CN102116567B - 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 refrigerator.

Technical field

The present invention relates to have the refrigerator of automatic ice-making plant or water-cooling device, relate in particular to the refrigerator had for the supply tank to automatic ice-making plant or water-cooling device water supply.

Background technology

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

On the other hand, in being called as juxtaposed jumbo refrigerator, having and there is automatic ice-making plant and water-cooling device, and there is the refrigerator of the conveying end of ice and cold water on the shop front of refrigerating chamber.The running water that these refrigerators will be introduced from running water pipe directly supplies water to the storage tank that is located at the automatic ice-making plant in refrigerating chamber and be located in refrigerating chamber by switching valve.Here, the ice generated 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 refrigerating chamber, and the feed pipe that will draw from this cold water storage cistern passes through the hinge pipe arrangement on refrigerating chamber door, and offers 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 by the conveying end from being located at refrigerating chamber door.But, in these not only have ice making function but also have the refrigerator of cold water function, need a large amount of water, be generally therefore the structure directly supplied water from running water pipe.Yet, with regard to this refrigerator, although be effectively in all right region of the running water of supplying with the water purified, in the situation of running water, there are the problem aspect health in not good Southeast Asia and developing country etc.

On the other hand, in order to solve the problem of health aspect, though water-purifying filter is located on refrigerator, be effectively, 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, having removably supply tank is also effective countermeasure, if but not only the supply system ice also want feeding cold water to need the capacity of about 4L, also existing problems on the structure that this jumbo supply tank is set and method that this supply tank is supplied water.

Summary of the invention

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

In order to achieve the above object, the refrigerator of the present invention cabinet that the place ahead is open is divided into refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber by the longitudinal septum left and right that possesses heat-insulating material, be provided with refrigerating chamber door and the refrigerating-chamber door that the hinge part by being located at above-mentioned cabinet both sides is switchably installed in the front portion of above-mentioned refrigerating chamber and above-mentioned refrigerating chamber, the ice accommodation section that possesses automatic ice-making plant and hold the ice generated with this automatic ice-making plant in above-mentioned refrigerating chamber, possess supply tank and supply-water pump in above-mentioned refrigerating chamber, possess on the shop front of the outside of above-mentioned refrigerating chamber door and there is at an upper portion thereof the ice supply unit and the conveying end of supply from the concavity of the Cold water supply section of the cold water of above-mentioned supply-water pump of supplying with from the ice of above-mentioned ice accommodation section, it is characterized in that, above-mentioned refrigerating chamber disposes in the middle level of this refrigerating chamber from the bottom shelf of the above-mentioned supply tank of supported underneath and the top shelf that configures adjacently with the top of this supply tank, above-mentioned supply tank possesses the cabinet shape that height dimension is larger than transverse width dimension and depth dimensions is larger than this height dimension, and the top front portion that will possess water unit is exposed to the front portion of above-mentioned top shelf and is arranged on the shelf of above-mentioned bottom, and can to refrigerating chamber, take out from the state of this setting.

The present invention has following effect.

Therefore according to the present invention, because the supply tank that will expose to the front portion of shelf water unit releasably is located at the position, middle level in refrigerating chamber, can improve and supplied water or take out that supply tank is supplied water and cleaning property being fixed under the state of refrigerating chamber.

The accompanying drawing explanation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In figure:

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

The specific embodiment

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

The first embodiment

At first, with reference to Fig. 1, the general structure of the refrigerator of the 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), for the ease of understanding, illustrate the inside of case base body section 472 and the inside of supply tank 400.

In Fig. 1, summarize the refrigerator of this embodiment meaned with mark 1, possess that configured the storage temperature that is called as " juxtaposition " in left and right be the structure that the first storeroom 100 below 0 ° and storage temperature are the second storeroom 200 more than 0 °.

Specifically, refrigerator 1 is used the longitudinal septum 3 formed by heat-insulating material that the place ahead is cut apart open cabinet 2 left and right, using one as above-mentioned the first storeroom 100, using another as the second storeroom 200.And, in this embodiment, using 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, using top as refrigerating chamber 210, using bottom as vegetable compartment 260.

