CN114234524A

CN114234524A - Refrigerator with a door

Info

Publication number: CN114234524A
Application number: CN202111589165.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 许锦潮; 姚惠民; 干锦波
Original assignee: Hisense Shandong Refrigerator Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hisense Shandong Refrigerator Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-23
Filing date: 2021-12-23
Publication date: 2022-03-25

Abstract

The invention provides a refrigerator, and belongs to the technical field of household appliances. The refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber; the door body is used for opening or closing the refrigerating chamber; the ice making chamber is arranged in the refrigerating chamber, and is internally provided with an ice maker for making water into ice blocks; the distributor is arranged on the door body and can be communicated with the ice maker to discharge ice cubes; an ice making waterway for delivering water to the ice maker; the ice making waterway is routed within the refrigeration compartment and extends through a wall of the ice making compartment to the ice maker. The ice making water channel of the refrigerator is arranged in the refrigerator, so that the problem that the appearance is influenced and the refrigerator is easy to damage due to the fact that the ice making water channel is arranged on the outer wall of the refrigerator is solved.

Description

Refrigerator with a door

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a refrigerator.

Background

In the related art, an ice making chamber is arranged in part of the refrigerator to realize the function of making water into ice cubes by the refrigerator, and an ice making waterway is also arranged in the refrigerator to supply water for making ice to the ice making chamber; and the exposed ice making waterway can influence the appearance and experience of users and reduce the grade of the refrigerator.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention solves at least one of the technical problems of the related art to some extent.

Therefore, the present application is directed to providing a refrigerator that may avoid an exposure of an ice making waterway.

A refrigerator according to the present application includes: a cabinet defining a refrigerating chamber; the door body is used for opening or closing the refrigerating chamber; the ice making chamber is arranged in the refrigerating chamber, and is internally provided with an ice maker for making water into ice blocks; the distributor is arranged on the door body and can be communicated with the ice maker to discharge ice blocks; an ice making waterway for delivering water to the ice maker; the ice making waterway is arranged in the refrigerating chamber and extends to the ice maker through the wall of the ice making chamber.

The utility model provides a refrigerator, through laying the ice-making water route to the ice-making machine delivery water to the inside of walk-in, avoided among the correlation technique ice-making water route to expose along the outer wall of refrigerator and suffer the foreign object influence and damage outside easily to and influence the user and see the problem of feeling experience, drawing down the product grade, simultaneously, ice-making machine and ice-making water route all are located the pipeline length in ice-making water route in the walk-in has been reduced.

In some embodiments of this application refrigerator, the ice-making water route is laid along the inner wall of walk-in, can avoid the ice-making water route to lay and lead to influencing the impression at the refrigerator outer wall, has simple structure, advantage that low in manufacturing cost.

In some embodiments of the refrigerator, the refrigerating chamber is divided into a storage area at the front side and an air duct cavity at the rear side by the air duct cover plate; the ice making chamber is located in the storage area, the ice making water channel is arranged in the air channel cavity and then extends to the ice making chamber through the air channel cover plate, so that the ice making water channel can be prevented from being observed when a user opens the refrigerator, the appearance is improved, and the ice making water channel is prevented from being damaged due to long-term exposure.

In some embodiments of the refrigerator of the present application, further comprising: the drinking water waterway extends out of the refrigerating chamber and then extends to the distributor through the hinge of the door body so as to convey drinking water to the distributor, and the drinking water waterway does not influence the closing and opening of the door body, so that the drinking water waterway is convenient for a user to use; the water inlet waterway is used for connecting a water source and is respectively connected with the drinking water waterway and the ice making waterway; the water source is divided into two paths from the water inlet waterway, one path is supplied to the ice machine by the ice making waterway, and the other path is supplied to the distributor by the water drinking waterway.

In some embodiments of the refrigerator of the present application, the drinking water path, the ice making water path, and the water inlet water path are connected by a three-way valve.

