CN106257187A - Refrigerator and for manufacturing refrigerant cycle apparatus and the round-robin method of ice - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a kind of refrigerator and for manufacturing refrigerant cycle apparatus and the round-robin method of ice.In one embodiment, refrigerator includes: main body, and it is constructed having the storage area for storing food；And door, it is set on the body, and is configured to be opened and closed to use described storage area.Described door includes ice-making compartment and Machine Room.Described Machine Room can include compressor, condenser and expansion valve.Described ice-making compartment may include that ice machine, described ice machine include being able to receive that and accommodating the pallet of water；And refrigerant tubing, it is connected with described compressor, described condenser, described expansion valve and described pallet, and described refrigerant tubing is configured to be cooled down described pallet by conduction.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to refrigerator and for manufacturing refrigerant cycle apparatus and the round-robin method of ice.
Background technology
Refrigerator is for by food storage equipment at a lower temperature, and can be configured to
Food is stored under freezing state or frozen state.Can come certainly according to the kind of food to be stored
Surely it is in a cold or frozen state or under frozen state, to store food.
By being provided to the cold air of refrigerator inside, refrigerator inside is cooled down, described cold air
Typically by the cold-producing medium that experienced by the cooling circulation that includes compressing, condense, expand and evaporate
Temperature exchange effect and be generated.The cold air having been supplied to refrigerator inside can be by convection current
It is distributed in refrigerator.Therefore, the article in refrigerator can be stored at the desired temperature.
Refrigerator generally includes the main body with rectangular shape, and the front side of this main body is unlimited.?
Can be provided with in main body cold room (such as refrigerating space, cold preservation portion, refrigerator, etc.) and
Refrigerating chamber (such as reefer space, frozen part, freezer, etc.).In the front side of main body or front
Refrigerating-chamber door and refrigerating chamber door can be provided with for selectively closing off/open cold preservation on surface
Room and refrigerating chamber.The interior storage space of cold room and refrigerating chamber can be provided with multiple drawer,
Shelf and container, for different types of food storage under desired state.
Traditionally, main flow refrigerator is that wherein refrigerating chamber is positioned at the upside of refrigerator or top and cold room
It is positioned at top mount type (top-mount-type) refrigerator at the downside of refrigerator or bottom.On market
Commercially available also have bottom freeze type (bottom-freeze-type) refrigerator.More frequently used cold preservation
Room is positioned at the refrigerating chamber less frequently used at the top of refrigerator and is positioned at the bottom at the bottom of refrigerator
Frozen type refrigerator can improve the ease of use of user.This provides user and can be conveniently used
The advantage of cold room.But, bottom freeze type refrigerator (wherein refrigerating chamber be positioned at refrigerator bottom or
At Xia Ce) cause following inconvenience: when user wants to use refrigerating chamber, user generally has to
Bend over to open refrigerating chamber door (such as to take out ice cube, food etc.).
When solving the problems referred to above of bottom freeze type refrigerator, traditional trial has included one
The ice dispenser (ice dispenser) being installed in cold room or refrigerating-chamber door in a little forms of implementation.
In this solution, the inside of refrigerating-chamber door or cold room can be provided with the system for producing ice
Ice maker.
This ice machine can include Icemaker assembly, ice bucket and feeder assembly (feeder assembly).
Icemaker assembly be provided with for produce ice cube (such as, its be rendered as including cube, cylinder,
Hemisphere etc. variously-shaped) ice-making tray.Ice bucket is used for storing above-mentioned ice cube.Feeder
Ice cube stored in ice bucket is supplied to allotter by assembly.
Additionally, be provided with ice making pipe in the left sidewall surface portion or right sidewall surface portion of cold room,
So that can make when door is closed cold air from refrigerating chamber flow to ice-making compartment (such as ice making space,
Ice making room, etc.).
So, when the door closes, ice making pipe is connected to each other with ice-making compartment；And when the door is open, system
Ice pipe is separated from one another with ice-making compartment.Therefore, when the door closes, the cold air in refrigerating chamber is by system
Ice pipe and be provided to ice-making compartment and be used to produce ice.
