CN116086108A

CN116086108A - Refrigerator with a refrigerator body

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Publication number: CN116086108A
Application number: CN202310110191.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 麦国贺; 李向冕; 劳良铖; 李春建; 瞿赛; 周贤杰
Original assignee: Hefei Hualing Co Ltd; Midea Group Co Ltd; Hefei Midea Refrigerator Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hefei Hualing Co Ltd; Midea Group Co Ltd; Hefei Midea Refrigerator Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-01-31
Filing date: 2023-01-31
Publication date: 2023-05-09

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, and provides a refrigerator, which comprises an equipment body, a box body, a compressor and a radiator, wherein the box body is positioned at one side of the equipment body, and a cavity for accommodating insulating cooling liquid is formed in the box body; the compressor is positioned in the cavity and is suitable for being soaked in the insulating cooling liquid; the radiator and the cavity are communicated through the pump body to form a circulation loop of the insulating cooling liquid. According to the refrigerator provided by the invention, the compressor is soaked in the insulating cooling liquid, the heat emitted by the compressor is absorbed by the insulating cooling liquid, the heat carried by the insulating cooling liquid is emitted by the radiator, the heat radiation efficiency of the compressor is improved, the refrigerating effect of the refrigerator is optimized, and the noise of the refrigerator can be reduced.

Description

Refrigerator with a refrigerator body

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, in particular to a refrigerator.

Background

Refrigerators are home appliances frequently used in daily life of people, and the performance of the refrigerators may affect the use experience of users. The cooling effect of the compressor and the condenser of the refrigerator can influence the refrigerating effect of the refrigerator, and further influence the energy efficiency of the refrigerator. In the related art, an air inlet and an air outlet are formed in a rear cover plate of a refrigerator, heat dissipation of a compressor and a condenser is achieved through a fan, and heat dissipation efficiency is required to be optimized.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the technical problems existing in the related art. Therefore, the refrigerator provided by the invention has the advantages that the compressor is soaked in the insulating cooling liquid, the heat emitted by the compressor is absorbed through the insulating cooling liquid, the heat carried by the insulating cooling liquid is emitted through the radiator, the heat emission efficiency of the compressor is improved, the refrigerating effect of the refrigerator is optimized, and the noise of the refrigerator can be reduced.

According to an embodiment of the invention, a refrigerator includes:

an equipment body;

the box body is positioned at one side of the equipment body and is provided with a cavity for accommodating insulating cooling liquid;

the compressor is positioned in the cavity and is suitable for being soaked in the insulating cooling liquid;

and the radiator is communicated with the cavity through a pump body to form a circulation loop of the insulating cooling liquid.

The refrigerator comprises an equipment body, a box body, a compressor and a radiator, wherein the compressor for regulating and controlling the temperature of a refrigerating chamber in the equipment body is arranged in the box body, the compressor absorbs heat through insulating cooling liquid in the box body, the insulating cooling liquid after heat absorption dissipates heat in the radiator, the insulating cooling liquid circularly flows between the box body and the radiator, the heat dissipation and the cooling of the compressor are realized, the structure is simple, the heat dissipation effect of the compressor is good, noise generated by the compressor is prevented from diffusing to the external environment through the separation of the box body and the insulating cooling liquid, the noise of the refrigerator is reduced, and the refrigerator is simple in structure and better in heat exchange effect.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the liquid inlet position and the liquid outlet position of the cavity have a height difference.

According to one embodiment of the invention, a plurality of partition boards are arranged in the box body so as to divide the cavity into a plurality of communicated cavities, and a height difference is arranged between a liquid inlet position and a liquid outlet position of the communicated cavities;

wherein, one communication cavity is internally provided with the compressor, and/or one communication cavity is internally provided with the condenser, and/or one communication cavity is internally provided with the pump body.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the equipment body comprises a cabinet body and an outer shell, wherein the cabinet body is positioned in an equipment area below the cabinet body;

wherein, form the equipment district in the shell, perhaps, the shell forms the equipment district with the cabinet body cooperation.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the radiator is located in the equipment area, a heat dissipation fan is arranged on one side of the radiator, the radiator is located on the front side of the box body, a first ventilation opening and a second ventilation opening are formed in the shell, the first ventilation opening is located in the air outlet direction of the heat dissipation fan, the second ventilation opening is located in the air inlet direction of the heat dissipation fan, and at least one of the first ventilation opening and the second ventilation opening is located in the front wall of the shell.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the housing comprises a first shell, a second shell and a cover body, wherein the first shell is connected with the radiator, the second shell is internally connected with the box body, the cover body is covered above the first shell and the second shell, the first shell is provided with the first ventilation opening and the second ventilation opening, and the first shell is positioned on the front side of the second shell.

According to one embodiment of the invention, a rear cover is connected to the rear side of the second shell, the rear cover is provided with a cover sealing area, and the cover sealing area is covered on the outer side of the cabinet body and fixedly connected with the cabinet body;

at least one of the first shell and the second shell is provided with a turned-over edge which is turned outwards, and the turned-over edge is fixedly connected with the cabinet body.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the heat sink is located outside the housing, and the housing includes a fourth shell, a fifth shell, and a sixth shell, where the fourth shell, the fifth shell, and the sixth shell enclose the enclosed equipment area, the fourth shell is located below the sixth shell, the fifth shell is located behind the sixth shell, and the fifth shell is connected to the cabinet to enclose the equipment area.

According to one embodiment of the invention, a bracket is connected to the lower part of the cabinet body, the bracket is located at the front side of the outer shell, the sixth shell comprises a first plate portion and a second plate portion, the first plate portion seals a part of the area of the equipment area, the second plate portion extends towards the bracket along the first plate portion and is connected to the bracket, and the bracket is provided with a fifth ventilation opening.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the rear wall of the cabinet is located at the rear side of the rear wall plate of the cabinet, so that the rear side of the rear wall plate forms an extension area of the cabinet, and the radiator connected to the cabinet communicates with the cavity through the extension area.

According to one embodiment of the invention, a condenser is arranged in the cavity;

and/or a condenser is arranged between the shell and the box body, a condensing fan is arranged at one side of the condenser, a third air port and a fourth air port are formed in the shell, the third air port is arranged in the air inlet direction of the condensing fan, and the fourth air port is arranged in the air outlet direction of the condensing fan;

and/or a condenser is arranged between the wall plate of the cabinet body and the foaming layer;

and/or the outer side of the wall plate of the cabinet body is provided with a condenser.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the heat radiator further comprises a cabinet body, the heat radiator comprises at least one of a first heat radiating part, a second heat radiating part and a third heat radiating part, the first heat radiating part is located in the shell of the equipment body, the second heat radiating part is located on the outer side of the cabinet body, and the third heat radiating part is connected between the cabinet shell and the foaming layer of the cabinet body.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, 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 related art, the drawings that are required to be used in the embodiments or the related technical descriptions will be briefly described, and it is apparent that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings may be obtained according to the drawings without inventive effort for those skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a rear view angle of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an internal structure of a tank according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which four communication chambers are formed in the tank, and a compressor, a condenser and a pump are all located in the tank;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the internal structure of a second tank according to the embodiment of the present invention, in which three communication chambers are formed in the tank, the compressor and the pump are located in the tank, and the condenser is located outside the tank;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of a third tank provided by the embodiment of the invention, in which three communication cavities are formed in the tank, and the compressor, the condenser and the pump are all located in the tank, and the condenser and the pump are located in the same communication cavity;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of a structure in which a housing and a bracket provided in an embodiment of the present invention are connected to a bottom of a cabinet of a refrigerator;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a positional relationship between a casing and a liner according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a fourth housing of the housing according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of a fifth housing of the housing according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of a sixth housing of the housing provided in the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a schematic view illustrating a structure of a rear view of another refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged schematic view of the lower portion of FIG. 10;

fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a rear view angle of a third refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a condenser performs forced convection air cooling and heat dissipation in an equipment area;

Fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a fourth refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention at a side view angle, in which forced convection heat dissipation by air cooling of a radiator in an equipment area is illustrated, and a heat dissipation mode of a condenser is not limited;

fig. 14 is a schematic top view of an apparatus area of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 15 is a schematic diagram of a positional relationship between a cabinet and a housing of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a radiator and a condenser are both located in an equipment area;

fig. 16 is a schematic view showing a bottom view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 17 is a schematic structural view of a first housing of the housing according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 18 is a schematic structural view of a rear cover of the housing provided in the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 19 is a schematic structural view of a cover of a housing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

110. a case; 112. a third separator; 114. a first communication chamber; 116. a fourth communication chamber; 118. a first separator; 122. a second separator; 126. a second communication chamber; 128. a third communication chamber; 131. a first communication port; 132. a second communication port; 134. a third communication port;

120. a compressor; 130. a heat sink; 133. a liquid inlet end; 135. a liquid outlet end; 136. a heat radiation fan; 140. a pump body; 150. a condenser; 152. a condensing fan; 160. a housing; 161. a first housing; 162. a first vent; 163. a second vent; 164. a second housing; 165. a third vent; 166. a fourth air port; 167. a cover body; 169. a rear cover; 170. a fourth housing; 171. a fifth housing; 172. a sixth housing; 173. a first plate portion; 174. a second plate portion; 175. flanging;

180. A bracket; 182. a fifth vent;

200. a refrigerator; 202. a cabinet body; 204. a rear wall panel; 206. a cabinet housing; 208. a tank liner; 210. a foaming layer; 212. a device region.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention are described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are illustrative of the invention but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience in describing the embodiments of the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. Furthermore, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality", "a plurality of groups" is two or more.

In describing embodiments of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless explicitly stated and limited otherwise, the terms "coupled," "coupled," and "connected" should be construed broadly, and may be either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. The specific meaning of the above terms in embodiments of the present invention will be understood in detail by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In embodiments of the invention, unless expressly specified and limited otherwise, a first feature "up" or "down" on a second feature may be that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are in indirect contact via an intervening medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature may be a first feature being directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is level higher than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature may be the first feature being directly under or obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

In the description of the present specification, a description referring to terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means 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 embodiments of the present invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms are not necessarily directed 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. Furthermore, the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of the different embodiments or examples may be combined and combined by those skilled in the art without contradiction.

Before explaining the refrigerator of the embodiment of the present invention, the design concept of the present invention will be explained. The invention uses the fluid with better fluidity and better heat conduction performance to radiate the heat of the compressor, and the heat exchange equipment with the compressor can adopt the design conception to radiate the heat of the compressor in the heat exchange system so as to ensure the running stability of the compressor. The heat exchange system comprises a compressor, a condenser, a throttling device and an evaporator which are connected to form a circulation loop, and in some heat exchange devices, the condenser can also utilize fluid with better fluidity and better heat conduction performance to dissipate heat, and of course, the condenser can also dissipate heat by adopting air cooling, and the heat dissipation mode of the condenser is not limited. The heat exchange device may be a refrigerator, an air conditioner, a heat pump dryer, etc., and the kind of the heat exchange device is various and is not limited herein. The following embodiments will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 19 by taking a heat exchange apparatus as an example of a refrigerator.

The refrigerator can comprise a household refrigerator, a freezer, a showcase, a sideboard, a vending cabinet, a cold storage and the like, and can be used for refrigerating, freezing, variable-temperature storage and the like, for example, the refrigerator can be a cryogenic refrigerator, and the freezing temperature can be controlled between-60 ℃ and-80 ℃.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, a refrigerator 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an apparatus body, a case 110, a compressor 120, and a radiator 130, the case 110 being located at one side of the apparatus body, the case 110 being configured with a cavity for accommodating an insulating coolant; the compressor 120 is located in the cavity and is adapted to be immersed in an insulating cooling liquid; the radiator 130 communicates with the cavity through the pump body 140 to form a circulation loop of the insulating coolant.

The compressor 120 is located in the cavity of the box 110, the compressor 120 is directly soaked in the insulating cooling liquid, the insulating cooling liquid is in direct contact with the compressor 120, the insulating cooling liquid can absorb heat generated by the compressor 120, the compressor 120 dissipates heat through the insulating cooling liquid, and the heat dissipation effect of the compressor 120 can be optimized. The radiator 130 and the cavity form a circulation loop, and the heat generated by the compressor 120 is timely brought into the radiator 130 by the circulated insulating cooling liquid to radiate, and the insulating cooling liquid after radiating and cooling flows back to the cavity to continuously absorb the heat.

The compressor 120 is directly soaked in the insulating cooling liquid, the insulating cooling liquid can prevent noise generated by the compressor 120 from diffusing outwards, a fan for radiating is not required to be arranged for the compressor 120, the noise of the compressor 120 diffusing outwards can be effectively reduced, an air inlet and an air outlet for ventilating the compressor 120 are not required to be formed, noise transmission is prevented, and the noise reduction effect is good.

The insulating cooling liquid can be mineral oil, synthetic oil, vegetable oil or other insulating oil, deionized water, oil-water mixture, and the insulating cooling liquid can be used for realizing insulation (non-electric conduction), has fluidity, has the heat conductivity coefficient as large as possible and has the heat conductivity as strong as possible, and the specific choice of the insulating cooling liquid is not limited.

The insulating coolant may be immersed in the compressor 120, or a partial region of the compressor 120 may be immersed in the insulating coolant, and may be specifically selected according to the structure, performance, and installation manner of the compressor 120.

The case 110 is located at one side of the apparatus body, and it will be understood that the case 110 may be located in the apparatus area 212 below (or above) the apparatus body, and the case 110 may also be disposed at the rear side of the apparatus body, where the case 110 may be installed as an independent module, so as to help expand the space of the refrigerating compartment in the apparatus body. The position of the case 110 is flexible and can be adjusted as needed.

The heat dissipation method, the mounting position, and the like of the heat sink 130 are not limited. The heat radiation method, the mounting method, and the mounting position of the condenser 150 are not limited.

According to the refrigerator 200 of the embodiment of the invention, the compressor 120 is soaked in the insulating cooling liquid, the insulating cooling liquid circularly flows between the cavity and the radiator 130, the insulating cooling liquid absorbs heat of the compressor 120 and flows to the radiator 130, the radiating area of the insulating cooling liquid is enlarged through the radiator 130, the insulating cooling liquid is facilitated to quickly radiate heat, the insulating cooling liquid after radiating heat flows back into the cavity again, and the heat of the compressor 120 is continuously absorbed. The compressor 120 can fully contact with the insulating cooling liquid, so that the compressor 120 immersed in the insulating cooling liquid can fully dissipate heat, noise generated by the compressor 120 can be prevented from being outwards diffused by the insulating cooling liquid, a fan for promoting heat dissipation of the compressor 120 can be omitted, noise brought by the fan is reduced, noise of the compressor 120 can be effectively reduced, noise of the refrigerator 200 is further reduced, and user experience can be improved.