In some embodiments of the refrigerator, the drinking water waterway is arranged along the inner wall of the refrigerating chamber, the structure is simple, and then the drinking water waterway penetrates through the wall of the refrigerating chamber and extends to the hinge of the door body, so that the influence on the opening and closing of the door body is avoided.

In some embodiments of this application refrigerator, the drinking water route is laid along the foaming layer of box, and the user opens a body and can not observe the drinking water route, also avoids the drinking water route to expose the damage, then wears out the wall of walk-in and extends to the hinge department of a body, avoids influencing opening and shutting of a body.

In some embodiments of the refrigerator of the present application, the water inlet waterway penetrates through a wall of the refrigerating chamber to be connected to an external water source; the refrigerator further includes: the filter, it is located into on the water route for filter outside water source, can filter water for drinkable water, provide the drinking water guarantee for the user.

In some embodiments of the refrigerator of the present application, the refrigerator further comprises: the water box is arranged in the refrigerating chamber and used for supplying water, the water inlet waterway is connected into the water box, and water in the water box can keep low temperature and can be directly taken out for drinking.

In some embodiments of the refrigerator of the present application, the water box is located at a lower region of the refrigerating compartment, and the refrigerator further includes: the water pump is connected with the water inlet waterway and used for pumping water, and water can be pumped from a lower area to a higher area to provide power for water circulation.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

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

Fig. 1 is a front view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the refrigerator of the first embodiment taken along line A-A of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the refrigerator in a second embodiment taken along line A-A of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a refrigerator according to a third embodiment taken along line A-A of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a fourth embodiment of the refrigerator taken along line A-A in FIG. 1;

in the above figures: 100. a refrigerator; 10. a box body; 101. a box liner; 102. a housing; 103. a foamed layer; 20. a door body; 1. a refrigerating chamber; 12. a dispenser; 121. a distribution channel; 13. a storage area; 14. an air duct cavity; 15. an air duct cover plate; 2. an ice making chamber; 21. an ice maker; 22. an ice bank; 23. an ice outlet; 3. a water delivery device; 31. an ice making waterway; 32. a drinking water path; 33. a water inlet waterway; 34. a three-way valve; 35. a filter; 36. a water box; 37. a water pump; 4. and (4) freezing the chamber.

Detailed Description

The invention is described in detail below by way of exemplary embodiments. It should be understood, however, that elements, structures and features of one embodiment may be beneficially incorporated in other embodiments without further recitation.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

Generally, an ice maker is arranged in a refrigerator with an ice making function, ice cubes are generated through the ice maker, and a water source required by the ice maker is conveyed by an ice making water channel; in the related art, an ice making waterway is generally provided on an outer wall of a refrigerator and then supplied to an ice maker through a wall of the refrigerator. The ice making waterway is exposed outside the refrigerator and is easily damaged by the influence of foreign objects, and the appearance experience of a user is influenced and the grade of the refrigerator is reduced. In order to solve the technical problem, the invention conception of the application is provided:

hereinafter, embodiments of the present application will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1 to 5, a refrigerator 100 according to an embodiment of the present application includes a cabinet 10, a storage compartment formed inside the cabinet 10, a cool air supply apparatus generating cool air, and a door 20 opening and closing the storage compartment.

The tank 10 is substantially in the shape of a tank, and includes a tank bladder 101 and a casing 102. A storage compartment is formed inside the tank 101, and the casing 102 is located outside the tank 101. The foamed layer 103 is filled between the tank bladder 101 and the outer case 102.

The storage compartment may be divided into an upper storage compartment and a lower storage compartment by an intermediate partition wall. In the present embodiment, the upper storage compartment serves as the refrigerating compartment 1, and the lower storage compartment serves as the freezing compartment 4; however, in other embodiments, the upper storage compartment may serve as the freezing compartment and the lower storage compartment may serve as the refrigerating compartment.