But, the example of these conventional refrigerator has various problem.
First, owing to can be provided with in the left sidewall surface portion of cold room or right sidewall surface portion
Ice making pipe, and also add for making the heat insulation structure of ice making pipe, so the internal capacity of refrigerator
It is reduced.Additionally, the tubing structure of refrigerator is probably complexity.
Second, cold air could be transmitted to ice-making compartment from refrigerating chamber the most when the door closes.Additionally,
When the door is open, the cold air flowing through ice making pipe is discharged to outside, thus energy efficiency is lowered
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3rd, because realizing ice making with the indirect type of cooling, in this indirect type of cooling, ice
It is owing to providing the cold air come to generate via ice making pipe, so being not carried out directly cooling down,
And ice making is relatively lower speed.
Summary of the invention
In one embodiment, the invention provides a kind of refrigerator, although this refrigerator sets ice machine
Put on refrigerating-chamber door, but be not necessarily used for transmitting cold for ice making from reefer space
The pipe (duct) of air.In one embodiment, this solution contributes to using simple structure
And contribute to increasing internal capacity.This solution can include for manufacturing ice in this refrigerator
Refrigerant circulating method.In an illustrative embodiments, no matter door is opened or is closed
Closing, ice-making compartment can be cooled down by refrigerator.In one embodiment, described solution
Means can have high energy efficiency and provide the refrigeration for manufacturing ice in this refrigerator
Agent round-robin method.
In one embodiment, the invention provides can be with directly in the ice-making compartment being arranged on door
Connect the type of cooling and manufacture the refrigerator of ice (such as, manufacture ice rapidly, etc.) and at this
Plant the refrigerant circulating method manufacturing ice in refrigerator.
In one embodiment, refrigerator includes: main body, and it is constructed having for storing food
Storage area；Door, it is set on the body, and is configured to beat on an off
Closing to use described memory space, wherein said door includes ice-making compartment and Machine Room.Described machinery
Room can include compressor, condenser and expansion valve.Described ice-making compartment may include that ice machine,
Described ice machine includes the pallet being able to receive that and accommodating water；And refrigerant tubing, it is connected
To described compressor, described condenser, described expansion valve and described pallet, described refrigerant tubing
It is configured to by conduction, described pallet be cooled down.
In one embodiment, in the cooling circulation for producing ice in described ice machine, institute
State pallet and play the effect of vaporizer.Can being configured at least partially of described refrigerant tubing
Contact with the lower surface of described pallet.In an illustrative embodiments, described refrigerant tubing
The described part contacted with described pallet be formed U-shaped.Described door can include following machinery
Room: it is separated from one another that described Machine Room and described ice-making compartment are adiabatic component, and described compressor and
Described condenser is disposed in described Machine Room.Described door for constituting the one of described Machine Room
Having through hole in individual surface, described through hole is formed in the described surface of described door and makes described machine
Tool room can carry out air circulation outside described Machine Room.
In one embodiment, the refrigerant circulating method being used for manufacturing ice in refrigerator includes: logical
Cold-producing medium is compressed by the compressor crossed on the door being arranged at described refrigerator；By being set
The condenser being connected on described door and with described compressor is to make described cold-producing medium condense；By quilt
The expansion valve being arranged on described door and be connected with described condenser is to make described cold-producing medium expand；With
And by the cold-producing medium being arranged on described door and contact with a surface of pallet at least partially
The conduction of pipeline makes described cold-producing medium evaporate, and thus cools down described pallet.
In one embodiment, in the cooling circulation for producing ice in ice machine, described torr
Fold the effect of vaporizer.In described evaporation step, it is possible to use can via being formed
The outside allowing air be introduced in described door from outside from the outside through hole flowed into of described door is empty
Gas, cools down described condenser.
