CN102261791A - Mist generating device and refrigerator - Google Patents

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CN102261791A
CN102261791A CN2011100844815A CN201110084481A CN102261791A CN 102261791 A CN102261791 A CN 102261791A CN 2011100844815 A CN2011100844815 A CN 2011100844815A CN 201110084481 A CN201110084481 A CN 201110084481A CN 102261791 A CN102261791 A CN 102261791A
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合野一彰
品川英司
笹木宏格
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古田和浩
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The invention provides a mist generating device supplying mist in a plurality of directions and a refrigerator. The mist generating device in the invention includes a mist releasing part, a water supply part supplying water for the mist releasing part, and an electricity source device applying voltage to the mist releasing part. The mist releasing part is composed of a plurality of protruding parts protruding to different directions. And the mist generating device is disposed in the refrigerator body and the protruding parts of the mist releasing parts are arranged along a cool air channel. Thus, the refrigerator is formed.

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Mist generating device and refrigerator
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of mist generating device and comprise the refrigerator of mist generating device.
Background technology
In recent years, exist and comprise that the mist that for example utilizes electrostatic atomization and produce mist produces the refrigerator of mechanism.Described refrigerator is following formation: this mist produces in mechanism has the teat that is used to produce mist, utilizes by wind that wind pushing mechanism produced and will supply to (for example, patent documentation 1) the storeroom (refrigerating chamber) from the mist that this teat is emitted.
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Patent documentation 1: the Japan Patent spy opens the 2006-57999 communique
Summary of the invention
Yet in the past, the projected direction that is used to produce the teat of mist was a direction, thereby the direction of the supply of mist is restricted to a direction.
To this, the invention provides a kind of direction of the supply that can make mist produce the mist that is generated in the mechanism is the mist generating device and the refrigerator of a plurality of directions.
The mist generating device of present embodiment is characterised in that: comprise the mist of emitting mist emit portion, to this mist portion of emitting supply with moisture water supply portion, and the described mist portion of emitting applied the supply unit of voltage, described mist is emitted portion by towards different directions and outstanding a plurality of teat is constituted.
And, the refrigerator of present embodiment is characterised in that: comprise described mist generating device, have the refrigerator body of storeroom, and to the cool-air duct (cool air ducts) of described storeroom cool-air feed, described mist generating device is arranged in the described refrigerator body, and the described teat that described mist is emitted portion is being disposed in the mode along described cool-air duct.
Above-mentioned explanation only is the general introduction of technical solution of the present invention, for can clearer understanding technical scheme of the present invention, and can be implemented according to the content of specification, below with preferred embodiment of the present invention and conjunction with figs. describe in detail as after.
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Fig. 1 is the vertical profile side view that the summary of the refrigerator integral body of expression first embodiment constitutes.
Fig. 2 is the front view of the refrigerator body represented with the state that door or support etc. are removed.
Fig. 3 is near the approximate three-dimensional map the refrigerating chamber.
Fig. 4 is the amplification front elevation of generating chamber's periphery.
Fig. 5 is the cross-sectional plane of X1-X1 line in Fig. 4.
Fig. 6 is the vertical profile side view of the X2-X2 line in Fig. 4.
Fig. 7 is the vertical profile side view of the X3-X3 line in Fig. 4.
Fig. 8 is the vertical profile side view of the X4-X4 line in Fig. 4.
Fig. 9 is the vertical profile front view of electrostatic atomization apparatus part.
Figure 10 is the figure that is equivalent to Fig. 4 of expression second embodiment.
Figure 11 is the figure that is equivalent to Fig. 6.
Figure 12 is the figure that is equivalent to Fig. 9.
Figure 13 is the figure that is equivalent to Fig. 4 of expression the 3rd embodiment.
Figure 14 is the figure that is equivalent to Fig. 6.
Figure 15 is the figure that is equivalent to Fig. 9.
Figure 16 is the figure that is equivalent to Fig. 9 of the mist generating device of expression the 4th embodiment.
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1: refrigerator body
2: heat insulating box
2a: outer container
2b: interior case (the first path member)
2c: heat-barrier material
3: refrigerating chamber (storeroom)
3a, 4a, 5a, 7a: insulated door
4: vegetable compartment (storeroom)
5: ice-making compartment
6: little refrigerating chamber
7: refrigerating chamber
8: automatic ice-making plant
8a: ice-making disc
10: spaced walls
11: lower box
12: upper box
13: supporting plate
14: refrigerating chamber
15: the egg box
16: little thing box
17: catch basin
18: freeze box
19: the insulated room next door
20: the ice-reserving container
22: tank
24: the refrigeration cooler
25: the freezing cooler of using
26: the Machine Room
27: compressor
28: the Defrost water evaporating dish
29: control device
30: the freezing cooler chamber of using
30a: cold air blow-off outlet
30b: refluxing opening
31: Air Blast fan
32,40: drainpipe
34: cool-air duct
35: the refrigeration Air Blast fan
36: the cooler chamber is used in refrigeration
36a: front walls (the second path member)
36b: stage portion
36c: bottom
37: the cool-air feed air channel
38: heat-barrier material (the first path member)
39: the cool-air feed mouth
42: supply air duct
43: suction inlet
44: connected entrance
45: mist generating chamber
46: the air channel member of formation
48: electrostatic atomization apparatus (mist generating device)
50: mist is emitted portion
51: mist generation unit (mist produces mechanism)
52: supply unit
53,78: water supply portion
53a: horizontal part
53b, 78b: vertical component effect
53c: kink
54,79: box
55: water-keeping material
56: water storage container (storage part)
56a: spilling water portion
57: mist is emitted pin (teat)
58: be subjected to the electricity pin
60: lead
61: power supply terminal
62: wind supply port (the first wind supply port)
63: the mist that leads to refrigerating chamber is used the air channel
64,65,66,67: the mist blow-off outlet
68: refrigerating chamber is supplied with the air channel with wind
71: the first path members
71a: cooling path
72: the second path members
72a, 82a: non-cooling path
73: heat-barrier material (the second path member)
74: the second wind supply ports
74a: the second wind supply port of upside
74b: the second wind supply port of downside
75: electrostatic atomization apparatus
76: the mist generation unit
77: mist is emitted portion
78a: rounded portions
78c: protuberance
82: the second path members
83: heat insulating component (the second path member)
84: the second wind supply ports
85: guide member
A1, A2, B1, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, D1, D2, D3: arrow
The specific embodiment
Below, come the refrigerator of a plurality of embodiments is described with reference to graphic.In addition, also the repetitive description thereof will be omitted in each embodiment identical symbol to be enclosed at the identical formation position of essence.And, will be that reveal (for example left side among Fig. 1) describes as front surface with respect to refrigerator body.
First embodiment
Come first embodiment is described with reference to Fig. 1~Fig. 9.As shown in Figures 1 and 2, refrigerator body 1 has a plurality of storerooms of alignment arrangements along the vertical direction in the heat insulating box 2 of the lengthwise rectangular box shape of front surface opening.
Particularly, in heat insulating box 2, from epimere setting gradually refrigerating chamber 3, vegetable compartment 4 is used as storeroom, is being arranged side by side ice-making compartment 5 and little refrigerating chamber 6 about below the described storeroom, below described ice-making compartment 5 and little refrigerating chamber 6 refrigerating chamber 7 is being set.
Known automatic ice-making plant 8 (with reference to Fig. 1) is being set in the ice-making compartment 5.Heat insulating box 2 basically by the outer container 2a of steel plate system, plastic in case 2b and be arranged on outer container 2a and interior case 2b between heat-barrier material 2c and constitute.
Refrigerating chamber 3 and vegetable compartment 4 are the storeroom of refrigerated storage temperature band (for example 1 ℃~4 ℃), are separated up and down by plastic spaced walls 10 between refrigerating chamber 3 and the vegetable compartment 4.In the front surface portion of refrigerating chamber 3, the insulated door 3a of hinge (hinge) open and close type is being set as shown in Figure 1.
