first embodiment, and Figure 15 and Figure 16 are the refrigerators of second embodiment, and Figure 17 represents the refrigerator of the 3rd embodiment.

First embodiment

At first, with reference to Fig. 1, the general structure of the refrigerator of first embodiment is described.Fig. 1 is the general structural map of the refrigerator of this embodiment, and the front view of the state of door, the A-A cutaway view of Fig. 1 (b) presentation graphs 1 (a) are opened in Fig. 1 (a) expression.And, in Fig. 1 (a),, illustrate the inside of case base body portion 472 and the inside of supply tank 400 for the ease of understanding.

In Fig. 1, summarize the refrigerator of this embodiment of representing with mark 1, possess about to have disposed the storage temperature that is called as " and putting " be that first storeroom 100 and storage temperature below 0 ° is the structure of second storeroom 200 more than 0 °.

Specifically, refrigerator 1 uses the longitudinal septum 3 that is formed by heat-insulating material that the cabinet about 2 of the place ahead opening is cut apart, with one as above-mentioned first storeroom 100, with another as second storeroom 200.And, in this embodiment, with first storeroom 100 in left side as refrigerating chamber (below, be called refrigerating chamber 100), second storeroom 200 on right side is cut apart up and down by the cross wall that does not have foam-thermal insulation 4 of central authorities, with top as refrigerating chamber 210, with the bottom as vegetable compartment 260.

Though vegetable compartment 260 is called vegetable compartment for convenient, be not defined as the storeroom of vegetables special use here.Promptly, with respect to storeroom space open in refrigerating chamber 210 storerooms, this vegetable compartment 260 is to be the storeroom space of the storage container that possesses drawer type of purpose to hold the food (vegetables and fruit etc.) that need preserve moisture, not the storeroom of vegetables special use as mentioned above, can be contained in the food that refrigerating chamber 210 holds yet.

In addition, in this embodiment, second storeroom 200 is cut apart up and down, and the three-door refrigerator that possesses the supply tank 400 that can install and remove on this cross wall 4 describes to utilize cross wall 4.But, as hereinafter illustrating, in the two-door refrigerator of cross wall 4, also supply tank 400 can be set as general shelf.And the arrangement of this supply tank 400 also can be applied to four-door refrigerator that first storeroom 100 is further cut apart up and down.Thereby, in the explanation of two-door refrigerator afterwards, second storeroom 200 is called refrigerating chamber 200.

Cabinet 2 possesses the structure of having filled heat-insulating material between the exterior body of not shown steel plate system and the built-in material that formed by resin material.Thereby in this embodiment, the temperature of first storeroom 100 and second storeroom 200 has a great difference.On the other hand, refrigerating chamber 210 and the vegetable compartment 260 that constitutes second storeroom 200 is set at roughly the same temperature.

Above-mentioned three storerooms cover its front by utilizing refrigerating chamber door 50, refrigerating-chamber door 60 and vegetable compartment door 70 respectively, thereby constitute the storeroom of sealing.Each possesses the structure that has with the same heat-insulating material of cabinet 2, and the hinge portion 5 of the both sides by being located at cabinet 2 put into food installing to the mode that open both sides thereby can take out to each storeroom.

In addition, in this embodiment, automatic ice-making plant 300 is located at the topmost of refrigerating chamber 100, the ice accommodation section 320 that stores the ice that is generated by this automatic ice-making plant 300 is located on the internal face of refrigerating chamber door 50.It is open that ice accommodation section 320 forms top, and more stretch out in refrigerating chamber 100 than the leading section of cabinet 2, thus be positioned under the state of having closed refrigerating chamber door 50 automatic ice-making plant 300 below.That is, in this embodiment, the ice that is generated by automatic ice-making plant 300 automatically falls and is stored in ice accommodation section 320 downwards after generating.

On the other hand, at the front face of refrigerating chamber door 50 of the lower position that is in ice accommodation section 320, be provided with to the shop front 9 and imbed with concavity and the conveying end 350 that forms.This conveying end 350 and ice accommodation section 320 utilize the transport passage for transporting 380 that possesses ice disintegrating mechanism portion 370 to be communicated with.This ice disintegrating mechanism portion 370 can direct or pulverizing 381 taking-ups of the ice supply unit above being formed at conveying end 350 afterwards with the ice that is generated.

And, on conveying end 350, but be provided with the Cold water supply portion 390 of feeding cold water.Thereby the user can select to take out ice from conveying end 350, pulverize ice and cold water.

In addition, very big one of the refrigerator 1 of this embodiment is characterised in that, will supply with from the supply tank 400 that is located at second storeroom 200 cold water that above-mentioned automatic ice-making plant 300 and Cold water supply portion 390 supply with.That is, in this embodiment, adopted in refrigerating chamber 210 case pedestal part 470 has been set, and supply tank 400 releasably has been installed in structure on this case pedestal part 470 as second storeroom 200.

In the prior art, generally be running water pipe directly is connected with automatic ice-making plant and supplies water.And, in the cold water device, also temporarily be stored in the hutch in order to cool off running water.This hutch generally is fixedly installed in the refrigerator.

The refrigerator 1 of this embodiment has adopted disconnection and the direct-connected storage tank of running water pipe, and possesses the independently structure of supply tank 400.And, make this supply tank 400 releasably is arranged on second storeroom 200, and from the structure of 400 pairs of automatic ice-making plants 300 of this supply tank and Cold water supply portion 390 feeding cold waters.Especially, in this embodiment, consider in order to realize that simultaneously ice making function and cold water function then need jumbo supply tank 400 these points, by being arranged on foot as the refrigerating chamber 210 of the position, middle level about second storeroom 200, alleviated in the loading and unloading of supply tank 400 or when directly supply tank 400 being replenished cold water, force the user to make the situation of inadequate posture.

In addition, case pedestal part 470 comprises: be located at longitudinal septum 3 one sides of the bottom surface in the refrigerating chamber 210 and the bedplate 471 and the case base body portion 472 that is formed at the rear of this bedplate 471 of the above-mentioned supply tank 400 of mounting.The supply-water pump 478 that is made of with pump 474 with pump 473 and cold water ice maker is housed in the case base body portion 472.

In this embodiment, ice maker is configured in the position identical with supply tank 400 with pump 473 and cold water with pump 474 here.In addition, ice maker is configured in than cold water with the high position of pump 474 with pump 473.And ice maker is configured in pump 473 on the height and position on top of supply tank 400, and cold water is configured in the height and position of the bottom of supply tank 400 with pump 474.

Above-mentioned ice maker is drawn ice making feed pipe 6 with pump 473, and this ice making is risen along longitudinal septum 3 with feed pipe 6, and is connected with the automatic ice-making plant 300 on the top that is arranged on refrigerating chamber 100.Here, ice making is imbedded the inside of longitudinal septum 3 with feed pipe 6 in order to prevent that cold water by inside from freezing, perhaps along refrigerating chamber 210 1 side lines of longitudinal septum 3.

On the other hand, cold water is drawn cool colour feed pipe 7 with pump 474, this cold water descends along longitudinal septum 3 with feed pipe 7, in the heat-insulating material of the bottom surface sections of the cabinet 2 by refrigerating chamber 100 bottoms, by means of hinge portion 5, the heat-insulating material pipe arrangement by refrigerating chamber door 50 is to the Cold water supply portion 390 of conveying end 35.Here, cold water also is embedded to the inside of longitudinal septum 3 in order to prevent that cold water by inside from freezing with pump 474, perhaps along refrigerating chamber 210 1 side lines of longitudinal septum 3, and in cabinet 2 or refrigerating chamber door 50 with by the mode pipe arrangement in the heat-insulating material.

Like this, in this embodiment, owing to use pump 474 and longitudinal septum 3 adjacency to be provided with pump 474 and cold water ice maker, so can shorten feed pipe 7 is used in ice making with feed pipe 6 and cold water piping length.

