CN111351286A

CN111351286A - Refrigerator device

Info

Publication number: CN111351286A
Application number: CN201811584876.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李大伟; 丁剑波; 任伟涛; 廉锋; 成俊亮; 潘自杰
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Special Refrigerator Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Special Refrigerator Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-12-24
Filing date: 2018-12-24
Publication date: 2020-06-30

Abstract

The invention provides a refrigerator device, which comprises a box body, a glass door body and a compressor bin, and further comprises: the air duct is arranged in the side wall of the box body and comprises an air outlet and an air inlet; the glass door body is positioned at the top of the box body and is of a hollow double-layer glass structure, the hollow double-layer glass structure comprises upper-layer glass, lower-layer glass and a gap, and the gap is positioned between the upper-layer glass and the lower-layer glass; the compressor bin is arranged at the bottom of the box body, and a fan is arranged in the compressor bin; the fan sends hot air in the compressor bin into the air duct from the air inlet, and the hot air is blown out from the air outlet and enters the gap; the hot air is used for preventing the glass door body from being condensed. The refrigerator device has a good condensation prevention effect.

Description

Refrigerator device

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, in particular to an air-cooled refrigerator capable of preventing condensation from forming on the surface of glass.

Background

The upper part of the prior display refrigerator with a glass door, especially the upper part of the horizontal air-cooled display refrigerator, is provided with a push-pull type glass door in places such as markets, supermarkets, convenience stores and the like. Because the interior of the cabinet of the display refrigerator needs to be kept at a lower temperature to ensure that goods are stored at a low temperature, and the ambient temperature outside the cabinet is usually obviously higher than the low temperature in the cabinet, after the ambient humidity reaches a certain value, water mist can be condensed on the outer side surface of the glass door to form condensation, so that the display effect of the glass door is lowered.

In view of the above, the invention provides a refrigerator device which can effectively solve the problem of condensation of the glass door body.

Disclosure of Invention

One of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator device which can effectively prevent the condensation of a glass door of a refrigerator.

The invention provides a refrigerator device, which comprises a box body, a glass door body and a compressor bin, and further comprises: the air duct is arranged in the side wall of the box body and comprises an air outlet and an air inlet; the glass door body is positioned at the top of the box body and is of a hollow double-layer glass structure, the hollow double-layer glass structure comprises upper-layer glass, lower-layer glass and a gap, and the gap is positioned between the upper-layer glass and the lower-layer glass; the compressor bin is arranged at the bottom of the box body, and a fan is arranged in the compressor bin; the fan sends hot air in the compressor bin into the air duct from the air inlet, and the hot air is blown out from the air outlet and enters the gap; the hot air is used for preventing the glass door body from being condensed.

As an optional technical scheme, the air inlet is a bell mouth.

As an optional technical scheme, the box body sequentially comprises an inner container, a foaming layer and a box shell from inside to outside, and the air duct is embedded in the foaming layer.

As an optional technical solution, the side wall is a front side wall of the freezer device.

As an optional technical solution, a sealing layer is disposed in the compressor compartment, and the sealing layer is disposed along a top side wall of the compressor compartment and the front side wall of the box body in a region where the compressor compartment is drunk.

As an optional technical solution, the air conditioner further includes an air outlet connector, and the air outlet connector is located at the air outlet and extends into the gap.

As a selectable technical scheme, the hollow double-layer glass door body further comprises an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet.

As a selectable technical solution, the air conditioner further includes an airflow passage, the airflow passage is disposed in the gap, and the airflow passage communicates the airflow inlet and the airflow outlet.

As an alternative solution, the air flow path is a continuous bent structure.

As an optional technical scheme, the refrigerator device is a horizontal type air-cooled refrigerator.

According to the refrigerator device, the glass door body of the refrigerator device is of a hollow double-layer glass structure, and hot air in the compressor bin is guided to the gap in the middle of the double-layer glass by the fan, so that condensation on the surface of the double-layer glass is eliminated, and the display effect of the refrigerator device is improved.

The invention is described in detail below with reference to the drawings and specific examples, but the invention is not limited thereto.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a freezer apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of the double glazing of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the gas flow path in the double glazing of fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of an airflow path in another embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention is described in further detail below with reference to embodiments and accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

Fig. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a freezer apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the double glazing of FIG. 1; fig. 3 is a schematic view of the gas flow path in the double glazing of fig. 1.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the freezer device 10 includes a box body 1, the box body 1 includes an inner container 11, a foaming layer 12 and a box shell 13 from inside to outside; the bottom of the box body 1 is provided with a compressor bin 2, and the compressor bin 2 is internally provided with a condenser 21, a fan 22 and a compressor 23; wherein, condensation you 21, fan 22 and compressor 23 set up according to the preface from the rear side of box 1 towards the front side of box 1, and the rear side of box 1 is the one side that horizontal freezer 10 keeps away from the user, and the front side of box 1 is the one side that horizontal freezer 10 is close to the user. Preferably, the compressor housing 2 is located in a storage space at the bottom of the casing 1, the storage space is formed by a bottom plate of the casing 13 and a partition plate disposed on the bottom plate, and a space between the partition plate and the bottom plate is the storage space.