When the compressor 120 of the cryogenic refrigerator 200 (the temperature of the refrigerating compartment is between-60 ℃ and-80 ℃) dissipates heat through the insulating cooling liquid, the problems of poor heat dissipation effect and continuous noise emission caused by long-time operation of the compressor 120 are solved, the heat dissipation effect of the compressor 120 can be optimized, the refrigerating effect is ensured, and the noise can be reduced.

It can be understood that the liquid inlet position and the liquid outlet position of the cavity have a height difference, and the height difference between the liquid inlet position and the liquid outlet position of the cavity may be that the liquid inlet position is higher than the liquid outlet position, or that the liquid inlet position is lower than the liquid outlet position, only the liquid inlet position and the liquid outlet position have a height difference, and the specific positions of the liquid inlet position and the liquid outlet position are not limited herein. The compressor 120 is installed in the cavity, and insulating coolant in the cavity is low to go in and out or is high to go in and out, and when insulating coolant flows in the cavity, can fully contact heat conduction with the compressor 120, and insulating coolant fully absorbs heat, and the radiating effect of compressor 120 is good.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the liquid inlet position of the cavity is at the upper side of the tank 110, the liquid outlet position of the cavity is at the lower side of the tank 110, the liquid inlet position of the cavity is higher than the liquid outlet position, and the insulating cooling liquid can fully flow through the inside of the cavity. The insulating cooling liquid fills the cavity, so that the compressor 120 in the cavity can be immersed in the insulating cooling liquid, and the insulating cooling liquid is fully contacted with the compressor 120, thereby realizing the functions of heat dissipation, sound absorption and noise reduction.

In the above embodiment, the cavity in the case 110 may be understood as an independent cavity, and when a plurality of heat generating components (such as the compressor 120 and the condenser 150) that need to dissipate heat need to be placed in the case 110, the compressor 120 and the condenser 150 may be installed in one cavity, or the space in the case 110 is divided into a plurality of communicating cavities that are communicated, that is, a plurality of cavities are provided in the case 110, so as to ensure that each heat generating component can exchange heat with the insulating coolant sufficiently. That is, the number of chambers in the case 110 is not limited, and may be set as needed.

Next, the structure of the case 110 will be described.

Referring to fig. 2 to 4, it can be understood that a plurality of partitions are disposed in the case 110 to separate the cavity into a plurality of communicating cavities, and a height difference is formed between a liquid inlet position and a liquid outlet position of the communicating cavities, that is, a plurality of communicating spaces are separated in the case 110, and a height difference is formed between a liquid inlet position and a liquid outlet position of each communicating cavity, so that an insulating cooling liquid in each communicating cavity can fully contact with a heating component (the compressor 120 or the condenser 150) in the insulating cooling liquid, and a heat dissipation effect of the heating component (the compressor 120 or the condenser 150) is ensured.

The liquid inlet position and the liquid outlet position of each communication cavity are provided with height differences, and it can be understood that when the communication cavities are communicated through the communication ports, the adjacent communication ports are provided with height differences along the flow path of the insulating cooling liquid.

The positional relationship between the communication chambers is not limited herein, and for example, two communication chambers are juxtaposed left and right or juxtaposed front and rear, or three communication chambers are juxtaposed left and right, and another communication chamber is provided on the front side or rear side of the two communication chambers, or three communication chambers are juxtaposed left and right or juxtaposed front and rear. When the number of the communicating cavities is more than 3, the distribution mode can refer to but is not limited to the mode, and the communicating cavities can be specifically and detachably arranged.

When the housing 110 is divided into a plurality of communication chambers, a compressor 120 is disposed in one communication chamber, and/or a condenser 150 is disposed in one communication chamber, and/or a pump body 140 is disposed in one communication chamber.

When two communicating cavities are provided in the case 110, a partition is provided in the case 110, a compressor 120 is provided in one communicating cavity, and at least one of a condenser 150 and a pump body 140 may be provided in the other communicating cavity. When two communicating cavities are provided in the case 110, two partition boards are provided in the case 110, the two partition boards may be referred to as a first partition board 118 and a second partition board 122, respectively, one communicating cavity is provided with the compressor 120, and the other communicating cavity may be used for communicating with the liquid outlet end 135 or the liquid inlet end 133 of the radiator 130. Referring to fig. 3 and 4, when three communication chambers are provided in the case 110, one communication chamber is provided with the compressor 120, one communication chamber may be provided with the condenser 150, and a third communication chamber may be provided with the pump body 140 or for communication with the radiator 130. Referring to fig. 2, when four communication chambers are provided in the case 110, three partition plates, which are respectively referred to as a first partition plate 118, a second partition plate 122 and a third partition plate 112, are provided in the case 110, a compressor 120 is provided in one communication chamber, a condenser 150 may be provided in one communication chamber, a pump body 140 may be provided in one communication chamber, the pump body 140 is connected to one of the liquid outlet end 135 and the liquid inlet end 133 of the radiator 130, and the fourth communication chamber is connected to the other one of the liquid outlet end 135 and the liquid inlet end 133 of the radiator 130.

The liquid inlet position and the liquid outlet position of the communicating cavity on the flow path of the insulating cooling liquid have a height difference, an S-shaped oil path can be formed inside the box body 110, the flow path of the insulating cooling liquid is prolonged, the insulating cooling liquid fully absorbs heat, the box body 110 can be filled with the insulating cooling liquid, the compressor 120 can be fully soaked in the insulating cooling liquid, and the noise reduction and heat dissipation functions are realized.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, taking the case 110 with three communicating cavities separated therein as an example, the three communicating cavities may be referred to as a first communicating cavity 114, a second communicating cavity 126 and a third communicating cavity 128, a liquid inlet end 133 of the radiator 130 is communicated with the first communicating cavity 114 through the second communicating cavity 126, a liquid outlet end 135 of the radiator 130 is communicated with the third communicating cavity 128, and a space inside the case 110 is communicated, so that an insulating cooling liquid can sequentially circulate through the third communicating cavity 128, the first communicating cavity 114 and the second communicating cavity 126, fully absorb heat, and further flow into the radiator 130 to dissipate heat, thereby realizing circulation flow. The compressor 120 (or the compressor 120 and the condenser 150) is installed in the first communication cavity 114, and when the insulating cooling liquid flows into the first communication cavity 114, the heat generated by the compressor 120 can be absorbed, the heat is brought into the radiator 130 for heat dissipation, and meanwhile, the insulating cooling liquid can prevent the noise generated by the compressor 120 from being outwards emitted, so that the noise is greatly reduced.

Note that, in the case where the first communication chamber 114, the second communication chamber 126, and the third communication chamber 128 are communicated, and the compressor 120 is provided in the first communication chamber 114, the condenser 150 may be provided or not provided in the casing 110; when the condenser 150 is disposed in the case 110, the condenser 150 may be disposed in the first communication cavity 114, i.e. the condenser 150 and the compressor 120 are disposed in the same cavity; the condenser 150 may be disposed in the second communication chamber 126 and may also be disposed in the third communication chamber 128, and the specific location of the condenser 150 is not limited herein.

