CN102472548A - Refrigerator - Google Patents
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Abstract
Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a main body having a storage space; a door that is connected to the main body to selectively shield the storage space; a water supply container disposed in the storage space in a state where the door shields the storage space; an ice-maker disposed in a predetermined position of the storage space above the water supply container in a state where the door shields the storage space; a dispenser that is provided to a predetermined position of the door above the water supply container, to receive water or ice; a water supply passage extending from the water supply container to the ice-maker and the dispenser; a pump that is provided on the water supply passage to forcedly direct the water stored in the water supplying container to the ice-maker or the dispenser; ; and a valve that is provided on a predetermined position of the water supply passage near an outlet side of the pump to selectively supply the water to the ice-maker or the dispenser, wherein the pump is located at a height lower than the water supply container, and the valve is located at a height identical to or higher than the pump.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of refrigerator.
Background technology
Usually, refrigerator is a kind of household electrical appliance, and it has the interior storage space of being screened by door and food cold storage in apotheca.At length, refrigerator produces cold air through the heat exchange (cold-producing medium is converted to low-pressure state through kind of refrigeration cycle) with cold-producing medium.The storage area remains on low-temperature condition by cold air, and therefore Keep cool so that it is fresh-keeping with food.
The variation of following dietetic life and client's grade to promote, refrigerator becomes increasing and is designed to multi-functional.In addition, consider user convenience, have multiple structure and make things convenient for the refrigerator of device to be rendered to market.
As the exemplary device that makes things convenient in the device, be provided with the ice machine and the distributor that are used for ice making in the refrigerator.Ice machine and distributor are used for to the user ice or drinking water being provided, and are installed in refrigerator and the door.
Usually, ice machine is divided into: hand, wherein user's water filling in ice-making tray; And self-action, the water supply container that wherein has an ice making capacity is marked with water and is installed on the ice-making tray, makes the water that is stored in the water supply container can automatically be fed to ice-making tray.
Above-mentioned two types have can only an ice making shortcoming.Have the water supply container greater than the water yield of an ice making capacity if use, the water in the water supply container will solidify owing to the temperature profile of refrigerating chamber and therefore can not realize ice making continuously.
In order to solve above limitation, developed the refrigerator that is designed with water supply line, this water supply line is directly connected to tap water pipeline and is connected to distributor, therefore operates ice maker and user serially and can obtain drinking water through distributor.
Summary of the invention
Technical problem
Embodiment provides a kind of refrigerator, and it is designed to have water supply container, stores the water that is used for ice making in this water supply container; And said refrigerator is designed to through pump and feed pipe water is fed to ice machine and distributor.
Embodiment also provides a kind of refrigerator, even when water supply container is placed in than the low position of ice machine and distributor, this refrigerator still can be fed to ice machine and distributor with water effectively.
The solution of problem
In one embodiment, refrigerator comprises: main body has the storage area; Door is connected to this main body with this storage area of optionally screening; Water supply container under the state of being screened by door, is set in the storage area; Ice machine under door is screened the state of storage area, is set at the precalculated position on the water supply container that is positioned at of storage area; Distributor, what be set to door is positioned at the precalculated position on this water supply container, in order to admit water or ice; Water channel extends to this ice machine and this distributor from this water supply container; Pump is arranged on this water channel, forcibly is directed to ice machine or distributor in order to the water that will be stored in this water supply container; And valve, be arranged on the precalculated position of approaching this delivery side of pump side of water channel, in order to optionally to supply water to this ice machine or this distributor; Wherein, this pump is positioned at the height lower than this water supply container, and this valve is positioned at identical with this pump or higher than this pump height.
Below accompanying drawing with describe in the details of one or more embodiment is proposed.According to specification and accompanying drawing and according to claim, other characteristics will be conspicuous.
Beneficial effect
Refrigerator according to the present invention has following effect.
Because the pump that is used to supply water is positioned at the height lower than water supply container, and valve is positioned at than the high height that perhaps equals pump of pump, so thereby water overcomes disadvantageous water conditions with regard to refluxing when opening valve.
Therefore, even (this often takes place when using dismountable water supply container) under the disadvantageous water conditions, pump also can be operated effectively, and therefore the operability of pump can promote.In addition, can discharge the surplus water in the water channel effectively.