In addition, ice making only utilizes ice making with supply-water pump 473 water guides when automatic ice-making plant 300 is supplied water with feed pipe 6, is in the state that water is taken out under general state in addition.By such setting, can prevent that ice making from freezing with feed pipe 6 internal causes and situation that can not water guide.Specifically, finishing after the water supply of automatic ice-making plant 300, opening the valve of ice maker with pump 473.So ice making turns back to supply tank 400 with the water in the feed pipe 6 because of gravity.And, because ice maker is configured in the height and position on the top of supply tank 400 with pump 473, so can reduce the water that can remain in the ice making usefulness feed pipe 6 in the ordinary course of things as far as possible.In addition, as making ice making return the method for supply tank 400, also can use ice maker to introduce ice makings with the water in the feed pipe 6 with pump 473 with the water in the feed pipe 6.

On the other hand, when comprising 390 water supply of Cold water supply portion, cold water always is in the state that has been filled water with feed pipe 7.By such setting, the user can provide cold water immediately when requirement is arranged.

In the above-described embodiment, so that ice making is illustrated with feed pipe 6 and the cold water structure with feed pipe 7 pipe arrangement in cabinet 2, but be not limited to this here.For example, also can be by on the back face wall of ice maker, forming through hole with pump 473 and automatic ice-making plant 300 cabinet 2 nearby, by this through hole, temporarily ice making is drawn out to outside the cabinet 2 with feed pipe 6, carry out pipe arrangement along back face wall then, turn back in the cabinet 2 by through hole again, thereby connect the structure of ice maker with pump 473 and automatic ice-making plant 300.And, the occasion of cold water usefulness feed pipe 7 too, nearby form through hole at cold water with pump 474, by this through hole, temporarily cold water is drawn out to outside the cabinet 2 with feed pipe 7, carry out pipe arrangement along back face wall then,, thereby connect cold water pump 474 and Cold water supply portion 390 from hinge 5 pipe arrangement in refrigerating chamber door 50.According to this structure, can alleviate in ice making and use freezing in the feed pipe 7, and can improve feed pipe 7 is used in ice making with feed pipe 6 and cold water maintainability with feed pipe 6 and cold water.

In addition, this case pedestal part 470 is arranged between the bottom surface of first shelf 211 of foot of refrigerating chamber 210 and refrigerating chamber 210, releasably being installed in supply tank 400 on this case pedestal part 470, to make height dimension bigger than transverse width dimension, and depth dimensions is than the corner post shape that the degree of depth is arranged of this height gauge modest ability.Thereby the storage space between the bottom surface of refrigerating chamber 210 and first shelf 211 forms, and its longitudinal septum 3 one sides are the spatial accommodation of supply tank 400, and opposite side becomes open general storage space.

Also have, very big one of the refrigerator 1 of this embodiment is characterised in that, supply tank 400 is made possesses the extension 401 that exposes between the leading section P2 of the leading section P1 of first shelf 211 and cabinet 2, possess the water supply portion 403 with switch cover 402 at this extension 410.That is, the supply tank 400 of this embodiment is a big capacity about 4L for having internal capacity.The tap of taking running water pipe after this supply tank 400 can also be dismantled supplies water.And, under the state that is arranged at refrigerator 1, also can be from water supply such as plastic bottles.In order to realize this direct water supply, in this embodiment, form the extension 401 that the leading section P1 than first shelf 211 on the top that is positioned at supply tank 400 forwards stretches out, possess water supply portion 403 with switch cover 402 at this extension 401.Therefore, the user can supply water from the water supply portion 403 to the lower position of the forefront that is configured in refrigerating chamber 210 such as the bottle class of plastic bottle etc. with comfortable posture.

In addition, very big one of the refrigerator 1 of this embodiment is characterised in that, the extension 401 of supply tank 400 forms, front upper at the box main body 404 of the box that the degree of depth is arranged is forwards stretched out, and the front lower of box main body 404 that will become the below of this extension 401 rearward enters the inside.And, the following internal face of this extension 401 is made rearward the lower beveled 405 that square neck is oblique down.According to this shape, because the water of supplying with from the water supply portion 403 on the top of extension 401, with these lower beveled 405 collisions and reflect back, fall situation on the user so can alleviate the water of supplying with from water supply portion 403 to the inboard of box main body 404.

In addition, very big one of the refrigerator of this embodiment is characterised in that, the recess 406 below the extension 401 of supply tank 400 is provided with the handle portion 407 that is used to keep this supply tank 400.That is, in this embodiment, utilize the lower position of the extension 401 that forms to the front portion of supply tank 400 with stretching out, form handle portion 407.Because this handle portion 407 possesses the size in the projected area that can be contained in extension 401, so thereby the forefront that can make water supply portion 403 and handle portion 407 be positioned at supply tank 400 improves the convenience of using.

And described handle portion 407 is made the bar-shaped handle of holding with a firm grip of vertical length, and the bottom of an end with above-mentioned extension 401 is connected, so can improve the intensity of handle portion 407 and improve user's retentivity.

In addition, very big one of the refrigerator of this embodiment is characterised in that, on the internal face of the refrigerating-chamber door 60 of the front portion that is positioned at supply tank 400, bottom bag container 220 is set, on this bottom bag container 220, is formed for absorbing the notch 221 of the overhang forwards of extension 401.Thus, guaranteed the convenience of the use of supply tank 400 and bottom bag container 220.

Below, with reference to Fig. 2 to Figure 14, further describe the refrigerator of first embodiment.

At first, with reference to Fig. 2, Fig. 3, the essential structure that is called as juxtaposed refrigerator 1 is described.Here, Fig. 2 is the cutaway view of refrigerator, and Fig. 2 (a) is the longitudinal section of first storeroom, and Fig. 2 (b) is the longitudinal section of second storeroom, and Fig. 2 (c) is an Air Blast fan sectional elevation nearby.Fig. 3 is a front view of having opened the state of each.

In Fig. 2, in the refrigerator 1 of this embodiment, form the Machine Room 12 of concavity in the rear side bottom of cabinet 2, in this Machine Room 12, possess compressor 11.And, utilize longitudinal septum about 3 to cut apart the inboard of cabinet 2, with first storeroom 100 of left side, with second storeroom 200 of right side as the refrigerated storage temperature band as the cryogenic temperature band.Therefore, shown in Fig. 2 (a), be provided with as cold air in rear side and the heat exchanger 13 in source take place and make the cold air that generates by this heat exchanger 12 Air Blast fan 14 in the storage indoor circulation as the refrigerating chamber 100 of single storeroom.And the compressor 11 that produces heat is configured in the Machine Room 12 at rear of second storeroom 200.

Shown in Fig. 2 (a), Fig. 2 (b), Machine Room 12 forms to the lower inside of first storeroom 100 and second storeroom 200 stretches out.And, in the refrigerating chamber 100 shown in Fig. 2 (a), form the cooling chamber 16 that possesses heat exchanger 13 above it with the extension 15 that stretches out to the inside with matching.The back face wall 102 that these cooling chamber 16 usefulness do not possess heat-insulating material separates with refrigerating chamber 100, disposes Defrost heater 17 except heat exchanger 13.And, on this cooling chamber 16, be provided with the cold air return port 19 that is used in the cold air introducing cooling chamber 16 of refrigerating chamber 100.