Here, though vegetable compartment 260 is not defined as the storeroom of vegetables special use for convenience of being called vegetable compartment.; with respect to storeroom space open in refrigerating chamber 210 storerooms; this vegetable compartment 260 is that to hold the food (vegetables and fruit etc.) that needs moisturizing be the storeroom space that holds container that possesses drawer type of purpose; 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, to utilize cross wall 4, the 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.But, as hereinafter the explanation, using cross wall 4 in the two-door refrigerator of general shelf, also supply tank 400 can be set.And the arrangement of this supply tank 400 also can be applied to the four-door refrigerator that the first storeroom 100 is further cut apart up and down.Thereby, in the explanation of two-door refrigerator afterwards, the second storeroom 200 is called to 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 the first storeroom 100 and the second storeroom 200 has a great difference.On the other hand, the refrigerating chamber 210 and the vegetable compartment 260 that form the second storeroom 200 are set as roughly the same temperature.

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

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

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

And, on conveying end 350, but be provided with the Cold water supply section 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 large one of the refrigerator 1 of this embodiment is characterised in that, the cold water that will supply with above-mentioned automatic ice-making plant 300 and Cold water supply section 390 is supplied with from the supply tank 400 that is located at the second storeroom 200.That is, in this embodiment, adopted in the interior case pedestal part 470 that arranges of the refrigerating chamber 210 as the second storeroom 200, and supply tank 400 releasably has been arranged on to the structure on this case pedestal part 470.

In the prior art, be generally that running water pipe directly is connected with automatic ice-making plant and supplies water.And, in water-cooling device, for cooling running water also temporarily is stored in hutch.This hutch generally is fixedly installed in 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 to the second storeroom 200, and from the structure of 400 pairs of automatic ice-making plants 300 of this supply tank and Cold water supply section 390 feeding cold waters.Especially, in this embodiment, consider in order to realize that ice making function and cold water function need jumbo supply tank 400 these points simultaneously, by being arranged on the foot as the refrigerating chamber 210 of the upper and lower position, middle level of the second storeroom 200, alleviated in the handling of supply tank 400 or while directly supply tank 400 being supplemented to cold water, forced 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 refrigerating chamber 210 and load the bedplate 471 of above-mentioned supply tank 400 and be formed at the case base body section 472 at the rear of this bedplate 471.The supply-water pump 478 consisted of with pump 474 with pump 473 and cold water ice maker is housed in case base body section 472.

In this embodiment, ice maker is configured in to 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 and uses 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, 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 feed pipe 6 for ice making 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 to be frozen and to be imbedded the inside of longitudinal septum 3 by inner cold water in order to prevent with feed pipe 6, or along refrigerating chamber 210 1 side lines of longitudinal septum 3.

On the other hand, cold water is drawn feed pipe 7 for cool colour 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 part 5, the heat-insulating material pipe arrangement by refrigerating chamber door 50 is to the Cold water supply section 390 of conveying end 35.Here, cold water also to freeze and to be embedded to the inside of longitudinal septum 3 by inner cold water in order to prevent with pump 474, or along refrigerating chamber 210 1 side lines of longitudinal septum 3, and in cabinet 2 or refrigerating chamber door 50 with the mode pipe arrangement by heat-insulating material.

Like this, in this embodiment, owing to using pump 474 and longitudinal septum 3 adjacency to arrange with pump 474 and cold water ice maker, so can shorten ice making, use the piping length of feed pipe 7 with feed pipe 6 and cold water.

In addition, ice making only utilizes supply-water pump 473 water guides for ice making, the state of being taken out in water under general state in addition with feed pipe 6 when automatic ice-making plant 300 is supplied water.By such setting, can prevent that ice making from freezing by 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 feed pipe 6 because of gravity.And, be configured in the height and position on the top of supply tank 400 with pump 473 due to ice maker, therefore can reduce in the ordinary course of things as far as possible and can remain in the water in feed pipe 6 for ice making.In addition, as making ice making return to the method for supply tank 400 with the water in feed pipe 6, also can use ice maker to introduce the water in feed pipe 6 for ice making with pump 473.

