CN106996671B

CN106996671B - Refrigerator with a door

Info

Publication number: CN106996671B
Application number: CN201710041128.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 西冈孝真
Original assignee: Mitsubishi Corp
Current assignee: Mitsubishi Corp
Priority date: 2016-01-25
Filing date: 2017-01-17
Publication date: 2019-12-06
Anticipated expiration: 2037-01-17
Also published as: MY190214A; JPWO2017130270A1; AU2016389530A1; CN106996671A; CN206556330U; RU2702197C1; TW201730491A; SG11201804705TA; JP6594454B2; AU2016389530B2; WO2017130270A1; TWI610052B

Abstract

The present invention provides a refrigerator having a partition wall for partitioning a space inside a refrigerator body, and a seal member, the seal member having: a mounting member mounted on a lower surface of the lower wall surface of the partition wall; and a shielding member extending from the mounting member, the shielding member shielding inflow of air into the storage space partitioned by the partition wall, a lower edge portion of the mounting member being located above a lower edge portion of the partition wall when viewed from the front, a lower surface portion extending from the front in the rear direction and a side surface portion extending in the up-down direction being alternately provided on a lower surface of a lower wall surface of the partition wall, the lower surface of the lower wall surface of the partition wall being provided with: a support member extending from the side surface portion along the lower surface portion and holding and supporting a front-side end portion of the mounting member from below; and a fixing member that is located above the support member and fixes the rear end portion of the mounting member.

Description

Refrigerator with a door

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a storage chamber opened and closed by a door of a pull-out type.

Background

As a conventional refrigerator, for example, patent document 1 discloses a refrigerator in which a seal is provided on a lower surface portion of a partition wall that partitions a storage chamber. The seal of the refrigerator of patent document 1 has: a mounting portion for mounting the seal member to the lower surface portion of the partition wall; and a front end portion extending from the mounting portion. In patent document 1, when the pull-out type door is closed, the front end of the seal is brought into contact with a convex portion provided on the inner surface of the refrigerator, thereby blocking the cold air in the refrigerator from flowing into the outside of the refrigerator through a gap between the inner surface of the door and the partition wall.

patent document 1: japanese laid-open patent publication No. 2002-

However, in the refrigerator of patent document 1, since the mounting portion of the seal is formed to protrude from the lower surface of the partition wall, the mounting portion of the seal may come into contact with the stored object such as food stored in the storage compartment due to creep of the seal or bending of the seal during molding. Since the mounting portion of the packing contacts the stored object, the operability of the pullout type door is deteriorated, and abnormal noise is generated when the pullout type door is operated. Further, since the mounting portion of the seal contacts the stored object, the possibility of the leading end portion of the seal being damaged also increases. In addition, since the mounting portion of the sealing member protrudes from the lower surface of the partition wall, the storage space of the refrigerator is restricted. Therefore, the refrigerator disclosed in patent document 1 has a problem that comfort during use and reliability with respect to cooling performance cannot be ensured.

disclosure of Invention

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator capable of ensuring comfort in use and reliability in cooling performance.

The refrigerator of the present invention comprises: a case having an opening on a front surface thereof; a partition wall that partitions a space inside the case; a pull-out door located on a lower surface side of a lower wall surface of the partition wall and capable of opening and closing a storage space defined by the partition wall; and a seal member that blocks an inflow of air into the storage space, the seal member including: a mounting member mounted on a lower surface of the lower wall surface of the partition wall; and a shielding member that extends from the attachment member, that comes into contact with a surface of the pullout door on the storage space side in a state where the pullout door is closed, and that shields inflow of air into the storage space, wherein a lower edge portion of the attachment member is located above a lower edge portion of the partition wall when viewed from the front, a lower surface of the lower wall surface of the partition wall is a stepped wall surface when viewed from the side, the stepped wall surface is provided with a lower surface portion extending from the front in the rear direction and side surface portions extending in the vertical direction alternately, and a lower surface of the lower wall surface of the partition wall is provided with: a support member extending from the side surface portion along the lower surface portion and holding and supporting a front-side end portion of the mounting member from below; and a fixing member that is located above the support member and fixes a rear end portion of the mounting member.