Dispose Air Blast fan 14 above the back side of refrigerating chamber 100, this Air Blast fan 14 and cooling chamber 16 utilize refrigerating chamber back side passage 18 to be communicated with.And, if drive Air Blast fan 14, then the cold air that generates at cooling chamber 16 is incorporated into Air Blast fan 14 by refrigerating chamber back side passage 18, and the top cold air blow-off outlet 103 on the back face wall 102 that is formed at the front portion that covers Air Blast fan is supplied with in refrigerating chamber 100.In addition, in Fig. 3,, be formed with refrigerating chamber abreast with refrigerating chamber back side passage 18 and blow out path 10 at the back side of refrigerating chamber 100.This refrigerating chamber blows out path 10 and is used for the cold air of Air Blast fan 14 is directed to the below.And, this refrigerating chamber blow out on the path 10 with a plurality of shelf 101 that refrigerating chamber 100 is separated up and down be formed with matching a plurality of in the middle of cold air blow-off outlets 104, cold air is also in these centre cold air blow-off outlet 104 supply refrigerating chambers 100.In addition, from top cold air blow-off outlet 103 and a plurality of in the middle of the cold air supplied with of cold air blow-off outlet 104 refrigerating chamber 100 in from above flow downwards, and in cold air return port 19 introducing cooling chambers 16.

On the other hand, shown in Fig. 2 (b), the cold air of refrigerating chamber 210 is supplied with from the air door 20 that is located at these refrigerating chamber 210 tops.This air door 20 is communicated with Air Blast fan 14 by the connection air channel 21 that connects longitudinal septum 3.Thereby by the control of not shown control device, from Air Blast fan 14 cool-air feeds, this cold air is supplied with in refrigerating chamber 210 from the top cold air blow-off outlet 213 on the back face wall 201 that is located at the front portion that covers air door 20 when opening air door 20.

In addition, air door 20 is communicated with the refrigerating chamber back side passage 21 of the rear side that is formed at refrigerating chamber 210.On refrigerating chamber back side passage 21, be formed with a plurality of middle cold air blow-off outlets 214 with the shelf 212 that separates refrigerating chamber 210 up and down with matching, by opening air door 20, cold air is also supplied with in refrigerating chambers 210 from this centre cold air blow-off outlet 214.And above-mentioned first shelf 211 is the shelf of foot that separate a plurality of shelf 212 of refrigerating chamber 210 up and down.

In addition, the cold air that supplies to refrigerating chamber 210 in refrigerating chamber 210 from above flow downwards, and be incorporated into the cross wall 4 of the bottom surface that constitutes refrigerating chamber 210.Cross wall 4 is not owing to possess heat-insulating material, and therefore portion has formed the part of backward channel 22 within it.Backward channel 22 comprises the horizontal backward channel 22a that is formed at cross wall 4 inside, be formed at along the vertical direction vegetable compartment 260 rear side vertical backward channel 22b and connect longitudinal septum 3 be used to make cold air return cooling chamber 16 across backward channel 22c.

The cold air of refrigerating chamber 210 from be formed at cross wall 4 above the cold air return port 23 of front portion be incorporated into horizontal backward channel 22a, according to the direction of arrow from horizontal backward channel 22a through vertical backward channel 22b, and bottom by connecting vertical backward channel 22b and cooling chamber 16 return cooling chamber 16 across backward channel 22c.

Here, in this embodiment, though cooling off with the radiation of vertical backward channel 22b with horizontal backward channel 22a basically, the cooling of vegetable compartment 260 carries out, but also will be by a part of cool-air feed vegetable compartment 260 of horizontal backward channel 22a and vertical backward channel 22b, carry out with the cold air of this supply.

In addition, in this embodiment, though adopted not to vegetable compartment 260 input cold air but from the radiation type of cooling of cooling on every side, but also can be that the cold air of refrigerating chamber 210 is transported in the vegetable compartment 260 cooling vegetable compartment 260 from cold air return port 23, and from return the structure of cooling chamber 16 across backward channel 22c.This occasion, Europe is in be provided with a plurality of drawer containers that keep humidity on vegetable compartment 260, so can be used as the spatial accommodation that is applicable to vegetables and fruit etc.

In addition, shown in Fig. 2 (a), in this embodiment, automatic ice-making plant 300 is located at the end face of refrigerating chamber 100.Automatic ice-making plant 300 falls it downwards after generating ice.The ice accommodation section 320 of accepting this ice that falls forms to the internal face of refrigerating chamber door 50 with stretching out.

Conveying end 350 possesses enough spaces of placing the containers such as cup that receive ice or cold water, and ice forms concavity in the front of refrigerating chamber door 50.The end face of conveying end 350 and ice accommodation section 320 utilize the transport passage for transporting 380 with ice disintegrating mechanism portion 370 to be communicated with.And, on conveying end 350, also be provided with Cold water supply portion 390.In addition, be provided with guidance panel 90 at the upper position of conveying end 350, if the user operates this guidance panel 90, then not shown control device makes ice disintegrating mechanism portion 370 or two pump 473,474 work and cold water or ice as indicated is provided or pulverizes ice.

In Fig. 3 and Fig. 2, refrigerating chamber 100 comprises the cabinet spatial accommodation 105 and the door spatial accommodation 106 that is formed on the internal face in the cabinet 2.The cabinet spatial accommodation 105 of refrigerating chamber 100 comprise the open space 107 on the top that separates up and down with a plurality of shelf 101 and the bottom that constitutes by a plurality of drawer containers 108 that are arranged above and below pull out space 109.In this embodiment, possesses automatic ice-making plant 300 on the top of open space 107.And the extension 109 that has held ice accommodation section 320 and conveying end 350 is formed at door spatial accommodation 106 its tops, and the bottom is to be arranged above and below to be provided with a plurality of bag containers 110.

In addition, refrigerating chamber 210 comprises the cabinet spatial accommodation 215 and the door spatial accommodation 216 that is formed on the internal face in the cabinet 2.Cabinet spatial accommodation 215 is the open spaces that separate up and down with a plurality of shelf 212.At the topmost of this cabinet spatial accommodation 215, adorned the air door cover 217 of air door 20 in being provided with, below this air door cover 217, be provided with lighting device 218.

In addition, at the side configuration supply tank 400 of the foot of cabinet spatial accommodation 215.And, on the back face wall 201 of refrigerating chamber 210, be provided with the radiant panel 222 of the front that constitutes refrigerating chamber back side passage 21, by these radiant panel 222 radiation refrigerated compartment 210, and cold air blow-off outlet 214 blows out cold air in the middle of the both sides by being formed at this radiant panel 222 a plurality of.

Door spatial accommodation 216 disposes little a plurality of bag containers 219 of depth dimensions and the depth dimensions large-scale bottom bag container 220 bigger than the depth dimensions of bag container 219 up and down.

In addition, vegetable compartment 260 comprises the cabinet spatial accommodation 261 and the door spatial accommodation 262 that is formed on the internal face in the cabinet 2.Cabinet spatial accommodation 261 is the spaces of pulling out that dispose a plurality of drawer containers 263 up and down.Make the container shapes of having only the top open though be configured in upper strata drawer container 264 lower floor's drawer container 267 in addition of the topmost of cabinet spatial accommodation 261, upper strata drawer container 264 possesses to be accompanied by pulls out the switch cover 265 that switch is carried out in action.

That is, on the top of this upper strata drawer container 264, because in abutting connection with disposing cross wall 4 and the refrigerating-chamber door 60 that forwards stretches out, so in the structure of lower floor's drawer container 267, have the space-constrained problem of putting into food of taking out.So, in this embodiment, by possessing if forwards pull out upper strata drawer container 264, then be accompanied by this switch cover that moves the bottom that when opening, is contained in cross wall 4 265 and on solving state problem.For this detailed construction, describe with Figure 13, Figure 14.

In addition, door spatial accommodation 262 disposes a plurality of bag containers 268 up and down.

In addition, what represent with arrow in Fig. 3 is flowing of cold air, here, owing to omit explanation with Fig. 2 repetition.

Then, with reference to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, the face shaping of refrigerator 1 is described.Here, Fig. 4 is the stereoscopic figure of refrigerator.Fig. 5 is the outside drawing of refrigerator, and Fig. 5 (a) is a vertical view, and Fig. 5 (b) is a front view, and Fig. 5 (c) is a right side view, and Fig. 5 (d) is the local horizontal cutaway view of door handle portion.

In Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, in this embodiment, the front of the cabinet 2 of Kai Fang box can be equipped with refrigerating chamber door 50, refrigerating-chamber door 60 and vegetable compartment door 70 with opening forwardly.Refrigerating chamber door 50 has all sizes in left side that cover cabinet 2, can utilize the hinge portion 5 that is located at the left side upper and lower end parts to open.And, on the right side of cabinet 2, dispose refrigerating-chamber door 60 and vegetable compartment door 70 up and down, can utilize the hinge portion 5 that is located at right side upper and lower end parts and right side central authorities to open.

In this embodiment, the refrigerating-chamber door 60 on the refrigerating chamber door 50 in left side, right side and vegetable compartment 70 cut-off rule 8 by central authorities can be split to both sides.And, be provided with door handle portion 40 along this cut-off rule 8.This door handle portion 40 comprises refrigerating chamber handle portion 41, refrigerating chamber handle portion 42 and vegetable compartment handle portion 43.

Refrigerating chamber handle portion 41 comprises handrail recess 51 and the bar-shaped handle portion 52 that the bight, end of refrigerating chamber door 50 is cut in top/bottom latitude.This bar-shaped handle portion 52 comprises the bar-shaped portion 53 of holding with a firm grip of central authorities, at the top installation portion 54 and the bottom installation portion 55 of this bar-shaped portion 53 of holding with a firm grip of last lower support.Shown in Fig. 5 (c), this bar-shaped handle portion 52 sees that from the side the mode that merges with the upper and lower end parts and the shop front 9 forms arc.

In addition, refrigerating chamber handle portion 42 and vegetable compartment handle portion 43 possess the shape identical with refrigerating chamber handle portion 41 by making up this two handles up and down, forming.Promptly, refrigerating chamber handle portion 42 comprises handrail recess 61 and the bar-shaped handle portion 62 that the bight, end of refrigerating-chamber door 60 is cut in top/bottom latitude, this bar-shaped handle portion 62 comprises the bar-shaped portion 63 of holding with a firm grip of central authorities, at the top installation portion 64 and the central installation portion 65 of this bar-shaped portion 63 of holding with a firm grip of last lower support.

Similarly, vegetable compartment handle portion 43 comprises handrail recess 71 and the bar-shaped handle portion 72 that the bight, end of vegetable compartment door 70 is cut in top/bottom latitude, this bar-shaped handle portion 72 comprises the bar-shaped portion 73 of holding with a firm grip of central authorities, at the central installation portion 74 and the bottom installation portion 72 of this bar-shaped portion 73 of holding with a firm grip of last lower support.

Like this, the refrigerator 1 of this embodiment possesses ice accommodation section 320 and ice disintegrating mechanism portion 370 etc. on refrigerating chamber door 50, and, for these are contained in the door, because the thickness of the door of general refrigerator (depth dimensions of door) is big, therefore the whole weight of door becomes big.Especially, in this embodiment, in order to ensure cutting apart up and down and the refrigerating chamber 210 that height dimension is little and the capacity of vegetable compartment 260, cut-off rule 8 is put to refrigerating chamber 100 1 lateral deviations and reduced the transverse width of refrigerating chamber door 50.Therefore, the switch of ponderable refrigerating chamber door 50 needs very big power.So, in this embodiment, make the bar-shaped handle that can firmly keep each, improved the problems referred to above.

But this bar-shaped handle also exists from the shop front 9 outstanding bigger problems.So, in this embodiment, form handrail recess 51,61,71 in the end of the shop front 9, at this lower recess bar-shaped handle portion 52,62,72 is installed, thereby has been solved the problems referred to above.And, by making the shape that the upper and lower end parts that makes bar-shaped handle portion 52 and the shop front 9 merge, alleviated the impression of forwards stretching out of door handle portion 40.

In addition, the conveying end 350 of concavity that is located at the front of refrigerating chamber door 50 has the size that is enough to hold general cup etc.In the inner bottom surface of the conveying end 350 of concavity, removably netted cup mounting table 351 is arranged, form the water of concavity to accept to overflow in its underpart.In addition, the rear is provided with Cold water supply portion 390 on conveying end 350, and as if the pushings such as cold water switch 391 usefulness cup on the back face wall that will be located at conveying end 350, then cold water is worked with pump 474 and can be emitted cold water from Cold water supply portion 390.

And, on the shop front 9 on the top of conveying end 350, be provided with guidance panel 90, on this guidance panel 90, be provided with the ice selector button 92 of the work of the operating condition display part 91 of the working condition that shows this refrigerator 1 integral body and indication ice disintegrating mechanism portion 370.

In addition, each door structure of refrigerating chamber 50 grades of this embodiment has the structure on every side that surrounds the shop front 9 with the framework 43 of resin material.Thereby, the shop front 9 usefulness steel plates can be formed, perhaps make with clear sheet and carried out the surface-treated steel plate.Thus, owing to can come the shop front 9 is carried out various changes according to the environment that is provided with of refrigerator 1, so can improve appearance design.

Then, with reference to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, further specify the concrete structure of jumbo supply tank 400.Here, Fig. 6 is the outside drawing of supply tank, and Fig. 6 (a) is a stereogram, and Fig. 6 (b) is the stereogram of central vertical profile.Fig. 7 is the outside drawing of supply tank, and Fig. 7 (a) is a vertical view, and Fig. 7 (b) is a left side view, and Fig. 7 (c) is a front view, and Fig. 7 (d) is a upward view, and Fig. 7 (e) is a right side view, and Fig. 7 (f) is the parts pie graph of the schematic diagram of expression switching mechanism.And, in Fig. 7, Fig. 7 (c) is defined as front view, but in the following description, is that front view describes with Fig. 7 (b) according to illustrated relation.

In Fig. 6, Fig. 7, the supply tank 400 of this embodiment has constituted box main body 404 by the lower case 410 that forms with transparent resin material with the upper body 411 that opaque resin material forms.Lower case 410 possesses the open cup-shaped in top that the degree of depth is arranged, as the main body of holding water.On the other hand, upper body 411 possesses the cap shape of the opening portion of the upper end that covers lower case 410.And upper body 411 is by releasably being installed on the lower case 410, thereby can clean in the lower case 410.

Box main body 404 possesses height dimension H1 than big and depth dimensions D1 the box shape that the degree of depth arranged bigger than this height dimension H1 across size W1.In this embodiment, possesses capacity about 4L.

The wall of the face side of lower case 410 vertically erects from the below, and its upper end tilts gradually and forms lower beveled 405 and formation forwards with stretching out.On the other hand, though upper body 411 possesses thin shape basically, but the leading section of face side erects gradually from the end above it and forms inclined plane 412 and protuberance, and the rear end of this protrusion 413 possesses the shape that is connected with the par 414 at rear with the inclined plane that descends.

And, on inclined plane 412, form the water supply portion 403 of opening significantly, but and switch cover 402 in order to the switch that covers this water supply portion 403 is installed.

In this embodiment, form extension 401 by the nock portion of lower case 410 and the leading section of the upper body 411 of this nock portion of covering.Thereby the shape of this extension 401 is that leading section is thin, erects upward above, tilts downwards below, and rearward opens along the vertical direction.According to this shape, can be easy to see water supply portion 403 in user's one side, and reduce the leading section of water supply portion 403 and mix the inlet of plastic bottle easily.And, below making, tilt downwards, alleviated reflecting back of the water supplied with.

In addition, switch cover 402 is that the center can be installed with opening with the rotating shaft Q1 of the level of the thickness portion that is formed at inclined plane 412.And the front portion on the inclined plane 412 of the front portion that becomes switch cover 402 is provided with the shift knob 415 of switch cover 402.