Accompanying drawing explanation
The explanation carried out embodiment according to following combination accompanying drawing, the purpose of the present invention and feature will
Become more apparent upon.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 be a diagram that the solid of the state when the door is open of refrigerator according to embodiments of the present invention
Figure；
Fig. 2 be a diagram that the front view of the ice machine shown in Fig. 1；
Fig. 3 be a diagram that and is arranged on the refrigerant tubing within the ice machine shown in Fig. 1 and torr
The upward view of dish；
Fig. 4 be a diagram that the part being arranged on structure within the ice machine shown in Fig. 1
Sectional view；And
Fig. 5 be a diagram that the exemplary refrigeration for manufacturing ice in refrigerator according to an embodiment
The flow chart of agent round-robin method.
Detailed description of the invention
Will illustrate these preferred embodiments in the accompanying drawings particularly referring to preferred embodiment now
Example.Although will in conjunction with these preferred embodiments, the present invention will be described, it is to be understood that
, the present invention is not to be limited by these embodiments.On the contrary, it is contemplated that contain and can fall into
Various replacements in the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims, amendment and
Equivalent.Additionally, in following detailed description of the invention, for the ease of to the present invention's
Thoroughly understand and elaborate the detail of many.But, for those of ordinary skill in the art
Speech is it is apparent that the present invention can also be carried out on the premise of not having these details.?
In the case of other, do not explain well-known method, process, parts and circuit, with
Avoid making each aspect of the present invention thicken redundantly.
Hereinafter, it will explain embodiments of the invention referring to the drawings, these accompanying drawings
Constitute the part of this specification.In the following description, if it is considered to involved in the present invention
The detailed description of known function or structure can cause subject of the present invention to thicken, then will save
Slightly these describe in detail.
Fig. 1 be a diagram that the vertical of refrigerator state when the door is open according to an embodiment of the invention
Body figure.Refrigerator 1 includes: main body 10, and it is configured to define the outward appearance of this refrigerator；Baffle plate 12,
It is configured to the food storage space that will be formed in main body 10 be separated into upside cold room R and
The refrigerating chamber F of downside；And door 20, on arbitrary side of its front surface being arranged on main body 10.
Door 20 is configured to selectively open and close cold room R by rotary motion.Refrigerating chamber F
Can also have the door being configured to selectively open and close refrigerating chamber F.
Additionally, door 20 can include ice-making compartment 22, Machine Room 24 and thermal insulation member 26.Ice-making compartment
22 are provided with the ice machine 100 for producing ice.Machine Room 24 includes compressor 242 and condenser
244.Thermal insulation member 26 is arranged between ice-making compartment 22 and Machine Room 24.Thermal insulation member 26 quilt
It is configured to separated from one another with Machine Room 24 for ice-making compartment 22.
In one embodiment, ice-making compartment 22 is arranged on the cold for opening and closing of main body 10
Hide on the door 20 of room R.In another embodiment, ice-making compartment is arranged on for opening and closing cold
Freeze on the door of room F.
In one embodiment, ice-making compartment 22 is formed at the top of door 20, and Machine Room 24
It is formed at the bottom of door 20.It should be appreciated that can also exist various structure and
Form of implementation.In one embodiment, ice-making compartment 22 is formed at the bottom of door 20, and machine
Tool room 24 is formed at the top of door 20.
Thermal insulation member 26 can include the foaming agent such as such as polyurethane foam (urethane foam)
(foaming agent), and (such as, it can have can be configured to stop ice-making compartment 22
There is relatively low temperature, etc.) (such as, it can have relatively high temperature with Machine Room 24
Degree, etc.) between heat exchange.
Door 20 can include plate part, and this plate part covers the table of this agent-oriention 10
Face, even if so that when door 20 is opened, ice-making compartment 22 and Machine Room 24 also will not outwards expose
Out.Additionally, when door 20 is closed, plate part can have inner space and the master making door 20
Body 10 and the heat insulation function of cold room R.Plate part can include corresponding with the whole surface of door 20
Foaming agent.For convenience of description, the diagram to plate part is eliminated in FIG.