Further, the following configuration is possible: the rear end portion of the mounting member is configured as a U-shaped end portion when viewed from the side, and the fixing member is configured as a protruding member capable of fitting and fixing the U-shaped end portion.

Further, the following configuration is possible: the protruding member is configured as a member separate from the partition wall.

Further, the following configuration is possible: a plurality of the supporting members and the fixing members are provided,

Further, the following configuration is possible: the connecting portion between the mounting member and the shielding member is located above the lower edge portion of the partition wall in a front view.

Further, the following configuration is possible: the shielding member is configured as a fin-shaped member extending downward from the mounting member, and a projection portion with which the fin-shaped member comes into contact is provided on a surface of the drawer door on the storage space side.

Further, the following configuration is possible: the mounting member is made of a hard resin, and the shielding member is made of a soft resin.

In the present invention, the lower edge portion of the mounting member of the seal is located above the lower edge portion of the partition wall in front view, and therefore, the mounting member of the seal can be prevented from coming into contact with the stored object, and therefore, the operability of the pull-out type door can be maintained, and the generation of abnormal noise and the breakage of the seal can be suppressed. In addition, the accommodating space of the refrigerator can be prevented from being limited by the sealing member. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a refrigerator that can ensure comfort in use and reliability with respect to cold insulation performance.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic front view showing an example of an external appearance structure of a refrigerator 100 according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of a section a-a in fig. 1 of the refrigerator 100 according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an example of a structure of a partition wall 10 of the refrigerator 100 according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

fig. 4 is a schematic view showing an example of the structure of the partition wall 10 of the refrigerator 100 according to embodiment 1 of the present invention when viewed from the bottom surface.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing another example of the structure of a part of the partition wall 10 of the refrigerator 100 according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals

Double door; a left refrigerator compartment door; a right door of the refrigeration compartment; an inner surface; 3 … pull-out door; an ice making chamber door; switching a door of the chamber; a freezer door; a vegetable room door; an inner surface; a box body; an outer box; an inner box; a thermal shield; a divider wall; a lower surface of the lower wall surface; a lower edge portion; 1 st partition wall; a 2 nd partition wall; a 3 rd partition wall; a storage space; a refrigerated compartment; an ice-making chamber; 20c.. a freezer compartment; a vegetable compartment; a shelf; a shelf; a receiving container; a refrigerated fresh box; an ice-making compartment housing; a large capacity freezer compartment; a small capacity freezer compartment; a high capacity vegetable room box; a small-volume vegetable room box; a machine room; a cooler chamber; a cooler; a fan; a main body portion; a separator; a front surface plate; an anti-dew tube; partition insulation; a partition cover; 42a.. 1 st lower surface section; 42b.. 2 nd lower surface portion; 42c.. 3 rd lower surface portion; 42d.. the 1 st side face portion; a 2 nd side face portion; a washer; a 46 … magnet; a boss; a throat portion; a seal; a mounting component; a shielding member; a U-shaped end portion; a joint portion; a lower edge portion; a front-side end portion; a terminal portion of the back side; 54 a support member; a fixation component; a protruding member; 56.. a guide member; a refrigerator.

Detailed Description

Embodiment 1.

A refrigerator 100 according to embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described. Fig. 1 is a schematic front view showing an example of an external appearance structure of a refrigerator 100 according to embodiment 1. In the following description, the positional relationship between the respective components of refrigerator 100, for example, the positional relationship of the upper and lower sides, the left and right sides, the front and rear sides, and the like, is a positional relationship in principle when refrigerator 100 is set in a usable state. In the following drawings including fig. 1, the relationship between the sizes and the shapes of the respective components may be different from those in reality. In the following drawings, the same or similar components or portions are denoted by the same reference numerals or are omitted.