However, unlike the present embodiment, the refrigerator may be provided with a vacuum chamber, a temperature changing chamber, and the like, and the aspects of the present invention can be applied as well.

The storage compartment may be provided with an opening at a front surface thereof to store or take out the food material. The opening may be opened or closed by the door body 20. The storage compartment may be opened or closed by a plurality of rotary door bodies 20. In other implementations, the storage compartment may also be opened or closed by a drawer-type door that is configured to be inserted into or pulled out from the inside.

The cold air supply device is provided to form cold air by circulating the cooling circuit, and can supply the generated cold air to the storage compartment. The cool air supply device may include cooling circuit devices having a compressor, a condenser, a capillary tube, and an evaporator assembly, a refrigerant pipe guiding refrigerant into each cooling circuit device, and a fan forcibly circulating air to supply cool air generated at the evaporator assembly to the storage compartment.

The upper and lower ends of one side of the door body 20 may be hinged to the cabinet 10 by a hinge, and the door body 20 is rotated by the hinge to open or close the cabinet.

The refrigerator further includes an ice making chamber 2, the ice making chamber 2 is disposed in the refrigerating chamber 1, and an ice maker 21 for making water into ice cubes is disposed in the ice making chamber 2.

An ice making evaporator and a fan are also arranged in the ice making chamber 2, and the cold energy generated at the ice making evaporator is circulated to the ice making machine 21 under the forced action of the fan, so that the water at the ice making machine 21 is changed into ice.

The ice making compartment 2 is partitioned into separate areas by a heat insulating wall, which is detachably installed in the refrigerating compartment 1. The cold energy in the ice making chamber 2 is provided by an ice making evaporator, the ice making evaporator is only used for regulating and controlling the temperature in the ice making chamber 2 and is not used for supplying the cold energy to the refrigerating chamber 1, and the temperatures of the ice making chamber 2 and the refrigerating chamber 1 can be independently and accurately controlled. The ice making evaporator only provides cold air for the ice making chamber 2, so that the ice making capacity can be improved to the maximum extent, the ice making efficiency is improved, and the energy is saved.

It should be noted that the shape of the heat insulation wall has various options, and only the heat insulation wall is required to separate the ice making chamber 2 into an independent ice making space, and in some embodiments, the heat insulation wall is a box and surrounds the ice making chamber 2. The material of the heat insulation wall is polyurethane, polystyrene foam or similar material.

An ice storage box 22 is arranged in the ice making chamber 2, and the ice storage box 22 is used for temporarily storing ice cubes made by the ice making machine 21; normally, the ice bank 22 is located below the ice maker 21, so that ice cubes generated from the ice maker 21 may fall into the ice bank 22 under gravity for temporary storage.

The door 20 is provided with a dispenser 12, and the dispenser 12 may communicate with an ice maker 21 to discharge ice cubes.

In the present application, by providing the ice making chamber 2 in the refrigerating chamber 1 of the higher region, it is possible to facilitate the user to take ice from the dispenser 12 in a more comfortable standing posture without stooping to take ice from below.

Specifically, the ice making chamber 2 is provided at a front end thereof with an ice outlet 23, and the dispensing passage 121 of the dispenser 12 is opposite to the ice outlet 23 when the door body 20 is closed, so that ice cubes in the ice making chamber 2 can be supplied through the ice outlet 23 and the dispensing passage 121.

The dispenser 12 allows a user to take out ice without opening the door 20. The dispenser 12 is provided with a lever or knob which a user can use to cause the dispenser 12 to open the dispensing passage 121, thereby dispensing water or ice to the outside of the refrigerator.

Water flows into an ice-making tray in the ice-making machine 21, the ice-making evaporator freezes the water in the ice-making tray into ice, the ice enters the ice bank 22 to be temporarily stored, and the ice generated by the ice-making machine 21 can be conveyed to the ice bank 22 in various ways. For example, a screw can be provided within the ice bank 22 to enable the transfer of ice to the dispenser 12.

