CN106257185A - There is refrigerator and the control method of cold air loop structure of cold air loop structure - Google Patents
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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
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Abstract
The invention provides the refrigerator of a kind of cooling air circulation system having and cold air can being drawn to from refrigerating chamber the ice machine being arranged in refrigerating space.Described ice machine is arranged in described refrigerating space in a manner that enables removal.Cold air air inlet pipe is configured to supply to the described ice machine being arranged on described refrigerating space cold air from the vaporizer of described refrigerating chamber.Cold air escape pipe is configured to make used cold air in described ice machine be back to described refrigerating chamber from described ice machine.After described ice machine is removed from described refrigerating space, it is used for keeping the temperature in described refrigerating space from the cold air of described cold air air inlet pipe supply.
Description
Technical field
Embodiments of the present invention relate to refrigerator, and more particularly, to in refrigerator
The controlling organization of cold air circulation.
Background technology
Refrigerator is the electrical equipment that storeroom can be made to be maintained at below room temperature.Food can be with cold preservation or cold
The state frozen is stored within refrigerator.
By making cold air circulate in the inner space of refrigerator, the inner space of refrigerator is maintained at low
Temperature.Cold air is via including the kind of refrigeration cycle compressing, condense, expand and evaporate by cold-producing medium
Heat transfer and produce.Supply to the cold air in refrigerator spread in the inner space of refrigerator or
Circulation, temperature required to realize.
Generally, the main body of refrigerator has rectangular structure (rectangular parallel-piped
And this structure has the door being arranged on front side of it structure),.Refrigerating space and refrigerating chamber comprise
In main body, each chamber is respectively provided with the door of their own.Can be provided with in refrigerator and such as use
In multiple drawers, pallet and/or storage that the food being stored therein or other article are classified
Case.
Top is installed refrigerator and is had the refrigerating chamber being arranged in above refrigerating space.Bottom freezer refrigerator
There is the reefer space (or refrigerating chamber) being arranged in below refrigerating space.Bottom freezer refrigerator is
Become to be becoming increasingly popular.Generally, user uses the frequency of refrigerating space significantly larger than to use ice
The frequency of case refrigerating chamber.Bottom freezer refrigerator is that user brings more facility, this is because
Its refrigerating space is arranged in the top of refrigerator, and user can readily use refrigerating space and
Without bending or forcing down health.But, the shortcoming of this refrigerator is: owing to refrigerating chamber is arranged in
The bottom of refrigerator, when attempting to take out ice from refrigerating chamber, user has to stoop health.
Summary of the invention
Embodiments of the present invention provide the distribution of a kind of ice having on the door being arranged in refrigerating space
The refrigerator of device.Therefore, the ice machine for ice making can be arranged in the door of refrigerating space or cold preservation
In space.
In bottom freezer refrigerator, it may be necessary to will from the refrigerating chamber being arranged in below refrigerating space
Cold air supplies to the ice machine being arranged in refrigerating space.Accordingly, it would be desirable to more efficiently circulate cold
Air is to improve power efficiency and the ice making performance of refrigerator.
Provide a kind of refrigerator according to the first aspect of the invention, comprising: refrigerating space；Freezing
Space；Ice machine, described ice machine is arranged in described refrigerating space and is configured to ice making；
First vaporizer, described first vaporizer is arranged in described reefer space and is configured to create
Cold air；Cold air air inlet pipe, described cold air air inlet pipe is configured to cold air from described
In first vaporizer supply extremely described ice machine；And cold air escape pipe, cold air escape pipe is by structure
Make for cold air is supplied to described reefer space from described ice machine.
Provide a kind of side of cold air circulation in controlling refrigerator according to the second aspect of the invention
Method, said method comprising the steps of: when ice machine is positioned in the refrigerating space of described refrigerator,
By cold air air inlet pipe, cold air is supplied to described ice machine from the reefer space of described refrigerator
In；And after described ice machine is removed from described refrigerating space, by described cold air
Cold air is supplied to described refrigerating space by air inlet pipe from described reefer space.