As shown in fig. 1, refrigerator 100 includes, as rotary double door 2, a refrigerating room left door 2a and a refrigerating room right door 2b at the uppermost part. Further, an ice making chamber door 3a is provided below the refrigerating chamber left door 2a, and a switching chamber door 3b is provided below the refrigerating chamber right door 2b. A freezing chamber door 3c is provided below the ice making chamber door 3a and the switching chamber door 3b, and a vegetable chamber door 3d is provided below the freezing chamber door 3c. The ice making chamber door 3a, the switching chamber door 3b, the freezing chamber door 3c, and the vegetable chamber door 3d are configured as a pull-out type door 3. The double door 2 and the pull-out door 3 are configured to maintain the cooling performance inside the refrigerator, and for example, although not shown in the following drawings including fig. 1, they may be configured to include a door inner panel, a door outer panel, and a heat insulator filled between the door inner panel and the door outer panel.

in embodiment 1, the refrigerator 100 may be configured to include at least one pullout type door 3. For example, the refrigerator 100 may not have the ice making chamber door 3a or the switching chamber door 3b. Further, the ice making chamber door 3a, the switching chamber door 3b, the freezing chamber door 3c, and the vegetable chamber door 3d may be partially configured as a single-door rotating type, for example.

Fig. 2 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the refrigerator 100 according to embodiment 1 taken along the line a-a in fig. 1. As shown in fig. 2, the refrigerator 100 includes a heat insulating cabinet 5 having an open front, the heat insulating cabinet 5 including: an outer box 5a made of a steel plate constituting an outer contour of the refrigerator 100; an inner case 5b made of resin and forming an inner wall of the refrigerator 100; and a heat insulator 5c filled between the outer box 5a and the inner box 5b.

the refrigerator 100 is provided with a plurality of heat-insulating partition walls 10 partitioning an inner space of the cabinet 5, and a plurality of storage spaces 20 partitioned by the partition walls 10 are partitioned. In fig. 2, refrigerator 100 includes 1 st partition wall 12, 2 nd partition wall 14, and 3 rd partition wall 16. A refrigerating compartment 20a as an example of the storage space 20 is partitioned above the space partitioned by the 1 st partition wall 12, and the refrigerating compartment 20a is opened and closed by the rotational operation of the refrigerating compartment left door 2a and the refrigerating compartment right door 2b. An ice making chamber 20b, which is an example of the storage space 20, is defined in a space between the 1 st partition wall 12 and the 2 nd partition wall 14 partitioned by the 1 st partition wall 12 and the 2 nd partition wall 14, and the ice making chamber 20b is opened and closed by pushing and pulling the ice making chamber door 3a. A freezing chamber 20c as an example of the storage space 20 is partitioned by a space between the 2 nd partition wall 14 and the 3 rd partition wall 16 partitioned by the 2 nd partition wall 14 and the 3 rd partition wall 16, and the freezing chamber 20c is opened and closed by pushing and pulling the freezing chamber door 3c. Below the space partitioned by partition wall 3d, vegetable compartment 20d as an example of storage space 20 is partitioned, and freezing compartment 20c is opened and closed by pushing and pulling vegetable compartment door 3d. Although not shown in the following drawings including fig. 2, a switching chamber as an example of the storage space 20 is also defined in a space between the 1 st partition wall 12 and the 2 nd partition wall 14, and the switching chamber is opened and closed by pushing and pulling the switching chamber door 3b.

A plurality of shelves 22 for storing articles to be stored such as food and beverages are provided on the inner surfaces 2c of the refrigerating room left door 2a and the refrigerating room right door 2b. In addition, a plurality of shelves 24 for placing stored items are provided on the rear surface side of the refrigerating compartment 20a. A plurality of temperature-adjustable spaces are provided below the shelf plate 24 on the lower side of the rear surface of the refrigerating chamber 20a, so that the freshness of the stored items is maintained, and a plurality of ice and fresh food cases 26a as storage containers 26 are stored in the spaces.