Here, shown in Fig. 7 (f), in this embodiment, at the rearward end formation through hole 416 of switch cover 402, insertion possesses helical spring rotating shaft member 417 in this through hole 416.This rotating shaft member 417 is equipped with spindle unit 417b in the both sides of the helical spring 417a of central authorities.On the other hand, in the both sides of the rearward end of water supply portion 403, the axle fixed part 418 of a fixing end of rotating shaft member 417 and the bearing portion 419 of moving about of the other end of supporting rotating shaft parts 417 rotatably are set in pairs.

Rotating shaft member 417 inserts in the mode that is fixed in the through hole 416 with the chimeric spindle unit 417b of the bearing portion 419 of moving about.And, be that benchmark is installed this spindle unit 417b that has fixed and move about bearing portion 419, rigid bearing portion 418 and another axial region 417b with the state of having opened switch cover 402.Then, by the effect of helical spring 417a, the switch cover 402 that get back to open state is kept with shift knob 415 closing state.

According to this structure, if the state that operation button switch 415 cancel switches lid 402 has been closed can make switch cover 402 open by the effect of helical spring 417a.And, in this structure,, can make shedding mechanism become compact owing to can make bar-shaped rotating shaft member 417 possess spring function.And, according to this structure, when being inserted into the state that has compressed helical spring 417a when moving about between bearing portion 419 and the rigid bearing portion 418, will be by helical spring 417a to the effect of both sides stretching, extension, because rotating shaft member 417 is firmly held in and moves about between bearing portion 419 and the rigid bearing portion 418, therefore can improve assembleability.Also have, according to this structure, if when opening switch cover 402 is applied excessive power, then helical spring 417a further prolongs and rotating shaft member 417 is broken away between bearing portion 419 and the rigid bearing portion 418 from moving about, so can alleviate breakage.

Like this, in this embodiment, owing on the inclined plane 412 of forwards stretching out and leaning forward, be provided with water supply portion 403, even therefore also can be under the state that this supply tank 400 is fixed on refrigerating chamber 210 from water supply such as plastic bottles.And when this supplied water, owing to can operation button switch 415 rearward be opened by switch cover 402, switch cover 402 can not become the obstruction when supplying water.

In addition, shown in Fig. 7 (c), just supply to water supply portion 403 water in case with lower beveled 405 collision after put in the supply tank 400, reflect back and fall situation on the user so can alleviate input water.

In addition, the wall of the lower case 410 of the below of extension 401 forms and rearward enters innermost recess 406.In this embodiment, utilize the space of the below of this extension 401 to be provided with handle portion 407.This handle portion 407 is with the hold handle of length direction as above-below direction, and the bottom is installed in the below of recess 406, and the bottom of upper end with extension 401 is connected.

According to this structure, owing to handle portion 407 can be contained in the projected area of extension 401, so supply tank 400 can be made the shape of the compactness of box.And, with the extension 401 that possesses water supply portion 403 handle portion 407 can be set at the forefront of supply tank 400, so carry out the loading and unloading of supply tank 400 easily.Also have, handle portion 407 is made the handle of holding with a firm grip of longitudinal type, so alleviated the situation that the user is forced to adopt inadequate posture when loading and unloading.

In addition, shown in Fig. 6 (a), figure (b), the supply tank 400 of this embodiment rearward end in the above forms end difference 420, and a pair of tube connector 421 is provided with in the mode in the projected area that is contained in lower case 410 from the rearward end of the upper body 411 that constitutes this end difference 420.This tube connector 421 is used for being connected with pump 474 with cold water with pump 473 with ice maker, be contained in the projected area of lower case 410 by being arranged to, thus alleviated to the outstanding tube connector 421 in the top of this end difference 420 during in carrying with other parts collision the situation of breakage.

And the other end of tube connector 421 is along the internal face horizontal-extending of upper body 411, and its front end is crooked downwards, and at its front end feed water filter portion 422 is installed.This feed water filter portion 422 possesses the box shape that the bottom surface is the opening of cancellate net, and feed water filter 423 is installed by portion within it.The open portion of feed water filter portion 422 with and the inner bottom surface of lower case 410 between form the gap mode be installed on the other end of tube connector 421.

According to this embodiment, the water of introducing from the open portion of feed water filter portion 422 is purified by feed water filter portion 422, and is incorporated into ice maker pump 473 or cold water pump 474 from tube connector 421.

In addition, in Fig. 7 (d), be formed with a pair of maintenance recess 424 in the both sides of lower case 410, and on the bottom surface, be provided with a pair of protruding rib 425 that extends along its length.In this embodiment, from refrigerating chamber 410 taking-up supply tanks 400 time, for example use right hand holds handle portion 407, directly pull out to the front.At this moment, by possessing the contact friction that protruding rib 425 can alleviate supply tank 400 and bedplate 471, can pull out with slight power.And, if pull out supply tank 400, then need to keep this supply tank 400, but this moment with left hand from refrigerating chamber 210, keep recess 424 and from supported underneath, so by keeping the slip about recess 424 can alleviate owing to left hand can be attached to.

Then, with reference to Fig. 8 and Fig. 9, the be provided with state of supply tank 400 at refrigerating chamber 210 is described.Here, Fig. 8 is the key diagram of the relation of supply tank and case pedestal part, and Fig. 8 (a) is the expanded view of expression mounting structure, and Fig. 8 (b) is the partial sectional view of the installment state of expression bedplate.Fig. 9 is near the supply tank and the longitudinal section of vegetable compartment.

In Fig. 8, in this embodiment, when on refrigerator 1, supply tank 400 being installed, install by case pedestal part 470.As mentioned above, this case pedestal part 470 comprises the case base body portion 472 at the rear that is installed in refrigerating chamber 210 and stretches out and the bedplate 471 that forms to its place ahead.

In this embodiment, on the cross wall that does not have heat-insulating material 4 that separates refrigerating chamber 210 and vegetable compartment 260, supply tank 400 is set.This cross wall 4 comprises and is used to realize refrigerating-chamber door 60 and the strength member 450 of the driving fit of vegetable compartment door 70 and the dividing plate 451 at these strength member 450 rears.And, in this embodiment, utilize this cross wall 4 not have the situation of heat-insulating material in inside, dividing plate 451 is made double-layer structural and form the horizontal backward channel 22a of refrigerating chamber 210.

That is, the formation of dividing plate 451 comprises the upper baffle plate 452 of the inner bottom surface that forms refrigerating chamber 210 and the lower partition 453 of formation bottom.And lower partition 453 possesses the radiation function that is formed by aluminum etc., and possesses the lid function on the top that covers upper strata drawer container 264.Also have, upper baffle plate 452 be in order also visually to possess the lower partition 453 of radiation function from refrigerating chamber 210, constitutes by transparent panel 454 with from the framework 455 of this transparent panel of peripheral support.

Like this, the supply tank 400 of this embodiment loads and unloads by top the moving along fore-and-aft direction that makes cross wall 4.Therefore, follow the damage of the cross wall 4 that moves of supply tank 400 to become big problem.Especially, in this embodiment, owing to possess the capacity of 4L, therefore the weight mobile then the problems referred to above on cross wall 4 as about 4Kg just become big.And, as mentioned above, cross wall 4 since within it portion be formed with horizontal backward channel 22a, so also need to strengthen the intensity that supports supply tank 400.And, in this embodiment, owing to constitute cross wall 4 with transparent panel 454, and possess concaveconvex shape above it, so the problems referred to above further enlarge.

So, in this embodiment, be provided with and support and bedplate 471 that the direction forwards, backwards of guiding supply tank 400 moves.This bedplate 471 forms has the length that supports its both ends with the back face wall of strength member 450 and refrigerating chamber 210, so can address the above problem.And, because bedplate 471 possesses the guiding rib 475 that stretches out upward in a side relative with longitudinal septum 3, so the supply tank 400 that is inserted can be directed to the position of regulation.

