CN116928949A - Air duct assembly for refrigerator door body air supply, refrigerator body and refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an air duct assembly for refrigerator door body air supply, a refrigerator body and a refrigerator. The inner air outlet section of the refrigerator body is arranged in the storage space of the refrigerator body, and the outer air outlet section of the refrigerator body is connected to the outlet end of the inner air outlet section of the refrigerator body. The outer air outlet section of the refrigerator body is provided with a communication port which is coaxial with the rotation axis of the door body of the refrigerator. The outer air-out section of box includes interconnect's air-out extension section and horizontal segment, and the air-out extension section is connected in the interior air-out section of box, and the horizontal segment extends along controlling the direction, and the horizontal segment sets up with the box interval, and the intercommunication mouth sets up in the rear side of horizontal segment. The refrigerator comprises the air duct assembly. Because the outer air-out section of box sets up outside the box, the horizontal segment of the outer air-out section of box extends along controlling the direction, and horizontal segment and box interval set up for the wind channel subassembly can not interfere the rotation of refrigerator door body, can guarantee the sealed effect of door body furthest.

Description

Air duct assembly for refrigerator door body air supply, refrigerator body and refrigerator

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of refrigeration storage, in particular to an air duct assembly for supplying air to a refrigerator door body, the refrigerator body and a refrigerator.

Background

With the improvement of living standard, people have increasingly higher requirements on living quality, such as: different foods or items need to be kept in different temperature environments. In the prior art, the refrigerator has fewer partitions, and can not meet the requirements of people for storing different foods or articles. In the related art, there is the technology that sets up the storing space in the refrigerator door to through the pore transport air conditioning that sets up respectively on door body, box, make the refrigerator door body have independent storing space, but there is the dislocation of pore that leads to because of the deformation of door body, and then leads to the problem that the wind path was inefficacy, influences the normal use in door body storing space.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above problems, the inventor proposes a technical scheme that the lower end of a connected pipe on a door body is spliced with a connecting pipe on a box body and rotates around the rotation axis of the door body, so as to solve the problem that the air path of the storage space of the door body of the refrigerator is invalid, and achieve the effect of adding the storage space capable of being used for a long time for the refrigerator. However, in order to prevent leakage of cold and to secure a door sealing effect of a refrigerator, the present inventors have proposed the present invention to provide an air duct assembly for a refrigerator door supply air, a refrigerator and a refrigerator, which overcome or at least partially solve the above problems, capable of preventing leakage of cold and securing a door sealing effect of a refrigerator.

Specifically, the present invention provides an air duct assembly for supplying air to a refrigerator door, comprising:

the air outlet section in the refrigerator body is arranged in a refrigerator body storage space of the refrigerator body;

the box body outer air outlet section is connected to the outlet end of the box body inner air outlet section, and the box body outer air outlet section is arranged outside the box body; the refrigerator body outer air outlet section is provided with a communication port which is coaxial with the door body of the refrigerator and is opposite to the rotation axis of the refrigerator body, and the communication port is communicated with the inside and the outside of the refrigerator body outer air outlet section; and is also provided with

The air-out section outside the box body comprises an air-out extending section and a horizontal section which are connected with each other, the air-out extending section is connected with the air-out section inside the box body, the horizontal section extends along the left-right direction, the horizontal section and the box body are arranged at intervals, and the communication port is arranged at the rear side of the horizontal section.

Optionally, the air duct assembly further comprises an air duct baffle,

the air duct partition plate is arranged in the box body; the inlet end of the air outlet section in the box body is connected with the air channel partition plate, and the air outlet section in the box body and the air channel partition plate are integrally formed.

Optionally, the air outlet section in the box body is tubular, and the air outlet section in the box body extends along the horizontal direction;

the bottom wall of the air outlet extension section and the bottom wall of the air outlet section in the box body are obliquely arranged, and the included angle between the bottom wall and the horizontal plane is larger than or equal to 4 degrees;

the outer surfaces of the air outlet extending section, the horizontal section and the air outlet section in the box body are provided with thin film heating wires;

the lower surface of the air outlet extension section is provided with a humidity sensor and a temperature sensor, so that the thin film heating wire is controlled according to the results of the humidity sensor and the temperature sensor.

Optionally, the air outlet section outside the box body comprises an air outlet pipe which is vertically arranged, one end opening of the air outlet pipe is the communication port, and the air outlet pipe is communicated with the horizontal section.