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Fig. 1 is the front view according to the refrigerator of embodiment;
Fig. 2 shows the front perspective view according to the door open mode of the refrigerator of embodiment;
Fig. 3 shows the partial perspective view according to the Machine Room of the refrigerator of embodiment;
Fig. 4 shows according to the supply-water pump of embodiment and the stereogram of valve arrangement;
Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 show the sketch map according to the water supply state of the refrigerator of embodiment.
The specific embodiment
Now, will be in detail with reference to embodiments of the invention, the example of embodiments of the invention in the accompanying drawing is described.Yet, can not the principle and scope of the present invention be interpreted as the embodiment that is confined to confession mentioned herein.On the contrary, it is obvious that, and through increasing, the element of revising or deleting wherein can easily obtain falling into other embodiment in the principle and scope of the present invention.
Below, for the convenience of describing and understanding, will describe as an example with side by side combination refrigerator (it has refrigerating chamber and the refrigerating chamber that places left side and right side).
Fig. 1 is the front view according to the refrigerator of embodiment, and Fig. 2 shows the front perspective view according to the door open mode of the refrigerator of embodiment.
With reference to figure 1 and Fig. 2, comprise casing 100 according to the refrigerator 1 of embodiment, casing 100 qualification storage areas and door 40, this door is used to open and close the storage area.
At length, the front surface of casing 100 is open, and the inside of casing 100 is divided into left space and right space to limit refrigerating chamber 110 and refrigerating chamber 120 on dividing plate (barrier).In addition, be provided with in refrigerating chamber 110 and the refrigerating chamber 120 and be used for food-receiving a plurality of shelf and drawer.
Door 40 comprises refrigerating chamber door 210 and refrigerating-chamber door 220, and refrigerating chamber door 210 is respectively applied for refrigerating-chamber door 220 and closes and open refrigerating chamber 110 and refrigerating chamber 120.In addition, door 40 passes through articulated elements 130 pivot couplings to casing 100.Therefore, can come selectively to open or close refrigerating chamber 110 and refrigerating chamber 120 through the pivoting action of refrigerating chamber door 210 and refrigerating-chamber door 220.
Can be respectively arranged with door handle 230 on refrigerating chamber door 210 and the refrigerating-chamber door 220.In addition, family bar 240 can be provided with in the refrigerating-chamber door 220, and water device 250 can be provided with in the refrigerating chamber door 210.As described similar distributor 212 and Icemaker assembly 300 after a while, it is the device that the water of a kind of use supply from the outside is carried out specific purpose and function that water device 250 may be defined as.
The distributor that is used to distribute drinking water or ices is arranged on the front surface of refrigerating chamber door 210.Icemaker assembly 300 can be arranged on the back surface of refrigerating chamber door 210.
Icemaker assembly 300 comprises ice machine 310 and ice bank (ice-bank) 320; Ice machine 310 utilizes the water ice making of being supplied, and ice bank 320 is arranged on ice machine 310 belows in order to ice.
At length, the water that is used for ice making automatically is fed to ice machine 310, and the water of being supplied is phased-changed into by the cold air in the refrigerating chamber 110 and is ice.In addition, ice machine 310 made ice are automatically fallen ice bank 320 and are stored in the ice bank 320.
Made and the ice that be stored in the ice bank 320 of ice machine 310 can be distributed to the user through row's ice groove 330 (row's ice groove 330 is connected to distributor 212 with ice bank).That is, can ice be expelled to the container that is located on the distributor 212 through row's ice groove 330.
Simultaneously, water supply container 400 can be arranged on the back surface of refrigerating-chamber door 220.
At length, water supply container 400 is a kind of reservoir vessels, and it is used to store ice making water and/or the drinking water that is fed to ice machine 310 and/or distributor 212.The user can separate water supply container 400 (unloading) and in water supply container 400, inject water with refrigerating-chamber door 220.
The position of water supply container 400 is lower than the height that the water device is ice machine 310 and distributor 212.The water that injects water supply container 400 is fed to water device 250 through pump 600, pump 600 will after description.