The position of the first communicating cavity 114 communicating with the second communicating cavity 126 can be understood as the liquid outlet position of the first communicating cavity 114, the position of the first communicating cavity 114 communicating with the third communicating cavity 128 can be understood as the liquid inlet position of the first communicating cavity 114, and the liquid inlet position and the liquid outlet position of the first communicating cavity 114 have a height difference, so that after the insulating cooling liquid is fully exchanged with the compressor 120, the insulating cooling liquid flows out from the first communicating cavity 114 again, and the compressor 120 can fully and sufficiently dissipate heat.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, one side of the first communication chamber 114 is provided with a first communication port 131 communicating with the second communication chamber 126, the other side of the first communication chamber 114 is provided with a second communication port 132 communicating with the third communication chamber 128, and the first communication port 131 and the second communication port 132 ensure that the space inside the tank 110 is communicated, so that the insulating coolant can flow between the second communication chamber 126, the first communication chamber 114 and the third communication chamber 128, and further flow into the radiator 130, thereby realizing the circulation flow.

The first communication port 131 and the second communication port 132 have a height difference, the second communication port 132 can be understood as a liquid inlet position of the first communication cavity 114, and the first communication port 131 can be understood as a liquid outlet position of the first communication cavity 114. For example, the first communication port 131 may be higher than the second communication port 132, or the first communication port 131 may be lower than the second communication port 132, so long as the first communication port 131 and the second communication port 132 can communicate with the space inside the case 110, and the case 110 may be internally formed with an S-shaped oil path, and specific positions of the first communication port 131 and the second communication port 132 are not limited herein.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the first communication port 131 is at the top, the second communication port 132 is at the bottom, the liquid outlet end 135 of the radiator 130 is above the first communication port 131, the insulating coolant from the liquid outlet end 135 of the radiator 130 enters the third communication chamber 128 and flows downward, flows into the bottom of the first communication chamber 114 through the second communication port 132 at the bottom, flows upward in the first communication chamber 114, enters the top of the second communication chamber 126 through the first communication port 131 at the top, and is sent to the radiator 130 through the pump body 140 in the second communication chamber 126 for heat dissipation, and the insulating coolant after heat dissipation flows back into the third communication chamber 128 from the liquid outlet end 135 of the radiator 130, thereby realizing the circulation flow of the insulating coolant.

One of the first communication port 131 and the second communication port 132 is near the bottom of the case 110, and the other is near the top of the case 110. Referring to fig. 3, the second communication port 132 is near the bottom of the case 110, the first communication port 131 is near the top of the case 110, and the insulating coolant flows into the third communication chamber 128 from the upper end of the case 110, enters the first communication chamber 114 from below the third communication chamber 128, and flows into the second communication chamber 126 from above the first communication chamber 114; or, the second communication port 132 is close to the top of the case 110, and the first communication port 131 is close to the bottom of the case 110, so as to form an S-shaped oil path in the case 110, and prolong the flow path of the insulating coolant in the case 110.

It can be appreciated that the first communication port 131 is communicated with the first communication cavity 114 and the second communication cavity 126, the second communication port 132 is communicated with the first communication cavity 114 and the third communication cavity 128, a space is reserved between the first communication port 131 and the second communication port 132 and is located on the opposite side of the first communication cavity 114, the first communication port 131 and the second communication port 132 have a height difference, the flowing path of the insulating cooling liquid in the tank 110 is prolonged, the insulating cooling liquid can fully flow through the surface of the compressor 120 in the tank 110, heat is fully absorbed, and heat dissipation of the compressor 120 is realized.

The first partition plate 118 and the second partition plate 122 are disposed in the case 110, the first partition plate 118 is located between the first communication chamber 114 and the second communication chamber 126, the first partition plate 118 partitions the first communication chamber 114 and the second communication chamber 126, the second partition plate 122 is located between the first communication chamber 114 and the third communication chamber 128, and the second partition plate 122 partitions the first communication chamber 114 and the third communication chamber 128.

Referring to fig. 3, the first partition 118 is provided with a first communication port 131, or a gap between the first partition 118 and the case 110 forms the first communication port 131, and the first communication port 131 is formed in various manners, which are not limited herein. The first communication port 131 may be located at the top of the case 110, and the first communication port 131 may be located at the bottom of the case 110. The second partition plate 122 is provided with a second communication port 132, or a second communication port 132 is formed between the second partition plate 122 and the case 110, and the second communication port 132 is formed in various manners, which are not limited herein. The second communication port 132 is located at the top of the case 110, or the second communication port 132 is located at the bottom of the case 110.

At least one of the first partition plate 118 and the second partition plate 122 is hung on the box 110, the first partition plate 118 and the second partition plate 122 are simple in installation mode, and the size of each communication cavity is convenient to adjust. Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the first and

second partitions

118 and 122 are hung on the upper edge of the case 110, and the case 110 has flexibility and practicality and can be widely used. Of course, the first partition 118 and the second partition 122 may also be fixedly connected to the case 110.

It will be appreciated that, referring to fig. 4, when the pump body 140 is located in the box 110, the pump body 140 is located at a position above the communication cavity (such as the second communication cavity 126), the pump body 140 is connected to the liquid inlet end 133 of the radiator 130, the insulating cooling liquid after absorbing heat will spontaneously flow upwards due to high temperature, the pump body 140 can feed the insulating cooling liquid flowing to the upper part in the communication cavity into the radiator 130, and can timely pump the hot insulating cooling liquid from the second communication cavity 126 into the radiator 130 for heat dissipation, so as to promote the flow of the insulating cooling liquid, and the circulation effect of the insulating cooling liquid is good, and the heat dissipation effect is good.

Of course, the pump body 140 may be directly placed at the bottom of the case 110, or the pump body 140 may be connected to other pipes of the radiator 130, and the position of the pump body 140 is not limited. Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the pump body 140 may be disposed below the second communication chamber 126 such that the pump body 140 is adjacent to the first communication port 131.

Referring to fig. 2, four communication chambers, which are respectively referred to as a first communication chamber 114, a second communication chamber 126, a third communication chamber 128, and a fourth communication chamber 116, are partitioned in the case 110, and a first partition 118, a second partition 122, and a third partition 112 are provided in the case 110. The first communication chamber 114 is provided with a compressor 120, the fourth receiving chamber is provided with a condenser 150, and the compressor 120 and the condenser 150 are both disposed in the tank 110 and radiate heat through an insulating coolant. The compressor 120 and the condenser 150 are directly soaked in the insulating cooling liquid, the insulating cooling liquid brings heat generated by the compressor 120 and the condenser 150 into the radiator 130 for radiating, the radiating effect of the compressor 120 and the condenser 150 is good, noise generated by the compressor 120 can be absorbed by the insulating cooling liquid, sound insulation and noise reduction are achieved, the condenser 150 is directly soaked in the insulating cooling liquid, radiating is achieved without setting a fan for radiating the condenser 150 and the compressor 120, a fan structure is omitted, noise generated by the fan can be avoided, and noise reduction is achieved.

Referring to fig. 2, the third partition 112 is located between the first communication chamber 114 and the fourth communication chamber 116, and the third partition 112 is provided with a third communication port 134, so that the first communication chamber 114 and the fourth communication chamber 116 communicate through the third communication port 134, and the insulating coolant can flow from the first communication chamber 114 to the fourth communication chamber 116. In combination with the first communication port 131 and the second communication port 132 described above, the adjacent communication ports have a height difference among the first communication port 131, the second communication port 132, and the third communication port 134.

Referring to fig. 2, the insulating coolant enters the third communication chamber 128 from the liquid outlet end 135 of the radiator 130, and the insulating coolant enters the first communication chamber 114 through the second communication port 132 on the lower side of the second partition plate 122; the insulating cooling liquid flows upwards through the compressor 120 in the first communication cavity 114, enters the fourth communication cavity 116 through the third communication port 134 at the upper side of the third partition plate 112, flows downwards through the condenser 150 in the fourth communication, flows into the second communication cavity 126 through the first communication port 131 at the lower side of the first partition plate 118, flows in an S-shaped path in the box body 110, and has better heat exchange effect.