The insulated door 4a of pull-out type is being set in the front surface portion of vegetable compartment 4.Linking the lower box 11 that constitutes tank in the back side of insulated door 4a portion.The upper box 12 more small-sized than lower box 11 is being set at the rear, top of lower box 11.
Be divided into multistage in the refrigerating chamber 3 up and down by a plurality of supporting plates (shelf plate) 13.As shown in Figure 3, foot in refrigerating chamber 3 (top of spaced walls 10), the right side is being provided with freezing (chilled) chamber 14, the left side of this refrigerating chamber 14 is being provided with egg box 15 and little thing box 16, in addition, in the left side of described egg box 15 and little thing box 16 catch basin (tank) 17 is being set.
Catch basin 17 is used for accumulating the water of the ice-making disc 8a that will supply to automatic ice-making plant 8.The freeze box 18 that can pass in and out is being set in the refrigerating chamber 14.
Ice-making compartment 5, little refrigerating chamber 6 and refrigerating chamber 7 are the storeroom of cryogenic temperature band (for example-10 ℃~-20 ℃).And, as shown in Figure 1, separated up and down between vegetable compartment 4 and ice-making compartment 5 and the little refrigerating chamber 6 by insulated room next door 19.
The insulated door 5a of pull-out type is being set in the front surface portion of ice-making compartment 5.Portion is linking ice-reserving container 20 at the back side of insulated door 5a.Though not shown, the insulated door of the pull-out type that links with tank also is being set in the front surface portion of little refrigerating chamber 6.
The insulated door 7a of the pull-out type that links with tank 22 also is being set in the front surface portion of refrigerating chamber 7.
In refrigerator body 1, though detailed icon is not being assembled and comprised that refrigeration is with cooler 24 and freezing freeze cycle with cooler 25 these two coolers.Refrigerate the cold air that generates in order to refrigerated compartment 3 and vegetable compartment 4 with cooler 24, and be arranged on the back side portion of refrigerator body 1.
The freezing cold air that generates in order to cooling ice-making compartment 5, little refrigerating chamber 6 and refrigerating chamber 7 with cooler 25, and be arranged on the back side portion of refrigerator body 1 and the below that cooler 24 is used in refrigeration.
One is being provided with Machine Room 26 at the back side, bottom of refrigerator body 1.Though detailed icon not is being provided with in this Machine Room 26: constitute the compressor 27 of described freeze cycle, condenser (condenser) (not shown), in order to the cooling fan (not shown) of cooling compressor 27 and condenser, and Defrost water evaporating dish 28 etc.
Near the part of bottom, the control device 29 that microcomputer (microcomputer) that integral body is controlled etc. has been installed is being set at the back side of refrigerator body 1.In addition, though not shown, the earth connection of electrical equipment that is arranged on refrigerator body 1 is via outer container 2a etc. and ground connection.
The back side portion of the refrigerating chamber 7 in refrigerator body 1 is being provided with freezing with cooler chamber 30.Freezing with cooler chamber 30 in, be provided with freezing with cooler 25, defrosting heater (not shown), as wind pushing mechanism freezing with Air Blast fan 31 etc.
Freezing with Air Blast fan 31 under by the air-supply effect that rotation produced of fan and produce wind, make the circulating cold air that generates with cooler 25 by freezing, and be arranged on freezing top with cooler 25.
Pars intermedia at freezing front surface with cooler chamber 30 is being provided with cold air blow-off outlet 30a, and refluxing opening 30b is being set in the bottom.
In described formation, if drive with Air Blast fan 31 and freeze cycle to freezing, then under the air-supply effect, generate wind, carry out following circulation by the freezing cold air that is generated with cooler 25: supply to ice-making compartment 5, little refrigerating chamber 6, reach in the refrigerating chamber 7 from cold air blow-off outlet 30a, and get back to freezing from refluxing opening 30b with in the cooler chamber 30.
Utilize this cold air, with ice-making compartment 5, little refrigerating chamber 6 and refrigerating chamber 7 coolings.In addition, below freezing usefulness cooler 25, the drainpipe 32 of the defrost water the when defrosting that receives freezing usefulness cooler 25 is being set.The defrost water that is received by this drainpipe 32 is led to the Defrost water evaporating dish 28 that is arranged in the outer Machine Room of refrigerator 26, and is evaporated at Defrost water evaporating dish 28 part places.
And the refrigerating chamber 3 in refrigerator body 1 and the back, rear of vegetable compartment 4 are being provided with refrigeration cooler 24, cool-air duct 34, are reaching the refrigeration Air Blast fan 35 etc. as wind pushing mechanism.
Just, the rear (rear of refrigerating chamber 14) of the hypomere of the refrigerating chamber 3 in refrigerator body 1, the refrigeration that a part that constitutes cool-air duct 34 is being set is with cooler chamber 36, is being provided with in cooler chamber 36 in this refrigeration and refrigerating usefulness cooler 24.
Cool-air duct 34 forms in order to the cool-air feed that will be generated with cooler 24 by the refrigeration path to refrigerating chamber 3 and vegetable compartment 4.Refrigeration, makes the circulating cold air that is generated with cooler 24 by refrigeration, and is arranged on the below that cooler 24 is used in refrigeration under by the air-supply effect that rotation produced of fan and produce wind with Air Blast fan 35.
Above refrigerating with cooler chamber 36 the cool-air feed air channel 37 of extending upward is being set, refrigeration is communicated to the bottom in cool-air feed air channel 37 with the upper end of cooler chamber 36.In the case, constitute cool-air duct 34 by refrigeration with cooler chamber 36 and cool-air feed air channel 37.
Refrigeration uses the front walls 36a of cooler chamber 36 to more protruding in the place ahead than cool-air feed air channel 37.And the rear side (refrigeration cooler 24 sides) at this front walls 36a is being provided with and is covering the heat-barrier material with thermal insulation 38 of refrigeration with the front surface of cooler 24.
A plurality of cool-air feed mouths 39 at refrigerating chamber 3 inner openings are being set in the front portion in cool-air feed air channel 37.
With the bottom in the cooler chamber 36 and below refrigerating with cooler 24 drainpipe 40 is being set in refrigeration.Drainpipe 40 receives from the defrost water of refrigeration with cooler 24.
The defrost water that is received by this drainpipe 40 also with the defrost water that is received by drainpipe 32 similarly, be led to the Defrost water evaporating dish 28 that is arranged in the Machine Room 26, and be evaporated at Defrost water evaporating dish 28 part places.
The depth size of length dimension about drainpipe 40 and front and back be set at greater than refrigeration about with cooler 24 length dimension and the depth size of front and back, and constitute all sizes of receptions of the defrost water that will drip with cooler 24 from refrigeration.
At the rear of vegetable compartment 4, be positioned at the below of drainpipe 40 and supply air duct 42 is being set.The refrigeration Air Blast fan 35 of wind pushing mechanism is being set in supply air duct 42.Supply air duct 42 has suction inlet 43 in the bottom, and is communicated to refrigeration cooler chamber 36 (cool-air ducts 34) with the upper end in drainpipe 40 circuitous modes.
Suction inlet 43 is at vegetable compartment 4 openings.In addition, two corner parts about the rear portion of the spaced walls 10 of the bottom that constitutes refrigerating chamber 3 are forming a plurality of connected entrances 44 (connected entrance 44 of only representing the right side among Fig. 5) as shown in Figure 5.Refrigerating chamber 3 is communicated with vegetable compartment 4 via connected entrance 44.
In this constitutes,, then main shown in the hollow arrow of Fig. 1 and generation wind under the air-supply effect if refrigeration is driven with Air Blast fan 35.Just, the air in the vegetable compartment 4 is sucked with Air Blast fan 35 sides towards refrigeration from suction inlet 43, and this inhaled air is blown to supply air duct 42 sides.