If necessary, can water supply container 400 be arranged in the refrigerating chamber 120.In this case, the position of water supply container also is lower than the height of water device 250.
The back surface of refrigerating-chamber door 220 is provided with a plurality of baskets of baskets 224.Basket basket 224 is designed to its setting height(from bottom) and can or moves and regulate through dismounting.In addition, in a plurality of baskets of baskets 224 can be designed to support water supply container 400.
Can be provided with container connecting portion 222 on the back surface of refrigerating-chamber door 220, container connecting portion 222 is attached to water supply container 400.Container connecting portion 222 is designed to optionally be attached to the opening of water supply container 400.Container connecting portion 222 can be integrally formed on the back surface of refrigerating-chamber door 220.Selectively, can container connecting portion 222 be removably mounted on the refrigerating-chamber door 220 through an individual member.
At length, when container connecting portion 222 overall fixed arrive refrigerating-chamber door 220, can water supply container 400 be installed on the back surface of refrigerating-chamber door 220 through water supply container 400 is attached to container connecting portion 222.In addition, when container connecting portion 222 is set to individual member and is attached to refrigerating-chamber door 220, at first water supply container 400 is attached to container connecting portion 222 and subsequently this assembly is installed on the back surface of refrigerating-chamber door 220.
Simultaneously, water supply container 400, ice machine 310 and distributor 212 through water channel 500 each other fluid be connected, make the water be stored in the water supply container 400 can be fed to ice machine 310 and distributor 212.
The outside that pump 600 can be arranged on refrigerator is a (see figure 3) in the Machine Room 140.If desired, can be arranged on the basal surface of casing 100 pump 600 or on the refrigerating-chamber door 220 or in the refrigerating chamber 120.
At length, suction passage 510 is used for sucking the water that water supply container 400 stores.When water supply container 400 is installed in 222 last time of container connecting portion, the lower end of suction passage 510 may extend into the inboard of water supply container 400 than lower curtate.In addition, the upper end of suction passage 510 is arranged within the container connecting portion 222.The upper end of suction passage 510 detachably and with container connecting portion 222 is installed together as monomer, and optionally is connected to the end in the refrigerating-chamber door 220 that is arranged on of water channel 500.In more detail, suction passage 510 can be exposed to the back surface of container connecting portion 222 through container connecting portion 222.In addition, the end of suction passage 510 (this ends exposed is in the back surface of container connecting portion 222) optionally is connected to the end (ends exposed of this water channel 500 is in the back surface of refrigerating-chamber door 220) of water channel 500.
Simultaneously, access road 520 is connected to suction passage 510 that is positioned on the refrigerating-chamber door 40 and the entrance side 610 that extends to pump 600.In this, when pump 600 was arranged on a side of casing 100, access road 520 can be drawn towards casing 100 from refrigerating-chamber door 220 through articulated elements 130.
In addition, exit passageway 530 is connected to valve 700 with pump 600.Being exit passageway 530 is connected to the entrance side 710 of valve 700 with the outlet side 620 of pump 600, makes that the water of discharging from pump 600 can flow valves 700.
Can guide ice machine passage 540 and distributor passage 550 through the articulated elements 130 of refrigerating chamber door 210.In addition, can ice machine passage 540 and distributor passage 550 be contained in the separate duct, till ice machine passage 540 and distributor passage 550 process articulated elements 130 and port of export bifurcated at this pipeline.
Fig. 3 shows the partial perspective view according to the Machine Room of the refrigerator of embodiment, and Fig. 4 shows according to the supply-water pump of embodiment and the stereogram of valve arrangement.
With reference to figure 3 and Fig. 4, Machine Room 140 is formed on the bottom of casing 100.Machine Room 140 is provided with a space, and a plurality of parts such as compressor 141, condenser 142, capillary, fan motor assembly 143 and drip tray 144 etc. are arranged in this space.
The storage area of Machine Room 140 and refrigerator is arranged on the back lower surface place of casing 100 discretely.In addition, the back surface of opening wide of Machine Room 140 can be sealed through mechanical chamber cap 145.
In addition, pump 600 is arranged in the Machine Room 140 with valve 700.Pump 600 can connect through installation component 800 integrated grounds with valve 700 each other, and is fixedly installed in the Machine Room 140 through installation component 800.
