CN102301194A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

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CN102301194A
CN102301194A CN2009801560402A CN200980156040A CN102301194A CN 102301194 A CN102301194 A CN 102301194A CN 2009801560402 A CN2009801560402 A CN 2009801560402A CN 200980156040 A CN200980156040 A CN 200980156040A CN 102301194 A CN102301194 A CN 102301194A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/12—Arrangements of compartments additional to cooling compartments; Combinations of refrigerators with other equipment, e.g. stove
    • F25D23/126—Water cooler
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/04—Doors; Covers with special compartments, e.g. butter conditioners
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2323/00—General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2323/121—General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass the refrigerator is characterised by a water filter for the water/ice dispenser
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2323/00—General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2323/122—General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass the refrigerator is characterised by a water tank for the water/ice dispenser

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Abstract

A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a main body defining a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment, a refrigerator compartment door selectively closing the refrigerator compartment, a freezer compartment door selectively closing the freezer compartment, and a dispenser installed on a rear surface of the refrigerator compartment door to dispense drinking water through the rear surface of the refrigerator compartment door.

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Refrigerator
Technical field
The disclosure relates to a kind of refrigerator.
Background technology
Usually, refrigerator is a kind of equipment that is used for storing at low temperatures food, and is constructed to refrigerate or frozen food according to the state of the food that will store.
By constantly supplying the cold air that in the compression condensation-expansion-vaporization cycle that repeats, produces, the inside of cooling off refrigerator by the cold-producing medium heat exchange.Be fed to cold air in the refrigerator owing to convection current is evenly distributed on refrigerator inside, thus can be under desired temperatures with food storage in refrigerator.
Because the variation of user preference and change that eating habit is brought, refrigerator maximizes and the current trend of multifunctional refrigerator is provided, just selling on the market to have heteroid product in a large number.
In order to improve user convenience, in refrigerator, be provided with the distributor that is used for dispensing water.Usually, this distributor is installed in the outer surface of refrigerator doors, is used for dispensing water.
Alternately, in the outer surface that is arranged on refrigerator doors, this distributor also can be arranged on refrigerator inside.
Typically, at United States Patent (USP) number of registration No.2, disclose a kind of refrigerator in 982,114, in this refrigerator, distributor is arranged in the inner surface of refrigerating chamber.At United States Patent (USP) number of registration No.6, another kind of refrigerator is disclosed in 810,682, in this refrigerator, distributor is arranged on an opposition side of rotation connection part in the inner surface of refrigerating chamber.
Summary of the invention
Technical problem
Embodiment provides a kind of refrigerator, and wherein, distributor can be arranged on the back side of refrigerating-chamber door, distributes drinking water with the back side from refrigerating-chamber door.
Embodiment also provides a kind of refrigerator, and wherein, refrigerating chamber is arranged in refrigerating chamber top, and, be used to distribute the distributor of drinking water to be arranged on the lower end at the back side of refrigerating-chamber door.
Embodiment provides a kind of refrigerator again, and wherein, refrigerating chamber is arranged in refrigerating chamber below, and, be used to distribute the distributor of drinking water to be arranged on the upper end at the back side of refrigerating-chamber door.
Technical scheme
In one embodiment, a kind of refrigerator comprises: main body, and this main part limitation has refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber; Refrigerating-chamber door, this refrigerating-chamber door is optionally closed described refrigerating chamber; Refrigerating chamber door, this refrigerating chamber door is optionally closed described refrigerating chamber; And distributor, this distributor is installed in the back side of refrigerating-chamber door, distributes drinking water with the back side via refrigerating-chamber door.
In another embodiment, a kind of refrigerator comprises: main body, this main part limitation have upside refrigerating chamber and downside refrigerating chamber; Refrigerating-chamber door, this refrigerating-chamber door is optionally closed described refrigerating chamber; And distributor, this distributor is arranged on the back side of refrigerating-chamber door, and to distribute drinking water, wherein, this dispenser arrangement is in the lower end of refrigerating-chamber door.
In another embodiment, a kind of refrigerator comprises: main body, and in this main body, refrigerating chamber is arranged in the below of refrigerating chamber; Refrigerating-chamber door, this refrigerating-chamber door is arranged on the described main body in rotatable mode, and this refrigerating-chamber door is optionally closed described refrigerating chamber; Distributor, this distributor is arranged on the back side of refrigerator doors, to distribute drinking water; And wherein, this dispenser arrangement is in the upper end of refrigerating-chamber door.