The air that is blown to supply air duct 42 sides blows in the refrigerating chamber 3 from a plurality of cool-air feed mouths 39 then by cool-air duct 34 (cooler chamber 36 and cool-air feed air channel 37 are used in refrigeration).
The air that is blown in the refrigerating chamber 3 is fed in the vegetable compartment 4 by connected entrance 44, and finally is sucked into refrigeration Air Blast fan 35.So, utilize refrigeration to be used for carrying out the circulation of wind with the air-supply of Air Blast fan 35.
If in the process of the circulation of this wind, freeze cycle is driven, then refrigerated with cooler 24 coolings with the air in the cooler chamber 36 and become cold air by refrigeration, this Quilt with air conditioning supplies in refrigerating chamber 3 and the vegetable compartment 4, so that refrigerating chamber 3 and vegetable compartment 4 are cooled to the temperature of refrigerated storage temperature band.
Refrigeration as Fig. 2, shown in Figure 4, locating for the right side from top view refrigerator body 1, releasably forms and is being provided with mist generating chamber 45 with the front surface side of cooler chamber 36 and the rear of refrigerating chamber 14 in cool-air duct 34.
This mist generating chamber 45 is as Fig. 5~shown in Figure 8, by refrigeration with the front walls 36a of cooler chamber 36, the front surface of wall 36a air channel member of formation 46 encirclements of releasably installing with respect to front walls 36a forwardly and form.In the case, mist generating chamber 45 forms on the left and right directions the little flattened rectangular case shape of depth size of long and fore-and-aft direction along front walls 36a.
And, in this mist generating chamber 45, accommodating the main part of formation in order to the electrostatic atomization apparatus 48 of the mist generating device of generation mist.
Then, electrostatic atomization apparatus 48 is elaborated.
Electrostatic atomization apparatus 48 comprises as shown in Figure 9: have mist and emit the mist generation unit 51 of portion 50 (be equivalent to mist produce mechanism), and apply negative high-tension supply unit (transformer) 52 and be used as main part in order to mist is emitted portion 50.
Electrostatic atomization apparatus 48 also comprises except that main part emits the water supply portion 53 that portion 50 supplies with moisture to mist.Water supply portion 53 comprises along the horizontal part 53a of left and right directions extension, reaches the vertical component effect 53b that extends from the right part of this horizontal part 53a downwards.
Water supply portion 53 is the word of falling a L shape from top view, accommodates water-keeping material 55 and constitute in the box 54 that becomes L word shape.Therefore, water supply portion 53 has kink 53c between horizontal part 53a and vertical component effect 53b.
Even if horizontal part 53a is arranged on the vertical component effect 53b integratedly, can be different parts also with vertical component effect 53b.Horizontal part 53a and vertical component effect 53b with cool-air duct 34 in refrigeration disposing along front walls 36a with the parallel mode of the front walls 36a of cooler chamber 36.
Water-keeping material 55 will be accumulated in water (defrost water) in the water storage container 56 described later and utilize capillarity (capillary phenomenon) to extract and supply to mist out to emit portion 50, water-keeping material 55 for example is felt (felt) shape that twines fiber, thereby water imbibition and water-retaining property excellence.Water-keeping material 55 is as long as for water imbibition and water-retaining property excellence and the material that can utilize capillarity that water is extracted out, then for example also can be continuous foamed body (continuous foam).
The horizontal part 53a of water supply portion 53 is configured in locating in the mist generating chamber 45 a little on the right side, the bottom of vertical component effect 53b connects bottom, the refrigeration be formed on air channel member of formation 46 and is positioned at refrigeration with the hole of stage portion (step) 36b of the front portion of cooler chamber 36 also insertion is wherein with the place ahead of the bottom of cooler chamber 36 as shown in Figure 8.
In the water-keeping material 55, the part of horizontal part 53a can be made of different members with the part of vertical component effect 53b.
With the place ahead, bottom in the cooler chamber 36, the water storage container 56 (with reference to Fig. 8) that constitutes the storage part is being set in refrigeration.This water storage container 56 is arranged on refrigeration with cooler 24 and between this refrigeration is with the drainpipe 40 below the cooler 24, and the below of water supply portion 53.
And the front portion of water storage container 56 is installed in the bottom 36c of refrigeration with the front walls 36a of cooler chamber 36, and is set to outstanding towards the rear cantilever position.In the case, the bottom 36c that the front portion of water storage container 56 is installed is positioned at the below of front walls 36a and across stage portion 36b and towards more protruding (giving prominence to) in the place ahead than this front walls 36a.
If as first protuberance, then bottom 36c becomes towards than this first protuberance second outstanding protuberance of the place ahead more with front walls 36a.Water storage container 56 to be being installed to the state of bottom 36c, and with refrigeration with cooler 24 and form the interior case 2b that refrigerates with the rear surface of cooler chamber 36 and separate.
Refrigeration contacts with the interior case 2b of formation refrigeration with the rear surface of cooler chamber 36 with cooler 24.The bottom of the vertical component effect 53b of water supply portion 53 connects the bottom that is formed on air channel member of formation 46, the hole that refrigerates the stage portion 36b of the front portion of using cooler chamber 36, and is inserted in the water storage container 56 from the top.
Water storage container 56 receives also accumulates the defrost water of dripping with cooler 24 from refrigeration, and the water-keeping material 55 of water supply portion 53 will be accumulated in water (defrost water) in the water storage container 56 as described and utilize the capillarity extraction and supply to mist and emit portion 50.
But being positioned at than the height of the retaining of drainpipe 40, water storage container 56 more locates the top.Leading section in the rear portion side of this water storage container 56 is forming the 56a of spilling water portion, the short transverse (height direction) of the 56a of this spilling water portion form water storage container 56 usefulness around wall portion lower.
Thus, when the water in being accumulated in water storage container 56 overflowed, water can overflow from the 56a of this spilling water portion.The water that overflows from the 56a of spilling water portion is received by drainpipe 40, and discharges to Defrost water evaporating dish 28.
At the horizontal part 53a of water supply portion 53 described mist is being set and is emitting portion 50.The rear of quadrate part and refrigerating chamber 14 after mist is emitted quadrate part behind the bottom that portion 50 is refrigerating chambers 3 and is positioned at the top of vegetable compartment 4 emits 57 formations of pin (pin) by many mists that form in order to the teat of emitting mist.
Many mists are emitted pin 57 and are disposed in outstanding up mode in the upper side of horizontal part 53a, and in the case, 4 mists are emitted the horizontal delegation that pin 57 alignment arrangements are left and right directions.In addition, other many mists are emitted pin 57 to dispose in the outstanding mode of the lower side of horizontal part 53a down, and in the case, 4 mists are emitted the horizontal delegation that pin 57 alignment arrangements are left and right directions.
That is mist is emitted portion 50 by towards different directions, in the case by towards top and below and many outstanding mists are emitted 57 formations of pin (teat).And, mist emit portion 50 with many mists are emitted pin 57 in water supply portion 53 horizontal part 53a and mode that up and down rightabout extends disposes.
In addition, many mists are emitted pin 57 and are configured to 2 sections up and down.The refrigeration that each mist is emitted pin 57 and cool-air duct 34 is disposed abreast with the front walls 36a of cooler chamber 36.Mist emit portion 50 be arranged on refrigerating chamber 3 lower rear and with vegetable compartment 4 adjoining positions, and be configured in the rear of refrigerating chamber 14.
Each mist is emitted pin 57 for producing the part of mist as described, for example, the carbon fiber mixed weaving of polyester fiber and conductive material is formed pin shape (bar-shaped), thereby have water-retaining property and water absorption character, and have electric conductivity.