An ice making compartment case 26b as a storage container 26 is stored in the ice making compartment 20b. The ice making compartment case 26b may be configured such that, for example, a bottom surface portion of the ice making compartment case 26b is attached to a frame made of a steel plate provided on the inner surface 3e side of the ice making compartment door 3a, although not shown.

Large-capacity freezer compartment 26c and small-capacity freezer compartment 26d as storage container 26 are stored in freezer compartment 20c. Small-capacity freezing chamber box 26d is formed to have a depth dimension shorter than that of large-capacity freezing chamber box 26c, for example, and is configured to be slidable back and forth on the upper edge portion of large-capacity freezing chamber box 26c. Large-capacity freezing compartment box 26c may be configured such that, for example, although not shown, the bottom surface portion of large-capacity freezing compartment box 26c is attached to a frame made of a steel plate provided on the inner surface 3e side of freezing compartment door 3c.

in the vegetable room 20d, a large-capacity vegetable room box 26e and a small-capacity vegetable room box 26f as the storage containers 26 are stored. The small-capacity vegetable compartment 26f is configured to have a depth dimension shorter than that of the large-capacity vegetable compartment 26e, for example, and to be slidable back and forth on an upper edge portion of the large-capacity vegetable compartment 26e. The large-capacity vegetable room box 26e may be configured such that, for example, although not shown, a bottom surface portion of the large-capacity vegetable room box 26e is attached to a frame made of a steel plate provided on the inner surface 3e side of the vegetable room door 3d.

note that, although not shown in the following drawings including fig. 2, a switching chamber box as the storage container 26 is housed in the switching chamber. The switching chamber box may be configured such that a bottom surface portion of the switching chamber box is attached to a frame made of a steel plate provided on the inner surface 3e side of the switching chamber door 3b, for example.

A machine chamber 27 is provided on the rear side of the bottom surface of refrigerator 100, and part of the components of the refrigeration cycle such as a compressor is housed in machine chamber 27. A cooler chamber 29 that accommodates a cooler 29a and a fan 29b is provided above the machine chamber 27. In the refrigerator 100, a refrigeration cycle circuit for circulating a refrigerant is configured by connecting a compressor, a condenser, a pressure reducing device, and a cooler 29a in this order by pipes. In the cooler 29a, the refrigerant flowing inside the cooler 29a exchanges heat with the air passing through the cooler 29a, and cold air cooling the storage space 20 is generated in the cooler room 29. The cool air generated in the cooler room 29 is circulated in the storage space 20 by the fan 29b.

Moisture in the air is condensed and frosted in the cooler 29a by the heat exchange performed by the cooler 29a. In order to maintain the performance of the cooler 29a, frost adhering to the cooler 29a is periodically melted by, for example, an electric heater, and is stored as defrosting water in, for example, an evaporation pan provided at the bottom of the refrigerator 100. The defrost water stored in the evaporation pan is heated and evaporated by, for example, a condenser, thereby being discharged as water vapor to the outside of the refrigerator 100. In the following drawings including fig. 2, the compressor, the condenser, the pressure reducing device, the electric heater, and the evaporating dish are not illustrated.

next, the structure of the partition wall 10 of the refrigerator 100 according to embodiment 1 will be described.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an example of a part of the structure of the partition wall 10 of the refrigerator 100 according to embodiment 1. In fig. 3, as an example of the partition wall 10, a configuration of a portion of the 2 nd partition wall 14 dividing the ice making compartment 20b and the freezing compartment 20c is illustrated in an enlarged view together with the internal configurations of the ice making compartment door 3a and the freezing compartment door 3c.

in fig. 3, the 2 nd partition wall 14 includes a main body 30, and the main body 30 includes: a protrusion-shaped outer contour portion formed by the inner box 5b and horizontally extending from the rear surface of the refrigerator 100 toward the front surface; and a heat insulating material which is accommodated in the outer contour portion and filled with foam. A partition 32 is disposed on the front surface side of the main body 30, and the partition 32 extends in the left-right direction in front view, and is connected to the side surface of the inner box 5b and the front surface of the main body 30.