In more detail, valve 700 is installed in the left side (see figure 4) of installation component 800, and pump 600 is installed in the right side of installation component 800.Therefore, installation component 800, pump 600 and valve 700 can be used as one and assemble.
Valve 700 closely is installed on the installation component 800 with pump 600, and the water of therefore discharging from pump 600 can be fed to valve 700 through exit passageway 530, exit passageway 530 will after description.
Below, with the connection status of describing in more detail between water channel 500, pump 600 and the valve 700.
At first, water channel 500 is connected between pump 600 and the valve 700, makes that the water in the water supply container 400 can be fed to ice machine 310 and distributor 212.
At length, access road 520 is connected to the entrance side 610 of pump, introduces water through access road 520 from water supply container 400.Access road 520 includes oral-lateral extension 522 and entrance side tube connector 524.
Entrance side tube connector 524 is used for the entrance side 610 of pump 600 is connected to entrance side extension 522.Entrance side tube connector 524 can be formed by flexible silicon (flexible silicon).The end of entrance side extension 522 is alignd with the entrance side 610 of pump, and the bending through entrance side tube connector 524 can prevent that passage from blocking.
The entrance side that is connected to entrance side tube connector 524 610 of pump 600 can have about 1/4 inch internal diameter.In addition, because entrance side tube connector 524 forms by flexible material, so even the diameter of the entrance side 610 of entrance side extension 522 and pump 600 differs from one another, entrance side extension 522 also can easily be connected to the entrance side 610 of pump 600.
Selectively, the opposing ends of entrance side tube connector 524 can be designed to have the internal diameter that differs from one another, and makes entrance side 610 and the entrance side extension 522 of pump 600 with the internal diameter that differs from one another can be connected to each opposing ends of entrance side tube connector 524.At length, can the internal diameter of entrance side tube connector 524 progressively be reduced to second end from first end through making cross section stepping (stepping) and enlarging.
Simultaneously, exit passageway 530 is connected to the entrance side 710 of valve 700 with the outlet side 620 of pump 600, and exit passageway 530 comprises outlet side extension 532 and outlet side tube connector 534.Outlet side extension 532 can be formed by flexible polyethylene.Outlet side extension 532 extends to pump 600 from valve inlet side 710, and is connected to the outlet side 620 of pump 600 through outlet side tube connector 534.
Outlet side tube connector 534 can be by forming with entrance side tube connector 522 identical materials, and outlet side 620 fluids of pump 600 are connected to the end of outlet side tube connector 534.In addition, outlet side tube connector 534 only forms at straightway, can prevent that thus the inner passage is because of surrender or crooked the obstruction.
Simultaneously, all delivery side of pump side 620, outlet side tube connector 534 and outlet side extensions 532 can have about 1/4 inch internal diameter.That is the internal diameter of access road 520 can be greater than the internal diameter of exit passageway 530.Therefore, pulsating flow (pulsatile flow, it possibly produce during less than the water yield of discharging from pump 600 in the water yield of guiding to pump 600) is minimized.
In addition, owing to entrance side tube connector 524 and outlet side tube connector 534 elastically deformable when introducing perhaps discharge water, the noise minimization that produces when passages shrink is perhaps expanded through pump 600.
Simultaneously, ice machine passage 540 is connected to ice machine 310 at first outlet side 720 of valve 700, and ice machine passage 540 can be formed and had about 1/4 inch internal diameter by polyethylene.In addition, distributor wing passage 550 is connected to distributor 212 at second outlet side 730 of valve 700, and distributor wing passage 550 can be formed and had about 5/16 inch diameter by polyethylene.
Therefore, because when handling distributor 212, the ice making water yield that is fed to ice machine 310 is greater than the water yield of drinking of being discharged through distributor 212, so the user can obtain drinking water quickly.
Below description is had the operation of the refrigerator of said structure.
At first, in order to use ice making water and drinking water, inject water and container connecting portion 222 is connected to water supply container 400 to water supply container 400.Next, water supply container 400 is installed on the back surface of refrigerating-chamber door 222.Water supply container 400 can be a mineral water bottle, in this case, the mineral water of selling in the market is opened and directly is connected to container connecting portion 222, and need not water is fed to the process of water supply container 400.