Provide a kind of refrigerator according to the third aspect of the invention we, comprising: refrigerating space；Freezing
Space, described reefer space is arranged in below described refrigerating space；Ice machine, described ice machine cloth
Put in described refrigerating space and be configured to into ice making；First vaporizer, described first evaporation
Device is arranged in described reefer space and is configured to produce cold air；And cold air induction system,
Described cold air induction system is configured to make cold air empty with described cold preservation at described reefer space
Circulate between.
Embodiments of the present invention provide a kind of refrigerator and a kind of more efficient in providing refrigerator
The circular control mechanism of cold air circulation.Thereby, it is possible to improve power efficiency and the ice making of refrigerator
Energy.
Described above is general introduction, the most necessarily includes the simplification of details, concludes and omit.Therefore,
Those skilled in the art is it is understood that this general introduction is only illustrative, and not in any limiting sense.
In following nonrestrictive detailed description, other side of the present invention being only defined by the claims
Face, inventive features and advantage will be apparent from.
Accompanying drawing explanation
By reading in conjunction with the accompanying detailed description below, embodiments of the present invention will be by preferably
Understand, be provided with the same reference symbols in the figures identical element, wherein:
Fig. 1 shows the structure of the bottom freezer refrigerator of the exemplary embodiment according to the present invention
Axonometric chart；
Fig. 2 shows the inside of the bottom freezer refrigerator of the exemplary embodiment according to the present invention
The axonometric chart of the structure of structure；
Fig. 3 shows the inside of the bottom freezer refrigerator of the exemplary embodiment according to the present invention
The plane graph of the structure of structure；And
Fig. 4 shows being moved from refrigerating chamber by ice machine of the exemplary embodiment according to the present invention
Except the cold air stream in refrigerator afterwards.
Detailed description of the invention
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail now, these preferred implementations
Embodiment shown in the drawings.Although the present invention will be described in conjunction with the preferred embodiments, but
Should be appreciated that these preferred embodiments are not intended to limit the invention to this.On the contrary, this
Invention is intended to covering can be included in the spirit and scope of the present invention being defined by the appended claims
Interior all replacements, deformation and equivalent.It addition, saying in detailed below at embodiments of the invention
In bright, elaborate that many details are for the thorough understanding providing the present invention.But, ability
Ordinarily skilled artisan will understand that of territory, still can implement this in the case of not having these details
Invention.In other example, unspecified known method, step, parts and circuit in order to avoid
Unnecessarily obscure each side of embodiments of the invention.For illustrating the attached of embodiments of the invention
Figure is semi-schematic and is not drawn to scale, and especially, some sizes are in order to present
Definition and be exaggerated in the accompanying drawings and illustrate.Similarly, although the diagram in accompanying drawing is for ease of explanation
And generally demonstrate similar direction, but this description major part in figure is random.Generally,
The present invention can operate in any direction.
Symbol and term
It should be borne in mind, however, that all these terms and similar terms all by with suitable physical quantity phase
Associate and be only applied to the convenient label of these physical quantitys.Unless specifically stated otherwise, no
Then obviously it is understood that in the whole present invention from following discussion, use such as " process " or
" access " or the discussion of " execution " or the term such as " storage " or " rendering " refers to department of computer science
System or the action of similar electronic computing device and process, described computer system or similar electronics calculate
Equipment is in the RS and other computer-readable medium that are expressed as computer system
The data measured of physics (electronics) carry out handling and being converted into being similarly represented as department of computer science
System memorizer depositor or other such information storage, transmission or display device in physical quantity
Data.When parts occur in several embodiments, make to be presented with like reference characters
These parts are the parts identical with the parts shown in former embodiment.
The cold air loop structure of refrigerator and for the method controlling cold air loop structure
Fig. 1 shows the structure of exemplary base refrigerating chamber type refrigerator according to an embodiment of the invention
The axonometric chart made.