the partition body 32 functions as a distal end portion of the partition wall 10, and improves the sealing property between the pullout door 3 and the partition wall 10 while maintaining the heat insulating property inside the storage space 20. The partition body 32 is provided with a front surface plate 36 constituting a front wall surface of the partition wall 10 and facing the inner surfaces 3e of the ice making chamber door 3a and the freezing chamber door 3c. The front surface plate 36 is made of a magnetic material such as a steel plate. In the separator 32, a dew condensation preventing pipe 38 for removing dew condensation and frost formed on the front surface plate 36 is provided at the rear portion of the front surface plate 36. The dew condensation preventing pipe 38 is configured as a part of a refrigerant pipe of the refrigeration cycle, for example, and can be configured to supply a high-temperature and high-pressure hot gas. A partition body heat insulator 40 is provided on the partition body 32, the front surface of the partition body heat insulator 40 is covered with the front surface plate 36, and the upper surface, the rear surface, and the lower surface of the partition body heat insulator 40 are covered with the partition cover 42. That is, the dew condensation preventing pipe 38 and the partition heat insulating material 40 are surrounded by the front surface plate 36 and the partition cover 42.

Partition body 32 constitutes partition wall 10 by connecting the rear surface of partition cover 42 to the front surface of main body 30. The lower surface side of the partition cover 42 and the lower surface side of the body 30 constitute a lower surface 10a of the lower wall surface of the partition wall 10 of the refrigerator 100 according to embodiment 1.

Gaskets 44 are disposed on peripheral surfaces of inner surfaces 3e of the ice making chamber door 3a and the freezing chamber door 3c. The gasket 44 is disposed over the entire circumference of the peripheral surface of the inner surface 3e of the ice making chamber door 3a and the freezing chamber door 3c. The washer 44 is provided with a magnet 46 for magnetically coupling the washer 44 and the front surface plate 36 of the division body 32. In a state where the ice making compartment door 3a and the freezing compartment door 3c are closed, the gasket 44 and the front panel 36 are coupled by magnetic force, so that the ice making compartment 20b and the freezing compartment 20c can be sealed, and airtightness of the storage space 20 can be improved.

A convex portion 49 extending horizontally from the front surface direction toward the rear surface direction is provided on the upper surface portion of the inner surface 3e of the freezer door 3c, and a space is formed between the convex portion 49 and the lower surface 10a of the lower wall surface of the partition wall 10. In embodiment 1, this space is referred to as a throat portion 50. In the refrigerator 100 according to embodiment 1, the seal 52 is disposed on the lower surface 10a of the lower wall surface of the partition wall 10, and the seal 52 is in contact with the convex portion 49 of the inner surface 3e of the freezing compartment door 3c, thereby shielding the inflow of air into the freezing compartment 20c. The sealing member 52 provides a space around the partition wall 10 to isolate the cold air circulating inside the freezing chamber 20c from the throat portion 50, thereby improving the heat insulation of the freezing chamber 20c.

Next, the structure and arrangement of the seal 52 of the refrigerator 100 according to embodiment 1 will be described.

the seal 52 has: a mounting member 52a mounted to the lower surface 10a of the lower wall surface of the partition wall 10; and a shielding member 52b extending from the mounting member 52a and contacting the inner surface 3e of the pullout door 3 in a state where the pullout door 3 is closed, thereby shielding the inflow of air into the storage space 20. The lower edge portion 52e of the mounting member 52a of the seal 52 is disposed on the partition wall 10 so as to be positioned above the lower edge portion 10b of the partition wall 10 in front view.

The lower surface 10a of the lower wall surface of the partition wall 10 is configured as: in a side view, a lower surface portion extending from the front surface direction toward the rear surface direction of refrigerator 100 and a side surface portion extending from the lower surface direction toward the upper surface direction are alternately provided to form a stepped wall surface. For example, in fig. 3, the lower surface 10a of the lower wall surface of the partition wall 10 has: the 1 st lower surface portion 42 a; a 2 nd lower surface part 42b located above the 1 st lower surface part 42 a; a 3 rd lower surface part 42c located above the 2 nd lower surface part 42 b; a 1 st side surface part 42d connecting the 1 st lower surface part 42a and the 2 nd lower surface part 42 b; and a 2 nd side surface part 42e connecting the 2 nd lower surface part 42b and the 3 rd lower surface part 42c. In embodiment 1, the 1 st lower surface portion 42a is the lower edge portion 10b of the partition wall 10 in front view.