Referring to fig. 2, along the length direction (left-right direction in the drawing) of the case 110, the third communication chamber 128, the first communication chamber 114, the fourth communication chamber 116 and the second communication chamber 126 are sequentially arranged, the third communication chamber 128 is communicated with the liquid outlet end 135 of the radiator 130, the second communication chamber 126 is communicated with the liquid inlet end 133 of the radiator 130, the insulating coolant flows into the third communication chamber 128 and sequentially circulates the third communication chamber 128, the first communication chamber 114, the fourth communication chamber 116 and the second communication chamber 126, heat generated by the compressor 120 and the condenser 150 can be taken away, and the heat dissipation effect is ensured.

It should be noted that, along the length direction (left-right direction) of the case 110, the third communication cavity 128, the first communication cavity 114, the fourth communication cavity 116 and the second communication cavity 126 have various arrangements, and only the insulation cooling liquid needs to be ensured to flow through the third communication cavity 128, the first communication cavity 114, the fourth communication cavity 116 and the second communication cavity 126 in sequence, so as to realize heat dissipation of the compressor 120 and the condenser 150.

In the above, the structure of the case 110 is described, and the case 110 has various structures and can be selected according to actual needs. The case 110 may be provided in a sealed structure to prevent the insulating coolant from overflowing; the tank 110 may also have an opening to avoid the overflow of the insulating coolant in other ways, and may be selected as desired.

The heat dissipation modes of the condenser 150 and the radiator 130 are described below.

It will be appreciated that, referring to fig. 2 and 4, the condenser 150 is disposed in the case 110, and both the condenser 150 and the compressor 120 dissipate heat through the insulating coolant in the case 110, so that the heat dissipation effect of the condenser 150 is better. The insulating coolant may flow through the compressor 120 and then through the condenser 150, or the insulating coolant may flow through the condenser 150 and then through the compressor 120, and the relative positions of the compressor 120 and the condenser 150 are not limited, and may be specifically selected according to the needs.

The arrangement of the condenser 150 in the case 110 may be referred to the above description about the case 110, and will not be repeated here.

It will also be appreciated that, referring to fig. 10 to 12, the condenser 150 is located outside the case 110, and the condenser 150 may be located in the equipment area 212 of the equipment body or may be connected to the cabinet 202 of the equipment body. The condenser 150 radiates heat through air cooling, and the condenser 150 radiates heat through air cooling and insulating coolant, and can be applied to different refrigerators 200.

When the condenser 150 is located in the equipment area 212, a condensing fan 152 is disposed at one side of the condenser 150, and the condenser 150 radiates heat by forced convection through air cooling.

When the device body includes a cabinet 202 and a casing 160, a condenser 150 is disposed between the casing 160 and the cabinet 110, a condensing fan 152 is disposed on one side of the condenser 150, the casing 160 is provided with a third air port 165 and a fourth air port 166, the third air port 165 is in an air inlet direction of the condensing fan 152, the fourth air port 166 is in an air outlet direction of the condensing fan 152, the third air port 165 is matched with the fourth air port 166, so that air circulation inside and outside the device area 212 is achieved, and heat dissipation of the condenser 150 is promoted.

Referring to fig. 10 and 11, the third vent 165 is located at the left side of the housing 160, and the fourth vent 166 is located at the rear side of the housing 160, so that the ventilation effect is good and the structure is simple.

It is further understood that the condenser 150 (not shown) is disposed between the wall plate of the cabinet 202 and the foaming layer 210, which is understood to be a side cooling manner of the condenser 150, the condenser 150 can naturally perform convection heat dissipation with the external environment through the wall plate of the cabinet 202, and the condenser 150 is hidden in the cabinet 202, so that the space of the equipment area 212 can be saved, and the capacity of the refrigeration compartment can be enlarged.

The condenser 150 may be located inside at least one of the left, right, and rear walls 204 of the cabinet 202.

When the radiator 130 is located on the outer side of the rear wall plate 204, the condenser 150 may be located on the inner side of at least one of the left wall plate and the right wall plate, so as to avoid interference between the radiator 130 and the condenser 150 in heat dissipation, and ensure that the radiator 130 and the condenser 150 can fully dissipate heat.

It can be further understood that the condenser 150 is disposed on the outer side of the wall plate of the device body, the condenser 150 directly contacts with ambient air to dissipate heat, so that the heat dissipation effect is better, the condenser 150 is disposed on the outer side of the device body, and the device body can be decorated, for example, the shape of the condenser 150 can be a preset pattern, such as a cartoon pattern, a preset letter, a Chinese character, and the like.

When the apparatus body includes the cabinet 202 and the housing 160, the condenser 150 (not shown in the drawing, refer to the installation position and the installation manner of the radiator 130 in fig. 1) may be disposed on the outer side of at least one of the cabinet 202 and the housing 160, and the installation position of the condenser 150 is flexible.

Wherein, the rear wall of at least one of the cabinet 202 and the shell 160 is connected with the condenser 150, and the condenser 150 is shielded by the cabinet 202, so that the condenser 150 is hidden at the rear side of the refrigerator 200, and the refrigerator 200 has a concise and neat appearance and stronger integrity.

The above description is given of the position of the condenser 150, and the following description is given of the installation position of the radiator 130.

Referring to fig. 13 to 15, the heat sink 130 may be located in the equipment area 212, referring to fig. 1 to 5, the heat sink 130 may be located outside the equipment body, the heat sink 130 is connected between the cabinet shell 206 of the cabinet 202 and the foaming layer 210 (not shown), and the heat sink 130 is flexible in location, and each has advantages and disadvantages and can be selected according to needs.

It will be appreciated that the heat sink 130 includes at least one of a first heat sink portion positioned within the equipment area 212, a second heat sink portion positioned outside of the cabinet 202, and a third heat sink portion coupled between the shell 206 of the cabinet 202 and the foam layer 210. The heat dissipation modes of the heat sink 130 are various, and the installation position of the heat sink 130 can be adjusted according to the heat dissipation requirement of the heat sink 130.

The first heat dissipation part, the second heat dissipation part and the third heat dissipation part can be mutually independent, can be mutually communicated or partially communicated, and the relation among the first heat dissipation part, the second heat dissipation part and the third heat dissipation part can be adjusted according to the requirement.

When the radiator 130 (first heat dissipation portion) is located in the equipment area 212, a heat dissipation fan 136 is disposed at one side of the radiator 130, a first ventilation opening 162 and a second ventilation opening 163 are formed in the housing 160, the first ventilation opening 162 is located in the air outlet direction of the heat dissipation fan 136, the second ventilation opening 163 is located in the air inlet direction of the heat dissipation fan 136, the heat dissipation fan 136 blows hot air around the radiator 130 to the first ventilation opening 162 and to the outside of the equipment area 212 through the first ventilation opening 162, the temperature of the insulating cooling liquid in the radiator 130 is reduced, and then the cooled insulating cooling liquid enters into the box 110 to absorb heat. The heat dissipation fan 136 forcibly performs convection heat dissipation, so that the heat dissipation effect of the insulating coolant in the heat sink 130 can be improved. Wherein, the open arrow with a dotted line in fig. 14 indicates the flow direction of wind, and the solid arrow with a dotted line indicates the flow direction of insulating coolant.

