CN111207556B

CN111207556B - Universal air duct module for refrigerator

Info

Publication number: CN111207556B
Application number: CN202010021415.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 鲍敏; 王瑶; 李乾坤
Original assignee: Changhong Meiling Co Ltd
Current assignee: Changhong Meiling Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-01-09
Filing date: 2020-01-09
Publication date: 2021-12-21
Anticipated expiration: 2040-01-09
Also published as: CN111207556A

Abstract

The invention discloses a universal air duct module for a refrigerator, and relates to the technical field of refrigerator air ducts. The invention comprises an air duct main body and a thickness selectable module; the thickness selectable module is arranged at the rear part of the air duct main body; the air channel main body comprises a front face shield, a rear face shield, a fan, a motor fixing frame and heat preservation foam; the rear face mask is fixed on the rear side surface of the front face mask; the fan is fixedly arranged on the rear cover by the motor fixing frame; the heat preservation foam is fixed on the rear side of the rear face mask and positioned on the lower side of the motor fixing frame. The air duct main body is suitable for the refrigerator with evaporators with different thicknesses through the thickness selectable module, the universality of the air duct module and the refrigerator body of the refrigerator is improved, the cost investment of a mould is reduced, the management waste caused by too many air duct modules and refrigerator bodies is reduced, the universality of the air duct module and the refrigerator body of the same platform is realized, and the online use and the installation are convenient.

Description

Universal air duct module for refrigerator

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of refrigerator air ducts, and particularly relates to a universal air duct module for a refrigerator.

Background

With the development of social economy and the improvement of living standard of people, the refrigerator also becomes an indispensable household appliance in daily life of people. The refrigerator of current same platform can set up different energy consumption grades according to the demand, different energy consumption grades are according to the cold volume demand, can dispose different thickness evaporimeter, to the evaporimeter of different thickness, the size of the evaporimeter installation bin of refrigerator inside lining installation evaporimeter is different, to different thickness evaporimeters, need redesign and reopen inside lining plastic suction mould, the difference of refrigerator inside lining also causes box foaming mould also must reopen, the mould expense is high, the refrigerator box, the wind channel structure is many, it is big to cause the mould cost to drop into, the wasting of resources, and the wind channel, the too many management wastes that cause of box, and easy management is chaotic.

The invention provides a universal air duct module for a refrigerator, which is used for solving the problems.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a universal air duct module for a refrigerator, which enables an air duct main body to adapt to the refrigerator with evaporators with different thicknesses through a thickness selectable module, improves the universality of the air duct module and a refrigerator body of the refrigerator, reduces the cost investment of a mould, reduces the management waste caused by too many air duct modules and the refrigerator body, realizes the universality of the air duct module and the refrigerator body of the same platform, and is convenient to use and install on line.

In order to solve the technical problems, the invention is realized by the following technical scheme:

the invention relates to a general air duct module for a refrigerator, which comprises an air duct main body and a thickness selectable module; the thickness selectable module is arranged at the rear part of the air duct main body; the air channel main body comprises a front face shield, a rear face shield, a fan, a motor fixing frame and heat preservation foam; the rear face mask is fixed on the rear side surface of the front face mask; the fan is fixedly arranged on the rear cover by the motor fixing frame; the heat preservation foam is fixed at the rear side of the rear face mask and positioned at the lower side of the motor fixing frame;

the thickness selectable module is in a U-shaped frame shape; the peripheral side of the lateral eave at the rear side of the front face mask is provided with a thickness selectable module; the thickness selectable module is matched with the periphery side of the rear face mask.

Preferably, a plurality of first buckles are arranged on the inner sides of two side walls of the thickness-selectable module; a first clamping groove is formed in the periphery of the side edge of the rear side of the front face cover; the module that thickness is optional is installed in the side eaves week side of preceding face guard rear side through first buckle and first draw-in groove matching.

Preferably, a plurality of second buckles are arranged on the outer sides of two side walls of the thickness-selectable module; the second buckle is matched in a clamping groove formed in the inner liner of the refrigerator compartment.

Preferably, a sealing material layer is arranged between the thickness selectable module and the refrigerator compartment; the sealing material layer is made of an elastic material.

Preferably, if the evaporator thickness in the refrigerator compartment is thicker than the reference evaporator, a matching thickness selectable module is configured.

Preferably, if the thickness of the evaporator in the refrigerator compartment is the same as the reference evaporator thickness, the thickness selectable module is not separately configured.

One aspect of the present invention has the following advantageous effects:

the air duct main body is suitable for the refrigerator with evaporators with different thicknesses through the thickness selectable module, the universality of the air duct module and the refrigerator body of the refrigerator is improved, the cost investment of a mould is reduced, the management waste caused by too many air duct modules and refrigerator bodies is reduced, the universality of the air duct module and the refrigerator body of the same platform is realized, and the online use and the installation are convenient.