A support member 54 is provided on the lower surface 10a of the lower wall surface of the partition wall 10, and the support member 54 extends from the 1 st side surface portion 42d along the 2 nd lower surface portion 42b, and sandwiches and supports the front-side end portion 52f of the mounting member 52a from below. A fixing member 55 is provided on the lower surface 10a of the lower wall surface of the partition wall 10, and the fixing member 55 is positioned above the support member 54 and fixes the rear end portion 52g of the mounting member 52a. For example, the fixing member 55 may be provided on the 2 nd side surface part 42e. The support member 54 and the fixing member 55 may be integrally formed of the same material as the partition cover 42 of the partition wall 10, or may be formed of a different material from the partition cover 42.

In the refrigerator 100 according to embodiment 1, the rear end portion 52g of the seal 52 on the rear surface side of the mounting member 52a can be formed into a U-shaped end portion 52c in a side view. The fixing member 55 may be a protrusion member 55a extending from the 2 nd side surface portion 42e. Thereby, the U-shaped distal end portion 52c is fitted and fixed to the fixing member 55. The protrusion member 55a may be formed integrally with the partition cover 42 of the partition wall 10, or may be formed as a member separate from the partition cover 42 of the partition wall 10. The protrusion member 55a can be easily manufactured by forming the protrusion member 55a as a member separate from the partition cover 42 of the partition wall 10.

The shielding member 52b is configured as a fin-shaped member extending downward from the mounting member 52a. The shielding member 52b is disposed to contact the convex portion 49 provided on the upper surface portion of the inner surface 3e of the freezing chamber door 3c over the entire region of the mounting member 52a. Fig. 3 shows a seal 52 having 3 fin-shaped members as the shielding member 52b.

the mounting member 52a of the seal 52 may be made of a rigid resin such as rigid polyvinyl chloride or polypropylene. This can prevent the mounting member 52a from coming off the support member 54. The shielding member 52b of the seal 52 may be made of a soft resin such as soft polyvinyl chloride or an olefin elastomer. This can prevent damage to the stored food such as food or damage to the pullout door 3 caused by the shielding member 52b.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing an example of the structure of the partition wall 10 of the refrigerator 100 according to embodiment 1 when viewed from the lower surface. In fig. 4, the upper side of the paper surface is the front surface side of refrigerator 100.

In the refrigerator 100 according to embodiment 1, a plurality of support members 54 and fixing members 55 may be arranged. In fig. 4, 4 support members 54 are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the wall surface of the 1 st side surface 42d of the partition cover 42, and 5 fixing members 55 are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the wall surface of the 2 nd side surface 42e of the partition cover 42. As shown in fig. 4, the support member 54 is disposed so that its position does not overlap the fixing member 55 when viewed from the front. The support member 54 and the fixing member 55 may be formed by integrating a plurality of support members 54 and fixing members 55 along the longitudinal direction of the 1 st side surface part 42d and the 2 nd side surface part 42e.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing another example of the structure of a part of the partition wall 10 of the refrigerator 100 according to embodiment 1.

in the refrigerator 100 according to embodiment 1, the coupling portion 52d between the mounting member 52a and the shielding member 52b is arranged such that: is located above the lower edge portion 10b of the partition wall 10 in front view. Specifically, as shown in fig. 5, the distance X between the connecting portion 52d of the mounting member 52a and the shielding member 52b and the 1 st lower surface portion 42a, that is, the lower edge portion 10b of the partition wall 10 in front view is set to 3mm or more. This can prevent the coupling portion 52d from coming into contact with the stored object such as food stored in the storage space 20 due to the opening and closing of the pullout door 3, and thus can prevent the coupling portion 52d of the shielding member 52b from being damaged.