Through water supply container 400 and container connecting portion 222 are connect, and place water supply container 400 with from water supply container 400 suctions suction passage 510.When container connecting portion 222 is installed, just suction passage 510 is connected to access road 520, thereby becomes and to supply water to ice machine 310 and distributor 212.
Under this state, when through being arranged on the load button on the distributor 212, will be transferred to control module, or will distribute the signal of drinking water to be transferred to control module the time, the pump entry into service to the signal that ice machine 310 supplies water.
Through the running of pump 600, water is guided to water absorption channel 510 from water supply container 400, and further be directed to pump 600 through access road 520.That is, after the entrance side 610 that sequentially passes through entrance side extension 522, entrance side tube connector 524 and pump 600, the water that is incorporated in the suction passage 510 is fed to pump 600.
Issuable pulsating flow radially expanded or shrinks when in this, entrance side tube connector 524 can be because of driving pump.This pucker & bloat has weakened the impulsive force that is applied on the pipe passage, and therefore can reduce the pipeline noise.In addition, owing to can sufficiently water be fed to the inside of pump 600, can reduce pulsation.
In addition, will be directed to valve 700 from the water that pump 600 is discharged through exit passageway 530.In this, the water of discharging from pump 600 is supplied to valve 700 after the outlet side that sequentially passes through pump 600 620, outlet side tube connector 534 and outlet side extension 532.In addition, by the flexibility of outlet side tube connector 534, the pulsating flow phenomenon that causes because of the water of discharging from pump 600 can reduce the noise of pipe passage.
When transmission ice making water suppling signal, first outlet side 720 of valve 700 is opened, and makes the water that is fed to valve 700 to be fed to ice machine 310 through ice machine passage 540.
When transmission drinking water distributing signal, second outlet side 620 is opened, and makes drinking water to be fed to distributor 212 through distributor passage 550.
Simultaneously, use up and when therefore water supply container 400 be empty, as shown in Figure 5, the empty G&W in the water channel 500 can be mixed with each other at pump 600 run durations at the run duration of refrigerator 1 when the water in the water supply container 400.
Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 show the sketch map according to the water supply state of the refrigerator of embodiment.
By Fig. 5,, will describe as an example with the structure that supplies water to ice machine for describing conveniently.
With reference to figure 5, before the water in water supply container 400 was used up fully, the entrance side 610 of the pump 600 that passes through to be driven and the pressure differential between the outlet side 620 were fed to ice machine 310 with the water that injects water channel 500.
Simultaneously, after the water in water supply container 400 was used up fully, when the operation signal through ice machine came driving pump 600, water and air coexisted in water channel 500, and possibly therefore air introduced in the entrance side 610 of pump 600.
At length, when under the state that in water supply container 400, does not inject water during driving pump, the air in the water supply container 400 possibly be introduced in the pump 600 through access road 520.In addition, the air of introducing in the pump 600 possibly be drawn towards exit passageway 530.In addition, the air that is discharged into exit passageway 530 is introduced in the valve 700 through exit passageway 530, and is supplied to ice machine passage 540 subsequently.
Therefore, air just is injected in the some passages in suction passage 510, access road 520, exit passageway 530 and the ice machine passage 540.
In this state, even when after water supply container 400 is injected into water, reinstalling, pump 600 can not produce yet can be with the pressure of remaining water discharge in the ice machine passage 540.That is air has become disadvantageous water conditions in entrance side 610 and outlet side 620 the two coexistence, and therefore pump 600 can not produce the pressure that effectively water is fed to pump 600.
In order to eliminate above-mentioned disadvantageous water conditions, pump 600 is designed to, and when importing the operation signal of ice machine, pump 600 brings into operation when valve 700 is opened.
Simultaneously, valve 700 and pump 600 are positioned at not only the height lower but also lower than water supply container 400 than water device 250.In addition, be set to valve 700 and pump 600 located adjacent one another and the maintenance connected condition.
In addition, valve 700 is positioned at the height that perhaps is higher than pump 600 with pump 600 identical height.As shown in Figure 6, in case open valve 700, remaining water just is introduced into the outlet side of pump 600 in the ice machine passage 540 through this valve.