Beneficial effect
According to embodiment, this distributor is arranged on the back side of refrigerating-chamber door, and handle is arranged in and corresponding position, the position of distributor, easily to distribute drinking water after described door is opened.Therefore, after door is rotated, easily distribute drinking water, thereby improved user convenience by this distributor.
And, in the situation above refrigerating chamber is arranged in refrigerating chamber, described distributor is arranged on the lower end at the back side of refrigerating-chamber door, and in the situation below refrigerating chamber is arranged in refrigerating chamber, described distributor is arranged on the upper end at the back side of refrigerating-chamber door, so that the user is near using this distributor.Therefore, can easily distribute drinking water, thereby improve user convenience.
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Fig. 1 is the front view according to the refrigerator of an embodiment.
Fig. 2 is according to the front view of embodiment, its refrigerator that is opened among Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is the perspective view according to the door of another embodiment.
Fig. 4 is the perspective view according to the door of another embodiment.
Fig. 5 is the perspective view according to the door of another embodiment.
Fig. 6 is according to the front view of another embodiment, its refrigerator that is opened.
Fig. 7 is according to the front view of another embodiment, its refrigerator that is opened.
Fig. 8 is according to the partial, exploded perspective view of the door of embodiment among Fig. 7.
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Now, will be in detail with reference to embodiment of the present disclosure, the example of these embodiment shown in the drawings.Yet, should not think that spirit and scope of the present disclosure are confined to embodiment provided herein.On the contrary, it is evident that,, can easily obtain to fall into other embodiment in the spirit and scope of the present disclosure by adding in this article, revise and deleting element.
Fig. 1 is the front view according to the refrigerator of embodiment, and Fig. 2 is according to the front view of embodiment, its refrigerator that is opened among Fig. 1.
With reference to figure 1 and Fig. 2, comprise compressor, condenser and evaporimeter according to the main body 110 of the refrigerator 100 of this embodiment, be used to produce the kind of refrigeration cycle of cold air with execution, and in main body 110, be provided with the storage area.Dividing plate 112 is divided into storage area, left side and storage area, right side with this storage area, so that refrigerating chamber 120 and refrigerating chamber 130 to be provided respectively.
Main body 110 is provided with door 160, and this door 160 is optionally closed refrigerating chamber 120 and refrigerating chamber 130 respectively.Door assembly 160 comprises refrigerating chamber door 150 and refrigerating-chamber door 140, and this refrigerating chamber door 150 is optionally closed refrigerating chamber 120, and this refrigerating-chamber door 140 is closing cold room 130 optionally.
Refrigerating-chamber door 140 and refrigerating chamber door 150 be by hinge 114, be connected to main body 110 in rotatable mode, with optionally closing cold room 130 and refrigerating chamber 120 respectively.Be respectively arranged with door handle 162 on the front surface of refrigerating-chamber door 140 and refrigerating chamber door 150, during rotary manipulation, this door handle 162 is by user's handling.
As shown in Figure 1, door handle 162 vertically is arranged on the end adjacent one another are of front surface of refrigerating-chamber door 140 and refrigerating chamber door 150.Door handle 162 can only be arranged on the part of substantial middle portion of door 160 front surface.This door handle can be arranged to the various shapes that grip, the shape that for example caves inward.
Be respectively arranged with a plurality of shelves and a plurality of drawer in the inboard of refrigerating chamber 130 and refrigerating chamber 120, with inner space of separating this refrigerating chamber 130 and refrigerating chamber 120 and the space that is provided for storing food.Be provided with a plurality of members of accommodating that are used to accommodate food at the back side of refrigerating-chamber door 140 and refrigerating chamber door 150.This accommodates member can comprise basket 142 or comprise the miscellaneous part that can accommodate food, and the user can change the installation site that this accommodates at least a portion of member.
Be provided with a plurality of conducts at the back side of refrigerating-chamber door 140 and accommodate the basket 142 of member.Basket 142 has the predetermined degree of depth, so that the receiving space with uncovered top surface to be provided.If necessary, at least a portion of basket 142 can turn forward and maybe can pull down from the back side of refrigerating-chamber door 140.In addition, the user can change the installation site of this basket 142.
The above-mentioned member of accommodating comprises and can be arranged on the refrigerating-chamber door 140 to accommodate food, all types of parts for example have safety cover type locker or the closed space and the basket 142 of lid.Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation and understand, baskets 142 be used as describe as an example as what accommodate member.
Basket 142 be fixedly mounted on the lining 144 and be arranged to along the vertical direction a plurality of, the back side that basket 142 defines refrigerating-chamber door 140.The installation site of described a plurality of baskets 142 is vertically adjustable, and the vertical distance between described a plurality of basket 142 also is adjustable.