Each mist is emitted and is carried nanometer platinum light colloid (Platinum Nano Colloid) in the pin 57.For example can impregnated in the treatment fluid that comprises nanometer platinum light colloid, and it is calcined and carry described nanometer platinum light colloid by mist being emitted pin 57.
The base end part that each mist is emitted pin 57 connects the box 54 of water supply portion 53 and contacts with water-keeping material 55.The left part of horizontal part 53a in water supply portion 53, outstanding left and be provided with constitute the electrode that is subjected to electric usefulness be subjected to electricity pin 58.In box 54, contacted by the base end part of electricity pin 58 with water-keeping material 55.
Supply unit 52 is positioned at the left side of mist generation unit 51 and is made as stationary state in mist generating chamber 45.Be provided with in the right part of supply unit 52 be connected with lead 60 by connecing the power supply terminal 61 that (flat pattern) terminal (Fast on terminal) constitutes soon, and this power supply terminal 61 and mist generation unit 51 be subjected to electricity to sell 58 to be connected.Supply unit 52 as known as, comprise a kind of comprising high frequency electric source (AC power) being converted to the commutating circuit of the high-tension transformer of direct current, the loop etc. of boosting, produce negative high voltage and (output to for example-6kV), and via power supply terminal 61 and to be subjected to electricity pin 58.
Thus, from being subjected to electricity pin 58, be applied to each mist via the moisture of water-keeping material 55 and emit pin 57, so that each mist is emitted pin 57 is electronegative from the negative high voltage of supply unit 52.And in the case, the outer container 2a of refrigerator body 1 is via earth connection (not shown) etc. and ground connection.
So in the electrostatic atomization apparatus 48 that constitutes, extract and supply to each mist out and emit under the state of pin 57 with the capillarity of water-keeping material 55, each mist is emitted pin 57 apply the high voltage of bearing from supply unit 52 in the water conservancy of water storage container 56.
At this moment, charge concentration is emitted the leading section of pin 57 in each mist, be endowed in the water that is comprised in this leading section and surpass capillary energy, the water that makes each mist emit the leading section of pin 57 thus divides (Rayleigh division Rayleigh fission), and from leading section with fine vaporific and emit (electrostatic atomization phenomenon).
Herein, vaporific water particle of emitting is electronegative, and comprises the hydroxyl radical free radical (hydroxyl radical) that is generated by this energy.
Therefore, the hydroxyl radical free radical with strong oxidation is emitted pin 57 from each mist and is emitted in the lump with mist, but degerming or deodorization under the effect of hydroxyl radical free radical.In the case, setting is emitted pin 57 corresponding counter electrode (counter electrode) with electronegative mist.
Therefore, the discharge self of emitting pin 57 from mist is highly stable, can not produce corona discharge (corona discharge) between sparking electrode and the counter electrode, can suppress the generation of pernicious gas (ozone or the nitrogen oxide that airborne nitrogen oxidation is produced because of ozone, nitrous acid, nitric acid etc.).
Herein, mist is emitted pin 57 (mist is emitted portion 50) can be made as the degerming composition discharging gear release mechanism (also being deodorization composition discharging gear release mechanism) of emitting the degerming composition (also being the deodorization composition) that is called hydroxyl radical free radical, and electrostatic atomization apparatus 48 can be made as the degerming composition and produce mechanism's (the deodorization composition produces mechanism).
Then, mist generating chamber 45 is elaborated.
Mist generating chamber 45 as described, mist generation unit 51 is accommodated in inside.Thus, the mist that is produced by the driving of mist generation unit 51 accumulates in the mist generating chamber 45 easily.
Therefore, even if in the mist that generates by mist generation unit 51, produces under the situation of density unevenness because of effluxion etc., because of the mist that is generated spreads in mist generating chamber 45, the roughly homogeneous so the concentration of the interior mist of mist generating chamber 45 becomes easily.
Mist generating chamber 45 is provided with wind supply port 62 (with reference to Fig. 4, Fig. 7) in the refrigeration that constitutes rear wall with the front walls 36a of cooler chamber 36.Wind supply port 62 is sucked into opening in the mist generating chamber 45 for refrigerate a part with the wind (cold air) of cooler chamber 36 in order to passing through of will being produced under the air-supply effect of refrigeration with Air Blast fan 35.
Wind supply port 62 be arranged on not with the mist that mist is emitted portion 50 emit pin 57 relative to the position, in the case for emitting more place, left side of portion 50 than mist, and be arranged on the top of supply unit 52 and refrigeration top with cooler 24.
This wind supply port 62 as shown in Figure 7, the rear portion connects heat-barrier material 38 and is communicated with cooler chamber 36 with the refrigeration of cool-air duct 34, and the front portion is communicated with mist generating chamber 45.
Thus, the refrigeration by cool-air duct 34 towards the place ahead, just supplies in the mist generating chamber 45 from wind supply port 62 and (represents flowing of wind by the arrow A 1 of Fig. 4, Fig. 7) from the rear with the part of the cold air of cooler chamber 36.
And mist generating chamber 45 is corresponding with a plurality of storerooms (refrigerating chamber 3, refrigerating chamber 14, egg box 15 and vegetable compartment 4) and have a plurality of mist blow-off outlets 64,65,66,67.
The position that those mist blow-off outlets 64,65,66,67 are set for the different position, position of 62 subtends of wind supply port, just, not with direct in opposite directions the positions of wind supply port 62, and be arranged on mist generation unit 51 around, in order to each storeroom is supplied with mist.
Mist blow-off outlet 64 is the mist that leads to refrigerating chamber of the top that is arranged on wind supply port 62 opening with the bottom of air channel 63 (with reference to Fig. 4, Fig. 7), is located at than wind supply port 62 place, top more, and is not arranged on mist and emits directly in opposite directions positions of pin 57.
Just, mist blow-off outlet 64 and mist emit pin 57 on fore-and-aft direction not in opposite directions.
The mist that leads to refrigerating chamber that is arranged on the top of wind supply port 62 is positioned at the rear side (dorsal part) of refrigeration with the front walls 36a of cooler chamber 36 with air channel 63, and extension (with reference to Fig. 4, Fig. 7) upward.At mist generating chamber 45 inner openings and be made as the mist blow-off outlet 64 that refrigerating chamber is used, the upper end is communicated in the cool-air feed air channel 37 of cool-air duct 34 mist that leads to refrigerating chamber with the bottom in air channel 63.
Thus, run into the internal perisporium (back side of air channel member of formation 46) of mist generating chamber 45 and change direction from the wind (cold air) that wind supply port 62 sucks, the part of this wind blows out from mist blow-off outlet 64.
Therefore, the wind that sucks from wind supply port 62 by mist utilization that mist generation unit 51 produced in the mist generating chamber 45 and convection current, thereby diffusion easily.Thus, the concentration of the mist in the mist generating chamber 45 more homogeneous that becomes easily.
And, the part of the mist of convection current in mist generating chamber 45 supplies to refrigerating chamber 3 (by the arrow B 1 of Fig. 4, Fig. 7 represent wind mobile) with air channel 63, cool-air feed air channel 37 from cool-air feed mouth 39 by mist blow-off outlet 64, the mist that leads to refrigerating chamber in the lump together with the part of the wind that sucks from wind supply port 62.
Mist blow-off outlet 65 is as Fig. 4, shown in Figure 7, is arranged on the front surface portion of air channel member of formation 46 and than wind supply port 62 place, top more, and not with mist emit pin 57 relative to the position, and be communicated with refrigerating chamber 14.
Just, the mist blow-off outlet used of refrigerating chamber 65 and mist emit pin 57 on fore-and-aft direction not in opposite directions.
Thus, run into the internal perisporium (back side of air channel member of formation 46) of mist generating chamber 45 and change direction from the wind that wind supply port 62 sucks, the mist blow-off outlet 65 that the part of this wind is used from refrigerating chamber blows out.