On the other hand, comprise when Cold water supply section 390 is supplied water, cold water with feed pipe 7 always in being filled the state of water.By such setting, the user can provide immediately cold water when requirement is arranged.

In the above-described embodiment, so that the structure at cabinet 2 interior pipe arrangements is illustrated with feed pipe 7 with feed pipe 6 and cold water by ice making, but be not limited to this here.For example, can be also by ice maker, on the back face wall with pump 473 and automatic ice-making plant 300 cabinet 2 nearby, forming through hole, by this through hole, temporarily ice making is drawn out to outside cabinet 2 with feed pipe 6, then carry out pipe arrangement along back face wall, turn back in 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 use 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 cabinet 2 with feed pipe 7, then carry out pipe arrangement along back face wall, the 50 interior pipe arrangements from hinge 5 to refrigerating chamber door, thus connect pump 474 and Cold water supply section 390 for cold water.According to this structure, can alleviate in ice making and use freezing in feed pipe 7 with feed pipe 6 and cold water, and can improve ice making and use the maintainability of feed pipe 7 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 arranged on supply tank 400 on this case pedestal part 470, to make height dimension larger 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 the first shelf 211 forms, the spatial accommodation that its longitudinal septum 3 one sides are supply tank 400, opposite side becomes open general storage space.

Also have, very large one of the refrigerator 1 of this embodiment is characterised in that, supply tank 400 is made possesses the extension 401 exposed between the leading section P2 of the leading section P1 of the first shelf 211 and cabinet 2, possesses the water unit 403 with switch cover 402 at this extension 410.That is, the supply tank 400 of this embodiment is the large capacity about 4L for having internal capacity.This supply tank 400 is taken running water pipe tap after can also dismantling is supplied 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 forwards stretched out than the leading section P1 of first shelf 211 on the top that is positioned at supply tank 400, possess the water unit 403 with switch cover 402 at this extension 401.Therefore, the user can by comfortable posture, from the bottle class of plastic bottle etc., the water unit 403 to the lower position of the forefront that is configured in refrigerating chamber 210 supplies water.

In addition, very large 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 to the lower beveled 405 that square neck is oblique down.According to this shape, due to the water that the water unit 403 on the top from extension 401 is supplied with, the inboard with these lower beveled 405 collisions to box main body 404 reflects back, so can alleviate the water of supplying with from water unit 403, falls the situation the user.

In addition, very large one of the refrigerator of this embodiment is characterised in that, the recess 406 below the extension 401 of supply tank 400, be provided with the handle portion 407 for keeping this supply tank 400.That is, in this embodiment, utilize the lower position of the extension 401 formed 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 unit 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 an end is connected with the bottom of above-mentioned extension 401, so can improve the intensity of handle portion 407 and improve user's retentivity.

In addition, very large 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, is formed for absorbing the notch 221 of the overhang forwards of extension 401 on this bottom bag container 220.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 the 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 the first storeroom, and Fig. 2 (b) is the longitudinal section of the second storeroom, and Fig. 2 (c) is Air Blast fan sectional elevation nearby.Fig. 3 is the front view of having opened each state.

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, possess compressor 11 in this Machine Room 12.And, utilize longitudinal septum 3 left and right to cut apart the inboard of cabinet 2, using left side as the first storeroom 100 of cryogenic temperature band, using right side as the second storeroom 200 of refrigerated storage temperature band.Therefore, as shown in Fig. 2 (a), the rear side of the refrigerating chamber 100 as single storeroom be provided with as the heat exchanger 13 of cold air generating source and the cold air that makes to be generated by this heat exchanger 12 at the Air Blast fan 14 of storage indoor circulation.And, produce hot compressor 11 and be configured in the Machine Room 12 at rear of the second storeroom 200.