Be provided with distributor 170 between two adjacent baskets 172 in described a plurality of baskets 142.Distributor 170 is constructed to distribute drinking water according to user's selection, and distributor 170 is arranged to: when refrigerating-chamber door 140 is opened towards the place ahead.
At length, distributor 170 is arranged between two baskets 142 that roughly vertically the central portion place arranges of described a plurality of baskets 142, thereby user's hand can be easily near this distributor 170.Alternatively, top that can distributor 170 and/or bottom are provided with except basket 142 other and accommodate member.
Distributor 170 can be arranged in last basket and the space between following basket 142.Especially, distributor 170 can be arranged in the position of facing mutually with the side surface that is provided with hinge 114, thereby can easily use this distributor 170 under the situation of not exclusively opening described door 160.
Distributor 170 can be outstanding from the back side of refrigerating-chamber door 140, thereby the front surface of distributor 170 (when observing in Fig. 2) flushes with the front surface of basket 142.Can be provided with cistern (water tank) 182 along the backward directions of distributor 170, this cistern 182 is used for storing the drinking water that will be fed to distributor 170.
Distributor 170 can be more outstanding unlike basket 142, and distributor 170 can be directly installed on the lining 144, and this lining 144 defines the back side of refrigerating-chamber door 140.In this case, in order when using distributor 170, to avoid the interference between basket 142 and the container, be arranged on above or below the distributor 170 basket 142 can with distributor 170 spaced apart one section preset distance.
Distributor 170 comprises dispenser panel 172, allocation member 174 and control member 176, and this dispenser panel 172 defines the outward appearance of the front surface of distributor 170.This dispenser panel of outward appearance that defines the front surface of distributor 170 have and last basket and following basket 142 between the corresponding length of distance.Dispenser panel 172 can be to arrange with the mode of the front end conllinear of basket 142.Therefore, distributor 170 can connect and be fixed to basket 142, and if necessary, this distributor can directly be fixed to the back side of refrigerator doors 160.
Allocation member 174 is arranged on the dispenser panel 172.Allocation member 174 has the shape of the pipe that is used to distribute drinking water and is connected to cistern 182.In allocation member 174 arranged beneath guide portion 178 is arranged.
Guide portion 178 has the shape that caves in gradually towards its central portion from its outside.Guide portion 178 tilts in outstanding mode towards following direction from last direction, successfully tilts to allow container when distributing drinking water.
If necessary, dispenser panel 172 can tilt on the whole, to allow easily near this container.As a result, according to the angle of inclination of dispenser panel 172, can not with refrigerator in the different parts situation of interfering under use long container.
Guide portion 178 with predetermined curvature to lower recess, and the substantial middle portion of guide portion 178 vertically is arranged in allocation member 174 belows and greatly caves inward, to guide described container, thereby when using this container, the position of this container successfully is arranged in allocation member 174 belows.
Control member 176 is arranged on the dispenser panel 172 in the mode that is adjacent to allocation member 174.Control member 176 is by user's operation, to distribute drinking water from allocation member 174.Control member 176 is constructed to optionally open this allocation member 174.
This control member comprises control member 175 and following control member 177.Last control member 175 is arranged in allocation member 174 tops.When distributing drinking water by allocation member 174, last control member 175 is depressed by the user.Following control member 177 is arranged in allocation member 174 belows.When distributing drinking water, following control member 177 is pushed by described container, accommodates drinking water to allow this container.
Therefore, when one of last control member 175 and following control member 177 are subjected to pushing, distribute drinking water by allocation member 174.When control member 176 was not subjected to pushing, obstructed over-allocation member 174 distributed drinking water.
Can utilize the whole bag of tricks to realize this control member 176, for example button, lever and sensor.
Dispenser housing 180 can seal the back space of this distributor 170, thereby this back space has the sectional area identical with the sectional area of dispenser panel 172.Dispenser housing 180 has covered the parts of arranging along the backward directions of dispenser panel 172, for example cistern 182 and filter, thus they are not exposed to the outside.But dispenser housing 180 can be detachable or opening/closing, so that the maintenance of cistern 182 and described filter and replacing.
Dispenser housing 180 can be connected to dispenser panel 172 and put inboard at refrigerator removably with the shape of individual module.Here, if necessary, cistern 182, described filter, pump and valve can optionally be arranged on the inboard of dispenser housing 180.