When the dispenser 12 is opened, the ice in the ice storage box 22 is discharged out of the refrigerator through the dispenser 12, so that a user can take the ice conveniently, the frequency of opening the door body 20 is reduced, and the loss of cold energy is avoided.

The dispenser 12 can dispense water to the outside in addition to the ice cubes generated by the ice maker 21 to meet the user's demand for direct drinking of cold water.

The refrigerator may include a water supply device 3 for supplying water to the ice maker 21 and the dispenser 12. The water delivery device 3 includes a water inlet waterway 33, an ice making waterway 31, and a drinking water waterway 32. The water inlet waterway 33 is respectively connected with the water source, the ice making waterway 31 and the drinking waterway 32, the ice making waterway 31 is connected to the ice maker 21, and the drinking waterway 32 is connected to the distributor 12, so that the water source can be respectively conveyed to the ice making waterway 31 and the drinking waterway 32 through the water inlet waterway 33, the water is conveyed to the ice maker 21 through the ice making waterway 31, and the water is conveyed to the distributor 12 through the drinking waterway 32.

Specifically, referring to fig. 2 and 3, an ice making water path 31 is routed within the refrigerating compartment 1 and extends to the ice maker 21 through a wall of the ice making compartment 2, thereby delivering water to the ice maker 21.

The ice making waterway 31 is positioned in the refrigerating chamber 1, and is not arranged outside the refrigerator, so that the damage of foreign objects to the waterway when the waterway is exposed outside the refrigerator is avoided, and a user cannot observe the waterway on the outer wall of the refrigerator, so that the aesthetic feeling of the appearance of the refrigerator can be enhanced, the external circuits of the refrigerator are reduced, and the grade of the refrigerator is improved.

In some embodiments of the refrigerator of the present application, the ice making waterway 31 is routed from near the water source along the inner wall of the refrigerating compartment 1 to the ice maker 21.

Specifically, the ice making water path 31 may be provided on an inner wall of the refrigerating compartment 1 by means of a hook or the like. The ice making water path 31 is arranged along the inner wall of the refrigerating chamber 1, and has simple structure, convenient installation and lower processing cost.

In other embodiments, the inner wall of the refrigerating chamber 1 may be provided with a recessed duct groove, and the ice making water path 31 is located in the duct groove, so that the ice making water path 31 is basically hidden in the refrigerating chamber 1, and inconvenience of taking and placing food materials by a user due to the fact that the water path directly protrudes out of the inner wall of the refrigerating chamber 1 is avoided.

In some embodiments of the refrigerator of the present application, referring to fig. 4 and 5, the refrigerating chamber 1 is divided into a storage area 13 and an air duct chamber 14 by an air duct cover plate 15 at the rear part thereof, wherein the storage area 13 is positioned in front of the air duct chamber 14; the ice making chamber 2 is located in the storage area 13, and the ice making waterway 31 may be arranged in the air duct cavity 14 and then extend to the ice making chamber 2 through the air duct cover 15. The ice making waterway 31 is blocked by the air duct cover plate 15, and a user can not directly observe the ice making waterway 31 when opening the refrigerator door, so that the inside of the refrigerating chamber 1 is more neat, and meanwhile, the ice making waterway 31 can be prevented from being damaged due to long-term exposure.

In some embodiments of the refrigerator of the present application, with continued reference to fig. 2-5, the drinking water waterway 32 extends from the fresh food compartment 1 and then through the hinge of the door 20 to the dispenser 12 to deliver drinking water to the dispenser 12. The drinking water path 32 extends from the box 10 to the door 20 through a hinge, so as to prevent the drinking water path 32 from being pulled when the door 20 is rotated to open or close. The drinking water path 32 penetrates into the door 20 from the hinge to connect with the dispenser 12 so that a user can obtain water from the dispenser 12.