Additionally, door 20 can be provided with adiabator (such as, this periphery, periphery,
On edge part etc.) so that the cold air of inside will not leak into outside, and therefore can be with outside
Heat insulation.When door 20 is closed, this adiabator can be formed heat insulation close on the edge part of door 20
Envelope.
Door 20 can be internally provided with compressor 242 and condenser 244 in Machine Room 24.This
Outward, it is also possible to be included in expansion valve (not shown) to be used when controlling freeze cycle (such as,
It is disposed in the inside of Machine Room 24, or it is disposed in the inside of thermal insulation member 26, etc.
Deng).
Compressor 242 can be the compression less than the compressor in the main body being generally arranged at refrigerator
Machine.In an illustrative embodiments, sufficiently small the enabling to of compressor 242 is installed to
In Machine Room 24 included in door 20.In Korean Patent Application Publication case
No. 10-2013-0048817 discloses the example of less compressor.
Condenser 244 may utilize refrigerant tubing 248 and is connected to the rearward end of compressor 242.
The cold-producing medium of the High Temperature High Pressure after being compressed can be converted into the liquid system of middle temperature high pressure by compressor 242
Cryogen.Additionally, the size of condenser 244 is included in being designed to be installed in door 20
Machine Room 24 inner space in.
Compressor 242 and condenser 244 (can not schemed with the supply unit arranged in the main body 10
Show) connect, in order to it is provided electric power.In an illustrative embodiments, for by compressor
242 and the cable that is connected with the supply unit in main body 10 of condenser 244 can set as follows
Put: this cable is through the hinge pipeline (hinge pipe) in the rotary shaft that can be included in door 20.
Through hole 246 is could be formed with in corresponding with Machine Room 24 surface of door 20, with
Making: when door 20 is opened, Machine Room 24 can carry out air circulation outside refrigerator.One
In individual embodiment, when door 20 is opened, can be by outside via through hole 246 from Machine Room 24
It is introduced in the air within Machine Room 24 condenser 244 is cooled down.This cold air can
The cold-producing medium in condenser 244 is made to be condensed.In an illustrative embodiments, condenser 244
Can be arranged on Machine Room 24 as on lower surface, this surface has: for from Machine Room 24
The outside hole introducing air；And for cold-producing medium with via this hole from Machine Room 24 outside introduce and
The structure of heat exchange between the air of condenser 244 can be flowed into.
Compressor 242 and condenser 244 are coupled together by refrigerant tubing 248, and from condensation
The rearward end of device 244 extends to the ice-making compartment 22 at the top of door 20 through thermal insulation member 26.
Refrigerant tubing 248 is also connected to the ice machine 100 in ice-making compartment 22.
The concrete structure of the ice machine 100 being arranged in ice-making compartment 22 will be described with reference to Fig. 2 to Fig. 4
Make.
Fig. 2 be a diagram that the front view of the ice machine shown in Fig. 1.Fig. 3 be a diagram that and is arranged on
Refrigerant tubing within ice machine shown in Fig. 1 and the upward view of pallet.Fig. 4 be a diagram that
It is arranged on the sectional view of a part for structure within the ice machine shown in Fig. 1.
In one embodiment, ice machine 100 includes: fuselage or shell 110；Icemaker assembly 120；
Ice bucket 130；Transmission assembly 140；And export department 150.Shell 110 can include for producing
The cooling space of ice.Icemaker assembly 120 can be disposed at the upside in this cooling space.Ice
Bucket 130 can be disposed in the lower section of Icemaker assembly 120.
Icemaker assembly 120 can include pallet 122 and rotating part 124.Pallet 122 provide for
Receive water and produce the framework of ice.Rotating part 124 is for rotating pallet 122, so that pallet 122
Ice produced by drops.
Pallet 122 provides for receiving water from feed pipe (not shown) etc. and make this water freeze
Thus manufacture the space of ice.Pallet 122 can include multiple space, and these spaces are all formed energy
Enough receivings water from upper opening side inflow to this space.These spaces formed can have
Variously-shaped according to depending on the desired shape of ice to be generated.It should be appreciated that it is permissible
There are various spatial form and corresponding ice shape.