With reference to Fig. 1, include main body 10 according to the refrigerator of present embodiment.Refrigerating space 111 and cold
Freeze room 112 and be positioned at main body 10 inside.Refrigerating space 111 is maintained above the low of the solidification point of water
Temperature.Refrigerating chamber 112 is arranged in the lower section of refrigerating space 111 and can eat with freezing state storage
Thing etc..
Door 20 is can be arranged on the top of main body 10 in the way of rotating.Although shown in Fig. 1
The top of refrigerator has two doors, but the present invention is not limited to this.Such as, at some, other is real
Execute in example, it is possible to use simple gate or three or more multi-door.
Each door 20 connects with handles 22.It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that in different enforcement
In example, handle 22 can have variously-shaped or structure.
Allotter 30 may be mounted at arbitrary visiting in 20 to provide water and/or ice to user.Example
As, allotter 30 is connected to be arranged on the ice machine within refrigerating space and/or water tank.Another
Door 20a can be connected to be located at the refrigerating chamber 112 of the bottom of main body 10.
Fig. 2 shows in the exemplary base refrigerating chamber type refrigerator according to this exemplary embodiment
The axonometric chart of the structure of portion's structure.Fig. 3 shows the plane of the bottom freezer type refrigerator of Fig. 2
Figure.
With reference to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, ice machine 50 is arranged on (such as, the top, top of refrigerating space 111
Plate).But, the present invention is not limited by the ice machine 50 position in refrigerator.According to embodiment,
Ice machine may be mounted on the various positions of refrigerator, such as, the sidewall of refrigerating space 111 or under
Portion's (such as, diapire).As will be described in detail later herein, ice machine 50 is with can
The mode removed is arranged in refrigerating space 111.
Additionally, be provided with vaporizer 119, cold air exhaust fan 117 and cold in refrigerating space 111
Air exhaust fan 118.Vaporizer 119 supply is for being maintained at temperature required by refrigerating space 111
Cold air.The cold air of cold air exhaust fan 117 flash-pot 119 in the future is disseminated to whole cold preservation
Space 111.Cold air exhaust fan 118 orders about the cold air being circulated throughout in refrigerating space 111
It is back to vaporizer 119.The cold air for circulating cold air it is also equipped with in refrigerating space 111
Air inlet pipe and cold air escape pipe.
In the present example embodiment, cold air air inlet pipe 120 and cold air escape pipe 130 are installed
In the sidewall of main body 10.Cold air air inlet pipe 120 is used for cold air from being arranged in main body 10
The refrigerating chamber 112 of bottom supply to ice machine 50.In ice machine 50, it has been used for the cold of ice making
Air is back to refrigerating chamber 112 by cold air escape pipe 130.In above-mentioned structure, air is at warp
Cross during the vaporizer 180 of refrigerating chamber 112 cooled, and then pass through cold air air inlet pipe 120
The end 120b of refrigerating chamber side is sucked in cold air air inlet pipe 120.Then, ice machine is passed through
The cold air air inlet 123 of 50 supplies cold air from cold air air inlet pipe 120 to ice machine 50.System
Ice maker 50 uses the cold air supplied by cold air air inlet pipe 120 to come chilled water ice making.Cold air
Ice machine 50 circulates, and is inhaled by the cold air gas outlet 133 of ice machine 50 subsequently
Enter to cold air escape pipe 130, then via the end of refrigerating chamber side of cold air escape pipe 130
130b is back to the vaporizer 180 of refrigerating chamber 112.
So, according to embodiments of the invention, ice machine 50 can use and supply from refrigerating chamber 112
Cold air carry out ice making, and without relying upon relating to cold air from including compressor, condenser, swollen
The refrigerating plant of swollen valve and vaporizer etc. is directly sucked in the special kind of refrigeration cycle to ice machine 50.