In some embodiments of the refrigerator of the present application, referring to fig. 2 and 3, the drinking water path 32 runs along the inner wall of the refrigerating chamber 1 and then penetrates the top wall of the refrigerating chamber 1 to extend to the upper hinge of the door body 20.

Specifically, the drinking water path 32 may be provided on the inner wall of the refrigerating chamber 1 by means of, for example, a hook. The drinking water path 32 is arranged along the inner wall of the refrigerating chamber 1, and has simple structure, convenient installation and lower processing cost.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the inner wall of the refrigerating chamber 1 is provided with a duct channel of the drinking water path 32, and the drinking water path 32 is blocked in the duct channel, so that the drinking water path 32 can be basically hidden in the refrigerating chamber 1, and inconvenience of taking and placing food materials by a user due to the fact that the water path directly protrudes from the inner wall of the refrigerating chamber 1 is avoided.

In some embodiments of the refrigerator of the present application, referring to fig. 4 and 5, the drinking water path 32 is disposed in the foaming layer 103 and then extends from the foaming layer 103 to the upper hinge of the door 20 through the top wall of the refrigerating chamber 1. The inside on foaming layer is located to drinking water route 32, and the user opens the refrigerator door and can not direct observation to drinking water route 32 to make the inside impression of walk-in 1 cleaner and tidier, can avoid drinking water route 32 to expose for a long time simultaneously and produce the damage.

In some embodiments of the refrigerator of the present application, with continued reference to fig. 2 to 5, the drinking water path 32, the ice making water path 31, and the water inlet path 33 are connected by a three-way valve 34. The water flows into the three-way valve 34 from the water inlet path 33, and then flows into the ice making water path 31 and the drinking water path 32 through the three-way valve 34. The three-way valve 34 enables communication of two water paths to a water source to meet the water demand of the ice maker 21 and the dispenser 12.

Referring to fig. 2 and 4, the water source may be an external water source, for example, the inlet water path 33 is connected to a household faucet through an external water pipe.

In order to prevent the water quality of the external water source from failing to meet the requirement of direct drinking, the water delivery device 3 of the present application further includes a filter 35, and the water supplied from the external water source is filtered by the filter 35 and then delivered to the ice maker 21 and the dispenser 12 to meet the requirement of direct drinking.

Specifically, the filter is provided on the water inlet path 33. The external water is filtered by the filter 35 at the water inlet path 33 and then is delivered to the ice maker 21 or the dispenser 12 through the ice making path 31 and the drinking path 32, respectively.

With respect to another embodiment of the water supply to the water delivery device 3, referring to fig. 3, 5, the water supply may be an internal water supply, namely a water box 36. The water box 36 is provided in the refrigerating compartment 1, and the water inlet end of the water inlet waterway 33 is connected to the inside of the water box 36 so that the water in the water box 36 can be supplied to the water feeding device 3.

The water box 36 as an internal water source may be installed on the door body 20 at the refrigerating chamber. When the dispenser 12 is connected to the water tank 36 provided in the refrigerating compartment 1, the water in the water tank 36 is maintained at a low temperature, and a user can directly take out cold water from the dispenser 12.

The distributor 12 is connected with the water box 36 through the drinking water waterway 32 and the water inlet waterway 33, so that a user can obtain water by opening the distributor 12 without opening the door body 20 of the refrigerator, the operation is convenient, and the loss of cold quantity can be reduced.

In some embodiments of the refrigerator of the present application, the water box 36 is located in a lower region of the refrigerating compartment 1, and the water delivery device 3 further comprises: and a water pump 37 connected to the water inlet passage 33 for pumping water. The water pump 37 can pump water from the lower zone to the higher zone, powering the flow of water up, thereby delivering water from a lower location to the higher zone, into the ice maker 21 and the dispenser 12.