The glass door 3 is arranged on the top of the box body 1, and the glass door 3 is arranged in a track (not shown) which is combined on the top of the box body 1, wherein the glass door 3 can slide left and right along the track to be opened or closed.

In this embodiment, the glass door 3 is a hollow double-glazing structure, and includes an upper glazing 32 and a lower glazing 33, and a gap 34 is provided between the upper glazing 32 and the lower glazing 33. Wherein the outer side surface 31 of the upper glass 32 is exposed to the external environment; the lower glass 33 is adjacent to the inside of the cabinet 1.

The box body 1 comprises a plurality of side walls, and the air duct 4 is arranged on at least one of the side walls.

In this embodiment, the box body 1 includes a front side wall 14, the front side wall 14 is close to a user, an air duct 4 is disposed in the front side wall 14, the air duct 4 is embedded in the foaming layer 12, the air duct 4 includes an air outlet 41 and an air inlet 42, the air outlet 41 correspondingly extends to a gap 34 between the upper layer glass 32 and the lower layer glass 33, and the air inlet 42 extends into the compressor bin 2. The sealing layer 24 is arranged in the compressor bin 2, the sealing layer 24 extends and covers the outside of the air inlet 42, and the sealing layer 24 is used for guiding airflow generated by rotation of the fan 22 in the compressor bin 2 to enter the air duct 4 from the air inlet 42. Preferably, the sealing layer 24 is arranged along the top side wall of the compressor compartment 2 and the front side wall 14 of the casing 1 in correspondence of the area of the compressor compartment 2. The sealing layer 24 is, for example, sealing cotton, and can be attached to the top side wall of the compressor compartment 2 and the front side wall 14 of the box body 1 in a region corresponding to the compressor compartment 2.

In the present embodiment, the air duct 4 is disposed in the front side wall 14 of the cabinet 1 of the freezer device 10, but not limited thereto. In other embodiments of the present invention, the air duct may be further disposed on a rear sidewall of the case of the freezer apparatus, the rear sidewall being opposite to the front sidewall.

Further, the air outlet 41 is provided with an air outlet connector 5, and the air outlet connector 5 extends into the gap 34 between the upper layer glass 32 and the lower layer glass 33. The wind outlet connector 5 allows the hot air flowing through the wind tunnel 4 to be uniformly blown into the gap 34, so that the hot air heats the upper glass 32, and the condensation on the outer surface 31 of the upper glass 32 is eliminated. In addition, the hot air may heat the lower glass 33 at the same time, and the inner surface of the lower glass 33 may be prevented from being exposed to dew, and the inner surface of the lower glass 33 may be directed to the inside of the case 1.

To avoid hot air accumulation in the double glazing structure, the glass door 3 is provided with an airflow outlet 7, and the airflow outlet 7 is used for discharging the hot air in the gap 34 to the external environment. Preferably, the airflow outlet 7 is located at the rear side 36 of the glass door 3, and the rear side 36 of the glass door 3 is, for example, a side away from a user, but not limited thereto. In other embodiments of the present invention, the airflow outlet may be located at the left side and/or the right side of the glass door body, for example. That is, in the glass door body 3 of the double glass structure, the airflow outlet 7 communicating with the gap 34 may be located on at least one side edge of the glass door body 3. In order to obtain a better use experience, the airflow outlet 7 may not be disposed on the side of the glass door 3 facing or close to the user. In the present invention, the number and shape of the airflow outlets 7 are not particularly limited as long as the heated air in the gap 34 can be smoothly discharged.

With continued reference to fig. 2 and fig. 3, the gap 34 of the glass door 3 may further include an airflow inlet 6 and an airflow channel 8, the airflow inlet 6 and the airflow outlet 7 are respectively located at two ends of the airflow channel 8, wherein the air outlet connector 5 is communicated with the airflow inlet 6, the airflow inlet 6 is disposed at a front side 35 of the glass door 3, the front side 35 is opposite to a rear side 36, and the front side 35 is, for example, a side close to a user; the air flow path 8 is used for guiding hot air to flow through a path in the gap 34, so that the hot air can sufficiently flow in the gap 34 to heat the upper glass, and further, condensation caused by the temperature difference between the inside and the outside of the box body 1 on the outer side surface 31 of the upper glass 32 is better eliminated.