Referring to fig. 13 to 15, the radiator 130 is located in the equipment area 212, the radiator 130 is at the front, and the case 110 is at the rear, so as to facilitate piping connection of the compressor 120 with other components. The heat dissipation fan 136 may be an axial flow fan or a centrifugal fan. At least one of the first ventilation opening 162 and the second ventilation opening 163 is located at a front wall of the housing 160, so that air can be conveniently introduced into or discharged from a front side of the housing 160, and the front side of the housing 160 is ventilated well and has small air flow resistance.

When the radiator 130 is on the front side of the case 110, the heat dissipation fan 136 may be located between the radiator 130 and the case 110, or may be located on the left side or the right side of the radiator 130, so that the heat dissipation fan 136 may disturb the air flowing to the case 110 as much as possible, and the heat dissipation fan 136 ventilates and dissipates the heat for the radiator 130 and the case 110.

It will be appreciated that when the apparatus body includes the cabinet 202 and the housing 160, the apparatus area 212 is formed in the housing 160, and other portions of the housing 160 except for the portion where the ventilation opening is required form a closed structure, so as to form the apparatus area 212 that is closed as much as possible, and reduce the noise that is spread outward from the apparatus area 212.

Alternatively, when the apparatus body includes the cabinet 202 and the housing 160, the housing 160 cooperates with the cabinet 202 to form the apparatus area 212, and the housing 160 cooperates with the cabinet 202 to form the apparatus area 212 that is as closed as possible (the ventilation opening needs to be kept), and the partial side walls (such as the bottom wall, the left side wall, and the right side wall of the cabinet 202) of the cabinet 202 are utilized, so that the wall surface of the housing 160 can be reduced, which is helpful for reducing the weight of the apparatus body.

The molding mode of the device area 212 is various, and may be specifically selected according to needs, and will not be described herein.

Next, the structure of the housing 160 will be described.

As can be appreciated, referring to fig. 13 to 19, when the heat sink 130 is located in the housing 160, the housing 160 includes a first housing 161, a second housing 164 and a cover 167, the first housing 161 is connected to the heat sink 130, the second housing 164 is connected to the case 110, the cover 167 is covered above the first housing 161 and the second housing 164, and the first housing 161 is provided with a ventilation opening to ventilate the equipment area 212 and dissipate heat from the heat sink 130 and the case 110.

The first housing 161 is provided with a first vent 162 and a second vent 163, and the positions and functions of the first vent 162 and the second vent 163 may be referred to above, which will not be described herein.

The first housing 161 is located at the front side of the second housing 164, that is, the radiator 130 is mounted at the front side of the case 110, so that the position of the compressor 120 is not changed as much as possible, the compressor 120 at the rear side is ensured to be accurately connected with the structure in the cabinet 202, the mounting mode of the compressor 120 and the matching parts thereof is not changed, and the influence on the assembly process of the refrigerator 200 is reduced.

Referring to fig. 13 and 14, the first housing 161 is connected to the radiator 130, and the second housing 164 is connected to the case 110, so that the radiator 130 and the case 110 can be easily and independently assembled and disassembled, and the refrigerator 200 can be easily overhauled and maintained. The shell 160 comprises a first shell 161, a second shell 164 and a cover 167, wherein the first shell 161 and the second shell 164 can be fixedly connected through the cover 167, the number of parts of the shell 160 is reasonable, and the assembly and the disassembly are convenient. In addition, the first housing 161 and the second housing 164 may be integrally formed, and the first housing 161 and the second housing 164 may cooperate to form an installation space with an upper opening.

Referring to fig. 16, the first housing 161 includes a front plate, side plates, and a bottom plate, and the front plate and the bottom plate are provided with ventilation openings to facilitate ventilation and heat dissipation of the heat sink 130. Referring to fig. 13 and 14, the second housing 164 also includes a front plate, a side plate and a bottom plate, the second housing 164 is connected to the case 110, the compressor 120 is fixed in the case 110, the second housing 164 is provided with a corresponding mounting position, that is, a first mounting position for mounting the compressor 120 is provided in the case 110, a reinforcing mounting position is provided in a corresponding position of the second housing 164, and a shock absorbing bracket 180 at the bottom of the compressor 120 is fixedly connected to the first mounting position and the reinforcing mounting position through fasteners, so as to ensure the fixing stability of the compressor 120 and the case 110 in the housing 160. In addition, in order to ensure the sealing of the case 110, another installation method is as follows: the compressor 120 is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the case 110, and the outer wall of the case 110 is fixedly connected with the second housing 164.

It will be appreciated that, as shown in fig. 16, at least one of the first housing 161 and the second housing 164 is formed with a flange 175 turned outwards, the flange 175 is fixedly connected with the cabinet 202, and the flange 175 plays a role in supporting and fixing the cabinet 202, and has a simple structure. The side wall of the cabinet 202 can be fixedly connected with the flange 175 through a fastener, so that the disassembly and assembly are convenient.

Referring to fig. 16, the upper edge of the first housing 161 is turned down to form a flange 175, and the flange 175 is provided with a mounting hole through which a fastener can be inserted, so that the structure is simple and the cost is low. The second housing 164 may be similar in structure to the first housing 161, as shown with reference to fig. 16.

It will be appreciated that, referring to fig. 15 and 18, the rear side of the second housing 164 is connected with a rear cover 169, the rear cover 169 is provided with a cover area, the cover area is covered on the outer side of the cabinet 202 and is fixedly connected with the cabinet 202, and by covering the cover area on the outer side of the cabinet 202, a gap between the equipment area 212 and the cabinet 202 can be avoided, the sealing performance of the equipment body is ensured, and the structure is simple and convenient to disassemble and assemble.

The rear cover 169 shown in fig. 18 may be disposed on the rear side of the cabinet 202 shown in fig. 12, the refrigerator 200 shown in fig. 12, the condenser 150 uses air cooling to dissipate heat, and the rear cover 169 is provided with a ventilation opening to ventilate and dissipate heat of the condenser 150.

Of course, the rear cover 169 may not be provided with a vent, and as shown in fig. 1, when the housing 160 is formed in a fully closed structure, the rear cover 169 may not be provided with a vent.

It will be appreciated that the housing 160 may support the cabinet 202 below the cabinet 202, and the specific structure of the housing 160 is not limited.

Referring to fig. 13 and 15, the housing 160 further includes side panels provided on left and right sides of the first housing 161, and side panels provided on left and right sides of the second housing 164, and the housing 160 is simple in structure. When the first case 161 and the second case 164 form an upper opening structure, the first case 161 and the second case 164 have a side case plate function, and the number of parts of the case 160 can be reduced.

Next, the closed casing 160 will be described.

As can be appreciated, referring to fig. 1 to 9, the heat sink 130 is located outside the housing 160, the housing 160 includes a fourth housing 170, a fifth housing 171, and a sixth housing 172, the fourth housing 170, the fifth housing 171, and the sixth housing 172 enclose a closed device area 212, the fourth housing 170 is located below the sixth housing 172, the fifth housing 171 is located behind the sixth housing 172, and the fifth housing 171 closes the device area 212 by being connected to the cabinet 202. The box 110 is installed in the fourth housing 170, the sixth housing 172 is covered above the fourth housing 170, the fifth housing 171 is covered at the rear side of the fourth housing 170, and the installation and maintenance of components in the equipment area 212 are facilitated, and the structure of the housing 160 is simple.