In addition, case base body portion 472 is installed in the top at the rear of bedplate 471.Front upper in case base body portion 472 is formed with the protuberance 476 chimeric with the end difference 420 of supply tank 400, is provided with the base portion 477 that the tube connector 421 with supply tank 400 coincide on this protuberance 476.

Like this, according to this embodiment,, can connect tube connector 421 and base portion 477 simply by supply tank 400 is inserted and is pressed into along bedplate 471.

In Fig. 9, the top protrusion 413 that forwardly forms of the supply tank 400 of this embodiment, its rear portion becomes the par 414 that forms than protrusion 413 low one decks (height dimension d1).And, with at the state of having fixed supply tank 400, make first shelf 211 be contained in the mode of the top of this par 414, set the size of first shelf 211.

That is, in this embodiment,, set the length of the front and back of first shelf 211, thereby can open switch cover 402 significantly by between the leading section P1 of the top P3 of the rearward end that becomes protrusion 413 and first shelf 211, to form the mode of gap d 2.

In addition, the height of thickness of first shelf 211 (height) up and down and installation in the height roughly consistent mode of the top of first shelf 211 with top P3, has been set height dimension d1.Thus, the food etc. that has alleviated first shelf 211 of coming in and going out causes the breakage of the protrusion 413 and first shelf 211 with the leading section collision of the protrusion 413 and first shelf 211, perhaps fall down food etc., puts into the situation that the thing of cup etc. overflows in addition.

In addition, the leading section P4 of supply tank 400 sets its size in the mode between the leading section P2 of the leading section P1 of first shelf 211 and cabinet 2.

In addition, in this embodiment, will be from ground to the cross wall height H 10 of 4 upper surface be set at 830mm, be provided with the supply tank 400 that height dimension H1 is 200mm above the cross wall 4 at this.Thereby, in this embodiment, be that locational water supply portion 403 about 1000mm supplies water to the height dimension H11 that is configured in from ground to the supply tank 400 top P3.Because this height setting is the height with the height same degree of the adult's of standard elbow, thereby need not be forced to make inadequate posture, can be by water supply such as plastic bottles.

In addition, in this embodiment because the handle portion 407 of supply tank 400 also is positioned on the height of 900mm degree, thus grip this handle portion 407 when carrying out the loading and unloading of supply tank 400 user need not be forced to make inadequate posture.

Then, with reference to Figure 10, specify the convenience that is fixed on the use under the state of refrigerating chamber 210 at this supply tank 400.Here, Figure 10 is the action flow chart of explanation to the water supply action of supply tank.

At first, this embodiment be called as juxtaposed refrigerator 1 in each foreign country, be the arrangement of the storeroom of standard pattern.Thereby, when setting the capacity of supply tank 400, also need the consumption figure of considering that each is foreign.For example, the UAE that has investigated in various countries, the Middle and the Near East and Saudi with the kind and the operating position of putting the formula refrigerator, at sample number is among the result of 100 families, and the number of times of drinking the water of cooling mostly was 10 times most in one day, if use amount once is the consumption figure that 200cc then has 2L every day at most.And the frequency of utilization of ice mostly was 11 to 12 times most in one day, if be 100cc once, the consumption figure of 1.1L to 1.2L was arranged then every day at most.

So, in this embodiment, in the aggregate consumption 3.2L of above-mentioned cold water and ice making, increased some surpluses, the capacity of supply tank 400 is set at 3.5L to 4L.And, in this embodiment, consider the frequency of utilization of ice, the capacity of icing the accommodation section is set at 1.7L.If this capacity also can satisfy even then increased the use amount of ice.In addition, if the supply tank of this 4L 400 had then both been guaranteed the capacity of the ice that this is enough, also can guarantee the cold water of 2.3L, so also can satisfy even the consumption figure of above-mentioned cold water increases some.

Though the supply tank 400 of this embodiment can be after refrigerating chamber 210 dismounting supplied water or carry out inner cleaning from running water pipe, the problem of ponderable supply tank 400 is dismantled in existence continually.So, in this embodiment, as shown in figure 10, even under the state that supply tank 400 is fixed on refrigerating chamber 210, also can supply water with comfortable posture.

That is, in Figure 10, if open refrigerating chamber 60, then shown in Figure 10 (a), supply tank 400 is fixed on the lower left side of refrigerating chamber 210.Under this state of having fixed, exposed the water supply portion 403 that closes with switch cover 402 in the front portion of first shelf 211.If this water supply portion 403 is in pent state, then dust can not be blended in the supply tank 400 when food is come in and gone out first shelf 211.In addition, because it is continuous to possess inclined plane 412 and first shelf, the 211 stepless terrace lands of water supply portion 403, can alleviate therefore that the container of having placed food and supply tank 400 collide and the situation that falls down food.And, because first shelf 211 is transparent, so can monitor the food in the refrigerating chamber 210 comprehensively.

In addition, state from this Figure 10 (a), if operation is located at the shift knob 415 of the top forefront of supply tank 400, then switch cover 402 is rearward opened shown in Figure 10 (c), can become the state that switch cover 402 is opened shown in Figure 10 (d) shown in Figure 10 (b).That is, can open switch cover 402 simply with once-through operation.

The state of this Figure 10 (d) is that water supply portion 403 is open significantly, and becomes the state that erects posture at its rear switch cover 402, and first shelf 211 is clearly separated with water supply portion 403.In addition, because the front of water supply portion 403 is that the place ahead is lower than the rear, so shown in Figure 10 (e), can be easily place the front of water supply portion 403 to supply water the inlet of plastic bottle.

And the water that injects from water supply portion 403 utilizes lower beveled 405 to alleviate to the reflecting back of user's one side shown in Fig. 7 (c), and the rearward switch cover 402 that is erected posture that reflects back stops and alleviates.In addition, when supplying water, owing to can keep the open mode of switch cover 402, so supply water when can keep plastic bottle with two hands.

In addition, shown in Figure 10 (f), after finishing water supply, to close the action of switch cover 402, the front end of switch cover 402 becomes lock-out state by shift knob 415, so can carry out closing motion with once-through operation.

Below, with reference to Figure 11 and Figure 12, the concrete structure with the bottom bag container 220 of supply tank 400 adjacency is described.Here, Figure 11 is the outside drawing of the installment state of expression bottom bag container, and Figure 11 (a) is the stereoscopic figure that the refrigerating-chamber door of bottom bag container has been installed, and Figure 11 (b) is the sectional elevation of the on off state of expression refrigerating-chamber door.Figure 12 is the outside drawing of bottom bag container, and Figure 12 (a) is the stereogram from top view, and Figure 12 (b) is the stereogram of observing from the rear.

In Figure 11 and Figure 12, possess in the extremely general refrigerator of refrigerating chamber on top, on the inwall of refrigerating-chamber door, bag container is set and has improved the property held.Especially, the bag container of bottom that is located at the inwall of refrigerating-chamber door is positioned at easy-to-use height, therefore guarantees big space in the front portion of shelf, is provided with large-scale bag container.

In the refrigerator 1 of this embodiment, also dispose large-scale bottom bag container 220 in the bottom of the inwall of refrigerator doors 60.But, in this embodiment,, therefore be in the environment that is difficult to be provided with large-scale bag container because the leading section (extension 401) of supply tank 400 forms to the place ahead of first shelf 211 with stretching out.

So, in this embodiment, adopted the bottom bag container 220 that the 400 overlapping part cuttings of large-scale bag container and supply tank has been formed notch 221.Even this notch 221 has the suitable gap that switch refrigerating-chamber door 60 can not make the degree that bottom bag container 220 contacts with supply tank 400 yet, and form very big fillet in the bight.