Of course, it is not necessary for any product in which the invention is practiced to achieve all of the above-described advantages at the same time.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a universal duct module for a refrigerator according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a universal duct module for a refrigerator according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a universal duct module for a refrigerator in a mated state;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of A in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an assembly view of a universal duct module for a refrigerator according to the present invention, in which modules having selectable thicknesses are required to be disposed;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of B in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is an assembly view of a universal duct module for a refrigerator according to the present invention without the need for a module of selectable thickness;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of C of this FIG. 7;

in the drawings, the components represented by the respective reference numerals are listed below:

1-refrigerator compartment, 11-liner, 11 a-clamping groove, 2-sealing material layer, 31-air duct main body, 311-front cover, 312-rear cover, 313-fan, 314-motor fixing frame, 315-heat preservation foam, 311 a-first clamping groove, 32-thickness selectable module, 32 a-first buckle and 32 b-second buckle.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "open," "upper," "middle," "length," "inner," and the like are used in an orientation or positional relationship for convenience in describing the present invention and for simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced components or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1-4, the present invention is a general air duct module for a refrigerator, including an air duct main body 31 and a thickness selectable module 32; the thickness selectable module 32 is arranged at the rear part of the air duct main body 31; the air duct main body 31 comprises a front cover 311, a rear cover 312, a fan 313, a motor fixing frame 314 and heat-insulating foam 315; the rear face cover 312 is fixed to the rear side of the front face cover 311; the fan 313 is fixedly arranged on the rear cover 312 by the motor fixing frame 314; the heat preservation foam 315 is fixed on the rear side of the rear face mask 312 and is positioned on the lower side of the motor fixing frame 314; specifically, the thickness selectable module 32 is commonly used for evaporators 4 with different thicknesses, the thickness selectable modules 32 with different thicknesses are configured according to the thickness of the evaporators 4, and the thickness of the thickness selectable modules 32 is generally 5-30 mm;

the thickness selectable module 32 is in a U-shaped frame shape; the module 32 with selectable thickness is matched with the peripheral side of the lateral edge at the rear side of the front mask 311; the thickness selectable module 32 is matched on the outer periphery side of the rear face mask 312; a plurality of first buckles 32a are arranged on the inner sides of two side walls of the thickness selectable module 32; a first clamping groove 311a is formed on the periphery of the side edge of the rear side of the front cover 311; the thickness selectable module 32 is mounted on the side edge periphery side of the rear side of the front face cover 311 through a first buckle 32a and a first clamping groove 311a in a matched manner; a plurality of second buckles 32b are arranged on the outer sides of two side walls of the thickness selectable module 32; the second fastener 32b is matched in a clamping groove 11a formed in the liner 11 of the refrigerator compartment 1.

In practical use of the present invention, please refer to fig. 5-6, the evaporator 4 is installed in the refrigerator compartment 1, if the thickness of the evaporator 4 is thicker than the reference evaporator; a thickness selectable module 32 is required to be configured, the thickness selectable module is installed at the rear part of the air duct main body 31, a sealing material layer 2 is arranged between the thickness selectable module 32 of the air duct module and the refrigerator compartment 1, and the sealing material layer 2 is made of elastic materials; referring to fig. 7 to 8, if the evaporator 4 ratio is the same as the reference evaporator thickness, the thickness selectable module 32 does not need to be additionally configured, the sealing material layer 2 is disposed between the air duct main body 31 of the air duct module and the refrigerator compartment 1, and the sealing material layer 2 is made of an elastic material.

In the description herein, references to the description of "one embodiment," "an example," "a specific example" or the like are intended to mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

The preferred embodiments of the invention disclosed above are intended to be illustrative only. The preferred embodiments are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise embodiments disclosed. Obviously, many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and the practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention. The invention is limited only by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.

Claims

1. A universal air duct module for a refrigerator is characterized by comprising an air duct main body (31) and a thickness selectable module (32); the thickness selectable module (32) is arranged at the rear part of the air duct main body (31);

the air channel main body (31) comprises a front face shield (311), a rear face shield (312), a fan (313), a motor fixing frame (314) and heat-preservation foam (315); the rear face cover (312) is fixed on the rear side of the front face cover (311); the fan (313) is fixedly arranged on the rear face shield (312) by the motor fixing frame (314); the heat-preservation foam (315) is fixed on the rear side of the rear face mask (312) and is positioned on the lower side of the motor fixing frame (314);

the thickness selectable module (32) is in a U-shaped frame shape; the side edge periphery of the rear side of the front face cover (311) is matched with a thickness selectable module (32); the thickness selectable module (32) is matched with the outer periphery side of the rear face mask (312).

2. The universal air duct module for the refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of first fasteners (32a) are arranged on the inner sides of the two side walls of the module (32) with the selectable thickness; a first clamping groove (311a) is formed in the periphery of the side edge of the rear side of the front face cover (311); the thickness selectable module (32) is mounted on the side edge periphery side of the rear side of the front face cover (311) in a matched mode through a first buckle (32a) and a first clamping groove (311 a).

3. The universal air duct module for the refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of second fasteners (32b) are provided on the outer sides of the two side walls of the module (32) with the selectable thickness; the second buckle (32b) is matched in a clamping groove (11a) formed in a lining (11) of the refrigerator compartment (1).

4. A universal air duct module for a refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that a layer of sealing material (2) is provided between the module (32) of selectable thickness and the refrigerator compartment (1); the sealing material layer (2) is made of elastic materials.

5. A universal air duct module for a refrigerator according to claim 4, characterized in that a matching thickness selectable module (32) is provided if the evaporator (4) thickness in the refrigerator compartment (1) is thicker than the reference evaporator.

6. The universal air duct module for a refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein the thickness selectable module (32) is not separately configured if the thickness of the evaporator (4) in the refrigerator compartment (1) is the same as the reference evaporator thickness.