It will be appreciated that referring to fig. 6, a bracket 180 is connected to the lower portion of the cabinet 202, and the bracket 180 plays a supporting role under the cabinet 202 to ensure the stability of the cabinet 202. The support 180 may be located at the front side of the housing 160, the support 180 may also be located at the left side or the right side of the housing 160, and the position of the support 180 is flexible and may be selected according to needs.

Referring to fig. 6, the bracket 180 is provided with a fifth ventilation opening 182, the fifth ventilation opening 182 can ensure ventilation of the housing 160, and the housing 160 can dissipate heat through natural convection air cooling.

It will be appreciated that the sixth housing 172 includes a first plate 173 and a second plate 174, the first plate 173 encloses a portion of the equipment area 212, the second plate 174 extends along the first plate 173 toward the bracket 180 and is connected to the bracket 180, and the second plate 174 is connected to the bracket 180, such that the housing 160 and the bracket 180 are limited to each other, and the mounting stability of the housing 160 and the bracket 180 under the cabinet 202 is ensured.

Of course, the fourth housing 170 may be provided with a plate portion connected to the bracket 180, so that the connection between the housing 160 and the bracket 180 is realized, and the structure is simple and can be selected as required.

It will be appreciated that when the radiator 130 is connected to the outer side of the rear wall plate 204 of the cabinet 202, the rear wall of the case 110 is located at the rear side of the rear wall plate 204 of the cabinet 202, so that the rear side of the rear wall plate 204 forms an extension area of the case 110, and the radiator 130 connected to the cabinet 202 is communicated with the cavity through the extension area, so that the pipeline of the radiator 130 can be simplified, the radiator 130 can be conveniently installed, and the installation mode and the structure of the case 110 and the housing 160 are less affected.

When the rear wall of the case 110 is located at the rear side of the rear wall plate 204 of the cabinet 202, the fifth shell plate is disposed at the rear sides of the case 110 and the cabinet 202, so as to ensure the sealing of the equipment area 212.

The fifth shell plate can also be provided with a sealing cover area, the sealing cover area is covered on the outer side of the cabinet body 202 and is fixedly connected with the cabinet body 202, and a gap can be avoided between the equipment area 212 and the cabinet body 202 by covering the sealing cover area on the outer side of the cabinet body 202, so that the sealing performance of the equipment body is ensured, and the structure is simple and the disassembly and the assembly are convenient.

As shown in connection with fig. 5 and 6, the equipment area 212 may be closed, and the fourth housing 170, the fifth housing 171, and the sixth housing 172 form the closed equipment area 212 when the components within the equipment area 212 do not require ventilation and heat dissipation (the condenser 150 is located within the case 110, or the condenser 150 is located outside the housing 160); when the components in the equipment area 212 need to dissipate heat (the condenser 150 is located between the box 110 and the casing 160), at least one of the fourth casing 170, the fifth casing 171 and the sixth casing 172 is provided with a ventilation opening, and the position of the ventilation opening may refer to the above description about ventilation of the condensing fan 152, which is not repeated herein.

The above description has been given of the embodiments of the components of the refrigerator 200, such as the cabinet 202, the casing 160, the compressor 120, the condenser 150, and the radiator 130, and the following description will be provided with reference to fig. 1 to 9 for the embodiment in which the radiator 130 is connected to the cabinet 202.

As can be appreciated, the refrigerator 200 includes an apparatus body configured with an apparatus region 212, a case 110, a compressor 120, and a heat sink 130; the box 110 is located in the equipment area 212, and the box 110 is configured with a cavity for accommodating an insulating cooling liquid; the compressor 120 is located in the cavity and is adapted to be immersed in an insulating cooling liquid; the radiator 130 and the cavity are communicated through the pump body 140 to form a circulation loop of insulating cooling liquid, the radiator 130 is positioned outside the equipment area 212, and the radiator 130 is connected to a wall plate of the equipment body.

The radiator 130 is located at the outer side of the device area 212, the radiator 130 can naturally dissipate heat through convection with air in the external environment, heat can be conducted to the air through the wall plate of the device body, a ventilation opening for ventilation of the radiator 130 is not required to be formed in the device area 212, the device area 212 can be kept closed as much as possible, noise in the device area 212 is reduced to diffuse into the external environment, noise of the refrigerator 200 is reduced, and user experience is improved.

It is understood that the heat sink 130 includes at least one of a first heat dissipation portion connected to the outer wall of the cabinet 202 and a second heat dissipation portion connected between the wall plate of the apparatus body and the foaming layer 210. It can be understood that two connection modes of the radiator 130 are provided, such as being connected to the outer wall of the cabinet 202, the radiator 130 directly and naturally convects with ambient air to dissipate heat, and is connected between the wall plate and the foaming layer 210, and the wall plate conducts heat to the external environment, so that a fan is not required to be arranged in both connection modes, noise caused by heat dissipation can be reduced, and noise of the whole refrigerator 200 is reduced.

The first heat dissipation part and the second heat dissipation part can be communicated, or are respectively and independently communicated with the cavity.

When the condenser 150 in the refrigeration system also does not force convection heat dissipation by the blower, the equipment area 212 may be a closed space, blocking noise within the equipment area 212.

It can be understood that the device body includes a cabinet 202 and a housing 160, a container 208 is disposed in the cabinet 202, and the housing 160 is disposed below the container 208; the enclosure 160 may define a closed equipment area 212 therein, or the enclosure 160 may enclose the closed equipment area 212 with the cabinet 202. The device area 212 has various structural forms, but the device area 212 is ensured to be a closed space, so as to achieve the purpose of noise reduction.

The condenser 150 does not perform forced convection heat dissipation through a fan, the condenser 150 can be positioned in the equipment area 212, heat dissipation is performed through insulating cooling liquid, and the condenser 150 is positioned in the cavity; the condenser 150 may also be located outside the equipment area 212, and the heat dissipation manner of the radiator 130 may be referred to above through natural convection heat dissipation.

The box 110 is internally provided with a plurality of clapboards, the cavity is divided into two or more communication cavities, one of the communication cavities is provided with a compressor 120, and/or a condenser 150, a pump body 140 and the like can be arranged in the communication cavity, the liquid inlet position and the liquid outlet position of each communication cavity are provided with a height difference, the insulating cooling liquid flows in the box 110 in an S-shaped path, the flow path of the insulating cooling liquid can be prolonged, and the heat exchange is more sufficient.

It can be understood that the first partition plate 118 is disposed in the box 110, the cavity is separated by the first partition plate 118 into a first communicating cavity 114 and a second communicating cavity 126, the compressor 120 is located in the first communicating cavity 114, the inlet end of the pump body 140 is communicated with the second communicating cavity 126, and a height difference is formed between the liquid inlet position and the liquid outlet position of the first communicating cavity 114, so that the flow path of the insulating cooling liquid can be prolonged, and the compressor 120 in the first communicating cavity 114 can exchange heat with the insulating cooling liquid fully.

The insulating coolant in the first communication chamber 114 may be low-in high-out or high-in low-out. The second communication chamber 126 may be configured to house the pump body 140, the liquid inlet end 133 of the radiator 130, the condenser 150, and the like.

It can be understood that the third partition 112 is disposed in the casing 110, the first communicating chamber 114 is separated by the third partition 112 into a first communicating chamber 114 and a fourth communicating chamber 116, the first communicating chamber 114 is provided with a compressor 120, the fourth communicating chamber 116 is provided with a condenser 150, a height difference is disposed between a liquid inlet position and a liquid outlet position of the first communicating chamber 114, and a height difference is disposed between a liquid inlet position and a liquid outlet position of the fourth communicating chamber 116.