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

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, the cold air generated 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 back face wall 102 that is formed at the front portion that covers Air Blast fan is to the interior supply of refrigerating chamber 100.In addition, in Fig. 3, at the back side of refrigerating chamber 100, be formed with abreast refrigerating chamber with refrigerating chamber back side passage 18 and blow out path 10.This refrigerating chamber blows out path 10 and is directed to below for the cold air by Air Blast fan 14.And, blowing out on path 10 and be formed with a plurality of middle cold air blow-off outlets 104 with a plurality of shelf 101 that refrigerating chamber 100 is separated up and down with matching at this refrigerating chamber, cold air is also supplied with in refrigerating chambers 100 from this centre cold air blow-off outlet 104.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, as 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, when opening air door 20, from Air Blast fan 14 cool-air feeds, the top cold air blow-off outlet 213 of this cold air the back face wall 201 that is located at the front portion that covers air door 20 is to the interior supply of refrigerating chamber 210.

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 up and down refrigerating chamber 210 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 the first shelf 211 is the shelf of foot that separate up and down a plurality of shelf 212 of refrigerating chamber 210.

In addition, the cold air that is supplied 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 forms refrigerating chamber 210.Cross wall 4 is owing to not possessing heat-insulating material, and therefore section 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 for 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 the bottom by connecting vertical backward channel 22b and cooling chamber 16 return to cooling chamber 16 across backward channel 22c.

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

In addition, in this embodiment, although adopted not to vegetable compartment 260 input cold air but from the cooling on every side radiation type of cooling, but can be also that the cold air of refrigerating chamber 210 is transported in the cooling vegetable compartment 260 of vegetable compartment 260 from cold air return port 23, and from return to 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, as shown in Fig. 2 (a), in this embodiment, automatic ice-making plant 300 is located to 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 fallen 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 section 370 to be communicated with.And, also be provided with Cold water supply section 390 on conveying end 350.In addition, at the upper position of conveying end 350, be provided with guidance panel 90, if the user operates this guidance panel 90, not shown control device makes ice disintegrating mechanism section 370 or two pumps 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 in cabinet 2 and is formed at the door spatial accommodation 106 on an internal face.The cabinet spatial accommodation 105 of refrigerating chamber 100 comprise the open space 107 on the top separated up and down with a plurality of shelf 101 and the bottom that formed 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, 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 in cabinet 2 and is formed at the door spatial accommodation 216 on an internal face.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, be provided with the air door cover 217 of air door 20 in-built, be provided with lighting device 218 below this air door cover 217.

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

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

In addition, vegetable compartment 260 comprises the cabinet spatial accommodation 261 in cabinet 2 and is formed at the door spatial accommodation 262 on an internal face.Cabinet spatial accommodation 261 is the spaces of pulling out that dispose up and down a plurality of drawer containers 263.Make 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 container shapes of only having top open, 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, due to the cross wall 4 and the refrigerating-chamber door 60 that forwards stretch out in abutting connection with configuration, 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, if forwards pull out upper strata drawer container 264 by possessing, be accompanied by this switch cover that moves the bottom that is contained in cross wall 4 when opening 265 and solved the problem of stating.For this detailed structure, with Figure 13, Figure 14, describe.

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

In addition, what in Fig. 3, with arrow, mean is flowing of cold air, and here, owing to repeating with Fig. 2, description thereof is omitted.

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 top view, and Fig. 5 (b) is front view, and Fig. 5 (c) is 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 open box is equipped with refrigerating chamber door 50, refrigerating-chamber door 60 and vegetable compartment door 70 openably forwardly.Refrigerating chamber door 50 has all sizes in left side that cover cabinet 2, can utilize the hinge part 5 that is located at the left side upper and lower end parts to open.And, on the right side of cabinet 2, dispose up and down refrigerating-chamber door 60 and vegetable compartment door 70, can utilize the hinge part 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 on the refrigerating chamber door in left side 50, right side 60 and vegetable compartment 70 can be split to both sides by central cut-off rule 8.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 in the top/bottom latitude internal cutting by the bight, end of refrigerating chamber door 50.This bar-shaped handle portion 52 comprises the bar-shaped section 53 of holding with a firm grip of central authorities, at top installation portion 54 and the bottom installation portion 55 of this bar-shaped section 53 of holding with a firm grip of upper lower support.As shown in Fig. 5 (c), the mode that this bar-shaped handle portion 52 merges with upper and lower end parts and the shop front 9 from the side 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 combining up and down this two handles, forming.; refrigerating chamber handle portion 42 comprises handrail recess 61 and the bar-shaped handle portion 62 in the top/bottom latitude internal cutting by the bight, end of refrigerating-chamber door 60, and this bar-shaped handle portion 62 comprises the bar-shaped section 63 of holding with a firm grip of central authorities, at top installation portion 64 and the central installation portion 65 of this bar-shaped section 63 of holding with a firm grip of upper lower support.