Optionally, the air outlet extension section and the air outlet section in the box body are integrally formed; or the air outlet extension section is arranged in the air outlet section in the box body,

the box body outer air outlet section further comprises an upper cover and a lower cover, the upper cover is connected with the lower cover and is used for limiting the horizontal section and the air outlet extension section, and the inlet end of the box body outer air outlet section is inserted into the outlet end of the box body inner air outlet section; the air outlet pipe is connected with the upper cover.

Optionally, the box body external air outlet section further comprises:

the sleeve is sleeved at one end of the air outlet pipe; and

the connecting ring is used for connecting the sleeve and the air outlet pipe, so that the air outlet pipe, the sleeve and the connecting ring define an annular open slot, and the opening orientation of the annular open slot is consistent with the orientation of the communication port.

The invention also provides a refrigerator body, which comprises a body, wherein the body is provided with a refrigerator body storage space, the refrigerator body further comprises the air duct assembly, and the air outlet section in the refrigerator body is arranged in the refrigerator body storage space.

The invention also provides a refrigerator, which comprises a refrigerator body and a door body, wherein the refrigerator body is the refrigerator body;

the door body is rotatably arranged on the box body;

the door body is provided with a door body storage space and a yielding space, the communication port is communicated with the door body storage space, and the air outlet section of the box body is positioned in the yielding space.

Optionally, the door body is also provided with an air inlet duct communicated with the storage space of the door body; the inlet of the air inlet duct is coaxial with the rotation axis of the door body, and the communication port and the inlet of the air inlet duct are rotatably arranged around the rotation axis of the door body and are communicated; the communication port is inserted into the inlet of the air inlet duct, and the inlet of the air inlet duct is inserted into the annular open slot.

Optionally, the door body comprises a thermal insulation interlayer, and the storage space of the door body is positioned at the inner side of the thermal insulation interlayer;

the side wall of the air inlet duct is provided with an air supply hole communicated with the door storage space; the bottom of door storing space still is provided with the return air hole, the return air hole with the box storing space intercommunication of box.

In the air duct assembly and the refrigerator provided by the invention, as the air outlet section outside the refrigerator body is arranged outside the refrigerator body, the horizontal section of the air outlet section outside the refrigerator body extends along the left-right direction, and the horizontal section and the refrigerator body are arranged at intervals. The setting like this for the rotation of refrigerator door body can not be interfered to the wind channel subassembly, can guarantee the sealed effect of door body to the maximum extent, and then guarantees the leakproofness of door body to box storing space. Further, the air duct component is arranged in the storage space of the box body with the closed door body, so that the cold of the air duct component can be prevented from leaking outwards, the energy efficiency of the refrigerator is ensured, and the energy is saved.

The above, as well as additional objectives, advantages, and features of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of a specific embodiment of the present invention when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

Some specific embodiments of the invention will be described in detail hereinafter by way of example and not by way of limitation with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts or portions. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. In the accompanying drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of an air duct assembly for a refrigerator door air supply according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic exploded view of an air duct assembly for a refrigerator door air supply according to one embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic cut-away view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic partial construction view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic partial structural view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic partial cutaway view of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic partial cutaway view of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic partial structural view of a door body of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

An air duct assembly for supplying air to a refrigerator door, a refrigerator body and a refrigerator according to embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 8. In the description of the present embodiment, it should be understood that the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature, i.e. one or more such features. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" means at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless specifically defined otherwise. When a feature "comprises or includes" a feature or some of its coverage, this indicates that other features are not excluded and may further include other features, unless expressly stated otherwise.

Unless specifically stated or limited otherwise, the terms "disposed," "mounted," "connected," "secured," "coupled," and the like should be construed broadly, as they may be connected, either permanently or removably, or integrally; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand the specific meaning of the terms described above in the present invention as the case may be.