That is to say that through valve 700 and the position of pump 600 and the structure of water channel 500, water just is introduced in the pump 600 when valve 700 is opened.Therefore, can be promptly with the inside of water injection pump 600 and the entrance side 610 and the outlet side 620 of pump 600.
As stated; Installation site through water device 250, water supply container 400 and pump 600; Promptly pass through the difference in height of water device 250, water supply container 400 and pump 600; Can when valve 700 is opened, water be fed in the pump 600, can eliminate the disadvantageous water conditions in the water channel thus apace.Therefore, pump 600 can produce normal discharge pressure, and thereby can the surplus water in the ice machine passage 540 be discharged.In addition, can come to supply water effectively by water supply container 400.
Simultaneously, this principle not only can be applicable to ice machine passage 540 but also can be applied to distributor passage 550 equally.
Though embodiment is described, should understand and to fall in the principle and scope of principle of the present invention by multiple other remodeling and the embodiment that those skilled in the art design with reference to a plurality of exemplary embodiments.More specifically, parts that subject combination is arranged in the scope of the present invention, accompanying drawing and accompanying claims and/or arrange, multiple modification is possible with remodeling.Except parts and/or modification of arranging and remodeling, substituting use also is conspicuous to those skilled in the art.
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1. refrigerator comprises:
Main body has the storage area;
Door is connected to said main body with the said storage area of optionally screening;
Water supply container under the state of said the said storage area of screening, is set in the said storage area;
Ice machine under the state of said the said storage area of screening, is set at the precalculated position on the said water supply container of being positioned at of said storage area;
Distributor is set to said the precalculated position on the said water supply container that is positioned at, in order to admit water or ice;
Water channel extends to said ice machine and said distributor from said water supply container;
Pump is arranged on the said water channel, forcibly is directed to said ice machine or said distributor in order to the water that will be stored in the said water supply container; And
Valve is arranged on the precalculated position of the approaching said delivery side of pump side of said water channel, in order to optionally to supply water to said ice machine or said distributor;
Wherein, said pump is positioned at the height lower than said water supply container, and said valve is positioned at identical with said pump or higher than said pump height.
2. refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein, said storage area comprises at least one or two in refrigerating chamber and the refrigerating chamber; And
Said door comprises that at least one or two in refrigerating chamber door and the refrigerating-chamber door, said refrigerating chamber door and refrigerating-chamber door close and open said refrigerating chamber and said refrigerating chamber respectively.
3. refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein, said water supply container is arranged on a side of one of said refrigerating chamber door and said refrigerating-chamber door.
4. refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein, said ice machine is arranged on a side of one of said refrigerating chamber door and said refrigerating-chamber door.
5. refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein, said pump and said valve connect through installation component each other, and said installation component is fixedly mounted in the outside of said refrigerator.
6. refrigerator according to claim 5 also comprises: the Machine Room is arranged on the bottom of said main body; Wherein, said installation component is installed in the said Machine Room.
7. refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein, said pump and said valve are arranged on the downside of the inside of said refrigerating chamber.
8. refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein, said water supply container is configured to and can removes from said refrigerating chamber or said refrigerating-chamber door.
9. refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein, said water channel extends to said ice machine and said distributor through articulated elements, and said articulated elements is connected said door with said main body.
10. refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein, said water channel comprises:
Suction passage is arranged in the said water supply container;
Access road has first end that is connected to said suction passage and second end that is connected to the entrance side of said pump;
Exit passageway is connected to the said valve that is positioned at said delivery side of pump side;
The ice machine passage extends to said ice machine from said valve; And
The distributor passage extends to the water out of said distributor from said valve.
11. refrigerator according to claim 10 also comprises: the container connecting portion removably is connected to said back surface; Wherein, said water supply container optionally is attached to said container connecting portion.
12. refrigerator according to claim 11, wherein, said suction passage is through said container connecting portion and integrally formed with said container connecting portion.
13. refrigerator according to claim 11, wherein, through said container connecting portion being removably mounted on the said door, said suction passage optionally is connected to said access road.
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