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

Like this, the refrigerator 1 of this embodiment possesses ice accommodation section 320 and ice disintegrating mechanism section 370 etc. on refrigerating chamber door 50, and, for these are contained in door, because the thickness (door depth dimensions) of the door of general refrigerator is large, therefore the whole weight of door becomes large.Especially, in this embodiment, in order to ensure cutting apart up and down and refrigerating chamber 210 that height dimension is little and the capacity of vegetable compartment 260, cut-off rule 8 is put and reduced the transverse width of refrigerating chamber door 50 to refrigerating chamber 100 1 lateral deviations.Therefore, the switch of ponderable refrigerating chamber door 50 needs very large 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 outstanding larger problem of the shop front 9.So, in this embodiment, in the end of the shop front 9, form handrail recess 51,61,71, at this, lower recess is installed bar-shaped handle portion 52,62,72, thereby has solved the problems referred to above.And the shape merged by making the upper and lower end parts that makes bar-shaped handle portion 52 and the shop front 9, 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, netted cup mounting table 351 is arranged removably, form concavity in its underpart to accept the water overflowed.In addition, on conveying end 350, rear is provided with Cold water supply section 390, if the cold water switch 391 use cups that will be located on the back face wall of conveying end 350 wait pushings, cold water is worked and can emit cold water from Cold water supply section 390 with pump 474.

And, being provided with guidance panel 90 on the shop front 9 on the top of conveying end 350, the ice that is provided with 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 section 370 on this guidance panel 90 is selected button 92.

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 by the framework 43 of resin material.Thereby, the shop front 9 use steel plates can be formed, or make with clear sheet and carried out the surface-treated steel plate.Thus, owing to can the shop front 9 being carried out to various changes according to the environment that arranges of refrigerator 1, so can improve appearance design.

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

In Fig. 6, Fig. 7, the supply tank 400 of this embodiment, the lower case 410 formed by the resin material with transparent and the upper body 411 formed with opaque resin material have formed box main body 404.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 arranged on lower case 410, thereby can clean in lower case 410.

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

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

And, form the water unit 403 of opening significantly on inclined plane 412, but and be equipped with to cover the switch cover 402 of the switch of this water unit 403.

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

In addition, switch cover 402 is installed openably centered by the rotating shaft Q1 of the level of the thickness section 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, be provided with the shift knob 415 of switch cover 402.

Here, as shown in Fig. 7 (f), in this embodiment, the rearward end formation through hole 416 at switch cover 402 inserts and 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 central helical spring 417a.On the other hand, in the both sides of the rearward end of water unit 403, the axle fixed part 418 of a fixing end of rotating shaft member 417 and the bearing portion 419 that moves about of the other end of supporting rotating shaft parts 417 rotatably are set in pairs.

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

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

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

In addition, as shown in Fig. 7 (c), once, just put in supply tank 400 after the water that is supplied to water unit 403 and lower beveled 405 collisions, so can alleviate input water, reflect back and fall the situation on the user.

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 to using length direction as the handle of holding with a firm grip of above-below direction, bottom is arranged on to the below of recess 406, and upper end is connected with the bottom of extension 401.

According to this structure, owing to handle portion 407 can being contained in the projected area of extension 401, so supply tank 400 can be made to the shape of the compactness of box.And, together with the extension 401 that possesses water unit 403, handle portion 407 can be set at the forefront of supply tank 400, so easily carry out the handling of supply tank 400.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 handling.