Certainly, with in the back space of distributor 170, do not need the general refrigerator of isolating construction similar, cistern 182 can be arranged in the rear side of refrigerator, described pump is arranged in the upside of refrigerator, and described pump and valve can be arranged on a side of described main body, for example are arranged in the Machine Room.
The water supply line that distributor 170 is connected with cistern 182, described filter, watering is through hinge 114 and guided in refrigerating-chamber door 140.
Hereinafter, description is comprised the operation of the refrigerator of above-mentioned parts.
In order in refrigerator 100, to accommodate food, the door 160 of refrigerator 100 is opened, then, food storage is accommodated in the member described.In order to use distributor 170, make refrigerating-chamber door 140 rotations.
When rotating this refrigerating-chamber door 140 and open refrigerating chamber 130 inboard, the part at refrigerating-chamber door 140 back sides is exposed to the outside.At this moment, the distributor 170 that is installed in refrigerating-chamber door 140 back sides exposes along with the rotation of refrigerating-chamber door 140.
Because distributor 170 is arranged on the outboard end of refrigerating-chamber door 140 and the vertical substantial middle portion place of height, the edge that is arranged in refrigerating-chamber door 140, so even this door 160 is not opened fully, distributor 170 also can be exposed to the outside, and is easy to approaching to distribute drinking water.
In distributor 170 exposed state, the user pushes this control member 176, to allow from allocation member 174 supply drinking water.
Here, under the state that refrigerating-chamber door 140 is opened fully, user's a hand is pushed control member 175, and the another hand is gripping container to distribute drinking water.Refrigerating-chamber door 140 do not open fully and door handle 162 not by the state of user's handling in, when the user pushes this control member 176, refrigerating-chamber door 140 rotation.Therefore, use an one hand gripping in the state of door handle 162 the user, the user uses described container to push this time control member 177, to distribute drinking water.
In the state that refrigerating-chamber door 140 is opened, distributor 170 face forward and be arranged such that distributor 170 do not accommodate component interference with adjacent other are being used for accommodating food and are distributing producing near process of drinking water to interfere preventing.
When in described container, having distributed the drinking water of desired amount, the operation of control member 176 is stopped, thereby finish the distribution of drinking water.After having assigned of the drinking water that is undertaken by distributor 170, refrigerating-chamber door 140 is closed.
Can use the various embodiment except the foregoing description, describe another embodiment referring now to accompanying drawing.Because except distributor and accommodating the structure of member, present embodiment has structure same as the previously described embodiments, thus components identical represented with same Reference numeral, and will omit its detailed description now.
Fig. 3 is the perspective view according to the door of another embodiment.
With reference to figure 3, the inner surface of refrigerating-chamber door 140, be that the back side of refrigerating-chamber door 140 is limited by door lining 144.Extend along backward directions the both sides of door lining 144.Between the both sides of extending of door lining 144, be provided with a plurality of members of accommodating along backward directions.
These are accommodated member and can comprise basket 242 and have the different shape that can accommodate food.In the present embodiment, will the member of accommodating that comprise basket 242 be described as example.
A plurality of baskets 242 are provided with along the vertical direction.The position of these baskets can change according to user's operation.Spaced apart at the basket 242 that the substantial middle portion place vertically of refrigerating-chamber door 140 arranges with the back side along continuous straight runs of refrigerating-chamber door 140.
Between the basket 242 that is spaced apart from each other, be provided with distributor 270.Distributor 270 is configured for the distribution drinking water.Distributor 270 comprises dispenser panel 272, allocation member 274 and control member 276.Dispenser panel 272 is exposed to the outside.Allocation member 274 is as the passage that distributes drinking water.Control member 276 optionally opens and closes this allocation member 274, to determine the distribution of drinking water.Control member 276 comprises control member 275 and following control member 277, and control member 275 is arranged in the top of allocation member 274 on this, and this time control member 277 is arranged in the below of allocation member 274.
Two sides of dispenser panel 272 contact with right basket 242 with left side basket respectively.The vertical length of dispenser panel 272 is corresponding to the vertical length of basket 242.Therefore, when food was housed in the basket 242, it can not interfered with distributor 270.Especially, dispenser panel 272 is arranged in the front end of basket 242, and compares not outstanding laterally with the outer surface of basket 242.
Dispenser housing 280 is arranged in the back space of distributor 270.Can be furnished with cistern 282 and filter 284 in the inboard of dispenser housing 280.Cistern 282 stores the drinking water that will be fed in the distributor 270.Filter 284 filters the drinking water that will be fed in the distributor 270.If necessary, can also be provided with pump and valve.