In this example embodiment, cold air exhaust fan 121 is arranged in cold air air inlet pipe 120
An end 120a at, reliably cold air is driven to ice machine 50 from refrigerating chamber 112.
Therefore, cold air exhaust fan 121 is arranged in the cold air of cold air air inlet pipe 120 and ice machine 50
Between air inlet 123.It addition, cold air exhaust fan 131 is in cold air escape pipe 130 and ice making
It is arranged between the cold air gas outlet 133 of machine 50 at the end 130a of cold air escape pipe 130.
Cold air exhaust fan 131 is for pushing back to freezing by the cold air having been used for ice making in ice machine 50
Room 112.
In the bottom freezer type refrigerator according to this illustrative embodiments, cold air air inlet pipe 120
It is separate with cold air escape pipe 130.Fan 121 and 131 is respectively arranged in cold air air inlet
End 120a and 130a of pipe 120 and cold air escape pipe 130.Thus, it is possible to without individually
Ice machine 50 dedicated cooling system in the case of ice making.Here it is possible to use relatively small fan
Respectively as cold air exhaust fan 121 and cold air exhaust fan 131.Thus, it is possible to it is cold bottom Ti Gaoing
Freeze the power efficiency of room type refrigerator.
According to this exemplary embodiment, the control system of refrigerator can regulate cold air exhaust fan 121
Speed (such as, with revolutions per minute (RPM) as unit) with cold air exhaust fan 131.Example
As, ice machine 50 can be provided with temperature sensor.So, high when the temperature in ice machine 50
When threshold value, increase the speed of cold air exhaust fan 121, flow to from refrigerating chamber 112 to increase
The cold air flow velocity of ice machine 50.When the temperature in ice machine 50 is less than threshold value, reduce cold sky
The speed of gas exhaust fan 121, to reduce the flow velocity supplying cold air to ice machine 50.Can control
The cold air exhaust fan 121 of ice machine 50 and the speed of cold air exhaust fan 131, to realize ice making
Pressure differential between machine 50 is inside and outside.
It addition, according to this exemplary embodiment, the control system of refrigerator can be individually controlled cold sky
Gas exhaust fan 121 and cold air exhaust fan 131.Program control operation pattern according to refrigerator, fan 121
With 131 both can be " ON " (operation) or " OFF " (off-duty) simultaneously, or it
Among, only one is " ON ".Such as, when refrigerator runs with energy saver mode, control cold air
Exhaust fan 121 and cold air exhaust fan 131 make them the most not for " ON ".When refrigerator is with quickly
When refrigerating mode runs, suitably control cold air exhaust fan according to the detection temperature in ice machine 50
121 and cold air exhaust fan 131.
So, cold sky can be controlled intelligently according to the control system of the refrigerator of this exemplary embodiment
Gas exhaust fan 121 and cold air exhaust fan 131, to improve ice making performance and the refrigerator of ice machine 50
Power efficiency.
It addition, this exemplary embodiment can be constructed such that the end of cold air air inlet pipe 120
120a and cold air exhaust fan 121 are arranged in the end 130a of cold air escape pipe 130 and cold
The top of air exhaust fan 131.In this case, the cold air quilt of ice machine 50 it is sucked into
It is used for ice making in being positioned at the ice-making compartment 150 on top of ice machine 50.By being positioned at ice machine 50
The cold air gas outlet 133 of bottom, it is also possible to from ice machine 50, discharge cold air.
As it has been described above, ice machine 50 can include ice-making compartment 150, cold air air inlet 123, cold
Air outlet 133, cold airduct (guide) 140 and ice bucket 170.But according to the present invention
The structure of ice machine be not limited to this.