Pallet 122 can be made up of the metal with high heat conductance.In an illustrative embodiments,
This metal is aluminum.Along with pallet 122 has higher thermal conductivity, it becomes possible to improve pallet further
122 and along refrigerant tubing flowing cold-producing medium between rate of heat exchange.
The refrigerant tubing 248 extended from Machine Room 24 can contact with the lower surface of pallet 122,
Wherein the part contacted with pallet 122 of refrigerant tubing 248 can be referred to as contact site 2482.
Contact site 2482 can be formed U-shaped as shown in Figure 3.Specifically, can be as follows
Form contact site 2482: contact site 2482 extends, at pallet from an end of pallet 122
180 ° bent around of another end of 122, extends back into the one end of pallet 122,
It is then coupled to Machine Room 24.
Contact site 2482 can be formed as follows: contact site 2482 is bent repeatedly, from
And cross repeatedly on the lower surface of pallet 122.
In one embodiment, contact site 2482 can be configured to the lower surface shape with pallet 122
Become simple surface to contact, or can be configured to be formed firmly with the lower surface of pallet 122
Contact (such as utilize binding agent, connection member, etc.) to increase heat exchanger effectiveness.
Then, the compression process that experienced by Machine Room 24 and condensation process and followed by expansion
The refrigerant transfer of valve and inflated and cooling is to the contact site 2482 of refrigerant tubing 248.Transmission
The cold-producing medium come over makes the water being contained in pallet 122 freeze by contact site 2482 and pallet 122.
Frozen water described above undergoes phase transition thus produces ice.In one embodiment, refrigerant pipe
The contact site 2482 in road 248 plays the effect of the vaporizer in cooling circulation.
Usually, conventional refrigerator ice machine being arranged on door is by between cold-producing medium and air
Heat exchange produces cold air, and is then carried via cold air pipe by this cold air by aerator etc.
Being supplied to pallet, the indirect type of cooling thereby through the heat exchange that experienced by between gas and solid is come
Produce ice.In some tradition are attempted, because the heat exchange between gas and solid is typically considered to
Perform poor, so it can expend the relatively long time produces ice.
By contrast, according to one embodiment of present invention, due to by experienced by refrigerant tubing
Between solid between 248 and pallet 122 and solid, the direct cooling mode of heat exchange produces ice, institute
Relatively preferable with heat exchange performance, thus compared with traditional means, it is possible to significantly decrease generation ice
Time required time quantum.
Meanwhile, the ice manufactured as mentioned above can utilize rotating part 124 to drop to be arranged in torr
In ice bucket 130 below dish 122.Specifically, the upper surface of pallet 122 can be according to rotating part
The rotation of the rotary shaft (not shown) of 124 and be rotated so the ice bucket 130 towards downside, work as pallet
122 when being rotated more than special angle, and pallet 122 can utilize predetermined intervention component (not scheme
Show) intervention and be twisted, and by this twisting, can make to be contained in pallet 122
Ice cube drops to the inside of ice bucket 130.
Furthermore, it is possible to be provided with multiple pusher (ejector) on the length direction of above-mentioned rotary shaft
(not shown), and in this case, it is possible to only need not rotate by rotating described pusher
Pallet 122 just can discharge ice from pallet 122.
Transmission assembly 140 performs the function of ice transmission to export department 150, and can include spiral shell
Rotation propeller (auger) 142, motor housing 144 and spiral propeller motor 146.
Spiral propeller 142 can be the rotary component with spiral or spiral blade, and
Spiral propeller motor 146 is utilized to be rotated.Spiral propeller 142 can be included in ice bucket
In 130.Be deposited in the ice cube in ice bucket 130 can be inserted into spiral propeller 142 blade it
Between gap in, and export department 150 can be transferred to when spiral propeller 142 rotates.
Additionally, spiral propeller motor 146 can be included in electric machine casing 144.