Therefore, the mist blow-off outlet 65 that the part of the described mist of convection current is used from refrigerating chamber in the lump together with the part of the wind that sucks from wind supply port 62 in the mist generating chamber 45 and supply to refrigerating chamber 14 (representing flowing of wind) by the arrow B 2 of Fig. 4, Fig. 7.
The mist blow-off outlet 66 that the egg box is used is arranged in the air channel member of formation 46 as shown in Figure 4 than wind supply port 62 left of top more, and not with mist emit pin 57 relative to the position, and be communicated with egg box 15.Just, the mist blow-off outlet used of egg box 66 and mist emit pin 57 on fore-and-aft direction not in opposite directions.
Thus, run into the internal perisporium (back side of air channel member of formation 46) of mist generating chamber 45 and change direction from the wind that wind supply port 62 sucks, the mist blow-off outlet 66 that the part of this wind is used from the egg box blows out.
Therefore, the mist blow-off outlet 66 that the part of the described mist of convection current is used from the egg box in the lump together with the part of the wind that sucks from wind supply port 62 in mist generating chamber 45 and supply to egg box 15 (representing flowing of wind and mist) by the arrow B 3 of Fig. 4.
The mist blow-off outlet 67 that vegetable compartment is used is arranged on the right lower quadrant of mist generating chamber 45 as Fig. 4, shown in Figure 5, in other words than wind supply port 62 lower right side more, and not with mist emit pin 57 relative to the position, and be communicated to vegetable compartment 4 via connected entrance 44.Just, the mist blow-off outlet used of vegetable compartment 67 and mist emit pin 57 on fore-and-aft direction not in opposite directions.
Thus, run into the internal perisporium (back side of air channel member of formation 46) of mist generating chamber 45 and change direction from the wind that wind supply port 62 sucks, the mist blow-off outlet 67 that the part of this wind is used from vegetable compartment blows out.Therefore, the part of the described mist of convection current supplies to vegetable compartment 4 from the mist blow-off outlet 67 that vegetable compartment is used in the lump together with the part of the wind that sucks from wind supply port 62 via connected entrance 44 in mist generating chamber 45.
In the case, be blown into the distance L 1 between the wind supply port 62 of cold air and the mist blow-off outlet 67 that vegetable compartment is used in the mist generating chamber 45, set to such an extent that the distance L 2 between the mist blow-off outlet 65 used than wind supply port 62 and refrigerating chamber is bigger.
Be positioned at the top of mist generating chamber 45 and the top that mist is emitted portion 50, refrigerating chamber be set supplying with air channel 68 (with reference to Fig. 4, Fig. 6, Fig. 8) with wind.This refrigerating chamber is supplied with air channel 68 as shown in Figure 8 with wind, and the rear portion connects heat-barrier material 38 and is communicated with cooler chamber 36 with refrigeration, and the front portion connects mist generating chamber 45 and is communicated with refrigerating chamber 14.
Therefore, by the part of refrigeration with the wind of cooler chamber 36, just the part of cold air is supplied with air channel 68 and is directly supplied to refrigerating chamber 14 (representing flowing of wind by the arrow A 2 of Fig. 4, Fig. 6, Fig. 8) with wind by refrigerating chamber.And heat-barrier material 38 also double as refrigeration is emitted insulating mechanism between the portion 50 with cooler 24 and mist.
Then, to comprising that the effect of refrigerator that described mist produces the formation of mechanism narrates.
When refrigerating chamber 3 and vegetable compartment 4 are cooled off, the wind that the cold air utilization of being cooled off with cooler 24 by refrigeration is produced under the air-supply effect of refrigeration with Air Blast fan 35, mainly shown in Fig. 1 hollow arrow, supply to refrigerating chamber 3 from a plurality of cool-air feed mouths 39 by 37 backs, cool-air feed air channel.
In addition, supply with air channel 68 and directly supply to refrigerating chamber 14 (with reference to the arrow A 2 of Fig. 4, Fig. 6, Fig. 8) with wind from refrigerating chamber with the part of the wind that Air Blast fan 35 produced by refrigeration.The cold air that supplies to refrigerating chamber 3 and refrigerating chamber 14 collaborates after the cooling of the reserve that helps food etc., also supplies to vegetable compartment 4 from connected entrance 44 (with reference to Fig. 5).
The cold air that supplies to vegetable compartment 4 sucks with Air Blast fan 35 sides to refrigeration from suction inlet 43 after the cooling of the reserve that helps vegetables etc., and is repeating the circulation of being cooled off with cooler 24 by refrigeration once more.
And, with 4 coolings of this refrigerating chamber 3 and vegetable compartment the time, by refrigeration with the part of the wind of cooler chamber 36 shown in Fig. 7 arrow A 1, suck and supply in the mist generating chamber 45 from wind supply port 62.Herein, mist blow- off outlet 64,65,66,67 is arranged on not and direct in opposite directions the positions of wind supply port 62, thereby run into the internal perisporium (back side of air channel member of formation 46) of mist generating chamber 45 and change direction from the wind that wind supply port 62 sucks, the wind that sucks from wind supply port 62 blows out from each blow-off outlet of mist blow- off outlet 64,65,66,67.
At this moment, if drive electrostatic atomization apparatus 48, then emit pin 57 and emit the fine mist that comprises hydroxyl radical free radical as described from each a plurality of mist of mist generation unit 51.The mist of being emitted accumulates in mist generating chamber 45 and spreads in mist generating chamber, the roughly homogeneous thereby the concentration of the mist in the mist generating chamber 45 becomes.
And wind is sucked into mist generating chamber 45 from wind supply port 62, makes mist diffusion, convection current in the mist generating chamber 45 thus, the more homogeneous thereby the concentration of mist becomes.
And, convection current and concentration become the part of the mist of homogeneous roughly shown in the arrow B 2 of Fig. 4 and Fig. 7, from mist blow-off outlet 64 via the mist that leads to refrigerating chamber with air channel 63 and cool-air feed air channel 37 and supply to refrigerating chamber 3, the mist blow-off outlet of using from refrigerating chamber 65 and supply to refrigerating chamber 14, the mist blow-off outlet of using from the egg box 66 and supply to egg box 15, and the mist blow-off outlet of using from vegetable compartment 67 supplies to vegetable compartment 4 via connected entrance 44.
Can obtain following effect according to described first embodiment.
Because of being made as mist generation unit 51 is arranged on formation in the mist generating chamber 45, so the mist that is produced by mist generation unit 51 accumulates in the mist generating chamber 45 easily.
Thus, even if in the mist that is generated by mist generation unit 51, produce density unevenness, because of mist spreads in mist generating chamber 45, the roughly homogeneous so the concentration of the mist in the mist generating chamber 45 can become, thereby can with concentration roughly the mist of homogeneous supply to storeroom (refrigerating chamber 3, refrigerating chamber 14, egg box 15 and vegetable compartment 4) from mist blow- off outlet 64,65,66,67, can expect the degerming that these supply with destinations or the effect of deodorization, also can expect vegetables etc. preserve moisture or freshness keeps.
A plurality of mist blow-off outlets 64,65,66,67 of mist generating chamber 45 are arranged on the different position, position that emits 57 subtends of pin with mist, just do not emit pin 57 direct positions in opposite directions with mist, even if just in case go into finger or foreign matter to mist generating chamber 45 interpolations from these mist blow-off outlets 64,65,66,67, can prevent that also finger or foreign matter and mist from emitting pin 57 and directly contacting, thereby can guarantee security.
Wind supply port 62 and mist emit portion 50 (mist is emitted pin 57) be arranged on toward each other to different position, position, thereby from wind supply port 62 be sucked into wind (cooling air) in the mist generating chamber 45 can be not directly and mist emit portion 50 (mist is emitted pin 57) and touch.Thus, can make mist emit pin 57 directly receives from the cooling air of wind supply port 62 phenomenon that drying takes place, freeze and is suppressed.