Furthermore, in the description of the present embodiments, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include the first and second features being in direct contact, or may include the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact through another feature therebetween. That is, in the description of the present embodiment, the first feature being "above", "over" and "upper" the second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature "under", "beneath", or "under" a second feature may be a first feature directly under or diagonally under the second feature, or simply indicate that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

In the description of the present embodiment, a description referring to the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "illustrative 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 present invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, and referring to fig. 2 to 8, an air duct assembly for supplying air to a refrigerator door according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an inside-cabinet air outlet section 210 and an outside-cabinet air outlet section 220. The in-box air outlet section 210 is disposed in a box storage space 240 of the box 200 of the refrigerator. The external air outlet section 220 is connected to the outlet end of the internal air outlet section 210, and the external air outlet section 220 is disposed outside the casing 200. The cabinet outside air outlet section 220 has a communication port 223 coaxial with the rotation axis of the door 100 of the refrigerator with respect to the cabinet 200, and the communication port 223 communicates the inside and the outside of the cabinet outside air outlet section 220. The box outer air outlet section 220 comprises an air outlet extension section 221 and a horizontal section 222 which are connected with each other, the air outlet extension section 221 is connected with the box inner air outlet section 210, the horizontal section 222 extends along the left-right direction, the horizontal section 222 and the box 200 are arranged at intervals, and the communication port 223 is arranged at the rear side of the horizontal section 222.

In the duct assembly provided by the embodiment of the invention, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, since the external air outlet section 220 of the box body is arranged outside the box body 200, the horizontal section 222 of the external air outlet section 220 of the box body extends along the left-right direction, and the horizontal section 222 is arranged at intervals with the box body 200. The setting like this for the wind channel subassembly can not interfere the rotation of refrigerator door body, can guarantee the sealed effect of door body 100 to the maximum extent, and then guarantees the leakproofness to box storing space. The air duct component is arranged in the storage space of the box body with the closed door body, so that the cold quantity of the air duct component can be prevented from leaking outwards, the energy efficiency of the refrigerator is ensured, and the energy is saved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the air chute assembly further includes an air chute baffle 230. The air duct partition 230 is disposed in the box 200, and an inlet end of the air outlet section 210 in the box is connected to the air duct partition 230. Preferably, the in-box air outlet section 210 and the air duct partition 230 are integrally formed. Because the air outlet section 210 and the air duct partition plate 230 are integrally formed in the box body, no additional connecting structure is used for connection, use faults caused by connection looseness are avoided, air supply tightness can be guaranteed, a large amount of cold energy is prevented from leaking into the storage space of the box body, and the storage of food in the storage space of the box body is affected.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the air outlet section 210 in the box is tubular, and the air outlet section 210 in the box extends in a horizontal direction. The bottom wall of the air outlet extension section 221 and the bottom wall of the air outlet section 210 in the box body are obliquely arranged, and the included angle between the bottom wall and the horizontal plane is larger than or equal to 4 degrees. The outer surfaces of the air outlet extension section 221, the horizontal section 222 and the air outlet section 210 in the box body are provided with thin film heating wires 400. The lower surface of the air outlet extension 221 is provided with a humidity sensor 500 and a temperature sensor 300 to control the thin film heating wire 400 according to the results of the humidity sensor 500 and the temperature sensor 300.

In the air duct assembly provided by the embodiment of the invention, the bottom wall of the air outlet extension section 221 and the bottom wall of the air outlet section 210 in the box body are obliquely arranged, so that condensation water in the air outlet extension section 221 and the air outlet section 210 in the box body can flow to the inlet end of the air outlet section 210 in the box body along the oblique bottom walls, and water is prevented from accumulating in the air outlet section 210 in the box body, and the use of the refrigerator is prevented from being influenced. Particularly, the outer surfaces of the air outlet extension section 221, the horizontal section 222 and the air outlet section 210 in the box body are all provided with the thin film heating wire 400, and when the air outlet extension section 221, the horizontal section 222 and the air outlet section 210 in the box body are heated by the thin film heating wire 400 according to the results of the humidity sensor 500 and the temperature sensor 300, so that the condensation condition is avoided. Meanwhile, the thin film heating wire 400 is directly attached to the outer surfaces of the air outlet extension section 221, the horizontal section 222 and the air outlet section 210 in the box body, so that the heating can be rapidly and directly performed, and electric energy is saved. The air outlet section 210 in the box body is communicated with the cooling chamber in the box body, so that the condensation water in the air duct assembly finally flows into the cooling chamber, then enters the water receiving box of the evaporator and is discharged, and random flow of the condensation water is avoided.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, the box body air outlet section 220 includes an air outlet pipe 224 arranged vertically, one end of the air outlet pipe 224 is opened to a communication port 223, and the air outlet pipe 224 is communicated with the horizontal section 222. By the arrangement, the air outlet pipe 224 extends along the rotation axis of the door body 100, so that the air duct assembly cannot interfere with the rotation of the refrigerator door body 100, and the rotation sealing effect between the air duct assembly and the pipeline connected with the door body 100 can be ensured to the greatest extent.