Dispenser panel 272 is connected to dispenser housing 280 with detachable way, so that the maintenance and the replacing of cistern 282 and filter 284.Dispenser housing 280 is fixed to left side basket and right basket 242 and door lining 144.
Dispenser panel 272 is connected to dispenser housing 280 so that a module to be provided, and dispenser panel 272 can optionally be installed according to the model of refrigerator.That is, in the model that is not provided with distributor 270, common basket is installed.In the model that is provided with distributor 270, distributor 270 and basket 242 are installed co-linear with one anotherly.
Distributor 270 can be arranged in the central portion place of the along continuous straight runs of refrigerating-chamber door 140, and, if necessary, then can be arranged in the side on the left and right directions in the mode of skew.At this moment, be arranged in the left side of distributor 270 and the basket 242 on right side and have the horizontal length that differs from one another.
Can use the various embodiment except the foregoing description, describe another embodiment referring now to accompanying drawing.Because except distributor and accommodating the structure of member, present embodiment has structure same as the previously described embodiments, thus components identical represented with same Reference numeral, and will omit its detailed description now.
Fig. 4 is the perspective view according to the door of another embodiment.
With reference to figure 4, the inner surface of refrigerating-chamber door 140, be that the back side of refrigerating-chamber door 140 is limited by door lining 144.All extend along backward directions the both sides of door lining 144.Between the both sides of extending of door lining 144, be provided with a plurality of members of accommodating along backward directions.
These are accommodated member and can comprise basket 342 and have the different shape that can accommodate food.In the present embodiment, will the member of accommodating that comprise basket 342 be described as example.
A plurality of baskets 342 are provided with along the vertical direction.The position of basket 342 can change according to user's operation.The basket of arranging at the substantial middle portion place vertically of refrigerating-chamber door 140 342 has the length slightly littler than the horizontal length of refrigerating-chamber door 140.Side at basket 342 is provided with the distributor 370 that is used to distribute drinking water.
At length, the length of this basket 342 is less than the length of other baskets 342, and the length of this basket 342 has been lacked the horizontal width of distributor 370 than other baskets 342.This basket 342 is installed on the side as the rotation of refrigerating-chamber door 140.
Therefore, the right-hand member from the right-hand member of this basket 342 to refrigerating-chamber door 140 defines the space that its length equals the horizontal length of distributor 370, so that distributor 370 to be installed in this space.That is, horizontal length of this basket 342 and Qi Nei horizontal length that distributor 370 has been installed equals to be arranged in the horizontal length of other baskets 342 of refrigerating-chamber door 140 tops/below.
One side of this basket 342 is connected to a side of distributor 370.Therefore, this basket 342 and distributor 370 can be fixedly mounted in respectively on the refrigerating-chamber door 140.
Distributor 370 comprises dispenser panel 372, allocation member 374 and control member 376.Dispenser panel 372 is exposed to the outside.Allocation member 374 is as the passage that distributes drinking water.Control member 376 optionally opens and closes this allocation member 374, to determine the distribution of drinking water.Control member 376 comprises control member 375 and following control member 377, and control member 375 is arranged in the top of allocation member 374 on this, and this time control member 377 is arranged in the below of allocation member 374.
The left-hand end contact left side basket of dispenser panel 372 and the right-hand end of right basket 342.The vertical length of dispenser panel 372 is corresponding to the vertical length of basket 342.Therefore, when food was accommodated in the basket 342, it can not interfered with distributor 370.Especially, dispenser panel 372 is arranged on the front end of basket 342, and, to compare with the outer surface of basket 342, dispenser panel 372 is not outstanding laterally.
Dispenser housing 380 is arranged in the back space of distributor 370.Can be furnished with at least one in cistern 382 and the filter 384 in the inboard of dispenser housing 380.Cistern 382 stores the drinking water that will be fed in the distributor 370.Filter 384 filters the drinking water that will be fed in the distributor 370.If necessary, then can also be provided with pump and valve.
Dispenser panel 372 is connected to dispenser housing 380 with detachable way, so that the maintenance and the replacing of cistern 382 and filter 384.Dispenser housing 380 is fixed to basket 342 and door lining 144.
Can use the various embodiment except above embodiment, describe another embodiment referring now to accompanying drawing.Because present embodiment has and the foregoing description part identical construction, thus components identical represented with same Reference numeral, and will omit its detailed description now.
Fig. 5 is the perspective view according to the door of another embodiment.
With reference to figure 5, in main body 110, be furnished with refrigerating chamber 130 at least.Side in main body 110 is provided with the refrigerating-chamber door 140 that utilizes hinge-coupled.