The outward appearance that will possess the bottom bag container 220 of this feature is illustrated among Figure 11 (a) and Figure 12.This bottom bag container 220 possesses the structure of installing with the similarly chimeric both sides of other bag container 219 on the installation rib 66 of the both sides of the internal face that is formed at refrigerating-chamber door 60.Therefore, the transverse width of bottom bag container 220 is set at the length identical with the transverse width of other bag container 219, be provided with on facing the wall and meditating in its both sides that the upper end is closed and below open mounting groove 223.

According to this structure, be located at the not shown installation jut installed on the rib 66 by mounting groove 223 from above chimeric, thereby bottom bag container 220 can be installed on the refrigerating-chamber door 60.And, if should construct, bottom bag container 220 can be replaced by other bag container, therefore can be to the popularization of the machine that does not adopt supply tank 400.

In addition, the bottom bag container 220 of this embodiment has been by having adopted notch 221, the second little accommodation section 427 of depth dimensions that possesses the first big accommodation section 426 of depth dimensions and abut to form with notch 221.Therefore, can hold the large-scale food of plastic bottle and beer bottle etc. in the first big accommodation section 426, the second little accommodation section 427 can hold the bigger small food of frequency of utilization.

In addition, it is open and with the internal face of refrigerating-chamber door 60 structure as back face wall that this bottom bag container 220 is made rear side.And bottom bag container 220 is divided into two parts up and down, and top forms with transparent resin material, and the bottom forms with opaque resin material.Thus, can hide the dust etc. that accumulates in the bottom, even and held highly low food and also can confirm inside easily by hyalomere.

Then, with reference to Fig. 9 and Figure 13, Figure 14, the upper strata drawer container 264 of vegetable compartment 260 is described.Here, Figure 13 is the cutaway view of pulling out structure of expression upper strata drawer container.Figure 14 is the comparison diagram of upper strata drawer container and other drawer container.

At first, in Fig. 9, in this embodiment, with the cabinet spatial accommodation 261 of vegetable compartment 210 spatial accommodation as a plurality of sealings that constitute with a plurality of drawer containers 263.Specifically, cabinet spatial accommodation 261 is divided into three parts up and down, and the upper strata is as the upper strata drawer container 264 with switch cover 265, and middle level and lower floor are as the lower floor's drawer container 267 that is made of open container 268.Not shown supporting guide on the internal face of these both sides that up and down three layers drawer container 263 can be by being located at vegetable compartment 260 direction forwards, backwards moves and comes in and goes out from cabinet spatial accommodation 261.

In addition, in this embodiment, in order to form the spatial accommodation of sealing, upper strata drawer container 264 utilizes under the state above cross wall 4 covered holding, and, lower floor's drawer container 267 of middle level and lower floor no matter drawer container 263 pull out the below how action all is configured in lower floor's drawer container 267 in the below of upper strata drawer container 264 and middle level, and possess the seal cover 269 on the top of covering container 268.

In addition, in this embodiment, in order to ensure three drawer containers 263 to hold capacity identical, because of making the lower floor's drawer container 267 that holds the lower floor that capacity diminishes, the existence of Machine Room 12 is arranged to forwards extend out to the leading section P2 of cabinet 2, form space 270 at the lower floor's drawer container 267 in other middle level and the front portion of upper strata drawer container 264, utilize this space 270 as door spatial accommodation 262.

In Figure 13, the below of the upper strata drawer container of this embodiment 264 and cross wall 4 is in abutting connection with configuration, and, be configured in the rear of vegetable compartment 260 in order to guarantee a spatial accommodation 262 in its front portion.And the refrigerator 1 of this embodiment is provided with ice accommodation section 320 and conveying end 350 on refrigerating chamber door 50 owing to possess automatic ice-making plant 300.Therefore, the thickness of refrigerating chamber door 50 is bigger, and the thickness of refrigerating-chamber door 60 also becomes big inevitably.Thereby, in upper strata drawer container 264, length D10 from the shop front 9 of the refrigerating-chamber door 60 of the front portion that is positioned at cross wall 4 to the leading section of upper strata drawer container 264 becomes the barrier that takes out when putting into food, if therefore do not cross this barrier upper strata drawer container 264 is not forwards pulled out, can not take out the problem of putting into food from upper strata drawer container 264 with regard to existing.

But, in the occasion that upper strata drawer container 264 is forwards pulled out, if not with two internal faces that are formed at vegetable compartment 260 on not shown supporting guide overlapping to a certain degree, then have the problem that can not keep upper strata drawer container 264, there is limit in the scheme of problem so solution is forwards pulled out upper strata drawer container 264 really significantly.

So, in this embodiment, in the front of upper strata drawer container 264, adopted be accompanied by forwards moving of upper strata drawer container 264 open and when opening, be contained in cross wall 4 below switch cover 265.That is, in this embodiment, comprise the top is open and front face side is cut obliquely storage container 271, switch cover 265 and by the biside plate 273 of movable guiding mechanism 272 at this switch cover 265 of supported on both sides.

Movable guiding mechanism 272 comprises upper support projection 274a and the lower support projection 274b on the upper and lower end parts of the both sides that are formed at switch cover 265, and at the first supporting guide 275a and the second supporting guide 275b of two projections of supported on both sides.The first supporting guide 275a is the groove that rearward forms, and at supported on both sides upper support projection 274a, upper support projection 274a is roughly moved to horizontal direction.On the other hand, the second supporting guide 275b is the groove that forms in vertical direction, at supported on both sides lower support projection 274b, lower support projection 274b is roughly moved to vertical direction.

Shown in Figure 13 (a), switch cover 265 is holding under the state, keeps vertical posture in the mode of the front face that is cut of blocking storage container 271.On the other hand, shown in Figure 13 (c), under the state of having pulled out upper strata drawer container 264, between cross wall 4 and lower floor's drawer container 267, keep the posture of level.

Then, with reference to Figure 13, be described more specifically the switch motion of the switch cover 265 that moves that is accompanied by this upper strata drawer container 264.

At first, under the state that has held upper strata drawer container 264 shown in Figure 13 (a), the front portion that the front of upper strata drawer container 264 is possessed the storage container 271 of handgrip portion 276 covers with the switch cover 265 that disposes vertical posture at an upper portion thereof.From this state, when storage container 271 forwards being pulled out by handgrip portion 274, the vertical guiding rail 277 of the bottom of the switch cover 265 of posture by the wall top of the inclined cut of the both sides of storage container 271 renting of being subjected to forwards pushing then.But the bottom of switch cover 265 is chimeric by lower support projection 274b and the second supporting guide 275b's, stops forwards mobile, and its active force makes lower support projection 274b be moved upward along second supporting guide 275.

Thereupon, upper support projection 274a rearward moves along the first supporting guide 275a.By this action, storage container 271 forwards moves, thereby the bottom of switch cover 265 is moved on guiding rail 277 and is moved upward the result, shown in Figure 13 (c), switch cover 265 be contained in cross wall 4 with the posture of level and the storage container 271 that moved between.

In addition, if storage container 271 is pushed as Figure 13 (b) from Figure 13 (c), the switch cover 265 that then is directed to guide rail 277 supports descends along guiding rail 277 gradually also because of its deadweight, become Figure 13 (b), and return to the initial state that holds shown in Figure 13 (a).

Figure 14 (b) expression possesses the prior art of the open storage container 271a in top.According to the prior art, because can only taking out from the top, storage container 271a put into food, the narrow problem of food discrepancy space D20 between the upper end, front that therefore has an opening portion that is formed at storage container 271a and the bottom of refrigerating-chamber door 60.

But, shown in Figure 14 (a), in this embodiment because the wall of the front portion of storage container 271 is cut, therefore be formed at food between the bottom of the upper end, front of opening portion of storage container 271 and refrigerating-chamber door 60 come in and go out space D20 can be bigger than the prior art of Figure 14 (b).And in this embodiment, switch cover 265 can be hidden in the below of cross wall 4, therefore can not become the obstacle that food is come in and gone out.