In addition, as 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 arranges in the mode in the projected area that is contained in lower case 410 from the rearward end of the upper body 411 that forms this end difference 420.This tube connector 421 is 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 the tube connector outstanding to the top of this end difference 420 421 when 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, its front end is crooked downwards, and at its front end, feed water filter section 422 is installed.This feed water filter section 422 possesses the box shape of the opening that bottom surface is cancellate net, and feed water filter 423 is installed by section within it.The open portion of feed water filter section 422 with and the inner bottom surface of lower case 410 between form gap mode be arranged on the other end of tube connector 421.

According to this embodiment, the water of introducing from the open portion of feed water filter section 422 is purified by feed water filter section 422, and is incorporated into ice maker use pump 473 or pump 474 for cold water 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 be provided with a pair of protruding rib 425 extended along its length on bottom surface.In this embodiment, when from refrigerating chamber 410, taking out supply tank 400, for example use right hand holds handle section 407, directly pull out to front.Now, can alleviate the contact friction of supply tank 400 and bedplate 471 by possessing protruding rib 425, can pull out with slight power.And, if pull out supply tank 400 from refrigerating chamber 210, need to keep this supply tank 400 with left hand, but now, keep recess 424 and from supported underneath, so by keeping recess 424 can alleviate the slip of left and right owing to left hand can being attached to.

Then, with reference to Fig. 8 and Fig. 9, the arrange 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) means the expanded view of mounting structure, and Fig. 8 (b) means the partial sectional view of the installment state of bedplate.Fig. 9 is near supply tank and the longitudinal section of vegetable compartment.

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

In this embodiment, on the cross wall that there is no heat-insulating material 4 that separates refrigerating chamber 210 and vegetable compartment 260, supply tank 400 is set.This cross wall 4 comprises for realizing refrigerating-chamber door 60 and the closely sealed strength member 450 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 there is no the situation of heat-insulating material in inside, dividing plate 451 is made to 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 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, in order from refrigerating chamber 210, also visually to possess the lower partition 453 of radiation function, forms 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 is by making the top of cross wall 4 move to be loaded and unloaded along fore-and-aft direction.Therefore, follow the damage of cross wall 4 of the movement of supply tank 400 to become large problem.Especially, in this embodiment, due to the capacity that possesses 4L, therefore the weight mobile the problems referred to above on cross wall 4 as about 4Kg just become large.And as mentioned above, cross wall 4 is formed with horizontal backward channel 22a due to section within it, so also need strengthening to support the intensity of supply tank 400.And, in this embodiment, owing to transparent panel 454, forming cross wall 4, 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 by the back face wall of strength member 450 and refrigerating chamber 210, so can address the above problem.And, because bedplate 471 possesses in a side relative with longitudinal septum 3 guiding rib 475 stretched out upward, so inserted supply tank 400 can be directed to the position of regulation.

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

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

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 formed than protrusion 413 low one decks (height dimension d1).And, with the state having fixed supply tank 400, make the first shelf 211 be contained in the mode of the top of this par 414, set the size of the first shelf 211.

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

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

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 at the 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 as 830mm, be provided with the supply tank 400 that height dimension H1 is 200mm above cross wall 4 at this.Thereby in this embodiment, the locational water unit 403 that is the 1000mm left and right to the height dimension H11 that is configured in from ground to the supply tank 400 top P3 supplies water.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, so the user need not be forced to make inadequate posture when gripping this handle portion 407 and carry out the handling of supply tank 400.

Then, with reference to Figure 10, illustrate 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 service condition of the UAE investigated in various countries, the Middle and the Near East and Saudi same kind juxtaposition formula refrigerator, in the result that is 100 families at sample number, the number of times of drinking cooling water mostly is 10 times most in one day, if use amount once is 200cc, the consumption figure of 2L is arranged at most every day.And the frequency of utilization of ice mostly is 11 to 12 times most in one day, if be once 100cc, the consumption figure of 1.1L to 1.2L there isd at most every day.

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

Although the supply tank 400 of this embodiment can supply water or carry out inner cleaning from running water pipe after refrigerating chamber 210 dismountings, has the problem of dismantling continually ponderable supply tank 400.So, in this embodiment, as shown in figure 10, even also can supply water with comfortable posture under the state that supply tank 400 is fixed on to refrigerating chamber 210.

