CN104870914A - A refrigerator comprising a separator - Google Patents
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- CN104870914A CN104870914A CN201380059734.0A CN201380059734A CN104870914A CN 104870914 A CN104870914 A CN 104870914A CN 201380059734 A CN201380059734 A CN 201380059734A CN 104870914 A CN104870914 A CN 104870914A
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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
- F25D11/00—Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators
- F25D11/006—Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators with cold storage accumulators
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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
- F25D21/00—Defrosting; Preventing frosting; Removing condensed or defrost water
- F25D21/04—Preventing the formation of frost or condensate
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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
- F25D23/06—Walls
- F25D23/069—Cooling space dividing partitions
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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
- F25D21/00—Defrosting; Preventing frosting; Removing condensed or defrost water
- F25D21/14—Collecting or removing condensed and defrost water; Drip trays
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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
- F25D23/06—Walls
- F25D23/065—Details
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a refrigerator (1) comprising a compartment (2) wherein food and beverage items desired to be cooled and/or frozen are placed, a rear wall (3), an evaporator (4) placed in the rear wall (3) and providing the cooling of the compartment (2) by absorbing the thermal energy inside the compartment (2), a separator (5) disposed in front of the evaporator (4) such that a gap remains between the rear wall (3) and the separator (5), and a channel (6) by means of which cool air flow is provided over the evaporator (4) situated between the rear wall (3) and the separator (5).
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of refrigerator, prevent from wherein on isolator, form condensation and frosting.
Background technology
In refrigerator, the cold air circulation volume be usually located at before the rear wall which is embedded evaporimeter is separated from the volume wherein storing food by isolator.On isolator, moisture is formed due to the temperature difference between these two volumes.Moisture buildup on isolator so that from outside visible and drip downwards, instillation wherein stores in the volume of food.In prior art embodiment, the such as isolated element of sponge, foam, polystyrene foam to be placed in separator surface and the condensation that thus prevent because temperature difference causes or frosting.
In prior art U.S. Patent No. US20020129617, disclose a kind of heat exchanger, it forms thermal conductive contact with thermal energy storage medium at least approx.
Summary of the invention
Target of the present invention is to realize a kind of refrigerator comprising isolator, isolator forms condensation and frosting is prevented from.
Realize to obtain target of the present invention, as refrigerator illustrated in claim 1 and respective right requirement thereof, comprise the compartment wherein placed and want cooling and/or freezing F&B, rear wall, to embed in rear wall and the evaporimeter of the cooling to compartment is provided, be arranged in before evaporimeter so that do not contact the isolator of rear wall, and the passage between rear wall and isolator, on evaporimeter, provide flow of cold air by this passage.Isolator is arranged between passage and compartment, mutual heat-shift.
Isolator comprises the storage tank of filling with phase-change material, and phase-change material has high thermal conductivity, by conjunction with a kind of or obtain more than a kind of material with eutectic characteristic.By phase-change material, the shield heat away of isolator in the surface and passage of compartment, and separator surface temperature keeps the internal temperature close to compartment.Therefore, prevent due to temperature difference being arranged in so that the surface of visible isolator forms condensation or frosting from outside in compartment, and without the need to any heating process or extra barrier material.In addition, phase-change material keeps the temperature longer time section of compartment interior by absorbing the heat in compartment under outage condition, and thus prevent degenerating of the F&B in compartment.
In an embodiment of the present invention, storage tank is positioned at isolator inside.Therefore, the space that more efficiently utilizes refrigerator inside is made.Isolator, faced by a surface, passage, another surface are in the face of compartment, are used as the heat shielding between the compartment with larger temperature difference and passage.Therefore, prevent and form condensation and/or frosting on isolator.
In an embodiment of the present invention, storage tank is in channel interior, between evaporimeter and isolator.Storage tank makes the cold air of isolator and channel interior completely cut off, and makes the maintenance of separator surface temperature close to the temperature of compartment.Therefore, prevent form condensation on isolator.
In an embodiment of the present invention, storage tank arranges that contiguous isolator is so that remain between passage and isolator.Therefore, when not operating when evaporimeter is in similar power-off, storage tank is by convection current and also by realizing the heat exchange with compartment through both conduction of isolator.
In an embodiment of the present invention, refrigerator comprises the container be arranged in below isolator and the catch tray be arranged in below container.Under separator surface remains on the temperature lower than compartment temperatures, and when the similar power-off of refrigeration cannot be performed in time course compartment interior temperature raise.Therefore, the steam in environment drips and depends on relative humidity in compartment and be condensate in separator surface.The moisture of condensation also under gravitational effect towards container also drip downwards.
In an embodiment of the present invention, refrigerator is included in the water transfer device extended between container and catch tray.The catch tray that water in the container tilted towards water transfer device is transferred on compressor by water transfer device.The water collected in catch tray evaporates due to the heat of compressor.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the phase transition temperature of phase-change material (M) is between 2 DEG C to 6 DEG C.Phase transformation is realized, because the phase transition temperature of phase-change material (M) is close to the temperature of the compartment when evaporator operation without the need to additional heaters.
By the present invention, prevented by heat isolated between passage and compartment and form moisture in separator surface.In addition, the low temperature long-time section in compartment is kept when refrigerator does not operate when the reason due to similar power-off.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Shown in the drawings in order to obtain the refrigerator that target of the present invention realizes, wherein:
The side view cutaway drawing of Fig. 1-be refrigerator.
The mark of element shown in accompanying drawing is as follows:
1. refrigerator
2. compartment
3. rear wall
4. evaporimeter
5. isolator
6. passage
7. storage tank
8. container
9. catch tray
10. water transfer device.