Ice machine 50 includes ice-making compartment 150.From the cold air of refrigerating chamber supply ice-making compartment 150
Circulation so that water is frozen and thus ice making.Cold air is transferred into from cold air air inlet 123
Ice-making compartment 150.Though not shown, can be provided with in ice-making compartment 150 for accommodate water/
The ice pan of ice.After ice is made in ice-making compartment 150, tumbler rotates ice pan so that it is in
The ice accommodated is fallen in ice bucket 170.Although not being shown specifically in the drawings, but ice bucket 170 connects
To allotter (the 30 of Fig. 1).In response to the request of user, ice can be via transfer assembly from ice
Bucket 170 is sent to allotter.Cold air can flow out ice-making compartment by cold air gas outlet 133
150, and subsequently enter cold air escape pipe 130.
Fig. 4 shows by ice machine ice according to exemplary embodiment after cold room removes
Cold air stream in case.With reference to Fig. 4, such as, user can manually by ice machine 50 from ice
The refrigerating space 111 of case removes.Alternately, it is possible to use the automatization controlled by user
Ice machine 50 is removed from refrigerating space 111 by step.It is understood that the present invention does not limits to
In any concrete grammar that ice machine 50 is removed from refrigerating space 111.
It addition, for the sensor (not shown) sensing the existence of ice machine 50 in refrigerating space 111
Can be arranged in refrigerating space near ice machine 50.This sensor can be pressure transducer, figure
As sensor or other proper sensors any well known in the art.Detecting that ice machine 50 is from cold
When removing in space 111, Tibetan, sensor sends the signal to the control system of refrigerator.
After ice machine 50 is removed from refrigerating space 111, by the vaporizer of refrigerating chamber 112
180 cold airs produced are pulled into refrigerating space 111 by cold air air inlet pipe 120.So,
Can be used directly to cool down refrigerating space 111 from the cold air of refrigerating chamber 112 supply.With this side
Formula, it is possible to increase the power efficiency of refrigerator and cooling performance.
In certain embodiments, when removing ice machine 50, it is possible to make from refrigerating chamber 112 supply to
The cold air supply rate of refrigerating space 111 speed before removing automatically reduces.Such as, for
Realize this purpose, the RPM (speed of the rotor of cold air exhaust fan 121 and cold air exhaust fan 131
Degree) value after reducing can be controlled so as to.
More specifically, determine that cold air is from cold according to the control system of the refrigerator of this exemplary embodiment
Freeze room 112 and be supplied to the speed of refrigerating space 111, with required in Keep cool space 111
Temperature.Such as, according to this exemplary embodiment, ice machine 50 is being moved from refrigerating space 111
Except afterwards, the control system of refrigerator determines from refrigerating chamber 112 (by cold air air inlet pipe 120)
Supply the speed of the cold air to refrigerating space 111 and from the evaporation being arranged on refrigerating space 111
The speed of the cold air produced in device 119.It addition, the control system of refrigerator determines is back to cold preservation
The speed of the cold air of the vaporizer 119 in space 111 and being back to by cold air escape pipe 130
The speed of the cold air of the vaporizer 180 of refrigerating chamber 112.Determine based on such, can be independent
Ground controls cold air exhaust fan 121, cold air exhaust fan 131, cold air exhaust fan 117 and/or cold
The RPM of air exhaust fan 118, supplies to refrigerating space 111 from refrigerating chamber 112 to realize reducing
Temperature required in the speed of cold air still Keep cool space 111.Alternately, cold sky
At least one in gas exhaust fan 121 and cold air exhaust fan 131 can be closed, or cold air
In air inlet pipe 120 and cold air escape pipe 130, at least one can be by interrupter (interrupter)
Deng obstruction.
So, according to this exemplary embodiment, even if when ice machine 50 moves from refrigerating space 111
Except time, required in the cold air of the refrigerating chamber 112 supply space 111 that can be used that Keep cool
Temperature.Therefore, it is possible to improve the power efficiency of refrigerator.It addition, it is empty from cold preservation at ice machine 50
Between 111 remove after, the conduit not being installed only in refrigerating space 111 for circulating, cold air
Air inlet pipe 120 and cold air escape pipe 130 are also used for circulation, so cold sky in refrigerating space 111
The circulation of gas can become more efficient.Thus, the Temperature Distribution in refrigerating space 111 can become
More uniform.