Export department 150 can be connected to the allotter (not shown) being arranged in door 20, and,
By this allotter, the selection according to user can be transmitted the ice that assembly 140 transmits
It is supplied to user.Though additionally, be not illustrated, export department 150 can be provided with by
Ice cuts into the cutting element of predefined size.
Hereinafter, it will the behaviour of the refrigerator 1 with above-mentioned structure according to an embodiment is described
Make and effect.
In one embodiment, can be by being arranged on the door 20 for opening and closing main body 10
In compressor, condenser and expansion valve the cold-producing medium flowing through refrigerant tubing 248 is carried out cold
But.Cold-producing medium offer after the most cooled is connect to refrigerant tubing 248 with pallet 122
The contact site 2482 touched, and directly make pallet 122 cool down hence with this cold-producing medium.
Water supply installation (not shown) can be passed through provide water to pallet 122, and have been supplied to torr
The water of dish 122 can utilize contact site 2482 to be cooled, and can therefore undergo phase transition thus
Produce ice.
In an example embodiment, system can be made by the compression stress provided from compressor 242
Cryogen flows to contact site 2482.
The ice manufactured in pallet 122 as mentioned above can by the operation of rotating part 124 to
Under drop, and be deposited in the ice bucket 130 being arranged in below pallet 122.
Meanwhile, it is transferred to contact site 2482 via expansion valve and then carries out with pallet 122
The cold-producing medium of heat exchange can be transferred to Machine Room 24 via refrigerant tubing 248 again.Pass
The cold-producing medium transporting to Machine Room 24 be directed in compressor 242, follows starting again at freezing
Ring.
According to an embodiment, simplify the tubing structure (piping structure) of refrigerator,
Increase internal capacity and space availability ratio, improve the efficiency of the energy of cooling, and achieve
High ice making speed.
Fig. 5 be a diagram that the exemplary refrigeration for manufacturing ice in refrigerator according to an embodiment
The flow chart of agent round-robin method.In one embodiment, for manufacturing the cold-producing medium of ice in refrigerator
Round-robin method includes: be compressed cold-producing medium by the compressor being arranged on the door of refrigerator
(such as, S510)；By the condenser being arranged on described door and be connected with described compressor
Described cold-producing medium is made to condense (such as, S520)；By being arranged on described door and with described
The expansion valve that condenser connects makes described cold-producing medium expand (such as, S530)；And pass through quilt
It is arranged on described door and an at least some of surface with the pallet being arranged on described door connects
The conduction of the refrigerant tubing touched makes described cold-producing medium evaporate, and thus cools down described pallet
(such as, S540).In one embodiment, follow in the cooling being used for producing ice in ice machine
In ring, pallet plays the effect of vaporizer.In above-mentioned evaporation step, it is possible to use via by shape
Become to allow the outside that air is incorporated in door from the outside of door from the outside through hole flowed into of door
Air, cools down condenser.
Illustrate and illustrate the present invention although having been directed towards preferred embodiment, but the present invention does not limits
In these preferred embodiments.It will be apparent to a skilled person that can be without departing from enclosing
The scope of the present invention that limited of claim on the premise of carry out various change and amendment.
To the preceding description of the specific embodiment of the present invention be for purposes of illustration and explanation and by
Go out.These explanation be not exhaustive be not to be intended to limit the invention to disclosed essence
Really form, but it is apparent that according to teaching above, a lot of amendment and modification can be there are.
In order to explain the principle of the present invention and actual application thereof best, embodiment is selected and has been said
It is bright, so that others skilled in the art can most preferably use the present invention and have and institute
The various embodiments of the various amendments that intended special-purpose adapts.The scope of the present invention should be
Limited by appended claims of the present invention and their equivalent.Unless at claim to a method
In be unequivocally demonstrated that, otherwise the position of listing of the step in claim to a method is not intended to
Any particular order performing these steps.