In some embodiments of the invention, the air outlet extension 221 is integrally formed with the in-box air outlet 210. In some preferred embodiments of the present invention, the air outlet extension 221 is mounted to the air outlet 210 in the case 200, the air outlet 220 further includes an upper cover and a lower cover, the upper cover and the lower cover are connected and define a horizontal section 222 and the air outlet extension 221, the inlet end of the air outlet 220 is inserted into the outlet end of the air outlet 210 in the case 200, and the air outlet pipe 224 is connected to the upper cover. The installation is convenient, and the design, the processing and the manufacturing are convenient.

In some embodiments of the invention, the box outer air outlet section 220 further includes a sleeve 225 and a connecting ring 227. The sleeve 225 is sleeved at one end of the air outlet pipe 224. The connection ring 227 connects the sleeve 225 and the air outlet pipe 224 such that the air outlet pipe 224, the sleeve 225 and the connection ring 227 define an annular opening groove 226, the opening of the annular opening groove 226 being oriented in line with the orientation of the communication port 223. In application, the air inlet duct 120 of the door body 100 rotates around the axes of the sleeve 225 and the air outlet duct 224, and the annular opening groove 226 can ensure that the bottom of the air path is fixed, so that the integrity of the air path is ensured, and therefore, the cold energy can be prevented from overflowing the air path.

The embodiment of the invention also provides a refrigerator body, which comprises a body and the air duct assembly. The body has a box storage space 240, and the air outlet section 210 in the box is disposed in the box storage space 240.

The embodiment of the invention also provides a refrigerator, as shown in fig. 3 and 8, which comprises a refrigerator body and a door body 100, wherein the refrigerator body is the refrigerator body 200. The door 100 is rotatably installed to the case 200. The door body 100 is provided with a door body storage space 110 and a yielding space 130, the communication port 223 is communicated with the door body 100 storage space, and the box body external air outlet section 220 is positioned in the yielding space 130. When the door body 100 rotates along the rotation axis of the door body, the yielding space 130 during rotation can completely accommodate the outer air outlet section 220 of the box body, so that the outer air outlet section 220 of the box body is prevented from interfering with the rotation of the door body 100, and the sealing effect of the door body 100 can be ensured to the greatest extent.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the door 100 further has an air inlet duct 120 in communication with the door storage space 110. The inlet of the air inlet duct 120 is coaxial with the rotation axis of the door body 100, and the communication port 223 is rotatably provided and communicates with the inlet of the air inlet duct 120 around the rotation axis of the door body 100. The communication port 223 is inserted into the inlet of the air inlet duct 120, and the inlet of the air inlet duct 120 is inserted into the annular open groove 226. During installation, the inlet of the air inlet duct 120 is inserted into the annular opening groove 226, meanwhile, the communication port 223 is inserted into the inlet of the air inlet duct 120, and the annular opening groove 226 can ensure that the bottom of the air inlet duct 120 is fixed during rotation, so that the integrity of an air path is ensured, and cold energy can be prevented from overflowing the air path.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the door 100 includes a thermal insulation barrier and the door storage space 110 is inside the thermal insulation barrier. In the refrigerator provided by the embodiment of the invention, the door body 100 is provided with the independent door body storage space 100 wrapped by the heat insulation interlayer, so that the door body storage space 100 is cooled and kept at low temperature, and the independent temperature area control of the door body 100 area is ensured, so that foods or articles can be stored. Therefore, the refrigerator of the present invention can provide a refrigerating space or a 0 ° space or a soft freezing space on the door body 100, and a user can set a temperature zone according to the storage requirement of the user, so that the storage space of the refrigerator is more fully utilized, and the functional partitions of the refrigerator are more and more.

Further, the side wall of the air inlet duct 120 is provided with an air supply hole 121 communicating with the door storage space 110. The bottom of the door storage space 110 is further provided with a return air hole 111, and the return air hole 111 is communicated with the box storage space 240 of the box 200. In the use process, low-temperature air flow enters the door storage space 110 from the air supply hole 121 of the air inlet duct 120, so that cold energy is brought to the door storage space 110, and then the air flow flows out of the door storage space from the air return hole 111 to form circulation.