Second embodiment

Below, specify the refrigerator 1a of second embodiment with reference to Figure 15 and Figure 16.Here, Figure 15 is the stereoscopic figure of the refrigerator of second embodiment.Figure 16 is the general structural map of the refrigerator of this embodiment, and Figure 16 (a) is a front view of having opened the state of door, and Figure 16 (b) is the A-A cutaway view of Figure 16 (a).

In Figure 15 and Figure 16, the refrigerator of this embodiment of totally representing with mark 1a is the refrigerator that the refrigerator 1 of first embodiment is applied to two-door refrigerator 1a.

That is, refrigerator 1a cabinet 2 that the place ahead is open is divided into as the refrigerating chamber 100 of first storeroom with as the refrigerating chamber 200 of second storeroom by the longitudinal septum about 3 that possesses heat-insulating material.In the front portion of refrigerating chamber 100 and refrigerating chamber 200, be provided with refrigerating chamber door 50 and refrigerating-chamber door 60a that the hinge portion 5 of the both sides by being arranged at cabinet 2 switchably installs.In refrigerating chamber 100, the ice accommodation section 320 that is provided with automatic ice-making plant 300 and holds the ice that generates with this automatic ice-making plant 300.Be provided with supply tank 400 and supply-water pump 478 at refrigerating chamber 100.On the outside of refrigerating chamber door 50 shop front 9, be provided with and possess supply at an upper portion thereof from the ice supply unit 381 of the ice of ice accommodation section 320 with supply with conveying end 350 from the concavity of the Cold water supply portion 390 of the cold water of supply-water pump 478.

Above-mentioned refrigerating chamber 200 disposes in the middle level of refrigerating chamber 210: from the bottom shelf 4a of the above-mentioned supply tank 400 of supported underneath; And with the top of supply tank 400 first shelf (top shelf) 211 in abutting connection with configuration.

Above-mentioned supply tank 400 possesses the cabinet shape that height dimension is bigger than transverse width dimension and depth dimensions is bigger than this height dimension, and the top anterior 412a that will possess water supply portion 403 exposes and is located on the shelf 4a of bottom to the front portion of above-mentioned first shelf (top shelf) 211, and, can outside refrigerating chamber 1a, take out from the state of this setting.And, in this embodiment, also supply tank 400 releasably is installed by case pedestal part 470.

In addition, bottom shelf 4a separates refrigerating chamber 210 up and down and the storeroom 215 on open top as cutting apart by a plurality of shelf 212, and the shelf between the storeroom 261 of the bottom that is arranged above and below of direction a plurality of drawer containers 263 of pulling out forwards, backwards.

In the refrigerator 1 of above-mentioned first embodiment, for though the sealing that realizes refrigerating-chamber door 60 and vegetable compartment door 70 front end with cross wall 4 forms with stretching out, but the refrigerator 1a of this second embodiment is owing to constituted refrigerating chamber 200 with a fan refrigerating-chamber door 60a, so between the internal face of bottom shelf 4a and refrigerating-chamber door 60a, form gap as the cold air path 224 that cold air is flowed to the storeroom 261 of bottom from the storeroom 215 on top.

According to this structure, in this embodiment, replace the strength member 450 of Fig. 8 (b), be provided with backward channel cover 456.And, at the rear of backward channel cover 456, be formed with cold air return port 24 with the horizontal backward channel 22a of cold air introducing of the storeroom 261 of bottom.

In addition, about other structure, because identical with first embodiment and the repetitive description thereof will be omitted.

Like this, in this embodiment, with regard to the loading and unloading and operability of supply tank 400, can access the action effect identical with first embodiment.And, in this embodiment, the upper strata drawer container 264 of topmost of storeroom 261 that is located at the bottom strength member 450 and refrigerating-chamber door 60 unlike first embodiment become obstacle, because this obstacle not, therefore can access the big food space D20 (with reference to Figure 14) that comes in and goes out.

The 3rd embodiment

Then, specify the refrigerator 1b of the 3rd embodiment with reference to Figure 17.Here, Figure 17 is the skeleton diagram of the refrigerator of the 3rd embodiment, and Figure 17 (a) is a front view of opening the state of door, and Figure 17 (b) is the partial, longitudinal cross-sectional of refrigerating chamber.And part identical with first embodiment and arrow etc. have described and have omitted the explanation that repeats with same tag.

In Figure 17, in above-mentioned first, second embodiment, though make automatic ice-making plant 300 is located on the end face of cabinet spatial accommodation 105 of refrigerating chamber 100, and the structure that will use the ice accommodation section 320 on the internal face that is located at refrigerating chamber door 50 to accept and store with the ice that this automatic ice-making plant 300 generates, but be not limited thereto in this embodiment.For example, as shown in figure 17, also can adopt the structure that automatic ice-making plant 300 and ice accommodation section 320 are set on the internal face of refrigerating chamber door 50.

This occasion, the ice maker of case pedestal part 470 is connected with pump 473 and automatic ice-making plant 300, hinge portion 5 usefulness ice makings usefulness feed pipe, 6 pipe arrangements on the top by refrigerating chamber door 50.And the ice making in the refrigerating chamber 100 is freezed the heat-insulating material of cabinet 2 in pipe arrangement in order to prevent ice making with the cold water in the feed pipe 6 with the pipe arrangement of feed pipe 6.

In addition, about other structure, omit explanation owing to identical with above-mentioned first embodiment.

Claims (6)

1. refrigerator, cut apart configuration refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber, be respectively equipped with refrigerating chamber door and refrigerating-chamber door in the front portion of this refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber, the ice accommodation section that in above-mentioned refrigerating chamber, possesses automatic ice-making plant and can hold the ice that generates with this automatic ice-making plant, have supply tank and supply-water pump at above-mentioned refrigerating chamber, on the shop front of the outside of above-mentioned refrigerating chamber door, possess the ice supply unit and the Cold water supply portion that supply with from the cold water of above-mentioned supply-water pump of supply from the ice of above-mentioned ice accommodation section; It is characterized in that,

Above-mentioned supply tank disposes with above-mentioned supply-water pump in above-mentioned refrigerating chamber with being connected, and water is supplied to the both sides of above-mentioned automatic ice-making plant and above-mentioned Cold water supply portion from above-mentioned supply tank and by means of above-mentioned supply-water pump, and,

Above-mentioned supply tank is the shape that height dimension is bigger than transverse width dimension and depth dimensions is bigger than this height dimension, and form under the state that possesses in being located at above-mentioned refrigerating chamber the extension that the shelf than the top that is positioned at above-mentioned supply tank forwards exposes, possesses water supply portion with switch cover at above-mentioned extension, have again, the front lower that is above-mentioned supply tank below above-mentioned extension forms recess rearward to enter innermost mode, is provided with the handle portion that is used to keep above-mentioned water tank at above-mentioned recess.

2. refrigerator according to claim 1 is characterized in that,

Above-mentioned refrigerating chamber is divided into upper refrigerator compartment open in the storeroom and possesses the bottom refrigerating chamber of drawer type storage container, and above-mentioned supply tank is located at the foot of above-mentioned upper refrigerator compartment.

3. refrigerator according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that,

Can constitute from above-mentioned water supply portion under the state of above-mentioned supply tank in being located at above-mentioned refrigerating chamber with supplying water.

4. refrigerator according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that,

Above-mentioned supply tank possesses the lower beveled that the following internal face with above-mentioned extension tilts to form towards the rear downwards.

5. refrigerator according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that,

Above-mentioned handle portion possesses the size in the projected area that is contained in above-mentioned extension.

6. refrigerator according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that,

Above-mentioned handle portion is the vertically long handle of holding with a firm grip, and an end is constituted with the bottom of above-mentioned extension with being connected.

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