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

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

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

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

In addition, as shown in Figure 10 (f), after finishing water supply, with the action of closing switch lid 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 means the outside drawing of the installment state of 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) means the sectional elevation of the on off state of 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 rear.

In Figure 11 and Figure 12, on top, possess in the extremely general refrigerator of refrigerating chamber, on the inwall of refrigerating-chamber door, bag container be set and 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 in the front portion of shelf, guarantees large space, is provided with large-scale bag container.

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

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

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

According to this structure, be located at the not shown installation jut installed on rib 66 by mounting groove 223 from above chimeric, thereby bottom bag container 220 can be arranged on refrigerating-chamber door 60.And, if this structure can be replaced by other bag container by bottom bag container 220, 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 accommodation section 426 that depth dimensions is large and abut to form with notch 221.Therefore, can hold the large-scale food of plastic bottle and beer bottle etc. in the first large accommodation section 426, the second little accommodation section 427 can hold the small food that frequency of utilization is larger.

In addition, this bottom bag container 220 is made rear side opening and the structure using the internal face of refrigerating-chamber door 60 as back face wall.And bottom bag container 220 is divided into two parts up and down, top forms with transparent resin material, and bottom forms with opaque resin material.Thus, can hide the dust etc. that accumulates in bottom, even and held highly low food and also can easily confirm inside 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 means the cutaway view of pulling out structure of 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, the spatial accommodation using the cabinet spatial accommodation 261 of vegetable compartment 210 as a plurality of sealings that form with a plurality of drawer containers 263.Specifically, cabinet spatial accommodation 261 is divided into three parts up and down, and upper strata is as the upper strata drawer container 264 with switch cover 265, lower floor's drawer container 267 that middle level and lower floor form as the container 268 by open.These drawer containers of upper and lower three layers 263 can be by being located at vegetable compartment 260 the internal face of both sides on not shown supporting guide forwards, backwards direction move and come in and go 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 above cross wall 4 covered holding under state, 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, the lower floor's drawer container 267 that makes to hold the lower floor that capacity diminishes because of the existence of Machine Room 12 is arranged to forwards extend out to the leading section P2 of cabinet 2, in the formation space, front portion 270 of lower floor's drawer container 267 and the upper strata drawer container 264 in other middle level, utilize this space 270 as door spatial accommodations 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 in its front portion, to guarantee a spatial accommodation 262.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 possessing automatic ice-making plant 300.Therefore, the thickness of refrigerating chamber door 50 is larger, and the thickness of refrigerating-chamber door 60 also becomes large 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 taken out while putting into food, if therefore do not cross this barrier, upper strata drawer container 264 is not forwards pulled out, with regard to existing, can not take out the problem of putting into food from upper strata drawer container 264.

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, there is the problem that can not keep upper strata drawer container 264, so solve, upper strata drawer container 264 scheme of problem really of forwards pulling out is significantly existed to limit.

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

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 rearward formed, 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 formed in the vertical direction, at supported on both sides lower support projection 274b, lower support projection 274b is roughly moved to vertical direction.

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

Then, with reference to Figure 13, be described more specifically the switch motion of the switch cover 265 of the movement 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 of upper strata drawer container 264 is possessed the front portion that holds container 271 of handgrip section 276 and the switch cover 265 of configuration vertical posture at an upper portion thereof covers.From this state, when by handgrip section 274, holding container 271, forwards pull out, vertical renting of forwards being pushed of the guiding rail 277 on the wall top of the inclined cut of the both sides of the bottom of the switch cover 265 of posture by holding container 271.But the bottom of switch cover 265 is chimeric by lower support projection 274b and the second supporting guide 275b's, stop movement forwards, its active force makes lower support projection 274b be moved upward along the second supporting guide 275.

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

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

Figure 14 (b) means to possess the open prior art of holding container 271a in top.According to the prior art, can only take out and to put into food from top owing to holding container 271a, therefore there is the narrow problem of food discrepancy space D20 between the bottom of the upper end, front that is formed at the opening portion that holds container 271a and refrigerating-chamber door 60.