According to this exemplary embodiment, the refrigerating chamber 112 of refrigerator and the ice making in refrigerating space 111
Cold air circulation between machine 50 includes: supplied to being arranged on cold preservation from refrigerating chamber 112 by cold air
Ice machine 50 in room 111；Use cold air ice making in ice machine 50 of supply；And then
The cold air having been used to ice making is made to be back to freezing by cold air escape pipe 130 from ice machine 50
Room 112.Here, cold air is via end 120a and the ice making being arranged on cold air air inlet pipe 120
Cold air exhaust fan 121 between machine 50 is driven into ice machine 50.It addition, cold air is via installation
Cold air exhaust fan 131 between the end 130a and ice machine 50 of cold air escape pipe 130
It is sucked out from ice machine 50.In such manner, it is possible to control the cold air circulation of bottom freezer type refrigerator,
To improve ice making performance and the power efficiency of refrigerator.
Additionally, according to this exemplary embodiment, when ice machine 50 is positioned in refrigerating space 111,
Cold air is supplied to ice machine 50 from refrigerating chamber 112 by cold air air inlet pipe 120.When making
When ice maker 50 removes from refrigerating space 111, cold air passes through cold air air inlet pipe 120 from freezing
Room 112 is supplied to refrigerating space 111.So, due to when refrigerating space 111 does not exist ice making
During machine 50, the cold air from refrigerating chamber 112 supply can be used cooling refrigerating space 111, therefore
Power efficiency and the cooling performance of refrigerator can be improved further.Additionally, in refrigerating space 111
Temperature Distribution can become more uniform.
As it has been described above, according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, by ice machine from refrigerating space
After removing, it is used for being maintained at refrigerating space temperature required from the cold air of refrigerating chamber supply.
Therefore, it is possible to improve power efficiency and the Temperature Distribution of refrigerator.
Although the cold air show and describing the refrigerator according to the present invention for exemplary embodiment follows
Ring structure and for the method that controls this loop structure, but the present invention is not limited to this.This area
It will be appreciated by the skilled person that in the feelings without departing substantially from the scope of the present invention defined by the appended claims
Under condition, can make a variety of changes and deform.
Although there is disclosed herein some preferred embodiment and method, but based on disclosed above,
Such embodiments and methods can be made change without departing substantially from the case of the spirit and scope of the present invention
Changing and deformation, this will be readily apparent to one having ordinary skill.It is intended to illustrate that the present invention should
Only limited by the scope required by appended claims and the rule of applicable law and principle.
Cross-Reference to Related Applications
This application claims the korean patent application submitted on June 17th, 2015
The priority of No. 10-2015-0085840, here by the full content of this priority application to quote
Mode be expressly incorporated herein.
Claims (18)
1. a refrigerator, comprising:
Refrigerating space；
Reefer space；
Ice machine, described ice machine is arranged in described refrigerating space and is configured to ice making；
First vaporizer, described first vaporizer is arranged in described reefer space and is configured to
Produce cold air；
Cold air air inlet pipe, described cold air air inlet pipe is configured to cold air from described first
In vaporizer supply extremely described ice machine；And
Cold air escape pipe, cold air escape pipe is configured to supply cold air from described ice machine
Give to described reefer space.
2. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described ice machine is in a manner that enables removal
It is arranged in described refrigerating space, and described ice machine is being removed it from described refrigerating space
After, it is used for keeping the temperature in described refrigerating space from the cold air of described cold air air inlet pipe supply
Degree.
3. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described refrigerating space is arranged in described freezing
Space above.
4. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, also includes:
First fan, described first fan is arranged on the end of described cold air air inlet pipe and described system
Between ice maker；And
Second fan, described second fan is arranged on the end of described cold air escape pipe and described system
Between ice maker.
5. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, also includes:
Control system, temperature that described control system is configured to control in described refrigerating space and
Temperature in described reefer space, wherein, is removing described ice machine from described refrigerating space
Afterwards, described control system is supplied from described reefer space via described cold air air inlet pipe by control
The cold air delivery rate giving extremely described refrigerating space keeps the temperature in described refrigerating space.
6. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described refrigerating space includes:
Second vaporizer, described second vaporizer is configured to create cold air；
Three fan, described three fan arranges and is used for driving in cold air from described second vaporizer
In described refrigerating space；And
4th fan, described 4th fan arranges and is used for cold air from described refrigerating space refoulement institute
State the second vaporizer.
7. refrigerator as claimed in claim 5, wherein, described control system is configured to basis
The temperature of detection controls among the rotor of the rotor of described first fan and described second fan at least one
The speed of person.
8. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, also includes:
Sensor, described sensor be configured to sense in described refrigerating space whether exist described
Ice machine.
9. a method for cold air circulation in controlling refrigerator, described method includes following step
Rapid:
When ice machine is positioned in the refrigerating space of described refrigerator, by cold air air inlet pipe by cold sky
Gas supplies to described ice machine from the reefer space of described refrigerator；And
After described ice machine is removed from described refrigerating space, by described cold air air inlet
Cold air is supplied to described refrigerating space by pipe from described reefer space.
10. method as claimed in claim 9, wherein, cold air is via being arranged on described cold sky
The first fan between end and the described ice machine of gas air inlet pipe supplies to institute from described reefer space
State in ice machine or described refrigerating space.
11. methods as claimed in claim 9, also include:
Control system is used to control described refrigerating space and the temperature of described reefer space of described refrigerator
Degree,
Wherein, after described ice machine is removed from described refrigerating space, described control system
Determine that cold air is supplied to described refrigerating space from described reefer space by described cold air air inlet pipe
Speed, to keep the temperature in described refrigerating space.
12. methods as claimed in claim 11, wherein, based on from described reefer space to described
The speed of the determination of refrigerating space supply cold air, described control system controls to be arranged on described cold sky
The RPM of the rotor of the first fan between end and the described ice machine of gas air inlet pipe.
13. 1 kinds of refrigerators, comprising:
Refrigerating space；
Reefer space, described reefer space is arranged in below described refrigerating space；
Ice machine, described ice machine is arranged in described refrigerating space and is configured to into ice making；
First vaporizer, described first vaporizer is arranged in described reefer space and is configured to
Produce cold air；And
Cold air induction system, described cold air induction system is configured to make cold air described
Circulate between reefer space and described refrigerating space.
14. refrigerators as claimed in claim 13, wherein, described cold air induction system includes:
Cold air air inlet pipe, described cold air air inlet pipe is configured to cold air from described first
In vaporizer supply extremely described ice machine；And
Cold air escape pipe, described cold air escape pipe is configured to cold air from described ice making
Machine supply is to described reefer space.
15. refrigerators as claimed in claim 14, wherein, described cold air induction system also includes:
First fan, described first fan is arranged on the end of described cold air air inlet pipe and described system
Between ice maker；And
Second fan, described second fan is arranged on the end of described cold air escape pipe and described system
Between ice maker.
16. refrigerator as claimed in claim 15, wherein, described ice machine is with the side that can remove
Formula is arranged in described refrigerating space, and wherein, in response to detecting that described ice machine is by from institute
State the detection removed in refrigerating space, regulate the speed of described first fan and described second fan with
Keep the temperature in described refrigerating space.
17. refrigerators as claimed in claim 15, wherein, described cold air induction system also includes:
Three fan, described three fan is configured to cold air empty from being installed on described cold preservation
Between the second vaporizer supply to described refrigerating space；And
4th fan, described 4th fan is configured to make cold air circulate from described refrigerating space
To described second vaporizer.
18. refrigerators as claimed in claim 16, also include: sensor, described sensor is by structure
Make for sensing whether described ice machine exists.
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