It can be understood that the second partition 122 is disposed in the case 110, at least one of the second partition 122 and the first partition 118 is hung on the case 110, the cavity is separated by the first partition 118 and the second partition 122 into a first communication cavity 114, a second communication cavity 126 and a third communication cavity 128 which are communicated, the third communication cavity 128 is communicated with the liquid outlet end 135 of the radiator 130, a first communication port 131 which is communicated with the second communication cavity 126 is disposed on one side of the first communication cavity 114, a second communication port 132 which is communicated with the third communication cavity 128 is disposed on the other side of the first communication cavity 114, and a height difference is formed between the first communication port 131 and the second communication port 132. The first communication port 131 and the second communication port 132 are located on opposite sides of the first communication chamber 114, and also lengthen the flow path of the insulating coolant.

It can be understood that the first partition 118 is provided with a first communication port 131, or, a first communication port 131 is formed between the first partition 118 and the case 110; the second partition 122 is provided with a second communication port 132, or a second communication port 132 is formed between the second partition 122 and the case 110. The opening positions, shapes, and the like of the first communication port 131 and the second communication port 132 may be selected as needed, and are not limited thereto.

It will be appreciated that, referring to fig. 4, the inlet end of the pump body 140 is located at an upper position of the communicating cavity, and based on the principle of upward diffusion of heat in the fluid, the heat of the insulating coolant will be diffused upward, so that the pump body 140 is located at an upper position, which helps the pump body 140 to convey the insulating coolant with a relatively hot upper position to the radiator 130 for heat dissipation.

It will be appreciated that the rear wall of the cabinet 110 is located on the rear side of the rear wall panel 204 of the cabinet 202 such that the rear side of the rear wall panel 204 forms an extension of the cabinet 110, and the radiator 130 located on the outside of the cabinet 202 communicates with the cavity through the extension, facilitating communication of the cabinet 110 with the radiator 130.

It can be appreciated that the bracket 180 and the housing 160 are connected below the cabinet 202, the bracket 180 is located at the front side of the housing 160, the bracket 180 is provided with the fifth ventilation opening 182, and the bracket 180 plays a role of supporting the cabinet 202 and also helps to ventilate and dissipate heat for the housing 160.

It is understood that the housing 160 includes the fourth housing 170, the fifth housing 171, and the sixth housing 172, and reference is made to the above description of the housing 160 for specific structure of the housing 160.

Referring to fig. 2 and 4, when the compressor 120 and the condenser 150 of the refrigerator 200 are immersed in the insulating coolant, the case 110 is used for storing the insulating coolant, providing a space for heat exchange between the compressor 120 and the condenser 150, so that noise of the compressor 120 to be diffused outwards can be effectively provided, and the air inlet and outlet of the blower is not required for the cabin of the compressor 120, so that full wrapping treatment can be performed, and noise transmission is reduced. The heat of the insulating coolant is dissipated through the radiator 130, and the pump body 140 provides circulating power for the insulating coolant, so that the insulating coolant dissipates heat when passing through the external radiator 130 (outside the equipment area 212). The radiator 130 is disposed at the back of the cabinet 202, and heat is dissipated by natural convection as the insulating coolant passes through the radiator 130.

Referring to the refrigerator 200 shown in fig. 10 to 12, the difference from the refrigerator 200 shown in fig. 1 to 9 is that the condenser 150 dissipates heat by air cooling, the corresponding area of the casing 160 needs to be provided with ventilation openings (the third ventilation opening 165 and the fourth ventilation opening 166 described above), and the condensation fan 152 needs to be disposed in the equipment area 212. At this point, the device area 212 is not a fully wrapped structure.

Referring to the refrigerator 200 shown in fig. 13 to 15, the difference from the refrigerator 200 shown in fig. 1 to 9 is that the heat sink 130 is located in the equipment area 212, the heat dissipation fan 136 is disposed at one side of the heat sink 130, the heat sink 130 dissipates heat by forced convection through air cooling, and ventilation openings (the first ventilation opening 162 and the second ventilation opening 163 described above) are required to be formed in the corresponding area of the housing 160. At this time, the heat dissipation mode of the condenser 150 is not limited, and the condenser 150 may be located in the case 110 to dissipate heat by an insulating coolant, or may be located outside the case 110 to dissipate heat by air cooling. At this point, the device area 212 is not a fully wrapped structure.

The above embodiments are only for illustrating the present invention, and are not limiting of the present invention. While the invention has been described in detail with reference to the embodiments, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various combinations, modifications, or equivalent substitutions can be made to the technical solutions of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present invention, and it is intended to be covered by the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A refrigerator, comprising:

an equipment body;

2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the liquid inlet and outlet positions of the cavity have a height difference.

3. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein a plurality of partitions are arranged in the refrigerator body to partition the cavity into a plurality of communicated cavities, and a height difference exists between a liquid inlet position and a liquid outlet position of the communicated cavities;

4. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the appliance body comprises a cabinet and an outer shell, the cabinet being located in an appliance area below the cabinet;

5. The refrigerator of claim 4, wherein the radiator is located in the equipment area, a heat dissipation fan is disposed at one side of the radiator, the radiator is located at a front side of the box, the housing is provided with a first ventilation opening and a second ventilation opening, the first ventilation opening is located in an air outlet direction of the heat dissipation fan, the second ventilation opening is located in an air inlet direction of the heat dissipation fan, and at least one of the first ventilation opening and the second ventilation opening is located at a front wall of the housing.

6. The refrigerator of claim 5, wherein the housing comprises a first shell, a second shell and a cover body, the first shell is connected with the radiator, the second shell is connected with the box body, the cover body is covered above the first shell and the second shell, the first shell is provided with the first ventilation opening and the second ventilation opening, and the first shell is positioned on the front side of the second shell.

7. The refrigerator of claim 6, wherein a rear cover is connected to a rear side of the second housing, the rear cover being provided with a cover region, the cover region being provided on an outer side of the cabinet and fixedly connected to the cabinet;

8. The refrigerator of claim 4, wherein the heat sink is located at an outer side of the case, the case includes a fourth case, a fifth case, and a sixth case, the fourth case, the fifth case, and the sixth case enclose the device area, the fourth case is located under the sixth case, the fifth case is located at a rear of the sixth case, and the fifth case closes the device area by being connected with the cabinet.

9. The refrigerator of claim 8, wherein a bracket is connected to a lower portion of the cabinet, the bracket is located at a front side of the outer case, the sixth housing includes a first plate portion and a second plate portion, the first plate portion encloses a partial area of the equipment area, the second plate portion extends toward the bracket along the first plate portion and is connected to the bracket, and the bracket is opened with a fifth vent.

10. The refrigerator of claim 8, wherein the rear wall of the cabinet is located at a rear side of a rear wall plate of the cabinet such that the rear side of the rear wall plate forms an extension region of the cabinet, and the heat sink connected to the cabinet communicates with the cavity through the extension region.

11. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 4 to 10, wherein,

a condenser is arranged in the cavity;

12. The refrigerator of any one of claims 1 to 10, further comprising a cabinet, the heat sink including at least one of a first heat sink portion, a second heat sink portion, and a third heat sink portion, the first heat sink portion being located within a housing of the appliance body, the second heat sink portion being located outside the cabinet, the third heat sink portion being connected between a cabinet shell of the cabinet and the foam layer.