But, as shown in Figure 14 (a), in this embodiment, because the wall of the front portion that holds container 271 is cut, therefore be formed at food between the bottom of the upper end, front of the opening portion that holds container 271 and refrigerating-chamber door 60 come in and go out space D20 can be larger 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.

The second embodiment

Below, illustrate the refrigerator 1a of the second embodiment with reference to Figure 15 and Figure 16.Here, Figure 15 is the stereoscopic figure of the refrigerator of the second embodiment.Figure 16 is the general structural map of the refrigerator of this embodiment, and Figure 16 (a) is the 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 totally meaned with mark 1a, be the refrigerator of the first embodiment 1 to be applied to the refrigerator of 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 the first storeroom with as the refrigerating chamber 200 of the second storeroom by longitudinal septum 3 left and right that possess 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 part 5 of the both sides by being arranged at cabinet 2 is switchably installed.In refrigerating chamber 100, the ice accommodation section 320 that is provided with automatic ice-making plant 300 and holds the ice generated 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 at an upper portion thereof the ice supply unit 381 and the conveying end 350 of supply from the concavity of the Cold water supply section 390 of the cold water of supply-water pump 478 of supplying with from the ice of ice accommodation section 320.

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 the first shelf (top shelf) 211 in abutting connection with configuration.

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

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

In the refrigerator 1 of above-mentioned the first embodiment, though for the sealing that realizes refrigerating-chamber door 60 and vegetable compartment door 70 forms the front end of cross wall 4 with stretching out, but the refrigerator 1a of this second embodiment is owing to a fan refrigerating-chamber door 60a, having formed refrigerating chamber 200, so, between the internal face of bottom shelf 4a and refrigerating-chamber door 60a, form as the gap that makes cold air cold air path 224 mobile 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 the cold air return port 24 of the horizontal backward channel 22a of cold air introducing of the storeroom of bottom 261.

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

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

The 3rd embodiment

Then, illustrate 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 the front view of opening the state of door, and Figure 17 (b) is the partial, longitudinal cross-sectional of refrigerating chamber.And the part identical with the first embodiment and arrow etc. have described and have omitted with same tag the explanation repeated.

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 of these automatic ice-making plant 300 generations, but in this embodiment, be not limited to this.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 part 5 use ice makings use feed pipe 6 pipe arrangements on the top by refrigerating chamber door 50.And the ice making in refrigerating chamber 100 is freezed with the cold water in feed pipe 6 in order to prevent ice making with the pipe arrangement of feed pipe 6, pipe arrangement in the heat-insulating material of cabinet 2.

In addition, about other structure, due to identical with above-mentioned the first embodiment and description thereof is omitted.

Claims (6)

1. a 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 possesses automatic ice-making plant and can hold the ice generated with this automatic ice-making plant in above-mentioned refrigerating chamber, there is supply tank and supply-water pump at above-mentioned refrigerating chamber, possess the ice supply unit and the Cold water supply section supplied with from the cold water of above-mentioned supply-water pump supplied with from the ice of above-mentioned ice accommodation section on the shop front of the outside of above-mentioned refrigerating chamber door; It is characterized in that,

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

Above-mentioned supply tank is the shape that height dimension is larger than transverse width dimension and depth dimensions is larger than this height dimension, and form the extension forwards exposed than the shelf on the top that is positioned at above-mentioned supply tank under the state possessed in being located at above-mentioned refrigerating chamber, possesses the water unit with switch cover at above-mentioned extension, have again, form recess below above-mentioned extension, this recess is formed backward by the front lower of above-mentioned supply tank, at above-mentioned recess, is provided with for keeping the handle portion of above-mentioned supply tank.

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

Above-mentioned refrigerating chamber is divided into upper refrigerator compartment open in storeroom and possesses the bottom refrigerating chamber that drawer type holds 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,

Under the state of above-mentioned supply tank in being located at above-mentioned refrigerating chamber, can form from above-mentioned water unit 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 of above-mentioned extension is tilted to form towards 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 formed with the bottom of above-mentioned extension with being connected.

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