The inner surface of refrigerating-chamber door 140, be that the back side of refrigerating-chamber door 140 is limited by door lining 144.Extend along backward directions the both sides of door lining 144.Between the both sides of extending of door lining 144, be provided with a plurality of members of accommodating along backward directions.
The above-mentioned member of accommodating can comprise basket 442 and have the different shape that can accommodate food.In the present embodiment, will the member of accommodating that comprise basket 442 be described as example.
A plurality of baskets 442 along the above-below direction setting.The position of basket 442 can change according to user's operation.The basket 442 that is arranged in the substantial middle portion place vertically of refrigerating-chamber door 140 has the length slightly littler than the horizontal length of refrigerating-chamber door 140.Side at basket 442 is provided with the distributor 470 that is used to distribute drinking water.
At length, the length of this basket 442 is less than the length of other baskets 442, and the length of this basket 442 has been lacked the horizontal width of distributor 470 than other baskets 442.This basket 442 is installed on the side as the rotation of refrigerating-chamber door 140.
Therefore, the right-hand member from the right-hand member of this basket 442 to refrigerating-chamber door 140 defines the space that its length equals the horizontal length of distributor 470, so that distributor 470 to be installed in this space.That is, horizontal length of this basket 442 and Qi Nei horizontal length that distributor 470 has been installed equals to be arranged in the horizontal length of other baskets 442 of refrigerating-chamber door 140 tops/below.
Distributor 470 is directly installed on the lining 144, and compares with the outer surface of distributor 470, and this basket 442 is outstanding laterally.Therefore, in order to distribute drinking water, the space that the user can be provided with by the lateral along this basket 442 is come near distributor 470.
Distributor 470 comprises dispenser panel 472, allocation member 474 and control member 476.Dispenser panel 472 has the shape of essentially rectangular plate and is exposed to the outside.Allocation member 474 is passed dispenser panel 472 and outstanding, to distribute drinking water.Control member 476 is separately positioned on the above and below of allocation member 474, optionally to carry out drinking water supply by allocation member 474.
Be provided with cistern 482, filter 484 and pump 486 in the inboard of refrigerating chamber 130, this cistern 482 is used for storing the water that will be fed to distributor 470.Distributor 470 is connected to water supply line 488.Water supply line 488 is guided in refrigerating-chamber door 140 via hinge 114.
Can use the various embodiment except the foregoing description, describe another embodiment referring now to accompanying drawing.
Fig. 6 is according to the front view of another embodiment, a refrigerator that is opened.
With reference to figure 6, comprise the storage area in the main body 510 according to the refrigerator 500 of present embodiment.Dividing plate 512 is divided into upside storage area and downside storage area with this storage area, so that refrigerating chamber 520 and refrigerating chamber 530 to be provided respectively.
Main body 510 is provided with door 560, and this door 560 is optionally closed this storage area.Door 560 comprises refrigerating-chamber door 540 and refrigerating chamber door 550, these refrigerating-chamber door 540 closing cold rooms 530, and this refrigerating chamber door 550 is closed refrigerating chamber 520.Refrigerating-chamber door 540 is connected to the both sides of main body 510 by hinge 514, thereby refrigerating-chamber door 540 can be towards two sideway swivels optionally to close and to open refrigerating chamber 530.
Be provided with a plurality of drawers and a plurality of shelf in the inboard of refrigerating chamber 530 and refrigerating chamber 520, with the inner space of refrigerated chamber 530.And, can in each inner space in a plurality of inner spaces that are separated out, accommodate and store food.
The back side at refrigerating-chamber door 540 can be provided with various parts, for example a plurality of member and home bar (home bar) or ice makers of accommodating.These accommodate other reservoir part that member comprises basket 442 and is suitable for waiting to store food.Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation and understand, will the member of accommodating that comprise basket 542 be described as example.
One side of a refrigerating-chamber door 540 in refrigerating-chamber door 540 is provided with the distributor 570 that is used to distribute drinking water.Distributor 570 is arranged on the lower end of refrigerating-chamber door 540 and is arranged on as upper/lower positions: in this position, when refrigerating-chamber door 540 was opened, the user can easily use distributor 570.
Distributor 570 can be arranged on the opposition side of facing mutually with a side of the rotation that becomes refrigerating-chamber door 540, promptly on the outward flange of the bottom of door 560.The upper end of distributor 570 contacts with the basal surface of basket 542.
The outer surface of distributor 570 is arranged the front end at basket 542.The front surface of distributor 570 (when observing in Fig. 6) flushes with the outstanding front surface of basket 542.