In fig. 5, a guide member 56 is provided at the front end of the support member 54, and the guide member 56 guides the front-side distal end portion 52f of the mounting member 52a toward the space between the support member 54 and the 2 nd lower surface portion 42b, thereby facilitating assembly when mounting the seal member 52.

As described above, the refrigerator 100 according to embodiment 1 includes: a case 5 having an opening on the front surface thereof; a partition wall 10 that partitions the space inside the case 5; a pullout door 3 which is positioned on the lower surface 10a side of the lower wall surface of the partition wall 10 and can open and close the storage space 20 partitioned by the partition wall 10; and a seal 52 that shields the inflow of air into the storage space 20, the seal 52 including: a mounting member 52a mounted to the lower surface 10a of the lower wall surface of the partition wall 10; and a shielding member 52b extending from the attachment member 52a, coming into contact with the inner surface 3e of the pullout door 3, that is, a surface on the storage space 20 side in a state where the pullout door 3 is closed, and shielding the inflow of air into the storage space 20, wherein a lower edge portion 52e of the attachment member 52a is located above the lower edge portion 10b of the partition wall 10 in a front view.

According to the above configuration, the lower edge portion 52e of the mounting member 52a of the seal 52 is located above the lower edge portion 10b of the partition wall 10 in front view, and the mounting member 52a of the seal 52 can be prevented from coming into contact with the stored object, so that the operability of the pullout door 3 can be maintained, and the generation of abnormal noise and the breakage of the seal 52 can be suppressed. In addition, according to the above configuration, the case where the storage space of the refrigerator 100 is restricted by the seal 52 can be avoided. Further, according to the above configuration, it is possible to suppress damage to the seal 52 without providing a member other than the seal 52, and to avoid restriction of the storage space of the refrigerator 100. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide the refrigerator 100 that inexpensively ensures the comfort of use and the reliability with respect to the cold insulation performance. In addition, since the breakage of the seal 52 is suppressed, the energy consumption amount of the refrigerator 100 can be reduced.

the lower surface 10a of the lower wall surface of the partition wall 10 is configured as: the wall surface is a stepped wall surface in which a lower surface portion extending from the front surface direction toward the rear surface direction and side surface portions extending in the up-down direction are alternately provided when viewed from the side surface. According to the above configuration, the lower edge portion 52e of the mounting member 52a of the seal 52 can be easily arranged at a position above the lower edge portion 10b of the partition wall 10 in front view.

Further, the partition wall 10 may be configured to have, on a lower surface 10a of a lower wall surface thereof: a support member 54 extending from the side surface portion along the lower surface portion and holding and supporting the front-side end portion 52f of the mounting member 52a from below; and a fixing member 55 that is positioned above the support member 54 and fixes the rear end portion 52g of the mounting member 52a. According to the above configuration, the lower edge portion 52e of the mounting member 52a of the seal 52 can be easily arranged at a position higher than the lower edge portion 10b of the partition wall 10 in front view, and detachment of the seal 52 can be avoided. Further, by providing a plurality of support members 54 and fixing members 55, the stability of the seal 52 against detachment can be improved.

The rear end portion 52g of the mounting member 52a may be configured as a U-shaped end portion 52c when viewed from the side, and the fixing member 55 may be configured as a protrusion member 55a that can be fitted and fixed to the U-shaped end portion 52c. According to the above configuration, the U-shaped distal end portion 52c can be fitted and fixed, and therefore, the stability of the seal 52 against detachment can be further improved. Further, the projection member 55a can be easily manufactured by constituting the projection member 55a as a member separate from the partition wall 10.

The coupling portion 52d between the mounting member 52a and the shielding member 52b is configured to: is located above the lower edge portion 10b of the partition wall 10 in front view. According to the above configuration, since the coupling portion 52d can be prevented from coming into contact with the stored object such as food stored in the storage space 20 due to the opening and closing of the pullout door 3, the coupling portion 52d of the shielding member 52b can be prevented from being damaged. Therefore, according to the above configuration, the reliability of the refrigerator 100 with respect to the cooling performance can be improved.