Cross reference to related applications
The application is based on the korean patent application the submitted to on 06 17th, 2015
No. 10-2015-0086080 and require to enjoy the priority of this patent application, here, by this Korea S
The full content of patent application is incorporated herein by reference.
Claims (17)
1. a refrigerator, comprising:
Main body, it is constructed having the storage area for storing food；And
Door, it is set on the body, and is configured to open and close to use
Described storage area,
Wherein, described door includes ice-making compartment and Machine Room,
Described Machine Room includes compressor, condenser and expansion valve, and
Described ice-making compartment includes:
Ice machine, it includes the pallet being able to receive that and accommodating water；And
Refrigerant tubing, it and described compressor, described condenser, described expansion valve and institute
State pallet to connect, and described refrigerant tubing is configured to be entered described pallet by conduction
Row cooling.
2. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein, for producing ice in described ice machine
Cooling circulation in, described pallet plays the effect of vaporizer.
3. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described refrigerant tubing at least some of
It is configured to contact with the lower surface of described pallet.
4. refrigerator as claimed in claim 3, wherein, described refrigerant tubing with described pallet
The described part of contact is formed U-shaped.
5. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described door includes Machine Room, described machinery
It is separated from one another that room and described ice-making compartment are adiabatic component, and described compressor and described condenser quilt
It is arranged in described Machine Room.
6. refrigerator as claimed in claim 5, wherein, being used for of described door constitutes described Machine Room
A surface there is through hole, described through hole is formed in the one surface of described door and makes
Described Machine Room can carry out air circulation outside described Machine Room.
7., for manufacturing a refrigerant circulating method for ice in refrigerator, described method includes following
Step:
By the compressor being arranged on the door of described refrigerator, cold-producing medium is compressed；
Described refrigeration is made by the condenser being arranged on described door and be connected with described compressor
Agent condenses；
Described refrigeration is made by the expansion valve being arranged on described door and be connected with described condenser
Agent expands；And
By the refrigeration being arranged on described door and contact with a surface of pallet at least partially
The conduction of agent pipeline makes described cold-producing medium evaporate, and thus cools down described pallet.
8. method as claimed in claim 7, wherein, for producing the cold of ice in ice machine
But, in circulation, described pallet plays the effect of vaporizer.
9. method as claimed in claim 7, wherein, in described evaporation step, utilize via
It is formed and air can be allowed to be introduced in from outside described from the outside through hole flowed into of described door
Extraneous air in Men, cools down described condenser.
10. method as claimed in claim 7, wherein, described refrigerant tubing described at least
A part is configured to contact with the lower surface of described pallet.
11. methods as claimed in claim 7, wherein, described refrigerant tubing with described torr
The described part of dish contact is formed U-shaped.
12. 1 kinds of refrigerator doors, comprising:
Machine Room, it includes compressor, condenser and expansion valve；
Ice machine, it is positioned in ice-making compartment, and wherein said ice machine includes being able to receive that and accommodating water
Pallet；And
Refrigerant tubing, it is connected with described compressor, described condenser and described expansion valve, and
Described refrigerant tubing is configured to be cooled down described pallet by conduction.
13. refrigerator doors as claimed in claim 12, wherein, for producing in described ice machine
In the cooling circulation of raw ice, described pallet plays the effect of vaporizer.
14. refrigerator doors as claimed in claim 12, wherein, at least the one of described refrigerant tubing
Part is configured to contact with the lower surface of described pallet.
15. refrigerator doors as claimed in claim 14, wherein, described refrigerant tubing with described
The described part of pallet contact is formed U-shaped.
16. refrigerator doors as claimed in claim 12, wherein, described door includes Machine Room, described
It is separated from one another that Machine Room and described ice-making compartment are adiabatic component, and described compressor and described cold
Condenser is disposed in described Machine Room.
17. refrigerator doors as claimed in claim 16, wherein, being used for of described door constitutes described machine
One surface of tool room has through hole, and described through hole is formed the one table penetrating described door
Face, and described Machine Room can utilize outside described through hole and described Machine Room when described door is opened
Carry out air circulation.
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