The electrostatic atomization apparatus 48 that constitutes mist generating device comprise the mist of emitting mist emit portion 50, to mist emit portion 50 supply with moisture water supply portion 53, and mist is emitted the supply unit 52 that portion 50 applies negative voltage, and, by towards different directions and many outstanding mists are emitted pin (teat) 57 and constituted mists and emit portion 50.
Constituting according to this, only is that the situation of a direction is different with the projected direction of the teat that is used to produce mist, and the direction of the supply that can make mist is a plurality of directions, thereby can enlarge the supply scope of mist.
Mist emit portion 50 constitute mist emit pin 57 across the horizontal part 53a of water supply portion 53 and up and down rightabout extend, can all emit mist with the below upward thus, thereby can enlarge the supply scope of mist.
In addition, a plurality of storerooms are set on above-below direction, mist generating chamber 45 constitutes to have and the corresponding mist blow- off outlet 64,65,66,67 of each storeroom, thereby can shorten the distance that each storeroom and mist are emitted pin 57, thereby can efficiently the mist in the mist generating chamber 45 be supplied to each storeroom with doing one's utmost.
The electrostatic atomization apparatus 48 that constitutes mist generating device is arranged in the refrigerator body 1, and the mist that the mist of described electrostatic atomization apparatus 48 is emitted portion 50 is emitted pin (teat) 57 to dispose along the mode of cool-air duct 34.Thus, can suppress the depth size of the fore-and-aft direction of electrostatic atomization apparatus 48, thereby make slimming become possibility.Thereby can provide a kind of refrigerator that can suppress the minimizing of storehouse internal volume.
In addition, it is also configurable in mist generating chamber 45 that mist is emitted pin (teat) 57, also can not use mist generating chamber 45 and be configured in it in refrigerating chamber 3 or in the vegetable compartment 4.
And the horizontal part 53a of water supply portion 53 and each mist are emitted pin 57 along front walls 36a configuration, to make the slimming of fore-and-aft direction become possibility with the parallel mode of the front walls 36a of cooler chamber 36 thus with the refrigeration of cool-air duct 34.Be configured to up and down 2 sections and can simplifying (compact) by mist being emitted pin 57.
Mist is emitted portion 50 and is constituted and mist is emitted pin 57 be arranged with a plurality of the configuration with the row shape, can increase the discharging amount of mist thus, can further enlarge the supply scope of mist, and slimming becomes possibility.
Cool-air duct 34 to refrigerating chamber 3 and vegetable compartment 4 cool-air feeds is being set in the refrigerator body 1, and mist generating chamber 45 disposes with the front walls 36a of cooler chamber 36 along the refrigeration in this cool-air duct 34.Thus, the slimming of mist generating chamber 45 becomes possibility.
And, with supply unit 52 and mist generation unit 51 with the refrigeration of cool-air duct 34 with the parallel mode of the front walls 36a of cooler chamber 36 and disposing along front walls 36a, the slimming of the depth direction of electrostatic atomization apparatus 48 becomes possibility thus.
Water supply portion 53 has kink 53c, and the water storage container 56 of accumulating water is being set below kink 53c, and constitutes and the water that is accumulated in the water storage container 56 can be supplied to kink 53c.
Thus, the water of water storage container 56 can be supplied to mist via kink 53c and emit pin 57.And, can make mist emit pin 57 and separate, thereby the water that these mists can be emitted in pin 57 and the water storage container 56 insulate with water storage container 56.
Supply unit 52 is emitted portion 50 across mist and is configured in the opposition side of kink 53c.Thus, supply unit 52 and water storage container 56 further can be separated.
The wind supply port 62 of cool-air feed is emitted the place ahead that portion 50 is configured in cool-air duct 34 with the mist of electrostatic atomization apparatus 48 in the front portion of cool-air duct 34 is being provided with mist generating chamber 45.Thus, utilize from wind supply port 62 and supply to cooling air in the mist generating chamber 45, can make and emit the spray painting that portion 50 emits from mist and get farther.
What supply to that mist emits that the water conservancy of pin 57 uses is to be accumulated in refrigeration in the water storage container 56 with the defrost water of cooler 24, thereby can automatically supply water to water storage container 56, thereby can save the time that the user supplies water.
Mist generating chamber 45 by front walls 36a, and the air channel member of formation 46 that releasably is installed with is surrounded and is formed, thereby can carry out the interior maintenance of mist generating chamber 45 easily by air channel member of formation 46 is unloaded.
Having mist emits the mist generation unit 51 of portion 50 and comprises water is transplanted on water-keeping material 55 till mist is emitted pin 57 from water storage container 56, mist is emitted pin 57 towards than the front walls 36a that becomes first protuberance the place ahead and outstanding and extend to outside the cool-air duct 34 from the stage portion 36b of the bottom 36c that becomes second protuberance more, has mist and emits the mist of pin 57 and emit the place ahead that portion 50 is configured in the front walls 36a that becomes first protuberance.
And the wind supply port 62 that cold air is supplied with in mist generating chamber 45 is arranged on the front walls 36a that becomes first protuberance.Therefore, can utilize the cold air of in mist generating chamber 45, supplying with from wind supply port 62 to do one's utmost to prevent water-keeping material 55 dryings.
In addition, mist blow- off outlet 64,65,66,67 is arranged on different position, position with 62 subtends of wind supply port, just not with direct in opposite directions the positions of wind supply port 62, thereby the wind that sucks from wind supply port 62 of the mist utilization in the mist generating chamber 45 and mist generating chamber 45 in, spread, convection current.
Thus, the concentration of the mist in the mist generating chamber 45 more homogeneous that becomes can supply to storeroom from mist blow- off outlet 64,65,66,67 with the mist of the concentration of this homogeneous.
Mist blow- off outlet 64,65,66,67 be configured in mist generation unit 51 be the center around, thereby the mist of emitting from mist generation unit 51 diffusion equably easily in mist generating chamber 45.Thus, the concentration that can make the mist in the mist generating chamber 45 homogeneous more.
Second embodiment
Come second embodiment is described with reference to Figure 10~Figure 12.
The refrigerator body 1 of second embodiment comprises the first path member 71 that forms cooling path 71a, the second path member 72 that reaches the non-cooling path 72a of formation as shown in figure 11.
Cooling path 71a is for accommodating the space of refrigeration with cooler 24 in refrigerating with cooler chamber 36.Refrigerated with cooler 24 coolings by the air in the cooling path 71a (wind).In the case, the first path member 71 is used the interior case 2b of cooler chamber 36 and the rear portion of heat-barrier material described later 73 for forming refrigeration.
Non-cooling path 72a is not for delivering to the space of mist generating chamber 45 via refrigeration with cooler 24 in order to the wind that will be produced under the air-supply effect of refrigeration with Air Blast fan 35, and refrigerates the space of using cooler 24 with accommodating in the cooler chamber 36 for refrigeration.
Because of not accommodating refrigeration with cooler 24, so can be in inside directly by refrigeration cooler 24 coolings by the air (wind) in the non-cooling path 72a.In the case, the second path member 72 is the front portion of front walls 36a and heat-barrier material 73.
Heat-barrier material 73 is equivalent to the heat-barrier material 38 of first embodiment.This heat-barrier material 73 extends to than the heat-barrier material 38 of first embodiment more till the below, just than refrigeration with cooler 24 more till the below.And heat-barrier material 73 is on thickness direction, and a part just anterior in the part of mist generating chamber 45 sides forms otch.
Till being shaped as in order to forming the shape of non-cooling path 72a of this otch, longitudinal direction extend to the mist that is positioned at the top and emit near the upper end of pin 57 from the lower end of heat-barrier material 73 (with reference to Figure 11).