The user can add water to the water bucket 36 at any time, thereby ensuring a continuous supply of water source inside the refrigerator. The water added to the water box 36 by the user can be directly drunk, so the filter 35 can be omitted when the water delivery device 3 is connected with the water box 36, thereby simplifying the structure of the water delivery device 3 and reducing the cost of the product.

According to the refrigerator provided by the application, the ice making water path 31 for conveying water to the ice making machine 21 is arranged inside the refrigerating chamber 1, so that the problems that the ice making water path 31 is exposed outside along the outer wall of the refrigerator and is easily damaged by foreign objects, the appearance experience of a user is influenced, and the product grade is lowered in the related art are solved, and meanwhile, the ice making machine 21 and the ice making water path 31 are both positioned in the refrigerating chamber 1, so that the pipeline length of the ice making water path 31 is reduced.

According to the refrigerator provided by the application, the ice making water path 31 is arranged in the air duct cavity 14 at the rear part of the refrigerating chamber 1, the ice making water path 31 is hidden in the refrigerating chamber 1, the integrity and the attractiveness of the interior of the refrigerating chamber 1 are guaranteed, and meanwhile, the problem that the food taking and placing of a user is influenced due to the fact that the ice making water path 31 is directly arranged in the storage area of the refrigerating chamber 1 is avoided.

According to the refrigerator provided by the application, the water box 36 is arranged in the refrigerator and serves as a water source for making ice blocks by the ice maker 21 and distributing drinking water by the distributor 12, the problem that a user needs to additionally arrange an external water channel when the water delivery device 3 in the refrigerator is connected with an external water source is avoided, and the refrigerator has the advantage of reducing the external water channel of the refrigerator.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention, and all the changes or substitutions should be covered within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A refrigerator, characterized by comprising:

a cabinet defining a refrigerating chamber;

the door body is used for opening or closing the refrigerating chamber;

the ice making chamber is arranged in the refrigerating chamber, and is internally provided with an ice maker for making water into ice blocks;

the distributor is arranged on the door body and can be communicated with the ice maker to discharge ice cubes;

an ice making waterway for delivering water to the ice maker;

the ice making waterway is routed within the refrigeration compartment and extends through a wall of the ice making compartment to the ice maker.

2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the ice making water path is routed along an inner wall of the refrigerating chamber.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the refrigerating chamber is divided into a storage area at a front side and an air duct chamber at a rear side by an air duct cover plate;

the ice making chamber is positioned in the storage area, and the ice making waterway is arranged in the air duct cavity and then extends to the ice making chamber through the air duct cover plate.

4. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising:

a drinking water path extending from the refrigerating chamber and then extending to the dispenser through a hinge of the door body to deliver drinking water to the dispenser;

the water inlet waterway is used for connecting a water source and is respectively connected with the drinking water waterway and the ice making waterway;

the water source is divided into two paths from the water inlet waterway, one path is supplied to the ice machine by the ice making waterway, and the other path is supplied to the distributor by the drinking water waterway.

5. The refrigerator of claim 4, wherein the drinking water path, the ice making water path, and the water inlet path are connected by a three-way valve.

6. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 4, wherein the drinking water path is arranged along an inner wall of the refrigerating chamber and then extends to a hinge of the door body through a wall of the refrigerating chamber.

7. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 4, wherein the drinking water path is arranged along the foaming layer of the cabinet and then extends out of the wall of the refrigerating chamber to the hinge of the door body.

8. The refrigerator of claim 4, wherein the water inlet path penetrates a wall of the refrigerating chamber to an external water source; the refrigerator further includes:

and the filter is arranged on the water inlet water path and is used for filtering an external water source.

9. The refrigerator according to claim 4, further comprising:

and the water box is arranged in the refrigerating chamber and used for supplying water, and the water inlet waterway is connected into the water box.

10. The refrigerator of claim 9, wherein the water bucket is located at a lower region of the refrigerating chamber, the refrigerator further comprising: and the water pump is connected with the water inlet waterway and used for pumping water.