By now it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that while a number of exemplary embodiments of the invention have been shown and described herein in detail, many other variations or modifications of the invention consistent with the principles of the invention may be directly ascertained or inferred from the present disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should be understood and deemed to cover all such other variations or modifications.

Claims (10)

1. An air duct assembly for supplying air to a refrigerator door, comprising:

the air outlet section in the refrigerator body is arranged in a refrigerator body storage space of the refrigerator body;

the box body outer air outlet section is connected to the outlet end of the box body inner air outlet section, and the box body outer air outlet section is arranged outside the box body; the refrigerator body outer air outlet section is provided with a communication port which is coaxial with the door body of the refrigerator and is opposite to the rotation axis of the refrigerator body, and the communication port is communicated with the inside and the outside of the refrigerator body outer air outlet section; and is also provided with

The air-out section outside the box body comprises an air-out extending section and a horizontal section which are connected with each other, the air-out extending section is connected with the air-out section inside the box body, the horizontal section extends along the left-right direction, the horizontal section and the box body are arranged at intervals, and the communication port is arranged at the rear side of the horizontal section.

2. The air chute assembly according to claim 1, further comprising an air chute baffle,

the air duct partition plate is arranged in the box body; the inlet end of the air outlet section in the box body is connected with the air channel partition plate, and the air outlet section in the box body and the air channel partition plate are integrally formed.

3. The duct assembly of claim 1, wherein the duct assembly comprises a housing,

the air outlet section in the box body is tubular, and extends along the horizontal direction;

the bottom wall of the air outlet extension section and the bottom wall of the air outlet section in the box body are obliquely arranged, and the included angle between the bottom wall and the horizontal plane is larger than or equal to 4 degrees;

the outer surfaces of the air outlet extending section, the horizontal section and the air outlet section in the box body are provided with thin film heating wires;

the lower surface of the air outlet extension section is provided with a humidity sensor and a temperature sensor, so that the thin film heating wire is controlled according to the results of the humidity sensor and the temperature sensor.

4. The air duct assembly of claim 1, wherein the box air outlet section comprises an air outlet pipe arranged vertically, one end of the air outlet pipe is open to the communication port, and the air outlet pipe is communicated with the horizontal section.

5. The duct assembly of claim 4, wherein the air duct assembly comprises,

the air outlet extension section and the air outlet section in the box body are integrally formed; or the air outlet extension section is arranged in the air outlet section in the box body,

the box body outer air outlet section further comprises an upper cover and a lower cover, the upper cover is connected with the lower cover and is used for limiting the horizontal section and the air outlet extension section, and the inlet end of the box body outer air outlet section is inserted into the outlet end of the box body inner air outlet section; the air outlet pipe is connected with the upper cover.

6. The duct assembly of claim 4, wherein the box outer air outlet section further comprises:

the sleeve is sleeved at one end of the air outlet pipe; and

the connecting ring is used for connecting the sleeve and the air outlet pipe, so that the air outlet pipe, the sleeve and the connecting ring define an annular open slot, and the opening orientation of the annular open slot is consistent with the orientation of the communication port.

7. A refrigerator cabinet comprising a cabinet body having a cabinet storage space, characterized by further comprising the duct assembly of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the cabinet interior air outlet section is disposed in the cabinet storage space.

8. A refrigerator comprising a case and a door, wherein the case is the case of claim 7;

the door body is rotatably arranged on the box body;

the door body is provided with a door body storage space and a yielding space, the communication port is communicated with the door body storage space, and the air outlet section of the box body is positioned in the yielding space.

9. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein,

the door body is also provided with an air inlet duct communicated with the storage space of the door body; the inlet of the air inlet duct is coaxial with the rotation axis of the door body, and the communication port and the inlet of the air inlet duct are rotatably arranged around the rotation axis of the door body and are communicated; the communication port is inserted into the inlet of the air inlet duct, and the inlet of the air inlet duct is inserted into the annular open slot.

10. The refrigerator of claim 9, wherein,

the door body comprises a heat insulation interlayer, and the storage space of the door body is positioned at the inner side of the heat insulation interlayer;

the side wall of the air inlet duct is provided with an air supply hole communicated with the door storage space; the bottom of door storing space still is provided with the return air hole, the return air hole with the box storing space intercommunication of box.