Detailed description of the invention
Refrigerator (1) comprises the compartment (2) wherein placed and want cooling and/or freezing F&B article, rear wall (3), be placed in rear wall (3), by the heat energy absorbed in compartment (2) and the evaporimeter (4) to the cooling of compartment (2) is provided, be arranged in isolator (5) before evaporimeter (4) to make retention gap between rear wall (3) and isolator (5), and the passage (6) be positioned between rear wall (3) and isolator (5), on evaporimeter (4), provide flow of cold air by this passage.Passage (6) and compartment (2) separate to make to define two different temperatures regions by isolator (5).
Isolator (5) comprises the storage tank (7) being wherein filled with phase-change material (M).Isolator (5) is used as by the heat shielding between storage tank (7) place passage at two different temperatures (6) and compartment (2).Therefore, the temperature on the surface of the isolator (5) on compartment (2) side keeps close to compartment (2) temperature higher than passage (6) temperature, and prevents and form condensation on the surface at isolator (5).Phase-change material (M) is by absorbing heat and externally environment distribute heat and change phase from external environment condition.When the similar power-off that evaporimeter (4) does not operate; phase-change material (M) makes the internal temperature of compartment (2) keep longer time period by the heat absorbed in compartment (2), because the temperature of phase-change material (M) slowly declines during phase transformation.
In an embodiment of the present invention, storage tank (7) is embedded in isolator (5).Therefore, by benefiting from the space that occupied by the isolator (5) in refrigerator (1) and obtaining more compact structure.In addition, between storage tank (7) and isolator (5), effective Heat transmission is provided.
In an embodiment of the present invention, storage tank (7) is positioned at passage (6), between evaporimeter (4) and isolator (5).Storage tank (7), faced by a surface, evaporimeter (4), another surface are in the face of isolator (5), are used as to have the heat shielding between the compartment (2) of larger temperature difference and isolator (5).
In an embodiment of the present invention, storage tank (7) contacts isolator (5) at least in part so that remain between evaporimeter (4) and isolator (5).Therefore, storage tank (7) passes through convection current and also passes through to achieve the heat exchange with compartment (2) through both conduction of isolator (5) between turnoff time.
In an embodiment of the present invention, refrigerator (1) comprises the container (8) being arranged in isolator (5) below and the catch tray (9) being arranged in container (8) below.Under isolator (5) surface remains on the temperature lower than the temperature of compartment (2), and the temperature in compartment (2) does not have at evaporimeter (4) to raise in time course under the similar powering-off state of operation.Therefore, water droplet depends on relative humidity in compartment (2) and is condensate in isolator (5) on the surface.The water droplet of condensation is also surperficial towards container (8) drip downwards from isolator (5) under gravitational effect.
In an embodiment of the present invention, refrigerator (1) comprises the water transfer device (10) extended between container (8) and catch tray (9).Water is transferred to the catch tray (9) compressor from container (8) by water transfer device (10).The heat of vaporization of the water conservancy compressor collected in catch tray (9).
In an embodiment of the present invention, the phase transition temperature of phase-change material (M) is between 2 DEG C to 6 DEG C.Phase transformation is realized, because the phase transition temperature of phase-change material (M) is close to the temperature of the compartment (2) when evaporimeter (4) operates without the need to additional heaters.
By the present invention, by be reduced in compartment (2) and in the face of compartment (2) isolator (5) surface between temperature difference and prevent from forming moisture on the surface of isolator (5).In addition, the temperature longer time section in compartment (2) is kept, because phase-change material (M) absorbs heat from environment when evaporimeter (4) cannot cool the similar power-off of the inside of compartment (2).
Claims (7)
1. a refrigerator (1), comprise the compartment (2) wherein placed and want cooling and/or freezing F&B article, rear wall (3), to be placed in described rear wall (3) and to provide the evaporimeter (4) to the cooling of described compartment (2) by the heat energy absorbed in described compartment (2), be arranged in isolator (5) before described evaporimeter (4) to make retention gap between wall (3) and described isolator (5) in the rear, and the passage (6) be positioned between described rear wall (3) and described isolator (5), on described evaporimeter (4), flow of cold air is provided by described passage (6), it is characterized in that, described isolator (5) comprises the storage tank (7) of wherein filling phase-change material (M).
2. refrigerator according to claim 1 (1), is characterized in that, described storage tank (7) embeds in described isolator (5).
3. refrigerator according to claim 1 (1), is characterized in that, described storage tank (7) is positioned at described passage (6), between described evaporimeter (4) and described isolator (5).
4. refrigerator according to claim 1 (1), is characterized in that, described storage tank (7) contacts described isolator (5) at least in part so that remain between described evaporimeter (4) and described isolator (5).
5. the refrigerator (1) according to above any one of claim, is characterized in that, is arranged in the container (8) of described isolator (5) below and is arranged in the catch tray (9) of described container (8) below.
6. refrigerator according to claim 5 (1), is characterized in that, extends in the water transfer device (10) between described container (8) and described catch tray (9).
7. the refrigerator (1) according to above any one of claim, is characterized in that, the phase transition temperature of described phase-change material (M) is between 2 DEG C to 6 DEG C.
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| TRA2012/13223 | 2012-11-15 | ||
| TR201213223 | 2012-11-15 | ||
| PCT/EP2013/073376 WO2014076006A1 (en) | 2012-11-15 | 2013-11-08 | A refrigerator comprising a separator |
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| CN104870914A true CN104870914A (en) | 2015-08-26 |
| CN104870914B CN104870914B (en) | 2017-07-18 |
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| US2281815A (en) * | 1936-10-02 | 1942-05-05 | Altenkirch Edmund | Air conditioning |
| FR2718834A1 (en) * | 1994-04-15 | 1995-10-20 | Fafournoux Bernard | Freezer comprising a device for rapid freezing with cold accumulators. |
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