In addition, though the size of the left and right directions of otch is arbitrarily, is preferably many mists are emitted more than the scope that the transverse direction of pin 57 all accommodates.
Mist generating chamber 45 comprises the first wind supply port identical with the wind supply port 62 of first embodiment, and the second wind supply port 74 is (with reference to Figure 10~Figure 12).The second wind supply port 74 in order to the wind that will under the air-supply effect of refrigeration, be produced with Air Blast fan 35, promptly, by the wind of non-cooling path 72a, be sucked into the opening (arrow C 1, C2, C3 by Figure 11 represent the mobile of wind) in the mist generating chamber 45.
The second wind supply port 74 be arranged among the front walls 36a with the mist that mist is emitted portion 50 emit pin 57 relative to the position.
Just, in second embodiment, the second wind supply port 74 is arranged on up and down 2 positions, and (the second wind supply port of upside is expressed as 74a, the second wind supply port of downside is expressed as 74b), the mist that one of them second wind supply port 74a is positioned at the top that is arranged on horizontal part 53a is emitted the rear of pin 57, and the mist that another second wind supply port 74b is positioned at the below that is arranged on horizontal part 53a is emitted the rear of pin 57.
In other words, from top view refrigerator body 1, the second wind supply port 74a of upside emits pin 57 with the mist of the top that is arranged on horizontal part 53a and is positioned at the position that overlaps, and the second wind supply port 74b of downside emits pin 57 with the mist of the below that is arranged on horizontal part 53a and is positioned at the position that overlaps.
According to the formation of described second embodiment, by the wind of cooling path 71a, the refrigeration in the path 71a that is cooled is cooled off with cooler 24 in the wind that is produced under the air-supply effect of refrigeration with Air Blast fan 35.The part of the wind of this cooling is sucked into mist generating chamber 45 from the first wind supply port (wind supply port 62).
Wind supply port 62 and mist are emitted portion 50 (mist is emitted pin 57) and are positioned at each other not in opposite directions position, thereby supply to cooling airs in the mist generating chamber 45 from wind supply port 62 and can directly not run into mist and emit portion 50 (mist is emitted pin 57).
Thus, can make mist emit pin 57 directly receives from the cooling air of wind supply port 62 phenomenon that drying takes place, freeze and is suppressed.
And, only be that the situation of a direction is different with the projected direction of the teat that is used to produce mist, the direction of the supply that can make mist is a plurality of directions, thereby can enlarge the supply scope of mist.
And, by the wind of non-cooling path 72a, just be not sucked into mist generating chamber 45 with cooler 24 coolings in the wind (cold air) that under the air-supply effect of refrigeration, is produced from the second wind supply port 74 (74a, 74b) by refrigeration with Air Blast fan 35.Then, run into mist from the wind of the second wind supply port, 74 suctions and emit pin 57.
In second embodiment, the wind that sucks from the second wind supply port 74a (with reference to Figure 10, arrow C 2 shown in Figure 11) is run into mist and is emitted the mist that is arranged on the top of horizontal part 53a the pin 57 and emit pin 57, and emits near the mist blow- off outlet 64,65,66 of pin 57 and supply to each storeroom from being positioned at this mist easily.
And, the wind that sucks from the second wind supply port 74b (with reference to Figure 10, arrow C 3 shown in Figure 11) is run into mist and is emitted the mist that is arranged on the below of horizontal part 53a the pin 57 and emit pin 57, and emits near the mist blow-off outlet 67 of pin 57 and supply to each storeroom from being positioned at this mist easily.
Thus, can make and emit pin 57 by mist and produced and be present near the high mists of concentration that mist emits the pin 57 and easily carry out convection current, and the concentration of the mist in the mist generating chamber 45 is existed equably with high state, thus can be with concentration high and roughly the mist of homogeneous supply to storeroom from mist blow- off outlet 64,65,66,67.
Running into mist emits the wind of pin 57 and emits near the mist blow- off outlet 64,65,66,67 of pin 57 and supply to each storeroom from mist.Thus, can efficiently the mist in the mist generating chamber 45 be supplied to each storeroom.
In the mist generating chamber 45, from different a plurality of wind supply ports (second embodiment, the first wind supply port (wind supply port 62), the second wind supply port 74a, 74b) suction wind, thereby flowing of the wind in the mist generating chamber 45 become complicated easily, thus the concentration that can make the mist in mist generating chamber homogeneous more.
In addition, second embodiment is realized the action effect identical with first embodiment.
The 3rd embodiment
Come the 3rd embodiment is described with reference to Figure 13~Figure 15.
The refrigerator body 1 of the 3rd embodiment as shown in figure 14, comprise the first path member 71 that forms the cooling path 71a identical, and form the second path member 82 of the non-cooling path 82a of the shape different with the non-cooling path 72a (with reference to Figure 11) of second embodiment with second embodiment.
Non-cooling path 82a will not be for delivering to the space of mist generating chamber 45 via refrigeration with cooler 24 in order to the wind that will be produced with Air Blast fan 35 by refrigeration, and refrigerate the space of using cooler 24 with accommodating in the cooler chamber 36 for refrigeration.
Because of not accommodating refrigeration with cooler 24, so directly refrigerated with cooler 24 coolings in inside by the air (wind) in the non-cooling path 82a.The second path member 82 is front walls 36a and heat-barrier material 83.
Heat-barrier material 83 is equivalent to the heat-barrier material 73 of second embodiment.This heat-barrier material 83 and heat-barrier material 73 similarly extend to than refrigeration with cooler 24 more till the below.And heat-barrier material 83 part in mist generating chamber 45 sides on thickness direction forms otch.Being shaped as in order to forming the shape of non-cooling path 82a of this otch, longitudinal direction extend near the rear of horizontal part 53a from the lower end of heat-barrier material 73 till (with reference to Figure 14).
In addition, though the size of the left and right directions of otch is arbitrarily, is preferably many mists are emitted more than the scope that the transverse direction of pin 57 all accommodates.
Mist generating chamber 45 comprises that the first wind supply port identical with the wind supply port 62 of first embodiment and the second wind supply port 84 are (with reference to Figure 13~Figure 15).The second wind supply port 84 is for being sucked into the opening (arrow D1, D2, D3 by Figure 14 represent the mobile of wind) in the mist generating chamber 45 in order to the wind that passes through non-cooling path 82a in the wind that will be produced with Air Blast fan 35 by refrigeration.
The second wind supply port 84 be arranged among the front walls 36a with the mist that mist is emitted portion 50 emit pin 57 relative to the position.
In addition, mist generating chamber 45 has the guide member 85 of the wind that sucks from the second wind supply port 84 being emitted pin 57 guidings towards many mists.The guide member 85 of the 3rd embodiment is arranged on the dorsal part (rear side) of the horizontal part 53a of mist generation unit 51, and becomes the triangular pyramidal that extends abreast with horizontal part 53a.
And, when when the side surface direction of refrigerator body 1 is observed this guide member 85, till 1 drift angle of the leg-of-mutton drift angle of this guide member 85 extends near the central authorities of above-below direction of the second wind supply port 84.
According to the formation of described the 3rd embodiment, with second embodiment similarly, only be that the situation of a direction is different with the projected direction of the teat that is used to produce mist, the direction of the supply that can make mist is a plurality of directions, thereby can enlarge the supply scope of mist.
In addition, by the wind of non-cooling path 82a, do not cooled off with cooler 24, and be sucked into mist generating chamber 45 in the wind that under the air-supply effect of refrigeration, is produced from the second wind supply port 84 by refrigeration with Air Blast fan 35.