The shielding member 52b may be a fin-shaped member extending downward from the attachment member 52a, and a projection 49 that the fin-shaped member contacts may be provided on the inner surface 3e of the pullout door 3, that is, on the surface on the storage space 20 side. According to the above configuration, the blocking member 52b blocks the throat portion 50, which is a space between the convex portion 49 and the lower surface 10a of the lower wall surface of the partition wall 10, thereby blocking the inflow of air into the storage space 20. Therefore, according to the above configuration, the reliability of the refrigerator 100 with respect to the cooling performance can be improved.

the mounting member 52a is made of hard resin, and the shielding member 52b is made of soft resin. According to the above configuration, the mounting member 52a can be prevented from being detached from the support member 54, and damage to the stored object such as food or the pullout door 3 due to the shielding member 52b can be prevented.

other embodiments are also described.

The present invention is not limited to embodiment 1 described above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, the refrigerator 100 is not limited to the configuration shown in fig. 1 and 2, and may be configured to have only the refrigerating chamber 20a and the freezing chamber 20c, for example.

Claims

1. A refrigerator is characterized by comprising:

A case having an opening on a front surface thereof;

a partition wall that partitions a space inside the case;

A draw-out door located on a lower surface side of a lower wall surface of the partition wall and capable of opening and closing a storage space partitioned by the partition wall;

A sealing member which shields an inflow of air toward the storage space,

The seal has:

a mounting member mounted to a lower surface of the lower wall surface of the partition wall; and

A shielding member extending from the mounting member, and contacting a surface of the pullout door on the storage space side in a state where the pullout door is closed, thereby shielding an inflow of air into the storage space,

A lower edge portion of the mounting member is located above a lower edge portion of the partition wall when viewed from the front,

A lower surface of the lower wall surface of the partition wall is a stepped wall surface in a side view, and the stepped wall surface is provided with a lower surface portion extending from a front direction to a rear direction and a side surface portion extending in a vertical direction alternately,

the lower surface of the lower wall surface of the partition wall is provided with: a support member extending from the side surface portion along the lower surface portion and holding and supporting a front end portion of the mounting member from below; and a fixing member that is located above the support member and fixes a rear end portion of the mounting member.

2. A refrigerator is characterized by comprising:

A case having an opening on a front surface thereof;

A partition wall that partitions a space inside the case;

A sealing member which shields an inflow of air toward the storage space,

The seal has:

A fixing member for fixing a rear end portion of the mounting member is provided on a lower surface of a lower wall surface of the partition wall,

The rear end of the mounting member is configured as a U-shaped end when viewed from the side,

The fixing member is a protrusion member capable of fitting and fixing the U-shaped end portion,

the lower edge portion of the mounting member is located above the lower edge portion of the partition wall in front view.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 2,

the protruding member is constituted as a member independent of the partition wall.

4. the refrigerator according to claim 2 or 3,

the lower surface of the lower wall surface of the partition wall is a stepped wall surface in a side view, and the stepped wall surface is provided with a lower surface portion extending from the front surface direction to the rear surface direction and a side surface portion extending in the up-down direction alternately.

5. The refrigerator according to claim 4,

a support member is provided on a lower surface of a lower wall surface of the partition wall, the support member extending from the side surface portion along the lower surface portion and holding and supporting a front end portion of the mounting member from below, and the fixing member is located above the support member.

6. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 5,

The support member and the fixing member are provided in plurality.

7. the refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2,

The coupling portion between the mounting member and the shielding member is located above the lower edge portion of the partition wall in a front view.

8. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2,

the shielding member is configured as a fin-shaped member extending downward from the mounting member, and a projection portion with which the fin-shaped member comes into contact is provided on a surface of the drawer door on the storage space side.

9. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2,

the mounting member is made of a hard resin, and the shielding member is made of a soft resin.