Dispenser housing 580 is arranged in a side of distributor 570.Dispenser housing 580 comprises at least one in cistern 582 and the filter 584, and this cistern 582 is used for storing the drinking water that will be fed to distributor 570.
Dispenser housing 580 is connected to distributor 570.The front surface of dispenser housing 580 flushes with the front surface of distributor 570 and the front surface of basket 542.The vertical length of dispenser housing 580 and distributor 570 is corresponding to the vertical length of basket 542, so that a kind of unified sense to be provided on the whole.
Distributor 570 comprises dispenser panel 572, allocation member 574 and control member 576.Dispenser panel 572 has the shape of essentially rectangular plate and is exposed to the outside.Allocation member 574 is passed dispenser panel 572 and outstanding, to distribute drinking water.Control member 576 is separately positioned on the above and below of allocation member 574, optionally to carry out drinking water supply by allocation member 574.
Therefore, after refrigerating-chamber door 540 was opened, the user operated this control member 576, to distribute drinking water from allocation member 574.
Can use the various embodiment except the foregoing description, describe another embodiment referring now to accompanying drawing.
Fig. 7 is according to the front view of another embodiment, its refrigerator that is opened, and Fig. 8 is the partial, exploded perspective view according to the door of embodiment among Fig. 7.
With reference to figure 7 and Fig. 8, limit by main body 610 and door 660 according to the outward appearance of the refrigerator 600 of present embodiment, this main body 610 provides the storage area, and this door 660 is optionally closed main body 610.
Dividing plate 612 is divided into upside storage area and downside storage area with this storage area, so that refrigerating chamber 630 and refrigerating chamber 620 to be provided respectively.Door 660 comprises refrigerating-chamber door 640 and refrigerating chamber door 650, and this refrigerating-chamber door 640 is used for optionally closing cold room 630, and this refrigerating chamber door 650 is used for optionally closing refrigerating chamber 620.
Be provided with a plurality of members of accommodating at the back side of refrigerating-chamber door 640.These are accommodated member and can mainly comprise basket 642 and have the different shape that can accommodate food.
A plurality of baskets are arranged on the back side of door 660 along vertical direction.Each basket all can be detachable, and can be according to user's selection and vertically regulate its position.
Upper end at the back side of refrigerating-chamber door 640 is provided with the distributor 670 that is used to distribute drinking water.Distributor 670 is arranged on a side of facing mutually with the position of the rotation of refrigerating-chamber door 640.At length, distributor 670 is arranged on the outer upper of refrigerating-chamber door 640 and is arranged in corresponding position, position with the door handle 662 of refrigerating-chamber door 640.
Distributor 670 comprises dispenser panel 672, allocation member 674 and control member 676.Dispenser panel 672 has the shape of essentially rectangular plate and is exposed to the outside.Allocation member 674 is passed dispenser panel 672 and outstanding, to distribute drinking water.Control member 676 is separately positioned on the above and below of allocation member 674, optionally to carry out drinking water supply by allocation member 674.
Distributor 670 is directly installed on the lining 644.The part depression of door lining 644 is to provide installation portion 646.Installation portion 646 is accommodated this distributor 670, cistern 682 and filter 684.Installation portion 646 is by distributor 670 and 680 sealings of the dispenser housing that contacts with distributor 670, is arranged on a plurality of parts in the dispenser housing 680 with covering.
For water being fed in the distributor 670, the water supply line 688 that watering is connected with cistern 682, filter 684 and distributor 670 can be via this hinge, guided in refrigerating-chamber door 640.
Though described embodiment, should be appreciated that those skilled in the art can design many interior other modification and embodiment of spirit and scope that will fall into disclosure principle with reference to a plurality of illustrative examples of the present invention.More particularly, in the scope of the disclosure, accompanying drawing and claims, the various variants and modifications of the building block of subject combination arrangement and/or arrangement aspect all are possible.To those skilled in the art, except the variants and modifications of building block and/or arrangement aspect, alternative purposes also will be conspicuous.
Industrial applicibility
According to these embodiment, above-mentioned distributor be arranged on the back side of refrigerating-chamber door and be arranged on the user can be easily near distributor easily to distribute the position of drinking water.In addition, this distributor has modular shape, can be applicable to that therefore various products are to improve industrial applicibility.

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1. refrigerator comprises:
Main body, described main part limitation has refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber;
Refrigerating-chamber door, described refrigerating-chamber door is optionally closed described refrigerating chamber;
Refrigerating chamber door, described refrigerating chamber door is optionally closed described refrigerating chamber; And
Distributor, described distributor is installed in the back side of described refrigerating-chamber door, distributes drinking water with the back side via described refrigerating-chamber door.
2. refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein, described distributor is arranged on and is installed on that the side at the handle place on the front surface of described refrigerating-chamber door is corresponding, the rear side of described refrigerating-chamber door.
3. refrigerator according to claim 1 wherein, is provided with cistern in the inboard of described refrigerating-chamber door, and described cistern is connected to described distributor and stores the drinking water that will be fed in the described distributor.
4. refrigerator according to claim 1 wherein, is provided with pump in the inboard of described refrigerating-chamber door, and described pump is used for water pump is delivered to described distributor.
5. refrigerator according to claim 1 wherein, is provided with filter in the inboard of described refrigerating-chamber door, and described filter is used for filtering the water that will be fed to described distributor.
6. refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein, the upper end of described distributor and the following end in contact of accommodating member that is installed on the back side of described refrigerating-chamber door.
7. refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein, described distributor is arranged on a side of facing mutually with the side surface that hinge is installed, and described hinge is connected to described main body with described refrigerating-chamber door in rotatable mode.
8. refrigerator according to claim 1 wherein, is provided with in a side of described distributor and accommodates member.
9. refrigerator according to claim 1 wherein, is provided with the member of accommodating that is used to accommodate food in the left and right sides of described distributor.
10. refrigerator according to claim 9, wherein, the front surface of described distributor flushes with described front surface of accommodating member.
11. refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein said distributor are located in the following space: this space be located at that the back side of refrigerator doors arranges on accommodate member and under accommodate between the member.
12. refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein, the water supply line that is used for water is fed to described distributor via allow described refrigerating-chamber door with rotatable mode be connected to described main body hinge, in described refrigerating-chamber door, guided.
13. a refrigerator comprises:
Main body, described main part limitation has upper refrigerator compartment and lower freezer compartment;
Refrigerating-chamber door, described refrigerating-chamber door is optionally closed described refrigerating chamber; And
Distributor, described distributor is arranged on the back side of described refrigerating-chamber door, and to distribute drinking water, wherein, described dispenser arrangement is in the lower end of described refrigerating-chamber door.
14. refrigerator according to claim 13, wherein, described distributor is arranged on the lower limb of the pivot that leaves described refrigerating-chamber door of described refrigerating-chamber door.
15. refrigerator according to claim 13, wherein, described distributor is arranged on and is installed on the described refrigerating-chamber door and by the corresponding position, position of the door handle of user's handling.
16. refrigerator according to claim 13, wherein, be provided with the distributor installation portion that caves inward at the back side of described refrigerating-chamber door, cistern, pump and described distributor are installed on described distributor installation portion, described cistern is used for storing the water that will be fed to described distributor, and described pump is used for this water pump is delivered to described distributor.
17. refrigerator according to claim 13, wherein, described distributor and cistern and pump are assembled integratedly and described distributor is given prominence to from the back side of described refrigerating-chamber door, described cistern is used for storing the water that will be fed to described distributor, and described pump is used for this water pump is delivered to described distributor.
18. a refrigerator comprises:
Main body, in described main body, refrigerating chamber is arranged in the refrigerating chamber below;
Refrigerating-chamber door, described refrigerating-chamber door is arranged on the described main body in rotatable mode, and described refrigerating-chamber door is optionally closed described refrigerating chamber;
Distributor, described distributor is arranged on the back side of refrigerator doors, to distribute drinking water; And
Wherein, described dispenser arrangement is in the upper end of described refrigerating-chamber door.
19. refrigerator according to claim 18, wherein, described distributor is arranged on the top edge of the pivot that leaves described refrigerating-chamber door of described refrigerating-chamber door.
20. refrigerator according to claim 18, wherein, described distributor is arranged on and is installed on the described refrigerating-chamber door and by the corresponding position, position of the door handle of user's handling.
21. refrigerator according to claim 18, wherein, be provided with the distributor installation portion that caves inward at the back side of described refrigerating-chamber door, cistern, pump and described distributor are installed on described distributor installation portion, described cistern is used for storing the water that will be fed to described distributor, and described pump is used for this water pump is delivered to described distributor.
22. refrigerator according to claim 18, wherein, described distributor and cistern and pump are assembled integratedly and described distributor is given prominence to from the back side of described refrigerating-chamber door, described cistern is used for storing the water that will be fed to described distributor, and described pump is used for this water pump is delivered to described distributor.
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