In the present embodiment, the air flow path 8 is, for example, a continuous elbow structure arranged in the gap 34, but not limited thereto. The elbow structure may be a transparent glass elbow.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of an airflow path in another embodiment of the invention. In fig. 4, elements having the same reference numerals as those in fig. 3 represent the same functions, and are not described again.

As shown in fig. 4, the air flow path 8' includes a plurality of longitudinally extending partition plates 81, adjacent partition plates 81 are connected by connecting portions 82, and a gap portion 83 is provided between each partition plate 81 and the front side 35 or the rear side 36. The partition plate 81, the connecting portion 82, and the gap portion 83 also form the air flow path 8' as a continuous bent structure. In addition, in other embodiments of the present invention, the partition board may also be a plurality of transversely extending partition boards, adjacent partition boards are connected by a connecting portion, and a gap portion exists between each partition board and the left side or the right side.

In the present invention, the air flow path 8 (or the air flow path 8') substantially makes the distribution of the hot air more uniform in the gap 34 of the glass door 3, and further provides heat to each region of the upper glass 32 to prevent condensation. Of course, the arrangement density of the airflow path 8 may also be increased corresponding to the region where the upper glass 32 is likely to be exposed to condensation, so as to specifically eliminate the condensation in a specific region. In other words, the shape and distribution density of the airflow passage 8 can be substantially adjusted according to the requirement.

When the refrigerator device 10 works, the compressor 23 and the condenser 21 in the compressor compartment 2 generate heat, the heat is conducted to the environment, so that air in the environment is heated to form hot air, under the action of the fan 22, the hot air enters the air duct 4 from the air inlet 42 and is blown out to the gap 34 of the glass door body 3 through the air outlet and the air outlet connecting piece 5, the hot air heats the upper glass 32 in the gap 34, and condensation on the outer surface 31 of the upper glass 32 is heated and eliminated. The above-mentioned hot air through producing in the compressor storehouse 2 with freezer device 10 leads to the space 34 of glass door body 3 to eliminate the condensation of the outside surface 31 of the upper glass 32 of glass door body 3, can effectively maintain glass door body 3 transparent, make freezer device 10 have better bandwagon effect.

In a preferred embodiment, the air inlet 42 of the air duct 4 is bent into the compressor housing 2, such as the air inlet 42 is a bell mouth, and the opening of the bell mouth gradually decreases from the compressor housing 2 to the air duct 4.

In a preferred embodiment, the outlet connector 5 has a plurality of outlet channels for dividing the hot air at the outlet 41.

In a preferred embodiment, the cooler device 10 is, for example, an air-cooled chest cooler.

In conclusion, the glass door body of the refrigerator device is of a hollow double-layer glass structure, and the fan is used for guiding hot air in the compressor bin to the gap in the middle of the double-layer glass, so that condensation on the surface of the double-layer glass is eliminated, and the display effect of the refrigerator device is improved.

The present invention is capable of other embodiments, and various changes and modifications may be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a freezer device, includes box, glass door body and compressor storehouse, its characterized in that still includes:

the air duct is arranged in the side wall of the box body and comprises an air outlet and an air inlet;

the glass door body is positioned at the top of the box body and is of a hollow double-layer glass structure, the hollow double-layer glass structure comprises upper-layer glass, lower-layer glass and a gap, and the gap is positioned between the upper-layer glass and the lower-layer glass; the compressor bin is arranged at the bottom of the box body, and a fan is arranged in the compressor bin;

the fan sends hot air in the compressor bin into the air duct from the air inlet, and the hot air is blown out from the air outlet and enters the gap; the hot air is used for preventing the glass door body from being condensed.

2. The cooler apparatus of claim 1, wherein said air inlet is a bell mouth.

3. The refrigerator device of claim 1 wherein the housing includes, in order from inside to outside, an inner container, a foam layer and a housing, the air channel being embedded in the foam layer.

4. The cooler apparatus of claim 1, wherein the side wall is a front side wall of the cooler apparatus.

5. The cooler apparatus of claim 4, wherein a sealant is disposed in the compressor compartment along a top side wall of the compressor compartment and the front side wall of the housing opposite an area in which the compressor compartment is to be served.

6. The cooler apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a vent connector positioned at the vent and extending into the gap.

7. The cooler apparatus of claim 1, wherein said hollow double glass door further comprises an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet.

8. The freezer apparatus of claim 7, further comprising an airflow path disposed in the void and communicating the airflow inlet with the airflow outlet.

9. The cooler assembly of claim 8, wherein said airflow path is a continuous serpentine structure.

10. A refrigerator apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the refrigerator apparatus is a horizontal air-cooled refrigerator.