After running into guide member 85, separates up and down the wind of the second wind supply port, 84 suctions.The wind that flows upward after the separation (with reference to Figure 13, arrow D2 shown in Figure 14) is run into mist easily and is emitted the mist that is arranged on the top of horizontal part 53a in the pin 57 and emit pin 57, and emits near the mist blow- off outlet 64,65,66 of pin 57 and supply to storeroom (especially (refrigerating chamber 3, refrigerating chamber 14, egg box 15) from being positioned at this mist.
And, the wind that flows downwards after the separation (with reference to Figure 13, arrow D3 shown in Figure 14) is run into mist easily and is emitted the mist that is arranged on the below of horizontal part 53a in the pin 57 and emit pin 57, and emits near the mist blow-off outlet 67 of pin 57 and supply to storeroom (especially vegetable compartment 4) from being positioned at this mist.
Thus, can make and emit pin 57 by mist and produce and be present near the high mists of concentration that this mist emits the pin 57 and in mist generating chamber 45, carry out convection current, and the concentration that can make the mist in the mist generating chamber 45 is high and homogeneous roughly, thus can be with concentration high and roughly the mist of homogeneous supply to each storeroom from mist blow- off outlet 64,65,66,67.
By this guide member 85 is set in mist generating chamber 45,, just can obtain the action effect identical with second embodiment so that the simple formation of the second wind supply port 84 only to be set at a position.Thus, can improve the production efficiency of refrigerator.
In addition, the 3rd embodiment is realized the action effect identical with second embodiment.
As above according to the refrigerator of present embodiment, only be that the situation of a direction is different with the projected direction of the teat that is used to produce mist, the direction of the supply that can make mist is a plurality of directions, thereby can enlarge the supply scope of mist.
The 4th embodiment
Figure 16 represents the 4th embodiment.In the 4th embodiment, constitute in the electrostatic atomization apparatus 75 of mist generating device, the formation of mist generation unit 76 is different with first embodiment.
Mist generation unit 76 comprises that mist emits portion 77, and this mist emitted the water supply portion 78 that portion 77 supplies with moisture.Water supply portion 78 constitute comprise from top view for circular rounded portions 78a, and, accommodate the water-keeping material 55 identical in the box 79 downwards with first embodiment from the vertical component effect 78b that this rounded portions 78a extends.
The bottom of vertical component effect 78b connects the bottom, refrigeration of the air channel member of formation 46 stage portion 36b (with reference to Fig. 8) with the front portion of cooler chamber 36, and is inserted into from the top and is arranged on refrigeration with in the water storage container 56 in the cooler chamber 36.
Rounded portions 78a in the water supply portion 78 and vertical component effect 78b with cool-air duct 34 in refrigeration dispose along front walls 36a with the parallel mode of the front walls 36a of cooler chamber 36.
Mist is emitted portion 77 and is emitted pin 57 by many mists that constitute teat respectively and constituted.Mist is emitted pin 57 and is radially at the peripheral part of rounded portions 78a and is being provided with.Therefore, mist emit portion 77 by towards different directions and outstanding a plurality of mists emit pin 57 (teat) and constituted.
Each mist is emitted the base end part perforation box 79 of pin 57 and is contacted with water-keeping material 55.Each mist emit pin 57 also with cool-air duct 34 in refrigeration dispose along front walls 36a with the parallel mode of the front walls 36a of cooler chamber 36.
The left part of rounded portions 78a in water supply portion 78 is being provided with the outstanding protuberance 78c in side left, is subjected to electric pin 58 to be arranged on this protuberance 78c with outstanding state left.This is subjected to electricity pin 58 to be connected the power supply terminal 61 of supply unit 52 sides.
During this constitutes, be accumulated in water in the water storage container 56, and be fed into each mist and emit pin 57 by water-keeping material 55 sucking-offs.And, negative high voltage from supply unit 52, be subjected to electricity pin 58, be applied to each mist via the moisture of water-keeping material 55 and emit pin 57, in view of the above, emit pin 57 from each mist and emit fine mist.
Emit mist that pin 57 emits and first embodiment similarly from each mist, from a plurality of mist blow-off outlets (the mist blow-off outlet 66 used of the mist blow-off outlet 64 that refrigerating chamber is used, the mist blow-off outlet 65 that refrigerating chamber is used, egg box, the mist blow-off outlet 67 that vegetable compartment is used) and be fed into a plurality of supplies destination of refrigerating chamber 3, refrigerating chamber 14, egg box 15 and vegetable compartment 4 etc.
In the mist generating device of this kind present embodiment, especially emit pin 57 and be configuration radially, can make mist towards more multi-direction advantage of emitting than the situation of first embodiment so have because of mist.
And, mist generating device according to present embodiment, it comprise the mist of emitting mist emit portion, to the mist portion of emitting supply with water water supply portion, and the mist portion of emitting applied the supply unit of negative voltage, and mist is emitted portion by towards different directions and outstanding a plurality of teat is constituted.
Constituting according to this, only is that the situation of a direction is different with the projected direction of the teat that is used to produce mist, and the direction of the supply that can make mist is a plurality of directions, thereby can enlarge the supply scope of mist.
Several embodiments of the present invention is illustrated, but described embodiment points out as example, be not intended to limit scope of invention.These novel embodiments can be implemented with other various forms, in the scope of the purport that does not break away from invention, can carry out various omissions, displacement, change.
Described embodiment or its distortion are included in scope of invention or the purport, and are included in the invention put down in writing in the scope of claim and the impartial scope thereof.For example, the quantity of the quantity of wind supply port and position, mist blow-off outlet and position, the mist shape of emitting pin also can suitably change in the scope that does not break away from described purport.
The above, it only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, be not that the present invention is done any pro forma restriction, though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment, yet be not in order to limit the present invention, any those skilled in the art, in not breaking away from the technical solution of the present invention scope, when the structure that can utilize above-mentioned announcement and technology contents are made a little change or be modified to the equivalent embodiment of equivalent variations, but every content that does not break away from technical solution of the present invention, according to technical spirit of the present invention to any simple modification that above embodiment did, equivalent variations and modification all still belong in the scope of technical solution of the present invention.

Claims (7)

1. mist generating device is characterized in that comprising:
Mist produces mechanism, produces mist;
Water supply portion, the mist portion of emitting that described mist is produced mechanism supplies with moisture; And
Supply unit applies voltage to the described mist portion of emitting, and
Described mist is emitted portion by towards different directions and outstanding a plurality of teat is constituted.
2. mist generating device according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
Described mist is emitted portion described teat is extended round about and constitutes across described water supply portion.
3. mist generating device according to claim 2 is characterized in that:
Described mist is emitted portion described teat is arranged with a plurality of the configuration with the row shape.
4. mist generating device according to claim 3 is characterized in that:
Described water supply portion is following formation: have bend, at described bend the storage part of accumulating water is being set, the water that is accumulated in the described storage part can be supplied to described bend.
5. mist generating device according to claim 4 is characterized in that:
Described supply unit is emitted portion across described mist and is configured in the opposition side of described bend.
6. refrigerator comprises:
Refrigerator body has storeroom;
Cool-air duct is arranged on described refrigerator body and cool-air feed in described storeroom;
Wind pushing mechanism is arranged on described refrigerator body and produces wind;
Mist produces mechanism, produces mist;
Water supply portion, the mist portion of emitting that emits described mist that described mist is produced in the mechanism supplies with moisture; And
Supply unit applies voltage to the described mist portion of emitting,
Described refrigerator is characterised in that:
Described mist is emitted portion by towards different directions and outstanding a plurality of teat is constituted,
Described mist is produced mechanism is arranged in the described refrigerator body,
Described mist is produced described mist in the mechanism emits the described teat of portion and is disposing in the mode along described cool-air duct.
7. refrigerator according to claim 6 is characterized in that:
Cool-air feed mouth to described storeroom cool-air feed is being set in the front portion of described cool-air duct;
The described mist portion of emitting is configured in the front portion of described cool-air duct.
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